Hannah (Maria)

I just wanted to let you know what a delight Hannah is. She is so good and your obedience training was wonderful. I am enjoying having her and my border collie is so happy to have a puppy to romp and play with.

Thanks again for all you did.
Cindy

Sheilah and her puppies!

Sheilah had 7 puppies born 6-15-2009 @ 8 :00 am central time. 3 boys and 4 girls. Sheilah is a wonderful mommy! She is so attentive to her babies! We are so proud of her! Top picture is 'Daddy and Son'.

Alan at 1 year old. He is a good boy with lots of energy to burn at times. He gets along well with all other dogs he meets at parks and training classes. His chewing has decreased, except for grandma's hearing aide!!!! He seems to still be growing, and although there are days when he is quiet and layed back there are days when he is like CUJO!!!

Molly

Molly is doing really great; she is such a good girl! We haven't had any problems at all with her being in her crate, and she hardly ever has accidents. She does really well with other dogs and people. She is always so friendly, especially with kids. Anytime we are outside and she hears or sees a child she just stops and has to go see them! She is always more gentle and calm around them. She does pretty good with our cats two. One of them, Vinnie, still just does not like her! We think once she is older and calmer he will come around. Our other cat Copper likes her though. Molly tries to play with him but he is so lazy that he just plops on the floor next to her and she just steps on him. But usually he will let her lick his ears. I've attached a picture of the two of them. I also attached a picture of Jonathan when he was a little boy with one of his grandmother's collies that looks a lot like Molly!

Duchess

Duchess is doing great and is just a huge part of our family! She LOVES taking walks on the beach. She sits, paw shake and will lie down...on command. She is very good around children and so friendly. She loves getting a bath and she a Jachin are just best buddies!! They play all the time together. One day I went to Jachin's door and he had Duchess in a sleeping bag and said they were having a camp out!!! LOL Duchess loves riding in the Hummer and is SO good when we travel. The staff at the vet’s office loves her. The Manager actually was commenting on how you just don't see collies anymore and they are so beautiful. I had to tell him all about Hickory Creeks Collies and where Duchess came from. The Staff had to show her off to everyone in the office! She was a big hit!

Amy

Marley

Marley

Melissa,
I can tell she spent a lot of time in the house with you because she follows me around.
She's doing really well and very well behaved. We changed her name to Marley and she responded to it right away. We are enjoying her so much she is the best dog we have ever had. She and Riley are the best of friends, partners in crime actually. The have a great time playing together around our property. Her check up at the vet went very well, he was very impressed by her and also by the care you gave her. I haven't had to put her in her crate for weeks; she sleeps with Riley and never has an accident. The only thing we have to watch are our shoes, she sometimes comes walking out of our mud room with one in her mouth. Thanks for sending us such an amazing dog, we couldn't be happier!
Kim

Alan

Alan is 7 1/2 months now and is weighing in at 68 pounds. He is a very good boy. He loves his rawhides, but also likes to get into the brillo! He graduated with honors from his training class, sitting, heeling., lying down and making figure eight circles, although I'm sure Melissa had him doing this before we got him. We love him and he is a wonderful addition to our family!!!!

Laddie

Laddie (aka Palmer) was neutered Monday and all went well. He is such a sweet dog. He continues to amuse us daily. One of the funniest things he did was to growl and bark at his reflection in the window. He was so brave. We finished basic obedience and will try to get in to another class just so he can be around some other dogs. I can't thank you enough Melissa for house breaking him and teaching him some of the basic commands. I recommend you to everyone. Laddie is wonderful! Sharon Winga

Nella(Renee)

Nella is growing to be a beautiful dog. She just got spayed and is handling it pretty well. We have just watched the movie Lassie recently, and we have been making so many comments on how the two dogs look alike. Nella is also doing good with friends. She usually hangs out with the min. poodles next door. All the kids love her. We even taught her to sit, give me paw, lay down, come, heel, be quiet, and slow down. She even understands some of the commands in Polish. Keep up the good work with raising those wonderful puppies.

Thanks,

The Wasag Family

More Sheilah Pics! (Audrey)

Here are some more pictures of Sheilah taken yesterday and night! She's such a pretty girl!

Sheilah (Audrey)

Sheilah is growing up so beautifully and big! She is a typical 'teenager' right now, sometimes getting into mischief, and enjoys playing with her big brother Octoberie. When she has the opportunity, she also loves to chase Seven, our cat around the backyard! Sheilah's very smart, and understands so much already. Some of the things she understands and does are, sit, lay down, high five, lets go eat, go in your crate, go get tug of war, where's squeak?, wanta go outside?, lets go bye bye,wheres your leash?, get in the car, go get a drink of water, well go on, and come here. I love it when she just sits and watches me when I'm cleaning or doing whatever around the house. Its like shes learning what everything is, and is truely interested in what I am doing! That is just so cute!