Dane DispatchNov2017
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Committee Member -<br />
Thirusha Padiachy<br />
My love for Great <strong>Dane</strong>s started 8 years ago when I had decided<br />
that I wanted to start showing a dog at competition level.<br />
What started off as a new hobby eventually turned into something far more exciting<br />
and rewarding. I met a very passionate Great <strong>Dane</strong> breeder, Eric Labuschane<br />
(Mervyndane Great <strong>Dane</strong>s), who gave me the opportunity to have one of his beautiful<br />
harlequin <strong>Dane</strong>s (Mervyndane Winston Percius) but not before making me handle<br />
one, so that I knew what I was getting into. Had Eric not afforded me this opportunity,<br />
I doubt I would ever have given the breed a second look. I still remember<br />
being enthralled after handling his champion.<br />
I was blessed with a second Great <strong>Dane</strong> 4 years ago, when Eric tragically passed<br />
away. Mervyndane Miracle Tiaana is one of Pandora’s babies. And what an exciting<br />
journey I’ve had with Tiaana these last few years, the most recent being a<br />
breeding, done with (German ) imported semen), that gave me my third addition<br />
to the family, Reyn Solitaire Schmetterling.<br />
Whilst I may only have 3 beautiful <strong>Dane</strong>s, my passion for the breed only multiplies as<br />
the years go by. As a committee member of SAGDA, I hope to assist my colleagues<br />
in educating and supporting the public about a breed that I fell in love with many<br />
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