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| Hutch
Wolbert |
Jim
& Susan Wolbert, MD |
(Brodie
X Rowdy) 2007 |
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| Hi
Janice, Just wanted to update you about Hutch. We love him, truly! That
is not to say he has not been a handful. We have finished puppy class and
are starting basic this week. He is so smart. Just tough. He is still a
bit mouthy with me. But, I just give him time out in his crate. He is good
with the grandchildren and loves everyone. Very alert. Working with the
horses. The predator drive is so strong in these guys. I will go on with
him in obedience/agility and or frisbee. He is very athletic. From the pictures
you can see I just say "place" to anything elevated, a rock or
fallen tree and up he goes. He keeps us laughing. Will be in touch, hope
all is well. Love, Susan |
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| Ella
Criss |
Owners:
The Criss Family, VA |
(Brodie
X Party) 2007 |
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| Janice:
Ella is doing so well. She sleeps with us and only goes out one time at
night. She squats to potty as soon as you take her out. She is so smart.
She eats well and likes her crate. She loves toys. Tyler likes her (oldest
sheltie). We love her already. I send an update when she gets a bit older.
Thanks for your hard work! The Criss' |
| Janice:
The website looks great. Ella is doing well. Also, she goes up stairs with
ease, but won't go down. She seems to not like heights. I have been working
with her on heights. She sleeps against me or my husband. She needs to go
out 1-2 times per night, but let's us know by fussing or licking our faces.
Our other dogs and 1 of the cats just love her. I am glad that the boys
help me wear her out before bed. She also loves to ride in the car. It puts
her right out. Can't wait to take her camping! Thanks for giving us a super
girl! The Criss' |
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| Rinski-Jo
Valentine |
Owners:
Dwight & Valentine, CA |
(Tank
X Sadie) 2006 |
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morning Janice! Its been some time since I have emailed. But just wanted
to give you a heads up as I know you asked me to please keep you in the
loop with the “Velcro pup” So as you know she is 8 months now
and she has just been fantastic we could not have asked for a better girl.
So she is currently 34 lbs. now and seems to have stopped growing and now
is just filling out. She is also learning the ropes for herding. She has
a trainer helping her out as I wanted her to be perfect and man the trainer
just cant believe how keen and how hungry she is to work. I have even decided
to start doing trials with her that she is so good. Also after we started
training her she was noticed but my trainers wife and him as well and said
she was the perfect specimen of the breed and we really should consider
showing her. So that is also the next endeavor. She starts training for
that next week. I think that is it. Oh when I registered her for AKC I did
keep on the south havens name as well along with her name so she is now
South Haven Rinske-Jo. And as soon as I have room for a second you will
be my first call as I just cant wait to get another. Thanks again so so
much we can not thank you enough. I have attached one picture taken about
a month ago. Thanks again. Dwight , Jennifer , and Rinske-Jo Valentine |
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Ezekiel
Asch |
Owners:
Jennifer Asch, MD |
(Kid
X Sugar) 2005 |
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Hello,
Last september I purchased a Blue Heeler pup from you who I named Ezekiel.
I was writing to tell you that he is doing amazing and is the smartest most
obedient loyal dog I have ever owned. Since 8 weeks old he has travelled
all over the U.S with me and both lived briefly in New Mexico and Maryland.
Now he is about to be a year old and briefly residing with me in Baltimore.I
do however have a few questions for you, none of which are negative...
I was wondering how long it takes before he will be full grown, and at what
age do A.C.D s reach maturity? Also how large is is father? "Zeke"
now is almost 17 inches in height and weighing in at about 43lbs, he is
pure muscle and the vets say he has several more pounds to put on by the
time he is 2 years old. What do you think? I look forward to hearing back
from you, thanks again for breeding such a wonderful dog. Sincerely, Jeni
Asch |
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are some pictures of Ezekiel, the A.C.D I purchased from you. He is developing
into and excellent dog and a loyal companion. Thanks again. -Jennifer Asch |
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Grant Pup |
Owner:
Nicki Grant, CA |
(Tank
X Gypsy) 2007 |
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Rusty
Swift |
Owner:
Michelle Swift, MD |
(Kid
Rock X Pennie) 2005 |
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| Janice,
I am sorry that I have not been great with sending you pictures of Rusty.
I cannot tell you how much we enjoy her. She has grown from a runt to a
beautiful 28 lb joy. Her coloring is beautiful. She seems to have a slight
white mask and a diamond in the middle of her forehead. We just celebrated
her first birthday a few weeks ago. Rusty’s intelligence has exceeded
our expectation. We truly love her. |
| Janice,
I have not contacted you in a while about the ACD that I adopted from you
over two years ago. I have attached some pictures for you to enjoy. I have
never had a dog like “Rusty”. She is truly wonderful. Her temperament
is unbelievable. My vet said that if we were to get another ACD that we
should definitely go to the same breeder. Rusty is absolutely the best dog.
She listens well. She is extremely intelligent. Housetraining was a breeze.
You probably don’t remember Rusty but she was the runt of the litter.
My family met your husband, yourself and your mom when we picked the pup
up over two years ago. Your mom used to call her “little bit”.
Well, she’s not a little bit any more. She is just over 30 lbs and
extremely healthy. I just wanted to let you know that things are just fine
and we absolutely love our ACD. I would recommend your site to everyone.
Enjoy the pictures. |
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Chippendale pup |
Owner:
Andrew Chippendale, VA |
(Tank
X Rowdy) 2006 |
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there Guys, just thought I would send you an e-mail to let you know that
our little girl is going great. All is well in every department. She loves
the farm life. She has become best friends with our miniature donkey -
they play pretty rough together, but it is all in fun. She comes for rides
with me and the horses every day, and loves the exercise. She went to
the beach for the first time last weekend, she loves the water and loves
to swim, whether it be a creek, pond or the ocean. She is so good with
obedience, a very smart dog. Thanks again guys, Andrew Chippendale.
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Bodie Cain |
Owner:
Nicole Cain, VA |
(Tank
X Gypsy) 2007 |
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| Janice,
Thanks so much for all the help, your mother was great. I've attached some
new pictures of the little guy, Bodie. He's too cute & we love him so
much. Nicole |
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Duke
Burgener |
Owners:
Joel & Sara Burgener, IL |
(Kid
Rock X Shela) 2006 |
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Hello from Illinois!
We are finally getting to sending you some pictures of our dog Duke. We
picked him up last summer from your farm. He was in the April litter of
Kid Rock X Shela. We were very impressed by how clean and organized your
facility was. I have included several pictures ranging from when we first
picked him up to present.
Duke has been everything that we hoped for and more! My husband and I
are both quite active and Duke loves coming with us everywhere. From the
grocery store to running a couple of miles to swimming in a lake, he has
loved every minute of it. Duke has proved himself to be an incredibly
smart dog! He usually can pick up a new command in about a day. We have
taught him everything from the basics to ringing a bell to let us know
he needs to go outside. Today we have 15 inches of snow outside and he
has completely worn himself out running all morning in it. It is so much
fun to see the pure joy in him! We have enrolled him in a Home Companion
class locally. We are hoping that he can go on to Agility or Flyball.
Duke is our little buddy and we are so glad that we got him from such
a quality breeder! Thank you! Sara and Joel Burgener
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Blue
Boy Mikeal |
Owners:
April Mikeal, MD |
(Kid
Rock X Ruffy) 2005 |
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Janice, Hope all is well!! Just wanted to send you some updated pictures
of Blue Boy. There are 2 of his Certificates for his obedience training
and his CGC through the Kennel Club. The others are from his Birthday; he
turned 2 on February 11 this year. There is a canine café over in
Solomon’s Island that has all kinds of specialty treats for dogs so
I got him a Pup Pie for his birthday. J Every time I take him out I get
so many compliments on him. The vet said that he was an excellent representation
of the breed. I took him to my step son’s lacrosse game today and
had 2 different people compliment me on him. One guy said that Blue was
the best looking Cattle dog he had seen in a while, that he and is x girlfriend
had one, and said that the pup had come from South Haven. I didn’t
get his name but I am sure I will see him again at one of the games. I believe
that he was with the opposite team and they were from Calvert County, MD.You
have some nice looking additions to your group! I really like Flame she
is beautiful! April |
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amazing what they are capable of! Rusty and I got married Sept 30th and
Blue was in the wedding also. He even had a bowtie. I have attached some
pictures. Rusty,Travis(rustys son) and Blue came in on the tractor you can
see Blue in the tractor picture, next to the door :-) Enjoy, April |
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new website looks GREAT! Really nice! Hope all is well with you and your
family. I have attached some recent pictures of Blue. There is one of Blue
in his pool, he loves to be in the water especially after playing bouncy.
One of him chilling in front of the wood stove, another of him in the fall
leaves, there are a couple of him at Christmas time. One is here at our
home he felt that he needed to help me take the tree down he kept hiding
in it. The other is of him and my father in laws lab (Bear) at his house.
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Sydney Sutingco |
Owners:
Jennifer Sutingco, VA |
(Kid
Rock X Katie) 2006 |
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Hi
Janice, How are things? I saw from your website that you had 2 new litters
and a few
available pups. Makes me want another one sooo bad. =) I have been playing
with the idea of
getting Sydney a brother, however it is just the beginnings of a thought.
I'm writing to update you on Sydney. She is doing very well and obviously
continues to grow. If you remember from my last e-mail she was displaying
some fear aggression toward small children. We're still working on it
but I think we will be able to get it under control and hopefully give
her more positive experiences. My 4 year old nephew is helping by feeding
her hotdogs and cheese on occassion. She is presently going through a
more extensive 3 week training program in my area. It's like doggie day
school with on the street training accompanied by weekly owner training.
It's wonderful and her skills are becoming finely tuned. Her attention
and focus on me improves with each day. She presently is a very well trained
dog and I can only imagine how she'll be after I work with her more.
I was hoping we can come and visit in the next month or two. I would love
for you to see her. She of course loveswide open spaces. (You should've
seen her trying to herd Eric's 4 wheeler =)Your farm is on the way to
my parents house in Williamsburg and we visit them a lot in the spring
and summer. I've attached some pictures.
Hope you are doing well and I hope to hear from you soon.-Best Jennifer |
| Hi
Janice! Just wanted to update you on little (well maybe not so little anymore)
Sydney. She has grown so much both size wise and personality. I guess she
is in her terrible 2 phase - but not as bad as I would have thought. I am
taking her for herding lessons out in Berryville VA this Sat. I'm super
excited and I hope she enjoys herself. She has graduated puppy kindergarten
and puppy basics. I'm hoping to get her into agility in the future. She
is getting spayed this monday so of course I'm a very nervous mommy. -Jennifer
and Syd |
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Fuego
Wheeler |
Owner:
Paul & Maira Wheeler, TX |
(Joey
X Pennie) 2003 |
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just wanted you to know that Fuego is doing great. He has taken to everyone
in the family. He's really opened up and has a great personality and disposition.
He really takes to Maira big time. We've been socializing him with other
dogs and people--he likes everyone and every animal. He's a little afraid
of bigger dogs but that is to be expected. His color is beautiful and gets
compliments from everyone who see him. He takes to children really well--he
likes them all. We start obedience training this Saturday. During his 9
week old vet check, the vet said he was an exceptional ACD specimen. The
vet said he takes care of about 5 ACDs right now and he said Fuego's color
is spectacular. April
04 - Fuego is like our fifth child--he gets the good treatment. He is
a beautiful ACD--we constantly get compliments after we're asked, "What
kind of dog is that?"
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04 - I'm emailing from Baghdad, Iraq. Maira sent me a photo of Fuego--he's
6 months old and he's beautiful. Maira and Fuego are getting settled in
our new house. Maira says that Fuego is now very protective and wary of
strangers coming around her. He's very active and fortunately Maira spends
a lot of time with him keeping him busy. Fuego likes to go everywhere
she goes--he loves car rides. Before I deployed, we were in Florida staying
with family. Every day, we took Fuego to the local park on the baseball
field (fenced in) and had a big ball for him--he would chase that ball
until he was totally tired out--he loves it. |
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Hello Janice, It's
been awhile since we sent you something on Fuego. We are now stationed
at Dyess AFB, Texas. We've been here about six months. This is a bowl
a thon (link is attached) we did in his name to raise money for Rescue
the Animals. I was away when the photo was taken but you can see Maira
and Fuego. We took him to the bowling alley on base and he had a blast
playing with the kids. He weighs about 50lbs and he is an exceptional
ACD. He's 2 years 4 months old. Just thought you would want to know how
he is. Regards, Paul and Maira
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Ryans
Russian Roulette |
Owner:
Brian & Jan Gawne, VA |
(Kid
Rock X Katie) 2005 |
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Dear
Janice, Wanted to let you know how much we love our cattle dog we got from
South Haven a little over a year ago. "Ryans Russian Roulette"
- or "Roo" for short (Jilleroo is Austrailian for Cowgirl) - is
a typical cattle dog...smart, spirited and a stinker - and that's why we
love her.
She is from the Spring 2005 litter of Katie and Kid Rock. She is healthy
and gets along with our border collie mix pretty well...but lets her know
who is boss every now and then. She was potty trained in no time and is
very quick with tricks. Our 15 year old has made her HIS dog and she sleeps
in his room. She is a terrific frisbee catcher and you has mastered the
"biscuit on the nose trick" (...tell her to stay and she will
sit there with the biscuit on her nose until you snap your fingers and she
flicks it into her mouth).
Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoy her. The pictures are included
so you can see how her markings progressed as she grew. As a puppy she had
a black ring at the base of her tail, and we called her the "Ring-tailed
Roo." Hope you are doing well. Brian and Jan Gawne |
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Chili
Monje |
Owner:
Fabian Monje, NC |
(Kid
Rock X Katie) 2005 |
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| Janice,
Chili is doing great and we couldn't be happier. Here are some of the most
recent photos of her. Thanks again. |
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