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 morning after Theresa goes to work. While I was excited to train Emerald in SAR, it wasn’t for her. She has impressive (and I mean impressive) drive, but no matter how fun we made the training, it was simply clear that Emerald wanted something different. Emerald loves agility. It’s her calling. She likes the other people watching, she likes the people cheering, she likes the quickness of the reward – and she loves being agile. As she grows older, she will get to try more and more in the agility realm, but she still takes it easy. We’re careful with our puppies and we’re still making sure she takes it easy. She loves the snow. She loves life. And we love her. You truly made a work of art in her and for that we are grateful. She is intuitive to human senses and I would imagine that when she gets older, she will at least try therapy. She has endless energy, yet is incredibly obedient and has an amazing recall rate. The work that went into breeding her is clear and for that I am grateful. She is the dog that is closest to Theresa and watching their relationship brings me great joy.

I see the hard work put in to your line and the beauty of a creation that Emerald is.

And thank you again, for the wonderful joy to our lives. Josh

Oren with a student