10/28/2011 From Amanda who has Xaila from Hero and Legend 2011,

Hey there Elizabeth,

Hope all is going well with you. We’re doing great here in Louisiana. Its finally starting to get a little cooler! I took Xaila to the vet for the 12 week shots today and when we stepped outside the cold hit her and she perked up, eyes bright, ears perked, sniffing–she was so cute. I said “Thats right, this is your type of weather, Miss Idaho.” The vet was so impressed with her (it was a new one filling in for our vet for the day, so this one hadn’t seen her)–He said he could tell just in those few minutes of examining her that she had a solid temperament. He said it more than once- that she had a great temperament and she was very much at ease, which impressed him. He also said she looked really good, but it was the way he said it–like her build was impressive, or the way she held herself or something…he didn’t really explain but he just kept saying it looked like we got a really fine dog! I think he was really impressed with how beautiful she is-he commented on her coloring, her body (strong, solid), her ears, her eyes. He really likes her.

And she really is just SO beautiful! I can’t wait till she’s had her 16 wk shots so I can bring her places. I’m being very patient so we don’t risk her getting sick, but I really want to take her everywhere with me!

She’s doing really well with her preliminary obedience training. Her sit is pretty consistent. and her down is getting there. We’re going to start working with the beginning stages of leash training this next week. I’m a little concerned bc she doesn’t seem to like the leash…but its really important to me to have her walk with me, so I want to make sure we get a solid foundation on that one.

Hope all is well with you! I’ll keep you updated and let you know if I find myself with anymore questions!

Have a good day!

Amanda”