Past Danes of Winterwood
We acquired our
first Dane in 1977 a lovely fawn bitch from Andre and Thomas
Schoen. She was by Dinro Zodiac out of Heldres Topaz. Her
registered name was Heldres Liebchen von Zodiac, but as my
daughter was 5 yrs old she became “Bambi”. Bambi was soon
followed by an adopted fawn male whose owners were moving and
they couldn’t get him in a crate to be transported. Their loss
was our gain and Gem’s Gallant Cimarron became ours. Cimmie and
Bambi became the parents of a singleton puppy “Button”. We
realized that our knowledge of bloodlines was vastly challenged.
We luckily met Barbara and Anthony Tolentino (Barban Great
Danes) and purchased a fawn puppy dog in 1983. Barban Winterwood
Wizard soon fit right in to our growing herd. I was so pleased
with him that I contracted for a brindle bitch out of the next
litter. In 1984 Barban Winterwood Tigerlily came home and at 8
months old Spike Ogarek and Kathleen Twaits gave her the GDCA
1984 Best in Show Futurity Winner in West Chester N.Y. We were
really hooked now!
Over the years and
under direction of Ralph Masari and Carnell Gurath, we bred many
fine Danes that joined together many great names from
Great kennels. Kennels such as Gamboa, Sinlays, MyDane and
Prin-Zel’s .
Winterwood is still,
after 30 years, committed to breeding only the best to the best,
with temperament and correct type continuing to be our primary
goal. We hope you enjoy your walk through our pictures of some
of our friends of the past.
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