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The 2 pups you sold us--Yen and Sookie-- are so beautiful they could have also possibly been champions--face it, you raise the best Shih Tzus around !!!        John

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Hope all is well down south. The boys are fine,Stitch is way too smart for his own good. Sully is our good dog and our little Teddy Bear. Wish I could have more........

These guys are so lovable. Take care..........Mary B.

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Our baby is doing great!  Su-su is a sweet girl and very smart.  She is fully house trained, plays fetch and chases our cats!                     Michele

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Richard asked that I send you an update on Meeko.  What a wonderful week and a half this has been for the three of us.  Richard surprised me with her on Valentine's day at work and ever since, we have been attached to one another.  She has brightened our home in so many ways.  She is sleeping throughout the night and is 95% potty trained.  She is healthy and doing wonderfully. 

Her 1st vet appt. was on the 15th and she did wonderful!  She had her first grooming on Friday and again, she was calm and I believed she enjoyed it. 

She is great with people and very obedient.

Thank you so much for allowing her into our home.  We love her so much.  Take care, Tasha

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 Hi Karen,

Lucy has truly taken over our house and our hearts.  What a wonderful little pup.  Her temperament is outstanding. 

The troops are all acclimated now and Lucy has to be right in the middle of things all the time.  She likes playing with the big girls and has no fear at all about anything.  Nothing seems to intimidate her.  She loves going out with the others and runs and plays and takes care of business.  She's doing well with house breaking -- I'm not doing so well -- need to pay more attention!!!

Anyway, just wanted to let you see some of the latest pics and let you know that she's fantastic.  You've got a great breeding line going.  So glad I found you.         Ellen

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Millie's a beautiful girl in her short coat, though--everyone who sees her comments on her beautiful color and thick coat.  Our groomer says that Millie's coat is really good and expects her adult coat to be just as beautiful.  You and your mother should be so proud of your dogs!!  We feel lucky to have one of them!                                            Nancy

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I have been meaning to write to you before to let you know how Nickle is doing. He is so great! He has a spunky little personality that fits in great with our family. He does great with the crate at night (and did from the very first night, I'm happy to report!). He is doing fine with potty training, probably 70% of the way there. He is so sweet and so cute - everyone that sees him falls in love with him. He checked out great with the vet. The kids love him and so do we.  Thank you so much. What a great experience it has been for us.  We will send you an updated picture in the near future. His coloring is getting even better.  Take Care - -Shannon

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Dutch is a joy. He knows how to leave it and take it, stay, sit and down.  He loves to play out in the yard and he loves treats.                             The Milton Family

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Hi Karen,

How are you?  I guess you thought that I had forgotten about you, but I think about you every time I look at my precious Romeo!!  He is so wonderful and we all love him so much -- especially ME!!  He loves me too.  He follows me every step I take. I can't even go to the bathroom by myself, but I love it!!  He has brought so much joy to our lives and makes us smile constantly.  Thank you so much for allowing him to be a part of our family.  He is so smart.  He learned to sit, shake and speak (and he loves to speak) in mid July.  He is house trained and will even go toward the front door when he has to go potty.  I ask him does he want to go outside and potty and he barks and runs for the door.  He had his "surgery" so he can't father babies on August 13 and I held him all night so he could sleep.  We also had his umbilical cord hernia removed.  He was such a trooper and for the most part did not bother his stitches.  Both have healed well.  I have attached a few pictures for you to enjoy.  Everyone loves how he drinks out of the gerbil bottle.  In one of the pictures you will see that we bought a water bottle holder and attached it to the kitchen wall so he can drink when he wants.

Take care!!                                    D. Williams

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Hi Karen and Dennis!
 Sorry it has taken us so long to update you on our beautiful puppy from the Cash/Gabby litter!  As you know we named her Rain and she is the absolute best and most beautiful puppy ever!  She is about 12 weeks old now and is pretty much potty trained!  We have had hardly any potty accidents with her since the moment we got her home!  She is very smart and knows how to sit, lay, come, stay and walk with a leash!  She also does fabulous when I take her to work with me and groom her!  She is very loving but also very much loves to play!  Our vet is very impressed with her as well and has said that she has big beautiful, round eyes, great body structure, moves very well, wonderful coloring, has a perfect jaw and bite, and a wonderful, cooperative disposition.  She loves to give kisses and of course be right at our side!  We just love her so much and our so happy to have her in our lives.  Thank you so much for raising such beautiful Shih Tzu's and for selling us our wonderful Rain!       

Nicole & Tommy M.

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We are so thankful to have Pack in our lives. He is adorable and we love him very much.  He is approx 12 lbs and so very beautiful. He is pretty much potty trained and has the run of the house. He is extremely smart.  We have a good size, fenced yard and he loves to play.  He is a really good fit for our family and lifestyle.    Paula and Phil

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Hello Karen..! Both are doing wonderful. Sister  who now goes by the name Buka, short for zambucca, is a pudge....spoiled would be a good definition. Novella is the high strung ball of energy who loves everyone she meets and tends to encourage Buca to do laps around the yard to get her in shape.  Novella has sit, stay, fetch, and load up in the car under control...our next venture is trying to get lay and heel...both are the topic of conversations with both Trish and I.... I will try to get some pics to you in the future............thanks again!

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We absolutely love Ginger!! She is so sweet.  She has become so comfortable so quickly.  She hasn't whined any during the night.  She is doing so well, she is eating and coming along nicely with housetraining.               Ann H.

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  Hi Karen,

I wish I had a camera right here, but I don't.  Lucy is sleeping right next to the biggest dog and they're getting along just fine.

You received a HUGE compliment on Thanksgiving.   A friend of ours is a breeder of miniature schnauzers and she commented that she has never seen a puppy so friendly, well adjusted and happy as Lucy.  That's going some -- she's a harsh critic. 

Just wanted to pass along an update.  She's a sweet heart and has made her way into the entire family here.  Hope y'all had a good Thanksgiving and we'll be in touch again.            Ellen  

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Karen and Dennis

I want to thank you two for a wonderful puppy. Buddy is great. He is so playful, sweet, loveable, smart, and so good with the kids. From the moment Buddy came home he adjusted so good. You both have done such a great job with your dogs. They are so well behaved. I was worried about Buddy's first night,but he did so well, slept through the night. The boys were so excited that Santa (Karen and Dennis) brought him to our home. It is obvious of your care for the dogs the way they are. He has done an excellent job going to the pad to potty. We plan to take buddy  outside very soon to start the potty training. I have read all the reviews that you are getting from the new parents that have bought your dogs, and all of them we relate to. Buddy fits all personalities of all of the other dogs. He loves to walk under your feet, he listens, he is so smart. I will send pictures soon. THANK YOU AGAIN..... You are highly recommended to all of the future dog wanters.         Ileana and Sean

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CHRISTMAS 2008

dear santa

thank you for Buddy, dog bed, crate, his play toy, bone and other stuff. I am taking care of him. Buddy plays with me all day. He likes to play with my ball. Today we are going to buy him lots of toys, food, another bed, brush and comb, a stocking and lots of stuff. Thank you for the best Christmas gift ever.            love, devon and collin

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Scarlet is such a joy, the boys had the best Christmas ever!!!!  I am so proud of her, she is sleeping thru the night, playing and has learned our schedule.  She loves to tug on a rag and be pulled across the ceramic on her belly.  She has been so easy to potty train, again she is such a joy.  Thank you for everything!!!!       Have a great New Year!!!!

Candy, Ray, Hunter, Austin and Blake

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Hi Karen,

Hope you are well!!  Well our Romeo is wonderful!! 

I wish I could tell everyone that looks at your nursery how great your babies are!!  You breed puppies that are almost perfect.  Romeo is now 13 1/2 months old and is still the best dog ever!!  He is so calm and good mannered.  We couldn't ask for a better dog -- he is our baby!!  He never meets a stranger and is so great with kids.  I did not know that I could love a dog so much.  We have gone on vacation to White Lake for the past 40 years and have always stayed at a place where pets were not allowed.  Well I did some research and we found a realty company that had some rental homes at the lake that allowed small pets.  So we took a road trip (3 hours each way) and took Romeo (so the realtor could see him) and looked at some houses and have rented one for a week so that Romeo could go with us.  He is part of our family and we could not imagine taking a vacation without him.