THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNDERGOING A FACELIFT SPRING OF 2013. FURTHER UPDATES PENDING--WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVIENCE EXPERIENCED DURING THIS CONVERSION.
APRIL 2013
FLASH!! It's
officially MACH Kelda now! Kelda finished her MACH this April--done in record time & when just 4 yrs old. She's
both clean & fast consistently! CONGRATS to Dr. Gwen DaBaere & her Mantle girl. Kelda is officially MACH SR Chroma Druidess Pictsie MX MXB MXJ XF NAP NJP NFP BN RA CGC
NW2 JHD
Click on photo above for more info & pictures of Kelda &
her litter.
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FLASH!! Marlin,
below left, a Vegas x Cameo puppy, takes a 5 pt Specialty major in MD at 6 months, the first time in the ring!
Congrats to Grace Wilkins, his owner & thanks to Darlene Bergan & Patrice Lawrence for piloting him to
this lovely win!
Mimi Kim's Zebedee x Karma girl Dream (right) is officially pointed
out & looking for majors at just 14 months. Look for her in the midwest with Tom Davis or her owner-breeder.
Suzi's sister Leelah adds CD & RA to her name: CONGRATS to Sandy Schneider & SUZI's sister LEELAH : MERCERWOOD WITZN DARK VICTORY CD RA BN. Leelah is also looking for her last major to finish!
Dream's sister Flirt gets two legs towards her Coursing Ability title back to back!
Congrats to owner-trainer Jennifer Hogge!
Dr. Broxann Spencer had a GREAT weekend with her colorful crew. Rene' aka CHROMA Heart Of The Renegade CD RE earned his Companion Dog obedience title. Tandy aka Liberty's To Dance With The White Dog RE earned both her RA & RE with placements, including a First with a 99 in Rally Excellent. And 6 month old Jimi aka DND CHROMA Saravilla Seasons Of My Heart earned her RN & may be the youngest Dane ever to do so! CONGRATS to Dr Brox!
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Here's a few more photos of some of our STORY BOOK BOYZ offspring:
Above left is Judi Arsenault & 4 mo old Nola. Above right is Gabby
Rayborn's Tipsy at 6 mo. Below is Olga Maderych's young boy Spark shown with Olga & compared to his mother
Suzi.
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MARCH 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS IN MARCH TO:
ROSE, 11 YRS OLD ON 3-2; OUR FRENCH FRIES (AMOUR, STORY & VOLTAIRE), 8 RS ON 3-19, THE CATASTICK CHIDS (QT, KELDA, ETC.) WHO ARE 4 YRS OLD ON 3-20 & THE QT KIDS, CADE & RIVAL WHO TURN A YEAR OLD ON 3-27.
JANUARY 2013
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KELDA has a new title:
MXB (25Qs in Masters STD): Sr Chroma Druidess Pictsie
BN RA MX MXB MXJ NAP NJP XF NFP CGC NW2 JHD AND SHE is entered in the
Invitational & the National...a rare treat to see a Dane run in these all-breed venues!
Chroma-Hamlin Surprise
Party aka Cade in the 6 to 9 class with owner-handler Karen Hamlin. Cade (our sweet cadeau!)
is a QT daughter out of Karen's Joey! Click on her picture for
more info.
DECEMBER'12
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As of December 1st: New GRAND Champion CHROMA HIDE YOUR HEART AOM--owner-handled all the way! Bravo to Judi Arsenault on her success with Valentine. |
NOVEMBER'12
SEE KELDA herding---(YouTube videos)-->
FLASH! LEELAH takes a major in Humble TX: now has 10 pts!
MONTE is now an IABCA Int & UKC Champion!
FLASH! KELDA & GWEN have qualified in Agility for both the Eukanuba Invitational & the AKC National! U GO GIRLZ!
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Dr. Gwen's girl KELDA now has 430 pts & 15 double Qs twd her MACH-! Gwen & Kelda had a brilliant agility weekend Veteran's Day, w/a Q on Friday, a triple QQQ on Saturday, & a double QQ Sunday! SEE VIDEO |
OCTOBER'12
FLASH! UKC RBIS CH MONTE & MAURA SWEEP THE MD WEEKEND, including a BOB, 2BOWs, 3WD & so adds on 4 more pts towards his AKC CH!
FLASH! LEELAH WB & RWD in BELTON, then RWB & BOB the next weekend, where she also finished her CD (learn more)--->
FLASH! OTTO , Leelah's brother, another Pirate pup, BOW for 2 pts in CA!
FLASH! ZEBEDEE kids, Dream, Flirt & Priest out winning: Flirt takes a 3rd @ the Nat'l owner-handled! Same week Priest is again RWD & Dream takes 2 more points. 8 months old & she has 6 pts from Bred-By, including a BOS over Specials at just 7 months!
Update on the Catastick
CHIDS: 4 have multiple titles...
FLASH! BABY DREAM IS BOS OVER 3 SPECIALS FROM BBEX AT 7 MO!
FLASH! CH BRITNEY BOS OVER 5 SPECIALS FOR 3RD GRAND MAJOR!
PIRATE SON OTTO aka MERCERWOOD'S HE OTTO BE IN PICTURES RWD on his show ring debut!
Priest aka Saravilla Chroma Tell Me Your Secrets WD 2x & BOB from 9-12.
Dream aka Saravilla Chroma Carolina Moon BOS/WB for 2 pts from BBEX & multi-RWB @ 6 mo!
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WE HAVE PUPPIES FROM OUR STORY BOOK BOYZ TO RECOMMEND-->
BELOW
are QT's 2 puppies out of the Leopold son Joey. Click here for their page.
SEE MORE of CADE & RIVAL @ HAMLIN GREAT DANES
GCH/CGC/TDI QT daughter RAINEY
is a CGC/TDI certified therapy dog already (just one year old)--owned/trained by Dina Whitehouse.
RAINEY aka CHROMA HI-STAKES GET
OFF OF MY CLOUD CGC TDI
AUGUST'12
MONTE is
now a UKC Champion!
UKC
CH CHROMA FAVORED BY FORTUNE GMJ
CH PIRATE
daughter BRITNEY has 2 majors towards her Grand Championship in two outings!
Handled
by breeder/co-owner Karen Hamlin
Kelda now has her MX
& MXJ with 246 points & 9 double Qs twd her MACH--all in 6 months of showing in Excellent! Owned &
handled by Gwen DaBaere, DVM.
KELDA aka SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, MX,
MXJ, AF, NJP, NAP, NFP, BN, RA, CGC, NW2
JULY'12
Congrats to Jennifer Burns on her new BBEX
Champion CLRK CHROMA The Jabberwocky aka POET!
Congrats to Mimi Kim & her STORY BOOK BABIES. Both Cameo
& Karma have produced splendid pups! Not just pretty faces, several already have their CGCs & some soon
to make a show ring debut. Dream shown here left at 7 wks--she got her CGC at 4 months
& will make her show ring debut soon. This is a Zebedee x Karma daughter & by 6 months several in this
litter already had their CGCs. Repeat breedings pending on Cameo & Karma. See Saravilla
for more.....
JUNE'12
Kelda, Dr. Gwen's girl now has her MX
& 9 of 10 legs twd her MXJ & she also already has 7 double Qs twd her MACH! GO TEAM KELDA!
KELDA aka SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, MX,
AXJ, OF, NJP, NAP, NFP, BN, RA, CGC, NW2
Congrats to Mimi Kim & her Dream on
getting her CGC at 4 months!!! This is a Zebedee x Karma daughter. See Saravilla for more.....
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BRAVO to Terri Mathias, who owns CHROMA Three TImes Charmed,TD, RN, R1, SJ, TT, CGC, TDinc., a Picabo "puppy" born spring 2002: "AT 10 1/4 years old, Charm started off the 2012 dockdiving season with a 16' 4" jump @ Furry Fun days in Ship...pensburg PA. I AM SO PROUD!!!!." Not bad for an old lady; in her heyday she regularly jumped more than 20' & is the only Dane/giant dog to ever achieve Senior (top) level jump titles AFAIK. See more @ key4prints.com |
MAY'12
Another PIRATE DAUGHTER in the WINNER'S CIRCLE:
MERCERWOOD WITZN DARK VICTORY RN BN
CONGRATS to Sandy Schneider &
SUZI's sister LEELAH on
sweeping the Tulsa weekend: this black PIRATE x MIA daughter was Winners Bitch every day for 4 days in a row! PLUS
Leelah got her BN to add to her RN & got her first CD leg too! Leelah is: MERCERWOOD WITZN DARK VICTORY RN BN (ptd & CD in progress)
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Congrats to Judi Arsenault & her Valentine on their owner-handled AWARD OF MERIT! |
A very happy 10th birthday to Quizzy, Joker, Shaymus & the rest of the "Catastick" litter
from 2002 of Pirate to Catrina. All but two of this large litter still with us, plus the 3 mentioned & Quizzy's
daughter Kelda invited to the AKC Eukanuba invitational in agility! Check this link for the Catasticks & here for their "Chids.
Click
HERE for both photos & video of Quizzy's daughter KELDA HERDING SHEEP......!!!
HApPy
4th BiRtHdAy to Amour's Ryu babies (05-19-12).
APRIL'12
Kelda aka SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, AX, AXJ, OF, NJP, NAP, NFP, BN, RA, CGC, NW2, added a new & most intesting title to her name that of JHD (Junior Herding Dog) at the AHBA trial. CLICK HERE TO SEE YOU TUBE VIDEOS OF HER HERDING SHEEP!
Currently Joker & Quizzy (10 yrs old in May!) & daughter Kelda are ALL on the list for the Eukanuba invitational for Agility. Kelda's sister MarQ gains her Novice Standard title & both she and sister Riddle have legs towards various other agility titles. Check this link for the Catasticks & here for their "Chids."
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HAPPY MARCH BIRTHDAYS TO:
To Rosie & Charm, from Picabo's 2002 Litter, 10 yrs old on 3-3-12.
To the French Fries (Amour, Story, Voltaire, etc.,) who turned seven on 3-19-12, & the Catastick kids (QT, Kelda, etc.) turned 3 yrs on 3-20-12 (Voltaire offspring of the Pirate daughters Quizzy & Joker).
FEB'12
Kelda is now SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, AX, AXJ, NF, NJP, NAP, NFP, BN, RA, CGC, NW2: she gained BOTH her AX & AXJ in the same weekend you picked up 16 MACH points on her first Masters run! Go Dr. Gwen & Kelda girl!
Monte & Maura debut in the UKC shows & rack up the ribbons!
ZEBEDEE & 2 of his young sons shown here: dam is Ch Saravilla's Celtic Cameo v Ferridane AOM. Check with Mimi Kim of Saravilla for pending repeat breeding using the Harlequin brother Valentine.
QT pups turning 6 months, to see her 2011 kids, click here--->
JAN'12
BRAVO to
Suzi's sister BRITNEY : WB
at WWA Specialty for a 5 pt major (& RWB the next day)--then took back-to-back 4 pt Majors in Jan 2012 to finish.
Congrats to Karen Hamlin her co-breeder & handler, for piloting her to her CH & bravo to Ken Voijik on
his CH Mia CH daughter! Sister SUZI also a CH. Karen's Joey too...Mia now has 3 CH pups, more to come?
HAPPY
4th BIRTHDAY TO THE STORY BOOK LITTER!
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FALKOR IS IN THE NEWS AGAIN! HE'S THE HIGHEST SCORING NOVICE A DOG FOR HIS REGIONAL CLUB. CHECK OUT THE GREAT AWARD HE GOT FOR DOING SO WELL WHILE GETTING HIS CD! HE'S OFFICIALLY CLWKS CHROMA NEVER ENDING STORY, CD, RA, CGC, TT. |
CHROMADANE'S GOAL: SOUND, SANE & DANEY<G>=type, temperament + structure...thru the generations!
NOV-DEC'11
Baby RAINEY gets her CGC on her 4 month birthday!
SUZI gains her TDI&CGC to join our ranks of therapy Danes.
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WATCH FOR MAURA & HER ZEBEDEE IN&ABOUT THE METWASH & EAST COAST AS THEY PURSUE HIS GRAND.
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RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL: THE DOCTORS ROCKED IT!
RALLY RESULTS: Riddle was 2nd (95) in NovB & MarQ(ee) Q'd. RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL: THE DOCTORS ROCKED IT! Dr. Carrie with her 6 yo Mantle VOLTAIRE was the first to qualify in agility. He is sire to three 2 yo girls who rocked it at the National
too, including Dr. Gwen's Mantle KELDA
who picked up 8 titles in 7 days, and Dr. Sue's two girls RIDDLE
& MARQ(ee), who both took Firsts. But let's not forget Dr. Sue's three
9 yo Danes, who also rocked the National: SHAYMUS, QUIZZY
& JOKER (the last two the dams of the 2 yo daughters of Voltaire) were
amazing, qualifying in agility & rally both! SOme details below:
KELDA finished two Open Agility & Advanced
Rally Nat'ls weekend & is now: SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, OA, OAJ, NF, NJP, NAP, NFP, BN, RA, CGC, NW2.

Joker was 1st (99) in OpenB (highest rally score in trial for this 9 yo Harl girl!), Kelda was 2nd (98), &her
momma Quizzie was 4th (97) & brother Shaymus Q'd! What a family affair! In ExB,Quizzie was 2nd (92) & got
an RAE leg, 4th went to Shaymus (80), so also got an RAE leg.
The 2011 GDCA nationals had an impressive showing in AGILITY with 23 entries and Chroma had 7 of them. The theme
of the day was indeed black, white and blue with Chroma taking a blue in each event they qualified in. Voltaire
led off with the first Q of the day (& 1st first place) in OpenP FAST. He demonstrated his athleticism by recovering
from a crash over the first jump of the send (the early am grass was slick) to sail over the second jump cleanly.
Riddle followed in her Daddy's footsteps with getting a Q and a first in Nov B Fast in high style. Standard was
again dominated by Chroma with Quizzy winning first in EXC B and Kelda grabbing the blue in Open. Jumpers with
weaves was in the heat of the day, despite this Kelda repeated her first place performance by winning the Open
class and finishing her OAJ--so its on to Excellent there as well. All of the Chroma crew showed great in spite
of temps near 90 degrees. Dr. Sue had a grueling day with 15 agility runs in addition to 8 rally runs. In the end
she let the very willing scrub team run the youngsters in JWW. Riddle and Marquis quickly let their substitute
handlers know they didn't quite cut it, but the subs felt privileged to give it a shot. (Carrie)
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CH SUZI's Mantle sister BRITNEY wins a 5 pt Specialty Major one day & a RWB (5 pts) the next--congrats breeders/owners Ken Vojik & Karen Hamlin--handled by Karen at these Western WA shows--watch for Britney to soon add CH to her name. And CONGRATS also to brother Owen who was WD 3 days in Boise ID.
BRAVO to the 5 mo. old Valentine son "MAIKA'I" (Liberty's CHROMA Heart to Heart, CGC, bred by Joyce Guthrie, owned by Carole Sussell & breeder) on getting his CGC as a mere baby--piloted by Joyce! And a shout out to Joyce on his momma Winners getting her TDI. Repeat of this breeding & other coming litters planned for Valentine & Zebedee. Also brother Vegas gets OFA Excellent hip score.
BRAVO also to MONTE, ptd. yearling Poker x Amour son (CHROMA Favored By Fortune GMJ, CGC-owned/handled by Maura Wright) for geting his CGC too--the 2nd pup in this litter to become a "Good Citizen" (merle girl PEARL aka CHROMA Full Tilt Boogie, CGC having gotten this certification in August piloted by owner Mary Lugo). 10-20:MONTE RECAP & PHOTOS ADDED
10-20: NEW PHOTOS!! SUZI (Ch. Mercerwood's CHROMA Tiramisu, TDI, CGC) also passed her therapy dog testing in October, so can join her "sisters" Amour & QT working in the community. Baby Suzi won't turn two until November; very precocious young Champion with more to come!
STAYED TUNED FOR NATIONAL NEWS!
SEPTEMBER'11
QT's sister Kelda gains more agility wins! She's now SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, NA, NJP, NF, NAP, NJP, NFP, BN, RN, CGC, NW2.
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Both boyz are CHIC Champions & proven sires: VALENTINE is the Harlequin & ZEBEDEE is the Mantle.
CLICK on this link to learn more about these two owner-handled 3 yo Champion boys of our on the east coast........but please note private treaty breedings only are offered & our dogs only available to those who we know & find to travel in the same circles.
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RENE is a RALLY EXCELLENT titled Dane: Dr. B. Spencer owner. |
Flash! Rene gets BN, RA & RE w/decent scores & placements: Beginner Novice: 192-196.5 w/two 2nds & a 4rth Rally Advance 88-93 w/two 1sts & a 4rth Rally Excellent 83-96 w/1 1st & a 3rd
CH Chroma Hide Your Heart--CHIC Chroma On A Wild Night CGC & TDI (ptd)--CHIC pending Chroma Heart of the Renegade, BN, RE, CGC +CHIC Chroma Dragonfly in Amber, ORT, TDI, CGC, STAR Chroma Higgins Eaton, CGC
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AUGUST'11
NEW VALENTINE PHOTOS: CH CHROMA HIDE YOUR HEART-->
QT is invited to the 2011 AKC/Eukanubaan AKC National Championship!
KELDA aka SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, NA, NAJ, NAP, NJP, NFP, BN, RN, CGC, NW2 adds two more (NA, NAJ) agility titles onto her name (click for pix & video!).
QT's "Stormy Weather" litter here (nothing available for sale)--->
"CELTIC FAIRY TAILS" coming (Saravilla pups sired by Zebedee confirmed)--->
JULY'11
ZEBEDEE gains points in PN towards his GCH
KELDA aka SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, NAP, NJP, NFP, BN, RN, CGC, NW2 adds two RA (Rally Advanced legs to her recent accomplishments (click for pix & more).
JUNE'11
BRAVO to Suzi's sister Britney who as of JUNE is ptd out & looking for MAJORS!
WATCH FOR ZEN WITH STEVE HILL IN JULY!
Congrats to Voltaire on finishing his Advanced Snookers--on to Masters!
FLASH! KELDA adds three new titles to her name over a great weekend with 5 First Places in AKC agility. She's now SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, NAP, NJP, NFP, BN, RN, CGC, NW2 and is training at 24" for more to come!
VALENTINE is BOS at the New England Specialty for a major towards his GCH!
MAY'11
PIRATE's daughter SUZI is our LATEST CHAMPION!
CH MERCERWOOD'S CHROMA TIRAMISU aka SuZi
Finished at 18 mo. with 3 Specialty majors! Click on her photo to read
& see more of this our first Mantle girl.......
Kelda is amaZZZing on her AKC agility debut!-->
Sweet ZEN now a CGC dog as well as Therapy Dog!
Baby (9-12) MONTE takes two RWDs the two days he's shown in May!
APRIL'11
SUZI WB/BOW: 4 pt mjr@the Houston specialty!
CLICK HERE to see Zebedee's future mate the lovely CH "Cameo"
Valentine's "Win Your Heart" Litter-->>>
NEW SUZI SHOW PHOTOs from FORT WORTH
SEE ADZ at GDR for QT, Valentine & Zebedee..Suzi pending
See Monte as Featured Puppy at GDR online
Kelda in the tunnel...soon to debut in agility-->
MARCH'11
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Happy March Birthdays to: |
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Grand Champion CHROMA SR QUIET RIOT, CGC, TDI: QT showed 6 times to achieve her Grand Championship, winning each day! |
"WIN YOUR HEART" LITTER CONFIRMED (due April 17th)
SeeSUZI on the SeaShore.....>>>
MONTE goes WD & Best Puppy in New York!
QT & Suzi romp at the farm in East Texas--->
BRAVO
to Suzi's sister Britney who picked up two pts under Jan Paulk this month.
FEBRUARY'11
FLASH! SUZI goes WB at the Austin TX Dane Specialty!--PHOTO->
FLASH 2-20--QT gets a 4 pt major as "Select Bitch" towards her Grand Champion Title!
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Congrats to new CGC dog, the baby merlikin deafie Grimmie, shown here with his loving older half-brother Higgins. Both owned & trained by Jay & Leslie Newcomb, & both Story babies bred & raised by Jude. |
FLASH! New CHAMPION "QT"->>>>>>
PHOTO ADDED: Suzi's brother Owen wins his class at the National!
JANUARY'11
TDI/CGC preparation classes begin SUNDAY JANUARY 26th at 2 pm in downtown Midland at ROCK HOUSE, 211 E. Texas Street. This is a 6-8 week class of weekly practice for those owners/dogs who have had basic "good manners" training and wish to try for certification.
CONTACT Leanne Howell FOR DETAILS.
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CLICK HERE TO SEE UPDATED PHOTOS OF DANES at PLAY!
Click here for STACK PHOTO of MONTE @5 mo.
ROSIE GAINS HER 13th UDX LEG IN STYLE!

WISHING ALL A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!
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QT just lacks a 4 pt major to finish at 18 mo! Click here to see updated photos... |
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PLEASE VISIT THESE WEBSITES THAT HELP PROVIDE SERVICE DOGS TO OUR VETERANS: |
NOVEMBER'10
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CHECK OUT THIS YOU TUBE VIDEO: VOLTAIRE TAKES A FIRST IN USDAA MASTERS JUMPERS! |
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NEW STACK PHOTOS OF MONTE, OUR POKER CHIP SHOW PROSPECT at 4 MONTHS------> |
OCTOBER'10
FLASH! VALENTINE FINISHES 10-24 W/HIS 3RD
MAJOR!
Val takes HIS 3RD MAJOR in the past three
months to finish completely owner-handled! (Click on his photo for more.)
ZEN wins a 3rd in a large Open Harlequin class at the Nat'l shown by Darlene Bergan.
BRAVO to ZEBEDEE who begins his Grand Champion hunt w/a 4 pt major!
QT now has 11 pts including a Specialty Major
ROSIE gets 2 UDX2 legs...and more!
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SEPTEMBER '10
QT's sister Kelda has gained her first Canine Nosework title, the NW1. Click on her name to learn more about this hot new dog sport!
FLASH! VALENTINE GETS HIS 2ND MAJOR 9/30 IN UPSTATE NEW YORK!
NEW PHOTOS of AMOUR 's POKER CHIPS & VIDEOS!!!!
BRAVO to VEGAS who got his TDI & CGC & CERF all in a day!
FALKOR gets his Rally Advanced title with scores in the 90s. Look for him next in Beginner's Novice & Rally Excellent. See his blog here: FUN WITH FALKOR
VALENTINE picks up more points with Judi & ZEN on his way to more wins in BREED!
VOLTAIRE gains his first MASTERS JUMPERS LEG & has another
incredible Snookers run in recent USDAA trials.
AUGUST' 10
A very happy 11th Birthday to Maud!
AMOUR &
QT BOTH GET THEIR THERAPY DOG CERTIFICATIONS (TDI & CGC)
SHOW
PHOTOS of SUZI & QT from their recent WIN S added (click on each photo above to see more).
JULY'10
In two weekends KELDA gained TWO TITLES, Rally Novice &
Beginner Novice, gett ing all three legs for the RN in a weekend, & winning a large BG class with a score of
195-all at just 15 months! Stayed tuned as by her the next trial weekend she'll likely
be: SR CHROMA Druidess Pictsie, BN, RN, CGC Kelda is the first to title & certify is this breeding
of Voltaire & Quizzy & is looking 'round the corner to more fun to come! Like Gwen says--Go Danes Go!
Congrats to Drs. George & Gwen on their recent wins. Both their other Danes gained Rally titles too--Gracie
her RA & Tug his RN!
FLASH! VALENTINE IS owner-handled to RWD under Doris Cozart (to BOW finish) at Providence on SAT 7-31! BELOW RIGHT IS VALENTINE AKA CHROMA HIDE YOUR HEART, GOING BEST IN MATCH SUMMER OF 2010.
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NEW TITLE (left): Lilly gets her Rally Novice finished at the Reliant shows in Houston. She is now CHROMA BAMBOO AND LACE, RN, CGC.
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DO U HAVE a HARLEQUIN...in another breed?
If you have a dog with this
sort of HARLEQUIN patterning that is NOT a Great Dane, Dr. Leigh Anne Clark of Clemson University wants to talk
to you! Email
her!
We're home whelping babies & caring for them until near on the Nat'l (in OCT), so no more shows or other "much"
events for the next few months....but stay tuned.
JUNE'10
Both SUZI & QT WIN POINTS toward their CHAMPIONSHIP when in San Antonio.
MAY'10
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DARE (RIGHT) & ROSIE (LEFT) are the #2 & #3 nationally ranked Danes-Delaney! Both owned & trained by Dina Whitehouse. |
HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY TO THE CATASTICKS:
these Pirate "pups" are still out running agility in top form!
MABEL has passed her
official ORT (odor recognition test) on BIRCH with the National Association of Canine Scent Work.
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Amour's Colorworks sons out working & winning: Poet is WD both days out of BBEX & takes a BBEX Group3. Cooper & Falkor both get Rally Advanced legs, and Zen is hard at work as a therapy dog:
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Pirate daughter Suzi shown here at 5.5
months.
PIRATE x MIA LITTER: Click on Owen's photo for updates
Click on Suzi's photos
above to see more of our new Pirate PuP.
NINE CHIC NORMAL DANES...and COUNTING.....many more with OFA....
MAR'10
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CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS OF QT & SUZI ON THEIR RECENT VISIT TO OUR EAST TEXAS FARM. |
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Happy 1st B'day to QT & her littermates!
HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY TO OUR FRENCHIE PUPS!
HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY TO OUR PICABO PUPS!
FEB'10
Congrats to VOLTAIRE on finishing his USDAA OPEN JUMPERS TITLE!
BRAVO to KELDA for being the first in her litter to CGC!
Congrats to the Pirate son Ryu and his son Cooper on finishing their RNs in high style (expect to see them ranked), with Pirate daughter CH Lady Bug starting on her RN with a 99!
Congrats to Poet
& auntie Lady Bug for their BOB & BOS start towards their Canadian
Championships!
JAN'10
SEE AMOUR AT FOUR! SHE's Finally HOME!
AMOUR's son ZEN
IS A CERTIFIED THERAPY DOG AS A JUNIOR: congrats to Paula & Zen on their completing the TDinc. training &
bravo for their volunteer spirit!
SEE NEW PHOTOS of SUZI aka Chroma Tiramisu v Mercerwood
VOLTAIRE GETS AN ELITE JUMPERS LEG!
ROSIE PICKS UP MORE OTCH POINTS!
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A SUMMARY FROM CARRIE FROM THE USDAA NATIONALS: Voltaire's 2009 agility exploits included participation in the USDAA Nationals (Cynosport World Games) where he was the only Dane entered. He ran in traditional USDAA events as well as the European courses. The highlight was a spectacular snooker run that required us to negotiate a path inbetween and around a maze of jumps. Many teams took off course jumps that ended the run early... We did a 5, 6, and a 7 then completed the closing! See course map. Voltaire, being Voltaire attracted a lot of attention and applause even showing up in a USDAA article and on a well known trainer's blog. 2010 will involve another mix of venues with a goal to get the AKC Excellent Fast title (one leg short). CLICK HERE TO SEE THE COURSE ITSELF AS WELL AS PHOTOS AND MORE OF VOLTAIRE. |
A FEW SHOTS OF QT at the National.......
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CHROMADANE'S GOAL: SOUND, SANE & DANEY<G>=type, temperament & structure...at the very least!
ONLY FIVE DOGS FROM ANY GIVEN BREED ARE GIVEN AN INVITATION ANNUALLY TO THE AKC-EUKANUBA NATIONAL TRIALS. LAST THREE YEARS RUNNING HERE IS OUR RECORD: 2007: TWO of that FIVE for AGILITY came from CHROMA & 2008: TWO again come from our BREEDING PROGRAM, plus also produced THE ONLY DANE IN 2008 ELIGIBLE FOR THE OBEDIENCE NATIONAL INVITATIONAL. 2009 saw THREE of the FIVE competing in AGILITY from CHROMA & the #1 Obedience Dane, only qualifier, was a ChromaDane also. We consistently have multiple dogs competing in the Top 10 for our breed in various dog sports--see our WORKING DANE PAGE. AND we also routinely produce owner-handled AKC Champions--not an easy thing in this breed. So I'd say we've adhered to that saying that good dogs & breed stock title at both ends & can say that:
WE OFFER CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE WHILE PROVIDING CHAMPION STOCK--AND LOVING, LONG-LIVED COMPANIONS.
DEC'09
The index page of ChromaDane at the advent of the New Year shows Pirate
& Maud romping in a rare Texas snow storm. He'll remain one of our favorite dogs. We plan to add a new Pirate
daughter to our crew in 2010: look for Suzi
aka Chroma Tiramisu v Mercerwood to join us soon. Directly below
is her brother, the Pirate son Ben:
Click on Ben's photo (shown at 4 wks) for more on the Pirate x Mia
breeding. Click on Suzi's name to see her photo(s).
NOV'09
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AND HIGGINS MAKES FIVE: congrats to Higgins (show right), the 5th of the Story Book Litter to get their CGC. Others include Zebedee (who also has his CH), Rene (who also has his RN), Mabel (who also is a TDI cert. therapy dog & STAR puppy) & little Lily (who is in training for her therapy certification). Click on Higgin's photo to see more of this 2008 litter. |
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OCT'09
NATIONAL NEWS: CHAMPION ZEBEDEE (shown left) MAKES THE
CUT OWNER-HANDLED AT THE FLORIDA SPECIALTY. ZEBEDEE'S BROTHER RENE WINS OPEN MANTLE. ZEN (half brother to these boys) WINS
OPEN HARL. RENE AGAIN WINS OPEN MANTLE DOG @NAT'L,
NEVERMIND TAKES A 2ND PLACE IN RALLY (his dam STORY takes a 3rd right behind him). ALL conformation wins OWNER-HANDLED
BY JUDI ARSENAULT PLUS MARTINE FINISHES HER RAE, ALONG WITH
KENNELMATE REMY TOO, HANDLED BY DR. BROXANN SPENCER AND LITTLE QT, THE BABY OF THE BUNCH,
JUST 6 MO. OLD, TAKES A 4TH PLACE IN A CLASS OF 57 IN FUTURITY, THEN GOES ON TO TAKE A 2ND IN HER REGULAR CLASS
AT THE NATIONAL.
SEPTEMBER'09
QT & ZEN cleaned up in Lubbock-at the Heart of the Plains KC shows:
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SUMMER' 09
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FLASH! CH STORY's SON
NOW CHAMPION ZEBEDEE!! FLASH!
CLICK ON HIS PHOTOS ABOVE TO
SEE WHAT HE'S UP TO NEXT!
Prime a new therapy dog, brother Falkor gets his first title!
A VERY HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY TO GUIDON & MAUD
FLASH! CH STORY GETS HER FIRST WORKING TITLE! FLASH!
SOPHIA starts her career as a therapy dog!
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT GUIDON"S JR. CHAMPION SON JÄTTILÄISEN URANUS
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CLICK ON PHOTO FOR MORE ON THIS PIRATE GRANDDAUGHTER BURNING UP THE AGILITY FIELD IN EUROPE |
ROSIE IS RANKED #1 IN OBEDIENCE
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SEE QT's PHOTO ALBUM |
Zen's brother Poet takes his first points from BBEX.
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THE WEST TX "Q-TWO" PAGE |
MARTINE gets a 6TH RAE leg--4 more to go.
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VOLTAIRE FINISHES TWO NEW AGILITY TITLES IN ONE WEEKEND...
Now four from the 2008 Story Book litter have their CGCs--add in Lilly....
Guidon UDX young son (2.5 yrs. old) DARE gets his first UD leg with a 192!
Quizzie is the 2008 #1 AKC Great Dane in Agility. Brother Shaymus is #5.
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WINTER'09
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Here is another example of the Story Book Litter doing something other than winning in breed--at just a year already a functioning therapy dog with owner Mary Lugo of CA. Click here for more of Mabel being more than a perfect pet in parades, therapy sessions and general "all about the town" dog. MABEL is a new STAR puppy! And in March of 2009, as a yearling, she passed both her CGC & TDI with flying colors! Congrats to Mary & "stable Mable"! CLICK
HERE for HER "PRINCESS DANE WEBSITE" |
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ZEBEDEE IS A NEW CGC DOG--see the STORYBOOK BOYZ by clicking here.
FLASH! Zen gets 3 RWDs from the 6-9 puppy class. FLASH!
FLASH! MARTINE has 3 new RAE Legs! FLASH!
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CH COLORWORKS SPOTANEOUS COMBUSTION |
FLASH! STORY FINISHES AT THE OXFORD SPECIALTY WITH A FIVE POINT MAJOR!
WINTER'08
IN ONE SINGLE WEEKEND THIS WINTER WE HAD DOGS WINNING
IN BREED ON TWO CONTINENTS, AS WELL AS IN TWO AKC RINGS (OBEDIENCE AND BREED) SIMULTANEOUSLY. NOW THAT IS A CHROMA
<g> KIND OF WEEKEND! DETAILS ABOVE & BELOW........
D I N A & R O S E
D I N A & R O S E
D I N A & R O S E
FLASH! DINA & ROSIE (shown above) get their 6th UDX leg at the January trials in El Paso! She
gains another in Midland in Feb: Seven down, only 3 more to go!
FLASH! DINA & DARE finish his CDX in short form--on to the hunt for another Utility Dane! CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR MORE DETAILS. ->
Congrats to Gayle & Mike (LazyDays)'s Fonzie who took both HC & HIT with a 199 recently at an all breed
trial! Only 3 male Great Danes have ever done that (gone HIT): Fonzie and his kennelmate Elvis and Dare (shown
right)---->.
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VOLTAIRE completes his AKC Novice Agility
titles & begins to gather legs in Open already! |
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**CLICK HERE for PHOTOS & VIDEO & MORE from the Nat'l Specialty!**
We had multiple pups take the cuts & placements in both the Futurity & Regular Classes, nevermind a great Obedience and Rally day with three titles achieved by just one of our own in one day! Check for more with the links to the Story Book Litter (showing Vegas, Valentine, Zebedee & Rene) and the Dragon's Lair litter (showing Poet, Zen, Berry & Prime)--nevermind all the rest that do other..and more..than just show!
**CLICK HERE for PHOTOS & VIDEO & MORE from the Nat'l Specialty!**
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MARTINE finishes her Rally Excellent (RE) title the same day she completes her
Companion Dog (CD) title--and at the Great Dane National Specialty Show! Congrats to Dr. Broxann Spencer, who also
took Highest Scoring Harlequin at the Obedience/Rally Trials at the National, as well as winning <G>oldest
handler too. Broxann also finished an RN on her nine month old Mantle dog Rene that day. Congrats-that's THREE
TITLES in ONE DAY! WoW !!! |
FALL'08
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Dina's Danes go all breed High in Trial & High Combined in Alamogordo! ! ! |
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HC CHROMA Gamble N Rose UD CGC aka Rosie |
HIT CHROMA WHD ALLONS! CD TDI CGC aka Dare |
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ROSIE'S HALFWAY TO HER UDX! Rosie picked up two more UDX legs back-to-back in Albuquerque in August 2008, then two more again in Alamagordo in October, picking up both placements and OTCH points all along the way. And in Alamogordo she won Utility B twice, gaining 10 more OTCH points, and took a 2nd in Open B (with a 197!) to the HIT dog to go High Combined at an all breed show! CURRENTLY the #1 UTILITY DANE! |
DARE FINISHES HIS CD WITH AN ALL-BREED HIGH IN TRIAL! What a weekend Dina had in Alamogordo! Guidon UDX's young son Dare finished his CD with a 197 & an HIT, then moved up to start his CDX hunt, winning Open A. DINA STARTS A CHROMA WHD DYNASTY OF OBEDIENCE STARS!
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SEE
NEW ARTICLE " EMERGING TRENDS IN VACCINATIONS"
SHAYMUS &
QUIZZIE BOTH ATTENDED THE 2008 AKC NATIONAL INVITATIONAL!
ONLY HALF A DOZEN DOGS FROM ANY GIVEN BREED ARE GIVEN SUCH AN INVITATION. LAST YEAR TWO CAME FROM CHROMA
& THIS YEAR _THREE_ COME FROM OUR BREEDING PROGRAM. PLUS WE HAD THE ONLY DANE THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE OBEDIENCE
INVITATIONAL (Dina's Picabo daughter Rosie).
BOTH SHAYMUS AND QUIZZIE (AGAIN!) QUALIFIED FOR THE 2008 AGILITY NATIONAL INVITATIONAL! CONGRATS TO SUSAN
ROBINSON AND HER PIRATE PUPPIES FOR BEING CONSISTENTLY "TOPS" IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD (& VERSATILE
BESIDES)! Click on this AKC link to learn more.
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Click on Al's photo to visit our partners
in New England!!
Judi & Al Arsenault: CHROMA EAST in Niantic CT
CHROMADANE
Click Here to see Info Page on Pups & Studs
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