We live in Midland County in West Texas which is in the Permian basin at the southern edge of the Great Plains, just north of the Edwards Plateau and south of the Staked Plains. Midland is located at 32°0'18" North, 102°5'57" West (32.005072, -102.099239) and is approximately 3000 feet above sea level. Midland Texas was named such as it's halfway between Dallas and El Paso. Texas, as they say, is a State of Mind & certainly has a unique heritage. Nowhere is that more obvious than in West Texas, where a handshake is still a deal, and where the walk still matters more than the talk. Our homestead is the white house with the red tile roof. You can see our agility field to the north (left side of the photo), our home and gardens in the center, and east (behind the house) our pastureland with the stables on the north side. To the south and west are our gardens and yard, and the county road is in front of our house. Here are some photos around our homestead, showing the house and garden. What follows is a tour the dogs will take you on.

Come thru the front doors & into the cool hallway... Here is the the center section of the house, with living and dining areas....

The office (on the right) & a guest room (left), both in the north wing. And a couple of shots in the master suite on the south side of the house. It's nice to be<G>comfortable, huh dogs?

Here we are, going out the second set of French doors, out onto the east porch. Come out to the gazebo & then let us show you the rest of the yards..... Everbody likes having the shade of the gazebo, but Tia always likes to move her blankets & "sun surf."

Above are Pirate and Maud in the pasture we own that is directly east behind our house & garden. The sky goes on forever here! These last two photos of our little stud puppy "Kaleidoscope" (Pirate x Ego daughter: 2003) at eight months. Note the Igloo (dog house) in the pasture houses our well head; no dog lives in it--no Dane could even fit in it--but it's a stable cover in the wild West Texas winds & you can hook the irrigation up using the door!

The name "CHROMADANE": 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.

See our personal information below: JP Yousha/CHROMADANE: jpy@chromadane.com 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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