Date 1/1/2008
Mary,
Received Hans as scheduled on friday. As an owner of several gsd's I must say that
over the last three days I am very impressed with this dog. Very intelligent, fearless
and obedient. Many people might not believe this but , in three days he is completely
paper trained. he utilizes a dog house. goes through the night quitely in a room we
provide for him off of our living room. this for about seven hours, except for the
first night.
He has "sit" and "down" commands down pat better than most adult dogs I know.
Also we have the hand bite thing stopped already. All at 8 weeks. Havent heard
him bark once in the four days we had him. Beautiful dog to top it off.
The only thing I can say up to now is, "awesome GSD".
Thanks,
Larry
Date 7/5/2007
Mary,
Sorry for the delay in emailing you. We've been traveling since the 3rd when
we picked up the puppy (and are still).
I must say that I will never again consider another German Shepherd without going
through you! It's as if you read my mind! He is PERFECT!!!!! It is so obvious as
well how much time you spent with him. He is so well-mannered. I just can't express
enough to you how very pleased I am.
Thanks again, Mary. I do hope to do business with you again some day. I will
email pictures to you as soon as we get settled back in Childress.
Talk to you soon!
Pamela
Date 10/4/2006 Re: Mandi's New Puppy
Mary,
I just wanted to let you know that she arrived safely. I couldn't be any more
pleased with her.....she is gorgeous!!!!and what a sweetheart..I couldn't believe
that she came in and within 10 minutes she stood by the back door,I took her out,
and she went....that's great!!!!I can see that you have done great things with
your animals.....Thank you so much for giving us such a great new family member. I
will send you pictures.
Thanx again,
Mandi
Date 7/22/2006
Hi Mary,
Viva is wonderful!! She's very cute, and, beautiful. She went to the vet yesterday
and got her second vaccines...also, she was micro-chipped, and, began her heart worm
prophylaxis. She was very tired last night, and, I don't think she felt too well after
the vet's visit. But, this morning she was very perky again.
She's doing very well with house breaking. Only one mistake so far, and, then, it was my
fault. I knew she was looking for a place to go, but, I had my hands full, and, couldn't
get to her in time. We're crate training her, so, it's working well. She's also becoming
friends with my cat....one who doesn't like dogs, but, they're adjusting well, too.
Thanks for choosing her for me....she's great, and, I believe she'll be great! I'll send
you some pictures soon. It's very hot here right now, and, she likes to lie over the air
conditioning vents when she comes inside...she also sticks very close to us. She's great!!!
Talk to you soon!
d.
Date 6/28/2006
Dear Mary,
We are so happy with this dog! He is doing well and only fussed one day. He has adjusted
incredibly well to our family and he is a welcomed , loved and important member of the
family. He has been to the beach already. He does excellent with the daycare kids and
even the parents love him. This dog seems to be very intelligent to the point of complete
surprise. We have the 50# bag of dog food for him from montana. He will have a full and
happy life with us and thank you so very much for the amount of work that you do to raise
these wonderful dogs.
Randy,Elia and Family
Date 6/18/2006
Hi Mary,
FYI..... the 5 ft x 3 ft mini-pen I have rigged up next to the bed works like
a dream. His crate is inside with the door fastened open and Brix looks to the
place as ultimate safe haven and home base. Never once has he soiled inside. I
put him there only for some of his naps and at night. If he has to potty he
let's me know and we go outside and take care of business. Invariably, when he
has been inside for a few hours and I take him out for exercise and play (or he
lets me know it is time), within seconds of his being set down on the grass he
is doing a pee.
Yesterday morning he successfully solved two tracking problems.... such fun to see
him run forward and back numerous times and then pick up the scent and head the right
direction. Also he went up and down the back porch stairs (8" risers) for the first time
and did it with considerable ease. Had him down at the spring and he navigated the 20
ft long 2 foot wide foot bridge with all the assurance in the world. So proud of him ! ! !
Dennis
Date 4/14/2006
Mary,
We hope you're doing great these days. We were just browsing around on your site to
see what's new and reminiscing about hunting for Jack four years back. It looks
like you have a great litter coming between Deja Vu and Math - congratulations!
Jack is doing great; he is the best companion we could have ever asked for. Here's a
picture of Jack w/ Shelly on a walk a few months back when we had some light snow in
downtown Portland.
Some time in the next few years we're going to want a little brother for Jack; when
we do we're going to come back to see you. You definitely have the magic touch for
choosing the right pairings for the best dogs. Thank you again for the best companion
we could have ever hoped for.
Ray & Shelly
Date 6/2/2005
Hi Mary,
Time just goes by so fast 1st met you summer 2000 ,came to your home had lost our old "dog".
At that time you had a litter but all were spoken for and I was lonely. Saw you again
in Nampa, ID at a show, we had purchased a Maxi grandson out of Adrian, OR.
Long story short , thru your web site and shows, have watched your "family mature"
you leave the competition in the dirt. Still have our Maximum , which for not being the most
social and protective dog has just logged his 7th coast trip and many motel stays.
We do not want to get caught looking for a pup again and not knowing where to turn.
We would like to stay in touch and watch your line progress with a pet in mind, not wanting to breed.
Shawn and David
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