Well Kristi, I think I have managed to spoil another oneJ.  She seems extremely well adjusted and happy in her new home.  She loves the living room sofa and buries herself in a blanket that I put on it.  She darts off to it whenever she gets the chance.  She is eating well and going into her crate without crying.  She sleeps all night.  Only had one problem on night 2, when she pooped in the crate, but otherwise, she is doing well.  Couple accidents in the house, but that is to be expected.  She is extremely sweet and loves to be held.  Of course, she has attached herself to me and she does not leave my side.  Thanks for making this possible for usJ

Love,

Laurie

Hi Kristi,

 

 

Enclosed is a picture of Lexi, but it may be too big for you to see.  Not sure how to shrink it... was taken with our son's camera.  She is now swimming with our labs, and easy, fun retrieving.  She has a great personality, and we continue to be very happy with her. 

 

On her last puppy visit to the vet they asked when we wanted to have her spayed.  We would like to wait as long as possible without her coming into heat.  Do you have any advice for us?  They said her family history might give us a good idea when to schedule it.

 

Hope all is well with you, and your furry family.

 

Take care,

JoAnne and Jeff Harrell

Hi!
We hope you are well!

We recently looked at the website and thought you may like a new photo of Mei Mei (dob 11.13.10).
She is doing well and is always happy, happy, happy!

-Pamela Vince and Millie

 

The girls thought tagger looked funny this am.  doing a "dead dog" impression or perhaps making a statement about how interested he was in our home school lesson!  NOT!!  poor tagger.  he just doesn't understand why we can't fetch 24/7. 

hope your monday is more exciting than ours!

mb

Well they are happy as two peas in a pod.  KoKo is amazing, calm, patient and a perfect match!  My dad founded a company named K. K. Tool, hence the KoKo and they are doing very well.
Had first trip to vet today to get rabies shot and will get a puppy shampoo and trim on Thursday.  Still challenged a little with a couple accidents a week but my dad is a bit too trusting...owner violation, not puppy problem. 
We cannot say enough about how well behaved KoKo is, no jumping and sits at my dad's feet most all the time, regardless of how many people are in the room. 

Thank you again for all of your help!

Paula Odell 

Hi Kristi and Chad, 

Having a hard time getting Remy to stand still to have his picture taken.

 

This one I took this morning after coming home from the Vet. I went in to weigh him. He weighed in at 32.4 lbs. He is teething heavily. Consistantly up to 4 cups a day.

 

Doing great in obedience school. Signed up for the intermediate obedience class, which starts later in the month. He told me to say hi to you both. When I get better pictures I will send them on for your gallery. 

David and Kim

 

                                Gauge, our sweet little boy
Hi Chad and Kristi,

Nate and I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know what a wonderful addition Gauge been been to our lives. It's hard to believe that he turned a year old at the beginning of July! He's such a loving, cuddly, bright, adventurous, independent, and even mischievous little guy. Gauge loves everyone--people and dogs alike. I regularly have children in our neighborhood ask to pet him when we're on our daily walk. He's very sweet and gentle with the kids in spite of his excitement at making new friends. One little girl has dubbed him a "labradoodle poodle"--close enough, right?

                        Gauge with our next door neighbors' dog, Harley, his best buddy.

                                Gauge visits Lake Michigan for the first time.

           Gauge loves Nate's parents' labradoodle, Goldie. They played all day on the farm.


We have found a great doggy daycare that he absolutely loves. He can't get out the door and into the car fast enough on the days I take him. Last time he went, the staff told me he played all day with two other labradoodles. We're planning to take him through the next level of obedience classes and later enroll him in an agility class. It's amazing how graceful and swift labradoodles are! Both Nate and I sing this breed's praises and yours as well. We're so grateful to have such a sweet little canine companion to love.

-Kirstin and Nate-

Gauge spent the day playing at Grandma and Grandpa's farm. He loved running around all day in the country.

Hi Chad and Kristi!

I have been meaning to do this for, well - over a month. :D But I finally found a nice chunk of time.

Banjo and I participated in our first county dog show - one of many more to come! The level that we were in didn't have many people. There were two of us human/doggy teams in rally, and just Banjo and I in showmanship. Banjo and I got first place in Rally and in Showmanship!! I didn't think that we would get first in rally, because the bright orange cones and all the people and dogs seemed to outdo the hotdogs I had for a lure. :) But we did! We won by 2 points! :D

I watched the video we took, and we actually looked pretty good! And of course, with Showmanship, we were kind of forced into first place. But for our first year, and especially for Banjo being 11 months old, I think we did excellent! I am so proud of my Banjo. :)

 I am still working on achieving the goal of certifying him as a therapy dog, but I have decided to wait another year to get some more of his puppiness out! I love the puppiness, but I don't know how everyone else would! :)

On August 9th, Banjo turned one! He now weighs 66 pounds. We celebrated Banjo style: Playing lots, and lots, and LOTS of fetch!! (Outside of course, because we can feel the wind in our fur. ;) Other than that, we didn't do anything special. But everyday I have with Banjo is special, and I think if he could talk, he would agree. :)

He hasn't had an accident in months, but still likes to get me up at 6:30! I think he's just a morning dog. Unfortunately for me, I am not a morning person. But it is nice having my own alarm clock so I don't oversleep. :)

Banjo never fails to make us laugh throughout the day with his klutzy, innocent, loving, and loyal spirit. The thing I look forward to the most upon arriving home is a big Banjo hug. They can brighten up any day! Thanks for a tremendous doodle!

Banjo send hugs and some slobbery kisses your way!

~ Katie and Banjo (and parents and Jack)

~the pictures~
1) My Blue Ribbon Boy Banjo!!! :-)
2) Banjo and the other doggy/master team in our rally class.
3) Banjo and I in the show-ring to receive our ribbon and trophy for rally!
4) Banjo after a game of soccer - definitely a favorite of his!
5) Banjo's one year photograph