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10/13/08
Hi Grace –
Just wanted to let you know that Hudson passed his Pet Therapy Dog test!!! In addition to doing nursing home and hospital visits, we are also working on instituting the Tail Wagging Tutors program at our local library. Attached are some recent pictures of Hudson that I hope you’ll post on your website.
All the best, D from Dix Hills

08/04/08

Hi --- Attached is a picture of Chuckie with his AKC Canine Good Citizenship Certificate. He passed his test a few days before his 1st birthday (born July 4, 2007). He weighs approximately 90 lbs. Some of his favorite things to do are digging in the garden, especially if it's muddy, stealing our shoes and clothes, being a "lap" dog and sleeping with us.

He has also completed Beginner's Obedience Class and Advanced Obedience Class. The most difficult thing for him to do is "sit still for a friendly stranger". That was the only thing we thought would keep him from passing the Good Citizenship Test. He thinks he should always be the center of attention.

We love him to death...................

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6/04/08

Hi Grace,

Hope that you, Todd, and your family are doing well.

Belle turned 3 last week and we thought we would drop you a line and sent you a couple of very cute pictures (feel free to use them on you site if you wish).

Belle has finished all of her classes (therapy, canine good citizen, etc) and is now a "best behaved" girl....except for the occassion chasing and catching a squirrel or burying a bone in the yard.

As you can see she is well socialized and loves my grandaughter.

Can never thank you enough for putting us together...it's been a great partnership....we are together virtually 24/7.

All the best to you,

Geoff

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06/02/2008

We adopted a puppy from you in February 2007 and I have been meaning to send you a picture of our “Ellie” and to let you know that she is the absolute BEST dog, we Love her and cherish her! We have 2 kids 9 and 5 years old and they have so much fun with her especially playing ball! She is a ball nut and has at least 12 of them stashed around the house. Everyone that meets her remarks about what a great dog she is. I attached 2 pictures for you, the first is Ellie and PJ on the boat and the other is from Halloween.

We like camping and spend a lot of time outdoors and she gets so excited every time she sees the camping gear come out. We live in a lake community and Ellie has the best time on the boat! She has a wonderful disposition and is a very good guardian of the kids, wherever the kids are you will find Ellie.

Thank you so much for Ellie!
Mary Ann
Sparta, NJ

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2/1/08

Hi Grace!

I was just on your website (I check it out all the time to see cute puppies) and I noticed that Peaches and Chad have another litter coming up. I really wanted to let you know that Truman, from their June litter, is amazing. He's the best behaved dog I've ever encountered. I meet new dogs every day in my classes, and I am so thankful to have one who is so even tempered and sweet and CALM!!! Wow is he calm! It blows me away. At first I thought it was all goldens, but I have several clients with goldens who are really excitable and tough to train. Not Truman! He seems to learn things even before I teach them. My favorite is that when we eat he lays on his mat and puts his head between his paws - that's how we taught him to "beg" for food. Even over the holidays with kids running around and food everywhere, at just 5 months, he just hung out under the table and fell asleep waiting for scraps. He's really precious. He loves the cold too! We learned that early on because he would be so fussy trying to find a place to lay down at night. We thought maybe he was looking for cool spots so we started giving him an icepack to sleep with. He loves it! Even sleeps with it now in the winter! Every time we go to the dog park people are amazed. It's good for my business because they think I'm some sort of miracle trainer since he always comes when he's called! I know it's because of him though. You guys really know what you are doing. The only trouble he's ever given us was a little food guarding, but we used positive reward methods to train that right out of him, and now when I approach his food bowl he just hangs back and looks at me. He's really a treasure. I've attached some of our favorite pictures of him. He's so good with kids too! Adores children. One of the pics is of him with my sister-in-law and niece. He's so gentle! The pillow he's sleeping on in him puppy picture has an icepack inside it - he loved it! He's a little guy still, about 50lbs at almost 7 months, so I don't know how big he'll get.

Sorry to ramble, just wanted you to know that Peaches and Chad are a winning combination!

Beth

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Just wanted to send you a note about Max. We couldn't be more pleased with how well he is doing. He's
eating good and he has us very well trained already for his potty trips outside. We got him an x pen to put
on our patio with cedar chips and he's doing very well doing his business there. There has been very little
separation anxiety; he behaves like he's been here forever. The first night he proceeded to put his toys,
one by one, in his crate. We are really happy with how our dogs have received him; mostly our male Jinx.
I think they will become best buddies. It's great having an active happy puppy in the house again.

Hope you and your family have a Happy New Year!

Carol
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11/15/07
I see that Summer will have more brothers and sisters.
She has been such a good dog. She is loving, playful and very smart. She also is very well mannered!

Here is a photo from last May. She won a blue ribbon at the very first Rally event that she entered.
When Summer finished the Rally course, the judge simply said "Perfect".

Summer's most favorite past times are chasing sticks thrown in the lake (she is a very great swimmer) and chasing a tennis ball in the field. Heaven help the dog that is trying to go after the same ball. Summer will beat them to it every time!

Take Care,
-Janette
-see Summer's pics on the "all grown up" page
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11/11/07
Hi Grace,
Just thought we would drop you a note to tell you how we are doing.
Belle has been with me for just over 2 years....and great years they have been!
We have both been trained and are about to be certified as a KGC and Therapy Team.
Both of us (that would be Belle and I) couldn't be happier.
We are together almost 24/7 as I am now able to work from home....it's a blessing.
Belle is the best companion I have ever had and we can't thank you enough for putting us together.
As you can see....Belle is a happy hiker, beach gooer, swimmer, and pillow for my grandaughter.
Hope all is well with you and your family.
Happy holidays,
Geoff and Belle
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11/3/07
Just thought I would send you an up date on Chad who will turn 9 months this month...wow, how time flies, I remember waiting for his
arrival and already he has been with me nearly a year...well not till Feb. but he will be a year next month...He is growing into a fine young
dog with more energy than I can tell you..He learns fast and can win you over with a wink of his eye...I think once I can stop him from his
puppy bitting we will have it made..oh, I know he is just playing but he needs time out sometimes...He is funny I will tell him I am not a toy
and he will look at me a run and get a ball and the biting is all over with...but we love and his antics keep us all in laughter....here is picture
of our grown up puppy...not sure what color he is..sometimes he looks light and other times he looks deep honey colored...hope all is well
with you and your family...Maggie
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9/23/07

Just wanted to let you know how Libby (officially Liberty Star) is doing ... she's growing fast and is smart as a whip. She and Cody
are getting along fairly well, although he's still not quite sure what to make of her. We thought you might get a kick out of the enclosed
photo .. as you can see, she walks all over him :D

Thanks again!

Peggy & Keith
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9-3-07

Hi my name is Meghan R. My mom and dad surprised me with one of your puppies for Christmas this past year.
His mom and dad are Glory and Chad. He is really the best dog with the best personality. A day never goes by with out
him making all of us laugh. He is our little (well not so little any more) comedian. Well, I wanted to send you a picture
of our handsome boy all grown up. I hope you enjoy.

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2-18-07
Hi Grace and Todd,
I have your male puppy from Glory and Chad. He is doing great. He has the best personality.He has been
very easy to train (as long as there is food involved).He is loved very much. I just have a question for you.
Jack has tear stains on both of his eyes ( one more then the other). The vet is just telling me that this happens
in light colored dogs. When I see pictures of your dogs I don't see that. Do you use something for this?
I also wanted to know if you could send a picture of Chad and Glory. My daughter has a photo album she is
making of all stages of Jack's life. I still have the pictures that you sent when he is was with his brothers and
sisters. She would like to add his parents to the album.
Thank You,
Patti
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2-19-07
Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how Bailey is doing, she is growing EVERYDAY, it
seems like she has grown even more every morning, she has had all her vet visits and is currently up
to date with all her shots. She absolutely lights up our lives and she makes us laugh everyday. We
are amazed at how fast she has adjusted and fit right in. She knows her name and some other commands
such as , sit, stay, treat, (she gets lots of those) come, outside, and if you say leash, she grabs it from the
hook, we have taken a lot of time with her and it has paid off, she is sooo sweet and loving and she loves
the weekends when we take her on the trails, we usually let her off the leash as she never leaves our sides
and always comes when told.
She loves the snow, we took her out last week for a little bit during our snow storm and she had a blast, I
can't imagine life without her, here are some pictures of her waiting patiently for her dinner with our other
dog, Sadie, you can see how big she has gotten !!!!! Thanks again, hope all is well with you and your family.
Trish and Rich
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2-20-07

Hi Grace,

Just wanted to let you know how much we’re enjoying Java! He’s a wonderful pup – sweet, easy to train, and the right personality fit for our family. He also “smiles” so often, just like Sunshine in her picture. It’s adorable!

Thanks again for helping us find the right pup for us. Hope all is well and that you’re not too snowed in.

All the best,
Marci

Hi Grace and Todd,
Gracie is wonderful. We went to the vet today for shots, check up... She is 16 pounds and as happy
as can be. She is sleeping through the night and working very hard to be house broken! She is so
affectionate and so happy to welcome everyone to our home. She snuggles in bed with us every
night before bed. She plays with my sister's Labradoodle every day and they are such good friends.
We love her so much and she is very happy. I think she used to miss the cold because every time we
opened the refrigerator or freezer she would sit in front of it and refuse to move!
Thought you'd like to know how your little girl is doing.
Mary
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Grace,
Here is our Elly Rose at 1 year old! She just celebrated her 1st
birthday yesterday! She is from Crystal and Chase's litter. We love
her so much. We just can't believe she is already a year old. It
seems like just yesterday we got her. She is still extremely playful
and the sweetest little gal. She LOVES to be around everybody all the
time. Lately every time we leave the house she jumps up on the window
sill to say goodbye. She is a happy and healthy girl here in West
Hartford, CT. Thank you for our Elly.
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Brady is a wonderful addition to our family. We got him last year just before Christmas, Santa delivered him in his crate Christmas Eve while we were out with the kids.
I wanted to let you know that in our family we have four children. At the time we got Brady the oldest was 7 and the other three were 5, 3 and 10 months. I spoke with several breeders who said that a golden puppy should not be in the home with children
under 5 years old and I was somewhat discouraged and concerned by that. However, we spoke with you and knew that in our family there would not be an issue. We could not be happier with our decision. I only wish sometimes we had done this when
our oldest son was a baby. Our youngest, Keira, has no fear of Brady and is his best buddy along with the older three kids, Kyle, Hannah and Dylan. I was hesitant to get a puppy because of all the work on top of four young children but he is such a good
dog. He slept through the night the second night he was here. He potty trained well and although he likes to dig a lot and grab the kids toys, he is very well behaved inside the house and out. I am so attached to him, he’s like my fifth child!

I have attached some pictures of Brady with our family. Thank you so much for making our family complete.

Gerri
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I thought you would be interested in seeing a picture of our Champ, from Daisy and Chase. He has been a great addition to our family. He gives me the best greeting every time
I come home. He loves to play with all other dogs that he meets and is very friendly with everyone he meets. He has the greatest disposition. He is now 10 months old. He gets
lots of attention and enjoys it! My three kids and all their friends love him!
Thanks,
Mary
Armonk, NY

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Grace and Todd,
Hi from New Hampshire! As promised, attached please find some pictures of Bailey from Kaylie and Chase’s litter last May (2005). In viewing the newest
litter news this month on your website, I can’t help but be amazed at how Bailey seems to have inherited the best features of both his mom and dad. Thanks
so much for our new best friend-he is a joy, extremely smart, well behaved and always playful. We have lost a few sneakers this year, nothing major. It did teach
the girls a good lesson, pick up your stuff! Everyday has been a new adventure, whether it is jumping in the leaf piles, playing in the snow, running into the frog
pond, or our latest romp on the beach. He absolutely loves the water, bath time is a treat! Again thanks!
Stephanie, Todd, Bre-ann and Janine

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Grace and Todd-

Rob and I just wanted to send all of our thanks for our wonderful baby boy, O'ahu from Angel and Chad's spring litter. We love him so much. You both have made mine
and my Rob's first puppy and Golden experience unforgettable. It amazes me how great and sweet O'ahu is. He has the best temperment. People are so amazed at how
he doesn't jump, nip and bark constantly and isn't a maniac like some puppies can be. He is making having a puppy a piece of cake! He has the best temperment of any
dog I've ever known. He was completely crate trained when we got home. So far we've taught him how to sit, lay down and "gimme me some" which is giving his paw.
He even slept through his first night home. He now sleeps through the whole night. He comes everywhere with us and loves it! I've had so many people stop us to ask us
where we got him and that they want one just like him. :) Not to mention that he is the best looking pup. I'm attaching a few pictures from his first days home. Feel free to
post any of them. We couldn't be happier. We'll keep in touch and send some pics as he grows.

Thank you,
Rob and Annie from CT

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Hello Grace and family,

Our family adopted "Finnley" (meaning - "one with fair hair") late August of 2005. Finn is from the Chase and Rose litter and is absolutely the most amazing dog ever!
At a little over 8 months Finn is already a "BIG BOY!" He loves the family cat "Eddie" and is inseparable from his best friend, Kelsy, our 6 year old daughter. Finn, the
proud graduate of puppy kindergarten classes at only a few weeks of age, was the star of his class and is a quick study with everything thrown at him. His cutest trick
right now is "high-five." Finn wouldn't dream of missing even one of Kelsy's T-ball and soccer games, and the fan's completely adore him. He loves water and has a
favorite stuffed "duck" that he carries EVERYWHERE!We are interested in seeing and sharing photographs of Finnley's litter mates at this age and were wondering if
you could post this message and our e-mail address to your testimony page in case other owners were interested. Our e-mail address is: heatherleeanne@aol.com

Thank you for the opportunity to have the best dog in the world in our lives!! We have shared a few pictures of finnley "then and now" if you care to post to your
testimonial page.
Heather from NY

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Hello Grace and family,

Our family adopted "Finnley" (meaning - "one with fair hair") late August of 2005. Finn is from the Chase and Rose litter and is absolutely the most amazing dog ever!
At a little over 8 months Finn is already a "BIG BOY!" He loves the family cat "Eddie" and is inseparable from his best friend, Kelsy, our 6 year old daughter. Finn, the
proud graduate of puppy kindergarten classes at only a few weeks of age, was the star of his class and is a quick study with everything thrown at him. His cutest trick
right now is "high-five." Finn wouldn't dream of missing even one of Kelsy's T-ball and soccer games, and the fan's completely adore him. He loves water and has a
favorite stuffed "duck" that he carries EVERYWHERE!We are interested in seeing and sharing photographs of Finnley's litter mates at this age and were wondering if
you could post this message and our e-mail address to your testimony page in case other owners were interested. Our e-mail address is: heatherleeanne@aol.com

Thank you for the opportunity to have the best dog in the world in our lives!! We have shared a few pictures of finnley "then and now" if you care to post to your
testimonial page.
Heather from NY

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Hello Grace and family,

Our family adopted "Finnley" (meaning - "one with fair hair") late August of 2005. Finn is from the Chase and Rose litter and is absolutely the most amazing dog ever!
At a little over 8 months Finn is already a "BIG BOY!" He loves the family cat "Eddie" and is inseparable from his best friend, Kelsy, our 6 year old daughter. Finn, the
proud graduate of puppy kindergarten classes at only a few weeks of age, was the star of his class and is a quick study with everything thrown at him. His cutest trick
right now is "high-five." Finn wouldn't dream of missing even one of Kelsy's T-ball and soccer games, and the fan's completely adore him. He loves water and has a
favorite stuffed "duck" that he carries EVERYWHERE!We are interested in seeing and sharing photographs of Finnley's litter mates at this age and were wondering if
you could post this message and our e-mail address to your testimony page in case other owners were interested. Our e-mail address is: heatherleeanne@aol.com

Thank you for the opportunity to have the best dog in the world in our lives!! We have shared a few pictures of finnley "then and now" if you care to post to your
testimonial page.
Heather from NY

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Hello Grace,
About two years ago, my husband and I got the best dog ever from you! We are so happy to have found you and your wonderful dogs. I attached a picture of “Mickey.”
I hope you enjoy the picture of our very best friend.

Thank you so very much.
Sincerely, Angela
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Grace, We just wanted to send you some adorable pictures of Elly Rose Carpenter. These are some of my favorites out of more than 100 photos. We just picked her up from you on Saturday Jan. 7th,
she is from Crystal's litter. We absolutely ADORE her! She has been enjoying her new home in West Hartford, CT. She went for her first time to the beach today. She loved it! She loves playing in the snow
and with her toys (especially her tennis ball). She sleeps really well at night. She just warms our hearts. She is winning hearts everywhere she goes. She will fall asleep anywhere. She is our little angel.
We give her lots of kisses and hugs and she loves to snuggle. We will send more pictures. Thank you, The Carpenter Family
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Hi Grace and Todd,I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how wonderful the golden (Belle) that I adopted from you in September is.As you know my 2 elder Goldens (Maggie and Bailley) passed in 2005 and I didn’t know if I would ever be able to replace them.Well, I can tell you unequivocally that Belle has won that special place in my heart.From the moment I brought her home, I knew how special she is.She is extremely gentle, affectionate, has easily trained me and loves everyone she meets. I couldn’t be happier. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for her.Best regards,
Geoff

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Scarlett is doing great! She is growing daily, and is such a joy. She is the star of her puppy class- very smart and very good at obedience. She has started going to a playgroup on Saturday mornings, so she gets to run around with about 15 other dogs for a couple hours. Everywhere she goes people fall in love with her; she has the absolute sweetest disposition. When we upload some recent photos to the computer, I'll send a picture of her.

Shelley from CT

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Grace and Todd:

I just wanted to thank you again for our pup that we bought in October, 2004, from the Chase and Cinnamon litter. Her name is Cali and she is a beauty. Her red coat against the snow or on the beach just warms my heart! Her temperment is a delight! She is always ready for an adventure but loves to snuggle with you anytime she gets a chance. She has brought us such joy in a short period of time. I promise to send pictures soon.

Thanks again,
Cara from NJ

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Hi Gracie,

My husband and I bought a puppy (a copper color golden) from you at the beginning of November (Copper is 7 months tomorrow) and I just wanted to tell you how much we love her. She is the most amazing, well behaved, has the best temperment, you could ever want in a dog. She was fully house trained by 4 months and doesn't need to be crated while my husband and I are at work or at night anymore. Everywhere we take her people can't believe how well behaved she is for a puppy. She drove from CT to FL in Feb with us and slept the whole way. She loves to play and to be with children. We are extremely happy!! I'll send you a few pictures if you are interested in seeing her. She is 60 pounds and growing.

Sincerely,
Stacey and Brian from CT

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We got Finnegan from the litter born in Nov. of '02. It is hard to believe that our "pup" is almost two years old! Shortly after we got Finny home in January, my husband and I found out that I was pregnant. Finn was such a great puppy from the very beginning, but he was a bit of a scamp (you called him the party animal of his litter), and after almost nine months of our undivided attention, we weren't sure how he would handle having an infant around. Well boy, was I worried about nothing! Finn is so amazing with our son Eamon that I can't even begin to explain it. Eamon is almost ten months old now, and from the very beginning, Finn has done nothing but lick him and cuddle with him. When Eamon was still very new, but the baby and the pup would nap with me on the couch. As Eamon started spending more time on the floor, Finn was right there with him, watching, licking and I like to think protecting his little buddy. Now Eamon is starting to stand and walk, and Finn sits patiently while the baby manhandles and generally climbs all over him. He is very rough and tumble with my husband and me (through our choice, not from an out of control pup), but as soon as the baby crawls/toddles over, Finn stops what he's doing so he won't hurt the baby. My husband and I can't say enough about our pup. Like most goldens, although he is almost two, he is still more puppy than adult. He is so much fun and such a huge part of our family that I can't imagine our life without him. My husband and I are looking for a bigger place, and once we find one (and once the baby is a little bit older), we will definitely be coming back to you folks to find a playmate for our Finnegan. Thanks so much.
Mary, Ryan, Eamon and Finnegan from NJ
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Grace, We are writing to tell you how pleased we are with our now 6 month old golden from Chewy and Crystal's litter. His name is Kaiba and you may recall that we had a previous bad experience with a golden. This guy is the absolute best. He is excellent with our three children,
he is a best buddy to our 9 month old lab and an all around great dog. He is playful and energetic but not mischievous at all. He likes to think he is a lap dog ! Anyway, we love him and wanted to let you know how cherished he is. Thanks, Chris in Albany,N.Y.
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Dear Grace and Todd,
Charlotte is doing great. The whole car ride home she slept like an angel. She was tuckered out from all the excitement. Her first night went great. She got up once in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, but as soon as we came in she went back to her crate on her own and fell back to sleep. You can see in one of the pictures we got her an LLBean bed with her name monogramed on it. She's starting to learn her name and coming when she is called. My family can't thank you enough for how convienient you made everything and for a GREAT dog. We are so happy with her. Thanks again for everything
Mike
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Hello Grace,

My name is Brian. My wife and I purchased a Golden from you about 4 weeks ago. First let me commend you on your professionalism. You and Todd went way out of the way to make this as pleasurable experience as possible, and we definitely appreciated it. Its been a few weeks since we received our new "buddy" and he is such a joy! We named him Snoop and he is doing very well. We have enrolled him in obedience courses and its is just so amazing how well he is doing compared to the other dogs in his class.

I will send pictures soon, but for now, I just wanted to thank you again.

Sincerely,
Brian
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Hello,

We got a golden from you last year around this time, and she is the best!! I wanted to let you know that she is doing well, very healthy and a personality all her own. We named her Macy. We had such a good experience with you that we were just wondering about future litters. Thanks for your time and thanks again for a beautiful puppy.

Elizabeth

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hi guys, it's Brian just writing to tell you what a good boy jerry has been in his first week. he learned his name in a day, makes on the pads if we don't make it outside, and just seems to be an overall happy puppy. i couldn't be happier. my friends both rave about his behavior. just wanted to let you know we were fine and looking forward to a great life together! i'm very glad i chose him. hope all is well.

Brian from NY

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Grace,
Everything is going great with Maggie. She is sleeping through the night already. She has had no trouble eating! She is very frisky and loves to play with the kids. I am trying to get her used to a leash but so far I'm losing that battle. I think she is already getting used to her name. It's either that or she recognizes our voices. She is the cutest!!! Thank you so much for allowing her into our lives!
Karen

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hi I just wanted to let you know how beaches is doing- she is great. We have been clicker training she is so smart she is healing and she has the sit and the down I can't get over how easy she is. Believe me I can't say enough about how good she is.

Terry from Rhode Island

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Just wanted to let you know how Cody (from Crystal's litter) is doing. He's growing fast!!! He learns so fast and is a joy. I've attached a current picture.

Thanks again,
Peggy & Keith, N. Salem, NY