Hi,

I'm sorry I was going to send a note but time just past so

      quickly.

      We had a very quick ride home, he did very well and seems to have adjusted

      very well, he's eating and drinking and slept all night, he even hasn't

      gone in the house yet!!!!!

      Thank you so much for the goodies, the food and the blanket, I think that

      really helped with his first night!

      THank you for letting us share him, I know it must be hard to let go after

      all the TLC.

      Thank you

      Ann and Tim and Chico

          Hi Rita and Gary

      Marco is doing great.  He is going potty outside almost every time.  He

      does have a few accidents here and there but I think he is doing really

      well with it.  He loves the kids and gets sad when we leave the room.  He

      is sleeping in his crate all night and holding it, until we take him out

      around 5:30 am.  He takes short naps throughout the day. He is so sweet

      and playful.  The only trouble we have is with the kids fighting over him!

       We are taking Marco to the vet tomorrow.  We love him.  Thanks for

      breeding such a great puppy!

      We will keep you updated on how he does. 

      Merry Christmas!

      the wilsons 

          Dear Gary and Rita-

      Panda and Coal are doing great!  They slept all the way home in the crate

      without a peep and then had fun exploring their new home.  They slept from

      10 until 5 when Sam and I took them outside, then played until they

      dropped for a long morning nap.  They have enjoyed our last dog’s bed in

      the kitchen where they can hang out while we cook.

      Thanks for raising such wonderful puppies.  We will send a photo soon.

      Shelley, John and Sam  

            Hi Rita and Gary

Marco is doing so good!  Just wanted to give you an update and new picture.  He is getting so big. 

He weighed 8 lbs 4 ozs at his appointment on Saturday.  Almost a two pound gain in 3 weeks! 

He is very healthy.  He does not like getting his shots but handles it like a trooper. 

Marco is still so playful and loves the snow. He is starting to follow some commands and he loves his crate. 

He sleeps from 9pm to about 6am and doesn't cry and whine at all.  He even goes in the crate on his own

when he is tired.   Potty training is still going well, often he'll let us know when he has to go out. 

Everybody just loves him!  Hope you all are well and keeping warm.  Take care!

Ingrid W.

        Dear Rita and Gary,

          We just wanted to stop and say hello, and share some pictures of

      Toby with you, who is now 1 year old! He is quite the spoiled little

      prince, and has more toys than the kids next door! Enjoy!

 Dear Rita and Gary,

    Abby is doing great!!!  Fluffy and her have bounded very well. ( Much

    quicker than we excepted.)  We were very happy that her first night went

    very well also.  She woke up around 12:30 am. so we let her outside and

    she went potty and then placed her back in her crate and she went right to

    sleep and did not wake up again until 6:30.  We are amazed how well she is

    doing with the potty pads.  We realized that you said you started training

    her but we did not except her to do so well. She has not missed a beat.

    (Faced the wrong direction one time  but other than that we cannot stop

    talking about how pleased we are. )   Abby is definetly a wonderful

    addition to our family and Fluffy cannot thank us enough.

    Thank you for everything,

    Don and Kara 

  Gary & Rita -

      Gracie is doing great! She slept in her crate all night without crying

      last night. She will go for her first vet visit this afternoon. She's been

      very spunky and playful since we've brought her home - and very funny.

      I'll give you an update after the vet visit.

      Dave

   Hi Rita and Gary,

      Lacy did great on the ride home.  I stopped once to let her go piddle and

      she did so right away in the grass.  She just watched me the whole way

      home and for a little while curled up and slept.  I held her (carried her

      around and let her sleep in my  lap) at home from about 8:30 til bedtime

      at 11 pm.  She only made one small whimper during the evening and I took

      her right outside and she immediately pooped.  What a good girl!! Then for

      sleeping we put her in the crate next to our bed where she could see me,

      with half the crate with her blanket and toys and half with piddle pad. 

      She made no sounds at all during the night and when she woke up just

      wagged her tail.  I took her outside immediately and she piddled right

      away.

      I left for about 45 minutes during the day today and put her in her crate

      and she used the piddle pad only that one time.  Otherwise she's gone

      immediately outside every time I took her out.  I carry her out, set her

      on the grass, she does her thing and I carry her back inside.

      She would only eat last night from my hand, not from the bowl, and not too

      much.  Today she's eating a little better, but still prefers it from my

      hand better than the bowl.  She has really bonded with me and when I put

      her down she follows me, even runs after me around and around the center

      island in the kitchen, wagging her tail.

      She met my five and a half year old grandson today and he was very gentle

      with her, which she liked, but she still runs to me if she hears a loud

      noise or something scares her.  Of course, I love that!  They just left

      and she's sleeping very contentedly in my  lap now.  She is a GREAT lap

      dog!  But I can also see signs of her playfulness coming out as well.  But

      for now, I'm happy that she likes to be held and cuddled so much--I think

      it's good for bonding.

      Do you do anything special for her eyes?  The fur below them got very

      goopy and watery.  Then I noticed that some clumps of hair kept touching

      her eyeballs.  I gently snipped them back a bit and this afternoon the

      eyes seem better, although the fur is still discolored.  What can be done

      to help that? 

      She is absolutely the most precious little thing and I love her so much. 

      Thank you for doing such a great job raising her.  She is very trusting

      and sweet and cuddly.

      I'll send you some photos in a day or two.

      Nancy

Rita,

     He did remarkably well. He was very calm during the ride home.  It took

     him about an hour to acclimate to his new surroundings, but he ate and

     then wanted to play for a couple hours before he went to bed.  He

     slept for about 6 hours before we got up for the morning.  He's eating

     reularly and using the restroom every time we take him outsude.  We are

     just thrilled with him. 

  -Tye

   Rita & Gary –

      I just want to give you an update on Gracie. I took her to my vet

      yesterday afternoon. She received an excellent bill of health – and my vet

      said it was the cutest puppy she’s seen in a very long time! She’s also

      doing very well at home, eating good, sleeping through the night, and she

      seems to be really enjoying our family and her new surroundings. 

Hi Rita and Gary,

Lacy is adjusting very well.  She's eating with an appetite now.  I 

now realize that she must have been a little depressed the first day 

and a half causing the lack of appetite and extreme cuddliness.  I 

know she must have missed you guys and her mother and siblings.  But 

she has brightened up a LOT and, although still very sweet and 

loving, is showing a willingness to prance around and play games.  

It's so adorable--she follows me everywhere.

My husband loves her, my kids love her, my grandkids love her, and 

most of all I love her.  She has also made a hit with the neighbors.  

She is unfailingly friendly to everyone.  I've had four dogs before 

her over the course of my life, starting when I was about 8 years 

old, and I have to say that she is already my favorite!

We're working on the potty training.  Thank goodness you told me 

about the 1 hour thing with her very tiny bladder.  My other dogs 

were much bigger and could last much longer.  So if I take her out 

regularly, she always squats and pees immediately, or poops once a 

day when she needs to.  Then she loves to run and tumble around in 

the grass.  But she always comes to me when it's time to go in and  I 

call her name and start moving towards the door.

I bought lots of supplies, including the tear stain liquid you 

mentioned, a collar for her tags, a harness for when we start walks 

outside, a brush, comb, and nail clippers.  The pet store was happy 

to see me!  I have her vet appointment scheduled for tomorrow at 1:30.

I've only heard her bark  about four times now, always when playing.  

She's been sleeping fine in her crate next to our bed.  This morning 

for the first time she woke us, whining and crying at 5 am.  I got 

up, took her outside to pee, put her in front of her water and food 

bowls for a snack and then put her back in her crate.  She still 

whined.  She just wanted more attention, I guess.  So we tried to 

ignore her (ha ha, like that was even possible!) and she stopped in 

about 5 minutes and went back to sleep until we got up.  Now she 

sometimes makes those noises when I leave the room and she is unable 

to follow me.

I'll try to get more photos of her near the flowers outside tomorrow.

Did I mention that I LOVE this little Lacy?!!

Nancy