OCT 22,2013

THE REAL WORLD OF SOCK HUNTING  IS DWARFED BY MY  LATEST OCCUPATION.. YOU WOULD NEVER GUESS-- I HAVE BEEN DRAFTED INTO JEWELERY DESIGN--

 THIS IS ANOTHER ONE FOR JANINE'S SECOND BOOK....

 TURNS OUT.. SCARLOTT'S MOM IS BETSY FROST-- A JEWELERY DESIGNER- .. AS I SAT CRANKING OUT 65 MONKEY FISTS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TO THE OCTOBERFEST.. BETSY ASKED IF I COULD MAKE ONE A LITTLE SMALLER... MONKEY FIST MAKING  IS WHAT I DO WHEN I HEAR THOSE 8 LITTLE WORDS  "PLEASE HOLD- YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US"   IT GOT A LITTLE SMALLER AND A LITTLE SMALLER  

 SO INSTEAD OF WORKING WITH ROPE OR STRING, WE GOT IT DOWN TO WORKING WITH  NOT MUCH BIGGER THAN A THREAD...  AND THE MONKEY FIST IS ABOUT 3/8"  WHICH SHE IS NOW HAVIGN COPIED IN SILVER--- AND THINGS LIKE THAT..

 FRANKLY -- I THOUGHT SHE WAS NUTS-- EXCEPT SHE GOOGLES VERY WELL-- WITH CATALOGS ETC  AND WILL DONATE PROFITS TO SDP. --

SO ADD THAT TO THE LIST OF BUSINESSES-- PUPPY BREATH MANUFACTURING--- FROZEN RODENT DELIVERY SERVICE--  SILVER JEWELERY.AND SERVICE DOGS.

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THE BIGGEST GAP IN THE SERVICE DOG PROGRAM IS LOCATING LOCAL VETERANS...   WE GIVE PREFERENCE TO VETERANS-- TRUE-- BUT LIFE WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER IF WE HAD MORE CONTACT WITH LOCAL VETS-

SHELIA HAS TAKEN THIS ON -- AND IS MAKING THE ROUNDS OF VETERANS OFFICES -  AND LINING UP SPEAKING  GIGS ETC...THE HIPPA RULES ARE REALLY A WRENCH IN OUR WORKS..  WE HAVE TO WAIT TIL THEY FIND US...

NEXT PROBLEM IS MOST WAR INJURIES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY PTSD, DEPRESSION AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS WHICH MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR A VET TO  ACTUALLY GET AN APPLICATION IN WITHOUT ALOT OF ENCOURAGEMENT--

WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT A GUY FROM NEWBURY WHO HAS A GROUP OF VETS-  AND NO  DOGS-- SO WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH HIM. 

IN CASE YOU DID NOT REALIZE-- THE VA IS NOT THE EASIEST TO WORK WITH-- EVEN IF THEY ARE THRILLED TO SEE US AN D PROMISE ALL KINDS OF HELP... I AM WAITING...

PUT THIS IN Y OUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT..  ( I HOPE I DIDN'T PUT THIS IN A PREVIOUS DD...)

IN A LETTER DATED  FEB 2011  FROM THE VA, THEY SAY "WE HAVE TRIED FOR OVER 5 YEARS TO RELEIVE THIS VETERANS PTSD AND ISOLATION.." 

 AFTER 18 MONTHS WITH ONE OF OUR DANES HE IS OUT ENJOYING BEING IN PUBLIC AND ACTULLY SHOPPING AT  THE MALL.  THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR HIM.  COME ON VA... GET WITH IT.

LIKE THE GAL LEARNIGN TO USE ONE OF OUR DOGS WHO BURST INTO TEARS BECAUSE SHE COUDL NOW GO UP A CURB...

SOMETIMES AT THIS END OF THE SERVICE DOG RAISING WE FORGET THE SIMPLE THINGS DENYED  A PERSON WITH SOME DISABILITY.

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SO WE TRY AND WORK WITH  THE VA-- BUT SOMETIMES THERE HAS TO BE AN OUT OF THEIR BOX SOLUTION

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Ebony is a dream in the house. We had 42 for cocktails to celebrate Al's 80th birthday Saturday and she behaved perfectly. Everyone loved her. She does need more confidence in public and unfamiliar places.

We hope you'll continue with her training if we come to SDP December 10, 11, 12, weather permitting.

Are they good days for you?

Gratefully,

Pat

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AND THEN  I KNEW THIS WAS COOKING SOMEWHERE

• Hi! I absolutely love what ya'll do here! I just had one concern, after owning Danes myself and studying the breed for awhile I have learned breeding Merles is a giant no no. The biggest reason is the fact that it produces Lethal Whites. I noticed in your last litter you had quite a few lethal whites
  
  
  . So how does a blind, deaf, or even blind and deaf, dog able to perform a service for someone? As a dog trainer and service dog advocate myself I know that the best dog is one who is calm, confident, and little health issues themselves.
  
  
   So I was worried about the puppies you have right now. Not saying anything about you being awful just expressing my concerns. I figured since you were breeding your own pups you would have breed for perfection and never have breed a merle.
  
  
   So my question is what happens when one of your pups ends up blind or deaf?

   
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  AND I ANSWERED,,,,

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HI AMANDA-

YOU HAVE ALOT OF INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND TO BE QUESTIONABLE.....--- I WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU LOOK OVER MY BLOODLINES..

FIRST OF ALL WE DON'T HAVE ALOT OF WHITES-- WE HAVE ONE IN THE CURRENT LITTER.WHO I AM SURE WILL BE DEAF-- BLCK SPOTS ONLY ON HER TAIL     THERE IS A "LIGHT HARL" WITH SPOTS ON HER TAQIL... MID BACK... ND ONE EAR...  AND THE SECOND LGHT COLORED ONE IS A MERLEQUIN-- LOTS OF MERRLE SPOTS.

OVER ?300 PUPS, I HAVE HAD 2 OTHE WHITES-- DELIGHTFUL DOGS   FROM BLCK X HARL BREEDING...- SHINER AND PANDEMONIUM  SHINER WENT WITH HORSY FRIENDS AFTER I TRAINED HIM  - THEY HAD 3 OTHER DANES.. WORKED OUT FINE.   PANDY DID ALOT OF COMMERCIALS WITH US--  DEAF WAS  PLUS-- SHE COULD NOT HEAR THE CMERAS ROLL..  SO I KEEP DEAF.. UNLESS THERE IS A SPECIAL PLACE ELSEWHERE FOR THEM

THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DEAF DANE AND A BEAGLE THAT DOESNT LISTEN ANYWAY- GOT TO BE CAREFUL TO TEACH THEM THAT A SUPRISE GRAB IS TO GIVE THEM A COOKIE  SO THEY DON'T BITE  .. 

SO BACK TO THE LETHAL WHITES, AKC, AND OTHER GIANT NO'S...

BREEDING MERLES--- THAT LIST OF % SO OFTEN CIRCULATED DOES NOT GIVE MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BREEDING MERLES AND BREEDING HARLS

I HAVE 3 OTHER LITTERS OF FEMALE MERLES BRED

THERE WERE NO WHITES IN ANY OF THOSE... MERLE X BLACK TWICE  AND MERRLE HARL ONCE-- THEN THEIS LITTER MERLE HARL. WITH 1 WHITE.

PLUS... MY 3 OLDEST WORKING SERVICE DOGS ARE 10 YEARS OLD AND COUNTING - ALL 3 ARE MERLES A "NORMAL" AKC BREEDER WOULD HAVE THROWN AWAY AS USELESS.-- IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO QUESTION THE "TEACHINGS" OF THE AKC..

I FIND IT IS ADVISABLE TO QUESTION THINGS LIKE THIS-- I TRIED TO BREED MERLE TO MERLE FOR THIS LITTER  BUT THE MALE J UST WAS NOT OLD ENOUGH... THT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY-- I DON'T KNOW.  I DO KNOW THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MERLES AS DOG... AND AT THE MOMENT I DON'T SEE THAT THEY ARE ANY WORSE THAN HARLES WHEN IT COMES TO BREEDING..

TO LOOK OVER OUR BLOODLINES--- IT IS A LONG HAUL... BUT SOMEONE DID A FAMILY TREE-- WITH COLORS

GO TO OUR WEB  WWW.SERVICEDOGPROJECT.ORG  THEN PHOTO'S  THEN  FAVORITE SITES  THEN  SDP LINKS TO INFO.. THEN... THE DANES.. THEN THE DANE FAMILY TREE--  DONE BY A MIT PERSON.

THE MOTHER OF THIS LITTER WAS IMPORTED BY ME FROM DENMARK-- WITH HER BROTHER- A PIEBALD HARL-- I HAPPEN TO LIKE HER BETTER THAN HER BROTHER.

I HAVE GONE SO FAR AS TO NAME ALL MY MERLES THE "WRONG COLOR"  BROWNIE  PURPLE TEAL CRIMSON  -- MARVELOUS SERVICE DOGS-- EVERY ONE.  

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GOD BLESS COPY AND PASTE

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*AND SO IT GOES