Hi Mary:
Sorry for the long delay. Just wanted to let
you know that Sam is fantastic and getting bigger by the second!
He’s going in for neutering on the 27th,
poor thing! Vet says he’s one of the best retrievers he’s seen in a long
time, so kudos to you guys.
I was going to send some pics, but just
realized they are on my home computer.
Hope all is well.
Ian
Here are a few pics of Abby for you.
Everyone is spoiling her rotten. She has truly made our family complete.
She has really taken a liking to our son Brett and is not happy until he
sits on the floor so she can sleep on his lap. She sleeps in her bed on
the floor in our room, and when she wakes up in the middle of the night
to go pee, Laura cuddles her when she is done until she falls asleep
again. Thank you for the wonderful puppy!
The Walser's
Hi Mary,
Just thought I’d
give you an update on the little guy…he’s doing really well and
EVERYONE loves him. He’s very sociable and friendly, and is
steadily learning not to pee or poop inside (yesterday he actually
pawed at the door when he had to go out, but I’m not getting my
hopes up). As you can see from the photos, he likes to sleep in
uncomfortable positions, especially on my head. Hope the other
puppies are doing well!
Kate
Here are a few pictures of my bestfriend in the whole world Lola.
She has been nothing less then perfect since see came into my
familys life a little under a year ago. I hope you enjoy the
pictures and all is well with your family and all of your dogs.
The BLAKE family
Hi There
I guess it is Birthday time for the
litter from last year. I thought I would send you this one of
Tay 'the river' to see how she looks. She is a pleasure to have
and we are completely in love with this pup.
Thanks again for everything and
sorry it took so long to send a photo, I am hopeless at
attaching them and sending them, I usually make the folder too
big.
Terry Kennedy
Hi Mary
Just a quick note to et you know
Butterfly is doing great. I think she weighs about
22lbs now.
She loves to bark and it is
getting deeper every day. When the kids leave for school or
go out without her she sits at the door and howls. She is
starting to be a little lazier in the mornings. When we
first got her she would chase after the broom or vacuum, now
she seems to be scared of both. The first thing my
youngest daughter does when she gets up in the morning is
look for the dog. She has been completely house broken for
quite some time. The only chewing damage she has done are
my oldest daughters flip flops. She has already lost a
bunch of teeth. Her favourite toys still seem to be empty
bottles. We have this one ball that has velcro on it and it
drives her crazy when it get stuck on the carpet. She is a
lot of fun to have around. Whenever we have her out she
gets a ton of attention and loves every minute of it. We
even get people coming into our yard to see her. We will
send some more pictures soon.
Stacey
Hi Mary,
I finally figured out the camera/pc technology and then my pc
crashed. Between that and just being incredibly busy (including
puppy training) it has taken me awhile to write you. I received
Daffodil's papers in the mail, thank you. (She's officially a
real dog now). I have to pass on the many compliments to you
about her. One of the technician's at my vet's assumed you were
going to take her back for breeding purposes and an apparently
well known dog handler saw her at Pet Value and said she was one
really good looking basset. She also has a wonderful temperament
and she's quite intelligent. If I had the extra time I would ask
you if I could show her but I'm quite content just to have
a super pet.
Aside from how wonderful Daffy is, and she is wonderful, the
boys and I are enjoying her sooooooo much. She definitely has
that basset "mind of her own". She is also in that terrible two
stage. The rabbit, Mabel, is funny with her. Daffy tries to grab
Mabel to play and Mabel looks terrified but then teases Daffy
and comes looking for more.
One of these days I think I'd like to foster basset hounds, from
the basset rescue of Ontario. A lot of those bassets are
probably from puppy mills.
We saw Daffy's half sibling pix. on your site.
Take Care
Janet
Hey Mary,
Please put me on the wait list for this litter. Mesa is
amazing, I can't wait to get another!!!
This will be good timing as Mesa will be almost 2 yrs.
Please send me your address so I can send a deposit. How much is
it again?
I'll take some new pics of Mesa and send them to you soon.
She's become an incredibly beautiful dog.
Talk to you later,
Jodi
Bonjour Mary,
Well, it's been 2 weeks
yesterday since we brought Estelle home. I have to say it's
been so easy.
First, she stayed in her
crate throughout the trip back home on June 23rd. We
stopped only 3 times so she could do her business, eat,
drink and play. She had only one a small accident in her
crate.
The first night she slept
in her crate in our room from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the
next morning without making a sound. And, it's been like
that for the last 2 weeks. She goes to bed around 9:30 p.m.
and wakes around 5:30 p.m. And there were no accidents in
her crate overnight for over a week.
As for housebreaking her,
it's a breeze. Since last Monday, she didn't have any
accidents in the house. She seems to have already
associated the grass in our backyard with where she should
be doing her stuff. We bring her out after sleeping, eating
and rowdier play time. Since Thursday, she started
whining
at the door when she needs to go out.
Estelle made friends with
our other dog, Nikita who plays with her quite a bit. Nikita
was a little spooked the first week but this last week has
been great.
Estelle also loves one of
our cat who lets her bit her ear and push her around. When
the cat gets fed up, she just leaves.
There's still some bonding
to do with our second cat but it will come.
She eats about 2 cup a day.
Well, basset hounds not
easy to train, well, not from our experience of the last 2
weeks.
The only thing I have
observed is that she scratches a lot. I'll keep monitoring
this.
'll keep you posted.
Linda
Hi Mary. Sorry its been so long
since our last update. Butterfly is doing great! She is now
32lbs. We got her spayed a few days ago and she recovering
nicely. She is becoming more spoiled now that summer is here
because she rarely gets left alone. She wants to always be with
the kids even if she is just lying near them as they play or
watch a movie. She has trained my daughters to fetch the balls
they throw for her. She will sit and wait for them to go get the
ball if they throw it farther than she wants to move. We are
also sending you some recent pictures. Butterfly loves to play
outside with the soccer ball, the neighbours call it her
"barking ball". Let us know if you receive the pictures. Talk to
you soon! Stacey
Hi Mary,
I thought you might like to see some pictures of Carl from the
last few months. He’s a GREAT dog – loves people, other dogs,
playing (although he is scared of cats) – he even has a doggy
girlfriend (a Bernese
Mountain dog pup) who he will
actually share his food with! (He got neutered last week, so no
worries). We were all saying how we can’t imagine what we did
before he came along! Feel free to post any of the pictures on
your site if you like them.
Enjoy,
Kate
Hi Mary,
Not sure if you'd remember us, but
we adopted a golden puppy back in 1999, when our son was 2. He
wanted to call him Buzz, after Buzz Lightyear but we decided on
Jack! He is a healthy 8 year old dog now and is apart of our
family like one of the kids! He is the most gentle and loveable
dog in the world and is doing very well! I finally found your
website and decided that we should send you a picture of him!
We are interested in adopting another golden very soon, any
information you have on the new litter would be greatly
appreciated!
Thank you,
Jo-Ann and Jared
ps- I think Jack was one of Peg's
pups...not too sure though.
Hi Mary,
I got Lora Bay from you back in September. I have realized that I
made a great choice in a breed and the breeder. Lora has absolutely
the sweetest temperment (and it's just like you said it would
be...she always is looking for what she can do to please me) and
such a beautiful face and coat. We have been going to puppy
obedience and hope to eventually compete in some agility
tournaments. I hope all is going well with the rest of your pets, and I hope
to contact you in the future with some photos.
Thanks,
Maureen
HI MARY.
THESE ARE PICTURES OF MAC TAKEN THIS JUL 1ST WEEKEND AT OUR
COTTAGE. AS YOU CAN SEE HE IS GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS, AND HE IS
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. HE HAS SETTLED IN WITH NO PROBLEMS. I AM SO
GLAD THAT WE FOUND YOUR WEBSITE. HE IS A PLAYFUL, CHEEKY PUP AND WE
LOVE HIM.
HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU, WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. LYNN
Hi ya Mary!
Flash is settling in quite well
with us. He's quite the character. All our neighbours line up to
give him belly rubs. Zuzu adores him! They wrestle in the living
room all afternoon!
He's a great hunter! He's found
ALL of Jack's little cars throughout the house. He loves hugs
and sleeps in the sun.
Thanks Mary!
Hope all is well.
Jay and Sherilyn
Mary,
So this puppy is AMAZING!!
She is so good!!
She was great in the car,
no whimpering except a couple of times when she had to go to the
bathroom. First night was great, she slept 4.5hrs the first
run, and was good about quieting down when I put her in her crate.
Last night I put her down at 9pm and she slept until I got her up at
3:30am.....so we will see what tonight brings. :)
She is learning 'no' very
fast :) And has learned how to clue me in about going to the
bathroom outside. Only 2 accidents and they were both my fault
(not clueing in) :)
So far so good.....I will
keep you posted and send lots of pics!!
Jodi
Hi Mary,
Just wanted to give you an update on Tucker. He is 14 weeks old now and what a
great addition he is to our family. He is such beautiful puppy, we get so many
compliments on his looks. He is built like a brick house, healthy as a horse
and already and has the most wonderful personality. Our vet is very impressed
with Tucker's health and overall appearance.
I care for my very sick 74 year old mother and he is so gentle and protective of
her. The nurses who visit her can't believe how he sits quietly by her side and
watches their every move while they tend to her. It's really quite something to
see.
He is already smart as a whip and has learned lots of commands and tricks. My
husband is delighted when he comes home from work and Tucker is standing at the
door offering him one of his favorite toys as a gift.
The next step for Tucker is Puppy Kindergarten. His trainer has already met
Tucker and is quite impressed at how Tucker already responds to me. He will
start at the end of May and I can't wait to watch him progress.
I would like to thank you for breeding such a quality puppy. Anyone looking for
a fantastically bred dog should look you up.
Thanks Again
