Sandi,

Sorry it took so long to get back to you but it has been a crazy weedend. Mike made it back safely and excited. Grizzly has been wonderful and everyone loves him. Grizzly and mia (our little bishpoo) have become great friends and play tug of war with there sock which is way to cute to watch. Mike is so in love with grizzly I have to remind him he has three other kids (lots of laugh). We will keep you updated about grizzly. Thank you so much for everything and my daughter and niece said they would love to come back and they also informed me that it would be a great place for a field trip but we told them it is a little to far.

Thanks again and we hope to stay in contact.
Thanks
Heather

Testimonial Date: 4-22-2009

Sandi,

I wanted you to see how much Jake, our 12+ year old border collie, and Leona love each other. She is actually sleeping on top of him. She is such a sweet and genuine puppy. We love her sooooo much. Another picture, Lisa picked up a little sweater that will probably only fit Leona for a couple weeks.

Can't thank you enough,
Rob, Lisa, Bella, Lola and Gabe

Testimonial Date: 4-20-2009

Hey Sandi,

So Knox is doing much better. Yesterday I had him do a sit-stay for two minutes come to me, sit and lay down all with hand commands.(9 weeks old !!!) I did not say a word. It was very impressive. He is extremely smart. This was all after learning how to lay down in about five minutes right before that.

He has moved up to no leash status in the house and is doing great. He is starting to listen to the constant No! and has started to focus more on his toys. This morning was the first time he let me know he needed to go out by whining and running to the door. I let him out and he immediately went potty.

I have stopped giving treats when he refuses to walk on leash and have been just walking briskly with a little tug and saying "come on" and it has worked nicely. I think he knows now that when I go, he goes..no matter what. He played all day yesterday with my friends' 60 pound lab puppy. That is their second play date and they seem to be getting along nicely and hopefully that will be a consistent thing so he has a buddy in the neighborhood.

Anyways, thanks for all of your help and I will keep you updated. I am going to try and get some good pictures so when I do I will send them your way.
John

PS. I found out he really loves belly rubs and this has really helped with his training. I read that in order to have a good working relationship with your dog you must reward them with the correct motivators. His are Dog Biscuits and Belly Rubs!

Testimonial Date: 4-19-2009

UPDATE:

Sandi,

Hi, Hope you had a nice Easter and congratulations on your new arrivals...as usual...Beauties!!! Just thought I'd forward the pics I promised. Going camping at the beach this weekend. Here they let you take the dogs down to the beach. Should be a nice weekend...mid 70's and a new experience for my demure 75lb baby.

We start our intermediate classes on Monday. Can't let him go too long without school. He also may be featured in the brochure for the school...pretty cool, huh? When I get one I'll send it to you. We'll be in touch.

Now I see where Max gets his size!!! Between Seeder and Cutter WOW!! I guess we're not even half way there at 5 1/2 months. Thanks again for my second bestest friend (hubby #1). Oh, I meant to thank you also for the recommendation of the "American Bulldog " book (on your web site). I have read it cover to cover and picked up a lot of extremely helpful information. Time for Max's daily 2mi hoof.

Hope you have a really nice weekend.
Marni & Max

Testimonial Date: 4-18-2009

UPDATE:

Hey Sandi

Just wanted to give you an update on Roxy aka as Uptown from Seeder and Cutter. She is such a wonderful dog! She truly is a blessing. She (like all of your puppies) is very smart! She has learned sit, down, wait, paw (both paws) and many other commands. She has so much fun going for walks and has been wonderful with the new baby. She truly has such a distinct personality and is always getting into mischief!

She is also a very good watch dog! We let her out to go the bathroom at night and she walks all along the perimeter of the house, making sure everything is how it should be. THANK YOU! Hopefully someday we will be able to get her a playmate! :)

Hope all is well!
Michelle

Testimonial Date: 4-12-2009