Gene,
Wanted to let you know that we are enjoying our puppy so much. She is so full of life and is so funny to watch. We bought her several toys and she lives playing with them. The first night, she slept in her kennel and the second night she slept all night in her little bed we got for her. She is doing so well and is the most beautiful puppy and perfect puppy for us. Thank you so much for suggesting her to be ours. I truely will forever be thankful that I found you and your breed of this beautiful dog. Sincerely, Randall L. Sluder

Hello Gene,
Hope all is well with you. Aspen is splendid.She is such a little personality.She is definitely breathing new life in our senior standard poodle, George. Every morning we pause for the "wild rumpus" as we call it. The two of them go absolutely beserk on the bed, and neither seem to have notice the size difference. I'm sending pictures we took Christmas morning. It is such a blessing to have her and we are so grateful for your prowess to breed such beautiful babies,,,Chat soon,,,Lanie

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Visitors---we, really enjoyed the company and pleasure of Ms. Francine Fyne and her friend Adam, that visited Mascot Dalmatians on my birthday July 26,2009. This is their second visit in 18 months. She brought her beautiful little Freckles(13 lbs) to visit his birth-place to see all of his cousins and family of miniature and toy dalmatians. Freckles is well traveled.....has been to Central Park, Las Vegus, Hollywood(LA), Atlanta and all over America....we look forward to their return visit next year.

VISITORS---We were happy to receive as our guest..The Matt & Michelle Smith Family and we congradulate them on their adoption of Lilly,aka Bubbles.... for their 2 beautiful and charming daughters. We had a wonderful visit when they traveled over 32 hours to visit our kennel of miniature and toy dalmatians, here in Sale City, GA..... Thanks, again and we look foward to your return visit in the future.

HALLMARKS......A point of Interest........After years of research and developement of new and different breeds of different species...a Hallmark distinguishes that particular specimen. FOR EXAMPLE: Hereford cattle have white faces; Holstein cattle are white with black markings; Appaloosa Horses have mottle skin on their nose; Overo Paint Horses have blue eyes and white patches on their coat; Hampshire Hogs have a white list over their shoulders; Rex Rabbits are tricolors; Boer Goats have a Red head; Burros have a dark strip over their shoulders; Lynx cats have no tail; AND finally, after 22 years of research and developement, the Miniature Dalmatians have finally established their HALLMARK after 9 generations of selective breeding of AKC Standard Dalmatians. 

We are not simply talking about spots. Characteristically, all Dalmatians will continue to have  "spots" until the day they go to puppy heaven. The hallmark that has appeared for this breed is that all Miniature Dalmatians will eventually have at least one spot (usually on the inside of their front legs or on their face) that has a brown color of hair mixed into a black spot or just brown by itself.  It's more prevelant in the Tri-color, Liver and Brindle spot patterns than the traditional Black and White spot pattern. HOWEVER, it will eventually appear.  We have noticed this by keeping up with the families that have adopted one of our pups and in some cases it has taken over 10 years for this spot to appear. This hallmark clearly states that the Miniature Dalmatians have established themselves as a "PURE" Bloodline backed by over 22 years and more than 9 generations of documentation by The American Breeder's Club (ABC), our Parent Breed Registry Stud Book, which has been recorded starting back on August 1, 1987.  This breed gets better and better every generation.  Some of their best qualities are their loving temperament, their quick learning ability, their small and unique size, their beautiful spot patterns (no two alike), which makes them very special, indeed.   Col. Gene Connell, MDB

 HELPFUL HINTS                          

Visitors--We really enjoyed the company and pleasure of Bruce and Kristina Robinson's visit to our kennel from Colorado. Kristina has been watching our website for over 7 years and has seen numerous changes. This was their 2 nd visit to our kennel and we hope to see them, again. Congratulations on their adoption of Cindi.

Visitors-We, really enjoyed Lisa Martin and her friend Carol, our Canadian extended family members, visit this last weekend. . Lisa and Holly, an AKC Standard Dalmatian, hold numerous Canadian Agility Titles. Lisa is an Expert Trainer of hand signals to deaf dogs. I was very impressed with Lisa's ability to show and handle puppies and mature dogs. I have finally met a "true dog whisperer". She knows her stuff and we hope to see a lot more of Lisa in the winner's circle. Thanks a million, LISA and keep up the good work.

Diet--After over 2 decades of raising, breeding and loving the Standard and  Miniature Dalmatians, here are my recommendations. What you feed your Dalmatian will determine his health and quality and length of life. After many recalls of contaminated food from nationally-known Pet Food Companies that led to death, pain, sorrow and grief---this is my view: Beware of the terms listed on every bag of pet food: For instance (1)"Meat or Chicken By-Products" means the poorer quality parts are used, such as entrails, feet, toe nails, heads and floor sweepings. Why do they use these parts? For no other reason than it increases their profits.

(2) CORN--here again, another cheap filler.  Also, Corn is very dangerous and destructive when contaminated with mold or aflatoxins.  We cannot take a chance and feed corn to our pets.  Once contaminated, your pet will become very sick and will most likely die; the grief and sorrow is unbearable. Dalmatians especially need a special diet and they thrive when fed low rates of protein (not more than 23 %). It gives them the protection they need for good health and the probability of living a long, happy and productive life.                                             

Mascot Dalmatians Guarantee--For over 22 years..We have been developing our exclusive bloodline of the only and true Miniature Dalmatians in existance.  We are licensed and inspected by the Georgia Department of Agriculture since day one back in August 1,1987.  All of our baby pups are inspected by our Vet and we guarantee you a healthy pup upon delivery.  The future care and maintenance is the responsibility of the new adoptive parents. We cannot guarantee the FUTURE health of any animal or pet, because we do not have control of the pet's environment, daily care, diet and exercise.  Today, pet insurance is becoming a common practice.

Thanks...........For all the e-mails and pictures from our extended family members who adopted one of our special little miniature and dalmatians.

Dilemma----"When 2 or more people want to adopt the same puppy." When the initial puppy search begins and someone becomes interested in a certain puppy, it is very difficult for some people to make a committment.  This could lead to disappoinments and frustration.  We never know if the next phone call or email we receive will be asking to adopt the same puppy in which you may be interested.  Our policy is "First come; first served".  We do not accept any deposits to place puppies on hold.  All pups remain listed for adoption until funds are received. We are not aggressive in asking for funds; we leave it up to our client to make their own decisions regarding adoptions and arrangements for payment. 

                     UPDATE                        NewsLetter--Mascot Dalmatians  After more than 25 years in the research and developement of the Miniature Dalmatians. We now have the status of being an International kennel, having pups in Australia, Canada, Columbia, Mexico, British Columbia and Uraguay,England and Italy.  The positive response from our extended family members  has made this one of the most beloved breeds, EVER! The standard dalmatians that we raised and adopted over 15 years ago are passing away and we are having people call us for another member of our bloodline in the smaller package. People have only praise, love and devotion for this extremely rare and unique bloodline.  The American Breeder's Club (ABC) is an eyewitness to all of our matings and we only register our "Bloodline" and nobody else's.  Visitors are always welcome; just call for a time and day and we will gladly receive you as our guest and show you the kennels, our operation, and all of the current available pups that are ready for adoption. Thanks, again and "Stay Tuned"   Col. Gene Connell, MDB

Hi Gene------Just a quick email to let you know we reached Colorado Springs today and little #32(Cindi) did so good on the trip.She travels very well. #32 goes by the name of "Harper". She is recognizing her name, already.                                                                     I can not tell you how much Harper ABC # 32 has filled our lives with joy. Please, don't ever stop breeding these precious little baby dals.. After visiting your kennel two times in the last 3 years and being able to sit down and talk with you, I know how much you care about all of your dogs. I have been keeping up with your site for 7 + years and always knew I would one day welcome one of your pups into my home. I am very blessed to have finally done so. I will email you pictures of Harper as she grows. I hope in a few years we can visit your kennel again with Harper and Orion so you can see how good they are doing.  Thanks, Kristina Robinson

Hi Gene--------We just wanted to send some pictures of our sweet pup. You know her as Wendy ABC # 90, we have changed her name to Poka "Dottie". She is just about 8 months old now weighting  in at 6.8 lbs. She is such a wonderful girl. We love her so much. She is fully trained to: sit, stay, lay down and is kennel trained for when we sleep or have to leave.  She is such a smart dog and learned so quickly. Always had to be right with us, just to snuggle or play or just to watch tv. Loves to go in the car. We have been camping once and she loves the great outdoors. In a few weeks we will leave for a 10 day RV trip to see family and yes of course we are taking our Dottie Dog. She has her owm life vest for our boat, rain coat for rainy days, and a nice sweater for the chilly days. When the sun is shining through the windows she loves to sit and feel the heat.
Thank you so much for producing such a great, happy, smart pup. We love her with all of our hearts!--The Russell Family.

Col. Gene, I just wanted to say thank you for my dream dog! She is the best. She is so smart and spunky, and she loves everyone! It was such a great experience buying a dog from you that I will definitely do it again in the future! You made me a believer in your mini and toy dals.----Vanessa

Hello, Col. Gene, well first let me say that you were right as usaul, Grace(aka Bonnie)is one sturdy girl and a big clown, she has brought a lot of laughter into this home. And Beautiful she is, picture perfect as you say. Adam has his paws full with her, she already at this early age can put him in his place. And it sounds like we got her in the nick of time with the heat wave going on. Do hope you and yours stay cool in that heat, like I said, I'm from KY, I do know that heat! Thats why I love Eureka, CA, a nice cool place to live. Again, Col. thank you so much for three very special pups and trust me, I am staying tuned.......your folks in Eureka

Dear Col. Gene------thank you for letting me have such a precious puppy.Freckles is absolutely adorable and the most loving dog there could possibly be. Freckles has been with me for almost 2 weeks and I cannot imagine life without him. He is so well behaved and so loving. Everybody comments on how special he is. I will only recommend you to anybody wishing to have an amazingdog in their life. I am looking forward to watching Freckles grow up. I will continue to keep in touch and update you on Freckles. For anybody wishing to have a wonderful animal in their life, they have come to the right place!!!!!Frankie

Hello Col. Gene--------Sorry, it took so long to get back to you."Calvin"(aka Jeffery)is doing fine. It took all of 10 minutes for him to warm up to me once I picked him up from the air port. The other dogs love him, still trying to figure out how to play with him without tumbling him over. He backed up yesterday and scared the heck out of himself.......quite the big boy bark I might add!!!    Words can not explain how much we love this little guy. Not long after getting him Charlie sez we probably should have got his brother, too.(This makes the 3 rd pup they have adopted from me).  Well......having lots of fun here......thanks sooooooooo much. Will send pictures of the family soon...Claudia

Dear Col. Connell-------I hope this email finds you well. I just wanted to let you know how much we love Rhett(we renamed him Jackson). He is such a wonderful, sweet, well mannered and fun dog. And so smart too! I cannot tell you how much he means to our family, and what a joy having him is. He is such a blessing. I hope to get another mini dalmatian to keep him company soon.

Best, Stephanie

Good Morning,  Hope all is well. I wanted to touch base with you to let you know how things are going with "Sweet Baby Jane" who now answers to Lola. She is such a wonderful pup with a sweet personality. She has adjusted well with everyone  and even sounds like our baby Gracin.
We had her fixed last month, and I wasn't sure if you needed verification or not, but we did and all of her blood work is outstanding. She is a very healthy pup(thank heaven). She does loved to be held and has gained 8 lbs. She is now the little fat rolly-polly pup that we were looking for. Thanks again for all your help and we will send some great pic's of her soon.--------Rhonda

Col. Gene........Just want to give you an update on the little monster, just kidding!He's really doing well! I can't believe how out going and inquisitive he is.........and so smart! He picks up on everthing really quickly. He's already learned signs for "good boy", "sit", "back",(used in the car), knows his place to eat(they all have a place to go to when I'm preparing their food)....................I can' beleive how much he likes to be outside too! When I'm home, they have access to the backyard through the "doggy screen" and he's always going outside to play or even just to sit......I'm so glad I went on my instincts and got him, he's such a sweetheart! We go to our first agility trial tomorrow----I'm sure everyone has heard about him, now they'll finally be able to meet him. I can tell by the way he's jumping on the bed, couch, etc and the speed he runs on the trails that he is going to be a great agility dog! And having trained Holly, I know what to start him on early(weave poles, going away from me,etc)............Lisa

Hi Gene,  It is Deb up here in Portland , Maine. I got Hurley(Bennie) back in December-06. I just wanted to touch base and let you know he is "GREAT"!!! He is such a good dog. Very active in the day, but loves to snuggle-up at night. We went to the lake a a few weeks ago and he loved the water!!! He would swim out and get the ball or a stick  we had thrown non-stop!!! I made everyone stop throwing them since I figured he HAD to have been exhausted. You would never know it though his actions though!! Always ready to play. He is SO fast-loves to run.................I am attaching some current photos for you!!!! Isn't he the cutest????Take care, Deb

Hello Gene, We adopted "Pebbles"from you about 3 1/2 years ago.She is a wonderful indoor dog. She is a dilute with spots on her ears and a big patch over one eye and has just a few spots on her shoulders. She loves to flap her ears in the wind at the front of the pontoon boat, loves to wrestling with Mau Tse Tung(our Siamese indoor cat), and they snuggle up with each other after a round. Pebbles sleeps at the end of our bed and goes through a nightly ritual of raring up like a horse to stomp down a perfect bed in her small down blanket and helps to arrange it with her mouth. She constanly tries to talk in a gurgling bark and has us convinced that she knows what she is talking about. She is patience with the children in their play such as putting her on their skate board and taking her for a ride in the doll stroller. She loves clothes and has a large wardrobe of dresses and tops and jackets. She get excited when you show her a dress. She is well known at the children's sports events and is super gentle with every child she confronts. She knows her toys names and has her favorites. I want you to know she is over-loved and a real member of our family............Kimberly

Now Gene, you know there could never be another "Miss Daisy"! Just wanted you to know my Daisy is doing fantastic. She chased 2 yellow labs off the property this morning and was the "Belle of The Ball" at a Doggie Parade, I took her and the standard to last Thursday. We were mobbed by people wanting to see and hold a mini dalmatian. A tail waggin' celebrity with a heart of gold..........Sounds like you are doing well, also.......last check(about a month ago). Daisy's kidney values were all normal, there was some protein in her urine, so we're keeping her on Benazapril and a harmone pill until her next check up. We're sure she got some of the bad dog food but she was able to bounce back incredibly. Keep on doing what you are doing..you've created little miracles and I would have 101 if I could......Cheryl.               

Hi Col. Gene,
This is Jackie. I want to give you the link to the website where you can find the pictures I took yesterday. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacklyn-rhea/sets/72157604310811992/......   .Some of them came out really good...I would like to tell you how good Oscar has been so far. He's been a perfect angel. So much so that Angel has been added to the lists of possible names. He slept the whole way back to St. Pete. He only woke up when the car stopped to get gas or when it went dark outside he looked to make sure I was still there. A little touch was all he needed to be reassured and he fell back to sleep. He wasn't too happy with not coming with me outside the car when I filled up the tank. He barked and whined about it, but was all wags when I got back in the car. I took him out of the box when I filled up with gas. So he had more room to stretch out... I had no problems with him last night as he slept by my side. I also washed his right eye out with a wash cloth last night before we went to bed and it looks much better today. I think it's 1.5-2 times wider today than it was yesterday.......We went to petsmart today to buy his food. Everybody loved him and thought he was so adorable. He was a little shy, but there were a lot of new sights and smells. I think it just overwhelmed him a little. After a little while he got a little more use to it and I took him out of the carriage to walk along with me. He was fine after that. A lot of people talked about how they hadn't seen one. At home, today he has been learning how to use the stairs to get in and out of my house. He pretty clumsy, but he's getting it. He's already demonstating his quick skill at learning new things. So Einstein has been added to the list of possible names.    Well, I'll keep you updated and send more pictures as I post them.
Thank you and have a wonderful day,
Jackie

Hello Col.Connell,   It's been a while since we talked, so I wanted to send along a picture of our beautiful dog....we named him Rocky and he is the most fun and loving dog. I think I mentioned to you that he is my first dog ever and the experience has been great. I cannot start the day without showering him with hugs and kisses and he doesn't start his day without giving me the most warm hello.   He is the talk in our family. For Easter we had some people at the house and everyone played with him at one point or another throughout the day....I brought him to puppy class the other day and for the first time, I saw him interact with lots of other puppies. The trainer asked us to remove our leash and all the puppies ran around the room and played together. Rocky was outrunning all the puppies....he really started running fast a few weeks ago after we brought him to the beach to do just that and since then he sprints everywhere. He is very energetic at times and also very calm and pensive at other times(sometimes he sits and watches our every move).....He is growing at a good rate...now at 12 lbs and is eating healthy and getting exercise.(I've even mangaged to lose 15 lbs with the added activity!).....We love having him with us.......Thank you for being there and for our wonderful Rocky............Regards,  The Mariani Family

February 21, 2008 
Dear Col. Connell
We just wanted to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the opportunity to adopt Wally. We, also wanted to reassure you that he will be getting the best possible home that any dog or human can ask for. We will treat him as our own child and we will be sure to keep you posted on his progress. I have enclosed the $------cashiers check from Paramount Bank as you requested. Please, let us know the times and date for Wally's arrival. I, just want to remind you that he should be sent to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. (We were kind of hoping for Sunday)
Thank you once again,
The Efros Family

Comments: Hello Col. Gene 
Just had to give my support to you and this perfect breed. As you know, I not only adopted Adam from you, but we adopted Grace and Elijah, because we, simply fell in love with this breed. They are so smart and will simply take over your heart with joy and laughter. And Col., you pegged each of their personalities to a tee, showing me that you are involved with these pups like they are your own children.
Thank you Col. Gene for this special breed.
Tina & the Spotties
California