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DELILAH'S PUPPIES TO THE NURSING HOME

Today we brought Delilah's puppies to the nursing home. It is an assisted living facility, and my father in law is living there. These photos capture the joy a puppy brings to an elderly person. Even though it is always a lot of work to bring the puppies to all these places, it is so rewarding to see the reaction people have towards a pup.

ABBY AND THE PUPPIES

This is Abby, our daughter Kelly's sister-in-law. She loves to come out and hold puppies. You can see by the photos how much she loves the puppies. This is Delilah's litter. They will be going to their new homes tomorrow.

AMY

We celebrated Amy's birthday on Friday with 16 friends from school. Each of Amy's friends have a special relationship with her, and accept her and love her. It is a dream come true for us. We all need friends. We all need to feel accepted and loved. It was so fun to watch the girls go from the pool to holding puppies, to the tramp, into the hot tub, back to the puppies.....we had a water balloon fight which was A LOT of screaming, especially when Russ brought out the garden hose and started spraying everyone...they got him back with a few buckets of water! All in all, it was a great celebration of life. A day doesn't go by that I don't thank God for giving Amy to me. She brings a whole new dimension to our family. It is not always easy, and battling leukemia was probly the hardest part of having a child with downs. Now that we have conquered that, life is grand. I am blessed to have her in my life.

NEXT LITTER OF PUPPIES

We were expecting Ezra to have a litter of puppies this week, but to our dismay, she is not going to have any puppies. We thought she may be expecting a SMALL litter, but she is not. For those of you waiting for a puppy, Emmy is due June 15, and is looking VERY pregnant!! I will be contacting you with information regarding her puppies. Our next litter will be born in September and ready for their new homes early October.

MOTHER'S DAY

I had a wonderful Mothers Day enjoying my family, and reading out loud to them, which is one of my favorite things to do...we are reading "The Shack" and I really like it! It changes your religious thinking and lets you see God in a different, more personal light. The puppies enjoyed sitting by the campfire as much as Delilah!

TASHI

Hi Barb-
I just wanted to send you a couple new pictures of Tashi (born August 2006 Jewel and Captain). We really couldn't ask for a better dog and I'm still wanting another puppy to add to our little family, partially because she is so great! Tashi goes to doggy day care twice a week to wear off some of that endless energy plus to keep up with her socialization skills with other dogs. The people at the day care love her and all want to keep her. It's really nice to hear how much they really enjoy having her there and what a great dog she is.
Tashi has the biggest smile I've ever seen from a dog and I'm constantly hearing from others how beautiful and adorable she is when she smiles...I don't think most people have seen a dog smile like she does!
Thank you again for giving her such a great start to her life. Harry and I count our blessings every day we have her in our lives! She's a great dog bred by great people. Thanks again for breeding such a beautiful soul. I'm hoping I will be contacting you in the near furture to add to our family.

Warmest Regards,

Dar

REMY & TESS

Barb,
I was looking through your puppy blog today and realized that I had not sent you any updates on Remy & Tess in a long time! The sisters are happy, healthy and my best companions. We take two walks a day together (rain, snow, shine) and they bring immeasurable joy. Thanks again for my golden girls!!

Janet

WAITING FOR THE BUS

Looking at the blog it shows that you have been very busy with family as well as puppies. Congratulations!

I just wanted you to know that everything seems to be adjusting with Libby's diet, etc. The Solid Gold food has been great.

Only problem now is that the bus with the kids comes about thirty minutes later than she wants. She starts looking for the bus about thirty minutes out and is bouncing off the walls when it finally arrives. She loves her kids and they love her too.

Steve & Jen

TUCKER AND LEXIE

Barb,

I had to send you a picture of my two beautiful dogs, they "turn heads" wherever we go. They have become best "buddies" and fill my life with lots love and happiness. Having two goldens is a dream come true and I would highly recommend it.

Tucker's parents were Banner and Ivy (12/17/06)

Lexie's parents were Captain and Ruby (7/12/08)

Congratulations on your two new grandaughers !!

Roxanne