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PONDEROSA SKY DALMATIANS

  Dalmatians at Ponderosa Sapphire Sky Da

  Dalmatians at Ponderosa Sapphire Sky Dalmatianns

 

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Linda Daly (aka Linda Lilou Miles Daly) & Stephen DALy

4230 Timber Lane

Colorado Springs, CO 80908

719-338-0488

ponderosaskycounseling@gmail

www.happinessmatters.biz

Our Dalmatians are raised in our house and are beloved family members.  

lmatianns

 

Home Page/Puppy Advice

 

Linda Daly (aka Linda Lilou Miles Daly) & Stephen DALy

4230 Timber Lane

Colorado Springs, CO 80908

719-338-0488

ponderosaskycounseling@gmail

www.happinessmatters.biz

Our Dalmatians are raised in our house and are beloved family members.  

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Sundance is Sapphire Dalmatians male in-house stud.  He has a Chic number.  Sundance has a very impressive Sire and Dam.  His Sire named Gram,  MBIS MBISS GCHG is a DCA Top Dal Spotlight No Filter Needed at Amethyst.  Gram won BOB at the 2024 DCA breed championship in Orlando, BOB in Westminster and as a puppy was the National Best in Futurity Winner.    He was # 1 Dal All Systems in 2024.  Gram is a Grandson of Ian, Dirt, and Sawyer. 

 

Sapphire Dalmatian's Foundation Dam's Great Grand Sire was Spotlight and Dakota Gryffin, Ian's littermate and Sire of Dakota Paradise Alley.

 

The Sire of Sundance's Dam's Sire, Sundance's maternal Great Grand Sire is named Dane, whose AKC name is Dakota Paradise Alley, whose offspring is behind several major kennels today including Prestige and Revere. 

 

Sundance's Dam's Sire, Sundance's maternal Grand Sire, is named Logan who is GCHS CH Siren n Dakota Heir to the Throne.  Logan's Dam was Pokatalica 'N Monarch's Queen B. 

 

Sundance's Dam is named Fury, a DCA Top Dal and MBISS Winner, whose AKC name is  GCHG Siren n CarriageHIlls Make Way for the Furious, the # 5 Dal in Breed, #10 All Breed and @1 Brood Bitch in 2019. She also won BOB in the 2018 Kennel Club of PhiladelphiaNational Dog Show.  Fury's Dam was McDottie n Siren's "Yippee-Ki-Yay" and her Grand Dam was CH McDottie Irish Arrow of Sunshine ROMX.   Her maternal Grand Sire was Rim Rock N Siobahn's Heads Up.   ​

Sundance finished his Championship at three Specialties and two BOB awards at All Breed Shows.   This included Winners Dog at a Indy Supported event judged by Kevin Berg and Winners Dog at the 2023 Mt. Hood Regional Specialty at the DCA National judged by Christopher Neale; and the Greater Denver 2023 Specialty judged by Mary Miller.   At the Chicagoland Specialty, he was awarded Best Junior in Sweepstakes in 2023 under Judge Louise Palorik and an AOM in 2024 under Breeder Judge Mary Miller.  He finished his championship at 13 months of age at the 2023 Greater Denver first Specialty and his Grand Championship a year later at the 2024 Greater Denver Specialty weekend.  He is nearly half-way to achieving a Bronze.   Sundance has been shown by Danielle Frykman as a puppy, Samantha Stafford at Nationals and 2025 events, and Kat Wallis to his Championship and Diana Wilson to his Grand Championship.  Samantha Stafford and Diana Wilson have brought him approximately halfway to his Bronze as a Special. 

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Sundance has an inconclusive Thyroid test on file with OFA but since then testing has been negative.  He is a very handsome Dal with very dark brown eyes, nice body markings with a very rich black color, good bone and muscling, a good front and rear, a level top line and is a powerful looking Dal.  His face is dramatically marked.   He is 23.5 inches and 70 pounds.   Sundance has no disqualifying faults and many strengths.  He moves out well.  He is a very sweet Dal.   He does not quite fit the needs of Mandoline for a good match and that will continueto be evaluated.  Amber Spradlin is very interested in using him as a Stud and he is available to the fancy.   

 

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CO-OWNED YOUNG MALE

Fred, is a male possible future stud prospect for Ponderosa Sapphire

Sky Dalmatians, co-owned with Enchanted Hart Dalmatians.

  

Fred is a son of Dirt, MBISS Enchanted Hart Down and Dirty Dalmatians.

Fred’s Dam CH Enchanted Hart n Green Starr’s Jam Up

and Jelly Tight was sired by the last semen of DCA Top Dal list, DCA

All Time BISS list, MBIS MBISS CH Greenstarrs Colonel Joe (L)

born 1974.  This is a great outcross breeding.

 

The Grand Dam is CH Spotlight and Enchanted Hart Dish the Dirt.   The

Great Grand Dam is CH Spotlight N Quiksilver’s Sexy and

I Know It born 01/ 27/2012, paired with the Great Grand Sire, Storm,

Spotlight Storm Chaser, a son of Ian. 

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Fred was bred by Samantha and Linda Stafford and Ada Lutrell.  

He is owned by Samantha and Linda Staffford and co-owned

by Linda Daly at Ponderosa Sapphire Sky Dalmatians. 

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He won his DCA 2025 classes in Futurity and Sweepstakes at the

2025 Dalmatian National.  He was shown by one of his owners,

Samantha Stafford.

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Fred's full sibling born in another litter, CH Enchanted Hart N Green

Starr's White Chocolate (L) DOB 11/11/2022 won the Bred by

Exhibitor regular class at the 2024 National under Breeder

Judge Eva Berg and was second place in Sweepstakes 

under Breeder Judge Barrie Essner.   She won her championship with

three majors all from bred By Exhibitor classes with a WB and Best of

Winners at the Dalmatian Club of Greater Saint Louis Specialty under

Breeder Judge Mr. Rod Strand, WB in a CDC Supported Entry at the

Kennel Club of Yorkville, Illinois under Judge Gloria Kerr and WB and

Best of Winners at a DCP Specialty weekend at the Piedmont kennel

Club under Judge Gus Sinibaldi.

 

Fred is a possible match for breeding a daughter of Mandoline and

Boone, as a Bracket formula possibility with an extra

generation for the Dam as a Great- Grand Daughter.  If it were

determined that Mandoline should have a third litter, she would be

a Brackett breeding with Fred.  Fred is a very heavily spotted Dalmatian

with very dark brown eyes, a lovely face and a gorgeous

outline.  He moves out very nicely and has a good temperament.   

Several breeders have commented that his heavy spotting

would be reduced through breeding to a lighter spotted female and

want to preserve his frame and beautiful  head.   His bone is

not real heavy and so matching him not with Mandoline but a daughter

of Boone and Mandoline would be a consideration.   

                                             PUPPY INFORMATION

Our training includes crates for feeding and sleeping; weather dependent at least two hour turn outs in a large yard with pairs such as mother daughter when not in season, or a male and female.  Snuggle/play time is made available in the house.  Daily training in obedience activities even just a few minutes helps.   If you can be an owner-handler this is a great experience.  It has also been very helpful at Sapphire Dalmatian s to have the advice and help of handlers.   Training classes are essential in either case and joining Dalmatian clubs, DCA, AKC and AKC local clubs not only gives a lot to the dog community but is an opportunity for lots of networking, along attending dog shows, both performance and conformation.   Call with your questions so you can get the information you need.   Keep your breeders in the loop because breeders can help!

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Our class work we engage with includes conformation, obedience and rally stressing Companionship activities and Conformation.  We plan Fast Cat Activities for dogs over age one and road work, swimming and/or as well as agility activities to build muscle and engage their minds.  We also aim for our Dals to achieve titles for a Versatility award in areas such as Fast Cat, Rally and Obedience.   We will be starting classes with Sundance in nosework and fetch for titles we have not tried for before.  

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If one has the time and the dogs the aptitude, having a therapy dog title is terrific for a dog and if possible a service dog title, which comes with many benefits both for you and the dog.  Fun titles for dogs in activities such as Coach Work, Tracking and Dock Diving would thrill your dog and really help on bonding.   What novice performance titles can be gained before age two is terrific.   If your dog is doing a lot of conformation there is still time to add those performance titles later.   Older Dals often have settled and can aim for performance work, including those advanced titles.

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Puppy Culture and Socialization, as well as Obedience work with crates, potty training, sit, lay down, come and walk on a leash, sum up important fundamentals.   

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We feed our Dals Purina Pro Plan Salmon formula for Sensitive Stomachs or Royal Canine Dalmatian kibble with plenty of water to prevent urinary stones Dals are prone too.   We often dress kibble with healthy supplements such as squash, pumpkin, yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs, banana, applesauce, turkey, chicken and/or fish.  

 

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