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How it all started?
After having my own home and family for some time, in year 1983 I decided to have my first own dog.
Geat-Dane actually wasn't the very first breed on my mind, but somehow me and my first Great-Dane, Great-Golden's Fixtern, found each others. It was a big adventure right from the start for me, and very soon I was completely enchanted by this wonderfull breed.
Quite soon I had a chance to have another handsome male, Great-Golden's His MastersVoice, to live with us. Warm thank's to their breeder Helena for trusting me these two unforgettable males! |
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Birth of Kennel Old Chum's
History of first O.C. litter
In 1986 I had a chance to have a female from a litter sired by my own Fixtern.
Apollonia, "Nina", brindle female, joined us, and now there were 3 Great-Danes at my home :)
Slowly the idea of breeding a litter started to live in my mind. After getting good advices from experienced breeders, I finally started to plan it seriously.
I got my kennelname, Old Chum's in 1988.
(Old Chum's comes partly after a song from a great old movie, Cabaret, where Liza Minelli sings; "Life is a cabaret, old chum, come to a cabaret!" and partly in honour of my very first own "old chum", Fixtern)
On December 1988 first Old Chum's litter was born from combination of a fawn male, Fin Ch Great-Golden's His MastersVoice and a brindle female, Apollonia.
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Apollonia and Great-Golden's His MastersVoice
playing on snowy fields. |
Future Fin Ch Old Chum's Amazing Lady learning to walk stylish :). |
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Some Great-Danes in our history +
Why no more Great-Danes +
Warmest Thanks to some of my friends from those times! |
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| Sire of O.C. B-litters, Ch Helisain Rasputin. A truly impressive male, owned by Sinikka and Kari Hokkanen, Kennel Great-Body's. |
Old Chum's Bright Eye, Toope lived with us as pet little over 7 years. |
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Old Chum's Best In Anyway, Noora.
Strong and nicely built female who was an only born in first
O.C. B-litter, naturally stayed home with us. |
Wilhellmiinan Local Hero, Kaino.
This beautiful fawn male was one of my Great-Danes. |
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Old Chum's Brave Bruce, Ujo,
lived nearly 9 years as pet with us. |
Here I am, years and years ago, walking my group.
Old Chum's Amazing Lady, Jetta, on the right and her 3 kids who stayed home.
On these peaceful roads in the middle of nowhere I never needed to worry about what to wear. :D |
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After 3 litters I started to have a lot of lousy luck, and I couldn't get a litter from the only male that was "good enough" those days. During these years my work started to take more and more time, so I decided to give up with breeding Great-Danes at least untill my retirement.
During my time with this astonishing breed I got many very good friends:
Paula Laitinen, kennel Poptokin, my Best of the Best mentor from whom I learnt so much about how to take good care of my dogs and how to breed. Paula passed away far too soon and I think I never did thank her enough from all the knowlege I got from her!
Sinikka ja Kari Hokkanen, kennel Great-Body's, we had so much in common during so many years with Great-Danes. Then you introduced Chinese Cresteds to me, and gave me a chance to have my first chinese Elli, most wonderful foundation dog that anyone can get. Thank You So Much!
Anne ja Kari Oikarinen, kennel Juliuksen, I learnt to know you from Great-Dane circles and later we had all our Miniature Scnautzer related things and much more in common. Thank You both and it's always a pleasure to meet you every once in a while at dogshows around Finland! |
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