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Master dog breeder, Col. Gene Connell, gave the world a jewel—a picture-perfect Miniature Dalmatian

This memoir, written in a traditional Southern style, chronicles Col. Connell’s life from birth to the present day, depicting the successes and failures along the way. In this book, he talks about two great accomplishments in his life – one that was predicted by his nanny when he was a young boy, and another that fulfilled a promise made to his mother. His nanny Kate predicted that one day he would do something that no one else in the world had done before him. When he decided to start a new dog breed, with its many daunting challenges, he knew this was what he was born to do. These adorable Miniature Dalmatians have brought joy to thousands of pet owners. To make the Mascot Dalmatian kennel one of the most impressive in the Old South, he fulfilled his promise to his mother to restore his birthplace to its original charming look of 1890.