Hi Kathy,

Hope all is well and no doubt busy with puppies. I am not sure if you received my last progress email . . . as I never received a reply . . . but attached are some recent photos of sassy girl that I thought you might like to see taken before we had her snipped. She is now 8 months old, nearly 20kg, getting lighter and living up to her name. She is a beautiful girl, has a wonderful nature and we just love her.

We are heading up you way at the end of the year for a couple of weeks with Sassy and would love to drop in to see you and your dogs. She will be very excited to be with her own! Please let me know if that is convenient for you.

Cheers Carolyn

Hi Kathy,

I just wanted to give you an update on our little Ruby Reynolds (Kiva and Zappa litter) and send you some new pictures.To say that we are in love with her is an understatement. I had to hassle my husband, Paul, to get a puppy and he was never particularly interested in the photos I would show him from your website when she was born. Well, if you could only see him now!! I have been totally replaced now that Ruby is in his life. You might recall when we picked her up you said she was the "little devil" of the litter, being the only cream pup. Well as beautiful and funny as she is, she certainly lives up to the "little devil" nickname and can be a little force to be reckoned with at times, so we are very conscious in ensuring that we remain top dogs in the house and she doesn't lord it over us.

I have been very diligent with her training and she is proving to be a smart little dog and will pretty much do anything for you if there is a liver treat in it for her. We have completed puppy preschool and have also signed up for the next level of training when she is 5 months old. Ruby was by far and away the smallest dog at puppy school, but when it came time to let the dogs socialize off their lead, Ruby was in amongst it taking on all the big guns and giving them a run for their money.

The trainer remarked that "she is one bold little puppy" as they are generally a little cautious the first night - not our Ruby. Paul and I are already talking about getting a little playmate for Ruby from you and would be interested to hear your views on when you think is the best age to introduce a new pup?? Is it better to get one sooner rather than later so that they grew up close in age, or would it be better to wait until Ruby is about 2 years old??

Thanks again Kathy for such a beautiful little pup. Our lives are just so much more enriched now that she is part of it and has given us a real spring in our step when we get up to greet her every morning and head out for a walk. Hope you enjoy the photos and will be sure to send you more as she gets older.

Wendy Reynolds,
Kawana Island