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Hi Shannon. She's doing great . My husband named her Scout. I'm not sure if you recall - she was a birthday gift for him. We love her! She's getting bigger by the day and full of energy. My husband takes her to Puppy Kindergarten class. She will be getting "fixed" next month. The vet says she's very healthy.
Here's a picture I took of her about a month ago. It's one of my favorites.
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am writing to tell you first how much we LOVE Molly. She is the sweetest dog ever. I am sure all your families say that about their dogs, but I am certain we are the only ones telling you the truth! :o) Really though, she is a wonderful dog and we get compliments on her wherever we go. She is so calm and mild mannered that people often don't realize she's still a puppy! And I have to tell you she has brought about an amazing change in our dog Sydney. Before Molly came Syd would lay around in the back room and rarely socialize with us. Now she is everywhere Molly is, making sure she gets her share of the attention. Best of all, Molly got Sydney to be interested in playing again! That is something none of the other dogs in the family could do! Sydney actually initiates play with Molly. It's so fun to watch and it's so nice to see such an improvement in Sydney's life. I can't say enough great things about having Molly as part of our family. I am including a couple of photos of
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My baby and first doodle is 11 today. He is my heart- and I have never received a more precious gift in my life. What a blessing he is to me and to our community. I pray for his continued excellent health and for many more years to love him more and more. May he never suffer and always be my happy doodlebug
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Received Ubu into delta cargo ( albany ny) July 22nd ( as scheduled ), at a little over 8 weeks old. Fell in love immediately as she was looking out at me from a room away, as I wrapped up her paperwork. We have been together over a month now. She is super smart. Got an A+ at the groomers. Very loving and easy to get along with. If I had ten acres I would have 2 more! I live though in a small city, which she is adjusting to nicely. Easy to crate train. Learns commands very quickly. What else can I say? I just love her. Shannon you were also very nice and easy to communicate with. Thank you,
Louise
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Leonard (7mo3wk) has been a special pet. His IQ is very high as he is very obedient and gets along great with people and other dogs.
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Merry Christmas from the Marullo Family. We are celebrating our 10th Christmas with Ringo and our 2nd with Romeo this year. They are handsome, awesome, well behaved and LOVED! We sing your praises often Shannon
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Hi Shannon!
I just wanted to give you an update on Barley (10-6-11)! He is doing fantastic and has proven to be the most willing and loving boy! Barley loves to go for hikes in the Redwood trees, I can take him off leash and his recall is superb. We are working on "stay" and he is a natural! His daddy taught him how to play frisbee and he is so agile. I gave him his first trim up on his legs and chest, he looks great. Barley gets so many compliments on his "highlights", he is quite the stunning boy! Barley weighs around 60 pounds. He loves to play with other dogs and his favorite game is to run with his toy and let them try to catch him. Barley has been a blessing to our family, we love him! Thank you for bringing this special boy to life! July 2013
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We think Happy is THE best dog ever! I want 6 more just like him! :)
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Hello! Hope all is well! Just wanted to send you a couple pics of Milo & Clover(aka Dietrich & Sue Ellen)- We love them!! They're fantastic dogs and have been a welcome addition to our family! They seemed to know right away that they were siblings (even from different litters) and are always together. Milo is super smart and so easy to train. Clover has been more challenging but she is so sweet. People constantly stop us when we're out and ask about them. Thank you for them! June 2013
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AJ and I just wanted to wish you a happy 2013, and we wanted to send along an update on how he’s doing. He is 7 months old now, and 56 pounds! He is adorable of course (I’ve attached a few pics of him) and doing so well. I think he’s going to be a big boy… we’ll see where his adult weight lands.
I can’t thank you enough for him… I feel so blessed to own him, and didn’t think I’d be lucky enough to get such a wonderful pup twice in a row from you... but I should have known better. How could he not be as wonderful as Rudy, seeing as how he came from you? J
As I think you know, he comes to work with me daily. He lies on his bed quietly while I work, and customers in the store continuously compliment me on his good behavior. No one can believe he is just a puppy because he is so calm. He is also the happiest puppy in the world- he loves everyone and everything. He gets attention from all types of people and children and loves every minute of it. No one is ever disappointed when they ask if they can say hi to him. He wakes from a dead sleep to wag his tail, say hello, and charm them all. His favorite thing to do when people approach and he’s on his bed is to roll upside down, back legs spread, in that ‘submissive puppy’ posture and wait for a belly rub. It is funny. Or, if I’m in the middle of teaching class and I haven’t used him in a while to demo anything and he feels he’s lacking attention, I’ll look over and he’s upside down, legs in the air kicking every which way, being silly in the hopes of getting some attention – which of course he does! His personality is huge.
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He gets along so well with other dogs too – loves to play with other puppies his own age, but will play with adult dogs too. This pup is fearless. And tolerant as well. I can’t count how many times he’s been lying quietly on his bed chewing a bone, and either another dog will walk up and steal his bone, or a child will come over and pull the bone out of his mouth… and he tolerates it all very good naturedly. Never the slightest worry on my part that he’d even think of doing something in retaliation. He just says hi to whomever came by and waits for me to step in and retrieve his bone for him.
We got a little swimming in when he first arrived before the weather got too cold, and he loves the snow as well. He is very athletic and full of energy- I love to watch him run, leap, and enjoy his freedom when we’re out hiking or on an adventure.
I worked hard with him since I got him, and I’m proud of how obedient he is. Knows the usual- sit/down/stay/come/heel etc and even at such a young age, I trust him off leash when we hike or explore because he comes willingly and enthusiastically every time I call. So he gets to enjoy a rich life with the privilege of freedom because he truly earns it.
His coat is gorgeous- curly and hasn’t shed one hair. I keep him clipped fairly short so he’s low maintenance and the usual comment I hear is that he looks and feels like crushed velvet. He’s still growing and starting to develop a deeper chest and fill out a bit – but still has the gangly puppy legs. You can tell already how gorgeous he is going to be full grown. He has huge expressive eyes and a beautiful gait. He is my little buddy- wherever I am in the house, there he is by my feet.
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He is well behaved at the vet, at the groomer, and an angel when my parents dogsit for him from time to time. He is also smart – picks up new tricks in one training session. I’ll spend a few minutes trying to teach him something and then I give him a break… when I come back to it the next day, I always find, he then knows how to do it. Amazing!
We did a little agility before the winter, but we’ll have to revisit that in the spring. I’ll keep you posted as he continues to grow, but just wanted to let you know how he was doing. He has a good home here and we love him to pieces. Thank you again for such a wonderful companion!
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Merry Christmas from the Marullo Family. We are celebrating our 10th Christmas with Ringo and our 2nd with Romeo this year. They are handsome, awesome, well behaved and LOVED! We sing your praises often Shannon
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Hi Shannon just wanted to give you an update on Sherlock Holmes aka. Sherlock Talley. He is doing wonderful and having so much fun. Loving the outdoors. We have such a great time with him. Never thought we would love another dog so much, but we are all in love for sure! Hope you and all your older and new babies are doing great, oh and the birds. We are so thank full for such a healthy ,happy and great disposition dog. Thank you. Hard to believe he is almost four months old. Seems we have had him forever. Take care of all your group and keep doing what you do best. We have recommended your kennel to several people already. ~ 2012
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Hi Shannon, just wanted to contact you and let you know that our wonderful Labradoodle Ringo is now 7 years old and is still doing great. He is in very good shape, and recently had x-rays to show that there is absolutely no arthritis. He has always been the picture of health. He loves to play football, run with neighbor dogs and go to the park for his daily 2 mile "adventure". He is still working as a therapy dog, and is so very loved by so many people. He is requested often because he is so gentle and sweet, not to mention so well behaved. He can actually stand at the door of many hospital rooms and wave to the patients if they are too sick to pet him. I will never be able to express to you how wonderful he is. No matter where we go, he has many admirers and tons of compliments on how beautiful he is. Ringo is our magical boy, for whom we are all so very grateful. ~ Ringo's Mom 2012
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It has been almost seven months since we adopted our sweet girl, and I just wanted to give you an update. As you may have remembered, neither my husband nor I had ever owned a dog before, so we were a little scared about what we were getting into. All I know is that after having Kona (Evelyn) I don't understand why everyone in the world does not have a dog. She is the sweetest animal you could ask for. She has not only won our hearts, but the hearts of my parents, who prior to her would never dream of allowing a dog in the house. Now they try to steal her whenever possible. My mother in law is also not fond of dogs, but loves (LOVES) her. Our parents' friend is the Dean of the NC State Vet school, and he was incredibly impressed with Kona when at twelve weeks she already knew sit, stay, shake, speak, roll over, jump through a hoop, nose bump, and fetch. She has the best temperament that I have seen in a dog, she just loves everybody and still follows you from room to room, even at nine months old. We took her to the beach last week and she's in the process of learning how not to pull on the leash when there are five thousand people around AND catch a tennis ball in mid-air.
At any rate I wanted to give you an update. She is such a sweet, sweet girl. I'm pregnant and while part of me is nervous as to how she's going to react with a sibling, there's another part that isn't worried about her at all. Will have to let you know what happens.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We love our dog so much!
Karen & West ~2012
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She is fantastic, and has an enormous personality. She goes everywhere we go. The bank, the store. Restaurants. Everywhere. She is the most well-behaved dog you could imagine. Never uses a leash. Doesn't NEED one. She walks down the middle of Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg in the peak of tourist season and walks right between Michael and I without missing a beat. When she sees a squirrel, she chases it up a tree (her favorite pass-time) and comes right back to resume her position between us. She doesn't bother with other dogs passing by who act like nuts barking and tugging at their leashes. She walks along like a "people" because I believe she thinks that's what she is! LOL. I won't keep you anymore. Just wanted to give you an update and say she truly is an amazing dog. Hope all of Patrick's pups turn out half as wonderful as she has.
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Hi, Shannon,
Attached is a photo taken at a K9 Wine and Dine Benefit event held in Canada. Rudy is now 16 months old. You had named him Rudolph, of Jolie and O'Mally parents.
Rudy is an amazing dog -- calm, intelligent, loving, and extremely athletic (still retains his occasional puppy hop, but usually runs with fluid grace and incredible agility). He most often resides in Houston; though he spends his summers running with the dogs in Whistler, B.C.
Total strangers (of varying nationalities) stop and ask me often about Rudy (and his breeder). Thought I should let you know how much I have enjoyed him.
Thank you, Janice
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Long time since we've last communicated. It's Katie and we are the owners of little Niki.. I never sent you a picture of her that I promised a ways back .. She is the BEST, BEST dog ever. If you remember, I was concerned about my daughters and my asthma and allergies to dogs… well, we are doing fine with her… I'm telling you she is the center of our household. Thank you for breeding such loving pets!!! We receive so many compliments on her, I can't believe how soft her hair is too. She is so smart and gives so many kisses… I've given your name out so hopefully you received some business from it…
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Hey Shannon,
It's been a while, and Elle, who is now 2 is doing amazing. She is my daughter's (who will be 4 in April) very best friend. They're inseparable.
Anyway, the real reason for my email is to give you a heads up. One of my husband's business associates in Philadelphia, is interested in a Shepadoodle. Considering how much we brag about ours, I'm not surprised. My husband and I both grew up with many dogs, and we agree that our Elle is hands down the smartest we've ever encountered.
I emailed Gene your website this morning, and I expect you will be hearing from him soon! Thanks
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We got this guy from you all about 8-9 years ago. Best dog ever. Wondering when you might have more of these great guys up for adoption again? Everyone talks about what a great dog “Dash” is, he’s even been on national TV during a baseball game. Thanks all
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I hope the new year is off to a great start for you and all your pups! We finally got our first real snow this winter, and of course I had to take pictures of Rudy outside in it. (see attached - I snowblowed him a racetrack path around the house so he can really run). That, of course, got me reminiscing and looking through all our recent pics of Rudy, and I just had to share. You should start a Facebook page, so all your customers can share pics of their babies and the stories of how they entertain us and how grateful we are that we found you! Anyway, Rudy, of course, is doing wonderfully. The general consensus around here (no surprise)is that he is a good boy. I am working as a dog trainer now, and he accompanies me to work most days. Our days are filled with morning hikes and walks, visits to the dog park, training, and then when he's nice & tired..... we go to work at night - I teach class and he watches (i.e. sleeps) in his bed unless I need him to demo something. He has become my little shadow pup. I don't even need a leash on him anymore - he responds perfectly to my voice commands wherever we are, and trots behind me like a happy, little pony.
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He is just the cutest, most affectionate dog ever. He taught himself to 'talk' - whenever myself or my husband (or special friends/family he knows well) pet his face, he does an "oww oww oww" half howl noise that is just hysterical. The more the person laughs at him, the louder and more silly the howl talk becomes. He is also known to approach us when we're sitting on the couch and shove his nose under your arms and nuzzle on in, buried all the way up to his neck. He makes friends (human and canine) whenever we go, and the comments I hear most often are how happy and outgoing he is - he loves to walk up to people, sit politely, and make eye contact, waiting for attention. When the person can't resist petting him, he noses their hand or rubs his face on their legs in an attempt to reciprocate and show his good will. With other dogs, he is equally expressive. It seems he is forever in a play bow, and his signature move is to lift one big paw, snort a bit, and give the other dog a bop on the head to entice play.
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As much fun as he is, his obedience is impeccable and very impressive. I can't believe he's my dog and that we got this lucky! At work, he practically does my job for me (selling the training classes) - because once people see a 30 second demo of him, they are like "I want that dog/ want my dog to be just like him" ... I have even had several offers from people who wanted to buy him from me. And of course, I refused heartily. He is my pride and joy. Can you tell I'm a proud mama? :-) This past year we tried our hand at sheepherding, since he does have shepherd in him and he did awesome. The teacher couldn't believe how much impulse control he had - I was able to work him off leash right away, whereas a lot of the other beginner dogs would chase/lunge at the geese & sheep. But not Rudy. We also taught him to swim during the summer, and joined a group of folks that hike with their dogs. He has added so much to our lives, and we feel blessed and honored to own him. Thank you again!