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4/4/11 From Sheila who has Justice, the Guide Dogs of America Puppy, out of Jake and Ulrika, 2009. Hi Elizabeth, Well, Justice continues to impress me but more importantly, she continues to impress the “powers that be” at Guide Dogs of America. She was in recently for a check up and evaluation and when I came to pick her up, I was told, “she blew us...

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4/4/2013 From Josh in Alaska who has Emerald, a Jake and Mica 2012 puppy Hi Elizabeth, Hadn’t talked to you in a while, so I thought I’d touch base. Emerald is doing wonderful. We have several dogs and Emerald is referred to as the “sweet girl.” Out of all of our dogs, Emerald is the only one that is allowed in the bed. She sleeps with me every morni...

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4/5/2011 From Bill who has Gunny II from Max and Sara 2010 Gunny II is still the greatest dog you have ever bred.We are having so much fun with him.He gets along well with everyone, even the little kids that stick their faces in his. He seems to sense the vulnerability of weaker folks and keys down to their strength, what a great dog.And he loves to ...

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4/5/2011 From Greg who has Sheba from Jake and Tag 2006 Dear Elizabeth, Sheba is doing great and is a much loved part of our family. For example, we were on vacation last week in the Florida Keys and when I asked Sam if he wanted to stay longer, he said no and that he was ready to go home. When asked why, he said to see Sheba. Considering that we we...

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5/1/13 From Dave in California, who has Briar, a Max and Wessa pup 2010, Briar has excelled in his obedience and we use him as the example dog in the classes as we introduce new exercises. His drive and passion for protection work is only surpassed by his immediate obedience if we do a call off. Everyone loves watching, and listening, as he growls/ba...

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5/13/2013 Here is a humorous photo from Chuck in Colorado, who has Magnum, a Strongheart/Ulrika pup purchased from Candle Hill Shepherds at age two. The dog house was there, but no dog, so Chuck let Magnum model while he snapped the picture. ...

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5/2/11 From Evelyn who has Shadow, a Hero/Dakota daughter, 2008 “Elizabeth, I thought I would share this with you because I have never had this happen! I was walking Shadow/Splash with Wisteria’s help and had a total of 3 people pull over to tell me what a lovely GS I had. This happened in the space of half a mile. I’m bowled over! Thank you so much ...

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5/24/11 From Ashley, From Ashley, who has Fury out of Drago and Chinook, 2011. Please note, Ashley was one of our first puppy families and one who has been watching our breeding program for years. She wanted Chinook as a puppy but was not in a position to adopt another dog at the time, so Chinook became ours to keep. When we announced the Chinook / D...

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5/25/11 From Susan who has Wiley a 2009 Max Wessa Puppy, Elizabeth, I just love reading the updates you send out.I particularly enjoyed the woman describing the reaction she gets when she asks Bella, “what’s this?”.That is one of Wiley’s favorite phrases, and he will run to see what I am looking at whenever he hears it.He is the most curious dog I h...

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5/26/13 Shane continues to be our ideal GSD. She has even managed to “soften” Colter’s rough edges and through example has shown him that obedience works better than bullying. Shane has been such a joy to have that my daughter will be calling you in June to be put on a waiting list for your next available litter. I will never ever get another GSD from...