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CHROMADANE: WORKING TYPE IN BLACK & WHITE. CHROMADANE is a strict GDCA CODE OF ETHICS BREEDER. We breed "dual ring" Danes: our breeding stock competes (and wins) in AKC (& FCI) conformation shows. Our Danes are CGC temperament tested, and are working, certified TDI therapy dogs of even disposition. All are also trained and compete in obedience trials and/or other dog sport events (such as agility). All are CHIC-level health certified with OFA hip, heart, thyroid, & CERF, plus DNA certified, 'chipped, annually vet'd & bred with a goal of healthful longevity. CLICK HERE FOR OFA/CERF INFO ON CHROMA |
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JP YOUSHA/ TEXAS. Pictured left. Where
ChromaDane started. Breeder, owner & handler of the first ever Great Dane to be ranked in conformation, agility,
obedience and rally. Breeder-owner of the first Great Dane to achieve the Canine Health Foundation's "Champion
of Health" award. See more on her below under "K9
Affiliations."
More than "guarantees"--we offer proven temperament, type & health. Superior companions, performance
prospects, and fine competition breeding stock available upon consult. Select breedings on occasion. Breeder &
rescue referrals always available. CLICK HERE for details of kennel practices & policies.
JP
Yousha offers also private & some small group training available (specializing in behavioral problems and service
dog/therapy dog training), currently in the Midland-Odessa area. She is also available as a dog trainer to non-profit
and not-for-profit groups from PuppyK & Good Manners to CGC/TDI & some competition classes. WHOLE DOG TRAINING!

Al & JUDI ARSENAULT/CONNECTICUT. Pictured left
with several of their children & dogs. Owners & handlers of Champion and obedience titled Harlequin Great
Danes. Members/officers of both all breed and affiliate Great Dane clubs as well as the Great Dane Club of America.
CLICK
HERE for their main personal page (with links).
Judi
Arsenault offers conformation handling to select clients. Email her here for more information.
| DINA WHITEHOUSE/TEXAS. Pictured left with one of
her Therapy Danes. Owner & handler of multiple titled obedience dogs including one of the breed's rare UDX
Danes and a National High In Trial Dane. Current president of the Rio Grande Obedience Dog Club as well as the
Director of El Paso's Chapter of Therapy Dogs International, and a CGC/TDI evalatuator, as well as a GDCA member.
CLICK
HERE for her main personal page. Dina Whitehouse volunteers her training services to not only therapy dog and other non/not-for-profit groups, but also runs "Canine Fun Works"--a private company that provides both individual and group training. Email her here for more information. CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON TRAINING EQUIPMENT FROM DINA'S "K9 FUN WORKS" COMPANY! |
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CARRIE BURNS/ARIZONA. Pictured left with one of
the member of her "Mantle Mafia." Owner & handler of multiple titled agility, rally & obedience
dogs including one qualified for multiple agility Nationals. Member of and trainer for local agility clubs, also
a GDCA member. CLICK HERE for her main personal page. Carrie Burns, MD, teaches agility classes locally in northern AZ as well is a regular competitor in AKC, NADAC, USDAA, ASCA, and DOCL events. Email her here for more information. |
Protecting the future involves preserving the
past.
A breeding program, IMO, should
be grounded in the history of the breed and informed by the science of the day. And our vision of what we breed
is "Heirloom" Danes--classic type grounded in old-fashioned animal husbandry practices updated by cutting
edge science. In looks I want back the estate dogs of old: Dogs with classic type: a square dog with a rectangular
head-- good, cobby bodies & long, lovely heads, plus length of leg & --a dog with elegance & power.
Also dogs with the structure to move: dogs who have an upper arm & some angle and who have withers, a short
back & a long hip. Dogs big enough to be giant dogs, but not so exaggerated in size or substance they are good
for little else but looking at, or where their "extreme type" makes them vunerable to a thousand ills.
Moreover they must be dogs who behave in public & on leash, but also dogs who can live off the leash with grace
and aplomb. Dogs with good sense. Dogs who are good with other animals & generally smart and benevolent. Dogs
who move across a field as pretty as little horses. Dogs who are innately empathic and intuitive with people. Dogs
who can live a healthy decade offering companionship that is both low-maintenance & high in the happiness factor.
For those from a horse background (like myself), we are, as one buyer put it, breeding a 3-day eventer & a
good working warmblood....
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For more information on kennel practices & policies CLICK HERE
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See our personal information below/main contact: JP Yousha/CHROMADANE: jpy@chromadane.com Address: 3808 Irvin Drive, Midland TX (USA) 79705-7015. Telephone (CT): 432-684-8940 We are located in Midland TX: half-way between Dallas and El Paso. |
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JP Yousha K9 Affiliations: Member, GDCA (Great Dane Club of America): long term Chairman of the Health and Research (formerly Health & Welfare) committee, and long term member of the Companion Events committee. Member, Past-President, trainer of OTDFA (AKC all-breed club in El Paso TX) . Member, past Secretary/Board member, trainer of RGODC (AKC obedience club) both in El Paso TX. Member, Big Spring Kennel Club (AKC all-breed clubin West TX). Director of "Dog Tales" Therapy dog group and former director of the El Paso chapter of Therapy Dogs Int'l (TDI Eval#357, Delta AltEval & member). Former Member, VP/Board member of the Great Dane Club of El Paso (1992-2007). Former CVT (certified Vet.Tech) also BA, BS, MAIS (Philosophy of Science). Member NAVTA (North Amer. Vet . Tech. Assoc.) Former member Darmstadt Search and Rescue Team ((RHZ) & member DDC, SHV (Dane & GSD clubs in Germany) |
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K9 CURICULUM VITAE Jolene Perry (JP= Jodie=Jyoti) Yousha
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The name "CHROMADANE" & OUR MOTTO: People often wonder where the kennel name came from. Like many of the names chosen for our individual dogs, it's a double entendre. CHROMA means "colored" (as well as purity/intensity) & we breed specifically spotted, or "colored" Danes. Chromosomes literally means "colored bodies" & since we emphasize genetic health in our breeding program, the idea of "spotty bodies" also implies we never forget about the unseen genetics of the thing. To touch a spotted dog is traditionally thought to bring luck; we feel we've been blessed with our spotty bodies & never want to forget that their general wonderfulness is how we ended up here in the first place. We breed for a whole working dog--not exclusively a conformation animal, and exhibit ("show") as part of our assessment of bloodstock--not as the reason for breeding it. Although we didn't originate this idea, we did pretty much coin this term, the working-style Dane, and were in fact one of the first Dane kennels to articulate this as a breeding program concept, & have been a pioneer of the practice of selecting breeding stock only that passed certification/titling level examinations in all three arenas (of conformation, peformance and health). To that end, we are active trainers and handlers, & we keep ourselves up to date on genetics, animal husbandry and other aspects of breeding & training dogs: it's continuing education for a lifetime to do right by dogs if you are breeding them. We feel our "take" on Danes is distinctive & the "look and feel" of our dogs is signature. And despite the fact a lot of what has been said and done here first has found its way elsewhere, the "original design" born of vision is always the best version of that particular idea? |

We do not forget our own. Proud Veteran of the Cold War. Immediate family member currently serving overseas with Operation Iraqui Freedom.