This is Our Thank You Page.... A special Place for us to acknowledge just  a few of the folks who have mentored us or helped us, or just were plain there for us!
	Our first great dane and the sound, stable foundation she gave us,   "Pebbles" a wonderful sweet brindle lady who came from Peggy Dieter (DieterDanes). Thank You Peggy for entrusting this 'young' newly married couple. Who would've known she would have such an impact on us all ! She was and always will be simply the best! Thank you... Thank You to Peg and Dick Nelson (Woodcliff Danes) for their first referral to Peggy,  Then their help and advice and support, which lead us to our next great dane, "Bam-Bam" and into the lives of Joyce and Bucky Davis (Shady Lane Danes) Peg and Dick are the reason we are where we are today, Their love and devotion to their line of woodcliff danes, and the helpfulness they extended to us "novices' at the time, has always meant so much, Thank you. What can't we say about Joyce and Bucky Davis....(ShadyLane Danes) We stumbled into their lives purely coincidental and have never left them alone since ! <VBG> From our first meeting, seeing Bam's litter at 4 weeks of age, and my pleading to have the one with two white toes and white on his chest.... here we are years later, reflecting that silly, stubborn boy, who became a Best In SpecialtyShow winning, Top 20 Great Dane ! Our First Dane Champion, and two very special friends who have become family....Thank you Both! Sharon Hladik, (Hladik Great Danes) the 'crazy' lady who came right up to me at my first Handling Class with BamBam, who MADE us enter him in his very first show and told us we HAD to show this dog.... We thought she was nuts, (and mind you still do <G>) but think of what we would've missed out on had we never been so 'encouraged' ! She took me to the Great Dane Club of Raritan Valley's meetings, and the rest is history... We have collaborated our breedings a few times, and have been very fortunate with the outcomes,  she's been a great friend, We continue to collaborate, and have had many many belly laughs over things, and a few tears too.  Thank you Sharon! JoAnn Barbaro, (Zanadane) for trusting my reasons, and allowing me to breed to Cross, a litter to this day, that has been my most proud and successful. It holds everything I wanted, and those dogs and bitches, have been our imprint and foundation for our future. Thank you. Phyllis and Sheldon Zarlin and Dr.Jose and Sharyn Penalva (Zarlin and Penadane)(Pena-Zarlin)what can I say,..  Thank you just doesn't seem enough. You all know what  an 'Icon' Connor has become for us. He is fast approaching register of merit Sire status, and that will put the icing on his cake, so to speak, an impressive dog, who's kind gentle nature and impressive stature and gait, continue to imprint on generation after generation for us.He became our second once in a lifetime dane....How lucky can one get?! Thank you all. Pat and Bob Haltmeier, (Haltmeier Danes) who would've thought one breeding would've led to all of this.....?????!!!!!  We had never considered black great danes, hadn't really even paid them any attention before... Thank you for having the insight and guts to try a virtually unproven male at the time, our "Connor" . Who would've expected the outcome ??? That one breeding produced 4 champions with 4 others pointed with the hopes of finishing as well.  You welcomed us into the world of 'black' and by giving us "Noah" we began a whole new path into 'darkness' LOL! The big 38 1/2" / 185 lb clown, became our first black champion great dane, and he stole our hearts. We have never shared our lives with any dog as happy, and silly and loving as him! There is no going back now...Once you go Black.... Thank you for sharing your bloodlines and dogs with us, and for sharing your knowledge from so many successful decades in danes. But most of all, Thank you for always being there... Laughs and tears, we are proud and honored to be able to call you friends. Thank you both. Miss Barbara....Barbara Waldkirch, PHA....How many dogs has she shown for us??!!! LOL!  She is the best.  Our dogs love her, we love her.  We have so many funny funny stories, and a few tear jerkers too.  We could write a whole Book just on Bam and Connor's journeys alone....   Some folks are coal...and some are diamonds, You are a diamond, Barb!   Thank you isn't enough... Miss Marie. Marie Somershoe.   What can I say, but only to promise that "Halle" will be staying at home now, and you won't ever have to show her again ! LOL!  What a clown she is... Have you ever had so many folks wanting to watch you show one particuliar dog before ?!  Her antics make her who she is...a "noah" kid :0)  and we can't thank you enough for putting up with her, and for finishing her for us! We'll let you rest in the dane ring for now, but are looking forward to lots of fun times with the 'piggies' and can't thank you enough for offering to help us with them! You know how much "Dory' adores you....and we do too!  Thank you.... Robin Massingill, my cousin, best friend and the sole reason I am in dogs today....One afternoon with "Perry" the golden retriever seeing eye puppy and the rest is history! I nagged my parents for a golden for months, bought "Sunrise Sam" and here I am today...You have been the 'satelite' office of "Sunrise" for decades, taking on goldens and danes so that I could expand and keep and show more dogs from my own breedings and bloodlines. Mr. Bruiser is such an amazing big guy, his humor, his 'nine lives' , his everyday 'tricks' just amaze us all with his 'human like intelligence and spirit. He is a first for us both in many areas, Thank you for sharing him with me, and for always 'being there'.  You know how much we all love you, but we wanted to tell you again. Thank you... Kathy Strouse, one dog show, one breeding to Bam, one puppy sale later, a whelping, and here we are already into almost a decade of sharing the dogs and breedings. It's all about Brooke. She is and always will be the glue. Thank you for following through with Julie, for keeping true to our agreements, and for allowing me to make suggestions and mentor. What a fabulous producer our Julie is already, what an exciting future her children hold for us both.  Thank you for being a good friend, and partner!   ;)   Many laughs on many many miles of road.... and a would be book of divine design for crates and expens in Hotel rooms!  Thank you.... Tammy Samples and Sean Smith (Taro Danes) ...can you believe Auto is 3 years old????? Where does the time go?! Thank you for trusting me, for listening, for sharing this amazing boy with me.  What a beautiful puppy he was, but what a handsome dog he has become. He has a beautiful gentle sensitive spirit to him, with the clownish flare like his dad, Connor. So looking forward to his kids, his pedigree combines my best of the best in both conformation and temperament. Thank you for piloting him to most all of his accomplishments, and for allowing Marie to show him at the national. I know how much you and Sean enjoy showing him yourself, I'm glad you finally got a chance to see him from the outside of the ring, he is truly a GREAT Dane.... Thank you both, for everything, my friends.... Joe and Bev Fumo,  one show in Camden, and Bam links us all forever.... So many proud moments with him and Dalton! Such excitement with your first owner handled champion, Storm. So very many smiles, and laughs, and so very many happy memories, and tears too. Zorra and Darwin are doing Dalton proud....  Can't thank the two of you enough, you've always been there for me, my friends...Thank you both. I'll be adding more....we have lots more of you to be thankful for! Check back with us ! P