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 The background is a lovely sunset in Byers, CO from our front porch!

 

 This is Adhonay's Hali another of our beautiful gentle older puppies.    She is 10 months old

 and went to her "forever" home today.    Her mom plans to train her in the Delta therapy program.

 We ran out of pink harness seat belts for the Princess so she had to wear blue! :(

 

 

 

 

 

 This is Adhonay's Sarah (Sassy) who retired this week

 after leaving a legacy of gorgeous boys and girls

 to carry on her bloodline and Momma Becca's,  and further the development of her breed,

 the fabulous Australian Labradoodle.

    Though we are missing her, she is in a wonderful loving home

 and loving being an "only child"!   We received the below email from

 Carolyn about Sassy's second day and it has been wonderful. 

 

Two good nights of sleep, but she made sure I caught on quickly she prefers the bed to a crate. First night she slept right next to me, last night she claimed her own spot.

She does follow me everywhere which must be tiring, I didn't realize how many times I go from one end of the house to the other. I put a big doggie pillow in front of the fireplace in our great room and the basket of toys by it. If I sit down to read she goes over and lays on the pillow without being told to. Sometimes gets all the toys out and puts them by her pillow.

She has marked  things and places with her scent by rubbing her face and mouth on them.  Just now she did it to the dirty laundry in piles in the utility. It is fun to watch.

 

Yesterday evening out back Ron emptied Logan's wading pool. He put all the little floating toys in a bucket. She watched. A bit later I'm watering my potted plants, Ron is grilling and I see her go by into the house with something in her mouth. Comes out goes to the bucket and back in house.    She was taking those rubber toys in to her basket!!!!!!  You can imagine how hard we laughed. But I got them all and told her they weren't  hers and put them up where she couldn't reach .  She is very aware of all going on around her, besides being smart and sneaky!!!

 

You were right about no fear of noise, even in a strange place.  Ron is in the garage building bookcases for Daughter Renee to go on each side of their fireplace.  The saw and air nailer are loud enough to her in the house.  She doesn't act like any anything to be concerned about.  She has thought the hummingbirds whizzing thru the yard and making a noise is worth watching!  And the quail making lots of noise when we went out to potty this am did stop her long enough to look around and see what that was.

 

She comes to me ===and sometimes Ron a few times a day and gives us her trademark hug, that is so precious, defines her personality completely.

So 48 hours into being in our home and I can say she is doing amazingly well.    Love her and I give her kisses all the time.               Carolyn

 

 

 

 

 

  This is Adhonay's RILEY, who was adopted before she was born thru the process of placing a deposit and choosing

 a puppy from the litter at 5 weeks of age.

 Riley is out of Emmie and Noah's litter born 12/14/09 and she was the tiny girl in that litter

 


 
 Here's a quote for your website:
 Dealing with Sherri and Roger Halvorson has been a complete blessing. Their attention to detail, their knowledge of 

 Labradoodles,  and their uncanny ability to match the right puppy with their forever home is on target.  Living in NYC and adopting a puppy from CO couldn't have been better -- everything went smoothly.  It is clear that they love their dogs!

As for Riley; well, she's perfect.  Not big at all, just about 11 or 12 pounds and 14 inches at her shoulder -- and so sweet and loving and adorable and all-in-all just wonderful.  I couldn't have wished for a better dog.


 
Just another happy Adhonay's Labradoole parent.

Patty

NYC

 

 

 

 

  This is Adhonay's RIVER, now Bailey, who was adopted as an "older puppy" of  4.5 months with her new mom.

 Bailey is out of Hannah and Joey's 3/15/10 litter 

 

 

 

 

  This is Adhonay's CINNAMON who was adopted as an "older puppy" of  5 months with her beautiful new family.

The below email is in reply to my followup approximately 6 weeks later.   

Cinnamon is a very smooth coated miniature size girl out of our Cleopatra and Davey :

 

HI Sherri
Thanks for emailing, I kept meaning to write you...
 
Things are going very well with Cinnamon.  We are still working with her to help her not run away from people, especially the kids, as she still seems scared at times.   Much to the kids gigglish delight, she enjoys playing with them and occasionally cuddling with them.  I am sure she will become more cuddly (with the kids) as time goes on.  
We have her enrolled in training class and she is doing great.  She is sitting, laying down, staying and walking well on leash.  She loves her class and plays great with the other dogs.  
She is sleeping great and going potty outside all the time.  We had her spayed last week and she is fully recovered.  She loves laying in the sun by the back door and hanging out with me when I cook (so she can get the tidbits that fall on the floor!)   We also take her to the local coffee shop where they love dogs and everyone gives her lots of attention.  I think she is happy and we are enjoying her very much.
I will try and send off some pics to you soon.
Thanks so much for your help and for the sweet puppy!
Best,
Angela

 

 

 

 

 

  This is Adhonay's Porsche out of Sassy and Abe/Solomon's current litter

 

Dear Sherri and Roger, Just a short update to let you know how much fun we are having with our little girl, Porsche. She is adorable and as smart as can be at 8 weeks. She nearly has us completely trained! She passed her puppy wellness physical with flying colors. She will sit, stay, come, wait, go down, shake and heel (the first steps anyway) - for a treat, of course. She is not as good with- off (get down) and no teeth. But we continue to work with her on those. She loved her grassy yard immediately and loves her kiddie swimming pool. It is too funny to watch her run round around in the water. Thanks again for starting her out right. She had no problems with the fireworks and quickly adjusts to strange situations. Thanks also for those chewy strips, she loves them and they are the perfect diversion for no teeth. She also goes nuts over visitors and everyone thinks she is adorable.

Blessings, Nancy, Joe and Porsche

 

 

 

  This is Adhonay's Tabitha out of Ariel and Solomon with her new family

 

Sherri:

I am not sure if my daughter or I met this lady, but Tabitha is a big hit in the Vail Valley.   I do not want a referral, just if you can give your lovely puppies a new home that is great!!!

 

We are so happy with Tabitha & she is a wonderful puppy & has taken so well to our other dogs- that in it's self is beyond belief.

 

We are having our wellness check tomorrow with the rabies shot. I will keep you updated, but we will referral you to as many people as we can & don't expect anything in return.

 

Thank you,

 

Paige & family

Edwards, CO

 

 

  This is Adhonay's Colter out of Momma Abi and Davey with his new family

 slightly less than a month after his adoption.

    Colter was one of our "Older Puppies" and was adopted

June 15th when he was 10 1/2 months old.

 

Here is a picture of Colter running while we are fishing in Utah.  He is doing really well.  Take Care, Cindie
 

 

 

 

 

 This is Adhonay's IZZO out of Joey and Hannah's current litter

 

 

Sherri/Roger-

 
here is a picture of Izzo in his playpen in our apartment from yesterday.  We got him groomed at Waldorf Pet spa on Saturday and Crystal gave him an American bandana!  

 
he is growing like crazy and has been such a good puppy.  We're teaching him to sit, stay and shake!

 
Talk to you later.

 
Chris and Cindy

 

 

 

This is Adhonay's Hazel out of Hannah and Moose

Hi Sherri,

 

How are you? 

 

Just wanted to give you an update on Hazel (‘fuzz ball’  is just one of her nicknames.  That one is from Doug… I call her babycakes.) 

We are all still in heaven with this dog… and so in love with her.   She had just gotten a bath in the picture I have attached.  She is now 8 months old. 

 

She chews, but only her toys.  She loves to play and if you are ignoring her, you will find a ball or toy dropped in your lap continuously until you engage her.

We went through out first dog class and she did great.  She has learned many tricks.  Her favorite is touchdown that my son taught her.   We are going back to dog training next month… and my ultimate wish would be to do agility training with her.   She is a quick learner – very easy to train. 

She is still a little shy around strangers and take her everywhere to try to help socialize her.  She has been to a bike race, the farmers market, loves to walk, and ride in the car.   

Her very favorite thing to do is when we find an open park and throw the Frisbee as far as we can… she will run her little heart out for about 45 min.  Then she starts to slow down.     She did not get to go to the park for a while because we spend about one month in cones and stitches, she cut her foot and was spayed.   We are so happy to be done with the wrapped paws and cones to keep her from licking out the stitches.   She is doing great now and all healed up.  

 

There are not enough words to describe what a wonderful breed this is.  She is really smart.  I can tell her to go get her ball and she does.   She loves to greet everyone at the door when we get home at the end of the day.   She is a delightful creature.   

 

I just wanted to send you a new picture of our little baby… and let you know that we could not be happier!!

Thanks,

Pam  

 

 

 

This is Adhonay's Lola

from Star and Solomon's past litter:

She's doing great!!!!! Having fun in the backyard.

Thanks again,

Tracy and family

 

 

 

This is Adhonay's Ginger Rogers out of Emmie and Noah

Ginger Rogers is far more than we could have hoped, and unless you own a well bred Australian Labradoodle, how would you know what to expect. She is so smart.  And willing. Simba (a Coton De Tulear rare breed) is smart but manipulative...but it took years to teach him much of what she already knows, in just two weeks today. She is also training him well. Yesterday she decided she is going to take him for walks. In order to have my hands free to work with her on walks, he is on a leash wrapped around my waste, that is elastic. She has decided that if she grabs the leash between me and him, she can make him walk where she wants him to, or she can stop him from walking, by sitting still. She is truly amazing. The dog park group finds her very well behaved, in retrospect to the Standard 8 month old Labradoodle, breed by someone in Oregon.  He's a hooligan, very wild, while she is so calm. The calm is the thing that amazes most people about her. A calm puppy is almost an oxymoron. Did Ariele have her puppies yet?

 

 

 

 

 This is Princess Chinook

 

 

Hello Sherri and Roger,
 
Chinook is settling in nicely.  She met our long time vet yesterday morning and they all loved her and had great things to say about her.  Everyone went on and on about her unique coloring.  Our vet I have know since I was 19 years old. I worked with her at Mile High Greyhound Park, we love her.  And of course they fell in love with our Chinook.
 
Chinook is very inquisitive.  She has become very attached to me.  It only took her about an hour and a half to learn the stairs and she was off.   Her reflection in the mirror get her quite rawled up, which gave us all a good laugh.  Her appetite was not the best the first day and a half but is now back in full force.  I will send you back you meds in the next week once I'm certain we are in the clear.
 
We have only had one accident and I'm sure it was my fault.  She was trying to get my attention and I just was not listening to her signals.  She is very good.  Peyton has been working with her and trying to teach her to retrieve the ball, daily. We broke her into my family early, each Sunday my family gets together for dinner. Well we thought that there is no better time than Easter Sunday.  We took her over to Mom's, there was 22 people over there, we had Easter Egg hunts and Confetti Egg fights, she blended right in. 
 
Please accept my apologies for not sending this to you sooner.  I have just been enjoying her too much.  After my Hennesse past away, I thought I would never love another puppy again, but little Chinook has stolen my heart all too quickly, She really helped me in heal an empty space that I have had for so long.
 
I will be in contact and please feel free to contact me as well.
 
Deniece

 

 

 

 

This is our beautiful Dante now 3 years old, brother to our lovely Sassy out of Becca and Moose's first litter together:

 

 

 

 

 

Hi,
 
So great to hear from you. We can hardly believe that Dante celebrated his third birthday last month. I've enclosed a couple of snapshots from Christmas. As you can tell by the photos Dante is very much a member of the family (even has his own stocking!) He still drags a blanket everywhere he goes (you can see a couple of them in the photos) and will often still nurse on them. I am happy to say that we have never had to kennel him - the extended family loves him as much as we do and we never have a shortage of relatives willing to watch him if we all have to leave town and he can't come with us.
 
He's a bit scruffy looking in the photos - he's always combed out and bathed but I trim him on the back deck and the weather just hasn't been that great. I must be doing an okay job when I groom him - my vet even asked what groomer we used she thought he looked so great.
 
He is such a smart dog and catches on to things so quickly. Although, he is as bad if not worse than the kids when it comes to leaving his toys all over the house! He's proved himself quite handy at grabbing foul balls for us when Alex started playing t-ball in the spring and is still the fastest dog at our dog park. He looks forward to going out and playing in the snow as much as the kids.
 
My brother-in-law rescued a small poodle cross from the humane society this year. They have spent so much money in vet bills and have training issues that seem almost insurmountable. It just reaffirmed my belief that finding a quality dog from a caring breeder was the best decision we ever made.
 
The kids are doing okay. Riley, 9,  continues to excel in everything she does from school to soccer to guitar. She spent most of last summer on crutches with a broken ankle but has healed well. Alex, 6,  is do well considering we seem to get a hold of one health problem just to have another one pop up. We are likely going to spend spring break in Chicago to see a specialist to help treat the latest rare autoimmune disorder that has cropped up. Troy is working way too many hours but with the economy we are just thankful he is employed.
 
Great to hear from you and glad you are still producing these wonderful dogs!
 
Heather and family
 

 

THIS IS RUSSO OUT OF BECCA/MOOSE 1/24/09

Hi Sherri & Roger, 

 
I was thinking of you all recently.  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 
Mr.Russo is the best boy in the world.  He has really started to mellow, and just loves to be with us.  He is happiest when he is touching one of us. He is gentle and sweet, still very smart, and very elegant & beautiful- of course!  He is over 50 pounds now, and is probably about Becca's size, if not a little taller.  We recently had him shaved down to about an inch, because his puppy coat was matting over the top of his adult coat that's been coming in underneath.  He feels like plush, crushed velvet and the kids actually prefer him this way.  His fur is growing in a little, and I am sure he'll be fluffy again in no time.  Pete has decided he loves Russo the most in the world...with me coming in a close second.  Lita lets Russo lick her face like crazy, while she just giggles away, loving every minute of it.  Lita has also lost her fear of other dogs, and now will go and pet friends dogs, that she used to be afraid if.  All in all, Russo is wonderful, and we could not imagine life without him.

 

 

 

 

Below is a picture of Joe Markham, President/CEO of Kong Industries.  

Pat and Joe's daughter and her family adopted our first born puppy

 to Adhonay's Labradoodles, Rosie a standard blue F1B,

and we feel blessed they chose us for their next puppy, Tuki! 

 

Dear Sherri and Roger,

 

Pat and I wanted to give you an up-date on Tuki and a few new pictures.   I'm certain you will agree she is absolutely adorable. Everyone comments on her cuteness and playful spirit.  She has a great disposition, is a very quick learner and has boundless energy.  Already she has become a fetching machine and is enjoying being part of the Kong family.  Some of her puppy Kong favorites are the Tiger Kong Braidz, Air Dog Jack and the Wubbas.  She sleeps with a large Snugga Wubba. You could say she is quite “The Lucky Dog” to have so many fun toys.

 

It has been almost two years since we lost our sixteen year old Trixie. Grieving the loss, we began enjoying our grand “Doodle” dogs, Rosie and Shiloh.  Over the last 35 years we have adopted all of our dogs except one. However,  after much thought and deliberation we decided  we wanted to raise a labradoodle puppy.   This is when we contacted you at Adhonay Labradoodles. We sincerely appreciate how much time you took helping us the learn about labradoodles and your advice in the process of choosing  our medium chocolate girl, Tuki.

 

We are quickly remembering how much is involved in raising a puppy, but we don’t regret our decision for a second. Tuki has brought new  joy and fun to our family.  We love her to pieces. Thanks again for everything.

 

Many blessing to you,

 

Joe  Markham

Founder /Co-Owner

Kong Company

 

 

 

 

 

This is little Dakota who went to the East coast

 and sails on a boat with her family and loves to swim.

Dakota is an Abi/Moose puppy and we currently have 3 available

like Dakota from Abi/Moose litter

just turned 8 weeks old and ready to go!

Her family sent these pics of her

celebrating her 2 year old birthday!

 

Hi Sherri and Roger,

Dakota turns 2 today. But you already knew that.

I'm out the door right now or I'd write more because I haven't been in touch.

We love love love our girl.

She's so lovey.

First photo, "blowing" out the candles
Second photo, eating the cak (p-butter and cream cheese frosting from Polka Dog bakery)

Lauri

 

 

This is Gordy who was Beige lace puppy from Becca/Moose's

lucky 13 litter of 1-07-08.   He was adopted at 4.5 months of age:

Gordy in the snow:

Gordy with his young masters:

Hello,

We have been meaning to email you pictures for a long time. Gordy is a wonderful, wonderful dog. He is loving, sweet, fun and funny. We love him very much! Attached you will find some pictures. As you can see he LOVES the snow. We just returned for a trip to the mountains and he had a ball!! We love all of our boys very much!

We hope this finds you well.

Take care,

Suzanne, Ryan, Eli, Tyler and Gordy

 

 

 

These are Jackson (white puppy) and Gatsby (apricot puppy)

Out of Becca and Moose's litter

and their family members.  

They went home Saturday, March 21st

  Love those smiles!!!!

Jackson in the Snow!

Gatsby in the Snow!

 

Another great pic of Jackson!

 what a cutie pie!

 

 

Sherri & Roger:
 
Hope this finds you well.  Michael, Shawna and I have been thoroughly enjoying our new puppies, Gatsby and Jackson.  I have attached a few pictures we took this morning of them and as you can see they are so much fun to have around.  We cannot thank you enough for all the extra care you take of the puppies before they go home and all the tips in caring for the puppies you have given us.  The first night home it was just amazing how the yawning technique worked to put both Jackson and Gatsby right to sleep.  They have adjusted very quickly to their crates (a/k/a Mountain House) which we credit to the time you spent with them the night before we picked them up, acclimating them to sleeping in individuals crates.  At such a young age they actually just walk into their crates on their own accord and curl up for a little nap.   We can't thank you enough for all the special love and attention you give each and every puppy before they leave the nest.
 
We'll send more pictures soon!!!
 
Michael, Shawna and Kelli 

 

 

 

 

This is Russo out of Becca and Moose's litter born 1/24/09

who went home today, 3/22/09, and Meri emailed the following:

Hi,

 
Russo had a sleep filled drive home with his head on Lita's lap.  Too sweet.  I think they were both in their glory.
We came home, and he peed in his "spot" immediately.   He had some lunch, peed again, and played with the kids for about 1/2 hour, took a little nap. 
After he woke up he went outside and followed us all around for about 2 hours romping and playing happily.  Then he came in and took a long nap.  He just woke up, happy as ever, went to pee and came in and ate dinner.
The kids already adore him!

 
Thank you for such a great puppy!
I'll send another message soon.

 
Good night!
Love,
Meri, John, Lita & Pete

 

 

 

This is Sonny out of Star and Woody's litter with some great pics

his mom just sent us.   She says that he loves his pink teddy bear

that we sent home with him and that he almost meditates when he has him.

 

 

 Sonny watching the Westminister dog show!  He is

definitely checking the dog's conformation!!!

 

 

 

 

            This is Sunny out of Tamar and Jericho's litter of 10/01/08

and Brit has some special needs

which is why her mom came to us for Sunny:

Hi Sherri,
 
Hope you are all happy and healthy on this beautiful day.
 
         I don't have the name of the groomer you love so much - I know she is at Evans and Holly (I think),

            but don't know the name of the "salon".  I'd like to make an appointment for Sunny. 
 
He is a complete delight and we all love him so much.  Even Jim is totally in love with him. 

He is funny, smart and beautiful and so sweet natured.  We are getting so much joy from him. 

 He is completely bonded and loves Brit and is very patient with her.  He sleeps under her bed at night! 

And, he is getting so big - he about doubled his weight from Dec. 24 to the end of January! 

And, what a boy - into everthing and a complete slob!  We have given him three baths,

with the tub covered in mud every time.
 
Anyway, hope you are doing well. 
 
Best wishes and love, Cristi

 

 

 

              Adhonay's Flower is out of Sassy and Abe and she went home 1-09-09!

Flower is turning a beautiful silver !

                           

This is an email from Flower's new mom received on

Sunday following taking her home on Friday:

Hi Sherri -
 
Nik and I just wanted to let you know that Flower is doing absolutely wonderfully with us. She sleeps through the night in her kennel (without any crying!), goes potty outside, and already is following commands to "sit", "come", and "off." She's definitely one smart puppy! She's a little shy/unsure of the leash still, but is learning as expected. She's just a little nervous about the neighbor dog too, but she mustered up the courage to get a little closer to that side of the fence today and even let out a couple of barks. :) Thanks for everything and we'll be in touch!
 
Stefanie

 

 

 

 

 Adhonay's The Color Purple (aka:  Izzy) is out of Sassy and Abe's litter. 

 Izzy went home on 1-06-09 and received the below email the next day:

 

Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:59 AM
To: Sherri Halvorson
Subject: Re: Adhonay's The Color Purple

 

Hi Sherri,

We have enjoyed having Purple Izzy in our home and she is settling right in.  She slept soundly in her crate, in our master bedroom .and we didn't even know she was there. My husband was making more noise with his snoring than she was.  This morning she mastered the stairs and is now very confident.  My boys introduced her to the joys of tennis balls and has enjoyed playing fetch with them in the backyard.  She is sleeping soundly on the couch next to me, as I do some work on the laptop this morning.  It is very windy out here and that had her a bit worried as did the clock chimes, ice maker and dishwasher.  I'm sure that will pass.

 

We will send pictures when we have them.  Thanks for helping us pick a great dog--my kids are thrilled with her.

 

Take care,

Karin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sonny is out of Star and Woody and

went home 11/09/08 and this email came to us 11/29/08:

Greetings,

I miss my Labradoodle family but I want you to know I have learned to walk on a leash and sit by the door when I need to go out.  I have many four legged friends who come to visit me and we play in my big yard.  Wednesday I will visit my doctor and have my private parts altered.

I get to sleep with my pink bear and I go into my kennel at night by myself.  I love to play with toys and chew on my tendons.  I am eating my food w/water only. Oh yes, I had a bath and did very well with the whole process...I had good training.

My Mommies think I am brilliant.  See my attached picture.

Hugs to my 1st family,

Sonny

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ralph went to be with his new mom and dad on 10/26/08 and is very happy!!!

Dear Sherrie and Roger,

Ralph continues to be a great companion, and he seems pretty much at home here now. His attractiveness and manners are the talk of the neighborhood.

We took him to puppy kindergarten at affectionpraise dog training, and I think he had the best manners of all the dogs there. I introduce him to new people as "Ralph the Wonder Dog." We hope all is well with you and your extended family.

Craig & Danielle

 

Ralph at home on the couch!!!!

 

 

Below is an email of Becca/Moose 7-28-08 Ralph aka toto/white lace boy.

Ralph comfortable and at home in the arms of his new daddy!!!!!

 

Dear Sherri and Roger,

 

Attached are three pictures of Toto at home.  He was perfect on the car ride home, and ever since!  He went into his crate right away (we haven’t closed him in yet), he took a nap outside and inside the crate, and is generally being as good as he can be.  He’s already used the outdoor potty area several times, and has had only one very small accident. 

 

Thank you for such a great dog. 

 

Craig *& Danielle

 

 

 

This is Tamar's Elisha

and comments received 9-1-08

Elisha is 5 months old as of 9-1-08

We are in Breckenridge/frisco this weekend, and Elisha is with us. We have talked to no less than 50 people about Elisha ....we can't walk down the street without people stopping us to ask about him. Jill shared your website with a few people.  This dog gets attention no matter where we go...adults want to know what kind of dog he is, and kids all want to pet him!   

He has had a very full weekend, and has been great.  People we don't know even comment on how well behaved he is for a puppy.  He's been boating, swimming, and retrieving -- and is a natural will all those things. 

Chris -- from Frisco, CO.

 

 

This is Tamar's Maximillian and his new family with his uncle joey

adopted 8-29-08

Max's dad wrote this email when they got home:

Sherri,

Max made the trip back home with his head on Remi's shoulder fast 

asleep and didn't get even get close to car sickness.  We even stopped 

at Carol's house to pick up a potty bell on the way home.

He has really taken to the girls!!!  And boy, is he tuckered out right 

now.

We love him!

Take care,

John

 

 

 

This is Izzy out of Becca and Moose's "Lucky 13" litter

of 1/07/08

 

 

Izzy goes home with mom:

 

 

IZZY ON THE BOAT 4TH OF JULY:

Sherri, hope this finds all well. 

I thought you'd enjoy some pictures of Izzy!  She is really something.  We've been doing the Pets Mart puppy class and she is quite proficient at sit, down and shake.  She is my shadow and is a true joy.   Did your daughter mention seeing us a few weeks ago?  What a small world!  She knew immediately that Izzy was Becca's daughter.   We've visited the dog park a few times in hopes of running into them.  Izzy loves to play fetch.

We've had so many comment about her disposition and how well mannered she is for a puppy.  We really feel blessed.  She was meant to be ours:-)

Thanks again.   

This email came yesterday (7-9-08) in regard to izzy.   while we do not like the electric fencing, we acknowledge that it may be necessary in some cases:

Good to hear from you.  Where does time go?  Izzy has really gotten leggy and is a healthy 25 lbs now at 6 months.  We had her spay a few weeks ago and with the help of a more kind solution that those darn plastic lampshades, she came thru just fine.  Our second pup, Chama, came home the last of June, Randy decided on a female yellow lab rather that a black male, go figure. 
 
We took Izzy this past weekend with us to Glendo Wyoming where we enjoy boating and water sports.  What a natural she was.  I had the opportunity to leave her in the capable hands of our dog sitter who was keeping Chama, but decided she needed some alone time with us.  She was absolutely perfect.  At times you'd swear she's an old soul and has experienced this life before.  She knew just where to be out of the way, knew when to stay put and when I had her in the water proved she knew how to swim but if in my arms didn't need to scratch me.  She's very trusting.  She put on quite a show on the shore too with her puppy ways when given a chance to do her business and explore.    I'll send some pic once I get them downloaded.
 
We've completed our puppy training class and intend to continue.  Does you daughter do any training privately?  She minds really well as long as there is a treat involved and some heavy Praising! 
 
It took us about 6 weeks to train her to the invisible fence.  She was just too smart and would not get close enough to the yard perimeter when on a leash to do any training.  While we were out of the country mid-June, she visited a few neighborhood dogs on her own, I think she was bored as she wasn't getting the attention she was used to.  When we returned, it only took one minor correction to confirm that she got it.  I feel better now that I can be confident that she's safe with all the comings and goings of the kids and a yard that is not fenced. 
 
Izzy is just what I hoped she would be and more.  While I enjoy every activity and minute I spend with her, I hate to even think about life without her.  Thanks for your role in creating such a joy!
 
I'll send pictures soon.
 
God Bless.
 
Michelle
 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Summit out of Abi and Moose 6/6/08 litter:

 

                         

Hi Sherri -

Here are a few pictures of our special boy. He loves all toys, but really loves playing with balls. He is very gentle and friendly. He would rather lay with the girls than on the floor by himself, unless he is hot, then he likes to lay on the tile floor. He is doing fine at night, we let him out when he wakes up, but it is usually just once around 4 or 5.

Talk to you soon,

Kelly

 

Cole at 9 weeks old and with Peyton and Parker in their front yard:

 

Cole at 18 months old is silky soft curly fleece

 (like a Teddy Bear)and gorgeous!!!!

This is an email we just received 7/7/08 from Cole's mom.  

Cole is out of Becca and Poppa Aslan's litter of 5/2006:

Sherri and Roger,
It has been a while since I have talked to you.  I hope everything is well and your move went smooth.  Cole is doing fantastic and is such a lover.  I have never had a dog that likes to lay on you lap.  He reminds me of a cat...how they just come up to you to snuggle.  Okay, I can talk all day about him.  I am attaching some pictures of him and a trip to the lake.  We tried to get him to swim and he wanted nothing to do with it.  However, he did have a great time at the lake with us.  We even took him on the boat and he did very well. Maybe next time he will swim. 
 
Let me know when you guys have some free time.  I would love to bring him to you and allow the kids to see some of the puppies.  Parker was so sad he missed out on seeing the puppies last time we were there.
 
:) Farrah

 

 

This is Axel with her young mistress.   Axel is out of the Becca and Moose's "Lucky Thirteen" litter which we had 1/7/08 and then moved to Byers with.    Axel was just back from a day at the pet spa and being groomed by our wonderful groomer Crystal Waldorf of the Waldorf Pet Spa (www.WaldorfPetSpa.com)  in Denver.   She looks like a million dollars as does her young mistress!

 

 

 

 

 

              Jake is out of Moose and Abi's 04-12-07 litter        Jake

 

Have to brag on my puppy, Jake. 
 
I have had him for six days.  So far he has only had one accident (peed in the house).  Not saying he is house broken yet, because I take him outside regularly.  I left him in my house  (confined to back porch) while I had to go to work for about six hours today.  He had access to his doggie door and no accidents, so he went outside on his own and did his thing.
 
Also, I have taught him to sit, hold, go and fetch.  He brings a toy, I tell him to sit, I throw his toy and he holds his sit until I say GO, then he runs and fetches the toy and we do it again.  Also, when he doesn't see me throw it, he is getting pretty good at going in the direction that I point to find the toy.   Pretty good for 6 days. 
 
He is also becoming more independent.  For three days he was constantly underfoot.  Now, if I am working on the computer or something, he wanders off and does his own thing.
 
He's going to be one smart dog.  Enough bragging for now.   Lanny     

 

 

Adhonay's Prince Louie is out of Becca and Moose's litter from 12/06

 

It was great to see you, Roger and the rest of the "gang" too.  I can't tell you how thrilled we are with Louie.  He has been such a great addition to our family and is such a great dog.  I just love his little personality too!  I think it is a real testament to you and Roger.  I think you do an amazing job with all your dogs.  We would like to register Louie with the ILA, so just let us know what to do. Thanks for the recall info.  I'll check the website periodically.  I appreciate your offer of support in helping us raise Louie.  Like everything I guess, there are a lot of schools of thought.  I take comfort in knowing I can check with you on all matters of Louie.  We would love for you to stop by anytime when you are down this way.  Good luck with those pups, they are adorable.  I'll be in touch.  Thanks for everything.  Anne

 

 

 

 

 

 

              HapA is from Moose & Becca's 12/09/06 litter

 Hello Sherri and Rog-

It’s been about 2.5 months since we picked up Hapa from you folks and things are going well with him.  He assimilated very quickly and was a fast learner when potty training him and kennel training him.  In fact, he mastered both within 2 weeks!  He’s definitely showing characteristics of being a pup: curious, loves to play, easily excitable and your occasional accident.  But what we’ve been impressed with is his kind tempered manner and his ability to learn very quickly.  Hapa’s also become accustomed to having a baby around.  He’s great with Sienna when playing and loves to check on her when he hears her cry.  Although, he definitely gets a little jealous when we give her all of the attention!  All in all, we couldn’t be happier with Hapa.  He’s been a great addition to the family and we know our little Sienna will love growing up with her “brother”!

Hope all is well.  God Bless.

Warm Regards,

Norm, Christine and Sienna

 

 

BELOW IS A REPORT THAT THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF OUR PUPPY PARENTS WHO HAVE ADOPTED TUCKER FROM MOMMA BECCA AND PAPA MOOSE'S LITTER OF 12/09/06 CREATED FOR HER SCHOOL WORK.    SHE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SHARE IT WITH US, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE USED SOME PICTURES OF MOMMA BECCA, MOMMA ABI'S LITTER AND THE HIGH FIVE PICTURE FROM OUR WEBSITE.    WE WERE VERY FLATTERED AND HER MOM AND DAD SAID IT WAS THE DECIDING FACTOR IN SWINGING DAD'S VOTE OVER TO ADOPT A LABRADOODLE.    HALIE OBVIOUSLY SPENT SOME TIME DEVELOPING HER TOPIC.  I had to enlarge it so it could be more easily read.  

 HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AS WE DID!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERE'S A TESTIMONY OF THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL BLUE

SPARKLE/MAGGIE OUT OF BECCA'S 10/26/05 LITTER:

 

 

I can’t believe how fast my first year has gone!  It seems like just yesterday that I was born, and then a few weeks later, I was a TV star.  Soon after that, I was adopted by my forever home, just in time for Christmas!  

I grew up really fast, and am so tall and big now.  Not to mention powerful.  I love my brothers, Jacob, Henry and Daniel.  And I know they love me because they have taught me all sorts of tricks and they are always hugging on me (even though I'm bigger than Daniel and weigh more than Henry!).   

I know my mom and dad love me too; even when I have an accident in the house.  That doesn’t happen very often though.  I am pretty good about telling them when I need to go outside.  My dad is so funny; when he comes home from work, I RUN to the door and greet him and he seems SO happy to see me, even when he is really tired.  My mom usually lets me ride in the car when she goes to pick the boys up at school, and that is my favorite thing to do!  I don’t like when they have to leave me at home, but I usually just take a nap or chew on my chew toy.  I still have “Tiger” who came with me when I came here, but I amputated his leg, so mom had to put him up.  He was just so much fun to chew up!  He didn’t seem to mind only having 3 legs, but mom didn’t like that I took out some of his stuffing too.  My favorite thing to chew, though, is all those dirty boy socks in the house!  Mom keeps saying that if those boys would just put their dirty laundry in the laundry baskets, they wouldn’t find me chewing on the socks, but really I take them out of the baskets too, so it wouldn’t help much.  I guess I look pretty guilty when I have a sock in my mouth; I try to run away really fast when anyone comes near.  But when they say “DROP IT”, I will, because I don’t like to be a trouble maker.  I'm actually pretty sweet, except for the sock thing.    

I have lots of friends in the neighborhood too.  I love running in the back yard with Buddy, the next door neighbor’s black lab.  He thinks he can beat me from one end of the yard to the other, but I usually win.  And, Rascal, the “new kid” on the block is so funny.  He comes over all the time to play with me.  Though he is smaller than me and younger, I am really gentle with him.  His owner knows if he isn’t in their yard, he can find Rascal in my yard.  Grace and Amos live kitty-corner from me and we always meet at the point where the fences all come together.  I don’t know the other neighbor’s little dog, but he barks a lot and wants to play with us “big kids”.  Yogi lives across the street; he is a sheep dog.  I looked like him this summer until mom got my hair trimmed (boy, was dad mad!) and then I looked a little less shaggy.  It was nice, though, not to be so darn hot all summer!   

Today was SO much fun.  When I woke up in my little “palace” in the laundry room, I did not know it had snowed all night long!  I LOVE the snow!  When my mom took me outside, I saw a whole foot of snow in my yard.  I just ran and ran, and even though she tried to get me to come inside a few times, I just ran around in circles, hoping she’d get the clue that I was NOT ready to come inside!  It was so much fun.  I was glad when the boys came outside to play; they had no school today so we played all day long!  I kept begging to go back outside even when I didn’t have to go potty!  It was even more fun than chasing those things called “leaves” that were all over the yard this fall.  I thought they were bunnies or something, until I caught one and realized it was just a crunchy leaf.  OH well!  I like to chase the bunnies in the yard, but they always win.

My family kept calling me “Yeti” today instead of Maggie, because I had snow all over my body.  Don’t worry, they dried me off and warmed me up every time we went back inside.  But they wouldn’t let me in the living room until I was dry.  I spent much of the afternoon laying on the couch with mom and Jacob under my fleece blanket I got when I was born.  It was so nice to just hang out and snooze all afternoon!   

Tonight when Henry got home from soccer, they sang some funny song to me about birthdays, and then they ate cake (too bad they didn’t’ share with me!).  I was pretty excited when they got me a new chew toy.  The other gift I got was some sort of dog brush, which I do not like very much.  I had to get shaved at the end of the summer because dad let me go off-leash while on a hike and I had a little run-in with about a million burrs.  Even though mom had been brushing me all summer, the groomer did tell her I had burrs AND mats, and had to be shaved.  I was pretty nervous, but actually, I still looked pretty good.  Dad was not very happy at first, but mom reminded him that my new haircut made my fur look like crushed velvet.  That made me feel pretty (until then, I just felt naked).  It is growing back in, and hopefully dad learned his lesson (I know I learned my lesson to STAY ON THE TRAIL).  He said I looked like a poodle, and I thought “hey, there are worse things you could look like!”.  I did not like the red bow they put on my ear, so I promptly took that thing off.  I'm not a girly girl.  I like to go hiking with my family, and dad even takes me on short mountain bike rides (though he wouldn’t take me when I looked like a girly poodle!).  We went camping this summer, and I loved that too!  Dad’s sister and her family came to visit (and now their girls all want a puppy because of ME!).  I loved them!  We went to the mountains (that is where I got into the burrs), and I heard Aunt Cathy say that I looked like a human in a dog suit, whatever that means.  I think it means that my expressions are so cute, I looked like a kid dressed up like a dog.  Uncle Gary liked to pet me; I sure hope they come back to visit again soon!  I got lots of attention! 

I think I have a pretty good life.  They treat me well, and I give them lots of licks.  When Daniel lays on the ground I will lick his back and neck like he is my very own little puppy.  He says it tickles him and he giggles a lot.  That makes me feel good.  Mostly I love just being right by their side.  Even if I am sound asleep on the kitchen floor, if mom goes into the office, I will jump up and follow her (no wonder she calls me “Shadow” sometimes!).  Then I plop down in the oversized chair by the window and just gaze outside with a big contented sigh.  Sometimes if mom goes into her room to get something, I jump up on her bed and just sit there like I own the place.  She usually tells me to “get off” but it is nice while it lasts!  I keep hoping they’ll let me sleep in that comfy bed with them, but I heard her tell dad when he asked if they could, NO WAY!!  That’s okay.  I like my bed in my own room!  And if I ever need someone in the middle of the night, all I have to do is give a little bark and mom comes running. 

Well, I'm so tired from playing all day, so I'm going to go to sleep.  I hope the snow doesn’t melt too fast tomorrow.  I want to play in it some more.  I don’t know what the next year will be like, but if it is anything like my first year, it will be really fun!  I wonder if my littermates have had as good a year as I have.  I sure hope so, because mine has been GREAT

 

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