I hope you don't think I'm a pest with these, but I just love her so much and she is such a wonderful dog that I just like to share her adventures. The end of September, we went on a week long camping trip up to the U.P. At first I questioned if it was a good idea, but she enjoyed every minute of it. She is game for anything, and so well-behaved. She was great company. Jaspen is a "kid magnet" and got more than enough attention wherever we went. I met one little girl on the beach on Lake Huron and the next day we were in town and I heard "It's Jaspen!" The little girl emerged from the crowd and gave her a hug. We camped every night and she did great in the camper, even tho it is small. The funniest thing was when we were at a state park and I was looking at a Wolf display. I was reading about the wolf and she sat down and stared at the guy next to us and barked. I wondered why, till I saw he was eating an ice cream cone. She LOVES ice cream and thought he should share. We both got a laugh out of it, but she was serious so after our walk we shared a cone. She loves to "creep" on the other campers and watches then out the window of the camper every morning. Jaspen has had a tug of war going on inside her for awhile now. Water and what it's all about. Me and the vet think she is Lab crossed with hound (perhaps Plott) and the Lab in her wants to go into the water, but the hound - not so much. She likes to wade, but hates waves. She just doesn't understand them and I think she might think in some way they are chasing her! When she was sitting on my lap by Lake Michigan, I couldn’t help wondering what was going through her mind. She has waded in 3 of the Great Lakes and we're going for all 5! With her (lengthy) nose, she explores! I cannot imagine all the smells she found along Lake Michigan in the rocks. Last week we went up to our favorite campground up at Clam Lake. We were the only ones there so the dogs ran free to swim and explore while I fished. The first day Jaspen went into the river a little but wasn't sure about it. We had so much fun, we went back the next day. While I fished they explored nearby. Jaspen would go up on the bank and sniff in the woods, then you would here her coming - on a thundering run - and she would run right into the river and splash around. She waded half way out into it and thought she was pretty brave to climb up on a rock and jump in. She is just like a little kid. She is growing so fast. The last time we were at the vets, she weighed 60 pounds and she had just turned 6 months old. She is my best friend and goes everywhere with me. She has so much patience waiting in the truck and doesn't destroy it while I’m shopping. She is so much company and so funny to have around. Once again I thank you for this wonderful little dog. Lynn
Rio and Pixie are doing fine. Had a vet checkup last Friday with a dose of dewormer and 2nd booster of distemper vaccination. Vet a little concerned with Pixie's weight and tummy but will keep an eye on her. She's been fine and active. They are quite the pair Our dog is starting to play with them now They sleep with us in bed and cuddle together. I've attached a couple pics for you. Will keep in touch. Hegge Family
My name is
Kathryn Olson and I adopted a beautiful little girl from your shelter three
years ago. I just wanted to let you know that Nina is the most gorgeous,
precious dog. She is healthy and the joy of our lives. 
Please see photos attached, and thank you for all the good work you
do.
The boys are doing GREAT! All of the effort on your behalf, patience not
to bring them HOME too soon and the preparation on this end for their
arrival/first several days here, paid off BIG TIME for the boys. Heckel
comes up on my chest, pushes his face into my goatee and sleeps laying
under my chin (when Jeckel leaves him alone for two minutes). I'm sort
of pressed for time this morning so I've got to get going. Here is a
photo I shot last Saturday night.
We love Lacy, but we have renamed her Hilda, a nice German name. She is
so sweet. She is getting along well with our dog Chase and is VERY
interested in our goat! She loves to take walks down to visit her. We
are keeping her on a leash when we walk her outside so she learns our
area and her name. Not sure how long before we will be able to let her
run free with us on walks. We watched the DVD from you and just got
another one from the library to learn more about training her, and got
her some new toys today too. She really like our grandson and is
concerned if he squeals. Seems to want to make sure he is okay..
