Flag this messagePermission to use cartoons from Dobertoons #259 "Why"Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:39 AM
From: "Geraldine McLaughlan" Add sender to Contacts To: dobertoons@yahoo.com

Dear Auntie
I am the Chairman of the Working Breeds Club of Mashonaland. Mashonaland is a province of Zimbabwe (in Africa). We are holding a Breed, Obedience and Dog Jumping Championship Show on the 17th. May 2009. I am busy starting the catalogue and wonder if we may have permission to use one or all of Cartoon # 259 Why with the dumbbell. It is so true to life and funny!! It will fit in perfectly with our Obedience and the Beginner and Novice Dogs. I train handlers on Sundays and the frustration of many owners when their dogs wont retrieve..............

Zimbabwe is going through a tough time at the moment and a lot of people and dogs have left the country. It wont be a big show, but I am trying to keep things going and your cartoon would add a lighter touch and give some smiles when there is not a lot to smile about. You might have heard about our inflation which has beaten all existing inflation records so far.....


I have a 2 year old Dobermann and fortunately she will retrieve anything metal, wood, plastic. She has a fantastic nose and can find 4 tiny articles in rough ground in seconds. Quaesta comes from a working line of Dobermanns and it shows!! She is a fairly spoilt young lady she sleeps on my bed (fortunately we have a king size bed) and has her own chair in the TV lounge. But she gives us an amazing amount of love and laughs she is a real hooligan!!


She has a weight problem (keeps having phantom pregnancies) and we have started cycling. Today we cycled past a park where there are zebra. She could not believe her eyes!! A striped horse!!! That moved!!!! The zebra must have been bored and cantered right next to us the length of the fence and she finally stopped barking at him but kept a close eye on him......


I love your cartoons and would really appreciate being able to use the cartoon with full acknowledgement to you of course!

Best wishes,

Geraldine

Hello, geraldine and what a nice letter! I have sent you a private email giving you full permission to use The dumbbell series, and also any of the other training DoberToons, and the requirements! Your Dobermanlady is beautiful, unfortunately the photo did not reproduce here.

We wish you all the best and will be proud to be included in your catalogue! Woofies, Auntie and the DoberToons