Ranking of Dogs for Obedience/Working
Intelligence by Breed
Based on a dog trainer's survey.
Rank Characteristics
1-10 Brightest Dogs
11-26 Excellent Working Dogs
27-39 Above Average Working Dogs
40-54 Average Working/Obedience Intelligence
55-69 Fair Working/Obedience Intelligence
70-79 Lowest Degree of Working/Obedience Intelligence
Ranks 1 to 10
Brightest Dogs
Understanding of New Commands: Less than 5 repetitions.
Obey First Command: 95% of the time or better.
Rank Breed
1 Border Collie
2 Poodle
3 German Shepherd
4 Golden Retriever
5 Doberman Pinscher
6 Shetland Sheepdog
7 Labrador Retriever
8 Papillon
9 Rottweiler
10 Australian Cattle Dog
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Here are some Letters THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR CUSTOMERS.... We would
like to thank all of our buyers!
They are the best owners a dog could have. We have been very thrilled with
the response from all of you!
GOLDEN RETRIEVER:
We thought you might like some updated pictures of Kimber.
Kimber is now 4 1/2 and . . . Oh my gosh ! She is in charge of us!
Kimber is such a smart dog and such a character. She has us well trained on
the routines of each day and doesn't let us forget that she gets a treat
after the humans have a meal. She loves to go for car rides, runs down
country roads, hunting of any kind, and swimming has become her very favorite
thing to do as soon as the ice is off the ponds and lakes.
Kimber truly is the smartest Golden we have ever owned. I swear she
understands every word and now we have to spell some words so she doesn't
know when we are discussing "car rides", "go for a r-u-n", "get a t-r-e-a-t"
or "I wonder where the b-a-l-l is?"
We are also amazed at the terrific sense of smell she has. It is very,
very sharp and precise. She is constantly scaring up pheasants and other
birds while she is running 10 mph down the road !!!!
AND isn't she beautiful ? ? ? ? ? ?
Just can't tell you how much we love her and enjoy her personality every
day!!
Nancie & Dick Waage
Goldendoodle:
Puppy update: Well, Nellie Rose is quite like having a curious (and somewhat
destructive but adorable) toddler in the house. We try to entertain her while
she is awake so she will sleep and we can get some things done. I’m wishing
our house had more small rooms, but it is one large living area on the main
floor. There is no way to keep her in just the family room. That means we are
constantly having to follow her to keep her out of trouble and harm. At least
I am getting my exercise.
She has a very cute and spunky personality and has met a few of the
neighbor dogs and people and greeted them all with enthusiasm; and Olivia’s
friend’s new puppy and her have become lovely wrestling mates (Nellie is
smaller, but was usually on top during the wrestling matches).
She still gets us up several times at night. We let her out a lot and she
always pees outside (except for one pee accident inside today--just moments
after going out). But, she prefers to poop in the house about half of the
time and she is sooo quick about it. We notice she is missing and then, we
find her in the far end of the room next to a pile of poop.
Going outside has been an adventure and a favorite activity for Nellie. She
likes to linger out there, even when it is 3 in the morning and we are
freezing. She searches constantly for things to pick up and attempt to eat
before we catch her… favorite items are tree bark , our newly planted
flowers, dirt, bugs, grass, paper, sticks (some of them still on the bushes).
She isn’t really particular. It’s like an intense mission for her…as though
we aren’t feeding her at all. I don’t remember the pups at your house eating
everything on the ground. You must have them trained to be on their best
behavior for visitors. She is quite upsetting the cardinals in the yard and
one skimmed her back yesterday. We are having to keep a close eye out for our
neighborhood fox as they saw her the other day and displayed quite an
interest. Hopefully they will just watch her from afar, but we don’t want to
take that risk.
Oh, and the favorite game is tug of war with our pant legs while we walk.
Actually, she doesn’t really care if we have pants on or not…I have the marks
on my calves to prove it. We practiced playing fetch today and hide and seek…
she isn’t very good at hide and seek, even when the ball is barely hidden…
it’s funny how confused she gets. Her favorite toy is her new quacking duck
stuffed animal (although I think she will be killing rather than retrieving
birds at this point considering the way she plays with the duck). She also
loves our empty water bottles.
She has had many car rides and is pretty good about going into the carrier in
the car. Still quite adamant about not going into the kennel at home. We
tried to really tempt her today (a little peanut butter in her toy) but that
only worked for about 5 minutes. I have not left her home alone yet, not sure
when I can do that. She goes berserk in the kennel when the door shuts and it
breaks my heart. Same with the play yard, if I close the door, she goes
crazy….works herself in to a full howl and bashes herself against the side
with all her might.
She is still quite a cuddler and gives us many kisses. She is eating quite a
bit …do you have any idea how much you fed her each day? I think the package
says 2 and 1/3 cups a day, we probably are not feeding her that much, that
seems like a lot for such a small pup. We give her some in the am and some in
the pm, but she usually does not finish it all and it is there for her all
day.
Olivia is sleeping with her tonight and last night since no school the next
day. They had quite a cuddle fest last night. Hopefully tonight will go as
well. At least she is forced to clean up her room or risk chewed items!!
Vet appt is on Monday. I’ll keep in touch. I have new respect for you
tolerating all of those puppies at once. One is a full time job.
So good, she woke up twice, Olivia let her out to go potty and then she came
in and went back to sleep. She was very active this morning and decided to
chew on everything in the house, but is sleeping again. We put on her collar,
she does not like it and keeps scratching her neck. I assume she will adjust.
She ate a good breakfast. Not liking the kennel so far, but sleeps just
outside of it with her head on the edge of the door. Loves the ball we gave
her and entertained herself with that for quite a while. Almost picked up a
big slimy worm outside, caught her just in time. She does not care for the
wet grass, but did go poop twice this morning already. Our ducks were out
this morning and she was quite interested in their quacking but has not met
them yet. They hang out in our pond and we have not taken her that far yet.
She was a little upset when Olivia left for school, but the opportunity to
chew on the flaps of the couch made her forget. We are going to have to find
a solution for that particular interest. She is such a cuddler, everything
she does looks so cute.
Goldendoodle:
Hi Cindy,
I thought I would send you some pictures of Baxter! He is doing sooooo good
and we love him sooooo much! I also wanted to let you know that he had his
first vet appointment yesterday and the vet commented on how good you guys
(the breeder) seem to be based on the records that you gave us. Kev and I
were always happy with you guys, but it was reassuring to hear that from the
vet. So, thank you again for doing your job so well! We attribute a lot of
the way Baxter is on the way he was raised in your home for the first 10
weeks and we truly appreciate it.
These pictures include Baxter meeting our nephew and nieces for the first
time, a picture with his vet, and meeting my parents' dog Buddy for the
first time. Hope you enjoy them!
Keep in touch,
Laura
Goldendoodle:
Hi, Cindy,
Did you get the pictures I sent maybe a couple months ago? If not, let me
know.
As I think I told you, our vet is one of the four docs who own the Animal
Hospital where Emma ( our old dog) received her cancer treatment. He neuters
at their clinic, but spays only at the hospital. She had her pre-op visit
last Wed, from which we brought her to the hospital. The surgery was
Thursday morning, and we were able to bring her home Friday mid-morning. All
went extremely well.
Emma's oncologist and her assistant came out to meet Annie when we brought
her over on Wed. After hugs all around, Dr. Mullins dropped to the floor,
cross-legged, and Annie lept into her lap for all manner of cuddling and
loving. She followed the staff back into the surgical area without a moment
of hesitation or look back. We got a call from our vet as soon as she was
out of surgery. A few minutes later, Dr. Mullins (oncholigist) also called
us. She reported that Annie spent barely any time in her kennel all of
Wednesday. They all remembered Emma, knew Annie was Emma's "little sister",
and continually loved and cuddled her--not wanting her to feel alone. On
Thursday, Dr. Mullins also told me that a techichan was sitting beside Annie,
holding her paw, while Annie woke up from the anesthesia. When we called to
check on her, we were invited to call back at any time, to check on how she
was doing. She certainly received care fit for a princess--which she is!
Her stitches come out Monday. The incision looks great--only a couple inches
long. The first two days were spent mainly snoozlng in our laps. Pain pills
kept her comfortable. But by Saturday, it was a struggle to keep her from
tearing around the house or the yard. Thank goodness for that dog yard to
keep her in a more limited area. After a couple hours of wondering how to
maneuver the steps with the "cone"--since she couldn't see the ones directly
in front of her--she soon realized she could follow her instincts and
wouldn't trip or fall. So the cone hasn't hindered her at all.
She's such a cuddler--loves to crawl in our laps if we're in chairs, or
sitting on the steps or on the floor. The moment we touch the floor, she's
in our laps. She obviously learned to cuddle from you, and we thank you very
much! Had she not learned the joys of affection from her earliest moments,
we're sure she wouldn't be such a sweetheart now.
Her coat is really changing. Hair across her shoulders and haunches is now a
Golden color. The long, soft, beige coat on her back has mainly dropped off,
with the golden coat growing in, curly, and much more coarser. I doubt that
she would stand still enough to get a picture showing her current coat. The
beige fur stands out from her body on her back and sides, but still coats her
head, ears, chest, forelegs, hips, and stomach. Daily grooming with the
slicker brush makes her fluffy for a while, but then the coat quickly reverts
to the soft-curly stage where she looks like an adorable ragamuffin. She is
absolutely adorable and people keep telling us they want to take her home
with them (inclulding Dr. Mullins). She was up to 20.8# when we brought her
in last Wed. There is virtually no shedding, so she is absolutely what we
had hoped for. We'd love to see her end up between 30 and 35# (easier to
pick up at that size), but whatever her final size, she'll be perfect.
She continues to love the toy we call "little dolly"--the one you sent with
her. She sleeps cuddled with dolly every night. The "frizby" one was
shredded a couple months ago, so we had to trash it. She chews all soft toys
except for dolly and the black teddy bear our daughter gave her. Her adult
teeth all came in a few weeks ago--amazing how she lost all of them almost at
once--so she has a mouthful of gleaming little beauties. I gave her her
first bath maybe three weeks ago, and she stayed completely compliant except
when I got to her face. The other two small dogs of ours struggled in the
laundry tub, but Annie just calmly stood there. She's a sweetheat in every
way.
When we washed down the patio furniture a couple weeks ago, we couldn't keep
her out of the hose spray. We'll have to take her to the reservoir and doggy
park when it warms up more. We think the Golden in her will let her be a
swimmer too. Emma adored the water and swimming was her favorite thing to
do, so we hope Annie will also love this wonderful exercise. As with Emma,
we'll introduce her to the extensive ponds gradually. We know she'll love
cavorting with the many dozens of dogs always there. She loves all other
dogs as much as she loves all people and children. She's a 100% social
little puppy. She's also a good car dog--immediately lies down on the floor
and falls asleep. I'm sure that's how she spent the entire flight from your
home to ours, since a moving vehicle immediately puts her to sleep.
That should cover Annie's currently progress. She's doing great and is
totally beloved. Thank you for giving us such a wonderful little pup.
If you have time, I'd love to hear if you have any new litters in the works
and how things are going for you. Let us know if the pictures didn't get
there.
Fondly, Marjie
Goldendoodle:
Cindy,
Kosmo is adorable. Growing by leaps and bounds. Not sure how because he is
a terrible eater. We have had to try different food. He seems to be a once a
day eater. Problem is every time we go outside he eats mulch, dried grass
cuttings and today he got hold of deer poop which was no easy task getting
away from him.Yesterday he found a dead snake carcass , rolled in it and
picked it up to play with. needless to say he got a bath immediately and I
had to clean his mouth he smelled like road kill.
He is going through the biting everything stage. I am doing everything to
control it until the baby teeth fall out.
He still doesn't like to fall asleep by himself , but we are letting him
cry that one out because I am not sleeping on the floor every night. The good
news is his house breaking is going extremely well. I am home a lot so he
doesn't have much chance to mess up .
Our cat still hates the dog. Now the dog is bigger than him so he is
totally intimidated. All KOsmo wants to do is play and the cat wants nothing
to do with him. Still hoping that will change soon.
With all these issues I am still in love with this adorable pup. He
listens to me better than anyone I have made it clear I am the pack leader.
Cutest thing when we go for a leashed walk off our property as we return
to our driveway I drop the leash and he picks it up in his mouth and trots
back to the house carrying the leash in his mouth.
Hope you are having a nice holiday weekend.
Sincerely,
Sharon
Golden Retriever: all letters below are our Golden Pups
Hi, Cindy. Sorry it's taking me a while to get back to you. We are fine
and Riever is very fine. What a great and beautiful boy he is! We just
adore him. He makes us laugh every day, such a character. He's been very
healthy also, absolutely no problems whatsoever. We love how much energy he
has. He's always ready to go with me on my walks, and now that we're up
north at our cabin, he takes every opportunity to go swimming. Golly, how he
loves the water! He's also great with the grandkids, ages 6, 8 and 8. The
six year old, especially, loves him. They have really formed a special
bond. He doesn't know a stranger. We are delighted with him.
We hope everything is well and good with you and your family. Thanks for
asking about us.
Sue Zubrick
Hi Cindy, Just a quick note. Bentley went for his 4 month check
up and he weighs 42lbs. He's a big boy. He eats 5 cups of food
a day and our vet loves him. She says he's perfect and has a
wonderful temperment. He is so calm. We love him dearly!!! He
sits,stays,shakes,lays down,drops things on command, leaves
things and stops barking when told. When he meets people he
sits and shakes. He has such good manners!!! We've been working
on sit snd staying put out in public when the leash is dropped.
You would be amazed. He stays for about 20sec.(?) I walk around
him and away from him and he watches me. I can tell by the look
in his eyes when he wants to get up but I just repeat the
commandand and he stays. I then pick up the leash and tell him
he's a good boy. Well actually I hug him over and over and tell
him how great he is. Our vets office can't believe it. I really
can't either. After having many dogs, I know this is the best
breed. I'm sold! We are a golden lover family. My vet says not
all goldens are as great as him. She said we found a great
breeder and I must agree. Have a great day! Tracy
He’s doing just great! He’s been a handful, though. House breaking was a
breeze and he did not go through any “chewing” issues. We now go on walks
about 5-6 nights a week. I’ve got him walking with me without the need of a
leash, usually. He’s happy, smart, healthy, and more of a “watchdog” than my
prior Golden was. Biscuit demands a lot of attention, and reciprocates
equally. I’d brag that he’s a great swimmer (in our backyard pool), but you
probably know that already. I don’t hunt, so I can’t speak to his “bird dog”
capabilities. He’s just a bundle of love and energy. I wish you could see him
each and every day. You’d be pleased. Know that he is VERY loved and very
well cared for.
Pictures forthcoming – he’s 67 lbs at 8 months. He’s my buddy.
Hi there!
Just wanted to let you know that Maya is doing great! We all love her very
much. She's fitting right in. She's loving, sweet, and can be quite spunky
at times. Potty training is going well, no accidents at all today. Yay!
She will even go to the door. Very impressive we think! We need to improve
her bedtime though. The first night she slept until 5 or so. I thought wow,
we can do this. But she sometimes gets up screaming around 2 or 3. We put
her out to potty, then try back in the kennel. She cried for 13 minutes at
the longest. It seemed like forever. At my moments of weakness, I put her
in bed with me...Uh oh, I think I have started a bad habit! She loves it
though! She goes right to sleep in our bed, the little stinker!
Well, just wanted to let you know how things were going. Hope all is well
there.
I attached a few pictures. Hope it worked!
Have a great week!
Biscuit (Hunter) is now sleeping comfortably, and my wife Jo-Anne was
remarking what a fantastic job you have done throughout this process. I
couldn’t agree with her more. You should have seen the excitement when they
first met Biscuit. Both were close to tears.
Don’t worry, I’ll keep in touch with pictures and details of his great life!
Hi Cindy:
I have to tell you about Bubba-Jack. He is my walking partner. I have
taught him when we go for our walk that when he comes to a curb he stops and
just sits. When we walk he is on my left side, right next to my leg - no
pulling, nothing. Other dogs try to get over to him he keeps on walking, he
couldn't care less. I did have one incident when I was walking a dog pulled
the leash from her owner right from her hands and he was charging, so I had
no other thing to do, I let Bubba-jack go. I was lucky some guys saw it and
pulled them apart. Bubba did okay, but he is no fighter. When I stop, he
stops and sits. He just wonderful.
I have taught him to sit and say wait, and he'll stay until I tell him to
go. He rolls, lays down, waits, I can even put a cracker on his nose and say
wait and he won't move it to flip it until I tell him okay. He is the best.
When I am out walking and meet someone on the street he will sit by my side
and wait. If that person pets him, he will not jump, his tail just wags and
wags. He walks with his head held high and prances almost.
Thank you for such a wonderful dog and friend. I am so proud of my Bubba-
Jack.
Hi Cindy,
I just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgot about you...I will be
emailing you pictures and everything soon. Avy is awesome. He just finished
all of his puppy shots and is doing great. I haven't yet taken him down any
ski runs with me because I'm afraid he may still be too young for that type
of workout. he is very good at sitting and laying down and shake and other one
(shaking with the other hand) and high five (like a shake but he jumps up and
gives me five. I will be starting obedience classes soon and I will be
teaching him hide and seek (so that he can learn to be an avalanche dog). He
LOVES the snow! He loves playing in it. When I go skiing I bring him to
certain mountains that have specified dog lots (dog parks at a ski mtn
basically) and I go ski for an hour and then come back and play with him for
a bit and switch off. He loves going to the mountain and playing with all the
other dogs in the snow. Anyways hope all is well and I'll email pictures
soon. Thanks for the amazing puppy!!
-Dave
It's been a while since I have written. I sent a picture of Ben and Ellie,
so you can see how much he has grown. I have had three sessions with a dog
trainer for about an hour each. His last session was Friday. He found,
flushed and we shot 4 birds over him and he retrieve each. He also did two
dead bird retrieves in deep cover. He has a very good nose. We have a three
day hunt planed for opening weekend of pheasant in southwestern ND, so he
will get a lot of great experience there.
As I told you it would be a bonus IF he could hunt, and it looks like he may
be very good. He was the easiest to house break of any dog we have had.
When he has to go he goes to the door and gives a "yip" He is running with
me or walking with DeAnne about everyday. Today we went three miles and he
heeled without a leash about 3/4's of a mile both ways to a field where we
let he and Ellis run free. He is just doing great. He's going to be a
really "looker" too. What a personality! We are laughing every day at his
stunts, and screw-ups. He's hilarious. He and Ellie are best friends, and
play continuously. Thanks for making this work out for us, we thought after
three strikes we were not going to find a dog. Now, we're glad everything
worked out just like it did. Jerry
Hi! When I opened your e-mail and saw the picture I thought it was our pup.
Scott and Ty named our pup, Shiloh. She is very active and loves to fetch
and play. Part of my job is taking care of the summer pool in our town and
after we closed and got the chemicals out, I took Shiloh up there and let
her swim. She was amazing! And when she came out and dropped the dummy she
would whine till I threw it out again. The first time I did this, Scott was
getting home from work in Montana and I called him and I was just so excited
for him to see her abilities. We are so excited to have her trained to
hunt. I have two yards ponds in my yard and we can't keep her out of those.
The fish are so immune to this big hairy thing swimming with them and now we
are going to expand one of them so she has more room to swim. She is great
and is so much part of my family. The puppy in the pics looks a little
bigger as far as filled out. Shiloh is so lean!!!! We will get pics to
send. Nice to hear from you!! Deb from Douglas, Wyoming
Hello Cindy!
I just thought that I would send you a quick little note on Beaux. He has now
become the neighborhood hero....he has decided to become the "new" form of
mole patrol. Last night when we were all outside somebody pointed out that he
was over laying down playing with something, well to all of our surprise he
was playing with a ground mole which he caught and killed. It was an
interesting thing for him to get ahold of and I thought that I would share it
with you. Hes such a good boy and we love him very much, my grandparent even
like him and they dont like dogs!! He is well loved by the whole family and I
appreciate everything that you have done!! Thank you soo much!!!
Miranda
I promise I will not bore you after this note. Bubba-Jack continues to amaze
us. I would say at 9 1/'2 weeks old he is about 99.5% house broken. He
goes over to door and at times barks to get out. This week we only have had
2 accidents, which I can only contribute to our fault as we were not
monitoring him. We brought him a little pool for the back yard again he just
amazes us. He put his entire head under water. I have not idea why he does
this but he certainly is having a good time. The vet figures he going to be
a very big dog, around his guess to be about 90 pounds. We will see. He is
still closing the bedroom door on command when we say go close the door. We
have a rope on the door and he closes it by pulling on the rope. We are
just so happy that we were able to come in visit you and make the final pick
of Bubba-Jack. All is going extremely well. CindyB.
Well Hubbell is all done with his shots, and today was his first day out at
the park. This dog is ... ok ... and it is more than me being a proud
Mom .. so smart. He would fetch the frisbee and bring it right back to me.
He chased Sami but never wandered off .... he was a perfect gentleman and all
the kids had to come over to say hi and pet him and Sami.
He has his first official "hunting" lesson on October 1 but we are going to
Orville on the 24th, the trainer has her dogs competing in a trial and
thought it would be good to go see what the end result would be. I know it
is a long drive, but that is ok. If anyone is interested in driving up with
us (Namrata) then I can take both dogs, otherwise, I may be dropping Sami off
at one of your houses on the way up!!! I just can't handle both dogs in that
setting all day!!!!
I'll be sending pictures more pictures soon, most of you have seen the ones
Namrata took at Robins house the other day.
He weighs 30.5 pounds now. He eats like a horse, and yet very lean. The vet
is very impressed with him. He loves to unroll the toilet paper, so I have
had to leave it off the roll because ... well ... he was eating it and that
is a no no. Plus I can't afford three rolls every day!!!
Well, that is my latest Hubbell update, he is on his way to being the best,
second only of course to my Samantha. They absoluetly are unseperatable now,
Sami has grown very fond of the big guy.
Well have a wonderful Labor Day !!!!
Carla
Hi. Wally is an amazing dog. He is so very smart…Sits….Gives the paw….Lays
down….comes when called and we are working on the High Five! He is so great
with our three girls and we all love him very much. He has been spending
allot of time in the Ocean this summer. He is a natural swimmer!
Hi Cindy!
So I didn't get the ONLY unbelievably smart and beautiful dog in the
litter? Imagine that!
Did you get the pics I sent awhile back? Well, I've been trying to get
that perfect picture ever since... you know, the one that turns out
soooo good that you want it framed above your fireplace? I'll work on
more and get some sent to you. I'd love to see his picture on your
website!
Otherwise, everything is wonderful. Ollie is HUGE now- he's long and
tall. And he still has those fabulous eyebrows! And smart? Wow.
Wow. And wow. We're about to take him on a grand adventure up to Lake
of the Woods- going to a cousins wedding and taking an extra day to go
fishing. He's gonna love it. 7 hours in my dad's big RV should be
interesting, however. They have a golden, Maggie, who doesn't like
other dogs very much. Ollie is gonna have to learn "personal space" in
a hurry I'm afraid. That's okay. He's pretty precocious so it'll be
good for him. Have had him on the trails only once with one of the
horses. He did pretty good, but he's still a little young. So we've
been walking the trails daily, getting him used to the lay of the land
and working on proper trail behavior- this he's doing excellent with.
Being the hunter that he is, however, his nose tends to distract him-
lots of stopping and sniffing, diving into tall grass out of the blue
and then not wanting to come when called. But it's getting better
every day.
I think of you guys constantly, am still so grateful I can hardly stand
it, and have been on a mission to get a great photo sent to you... I'll
do that this week. Great to hear from you!
Sandi
Hi Cindy,
How are you doing? We're all great here. Sorry I haven't emailed for a
while, but I've been kinda busy. Kahlua is doing great with her training and
can sit, stay, come (most of the time) sit with a whistle, and come with a
whistle (some of the time) She's going to be in a dog walk-a-thon in a few
weeks to raise money to build a new animals shelter here. Sarge and a few of
their doggie friends will be comming soon. Any way, Kahlua has now become
fully accustom to her schedule. She wakes up at 6:30 with Sarge and Dad.
They get fed their wet and dry food and either Sarge or both dogs go for a
morning walk. If my dad doesn't have enough time for a walk, he'll just
train Kahlua in the yard. Then she stays in the outside kennel until about
8:30 or so. She then gets to go potty and comes in and plays. Then at about
10:30 she goes into her inside crate and sleeps until noon. At noon she gets
a training lesson and then gets to have her lunch. During the afternoon, she
gets one training lesson and gets many play times with Sarge. At dinner time
she is either sleeping or in her ourside kennel eating her dinner with
Sarge. Then Everyone including the dogs comes downstairs to play with the
dogs and watch tv. Finally at about 11 the dogs go out, play for a little go
potty for the last time that day. Then the come in sit down and beg for the
Beggin' Strips(sarge has to high five or shake for his, Kahlua has to sit
stay come and heel for hers) Then they both go to sleep. They're really
haveing a great time and I hope you like the pictures this week!
Hi Cindy: I've been meaning to e-mail you for awhile to thank you for Greta
and let you know that she is healthy and happy up here in Alaska and a
perfect companion. She is already a pretty good walker on the leash and
knows the basic commands. Now that spring is here and our trails have
thawed out one of her favorite activities is to jump in the muskeg (an
Alaskan rainforest version of a swamp) and emerge covered in mud which makes
hiking more of an adventure but fortunately she doesn't mind being subject
to a bath when she gets home which is very important because she is such a
snuggler that we let her on the couch, which I know is a bad thing but we
just couldn't help it! She has several other dog friends to play with and
is a very social animal. We have taken her out for a few day trips on our
commercial fishing boat and she is very good and so far hasn't got seasick
but we have avoided rough weather so she will stay willing to go to work
with us. Finally, once I get a digital camera I will e-mail some pictures
because she is one of the most beautiful golden retrievers I have ever
seen--seems like everybody in our small town knows who she is. Thanks
again, Paul
Hey Ya'll,
Here's a few ... of Baby Kiele ("Bug")... 30 lbs 02/18/2006... Soooo
Smart... She has all the basics. Sit, Stay (Even with food under her nose!),
Heal, Git- it, Hold, Shake, Down, and Kennel (For Bed) -.. I can walk up
stairs, turn off the lights with her at stay (down stairs) and come back a
few later with her still at "stay". Still ringin' the bell to go outside (
since about the 2nd week)... She thinks "My" chair is hers FIRST! Kiele
plays with Sam and Sam plays like she's NOT! She LOVES her keys and is on
her 2nd set -with a 3rd in reserve... loves to play mop the floor with her
"DNA" toy... Gotta' see the video to appreciate... We can't wait to get more
Outside time for open training (distance bird retrieval) and the "Boat"-
We're going fishing --- One day! Gonna be a BASS Lovin' Dog ... Hurry up and
MELT... For the last time!
That's Little Kiele Jo (AKA - "Kiele Bug") in a nut shell!
Rhonda
Hey Cindy and Chad,
Sorry it took so long to write back. It's been crazy around here.
Everything is going great with Cayce. She's a gorgeous dog (looks just like
her parents) and is growing faster than we can blink! Scott taught her to
ring a bell when she wants to go out. She picks up on things right away! So
smart!! She also loves our cat and they wrestle all the time. How are all
your dogs and cat? I've attached some pictures of her and us. Hope to hear
from you soon!!
~Sasha and Scottie
Dear Cindy and Chad,
It was great getting to meet all of you in person at the airport after
exchanging emails, waiting for Chance to be born and then all the progress
reports/pictures. Next time, I think I will fly up and actually come out to
your place. Abbey, Boot, Tess and I just love our newest member of the
family. I can actually say the whole neighborhood loves him as we walk
everyday.. He is such a social boy, he loves to see everyone. They all love
to see him and how fast he is changing from day to day. He absolutely loves
his sisters Tess and Abbey(Blk Lab and Springer). When we go to the park, he
now rides in the back of the 4Runner. He thinks he is pretty cool riding
back there with his big sisters.
He is sooo full of personality and such a smart little boy. We play fetch
every evening and practice some obedience basics (sit, stay and down).
Everyday is a new adventure with Chance in the house and I love it!! He
sleeps thru the night in his crate and never crys/whines. Last Saturday, his
sisters and he actually let me sleep in until 6:30am, during the week we are
usually up at 4:30am so I was thrilled. I have attached a few pictures so
you can see how much he has grown from the last pictures I sent, also you can
see how darn cute he is. :)
I just want to say Thank you again for our wonderful new addition to our
family. He is sooo Handsome and Smart, we would not trade him for the
world. Well, Boots(the cat) might on occasion, when he chases her but I
think he finally realized she is the boss. He is officially Sir Chance of
Small Chance Ranch on his AKC papers.
Thank you again!
Monica
Cindy,
Yukon is doing great. He has quickly become a very loved part of our
family. He goes almost everywhere with me and he is quick to impress new
people he meets. To this point, we have not found a situation that he is
intimidated by. He has made several trips to the trap range with me and he
has absolutely no fear of shotguns, or the vacuum for that matter. As for
the water, he loves it. We are lucky to be having a very mild January and
most of the ponds around here are open on the edges and Yukon absolutely
loves it. Also, by far fetch is his favorite game. No matter what he is
doing, all you have to say is, do you want to play fetch? and he goes crazy.
He retrieves on command, sits before he gives, and delivers the dummy when
you command. We couldn't be happier. Thanks so much.
Jason
The puppy is doing great. Yes, she is growing very fast. She is also
learning very fast she already knows how to sit, stay, come, lay down, shake,
and speak. She is a wonderful dog and the owners love her.
Thanks again,
Jason
Shelby has just been a wonderful addition to the family. She is learning the
rules of the house and hasn't had to many accidents in the house lately.
From the first night, she has slept in her kennel wonderfully. Only one
accident and that is it. She is also slowing a bit on the chewing of items
that is not hers to chew on. Shelby is also fortunate to come to work with
me everyday. The other people in this office campus just loves her. We go
on walks everyday and she is adjusting to being on the leash. I forgot to
take a recent picture of her to send you, but I will tonight when I go home.
You are right about how fast they are growing. I will for sure take your
advice on mixing up the food. If you could I would Love to see how the other
pups are doing. Could you send me some pictures of them?
Take care and keep in touch!!!
Carol
Weighed Kiele yesterday - 16.8 lbs. 1lb in 5 days... last week 2 lbs in 4
days - amazing - I Measure and weigh her (and log it) every week.. Very
intelligent. started her on the pheasant dummies... Has a hard time holding
it but still manages to get it to me! I can throw 3 toys at once and send her
for one at a time for a successful retrieve for all - back to back -(The Dog
Whisperer)... Here's a picture with her favorite toy!
Rhonda
Good Morning! I thought you might like to see some pictures of Ginger (AKA
white girl). She is growing FAST and has outpaced her brother by a pound or
so. We went to the Vet last week and she said “oh boy” look at those feet, do
you realize how big she is going to get. So much for runt status !!!
Laura loves her puppy and can’t wait to play with her and take her for walks
in the neighborhood; all of her little friends have adopted Ginger as well so
there is plenty of action around the house. Ginger keeps us all entertained
and amused. She has a tendency to get the hic ups and it is funny to watch
her try and figure out what is happening to herself. She will hic up and then
look down at her belly like – WHAT IS GOING ON IN THERE?
Take care,
Rob
This one is Louie and my 8 year old son. They have really enjoyed each
other. I am not sure who has the greater energy. I took Louie hunting Geese
Saturday. He seemed to love it, and was unphased by the sound of the
shotgun. He is going to be easy to train.
Vann
Hi Cindy & Chad,
Here are some pictures of Kimber that I took today. She just loves to be
outside so she has wet legs, tummy and tail in some of them because she was
following Dick around for hours !!
She is a beautiful dog. Her dark golden coloring is great and her black
button nose is perfect. We have had many compliments on her. Even as a
puppy, already, some people have asked if we are going to breed her.
Kimber is so smart! She is the 4th golden we have raised from puppyhood
and she is by far the smartest!
She understands so many "words" that we say to her. She knows "get a toy" -
"get a ball" - "Do you want to go outside?" (she barks) - "car ride?" (she
runs to the car) - "sit" - "speak" - "laydown" - "bedtime" (she goes to her
bed) - "treat" (she runs to the pantry closet) - "close your mouth" (when she
wants to play bite) - "no barking" - "no biting" and she seems to know our
names when we ask her "Where is ____?" she looks for the person we mean. She
has keyed into the noises that mean someone is coming - like the garage door
opening or the sound of a loud vehicle.
She wants to greet everyone who comes to our house and isn't happy until
they acknowledge her and pet her. I'm sure she is spoiled. She so much
wants to be in charge- it is funny !!
Kimber is so vocal !!! She barks if someone is one the phone and she
thinks she should be getting the attention. She barks back sometimes when
she is being scolded - just like she is talking back !!!! She is constantly
making noises to get attention, to complain or to be bossy !! It just cracks
us up !! She has a real personality and is such a character. She would love
to be the boss of the house. She should be named "Sassy" !!!
Dick had foot surgery in mid-January so he wasn't very active for about 3-
4 weeks and so he would let her sit in his lap in the recliner; now she
thinks she can jump up on our laps there any time she wants!! It is sort of
sweet and cuddly but it won't last long as she is growing !! She loves to be
near "her people" and is always so excited to see us if we have been away,
even if Dick has been home all day and I come home from work she is overjoyed
to greet me.
At 16 weeks she went in for a vet check and shots, she was 34 lbs. I'm
sure she is closer to 40 lbs by now.
She has been TOTALLY housetrained now for about 3 weeks, that means even
overnight for at least 8 hours (sometimes more - but we make an effort to get
to her by at least 8 hours). No accidents - at all !!
Kimber is very alert. She notices birds flying in the trees and even the
geese honking overhead ! She is so alert; always on the look out; notices
everything and is interested in the whole world around her even driving in
the car she really watches the view. And she is brave. Charges right into
anything ; meeting new people, going new places; sniffing new things. She is
going to be a fantastic hunter. We are excited to take her out to South
Dakota someday for pheasants. Dick is going to start to try her out on
scented dummies in the next couple of weeks.
Well, probably enough bragging about our "golden girl". We love her very
much and just enjoy her spunky personality. She makes us laugh so often !!
Nancie & Dick
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