GRANDPA JOHN IS HERE!

Russ's Step Dad suffered a stroke a few weeks ago
and is recovering at our home. This is his therapy!

RUNNING THE DOGS AT ROLLING OAKS

LIFE DOESN'T ALWAYS GO THE WAY WE PLAN...

Lily, in her new home.

I want to share with you a story about one of our puppies. Her name is Lily, and when she went to her new home, she was seven weeks old, and a very happy, healthy puppy. When taken to her new vet, it was determined she had a case of vaginitis and was put on an antibiotic. When taken off, she urinated often and so she was put back on the medication. After seven months the vet felt if Lily went off the antibiotic, she would die because her blood results were so poor. He suggested putting Lily to sleep. This was devastating news to the owners, who then contacted me. I had them bring Lily back to Rolling Oaks so we could treat her with homeopathy and see if we could save her life. Our daughter Christie, who is a Classical Homeopath, gave Lily a remedy, we gave her acidophilus, and changed her food to a Science Diet KD (which is formulated for dogs with kidney failure).

After a few months, Lily got better, and ran and played with the other dogs. You would never guess she was sick. The owners have small children, and did not want to risk taking Lily back. My heart ached for this sweet family. We came to a conclusion that they would take Copper, one of our older dogs, and see if she was a good match for their family, as they did not want to go through the puppy stage again. Copper has been living there for seven months, and everyone is very happy. But that is not the end. Lily was placed with a wonderful woman who has had experience with special needs dogs. She agreed to continue homeopathy care, and the special diet. Almost everyday she sends me a report on Lily and her other 8 month old golden retriever Mizee. Lily is very happy there, and gets undivided attention. In the end, even though Lily’s owners had heart ache, they are very happy with Copper, and Lily is in a home where she is loved and cared for, and she and her owner are very happy.

Things don’t always go the way we plan, and when you are dealing with live beings, things can happen. It is not a perfect world. But I am happy to say that when something does go wrong with one of my puppies, I do all I know to do to make it right. It is a very difficult situation, but one that does occasionally rise. I want my clients to know that I am true to my word, and do my best to be fair in every situation. Our company policy is 100% of the truth, 100% of the time. This is not always easy to follow, but as an example to my children, I make a point to share with them when an opportunity arises that truth won out. My hope is that as they grow and have their own business and careers, they will keep this principle. The truth always sets you free!

SAMUEL & IVY'S LITTER

Ivy gave birth to nine beautiful puppies April 19. Samuel loves to help with the puppies. This litter is spoken for, but we are expecting to breed Ruby and Jasmine this month. Captain is the father. Those puppies will be born in July and ready for their new homes late August or early September. Please submit a puppy application if you are interested.

CLIFFORD

Barb, We have had a great few weeks. Clifford is by far the easiest puppy we have ever had. He goes potty outside every time we go out. He has slept in his kennel right next to Jandro from the start and has rarely woken up throughout the night. He knows his name, will sit, fetch, and come when called. He is however getting faster and braver so we have to keep a close watch when we are outside. We have a fence going up and it will be completed next week. Jandro is enjoying him greatly. Thank you for all your hard work from the start it has certainly paid off in ease for us. Hope you and your family are well.

Sue

TUCKER, TRUE GOLDEN

I just had to post this photo of Tucker, his owner sent it to reflect the true personality of a golden. You can read more about Tucker HERE and HERE.

LETTING GO OF ROSE

I have not placed our older, retired dogs into homes until this year. It is emotional, as these girls have lived here all of their lives. They have hunted with Russ and the boys, swam with us, camped with us, and given birth to numerous beautiful puppies. The thought of them leaving was very difficult, yet, knowing that we have young dogs to take care of, and new breeding dogs coming up, we felt it best for both the older dogs and new owners to have them get a lot of one on one attention. We placed Zena and Lilly at the Emanuel Nursing Home in Litchfield. Both girls are doing so well, and are loved by so many people. They bring a smile to the face of an elderly person every day! Now it is Rose's turn, and we placed her in a loving home this last week. This is a photo of her sleeping next to her new owner. As hard as it is to let them go, I know it is the best for them to love and be loved in these atmospheres. It does seem like just yesterday Rose was toddling around as a puppy, and now she is 9 years old. She has lived a wonderful life, and hopefully will live many more years to bring the love to her new owners that she brought to us.

MADDIE'S PUPPIES AT DAY CARE

Maddie's puppies went to day care today!