Dear Kristi and Chad,

I thought that you would like a picture of Cocoa on her 1st Birthday!  She is such a cutie and is so loved!  I really think my dad may dognap her!  I think he makes up reasons to come over and play with her.  She has been a great addition to our family.  She loves "her boys" and must be with them at all times if they are home.

Happy New Year!

Cocoa Blank & Family

Merry Christmas. Hope all is well at Riverbend. Sophie is doing great! I cannot tell you what joy she has brought our family. We all love her so much. (and so does anyone else that sees her) She is so loving and playful, and so very smart. We get so tickled at her all of the time because she is always so jolly.
I am so excited about the McDuffie's getting a puppy too! They are absolutely wonderful people and some of my dearest friends. They will provide a very loving home to their puppy and love her as much as we love Sophie. In fact, Sophie loves to go next door and play with their dog Biscuit. I went shopping today to get puppy supplies and we had the best time.
Please feel free to use me as a reference anytime.
Take care,
Sophie Clark Family

We thought you might like to see Cosmo a year later.
He's as healthy as can
be, extremely smart and really energetic.
We love him dearly.

Merry Christmas!


Cosmo Barsukiewicz Family

 

Thought you'd like to see a few from Holidays 2010. Except for the Santa watching photo, the 2010 photos above were taken at Grandpa and Grandma's/Christmas party. I'm still working on a good tree photo for our House 2010. He's too funny !!!  What a jokester- he loves teasing with me. I love all 88 lbs. of him !!! He finally stopped growing !!!  Very strong, very healthy, very playful (still !! all pup).

Jordash Verdow Family

Hope you are enjoying the Holidays. I forwarded this picture of Ginger fast a sleep after playing in our first snowfall from last night.
She has been a joy and settled in very well with the exception of our cats, but they will figure each other out shortly. She goes for her vet appointment tomorrow. Just wanted to let you know how great she is doing and how much we love her. It has been very busy around here for the holidays and everyone can't believe how settled in she is. She seems very smart and is a happy kid!
Will keep you updated.
Thanks
Ginger Newell Family

Hi Kristi,

I just want to wish you a happy holiday and let you know how much we are enjoying Clark.  I know you get lots of owners, but we bought Clark last July and almost returned him.  He was voted off the island several times, but you were so right to encourage us to hang in there.  He's the perfect dog.  We couldn't imagine our family without him.  He's so much fun.

Attached is a recent picture.  He's 7 months and 65 lbs (and still growing).  He absolutely LOVES the snow.:)

Clark Petee Family

Hello,

Sorry this is long overdue.

 

 

Just wanted to share a few cute pictures with you of Cooper.

 

 

He is a very active and extremely loving dog.

 

 

 

 

One picture is from the first snowfall- he loves to just run around and dig his nose into the snow!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope all is well.

 

 

Happy Holidays!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

The Guido's

Hello!

Almost two years ago, I adopted one of your mini-labradoodle puppies. She was born (I believe) on November 21, 2008.  

 She's a WONDERFUL pup- great temperment, lots of energy, and very loving.


 

Sophie O'Riordan Family

     Humphrey Bogart is Bogart’s sexy namesake! He is a product of Rosie and Louie and is truly a special boy. 

If he were human he would be an astronaut or, possibly, he would win the Noble Peace Prize. On weekends, he would be a standup comedian at the local comedy club.

     Bogart is my wife’s service dog. He also is a therapy dog, registered with Therapy Dogs Incorporated. Linda shares him at Beaumont Hospital, in Royal Oak, Michigan, and I take him to St. Alan Parish where he offers love to autistic and down syndrome children receiving religious education.  He also brings joy to seniors recuperating from disabilities and medical procedures at a local convalescent home.

     Best of all, Bogart loves children! Walking in the mall or at the grocery store, when he sees children, and they see him, it’s love at first sight! Bogart quiets a crying baby better than an English nanny by giving a big, sloppy lick with his big, pink tongue. Children love and cling to him, and the love is given right back in spades!

     There isn’t a dog in the neighborhood that Bogart doesn’t like. He started playing with Finn, a beautiful golden retriever, when Finn was only sixteen weeks old. Bogart would lie on the ground and let Finn jump all over him. Now Finn outweighs Bogart by fifteen pounds and stands at least an inch taller, and Bogart still lies on the ground and Lets Finn jump all over him. Punkin, a female boxer, is also a buddy who loves playing keep-away and chase in our backyard. His newest friend is Joey, a silky terrier, who hangs on

Bogart’s ears and loves to play chase as well. Linda calls his tearing around the yard the Doodle 500, and it is very funny to watch.

     Bogart loves the beach! Linda and I rent a cottage in Ludington, Michigan each year and take Bogart down to the beach of Lake Michigan, where I sling a tennis ball and he tears after it and brings it back.  Occasionally he will spot some geese or seagulls in the water and start to swim out after them. Digging up an old dead fish is a special treat too, much to the dismay of his over-protective mom. As hard as he works helping his mom and giving love to sick and healing humans, sometimes a dog just has to be a dog!

     Do you want to laugh? Turn a Labradoodle out into a snow bank. They absolutely love it! They roll in it, shove their nose into it, and take big bites out and tear around the yard.

     So, now you know a few things about Bogart. He works hard and plays hard too. He is 70 pounds of soft, sloppy love, and if that isn’t what you want in a dog, don’t get a Labradoodle!






A Special "Thank you" to Bogart and his family for sharing with us.   :-))
Chad and Kristi