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If you are here because you read or
heard some
rumors
about KMC being spread by a certain forum, "Welcome" and I hope you are open minded enough
to thoroughly read through our site so you can conclude for yourself
whether or not I am a good breeder. I'm simply a breeder working hard to get the
chocolate Dane accepted as a breed standard color so it may be shown
in conformation classes and to
correctly educate the general public with the facts,
not only about the chocolate Dane but about us as well. There
are many people breeding for the chocolate Dane, I'm just an easier
target because I'm so passionate about it and have such a thorough web
site. I must be doing something right because I have a large number
of supporters.
The fact is
I do not think the chocolate Dane is rare, there's proof this color of
Dane has been around
since
the 1600's.
The fact is
I am accused of basing my prices strictly on color, lol, well if
that's not the
pot calling the kettle black!
The fact is
even some members of this forum
admit
chocolate Danes are color pure as well as
saying
how gorgeous the chocolates and other
"off colors" are and own one or would love to own one but would never
breed "for them." Humm,
1) they admit they are beautiful, 2) love owning one or would love to
and 3) don't have the guts to breed for a Dane they admit is
beautiful.... can you say hypocrite? It also amazes me how many
standard breeders think the off colors should be
euthanized! I'm also
amazed by their mentality with some of the
postings they put on the internet. I least I don't
have to photo shop pictures like they do. Chocolate Danes do
exist. Lol, when they pull stunts like this it just make them out
to be the fools, not me, not any chocolate Dane breeder.
The fact is
the original description of
the breed
(see 5th paragraph)
allowed for various colors, plus brindles and
patched Danes in all possible combinations!
I've
discovered over the years many articles that I've referred to that
support my comments are being deleted, humm wonder why? lol
Here's a
screen shot just in case.
The fact is
the American Kennel Club,
AKC
already
recognizes and accepts the chocolate color in Danes and has even
assigned specific
codes on their chart
for
registering them, as well as other Designer colors.
I'd like to make it clear I prefer to call them this
rather than "off" colored Danes. You see, I am specifically breeding
for the chocolates so, they are being produced "by design"
and not accident, therefore, as far as I'm concerned they are
Designer Danes! However, conformation, size, coat,
temperament and pedigree are all considered first and then
the color factors in when I choose the Danes I want in my breeding
program.
The fact is if it weren't
for breeders like me, trying to get another healthy color
into the breed standard... the mantles and harlequins would
not
be in the standard today! i.e. the mantles were not
accepted until 1996! Obviously those bashing me don't know as
much as they think they do and have not researched fully the colors of
the breed and what colors were originally accepted until
"politics" got involved!
(Or they have selective memory just like most husbands.)
The fact is the
brown aka chocolate Dane has no more health issues than the blues or
other colors. Any color of Dane
can have health issues if bred improperly. Yes, there are some
chocolates out there that should not be bred but that is no different than the fact
that there are some blacks, blues, brindles, harlequins and fawns out there that
should not be bred.
The fact is
I do not think I'm God's gift to the chocolate Dane as
some of my fellow chocolate breeders have stated. I am simply passionate
about the chocolate Dane in general, mine and the puppies they produce and
hoping to get the
chocolate Dane recognized as a breed standard color. So much so
that I take the time to do research on this color in the breed, be creative with my
web site as well as the ads I place for my puppies. My 11-29-11
horoscope sums it up pretty well on November 29, 2011. ~~
You are usually very self-confident, Leo. To those
who don't know you, you might even seem arrogant - but you aren't
arrogant by nature. Whenever someone is sure of him/herself, there are
always other people around who will resent that self-belief. Usually
those people are rather insecure themselves. Don't be swayed from your
current goal by someone who looks at you as being self-important or
conceited. Your current goal is for the good of everyone involved.
Forge ahead and remain dedicated to your mission. If you are
steadfast, you will win over any adversaries. The fact is my Danes are healthy,
even tempered and sound. I'm not a
BYB or PuppyMill as a certain group
of people
accuse me of being. Lol, had someone ask me what the initials
stand for and I told them
Delusional Obnoxious Liars.
The fact is
the majority of my customers are happy.
 I use the
word majority because you'll always have a
sour grape or
two in the bunch. And if breed standard breeders says they never
have, I'll call it like it is, they are liars, plain and simple.
Or they are not aware of it because they don't stay in touch with
their customers.
The fact is
every good breeder
has to start somewhere, just as every good breeder is
always looking to improve their breeding program and the fact is here at Kiss My
Cocoa we are no different.
The fact is
instead of just breeding for color as some people do, we chose to
breed for GREAT
chocolate Danes with
CH
pedigrees such as
Von Meistersinger, BMW and an array
of other champion bloodlines. The fact is
I don't breed my girls back to back, they only get bred once a year
as they are not a form of ATM machine to me! If I should ever decide to do so
it will be a rare occurrence and I won't lie about it and say it was
an accidental breeding like some breeders do routinely with their
females. You see, although
I am addicted to my chocolate Danes, I support my Danes, they don't
support me.
The fact is
I am accused of breeding the chocolate and other off colors because
I'm in it only for the money. Yet apparently it's okay for
breed standard breeders to advertise their dogs are
money making machines when they are ready to
sell
them? The fact is
we wanted to bring in the
European bloodlines in order to
produce larger boned puppies, increase the
body width and height as well as produce nice Euro type heads with
great jowls.
The fact is
I am no different than the people who only breed fawns, or only
harlequins or only blues or only blacks. After all, I
could say they are essentially
breeding just for color. The only difference is those colors
are breed standard. One has to wonder if those that first bred
for the blues, mantles and harlequins were bashed for doing so.
And the purist today should be grateful those breeders had thick skin
or the colors would not be breed standards today.
Just like them, I am
also breeding for
good type, stable structure, and good heritable patterns for health
and temperament in my dogs. After all, the whole point of color is to
get it right in your breeding stock. I am striving to continually improve the overall conformation of the
chocolate Dane and to produce it consistently so that one day this
beautiful color will be recognized as a breed standard color....
just as once upon a time the mantle and harlequin were accepted as
breed standard colors. In short, it's time for some to burn
their "white sheets" or at least put them back in the closet or on the
bed where they belong. The fact is
Chocolate Danes can be Service & Therapy K-9.
Chocolate Danes can compete in AKC Agility, Rally and Obedience
and with other registries they can show in Conformation
classes.
Chocolate Great Danes are loving, beautiful, healthy and make wonderful
companions.
The fact is
I find it amusing I am faulted for
all the chocolates being produced when people have been breeding
them long before I came along. There are
breeders in MI, MO, KY, AZ just to name a few states. I guess it's
because the bashers are too lazy to seek them out so they target me
because I am out in the open with my breeding program while most of
the other chocolate breeders hide until they have a litter to sell
because they don't want to take the time or make an effort to defend
their chocolate breeding program.
Sure there are some chocolate Danes being bred that shouldn't be and producing
less than desirable puppies,
however, I do not
fault those gossiping about me for all the less than desirable breed standard
puppies being produced! I'm sure when mantles, blues, and harls
were all first being bred, not all puppies were of top quality.
All good things come in time.
The
fact is I am accused of
overpricing my Danes "just because of their color" and they should
only be "pets" when in fact it's the standard breeders who tend to
overprice their "pet" Danes just because they are a certain
type, take the Euros for instance. Oh, and note the health
"promise".... not "contract" but the breeders promise.
lol
The
fact is some of these
people
just don't like the idea of possibly having more competition in the
show ring in the near future and others don't like the idea of
chocolate being a breed standard color simply because it wasn't their idea!
However, change happens
so they'd better get ready!
So, all I have to say to them is, "If you didn't hear it with
your own ears or see it with your own eyes, don't invent it with your
small mind and share it with your big mouth!
Remember, rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools and accepted by
idiots. You see, life isn't like a
bowl of cherries or peaches... it's more like a jar of jalapeños.
What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow!"
Beloved comedian Bill Cosby once
said, "I don't know what the key to success is, but the key to
failure is trying to please everyone."
With this being
said, I shall continue to breed my healthy chocolate Danes. I hope you enjoy your tour of our web site and our beautiful
chocolate and recessive chocolate Danes as well as our other beautiful
Danes.
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