CH. ALLYNDANES PAINTED JEWEL CD, CDX, CGC, CGN

JUNE 28 1998 - AUGUST 16 2008

Hi! I am Jewel. I came to live with my new mom when I was only eight weeks old, a busy, happy vibrant puppy the most beautiful color of deep fawn you have ever seen. Everyone loved me and I loved everyone. I grew up at a daycare surrounded by lots of children, lots of other pets and right across from a school! How great is that:)

I was my mom’s first Great Dane, first show dog, first obedience dog, first in so many ways. I excelled in the show ring and finished right away. It was ok but I wanted to do more so we decided to try one obedience class which led to me getting my open title. However, the day we went into the ring for my final leg by mom bent over in my ear and made me a promise. If I qualified today, it would be the last time we would trial and we would go on to other things. I qualified and she kept her promise and we didn’t do the formal stuff anymore. However, in 2002 I was the Number 2 Dane in obedience in all of Canada and in 2004 I was the Number 4. We then tried tracking and that was fun:) I passed my two temperament tests with flying colors; they were easy.

I had two litters of gorgeous babies. I was the best mom and I even got to live with two of them. My daughter is still at home looking after my family. I now get to run with my son who left us Christmas of 2007.

I have had Cancer for awhile and it’s finally gotten more than I can handle. It’s hard because my mom cries for me but it’s time for me to say goodbye and it is ok. I still have my dignity and am still proud but so tired and it hurts now. I have had a good life and a long life really for a Great Dane. I have never been sick before. I have been a wonderful ambassador for my breed and have left behind me so many great memories for my family and all who came in contact with me.

I won’t say goodbye. I will just say see ya because we will all meet again.