I am sorry it took so long to get in touch with you. We did not realize how much our life would change after picking up Sage at the airport July 17th! Sage was one of Link and Abby's beautiful pups! She has gone from being a crazy pup to our best friend. She just graduated puppy kindergarten and recieved the award Prom Queen haha! Once people get over the fact that she is white they just cannot seem to get over how cute/she is and of course we are VERY proud parents. She goes everywhere with us and knows many commands like sit, stay, paw (which is Pat's favorite because he taught her that) come, down, leave it, and drop it. Sage has gotten all her vaccinations and is now just about 4 months and weighs 30 pounds! She will do ANYTHING for a treat and has been sleeping through the night for weeks. She gives us something to be happy about every day and now that we have her we cannot imagine a time when we did not. Hope you enjoy the pictures and know that we think she is very happy with us and we love her more than anything! Thank you for giving us our adorable little pup!!
Love,
Lindsay & Pat
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Hi Vickie!!
I hope you and David are both doing great! By the looks of your website it seems as if you have your hands full right now with a few new litters!! These days it’s hard to believe Gunnar was once that size. Bryan and I are still beyond satisfied with our pup Gunnar. He is such a sweet boy and a true love bug. He just likes to be with people and do anything to please you. 8 months old next week and almost 70lbs and he still thinks he’s a lap dog! If he gets much bigger I’ll have to start sitting on top of him!
We haven’t yet decided if we’re going to send him away to hunting school since your friend was overbooked and it just slipped our minds with the hectic summer we’ve had. Bryan and his dad have started doing a little training on their own and he’s not gun shy at all which is great and doing very well with retrieving. He’ll actually be going to his first dove hunt this weekend with Bryan's dad, Glenn, but unfortunately we’ll be out of town so I won’t get to see how he does. Glenn has taken quite a liking to Gunnar and I think would steal him if we weren’t careful. His own gun dog Hampton is getting up there in age and I told Bryan we need to let him know about your new litters! Maybe we can talk him into bringing home a sibling for Gunnar!Well I thought I would pass along some more photos from the last few months. We’ve had a busy summer traveling up to NJ, vacationing in the outer banks and spending lots of time up at Bryan’s family farm in northern NC. Again, I hope everyone is doing well.
Kelly
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Hey David!
Thought I would send y’all a little update on “Thunder & Storm”. The first one from about a month ago, Pam got of the “Boyz” taking a little break! The second one, “about the same time frame” working on their retrieving skills! The last one is Storm while working a little bit on 4-Wheeler training, “still got to buy them new racks so they can ride a little bit easier!” You were right. Thunder has caught up to and passed Storm on size and weight! We absolutely adore them BOTH! We saw that you have a new litter.. Pam and I have been discussing a third. Probably a female.. Gonna name her “Severe” if we decide to go that route. We will let you know! Stay in touch & Thanks so much!
Mike & Pam Thompson
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Hi-
Wanted to check in and let you know that we are loving our puppy. After a lot of thought, we decided to name her Harley.
Harley is a bundle of fun. She is very funny and brilliant... she already has the command of "sit" and "watch" down! Of course, she loves to sit right under your legs wherever you are and watch for that treat to come her way! We are trying to introduce the leash to her so she can get used to it. She is not a huge fan of walking on the leash right now, but we know that will come. Who needs to buy expensive dog toys when her favorite ones are an old whiffle ball and an empty water bottle!
Here are some pictures so you can see she is in good arms! :) Our girls have had so much fun showing her off to their friends.
I will stay in touch. Hope all Harley's sisters and brother found their home a loving place.
Traci and Danny
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Dear Vickie and David,
I just wanted to give you guys an update on Savannah. She's a very smart and confident puppy. She even learned how to ring a bell to go outside the first week we brought her home! She's already learned how to sit, lay down, shake and stay.
She loves to run and play with the neighborhood dogs and has made many new friends. Savannah loves to play with everyone, especially tug of war, and she is a very curious puppy. We have taken her to the beach a few times and she absolutely loves swimming in the waves, digging in the sand and chasing everyone up and down the beach. She really makes us laugh when we give her a bath. She digs and splashes around for hours!
We are looking forward to taking her on camping trips and maybe she will learn how to duck hunt in the future. Thank you for giving us such a wonderful puppy! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.
Sincerely,
Kelly and Tarek
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Hi there & Season's Greetings to you all!!!
Orion is doing wonderfully! He is growing so big and doing so well. I just took him to the Vet today for his bordetella booster and exam. He is now 90 pounds!!! What a beastie!
It is so funny, my folks came up from Wilmington to visit last weekend, I went out to their car to hug them goodbye- my son had Orion out on his leash at the porch and Orion thought my folks were taking me or something and he was barking like crazy and wanted to come get me. He is very attached to me. My buddy!
Attached is a picture of him out in the yard today.
Happy Holidays!
The Koch's
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I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you how great Splash is doing. He's about a year and a half now (Litter 9/23/2008). He lives on a 58-acre horse farm in PA. Everyone here falls immediately in love with him. He has the best personality, Best temperament, and just looks gorgeous. I saw the photo of all the snow you have down there in NC. So I have include some pictures of Splash here in the Snow we have. Please feel free to use any of these photos. I have a ton more if you ever need them.
Best Wishes,
Matt Smith
PS: I tell everyone to go to Bladen Springs, I know some friends of mine received a dog from you.
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Bladen Springs Kennel produces top quality Chocolate, Yellow & Black Labradors!
My buddy!
