"We are utterly and irrevocably in love with Watson. He is the most gentle soul, and seems to have an immediate kinship with small children (and never chews on them!) and never jumps on anyone. And he wiggles his whole body with happiness every time one of us walks into the room. He is totally mellow inside, but the moment we get outside he is super playful and athletic! The perfect SF city dog for an active family. Even our vet said he was one of the sweetest pups she'd ever met. And his coat! It's so beautiful. People are always saying he looks like a little Gund bear. Also, I haven't had any problems with my allergies with him around, which is such a relief. 

We were so nervous about getting a puppy we'd never met... and it turns out all that worry was for nothing! It's like Watson has been here forever. We're already talking about getting another one in a few years and we will definitely want to get one from you, Terrie. We couldn't be happier with our sweet mellow boy."

Cheers,
The Horners
San Francisco

"I talked to my dog groomer friend today and asked if she has heard of your puppies. She says she's been grooming your dogs for years!! She had nothing but wonderful things to say about them. She said I would be stupid to pass up an opportunity to have one of your dogs be a part of our family and also said I'd be getting nothing but the best!! "

Dear Terrie!
"Jack is finally home!!! What a cutie pie! His personality is incredibly sweet and friendly. He is playing with us like he's been here forever :) Just grabbed a toy and climbed on my son's lap - happy, friendly, even tempered, just everything we ever wanted! What a doll!!! We just love him!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!! We are so happy!!!Terrie, when you get a chance, can you email us what coat he'll have you think - fleece, wool or combo of both. Looks like fleece, but we can't tell. It really doesn't matter, we are just curious. It's so pretty, soft and we just love his color!!!!!Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Jack lives in Mooresville, North Carolina and will be trained for therapy."

"We are totally thrilled with Baron. He relates to our grandkids who are here about 2X a week...the 8 year old can walk him in a good style and Baron heels pretty well. Quinn loves Baron a lot and they cuddle. The 1 yr. old and 2 yr. old are not at all afraid of this puppy; and I sometimes put him in his kennel to get a rest from them. He plays well with a miniature Australian shepherd across the street. We think he is well adjusted and very nicely socialized. We think he is potty trained but at any rate, we are, as he indicates he wants out, we are right there to accommodate him. With the weather so good, he is enjoying our fenced-in back yard a lot. He is learning a few tricks...sit, down, roll over and we are working on 'fetch' right now." Baron lives in Oregon.

“Well, it’s been five days with Ruby and we are still absolutely in love with her. She rode home to Portland without a peep in her crate and has been sleeping all night. No accidents in the house at all. Loves the kids and is so obedient. She follows us around all over the house and just shows so much love and trust to us already. I think she really feels at home. The kids absolutely love her and they all act like they've had a dog forever with her; even Elijah, who was a bit shy, walks her, plays with her, trains her and hugs on her. I can't imagine having a more perfect dog. She is so fun to be around and easy to care for. She is around us all day. She spends some of the day on her dog bed in the family room tethered to the wall and is only in her crate at night or if we need to leave for a while.

She does great with car rides and loves to run and play in the yard. She has nearly perfected Fetch...She only takes a short lap with the toy before bringing it back and I've almost got her to automatically sit and drop it when she brings it back. My wife is very supportive and hasn't always been a big fan of dogs, and was mostly being supportive for me and the kids in this deal, but Ruby has won her heart as well. In fact Ruby does well at babysitting the kids and keeping them occupied and playing well together and getting them out of Holly's hair now and again. She has truly earned a place in our home and we love having her as part of our family.” Ruby lives in Portland, Oregon and is a future breeding dog for us.

"We wanted to give you an update about our amazing new puppy. Lexi was quite the traveler making it 9 hours on the ride home!!! It's been less than a week since we picked her up and she has slept the last 2 nights from 10:00 - 6:00. We have been introducing her every day to friends and their dogs and she it great with them. She is pretty confident around everyone.

We've had great dogs in the past but I don't think we have ever had one so smart. She has learned sit, off, and leave it already without giving treats and will come (if there isn't any distraction). I hope she is as easy to housebreak!!!!! We absolutely love her. Thank you for such a wonderful addition to our family." Lexi lives in Truckee, California.

"Just thought I'd give you a report on how Autzen has been doing...He has been the perfect puppy so far!  Autzen is so mellow and well behaved already.  Everyone is so amazed by how great... and CUTE he is.  He had a calm ride home and went potty right away in his special spot in the backyard.  He's already learning that's his spot and waits at the door to go potty.  There has only been one accident and that was when we took him to someone else's house.  

Autzen has only cried for about 2 minutes each night before going to sleep.  The last two nights he has gotten up at about 2am to go potty and then went back to sleep without trouble.  We're so amazed- we were expecting him to cry all night long.  It's been wonderful! Today he went to the vet for the first time.  They were happy w/ all that you have done for him so far and all the information you have provided for me.  The vet was even amazed by how well behaved he was! He's a healthy 7lbs, 2.5oz boy.  :) Thank you so much for all you have done thus far.  We can't wait for what is to come w/ our perfect puppy!

P.S.  He LOVES chewing on his toy beaver!  We've already trained him well.  :)" Autzen lives in Eugene, Oregon.

"As I sit here watching my doodle play with one of her MANY toys it made me think of you and how grateful I am to have found you. It is such a blessing to know that you cared sooo much about your puppies that you went to all that trouble to find just the right one for me.....

We have been training once every 2 weeks and have now had 4 lessons with a great gal. She raises border collies and shows them as well. She is very straightforward and helps me find my own commands to direct Portia. It has been very challenging for me but even more rewarding, so thank you for all you did. Portia is incredibly quick to learn and sooo willing to please that I know we will be able to succeed. She has already woke me up out of a dead sleep @ 4 am and alerted me to a migraine. She licked me from my arm up to my face until she knew I was awake and took my meds. Even though we haven't worked on that at all I believe she knows where my meds are and watches me take then every day so I don't think it was a coincidence. She laid by me for 20 minutes and then went back to the foot of the bed. Pretty AWESOME..... She knows when I get stressed and is very 'tuned in" to my actions when I am not myself. Thanks for all you did for me...I think about you often." Portia lives in Bend Oregon and is learning to be a therapy dog for her owner.

"We all made it through the first few weeks and are all in love with each other. You may recall that Frankie has a gift with animals and wow, they already share a special bond! Sandy loves to wake up Frankie every morning by digging her out of the bedcovers, tail a waggin', and everybody smiling. Sandy sleeps beautifully every night in her crate at our bedside, waking up with the birds chirpping at 5am.

She has the most beautiful coat and even her vet says she is a beauty and very well mannered. Sandy already loves water and so we can't wait to take her swimming when the weather warms up. Initially, I think she preferred the cold & dryer weather you have in Sisters to our west side of the Cascades wet grass and frequent showers, but again, she is a great one for adjusting.

She is doing very well with early training, commands like sit and stay, no biting, no jumping are going really well. I still have had no allergic reactions at all, what a blessing! Everyone stops us on our walks to ask us about her, we do think she is the world's cutest and smartest puppy! Thanks so much for all your early education and for your support. We plan to have a very fun filled summer with her!" Sandy lives in Lynnwood, Washington (Seattle area).

"Today was Ozzi's 3 month birthday. He is such a good dog. He walks on a leash and by my side. He can sit, give me his paw on command and goes to the bathroom whenever I take him out. Everywhere we go people stop and want to pet him. Today he weighs double from when we picked him up 1 month ago. He was 7.3lbs at the vet when I took him for his 1st exam and today he weighs 14 lbs. My husband and I adore him and can't wait to see him the next day after putting him to bed the night before. He sleeps all night in his crate with the door closed and barks if he wants to go to the bathroom. You can't have created a better, so mellow of a dog then Ozzi.

Ozzi (@ 8 weeks) slept in his crate the entire trip home. We stopped once for a potty break. Upon arriving home we visited 3 families and everyone loved him. Last night he cried for 5 minutes but slept until we woke him up at 3 and then back to sleep until 6:15 a.m. He has successfully gone potty outside and only has had 2 little pee accidents so far. We adore him and I believe he feels the same. We will send pictures of him later to show you his new "mountain view". We can't thank you enough for this puppy. We are soooooooo happy and blessed. We love him and thank you again for everything." Ozzi lives near Mt. Shasta, California.

"Gus is absolutely amazing! He lets us know when he needs to go out (he has only missed a few times), he will go "potty" on command, he will lie down and settle down on command. He is learning to sit and come … he is an absolute LOVE!! When he isn't in his area, he stays by our feet. He has not been very interested in the cats, which has made them really comfortable. I’m telling you … This is amazing!! We couldn't be happier.

The kids say, 'Mom, we got the best one!' I couldn't agree more. Thanks for raising such a great puppy. I'm sure we will have our share of chewing, but until then he can do no wrong. He even sleeps from 10pm-6am!!!?" Gus lives in Portland, Oregon.

"Metro is doing great - he's such a big dog now! He's also turning into a great running companion. He loves to run with Wade and me and even has a 'girlfriend' named Sisi that he also loves to run with. The four of us run together once a week. We just love each other and have a ball.

We just love him - I don't know what we did before we had a puppy around the house. You just can't help yourself from laughing when he's around - his personality is so funny! He finally learned to bark and we think it scared him more than it did us the first time. He hardly ever barks though - only when he sees something outside and he thinks he's protecting us (which is comical in itself because he's a such a mild-mannered, big scaredy-cat of a dog)." Metro lives in Bend, Oregon.