Daughter of Dixie & Gideon 4/11/07

To: "Flying W Farms" <flyingw@bright.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008

 Hi--just an update on Kirby-- She is just doing so fantastic. We go for car rides and shopping together at least once every other week--she goes to Petsmart with me and the Healthy Pet Store and then sits with me outside of Starbucks or any coffee shop and is always such a good girl. It is such a delight to have a pup that I can take with me. I never did have to buy a barrier for the car--she just stays in the back by herself. She is just
awesome. I was on your website tonight and noticed that most of the pictures were puppy pictures of Kirby--so I wanted to send you some more recent ones so you could update her picture on your site. Thanks again for such a great dog---she is 15 months old now--about 155 lbs and very tall--very gorgeous!

 Teresa

Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Subject: Kirby

She is just doing fantastic in puppy class.  4 month old Kirby just walks quietly along with her heeling and sitting when I stopped. I am so proud of her---THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUCH A GREAT PUP!!!  I have an appt in October to get her spayed. Hope all is well on the farm.
Teresa

Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Subject: Kirby (Dixie/Gideon daughter)
Hi Fredericka--Just a short note to let you know how great Kirby is doing. She is now 4 months old and we're about 4 weeks into our puppy training. I had already trained her on so many commands before class even started---but its great to see her around other pups and to train her with distractions. She's so very smart---she's a delight to train. She rides so beautifully in the back of my CRV--she only tried to come up front once---I pulled over and put her back there---and that was that. Now she rides back there and looks around---looking
all majestic & all at 4 months---and I will not need a car barrier. I did buy a portable ramp--and we are using that now--which will be great as she gets older. She is now 55.8 pounds and the vet said she is in awesome form. I've attached some newer pictures that you can add >> to her album--some are at 3 mos--and some at 4 mos. I have scheduled her spaying in October. There are some poses --that I see her daddy (Gideon) so
clearly in. We all just love Kirby and so does everyone she meets. At class today, the instructor asked if anyone already was working on the Stay command--I said I was--so she came up to Kirby and was trying to get her to do a Stay while she towered right next to her. Kirby didnt know what to do--she sat, she layed
down--she tried to shake hands. I asked the instructor if I could demonstrate. I put Kirby at the farthest point in the ring--did my stay command--walked to the other end--she stayed--til I called her. All the other owners
quipped--WOW! Can you train mine? Can you train mine? Wish I could take all the credit--but Kirby is just so smart.
 Thank-you again for an awesome, lovable, sweet pup! Sorry this is so long--but sometimes I just can't
stop talking about my Kirby!!
Teresa

June 30, 2007

Dear Fredericka-
Kirby is almost 11 weeks old. She has brought so much joy to our family since our sad lost of our rottie, Cody who passed away a year ago at age 11 years. I want to thank you for breeding such beautiful and incredible dogs. She has definitely filled any empty void in our home and in our lives.  Thank you so much!
>Kirby causes a commotion wherever we go--everyone adores her--strangers stop to ask me where we got her and what breed she is. Kirby is soooo smart. She has already mastered ringing the set of bells at the back door to let us know when she needs to go potty. She has learned sit & down already. We are anxious to start formal obedience class with her as soon as she is fully vaccinated. I can't hardly walk out into my cul-de-sac without someone coming over to see her. My vet adores her and said she is very healthy and doing great. On our first trip to the vet---she obviously was overwhelmed with all the new stimulation---she fell asleep on the examining table! It was so funny! Today we had her swimming in a kiddie pool on the deck--she loved it and now is taking her 2-3 hour snooze as I write this. The only member of our family that hasn't met Kirby yet is my older daughter who is away at school in TX---she is due to come home next week and she just can't wait to see Kirby! Thank you again, so much.
 The wait for Kirby was so long---but so incredibly worth it!

Teresa