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"Thank You" for taking the time to visit
us via the internet! We hope you enjoy your tour of our home and
the lives of our AKC & CKC registered Danes. From viewing the pictures on our site,
it's easy to see how we came up with our name. One thing that sets us apart from most
breeders is that we like to stay in contact with our new "extended
families" and
get updates
on our adopted
Danes for as long as
they wish to send them!
I want you to know our first priority is to produce
quality puppies that are healthy, well socialized with good temperament and conformation that
represent the breed correctly. Then, and only then, does the DESIGNER coloring factor in!
Believe it or not, there are some breeders inbreeding just to get the chocolate
color. So, even if you do not adopt a chocolate puppy from me, be sure to
ask the breeder of the puppy you are interested in if it is the result from
inbreeding as there can be serious health issues in doing such breedings!
With that being said, our favorites are the
chocolates, fawnequins and brindlequins.
Over the years we have seen an increase in the desire for "DESIGNER" Danes vs.
the qualifying show colors so we are very pleased to be breeding
specifically for the colors we happen to love best,
in addition to the show standard colors. In the latter part of December
I made the decision to concentrate my breeding program primarily on the
chocolates thus putting my brindlequins, fawnequins and other colors up for
adoption. It will not be easy to part with them, however, I will not be
one of those breeders with more dogs than I can care for properly!
What better way to compliment our breeding
program than to have customers
return to adopt a
second puppy or refer
friends and family to us? Diesel's
mom referred Tasha's
mom to us and even
her own Mother who adopted Chief,
RJ's mom returned and adopted
Powder,
Brodye's mom later adopted
Zoey!
We're very proud to say we've even had several of
our Danes like Diesel,
RJ,
Powder
and
Chloe
become or are soon to become
Registered
Therapy or
Service
animals!
Furthermore, we're proud to say that
none of the Danes we've produced thus far have had any health issues.
All of our breeding adults have calm dispositions,
gorgeous heads, strong bodies and bones, correct
bite and teeth inclusion, are very intelligent and obedient, they are correct
and tall, have good top lines, have sweet temperaments and good length of leg
and tail set as well as good length to their tails. I see too many
Danes with thin, short tails! We want our 4-legged "kids" to be
physically sound and attractive to the eye so they can give us fantastic
"grandchildren" that everyone will want!
I understand the fear of purchasing a puppy
over the internet as I can surely tell you some stories of my bad experiences, however,
to see what you get with a puppy adopted from
Chocolate Danes R Us!
It amazes me how many breeders advertise their Danes are part of the family
and live inside, yet all the pictures of the pups in their ads are outside!! Hummmm...
Hopefully the information on our web site will put your mind at ease about
us. I have had dogs since I was a child, been raising various breeds of
dogs such as Dobermans, Boxers and Pomeranians since the
early 80's and now totally committed to Danes since 2007. Our puppies are
handled from the minute they are born; actually before then, as I rub the
pregnant mom's belly several times a day while laying with her on the couch and
in the bed at night. We raise healthy, happy puppies because my life is
devoted to my Danes. My husband and I are both retired so our Danes are
totally SPOILED, therefore, if you don't want a puppy that's been loved on 24/7
and has butterfly kisses for you, then I suggest you look elsewhere for your
puppy.
I have three (3) Dane size doggy doors so everyone can
come and go as they please from the house out into the fenced 3 acre area to play and/or potty. After breakfast and
supper, while they are outside playing, I brush them down and check each one for
any soars from their biting one another during playtime, insect bites (we have
wasp & tarantulas in our area) or change in coat condition. I disinfect all
feed, water bowls and bedding every day and wash all bedding
every other day.
You see, not only do I want my Danes to have a safe and cool environment to live
in but also a clean one. Duhhh, we live here too you know!
All puppies being housebroken are put in the nursery where there
are appropriate sized doggy doors for them to go outside in fenced in areas...
away from the larger Danes so they don't accidentally get hurt because of the
size difference.
As you can see below I "puppy-proof" the outside steps with a side barrier so no
puppies will fall off the sides of the steps by accident. Although our
pups are raised in doors, they have the freedom to go outside whenever they want
so some may have small calluses on their elbows from laying on the concrete
steps or in the yard. I'd rather do this than confine them in cages or
kennels!
I also keep puppies safe from the older Danes with use of an exercise panel on
it's side dividing off the house as shown below.
We purchase our Dane size doggy doors from Moorepet.
to see the
door mount one (see
bottom of page, Behemonth.) The dual flap ones are great if you get a lot
of wind and/or rain in your area. Here is the link if you need a wall mount one
(see bottom of page, Behemonth.)
S ome of our puppies may cost more than
others you'll find in the newspaper, being sold on the side of the road, in a mall parking lot or on the web,
however,
you can rest assured ours are of high
quality, taken care of properly, will be great life long companions.
A cheap puppy will usually end up costing you more in the long run with vet
bills!
Our kids are fed properly in raised food and water bowls and
no stressful activity one hour before or after eating, all are on
supplements (Nzymes, Ox-E-Drops and 4-N-1 Probotics) as well as receive routine
health check-ups and other services as needed. The Nzymes and any prescription
medications are kept in the large
red dispenser you see below. It can be found at your hardware store...
it's really for nuts and bolts but makes a great pill dispenser!
Each one has their own drawer for each day of
the week and the drawer is divided in half for a.m. and p.m. tablet supplements
or medications. The powdered Probotics is pre-measured in the pill boxes
for each day of the week for each. This takes the guess work out of how
much to give and "which one did I give the supplements to?" I've made
it so simple, even my husband can keep up with it and it makes it easier for the
babysitters too! Yes, we have babysitters for our 4-legged kids when we
will be away from the house for any length of time. My husband is very
good about helping stay on top of things so we always have plenty of supplements
on hand and never run out.
How our puppies grow and adult dogs maintain their weight is
so important to us we purchased a heavy duty professional scale
just like vet clinics have. We also have a smaller one to weigh the
puppies when they are born. There won't be any "guessing" what our puppies weigh like so
many breeders do... a good breeder will have a scale! We'll even be more than happy to take a picture of your future puppy on the scale so
you can read the
weight for yourself! (Oops, guess I should have cleaned the
scale's mat off before I snapped the picture but, at least you know we do use
it! I had just finished weighing some puppies.)
All the Danes get fed at "feeding station" in the
side nursery, this way everyone gets their own supplements, there is NO
fighting, no one eats someone else's food, when I bring their food they sit
quietly for me to put it in their tub and by doing this I can monitor if
each one is eating properly.
One of the first signs of a dog not feeling well is their not eating! In
short, all my kids have good manners so there's NO feeding frenzy like
you'll see and hear at so many kennels and people's homes... even those with
only one or two dogs! I have some friends with only two or three dogs and it's a
mad house frenzy at feeding time.
When my Danes were small we'd take them all for truck rides INSIDE our crew cab
truck around town because they love going Bye-Bye! However, as they
grew there was less and less room for everyone and we had to start making two
trips! So, in 2008 I bought them their own van and in 2009 had our signs
put on it so everyone would know who we are where ever we go! I love my
Danes and am very PROUD of them and the colors they are! It comes in so
handy when taking puppies to meet their new owners and taking them to the
airport for shipping!
We do have an order form, a short interview and
a contract to be filled out because we want to make sure our puppies go to
good, caring forever homes. We will not knowingly ever sell to brokers! Pet shops
have called and wanted our puppies but I turn them away each and every
time! We are NOT a puppy mill by any means.
We support our dogs, they don’t support us!
Pictured below: Babydoll (Chocolate Merle),
Pretty Girl (Fawnequin) and Kassi (Blue Brindle Merlequin). One of the
things I love most about breeding Danes is the variety of beautiful colors
they can come in, which is way more than the breed standard of 6!! Just
see the color chart I've made, it's totally awesome!
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