Molly

Molly is doing great. She's full of energy and a bit stubborn at the moment, but I think it's because she's like a 'teenager' right now. She is doing better and better on the leash. We recently got her a retractable leash and I think she really likes it. For certain parts of our walk I let her run around in a field by our house, and so for the rest of the walk when we are actually in a neighborhood, she does really well and doesn't pull. She is still such a sweet girl and she loves to lie on our little sofa with us at night while we watch TV. Most of the time she is so good and she never gets into things she's not supposed to. Yesterday morning I woke up and saw that she had removed over half the stuffing in the bed that's in her crate. I thought she had chewed through it, but she actually figured out how to not only unzip the cover, but also unzip the pillow inside!! Then she rearranged the stuffing inside her crate to make it more comfortable I guess! I'm going to send you some more pictures. By the way, in one of the pictures she's eating a "pup-cone" that we got from the 3 Dog Bakery, she loves going there. Just wanted to make sure you knew we weren't feeding her an actual ice cream cone, ha-ha.
Everything you did with her before we got her has helped so so much- especially the crate training. We still crate her at night and when we aren't home, and she seems to really like her crate. A lot of times when we are home, she chooses to go in there to sleep rather than other places around the house. And I'm pretty sure she hasn't had a single accident since I last talked to you. She barks quite persistently when she has to go out!!

Thanks for everything!
Jenny

Leo (aka Jack)

10/24/08
Leo is doing great. We are constantly getting comments from people on how beautiful and well behaved he is. I can't thank you enough for all of the preliminary training that you did with him, but it definitely paid off. We go on several walks a day, and he does very well on a leash - although he stops in his tracks whenever he hears another dog barking. I think he is just scared, but it takes some coaxing to get him to keep going. As for the potty training, it has gone very well. He has had a couple of accidents in our garage, but nothing major, and both were probably my fault. He does great at staying in our yard, and he has a lot of fun playing with our 3 boys. He is great at fetching. I was amazed because the first day here, he would go get balls, bring them back and drop them consistently. Right now we are working on shaking hands and he is starting to get that as well. Once again, he is a wonderful dog and it has been a great first week. THANK YOU!!

Brian

Alan

Marley (aka Shirley)

Myrtle

She is a wonderful dog. Getting quite big now and yes she has not had any accidents and is sleeping without a crate as well. We are very pleased with Myrtle and yes that is still her name. The vet told us she is very healthy. We switched her dog food to a large puppy food as the vet says she needs to not grow too fast as she was on a high nutrition puppy food that was not specifically for the large breeds. She is doing alright on it but does not like the taste as well.

Donna

Allie (aka Allison)

2/3/09 "This is Allie a few weeks ago. She is a real sweetheart--even though she finds herself in mischief every once in a while. She will sit and shake hands and loves to go for rides in the car. Until recently the weather was not all that great and she didn't enjoy being cooped up in the house. Sunshine and exercise outside have made her a happy girl."

Laddie (aka Palmer)

Hannah

Hannah loves to play with the girls outside! She is the perfect play friend.

First time I took Hannah on a run with me in the snow! She is the perfect running partner! She stays right by my side the whole run :)

Where you go I will follow...

Hannah

I just love how gentle Hannah is with our children! There is a special sweet nature about her! She loves our girls and our girls love her!!!

Hannah

Hannah is an amazing part of our crazy family! We thank you so much Melissa for allowing us to bring Hannah into our home!

Hattie (aka Michelle)

Hattie is doing great. We love her so much. She is a very good dog. She loves Chloe, our yorkie. It is so funny to watch them wrestle and play. My son in law works for us and brings his border collie, Mandy here every day, and Hattie loves Mandy too. She is healthy and beautiful and very much a part of our family. She has been great with my grand daughter who is 14 months old. They have grown up together. She is gentle and likes to herd her away from the road. You bred a fabulous dog and we are grateful. I have enclosed a couple of pictures. Good to hear from you.
Kathie and family

Olivia