Puppy “Love” Letters

Hi Michaela,

I’m glad you’ve seen the pictures on Facebook, and I wanted to write to give you an update on Cassady. She is just precious, and she seems to be doing great. We’ve recently started taking her on short walks around our neighborhood, and she LOVES it. She is super-friendly, greeting people and dogs of all sizes with her wagging tail and sweet demeanor.

Besides being an utter sweetheart, Cassady is a quick learner. She comes when we call her (most of the time 🙂 ), she knows how to “Sit” and “Wait”, and she is natural retriever. Of course, her little attention span does wander, so bringing the ball back three times in a row is cause for lots of loves and pats.

We’re looking forward to Thanksgiving. My dad, stepmom, and teenaged halfbrother will be here, and they are all dog people who can’t wait to meet the pup. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, as well.

Thanks for the wonderful job you did with Cassady. We love her, and we couldn’t be happier. With her pretty face, great color, and friendly nature, she is the envy of the entire neighborhood.

Take care,

Nora

P.S. We are in the process of switching Cassady’s food from the Loyall puppy chow to California Natural, which we’re able to find all over Boulder. She seems to be loving it, and it also seems to really agree with her.

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Hi There,

Just a quick update about Ruby.   She is doing great.   You might remember
my young female Mal, Xoey severed her patellar ligament the same time I
got Ruby.   So I wasn’t able to introduce them because Xoey was on R & R
for the last 11 weeks.   She is doing great and the vet said at this
point the ligament is as healed as well it is going to get.   I had been
taking her on long walks for the last month and starting to let her be
off lead and run around by herself.   He said let her do whatever she
wants as long as it doesn’t seem to bother her.

Well it looked like time for Ruby and Xoey to meet.   Of course they knew
each other existed but I had never let them be nose to nose even
crated.   Paul my husband and I took the girls down in town (very small
town) and met each other on a walk.   There was a little rah rah but
slowly it subsided and we could walk around on lead.   So we went to the
park and let the girls off lead.   Xoey quickly established she was “in
charge” and that was just fine with Ruby, things were getting even
better.   You can see in one photo where Ruby sits down when Xoey is
around.   Xoey did the typical dominance stuff, head over back, making
Ruby down, just standing over her.   There would have been deep trouble
if one of them wasn’t submissive.

Now they can run and play together on walks in the orchard.   Both are
really happy to have a common friend.   It is cute watching them
investigate things together and chase each other.   I still have to watch
Xoey’s exercise so she is crated when not under direct supervision. But
now she has a friend to hang out with.

For me, pack harmony is really important since we go so many places
outdoors.   I am much relived that there is no indication of any issues.
I attached a couple photos.. honestly Ruby is still difficult to capture
on film other than a blur.   Although she is staying calm more all the
time. So maybe I will be getting more photos of her.

Adam, she hasn’t forgotten any of her obedience.   I have her able to
down and stay down anywhere I put her now.   She is great with the
guineas and knows to give the horse space.   All is well with us.   I will
keep you posted on her training.

best to everyone,

Elane and Ruby

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Here are some pictures from our Kansas hunt. Desi is doing great and continues to learn more and more every time she takes to the field. She has been hunting with some established Labs and the competition has been great. She has been on four hunts since the seasons started in Nov. in Co and Kan.  Waterfowl will be her next challenge in the future. Take care and the best to you and your family this holiday season.

John and Alicia  

 

 

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Dear Michaela,

Congratulations on the new pups! I don’t know how you deal with letting them go after 7-8 weeks.        

I know my husband just spoke to you but I’d like to also tell you how much I appreciate your diligence

In breeding such exceptional dogs. We have had six dogs prior to our Fox Red “Chance” and I am convinced he is the reincarnation of the

best of all six of some very fabulous dogs. I can’t relate to you how much he has added to our lives at at time when both

of us were convinced that another dog just would not be feasible. Just the opposite has happened.

He has energized us and filled our home with love and laughter.

Chance sprained his shoulder two days ago while playing soccer with my husband on wet grass in the back yard.

The vet put him on an anti-inflammatory and pain pill and he has almost bounced back to his old self. I am instructed to

also inform you that as of two days ago Chance weighed in at 71 lbs. of pure muscle and not an once of fat.

The vet thinks he will be between 80 to 90 lbs. at maturity.

We will be sending pictures shortly. Chance says Hi to all and wants you to know he is very happy. He travels from an acre suburban

home to a home on a lake to a 120 acre farm where he runs like the wind.

Thanks again,

Lorraine and Stanley Rusak

 

Fenway is adjusting to his San Francisco City life very well. So far he has been to 3 outdoor cafes, the Gap, Pottery Barn, Bank, the Dry Cleaners, eye doctor, the Wine Bar, Starbucks, etc…everyone in our neighborhood already knows him. He has been dubbed the Governor of Chestnut Street which is the main street in the neighborhood. Lots of love from lots of people. City noises of buses, sirens, loud people, fog horns, etc…no longer has an affect on him. He is truly amazing. Very laid back and chill….sleeps cradled in my arms like a baby with his belly up… no matter where we are or who is around. Everyone just adores him. Our gym even said to bring him to the gym and they will watch him while we work out.Last night he slept from 3am till 11am this morning with out a peep. He also was just amazing at his first Vet Appt. Slept in the drs arms upside down while she was poking at him. She fell in love immediately. Adam and I keep hearing the phrase, “I am in love”, when folks first meet him. I had to bath him last night because he has so many different perfumes on him from so many people wanting to pet and hold him.  Everyone says he is the most beautiful dog they have ever seen. The attention he gets is amazing. I can’t walk one block with out being stopped 16 times.

Thank you for a great pup! Will keep you updated.

.Melissa A. Hmielowski

 

Here are a few new pictures of Jersey.   I also included a couple from the 2^nd day we had her home, so you can see how much she has grown.She had her first vet visit on Friday (12/4) and she weighed 18lbs.   The vet commented several times on how much he liked her looks.   He also said to tell you that you should be commended for taking such good care of the pups. He said it was obvious that Jersey came from a caring breeder.Jersey has been a joy.   She is very intelligent and has learned several basic commands.   She is also starting to retrieve a little.   I spoke to Gary Witherspoon on Monday and he said that he knows you.  I met his fox red lab and he said he never really worked with her and she does a great job of hunting.   He is friends with the guy that owns the body shop and he said that he sees Mack 2 or 3 times per week.   He said Mack is as good looking in real life as he is in the pictures and he is very intelligent.  Thank you for providing us with such a wonderful addition to our family.   We couldn’t imagine life without Jersey.  

The WarnersMike, Steph, Zach, Levi, Caleb, & Aspen  

             

JThat footage was AMAZING!   How have you been?   Titan still keeping up with all the new pups?!?   Your boy…Kansas ‘Red’ is simply GREAT!   He’s gettin’ a handle on huntin’ upland game and lovin’ it!   It boggles my mind how time flies…my ‘little’(95+ lb…tall) ‘MOOSE’ will be a year old in just a few short weeks.   He and our soon to be 5 yr old black lab ‘Tobe’ are best buddies!    They’re not quite a huntin’ team yet; but, playin’  fools! Well, Michaela…we wish you and your family the happiest of holidays!!!Thanks for keeping in touch…we will also try to do the same!  Rebecca & Tom Fairchild  

HI Michaela,  I hope you and your family are doing well.   Copper is growing like a weed, he is all ready over 40lbs.   We just graduated puppy classes and start up on our intermediate class’s next week.   I also wanted you to know he is schedule for his “de-manning”  the Tuesday after Christmas… lol   Here are a few photos of Copper, hope you enjoy them.   He has been a great joy, very smart and loving.   Thank you again!  Wayne Bergeron

     The regular season opened Saturday and Kramer   (Izzy’s new name because  she usually enters a room a little hot like that guy on Seinfeld)  was the only dog I brought. Temps reached higher numbers than even predicted. I think it hit 80 on Sunday. Izzy was a bit overwhelmed   by the number of hunters and dogs. She did not do as well as the week before. Sunday was tough on everyone. We took a lot of breaks, shot a few birds but Izzy seemed a little intimidated. Finally, Monday we broke off to another area with only 4 guys and 3 dogs. She behaved about the same until I shot my first bird of the day. She was on that rooster like a chicken on a bug, spun around with it and galloped   back to me like a 4 year old pro. We spent some time getting the feathers out of her mouth, gave her a lot of praise and a big hug before rolling around in the grass for a bit………..truly a memorable retrieve…..not her first, but best by far. That must have flipped her switch. She was a maniac the rest of the day. We filled after a couple hours    and drove home. I laid the dead birds on the driveway as I unloaded  and noticed 1 disappeared immediately and coincidentally so did my dog Izzy. I didn’t have to wait too long and she reappeared from the neighbors yard at about 70 mph. Apparently she was showing off her trophy.

She and I slept  well last night.John     Well, I will say that Kandi has been truly AMAZING!!! She is the sweetest, smartest dog I’ve ever known and she is wonderful with the kids. Everyone that sees her falls in love with her.
She is well behaved too…I took her shopping the other day and she fell asleep in the cart.My mother in law, Michelle (the one that bred Springers) said that shes absolutely adorable and flawless. Michelle said that she looks very content and shows alot facial expressions.
She also jokingly said that they make botox for those kind of faces….regarding her adorable wrinkles…hahaha
She calls Kandi her “grandpup and of course topical grandma…she gave Kandi some tasty treats to take with her for the ride home. She loves riding in the car…she sits in the passagers seat cuddled in her blanky.As for the potty training…she’s only had two accidents the first day home…otherwise she wines when she’s ready to go potty.As for her relationship with her daddy….Typical spoiled girl…she has her daddy wrapped around her little paw. They cuddle at night on the couch watching TV and she sleeps next to him at nighttime. Everyday I can’t wait till my hubby goes to work so I get a chance to cuddle with her…hahahaI called the vet yesterday and she is scheduled to be mirco-chipped and get her nine week shots on Oct.06th
I’ll email you about her visit to the vet.
Thank you for the wonderful pictures you sent me of the pups in their new homes…they look adorable and happy.
Jozzy and Mac sure made a beautiful litter. We’re so blessed to have Kandi as a part of our family and I’m pretty sure she is too!!!
I better getting going…Kandi is waking from her nap and is probably is ready to go potty.
Bye for now.Loves and hugs,
The Zucati familyTook a few outside.   The pups are getting along good.Trip to the vet went well.   No parasites.

Hi Michaela,

Sorry, i never check this email, just send pictures from this account from time to time. She is doing wonderful, we talk about it all the time. she lets her pull on her, drool all over her, and all i have to do is make sure mocha doesn’t soak her with her kisses. Cecilia loves her ans it’s a guarenteed smile if mocha comes in the room!   she stands by my bed til i get up and check on the baby if shes crying in the night. she has calmed down a lot and become a perfect family dog!!!   i took these awesome pics 2weeks ago!

Michaela: Just returned from the resident opener and am happy to report that your daughter’s progress is ahead of schedule. She was involved in most of the retrieves, but she’s not as automatic as she is with the dummies. She’ll get there. She was very mannerly, stayed in range and turned on a dime when I blew the whistle. The last bird of the day was a good moment. I knocked it down on my right and Zoe was right there, but no bird. She (Zoe) ranged  about 50 yards to my left and Izzy was nowhere in sight. Finally Izzy shows up taking the same track as Zoe did…nose to the ground, tail wagging. The bird was running under the grass and Zoe was coming up with feathers only. Izzy slid under the grass up to about the base of her tail and pulls out a lively rooster. (I told you who was shooting right?) My hunting friends were impressed. The regular season starts Saturday and we’re going for 3 days. Zoe’s not going because Jane feels she can’t hunt hard for 3 days. Well neither can I, but apparently that doesn’t matter. So it will be just me and junior. I’ll fill you in when we get back. John

Hey Michaela, the puppy is great! Absolutely perfect and exactly what
we were looking for. You really do know your stuff and we loved the
personalized service and how well treated your dogs are. I will highly
recommend you to anyone that I hear of that is looking for one. Eric
Ps. He slept on the bed with us:)
Eric, Reno

Greetings from Canada…..Michaela…this snow is awesome….i can lick it and it refreshs me from all the playing i’m doing with my new friends Roxy and Chester…They really love me and like to play with me…we play fetch, tug o war, and keep away…it’s really fun…i have a really big yard to run around in, and Chester shows me where i can and cannot go…He’s really smart…i can jump all over him and he loves it…i have been going outside to the bathroom with the big dogs…i haven’t had any accidents yet!!!!!   Miss you ….Please try to come to Canada someday and visit me…She’s sure been a good puppy, no messes on the floor, she asks to go out….(I’m so lucky with my dogs, they train so quickly)…she already sits in line with the others for her milk bones after she’s been outside to the bathroom…She’s hilaroius…She sure is active and happy, she has been ripping around the yard with the others and having ball…she’s kind of taken over the house, she follows me everywhere i go, bouncing around…she’s always with me…(I love that, Chester used to be like that)…Anyway, we are trying to decide between “Abby’, or halle, or Ali…i guess the decision will be when our son from England gets to see her…Do you have a web cam?   We do, we are on Skype…If you have one then we could go on there and you could see her, instead on photos….Should run for now…talk to you soon..Anna, david, Roxy, Chester,   and little Squirt….

Hi Michaela, I just wanted to drop you a quick email update on Rowdy, our chocolate male. Rowdy and I have been taking Canine Good Citizen classes here at a local kennel club and on Saturday we took the final test and he passed. He now has his AKC Canine Good Citizen title. I was very excited and he did everything perfectly. I have had many compliments on him and his personality along with several inquiries on where I got him. The instructors just loved him there and he was the youngest dog (at 5mos when we started) in all the classes they had.My daughter will be showing him in obedience this year at a couple of open shows and the county fair for her 4H project.Rowdy and I will also be working this spring with a local trainer on his bird work.I will keep you informed on his progress and send pictures soon.Thanks again for such a great guy, we just love him and he is a huge part of the family.Chris, Tom and JessWisconsin

Michaela….We made it to Derby just fine.     Lake and I took a few photos last night.   We are so thankful our paths crossed and are looking forward to the next chapter in the Crawford novel with this new puppy.   We think her name is Roxanne (Roxie) for short but I have caught myself calling her prissy.   Then again, I call all my girls that from time to time.   We had a lot of fun with her yesterday evening.   She is fascinated with the cat that has so far been tolerant.   She also spent some time at the pond checking out some geese. She whined some last night but nothing my lovely wife could not handleJ.   She has that motherly instinct that I’m missing.   She did spend the entire night in the crate with only 4 or 5 trips to the bathroom — good grief!   She was up at 5:30 and ready to play.   As you could image, the kids all loved her at first sight and I have to admit, it sure is nice to have a dog around the house again. We will talk to you soon. Lance
Hi Michaela –   It’s been a long time since I’ve sent photos —- sorry! I just checked your website and see that you are about out of available puppies! I’ll bet it’s been a busy couple of months for you.I just got back from being in California for over 2 weeks. Gary was here alone with Sam and Abby the first week then he joined me in California and the girls went to the kennel. I can’t believe how much they grew in 17 days. I haven’t weighed them recently but when they decide to try being lap dogs we can tell they are gaining. Abby is still almost as tall as Sam and both are as big as their friend, the yellow lab next door. Most of the time they are good girls but as you will see from the 5th pic, they can still find lots of trouble to get into —- like a mud puddle for Abby to dig in. They both love to play in the hose and will chase the water spray whenever I get the hose out. The wading pool has been out the last couple of days since the weather has been so nice. Maybe someday we’ll have a place with a pond or lake so they can swim whenever we want. Both love to play fetch the ball, stick, rock, whatever we throw. Of course when we throw 2 of something, they both go for the same one! Did Crawford’s decide on one or 2 pups? We are so glad we got two —- haven’t regretted it once. We’ve loved the videos you’ve been sending.That’s all the updates for now. Will try to get a better picture of the 2 girls together this weekend when Gary is here to help. How’s you father doing? Did you decide to go back to work as a paramedic or are you too busy with lots of puppies? Hope all is well with you and the family. Would still love to see you sometime if and when you are in Wichita and have time. I’d bring Sam and Abby so you could see for yourself just how wonderful they are —- largely due to Issy and Brick and the first 8 weeks they spent with you, John and Titan.Take care and keep in touch.Janet

  Dear Michaela,             Was looking thru pictures today and came across pictures when we picked out leo.   As you can see he looks very much like his daddy Buzz.Lowell is now 16 as of January 7th .   Leo   and him are still very much attached at the hip. Leo goes every where with Lowell.   He rides the 4 wheeler and also hunts with Lowell as well as works cows.   Leo plays very hard with Lowell and will also come in the house and be very gentle.   Just wanted to let you know we still love him and he is doing very well.   He has gotten to be a very big dog.       Jim, Lowell and Kim Elliott

Hi Michaela – Your new baby girl is so beautiful! You’re getting some great new dogs. Hope Gary and I get to see them someday.Sam and Abby were spayed last week —- laproscopic surgery and both are doing well. We were going to wait another month but Gary’s son is moving back to town with an unneutered big black lab and we wanted our babies to be protected and well healed by the time he got to town. Our vet was very comfortable with the timing. Both are growing quickly as you can see from the photos. We (the four of us) completed a 4 week puppy socialization class and have started a 6 week basic obedience class. The socialization class was funny —- Sam and Abby are both sooooooo social already they wanted to play with everyone, every dog, and every thing. Abby loved jumping through the tire and going through the tunnel. Sam did it basic she wants to please us but really didn’t seem to see the point.     We’re off to the park later this afternoon so they can run and play hard in the great autumn weather. I hope to find a place with a bunch of fall colored leaves to get some more photos. Hope all is well with you and your ever expanding family.

Take care.Janet

 Hi Michaela!!!

how are you?   we are doing fantastic!   i wanted to apologize for not answering your text message a while back.   i was not around and then i just plain forgot…sorry:)   things are so busy with work, school, and the wedding i forget how to return calls, texts, and emails.

Remi is doing great and is amazing us everyday.   we have been in contact with a few different training facilities for bird hunting.   They are all saying she has to be a year in order for us to send her.   We are not sure if this is how it is where you are.   The places around us also only offer the training in May, June, and July.   Not sure if this is weird or not.   I am sure there are places out there, but none near us.   We don’t want to drive too far or have to ship her anywhere (been there, done that).   Most of them offer a puppy training, but we have already done that.   Basically, Noah works with her as much as possible, but is not really that knowledgable on how to properly train her for the field.   He does what he can.   I have received all your emails about the other puppies and feel that we are   behind.   I guess we’ll get there, it may just take more time. I feel bad sometimes because she loves a good challenge and is really excited to learn anything new.

Anyway, she has been such a blessing to us and we can’t imagine a day without her.     She is getting more behaved everyday.   Actually, within the past week we have been allowing her to stay out of her crate when i go to school.   i am only there about 3 hours, but that is just enough time for her to get used to it.   She hasn’t destroyed anything while we’ve been gone…i probably just jinxed myself:)   I always try to look in the front door window before letting her know i am home to see what she is up to.   she is usually just laying around or looking out the back window.

She is such a lover, we can’t get over it.   She is constantly in our faces giving us kisses or just snuggling.   She does not like to lay around alone.   She has to be near us at all times, no matter what we are doing.   We love it and think it is so funny.   I really believe that she thinks she is just like us, human.   It is especially funny when we give her a treat.   She won’t eat her treat unless she is near us, she likes to show us what she has.

Now, she is on this new kick in bed…yes she still sleeps with us!   She likes to snuggle when she sleeps and gets as close to us as possible.   It is hilarious, because when i wake up…there she is in my face sleeping right next to me with her head on the pillow like a person.   Stupid as it may sound, that is the best way to wake up.

So we haven’t had her around very many children unleashed because we don’t really know alot of people with kids.   I started babysitting for a 3 year old this past weekend.   He comes to our house.   I was a little worried because she has been around kids, but only at family parties where there is so much going on that she isn’t just with them because she is too busy exploring everything else.   I have to say, she was wonderful with him.   My sister and i took the little boy and Remi to the apple orchard on Saturday.   Remi was laying in the car next to him trying to get as close as possible.   She was so gentle with him i couldn’t believe it.   When we came home they were playing outside and she did great.   she did jump a few times, but not hard.   It is like she knew she had to be gentle because he is just a kid.   They even shared a thing of french fries on the way home…remi loved that!   My sister took some pictures of us at the cider mill so she is SUPPOSED to send them to me tonight…we’ll see.   when she sends them i will send them to you right away.   I also have some other pics of her to send you.   I will send them all at the same time.

Remi now weighs 51lbs.   She is still very thin, just tall and muscular.   We have not had her fixed yet.   I am wondering when we should do it.   We were thinking of waiting until after her first heat. When do they normally go in heat?   We just want to be prepared for it.

i hope all is well with you and your family.   I will send the photos hopefully by tomorrow evening.

talk to you soon,
liz, noah, and remi

Sorry it took me a while to write you back. Here are some pic’s of Ruby. She is doing great and turning out to be very smart and beautiful. She weighs about 47 lbs now and retreives with ease and style. She is starting to point more consistently.   She is wonderful with our kids and we really enjoy having her as part of our family.   I will keep in touch as to how she is doing.

Sincerely,

Reed Tenney

Just wanted to give you an update on Astro: He is now 14 months old!   I can’t believe how time flies – it seems like just yesterday we were making arrangements with you to have him flown to PA.   Astro is absolutely the perfect dog – I can’t imagine life without him!   I took him to the vet last week for his yearly check-up and shots.   We were all taking bets on how much he’d weigh – he hasn’t been weighed since he was neutered in Feb.   Well he surprised all of us by weighing in at 91 lbs!   The vet feels that he is a perfect weight – not too heavy or too thin.   I think that he is very tall with a lot of muscle and this makes him weigh more than he appears to be.   He also has the cleanest ears they’ve ever seen.   I don’t have to ever clean his ears and they are always perfect.   With the guide dog we raised – I had to clean his ears at least twice a week and they were always very dirty.   He also had multiple ear infections.   I don’t know if it’s a genetic thing – but Astro has never had an ear infection and I’ve never had to clean his ears.           Any idea how much his siblings now weigh?   (Maybe you can forward this to Oscar’s owners) I need to send you some pictures of him “all grown-up”.   He is enjoying life with us in PA and brings us a lot of joy.   He is plenty busy – attending all of my kid’s baseball, soccer and middle school field hockey games.   He also loves riding with me in the car as I drive my kids to and from different activities.   He especially loves it when my kids have their friends sleep-over – he joins in on the party!     Lately, the joke has been that Astro gets more calls for play dates than my kids.   He has a black lab, a jug, a golden retriever and a golden doodle that all live within walking distance.   The owners will call to see if Astro is available to play with their dogs.         My daughter makes him homemade dog biscuits in shapes of bones and hearts.   They have to bake for a long time – 50 min.   He knows when she is making them, and sits patiently by the oven the whole time waiting for them to come out.     Just wanted to let you know how happy we are with Astro. Donna

Hi there, just thought I would send an update on little Penelope Rose (Penny). As you know I am a student at the Tom Rose School for Dog Trainers and I am plan to use Penny for some of my graduation requirements. The first hurdle was that we had to train a dog using purely positive training for the AKC Canine Good Citizen test. While this test is designed for the average pet dog with a good disposition to pass, teaching an 8 week old puppy from scratch proved to be a challenge. Penny is your typical Lab, easy going and compliant, but she is hard headed and full of energy. So trying to teach sits and down stays, heeling on a loose lead, and sitting still while being groomed was a big task. Again I could not use any training aides other than a flat collar and leash, and I was not allowed to give negative leash corrections either. After a week and a half of training she was tested yesterday, and passed her CGC with flying colors. This will hopefully be the first of many accomplishments for penny as a working dog, and I as a professional dog trainer. Up next is an AKC Novice, Open and Agility. She seems like a very sound dog and is doing well with the agitation work and is biting the tug nicely. So a Sch I title may be in her future, but we will see. I will keep you posted with her success and send some pictures once some technical glitches are resolved.
By for now, Adam
Michaela:

I was going to wait until we got some pictures off of the camera.     I’ll send those later but this is a close up of him with the phone camera while at the park with my daughter.
His name is Jake unless Nathan decides to change it to Duke and he’s doing great!   Slept all night from the time we brought him home.   Only did his business on the deck the first night as he was unfamiliar to his surroundings.   I’ve been getting up around 5:00 AM to walk him based on your feeding schedule and then Nathan takes him for a walk when he wakes up.   We then take him for a walk around 9:00 PM to wear him out for the evening.   The only wining/barking Jake’s done since he arrived home has been when we took him somewhere in the kennel.
This morning was our first morning strictly on the leash and only need coaxing to heal about 20% of the time.   Has basically stayed close without the leash but I’ve been working him into the leash gradually.     We’ll start the “sit” and “come” commands thing this weekend.   Not to worry he gets plenty of play time, I just like to get the obedience thing started right away to establish the rules.
He may a soccer bud dog, referring to the TV movies.   I took him to Nathan’s soccer practice at 7:30 last night and he played for quite some time with me trying to control the ball.   Told Nathan this would be a good training tool for him.   He can use finesse to keep the ball away from Jake.

Daughter is getting more and more accustom to him.   Likes to play with him as long as he maintains some distance but gets a little nervous when he approaches her and gets a little too close.

Regards

Steve Mahloch

Michaela,
Sorry I didn’t get to call you back this weekend.   Ziggy is doing well.   Eating, drinking, playing, sleeping, barking – all the puppy things.   Days are going very well.   A couple of accidents in the house, but most of the time we make it outside to in time.   Night times are pretty rough right now.   He’s no fan of the crate, and apparently he doesn’t think that we are fans of sleeping at night.   I attached a couple of pictures for you to see.   Did you get rid of all the brothers and sisters this weekend?

Nathan

She hates the crate.   But other than than she is a super pup.   No mistakes in the house.   Gets along great with the other dogs.   Dylan loves her!   She walked over and stuck her head in his dinner bowl tonight and he just moved over and let her eat.   She doesn’t seem to want to eat by herself so we are feeding her beside the others and she does better.   She is very photogenic!   I love taking pictures of non-black dogs.   Sending a couple of pics I took last night after we got home.   She helped me water flowers and had lots of fun in the water and then relaxed in the wet spot on the deck and pavers.   She is a great pup and we are enjoying her a lot. Thanks again….she will make you very proud……. Marcia

Hey Michaela,

Nelli has settled in beautifully. She loves Tucker and he has really taken to her. She has not had one accident in the house. I can’t believe she’s housebroken at 8 wks. old. She’s been sleeping in the bed with us. She sleeps all night. Tell Titan that his favorite pup is doing great! We couldn’t have asked for better. I thought I’d send you some pictures. I’ve been taking lots. She’s so darn adorable I can’t help myself.

Thanks so much for everything.

Jodi and the Gang

Michaela,Our family just wanted to thank you again for our little one…. We named her Canon…. So now we have our Kodak & Canon… she is so cute all her bad puppy habits and all LOL, Attached are some pics of her and her new Brother ..

..Hi – We made it home with one potty stop last night. For the first 30 minutes Sam stuck her nose up in the air and howled at the top of her lungs. Abby joined in for the chorus. When we got home, we left the door to the crate open with the blanket and toy that they had at your place inside while we played for an hour in the bedroom and they went in and out ad lib. When we finally shut the door, they cried for a little while but I think they were exhausted. Out at 2 and up at 5. Put them in the crate when I had to leave for 2 hours this morning and they were sleeping soundly when I got home.Bought a $7 plastic swimming pool for the yard. Lifted each of them into the pool one time and since then they’ve been in and out and in and out and in and out … Sam loves to lie down in the water and I’m sure Abby will start following her lead.   I’ll take pics tonight when Gary gets home. Also discovered that both love ice cubes. Both prefer to sleep on the tile or wood floors instead of the beds — Sam chooses to lie on a floor AC vent if one is available. A couple of neighbor kids (2 – 8 years old) came to play this afternoon and then they had a good nap.Abby discovered mirrors — barked and pawed at the “other dog”. Laid back Sam looked and then ignored it. What a difference in personalities.My home office is up 13 stairs (last 3 pics). Neither wanted to come up on their own this morning but Sam is already up and down by herself. Abby will go up about 3 and start to cry and she’ll go down 3 to the landing but not the rest of the way.Needless to say, we are in love with them. I’m sure there will be days when we wonder what the heck we were thinking by taking one, much less two, puppies but I am so glad to have dogs in the house with me again. Thank you, John and Titan (and Issy of course) did such a great job giving them a good start. No words can ever say how grateful we are.Good luck with your father. We’ll keep him in our thoughts and prayers.Janet and GaryHey Michaela,

We made it back from our evacuation. We ended up in a little small town called Iuka, MS. It was beautiful there. We rented a cabin for a week with my mom and dad. Nelli and Tuck both made the trip like troopers. Nelli was awesome. It took us over 10 hours with the stops and the traffic, but considering that some people sat in traffic for 5 hours to move 4 miles, we were lucky. We took a few back roads. We did not, by the grace of God, suffer much damage at all. We were very lucky and all of our levees here held up. With prayers and miracles we escaped Gustav’s wrath.

Nelli absolutely loved the cabin. There was a small marina there with a warf. Not only is Nelli swimming, but she’s retrieving in the water. I was almost tearing up. Our baby is growing up. I wish they could stay babies forever, but like our children, you blink and then they’re little adults. Nelli is part fish, I’m sure of it! I can’t get over how much Nelli and Ziggy look alike. They are twins for sure! She also weighed 23 lbs. at her vet visit right before we left for the hurricane. I took some pictures of her and Tuck at the cabin, but I can’t download them right now. I’m working from our laptop and it won’t recognize my camera. We still don’t have electricity yet here. I’m using a generator to write to you. I just wanted to let you know that everything went ok and how Nelli is doing. She’s on my back right now chewing the scrunchie out of my hair. LOL She’s so funny. She kept us laughing the whole week we were gone from here. Having the two of them was the silver lining to a giant rain cloud. Oh yeah….and they got EXTRA spoiled!

Thanks Micheala,

I’ll email you with the new pictures soon.

Jodi

Rowdy is doing great and really is growing fast, as soon as I can get my daughter to down load the pictures I will forward one to you.We go to puppy class together on Thursday nights at the local vet clinic, and I would have to say he is about the easiest puppy there. He is a little shy when it is play time, but he starting to come out of that.He is catching on fast to everything we show him and duck season started last weekend so when the other dog came home with her trophies he was able to pick one up and carry it to my husband. (which made him proud in front of the other guys)I do have to tell you that last weekend Rowdy and I went down to watch the girls softball game and a older gentleman told me that he was the nicest looking lab pup he had seen in a long time. I thought you would like to hear that, as I was really proud!!Thanks for the great pup and we are all loving him.Chris, Tom, Jess and Rowdy

Hi Michaela,So good to hear from you –as always!   Thanks for sending the picture along.   It is amazing how quickly the two years have gone by!!   Bogey is doing great.   He went hunting over Labor Day weekend and did well retrieving the birds.   We definitely need to send you some recent pictures.   He is 98 pounds and continues to get compliments everywhere we go.   His new trick is “hunting” for food from beneath our daughter’s, Adeline’s, highchair.   Adeline loves Bogey so much that he was her first word.   It comes out more like “Bo Bo” and he is the first thing she looks for in the morning.   People joke that Adeline could ride Bogey like a horse because of his size, but he is so gentle with her…which we think comes from all the TLC he got from Titan!!Hope all is well with you and your family.   Again, thank you for all that you do!Sincerely,The Mosleys