National Purebred Dog Day

Did you know that there are more panda bears in the world than there are Skye Terriers?

I'm asking for the help of every purebred dog owner & enthusiast with this project.  Please share the link with ten of your friends and ask them to do the same.  Put it up on your Facebook page; post it on your clubs' pages.  Share with your hunting buddies because they too are impacted by animal laws, by breed specific legislation, and by the animal rights movement to restrict dog breeding.  Whether their dogs are purebreds purchased from an ethical breeder, adopted from a shelter, or re-homed from breed rescue, we are all in the fight of our lives to save our breeds and to preserve our right to own the dogs of our choice.

Will this save the world?  No.  But if having a national day recognizing purebred dogs and their contributions to the world; if having a website to help give voice to us as purebred dog owners & lovers, maybe it's a little start. I know I am tired of not having a voice.

In an effort to promote & celebrate purebred dogs, we hope to have this video go viral and to have a movement that sweeps the nation, but it can only do so with your help.

Please watch the video and offer your support at National Purebred Dog Day.

We all thank you.

The Dog Breeder's Creed

I am a dog breeder. 

I spend my life learning pedigrees, dog watching, talking and learning of my breed and of others.

I treat my litter as if I gave birth and I spend an inordinate amount of time to find them a good, forever home.

I only have puppies, if I believe they will be the healthiest, mentally and physically, puppies and if they are the best examples of their kind.

I am a reputable breeder. I will not knowingly breed two dogs that have known genetic health or mental issues.

I support each family, who chooses one of my puppies and I advise them as they are now part of my extended family.

Mom, Marcella Miller,  and  DM Summer Squall

I'm there for my puppies, at all times, through thick & thin, in good times & bad, through sickness & in health.

I aggressively chase around one of my dogs and try to get him back, if he is in the wrong place.

I support my breed in rescue and education.

I hold & hug them when they arrive and leave this world, all of them - bred by me & by others. They are forever in my heart.

I share my knowledge and socialize my dogs so that they will be announcing my dedication.

I do not keep notes of the money and the time I spend in the love of dog as this is not the true measure of how I feel.

The price I charge for my puppies is never profit. It is an investment for the next generation.

Do not be ashamed of: who I am as there is much good work involved to be a lover of dogs and a good breeder.

I encourage others to do the same.

I am a breeder and I am proud of it.

Code of Ethics

DM Union Jack - 7 wks old

We AKC hobby breeders create life by breeding dogs. As a result, we need to protect those animals which we produced.  They are our responsibility as they would not exist, except for us.  Our responsibility does not end when they are purchased.  We continue to be responsible for them and it is our duty to bring them home if they should want for love, a place to live, or for any reason.

We also have a responsibility to the breed, which includes striving to produce long-lived, healthy dogs with the physical and mental ability to do the job for which they were historically bred and used.  Most of all, the dogs we produce MUST be able to live with people, as companions and friends.  They are, after all, "man's best friend".  To that end....

• DM Greyhounds strives to achieve the highest quality greyhound in each and every litter with regard to: temperament, health, intelligence, physical ability and conformation while maintaining breed characteristics.

• DM Greyhounds breeds temperamentally sound and physically mature dogs, preferably those who have attained a championship in either the breed ring or the coursing field.  We also believe in testing for genetic health conditions.

• DM Greyhounds has each puppy examined by a vet prior to them being offered for sale. 

• DM Greyhounds urges people with pet puppies to voluntarily spay / neuter their pets, after they reach physical maturity.  It is not a requirement because of recent veterinary studies indicating the potential of an increase in specific health issues, which include, but are not limited to: bone cancer, incontinence, and tendon & ligament injuries in performance dogs. Pet pups are placed with AKC Limited Registration.

• DM Greyhounds' puppy purchasers become part of our extended family. We stay in touch with them to make sure that everything is working out OK with their dog and also to help the owners with any problems they may be having. It allows us to keep tabs on the health & temperament of our pups as they mature.  We gladly disclose any issues in our hounds to potential buyers and other breeders.

• DM Greyhounds requires that any dog of our breeding is returned to us, if it cannot be kept for ANY reason.  This requirement is NON-NEGOTIABLE.  It is put into every contract for the protection of the dog.

DM Star Spangled Banner - 6 wks

• DM Greyhounds retains the right to breed our personal bitches to dogs of our breeding.  We will notify and discuss the potential breeding with the dog's owner and, if the breeding comes to fruition, we will provide the dog's owner with appropriate compensation for expenses they may incur that are the result of the breeding. For bitch pups, we ask that you contact us prior to any breeding to discuss the merits and problems associated with it.

• DM Greyhounds does not engage in false or misleading advertisement of our dogs.  We encourage people to contact owners of greyhounds of our breeding.  We will provide email contact information, but only to serious purchasers.

• DM Greyhounds neither sells nor gives dogs of our breeding to pet stores, wholesale dealers, known substandard breeders, labs, or animal shelters.  We require that our dogs be companions first and that they live in a home where they are provided with appropriate shelter, nutrition, control/restraint, and medical care. 

• DM Greyhounds strongly encourages our dog owners to do something with their dog.  Doing something with your dog strengthens the bond between you.  It also makes for a happy, well adjusted animal.  A bored dog is a dog that gets into trouble.  We believe that a happy puppy (and puppy owner) is a tired puppy.

• DM Greyhounds continues to educate ourselves, our 'extended family' and other with regards to the greyhound breed.  We participate in "meet the breed" and adoption "meet & greet" events and we have actively participated in greyhound rescue & adoption since 1995.

Welcome to Dyno-Mutt Systems, a Division of Yummy Mutt Feeds...

DCh DM Flying Jib FCh  aka Jiblet

That was the introduction to our original website.  At that time, Dyno-Mutt Greyhounds was a fictional, bio-engineering firm which made bionic improvements to greyhounds.  One of those improvements were enhanced ear scoops for maximum oxygen intake.  Another was "F.A.A.R.T. - Fast Acceleration And Rapid Transit".   "F.A.A.R.T." was an independent system which could be 'hooked up' to your greyhound to provide natural gas propulsion to vehicles.  In an emergency situation, a "F.A.A.R.T." equipped greyhound could be hooked up to one's natural gas heating system.  It is said that the City of Albuquerque, in its efforts to go "green", are utilizing many "F.A.A.R.T." equipped greyhounds in their power plants.  Unfortunately, most all of our "Press Releases" have been lost over time.  However, we still have a copy of "Ear Aerodynamics - Update!" and "F.A.A.R.T." 

 Now, the name "Dyno-Mutt" has come to exemplify the best in show and performance greyhounds.  We are  AKC Breeders of Merit and we strive to breed greyhounds which successfully compete in all venues: lure coursing, hunting, and the breed ring.   To that end, we have had several dual champions and many field champions.  We have had a major winner at a Greyhound Club of America specialty show and two, nationally ranked greyhounds.  In addition, four of our greyhounds have been or are invitees to the Eukanuba National Championship.

About Us

My husband, Rob, is retired Navy, who served aboard destroyers for his entire career.  One of the places he served was Vietnam, Southeast Asia, during the "Conflict".  He was there in 1969-1970.  Other ports of call were Newport, Charleston, Long Beach, and San Diego.  There were others, but this is a good representation. Rob's last rate in the Navy was that of a Chief, Gunners Mate (GMGC). Some of the ships on which he served were the USS Joseph Hewes, the USS Hewitt, and the USS Stump.  Rob is now working as an engineer in a completely different field of endeavor, medical electronics. To be specific, he installs, maintains, and calibrates nuclear imaging equipment.  He went from Nuke weapons to Nuke med.  

As for me, I am a former steelworker from Baltimore, Maryland.  I met Rob in 1987 at the now defunct E & B Marine Supply store in Glen Burnie, MD.  At that time, I was laid-off from "The Point" and working there.  The day I met him, I sold him some bottom paint and offered to paint his bottom.  He still isn't sure which bottom I was referring to!  

It wasn't long before Rob turned into one of my regular customers.  One day, he told me how he didin't have time to replace the water pump on his boat.  I offered to do the job for him for $100, if he bought the parts.  He bit and told me where to find his boat and arrangments were made.  I found the boat and pulled the old water pump.  When I went to put on the new one, there wasn't a gasket.  Joy.  What water pump kit doesn't include a gasket?  It's a no brainer, right?  Anyway, using a ball peen hammer, I cut a gasket out of the thin cardboard backing of the bubble pack in which the pump came.  I slathered it with Never-Seez, put it all together, tested the engine for leaks, buttoned her up and left.  Rob came in a day or two later to pay me for the work and he kept saying, "You know how to cut a gasket with a ball peen hammer..."  He sounded amazed.  Doesn't everyone know how to cut one?  Rob was hooked.  He has since told me that any woman who knows how to cut a gasket with a ball peen hammer is a woman worth marrying!  Whatever.

Tyche on the Patapsco River near Baltimore

When I met him, I lived aboard a 28' Morgan sailboat, the good boat Tyche.  Working at the store had at least one other, really good benefit - it ensured that my boat (and floating home) was kept in good repair.  Yes, I was a boat bum.  I lived aboard a 28' Morgan sailboat, the good boat Tyche. 

Tyche is the Greek goddess of Fortune, Chance & Fate.  She was associated with good fortune, luck & prosperity.  Tyche was represented with different attributes. When holding a rudder, she was conceived as the divinity guiding and conducting the affairs of the world, and in this respect she was called one of the Moirai (Fates); with a ball she represented the varying unsteadiness of fortune--unsteady and capable of rolling in any direction; with Ploutos or the horn of Amalthea, she was the symbol of the plentiful gifts of fortune.  For a sailing vessel, the name is most appropriate.  The good vessel Tyche took care of her passengers and crew.  She bestowed good fortune on all who sailed aboard her.

Anyway, when I wasn't working at the store, I was out on the Chesapeake Bay - sailing on Tyche!  I'd take her out by myself (sailing solo) or with others, if they wanted.  Many times, I took out weekend and overnight charters and served as a skipper for two sailing clubs, the Chesapeake Sailing Association and Singles On Sailboats.   Now, my wandering ways are gone, as are Rob's, except for wandering off to the occasional dog event.  We are a long ways from the Chesapeake and we now call New Mexico home.  

We have other interests, which include photography, British cars, and shooting sports.  I also am an adoption rep for A Place for Us Greyhound Rescue, a group which has been around since 1997.  I cannot say enough about these creatures called greyhounds. They are intelligent, sweet tempered, well mannered and a joy to be around.

Well, that's all for now. Come again soon and please don't hesitate to contact us at jato791@yahoo.com.