Hinter at the antler arch in Jackson Hole.

September 1, 2017 Theresa from Oregon wrote:

Hi Elizabeth,

I wanted to send you an update on blue collar puppy, who we have named Hinter, short for Hinterland. He did absolutely amazing on the road, never cried or whined the first night or any night there after. He treated the truck like a den and we never had any accidents and he let us know if he was coming to the end of his bladder’s limits. He is very sweet and a nice balance of affectionate but independent. He bonded instantly to me and we will have to work to make sure he doesn’t develop separation anxiety. He is incredibly smart and you obviously put a lot of work into the puppies before they ever went to their new homes, as his automatic sitting and constantly “looking” was solid from the start. He’s getting the hang of down, touch, coming when called by his name as well as wait. We don’t want to overload his little brain but he’s picking things up so quickly that we’ve just added new commands as we think he grasps the older ones.

I have to admit that I was struggling with the price of the puppy, justifying it to myself for spending so much. I see now though that part of what we paid for was a puppy who came to us with a great handle already on keeping his quarters clean and looking to his owners for direction and attention. It was worth it.