Hi Kim,

I just wanted to send a note to thank you so much for breeding such great dogs!  I purchased Saubay out of your Boss / Saratoga litter.  She is one very special canine. Everyone that meets her is in awe of not only her beauty and structure, but even more so of her super sweet and willing disposition.  I cannot say enough about her. She is very gentle, smart, intelligent, super athletic, and just wants to please and love everyone.  She loves to crawl into our laps and pretend she is a tiny lap dog.   She is very gentle with small children and older seniors.  She also loves to mother my 3 year old male GSD.  She is constantly bathing him with her tongue and watching over him.   She is fun to play with as she is so agile.  Once we finish 3 levels of obedience training, we will begin agility as she will excel in it.  We are about to finish Level I obedience and she will graduate within the top 2 spots of the class.  Next month we plan to have her certified as a therapy dog.  She will do very well with this as we feel she will make many people happy that are seriously ill both mentally and physically.  She will accompany my 3 year old male as he does the rounds at the hospital and the mental institution. He brings a lot of joy to people that are depressed about their situations and I am certain that she will bring happiness to those patients as well.   

Again, I just wanted to thank you so much for your meticulous breeding program as Saubay has exceeded our hopes in our search for the perfect 2^nd dog.  We have a lot of plans to share the love and good nature she gives with those less fortunate.  

Sincerely, Jeanice Nelson

Illinois

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Dear Kim and Matt –

Well, what can I say? Not nearly enough!!  Harley has been the most wonderful addition to our little family!  His big brother Jackson and he are the best of buds, they have really bonded into something special!  Harley is very smart, and learns things quite quickly.  He loves to play fetch and of course, “keep away” from us when he’s feeling a little mischievous.  He is such a happy dog, and he really keeps our older shepherd exercised (as well as us)  as they romp and play whether it be in the backyard, up in the mountains, or anywhere.  My folks just love it when we bring the “kids” up to their home to visit.  Harley definitely has his “Gramma” wrapped around his paw!  Harley is such a gentle, loving, and energetic spirited dog, he keeps us all going and extremely happy, we are so thankful for that!  

Also, we’d like to thank you for letting us come out and see him when he was a puppy, and for giving us little updates on how he was doing when he was just a lil’ guy.  (10lbs when we picked him up to take him home seems little compared to the size he is now! Ha!)  He looked just like a little bear cub when I came and picked him up to take him to his new home J  I have had so many comments on what a beautiful dog Harley is, and I’m so proud, and I let each and every person who asks know exactly where I got him from and how to get to your website!   You are so informative, patient, and knowledgeable about your dogs, and it’s so neat to be able to meet someone who is so passionate about the breed!  I think its wonderful that you guys treat each and every lil’ guy and gal pup just like family, an that we have the ability to contact you and share with you how Harley is growing, and doing, I’ve never been able to correspond with a breeder after buying a pup before, most just sell the dog and that’s all, you never hear a word from them again.  Who you are and what you do is extremely appreciated far more than you know! 

We’ll be sending you more pictures of “Harley’s Adventures” soon!

Thanks so much!!

Mandy, Mike, Jackson, and Harley Suchan

IDAHO

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Dear Kim & Matt, 

What can we say about Samson (Doc & Anna puppy)?  He is perfect and wonderful.  Thanks to all of your hard work with him before we picked him up at 8 weeks old he already knew his name and was mostly potty trained.  We have had him 4 weeks now and he knows come, sit, shake, gentle, no and is working on wait, stay and load up.  He walks on the leash with no problems and recently has been walking very short distances off leash as well. 

Samson is an extremely smart puppy and has learned things very quickly.  He especially likes to tease Karla’s mom by going up and putting his mouth on her blanket and tugging just enough to get her attention.  When she looks down and tells him no he grins at her and dances away to his own toys, then lays down and chews on them the whole time grinning like “I got Grandma”. 

He has become fast friend with his “Aunt Holly”, Karla’s mother’s dachshund, and enjoys playing with her and rolling her out of the way when she is being obnoxious.  He never tries to hurt her and the other night we swear he was giving her a hug. 

He loves “helping” Roy mow the yard.  Especially the clean the lawnmower time with the water hose at the end of mowing.  He loves water but still isn’t too happy about bath time.  Guess it is a boy thing and has to be his idea. 

We love our little boy and are looking forward to getting him a little sister in the next year or two.  We would recommend you to anyone who was looking for a shepherd for a dog.  Your patience with us as we came out many times to look at and hold our new baby was wonderful and your facilities are safe, secure and a great place for a puppy to grow or an adult to live and thrive. 

Thank you so much for our precious little boy.

Karla & Roy  in  IDAHO