On August 8th, 2016, Dave and Shirley wrote:

“Hello Elizabeth,

Once again walking across a parking lot I couldn’t get to the car without some tourists with children wanting to say hello to our gorgeous German Shepherd dog. They were from Connecticut and had a Shepherd at home, their father was house sitting with their dog but a good friend was in need of a German Shepherd companion and they said they had not seen one like KeyTo before. KeyTo is calm and sedate around strangers and readily lets the kids pet and hug him. They took pictures and I gave them your kennel name and the Mom wanted to know your name and I told her. This is an ongoing experience with KeyTo where ever we take him.

I have to get some new pictures of Cardinal and Kindra for my wallet as well as a couple of pics from Christmas past with 10 month old Grandson Gavin sound asleep laying on KeyTo’s chest with his left hand clutching KeyTo’s front leg and his right hand clutching a handful of belly hair. He slept soundly in that position for 45 solid minutes and KeyTo never moved. Our Granddaughter Karliah sleeps on KeyTo as well. He is just the most stable personality in a dog of any kind that I have ever experienced. Did I tell you about dinner in May…with twelve of us at a table in the middle of the dining room with people at all the tables around us and KeyTo laying calmly between Shirley and I while we had a celebration dinner for my daughter-in-laws graduation … which KeyTo also attended in the gymnasium with a few thousand people. I could go on and on but I think you know we are happy with our Candle Hill Shepherd.

Our best to you and yours,

Dave and Shirley and KeyTo”