Hello,

A little over a year ago I picked up my little girl at Barbara's home in Markdale, and the adventure has never stopped. Bryer has a great amount of energy so we take her to the bush daily for her hour or more run. She enjoys hunting as much as any dog could ever possible want. At twelve weeks old I started her hunting and she put up ten partridge on her first weekend and has improved greatly with age. She also makes a great house pet, very loving, but a little spoiled. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Barb for a great pet but more a great companion in the bush.

Jim Carruthers

11/28/06

Hello,

Im just e-mailing you to let you know Cassia is marvelous.  She goes outside to pee  ( no accidents in the house yet) she loves her crate and she is very easy going so far.  We have a little bit of a nipping problem but she is catching on that kisses are better.  She is very smart. Anyways thank-you for raising a wonderful puppy. She is one of my joys of my life.   Take care.   Here is a picture of Cassia with my Daughter Miranda.
Owned and loved by: Cameron and Deanna and Miranda Ohlman

Toronto, On.

Ch. Hiddencreek's Spycie Cayenne AADC (Advanced Agility Dog of Canada) FM (Flyball Masters)

Cayenne is now the top Brittany Spaniel in Canada in flyball and agility.

Check out fleet feet (smiles) This is Cayenne playing flyball

Owned and loved by Elva Bradley

Hi Barbara:

I thought that you might like to hear an update on how Ceilidh is doing. She has had a busy summer so far. We have been to Nova Scotia, attended a Puppy Party, and have had a housefull of guests. She is getting many opportunities to socialize and everyone she meets says what a beautiful and pretty dog she is. House training was a breeze, she is so smart that she catches on to things very fast. We just love our Ceilidh. She is the perfect example of what a Brittany should be. She is very smart, agile and lovely. We are still working on the biting issue but she is coming along. Our other Brit, Sam enjoys playing with her but I am still waiting for him to correct her when she bites him. He is too nice to her. Here are some pictures. As you can see she is growing! We start obedience training in the fall and I want to do agility training too. I think that Ceilidh will be great at agility as she is so fast and agile. She has no fear of anything. I hope you are enjoying your summer and that everything is well with you and all your dogs.

Take care.
Margaret

Celtic-our 10-month old Brittany, and Jager, our 6 year old Siamese cat- Have become the best of friends

Celtics greatest delight is to carry Jager from time to time by the scruff of the neck. At times we wonder who's cat Jager is? Ours, or Celtics.

Merry Christmas.

Hi Barbara:

We received your December issue of Just Paws which we enjoyed very much. We decided to send you a picture of our Charlie (Reg No.GQ465778) which we hope gives you as much pleasure as your publication gave us. Charlie is extremely healthy, birdy and lovable - all with an attitude that keeps us on our toes!

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year
from Dennis, Becky, Liam and Jeremy!

Hello Barbara,

Summer is sooo crazy around here but took a lot of pictures of Charlie Girl. She's growing like a weed. She's a good girl. Sleeps her 8 hour straight, eats good, loves to play and chase our 3 cats. She loves to fall asleep on our laps at night - after our long walk through a field which includes visiting the neighbour's dog for playtime - then a quick wash of the feet and on to mommy's or daddy's lap. It's now quite a routine and she looks
forward to it.

Ginette Lockhart

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Hello Barb,

I'm just dropping you a line to let you know how the last year has been. Charlie and Sam are doing well. I am always getting comments on how beautiful they are. Charlie will be 4 the end of Feb and Sam will be 2 the end of Apr..where has the time gone?

Mike returned from his tour to Afghanistan in Feb and we had a baby girl, Sarah, the end of Jun. Overall it's been a busy year...how about you? I hope things are going well for you and wish you all the best for the year ahead. I have attached some pics of the boys, enjoy. Take care and keep in touch.

Sincerely, Glenda Martens Petawawa, ON

Hi everyone,

We made it home with our precious bundle of joy yesterday. It went extremely well. We only had to stop once for Chelsea, if fact, we had to stop more for the kids than the puppy. So far, there have been no messes in the house and she’s had been very well behaved. She only cried for about 10-15 minutes when we put her down for the night and only woke up once at about 2AM. After she had a quick pee she was back in her crate and asleep within about 15 minutes. Marian’s pretty happy about that. It has been less than 24 hrs so we’ll see how things progress. At this point, we (even Ross) are just happy to finally have her home after such a long wait.

Hope we see you all very soon,

Marian

Hi Barbara,

Its august and the weather is still great! hope you are enjoying the summer. Here are a few recent photos of choco and tigger at the cottage! as you can see, choco is growing by the day !

cheers, brenda

Hi there Barbara,

Wow it is hard to believe that Cleo is now eight months old. This past weekend we took her out for a pheasant hunt and she got three birds. She is doing such a great job in the field, it is her favourite thing to do. Enclosed you will find a picture of Cleo and her trophies.

Thanks,
Lacey and Jayson

Hi Barbara:

I hope you and the dogs are all doing well!  We got our dog Diesal from you about three and a half years ago.  I have done lots and lots of training with him and he is great.  Our favourite is agility!  He is a star!  I've attached a photo of him.

Leah Montgomery

Dear Barbara,

I thought I'd wait a couple of days before emailing you just so that I could speak with some certainty about what it's like having Dijon here with us.
To put it as succinctly as possible, the question we have asked ourselves is: "How was Barbara able to save the best puppy 'til the end just for us?"
We are extremely happy with the personality of Dijon and with the excellent training as a house / family pet that you instilled. We have been following your routines. She calls to be let out of her crate to pee around 6:30 in the morning. There have not only been no accidents inside the house, but Dijon only wants to pee outside.
She devours her chicken back and neck in about 10 to 15 minutes each morning. She plays energetically with us for a couple of hours and then naps. She'll have one more play / training period and another nap. We wake her around 5 for dinner and a couple of hours of play and training outside. Then another nap, pee around ten, and then down for the night. She is very comfortable in her crate with her stuffed animal, although she needs to have a small fan on to cool her off and help settle her down when she first comes in.
The training part is mostly about not jumping up, not biting, and not leaping full tilt into Gloria's gardens! Dijon is a bit more boisterous with our daughters Danielle and Denise. They are quickly learning to be more firm with her and what strategies work best with their personalities and voices. Gloria and I have over 30 years in the classroom and a couple of decades as parents, so our experience and instincts have helped a lot. Dijon is fairly calm around us.
We have not yet been able to find a source of knuckle bones, but the hunt continues. In the meantime, we found a few beef soup bones in the freezer. The bones are about the size of a small tea cup. Dijon loves gnawing away at the raw bone and working out the marrow.
I have attached a few photos from Dijon's first days here. I hope you enjoy them.
In closing I want to express our great joy with Dijon. She is turning out to be everything we hoped for in this first experience of having a dog in our family. She is a loveable dog. We foresee lots of activity, challenges, fun, and love with her down the road. We are convinced that a Brittany was the best choice for us.
We believe that what you have accomplished as a breeder is a tribute to you, your efforts, your patience, and your commitment to what is best for these special animals. We will be grateful to you always for the gift that Dijon is to us.
Thank you most sincerely from all of us.

Dan Nazar, Toronto ON.

11/12/06

Hello Barbara,

We are still enjoying everything about Duchess. She is so much fun. The kids love to play and snuggle with her, and she seems to fit in perfectly with our family. One question I have is about her eating her own poop. I know a lot of puppies do this, but what can we do to stop it. Why do they do it too. It's so nasty.Anyways here are some pictures. Thanks again for all you've done.

Amy Miller

The only way I know of to stop this is to get there first!  This is something that dogs don't, haven't figured it out yet myself, you're right, it's nasty.

12/20/06

Hi Barbara,

Here are a couple of pictures of Duke.  We just love him very much. He is doing very well.  Everyone comments on what a smart dog he is. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Carol, Lindsay & Dan
Kingston, On

Hi Barbara,

Hope all is well with you and your family.  We are all doing very well.

Attached is and updated picture of Lindsay & Duke.  He is such a fantastic dog.  We cannot imagine life without Duke in it.  Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2008.

Carol, Dan & Lindsay

Hi Barbara,

Just wanted to let you know how we are doing with our new addition, Echo. She is 15 weeks now and is growing so quickly, seems bigger every time we look at her!

We must thank you for your early housetraining regime as she has had only a few accidents and none for a few weeks. She even goes on command now! She is doing great with the crate training and has been sleeping through the night since 9 weeks old. She enjoys her long walks in the morning and evening and we have found a great field near us where she loves to chase butterflies and birds, giving her lots of exercise.

We have had her up to all three of our cottages already and she loves to be up in the woods. She likes paddling in the shallow water more than swimming but is a good swimmer when she does it. She loves boat rides and canoe rides too!

Hope everything is going well with you and the dogs and you are enjoying your summer.

Sincerely,
Linday and Matt Pozza (and Echo!)

Barbara:

Please find attached several pictures of our "Elle" often called Ellie, Miss Ellie, Ellie-May and occasionally a few other things! Ellie's mom was "Annie Get your Gun" and her father "Scout" and she has been with us since she was 8 weeks old and she will be 11 years old in July of this year (2006).

We think she has had a great life to date and remind her that she can thank her not-perfectly-matched butt that she came to live with us. If you may recall, she was not the pup we had picked originally but as we did not intend to show our dog you asked us to take her instead. I wonder sometimes how the other little girl made out it in her career, however we would not trade our pooch.

Ellie certainly likes to perform regardless of her markings. She is a very beautiful girl and people still mistake her for a puppy even though she is not as wild as she was in her younger days! She looks forward to her daily one hour run in the conservation area north of our city. In the attached photos she is playing in the fields at my parents farm.

It is nice to see the pictures of all the other Brittany pups along with their stories.

Lee and Gary, Sault Ste. Marie

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06/15/07

Hi Barbara
Sorry it has taken me so long to send some pictures of Faith. I guess I just don't take the camera out enough. Please see attached. I also wanted to tell you that I have recently adopted a little girl. Her name is Claire, she was born on May10th, 2006. Claire and Faith are getting along really well. When we are out on walks Faith won't let other dogs get anywhere near the stroller, it's cute. Claire shares her Cheerios with Faith as payback. I am off work until Jan2008, so spending lots of time with Claire and Faith.

Bye for now C.

Hi Barbara
Just wanted to give you a little progress report on "Farley" - What a sweetie he is !! He is SOoooo relaxed and good-natured ! - has adapted really well to EVERYTHING !!
WE MUST GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO GOOD BREEDING AND TLC in his early weeks !!
The drive home was NO problem - he whined and yelped a bit for only about 30 sec.and then went right to sleep. We stopped a few times to let him pee - he even tolerated a collar and leash with NO PROBLEM - just prancing along like he'd done it before ! (We couldn't chance anything along roadways !!!)
We made another stop at Oakville where we went to a pet store to pick up a nice bed for him and some toys - then for a short visit to my sister's in Oakville. Her 5 yr. old grand-dtr. was there, so Fraley met a new group of people and loved Rianna, cuddling up to her on the grass the whole time !
When we got home we took him on a little tour of the ground floor of the house then out to the back garden where he romped and played for a long time. He was a bit slow to eat his dinner but I guess with all the excitement of the day & newness of everything that was pretty normal ?
He slept like a charm in his crate all night (with only one toilet trip - at OUR request, not his !)

My son's girlfriend came over today to meet him (bearing MORE doggie toys ! - he's getting spoiled already !)
AND I have to tell you that you were R-I-G-H-T .the empty coke bottle IS THE best toy ever !!!!!
Dave & I wear leather mocs around the house so Farley chases our laces as we walk !! He's hilarious !

As I type this he is snuggled beside me - there is a huge thunderstorm and he hasn't even flinched ! (maybe those fears come later ??)

Anyway, we're both learning to walk with our legs astride (haha) ! ...and REALLY ENJOYING the experience. I KNOW it's just the 1st day but I think if we try to do all the "right things" and maintain patience and a sense of humour we're in for a lot of fun (MOST of the time !)

We'll keep in touch ! AND I will send you some photos once I figure out HOW to hook up my camera to the computer etc.!!! (I need a 'puter'-tutor !!!)
Farley says: "Hi and I miss you, but I think I like it here so far" !!!! Marcelle & Dave (Fonthill)

Freckle is doing great.

She is very active and is growing like a weed. She has learned to run with me on the bike and does a great job of staying about 5 feet to my left! She seems to really like it and is great exercise for both her and me. I can see I will be in much better shape soon!! At the cottage she gets to run free which of course she loves. She is already in obedience classes and is doing quite well. The trainer is amazed at how focused she can be for a puppy in a class of 8 dogs So far she hasn't chewed on anything that she isn't suppose to, well other that the odd sock or my sandal which seems to be the only shoe she is interested in! Anyway, we are really enjoying her.

Hi Barb:

It has been a long time but we wanted to tell you that after more than 15 years (birth: April 29, 1992) our wonderful Gingersnap was laid to rest on May 21, 2007. Her mother was your Patches. She lived a long, wonderful, exciting life with us. Never was there a dog more loved and well taken care of than our Gingy- our son came along 9 years ago and because he's our only child, Ginger became his big "sister". She was a great family dog, and a good hunter (although Mario didn't get her out as often as he'd have liked) and had an amazing personality. Until about 8 months ago she would still fetch a ball and play and get in her 'pouce' position with her butt sticking up in the air. We would laugh and laugh. She spent summers running free through the bush at our cottage and going for "walkies" on the beach of Georgian Bay - she went everywhere with us and our families both adored her. We will all miss her very much. I've attached a few photos of her taken in the past year so you can see what she grew to look like. What an amazing dog. We will always be grateful to you for giving us the privelege of being her parents. Thank you.

Kindest regards, Liz, Mario & Tristan Conti

Hi Barb
Just thought I would send you an update on little Gloria. Our trip home on Saturday was uneventful. She is asking to go outside and follows us around constantly. Dobby is being patient and they are not left alone. After all it is his chair he has to share. She is into everything so we have to keep watch. She doesn't like to negotiate the stairs inside (we have a 2 storey) so we have baby gates up but she does fine outside from the back deck. Today she met her new vet and everyone loved her. I have begun pet insurance on her as well. She is trying really hard to get used to her new home. We are keeping her busy, lots of car trips, ball chasing and so on. She has been objecting to being put in her crate for about 5-10 minutes. Today we went away for an hour or so. We got home and she was a calm as could be so she was allowed out to see everyone. I think she will be fine before long. She is very, very alert and happy all around I would say. We got the sheddng brush for Dobby and it has worked great, thanks for that bit of advice. I also trimmed Dobs ears but people still think he's a springer. That's it for now and thanks for giving us another wonderful pup!! I am including a picture of the 2 on Dobby's favourite chair.

Regards,
Karen Walker and family

Hi Barbara,

Just a quick note to keep you up to date on Hunter’s newest hobby, surfing, yep you heard right surfing. He has no problem getting on the board, but he does have a hard time finding the big waves :)

Taker Care,

the Klukes (Tamara, Robyn, Shauna, Rob and the surfing Brittany--- Hunter)

11/28/06
The two of them are getting along quite well, and of course once again you were right, Hunter is doing most of the training and suffering most of the pain of those sharp little teeth as I am continually amazed that Hunter can be so patient with her, when she continually bites him all the time. She is growing leaps and bounds, you really notice it in her legs now. You will notice that I have started the retrieving training early with her, she has taken to the duck chew tow very nicely, actually she just carries it around everywhere, at least it isn't bigger than her anymore. How are things with you, and when do we start showing this little bundle, after 8 months or so? Talk to you soon, and take care. Hiddencreek's Too Spicey (Jasmine)

Owned and loved by: Rob and Tammy Kluke and family
Ottawa, On.

12/26/06

Here are a few pictures of Jake this Christmas.  He's doing well -very loving and friendly and fits in well with our family.  He even opened a few of his presents himself! 

Merry Christmas, Vickie Beckett

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Hello Everyone,

Jake won first prize for the fastest sit-down-stand combination competition at puppy obedience school! See the attached photo. He was 20 weeks old last Friday. Congratulations to Jake - and Lynne!

Doug

Just a quick note of appreciation for breeding such beautiful, intelligent and enjoyable dogs as our Jasper. Our girls all adore him, my husband loves having another male around, & he's my running companion (we go out on 45 min. runs 4 time a week in the woods, he just loves it as do I). And of course, he's off the leash in the woods.
He has a great temperament, he really fits into our family well, and he's so cute!!

Irene Bohinc
Ville St-Laurent, Quebec

Attached please find a couple of photos of Jessy taken last weekend at the cottage.

He is so good natured and learns quickly, he is a pleasure to have as part of the family. There have been no issues with house training, as you indicated “your puppies know what the grass is for”. At the cottage we rarely tie him up, he stays close and routinely checks on us to ensure that we are still close by.

We are certainly enjoying him.

Best regards,
Doug & Family
Richmond Hill, ON.

Hi Barbara,

Thought you might want to see some pictures of Jethro at 11 weeks taken on the weekend at Woodbine Beach and Ashbridges Bay. He is getting a lot bigger and still having lots of fun playing and training.

Shane Park, Toronto

Hi Barbara,

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for a Happy New Year!

I just thought I would send you a couple of pictures of Jinjer now that she reached her 6 months birthday on December 22.

She is a joy and a handful all at the same time. Thank you for giving her to us!

Sincerely, Ann & Steve

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Hi Barbara,

I just wanted to thank you for raising such a wonderful pup, Kim and I are having such an amazing time with him. Now at 19 weeks, Joey is doing extremely well and is a great pup (other than his sock obsession:o). He puts a smile on my face all the time and continues to amaze me everyday with how smart he is. Today we had a big snowfall, and all he wants to do is be outside in it playing, which is prefect for tiring out a puppy. When we brought Joey home for the first time, we were amazed at how he was already housebroken! Thanks for that! We really appreciate the natural methods you introduced us to - Joey continues to eat his raw chicken every evening and LOVES it more than anything.

Happy Holiday's and all the best in the New Year.

Cheers,
Heather, Kim and Joey, Milton, Ont.

Here is the latest offering of Kasey and Bunker together. They really have taken to each other. They play well together (despite some roughhousing) and Kasey follows Bunker around like she's her mother. I have a sense that he knows that they are related. I have enrolled Kasey in obedience classes although I think that the classes are really
for me!

Kasey and Bunker - owned and loved by the McFadden Family, Toronto, Ont.

Kenzie is such a joy to have around. She is fitting in just fine. Thank you for all the extra work you put into her. I know that is a big part of her being so easy to train. We are working on the basics right now and we will attend an obedience class when she gets older.

She is a very well adjusted pup. She gets so many comments on how beautiful she is. I love her markings and how expressive her face is. She may have been part of an unplanned litter, but I couldn't have asked for a better dog.

09/07/06

Hi Barbara,
I thought I should give you an update on how Kenzie is doing. She is now three years old and is well settled in our family. She definitely keeps us entertained! I sent pictures of her two favourite things; swimming and hunting. I bought an e-collar for her two years ago and it has been a blessing (Every Brittany should automatically come with one). It is great to keep her within a safe distance and to call her off skunks and porcupines!  Thanks for the wonderful companion, she is everything we were looking for in a dog. I hope all is well with you and your crew.

Best Wishes,
Kristin Murphy Val
Caron, ON

Dylan and I are thrilled with Kinsey - she has a wonderful, cheerful and brilliant personality and enjoys every moment - these pictures are from tonights walk - she is loving living in caledon with all the woods and ponds for her to patrol. We still wonder about getting a second puppy so would be happy to hear about future litters.... We'll start some basic hunting lessons in the late summer - although she seems to know an awful lot about it already... Tuukka is also doing well and is presently at his "summer place" in Haliburton with mom and dad.

Best wishes, Kelly and Dylan

Hi Barbara - Happy New Year. I thought I'd send you a couple of pictures of Kinsey and Tuukka. Kinsey is a delight and is slowly outgrowing the puppy stage and becoming more calm although she certainly has bursts of madness. She loves to be outside and has taken very well to our "invisible" fence system. She gets hours of walks around the ski club a day and her hunting instincts are quite impressive.

I hope you and your dogs are well - we'd still be interested in getting a second puppy if you have any litters planned.

Thanks for our lovely dogs, Kelly Williams Pannell

Hi Barbara;

We thought we would send a couple of pictures along of Lily as she approaches 5 months. It is hard to believe she is that old already. She has been a great addition to our family. She is very active (surprise!! Ha Ha) and she is getting lots of good exercise, as are we. Lily is very smart, most times she is two steps ahead of us and keeps us thinking all the time. We just love her. I think she will be an excellent agility dog.
Take Care Barbara.

Paul and Carol Drake
New Glasgow, NS.

09/26/06

Dear Barbara,
Time passed and i never sent you a pic of Luna (or did I???). As I see them I already miss her as a puppy . As you can see she's grown and looks more like a young lady than a puppy. She does behave like a puppy though. This too shall pass. She is well known and liked in the neighbourhood. When will she reach her final size? I love to see her trot and run she looks absolutely beautiful. Thanks again and hope all is well.

Ana
Dundas, On.

Merry Christmas Barbara!

Here is Luna as we found her after leaving a package of toilet paper unattended. She is doing fine and is loved by all. Still she has such a nose for the wild life around us.

Best wishes, Ana

08/31/06

She now has 5 acres to roam istead of two- just bulit a new house- we use a collar for her with a one mile range - she responds to a beep which is nice- lots of bears and wolves so it is good to have her responding to it fishing is her other hobby-she prefers the big boat-roams all day.

Hi Barbara,

I can't believe we haven't emailed you since we picked up our little Maggie, but I think of you often and wanted to let you know that Maggie is doing great and we are having so much fun together. Attached are a few recent pictures. We went up to the cottage this weekend and she sure does love to swim! We take her mountain biking with us and she gets so excited when she sees us getting the bikes out, she can't wait to run! She absolutely loves her frisbee too! She is doing very well with her training (k9 wolfman ~ Mike Martin) and is almost at graduation I think. I hope you enjoy the photos!

Take care, Julie, Ian & Maggie

Hi Barbara... just a little note to tell you that Marshall is doing great. He has been doing his business outside and is doing well at night. We all love him to pieces.


I have attached a photo from this week. Hope all is well with you.

Thanks again for everything,
The Swansons (including Marshall)
Grimsby, ON.

hi Barbara... just a quick note to say that Marshall is doing great. It's hard to believe we have had him for over 6 weeks. Don't worry about the rawhide you saw in our last photo... it was only in it for the benefit of the person who gave it to us as we sent them the photo too... we don't let him have rawhide... and he loves the soup bones.

Hope all is well with you... the Swansons.

Hi Barb!

Really long time. Too long!

How is life?

Today is Merlin’s 11th birthday! He is wonderful and we love him more every day.

HUGE coincidence... we had a lady over here for a business meeting a few days ago and she took one look at Merlin and said “I have one of those at home!”.

 Turns out she has KC – son of Annie – not quite one year older than Merlin. Looks a bit more like Tess down the street here but a huge resemblance to Merlin.

Merlin and KC are cousins as Annie is Blaze’s sister.

Is there anything that you can suggest for aging Brittany doggies? Merlin is 11 – very spry but occasionally showing his age just slightly. Mostly in his look. We are still battling the lumps and bumps from the mold in our house and that last Rabies shot he got all those years ago – but other than that he is.. we.. Merlin.

Please keep in touch and let us know what’s new in the life of Barbara and the family and doggies!

Love Cori, Eddie, Lindsay & the birthday boy.

Tony and I wanted to thank you, first of all for our wonderful puppy (hardly a puppy any longer) and also your Christmas newsletter.
I must admit, for the first couple of weeks after we brought Millau home in August, we were afraid we were in over our heads! He is our first dog so we weren't quite prepared for the biting, barking, and house-training headaches. But we've come a long way since then. In December, at 5 months old, Millau graduated from Grade 1 obedience school at the top of his class (see the attached photo with his graduation hat). He even placed first in a competition with 10 other (older) dogs to see which had the best sit-stay. In the final round of the competition, there were 4 people trying to entice him to break his sit-stay by waving food and toys right under his nose, but Millau never moved - we were very proud. :)
We'd love to attend your get together/reunion, if possible. Keep us informed. I hope all is well with you. We'll be sure to let you know when we are ready for another Brittany!
All the best,
Soo

Molly has just received her CGN certificate.
She is working well and I have a busy summer planned for her - some AAC, CKC and AKC.

Shelley Price

Hi Barbara - Bruce Laforce in Ottawa (Nepean) Ontario and I got a
pup from you about 4 and a half years ago (Hidden Creek's Opal Queen). Opal gives us such pleasure. She personifies joy when running the yard first thing in the morning and total comfort when she's stretching in her bed in the evening. We wanted a dog with an enjoyable personality and that's what Opal has, by the truckload.
Opal has been a lovely dog with a wonderful personality, once she
stopped treating feet going down the stairs as perfect playthings. We found having two dogs great; certainly having Opal in the house when we came back from the Vet (after loosing Brandi) was a real consolation. All of which is to say, we will be looking for another dog, preferably from Hidden Creek, sometime in the course of the next year or so.

D-J. Smith Ottawa Ontario

Hi Barbara,

I have attached a little blurb about Ozzy that you can add to the pictures I have sent you. That is wonderful you are putting his picture on your web site. We like to show him off he is such a nice dog. That was some professional pictures my father in law took of him, he is a photographer. I am glad you like them. He is truly amazing with our children we have a 3 year old boy and a 2 month old baby and he just loves both of them. We may consider getting another Brittany and if we do we won't go any where else except to your kennel. It is quite obvious you are in it because you love it. Thank you for putting his picture on our website we will be looking for it.

Craig and Stephanie Calleja Orangeville

Yesterday was Pekoe’s birthday. Time has gone by so fast! We’re really enjoying her, and she has a pretty good life here … lounging on couches, sleeping on beds, playing with the kids, etc.

She is a different dog from our other Brittany; it’s like having 2 kids with different personalities.

Hi Barbara,
Sorry i has taken us some time to get back to you. It took us almost a month to think of a name for our puppy. Finally her name is Phoebe. We are absolutely in love with Phoebe and we find she really has some similarities with our beloved Watson (her half-uncle). This is a really great line of Brittanys. As we've seen other Brittanys, but they just didn't have the sparkle of Watson, our old dog, and Phoebe. She has a spunky playful character and though she's small she has no trouble at all standing up to bigger dogs. She has quite the little character and is definitely wise. It took only a little over a week to toilet train her and then she was asking for the door without fail. We’re anxious to start training her to point and hunt with the our falcons. And as you can see from the pictures she is great with our little (now) 7-month-old Clara and seems to know almost instinctively to be gentle with her. Clara loves her puppy as well and I’m sure they’re going to be best friends.

Thanks!
Lise and Carl Lise Amarasekera
Wildlife Biologist, BSc.
Québec

Hi Barbara,
Radar is doing great. He has been a perfect addition to our family. He really enjoyed the boat and the water this summer. I have attached a picture of him from the previous weekend.
We are interested in boarding him with you for the week of November 19/05
Can you please let me know if you have any room for that week?
Looking foward to hearing from you

~~Dara & Jerry Haggarty
Wasaga Beach, ON.

Hi Barbara,

Hope your summer is going well.
I just wanted to send you a little update of how Ranger is doing.  He has been part of our family for more than 2 months now.  I can't believe how much he has grown - he is approx. 22 pounds now, much bigger than the 8.5 pounds that he was at 8 weeks!
We continue to feed him a raw diet and he loves it!  He eats everything in 5 minutes maximum. In the morning, he eats either beef, lamb, or chicken patties with the bone ground in, seeds, grasses, and herring oil.  At night he has his chicken necks or a combination of chicken necks with wild sockeye salmon, sardines, or tripe all with fresh vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, parsley, cilantro, carrots, peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce, basically whatever we are eating) or some fruit (apples, berries, pineapple, papaya, peaches, etc.).  I mix in a little kelp and some herring oil as a supplement.  Because of the diet, his coat is so soft and shiny.  Ranger is the most popular dog on the street and everyone thinks he is so cute with beautiful markings (it's true!).  He is also very agile and is the fastest dog in his puppy socialization classes.  I think he will be a great agility dog in the future.  So far he has already passed Grade 1 obedience and will be going to Grade 2 clicker training next week.

He is getting better at not nipping, but we are still working on that.  As well sometimes he has a problem barking very loudly in the crate when he's not sleeping in it.  I bought a crate cover so hopefully that will help with that behaviour.  I was wondering when is the best time to get him neutered?  Also, would you recommend microchipping him?

Hope your dogs are doing well.

Here are some pictures of Ranger when we first took him home and the rest are more recent

Take care,

Jocelyn

Barbara,

Just a quick note to let you know how Oh Reilly is doing and have added a quick pick of her lounging pool side.  Looking at the pictures you sent us of Spice, Reilly is a spitting image of her Mom.

Reilly has been an absolute pleasure to have as part of our family.  Her temperament is so wonderful and she enjoys everyone’s company including all humans, dogs, and cats she may encounter.  She has two younger brothers (cats) that she looks after and plays with.  She is gentle with our four young kids and enjoys romps in the yard with them.  At almost 4 years of age she has not slowed down one step.

Thank you again for Reilly.

Best Regards,
Michael Hensen

Hi Barbara,
Thank you for Just Paws and your Christmas wishes. It was a great read and our whole family loved it. My kids especially like "Things Dogs Have to Remember".We have been extremely happy with Rigby (from Faith's first litter with Solomon). She was a very spirited pup with lots of personality and I've lived vicariously through her sprinting and spring. She is truly a thing of beauty to behold when running free.

Thanks again
Jean Munro

Hi Barbara

Hope you are doing well. We think of you often. It will be a year on Sunday since we picked up Riley. We can't believe how fast it has gone. I am enclosing a picture we took on his birthday, March 30th.
Riley is such a friendly and busy guy. He loves playing with other dogs and he enjoys walks, car rides and has really got into gardening this spring. We should have known the day we picked him up and he came around the corner of the house with a tulip in his mouth. Thank you so much for such a wonderful addition to our family. We think that he will soon need a sister.

Regards
Doug and Kathy Leonard
Barrie

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12/29/06

Dear Barbara,

 I am an old man now and have finally slowed down at 11½  years old.  We enjoy your website and think you should have a senior doggy section. I was wondering if you could tell me the names Riley’s puppies in case there are any pictures we could see them in. He is the greatest dog and has an unnatural passion for chasing squirrels.  Our sixteen year old cat still keeps him in line and he is completely devoted to our kids Stacey 2½ and Chris 7. He doesn’t pull so hard on the lead anymore so Chris can have a turn walking him and he seems to know when Gramma is holding the lead and doesn’t even try to pull despite all the cool smells.  

I have attached Riley’s finishing photo and a recent photo for you. Thank you again for sharing your passion with us, we are hooked for life. 

Regards,
 Kathy Howat & Scott Scully

Dear Barbara,
Robbie is a little over 3 months now and really growing fast. Thank you so much for him. He has such a pretty face, and I love his freckles. Everyone in our family loves him, and so does everyone he meets. He loves other dogs, and all dogs, some cats, and our bunny really like him. (I think he'd bite the bunny though). He knows no, sit, lie down, and sometimes come here. He is very thoughtful and sits and watches and listens to any strange sounds even on the middle of his walks. He is also very bossy, and talks back a lot if we say no. When he gets tired, he literally goes berserk. He runs around and tries to nip us and starts playing really roughly. We have to time him out in his crate, and he'll usually go right to sleep. I guess he's just like a little kid. I have a funny picture of Robbie but no picture which shows off how pretty he is with his cute freckles. He got his head stuck in the top of the bathroom waste paper basket and went walking around unconcerned about it.
Dana Williams
Toronto, Ont.

Barbara

We can't tell you how much we love our dog. She is a very affectionate, wonderful dog. We run her every day in the forest and she loves it.

All the best
Mike & Chris Fuller & Family & of course Rudi

Hi Barbara
Got your Christmas greeting note today and thought you might like to
see how Rudi the Beauty is doing these days.
She only suffers from too much attention from the camera and other
family members as you can see. Rudi is in great health, loves her bush
runs and days at the cottage on Georgian Bay. In fact she is sitting
right next to me now anxiously expecting a trip to the forest.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

All the best
Mike, Christine, Alyson and Leah Fuller

We have been taking Ruger out hunting over the past few months, he has been hunting chucker and doing really well! The last hunt we decided to hunt him on pheasant HE WAS AWESOME ! ( This was the day we got the photo). Hunting is his passion, he shakes from excitement when he gets out of the truck and realizes the fun is about to begin!

Ann has been an amazing trainer, we are going to continue with her when the nice weather is back. I think we are planning, If I am not mistaking to have Ruger try for his FD this year.

Ruger is a handful, through a contact of Ann we got him into a good obedience class which we started a couple weeks ago (he was in one previously but I was not happy with their methods) The trainers here are amazing they know their stuff after the first class they pretty much analyzed Ruger to a T. I have to do things a little differently with him, I am proud to say after just 2 weeks he walks beside me on lead with no struggle each and every time I stop he automatically sits on my left and waits for my instruction. The instructors are very impressed!!

Barbara it is so nice to know that if we have a quick question or concern your door is open so to speak, and that the day we picked up our puppy wasn't/wouldn't be the last contact we have with you. Your support has been appreciated!

Ruger turned 1 year Jan 1st and we celebrated with a little cake, YES! Thank you so much for our little man!!!! Have a Fantastic Day and if his picture appears in the mag I will be sure to let you know!!

Michelle & Allesandro Lionetti
Barrie, ON

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Barbara,

It has been some time since we last chatted. Just thought it was time to report on Saugeen River Dog.

He has become a wonderful "friend" and has calmed down by about 1,000 knots. Nevertheless he loves life and especially his girlfriend, "Indy", a big old black lab.

Here are a couple of photos for your records,

Blessings, Doug Rowley

Scout's Honor and Navy like to ride around our backyard rink.

Your friends

The Rigby's
Toronto, Ont.

01/01/07

Hi Barbara...
Happy new year just looking at your site and though you might like to see some updates of Shasta. We put in a big pond this year in our back yard and as you can see Shasta was tuckered out from all the work. We still love her very much and she is a great dog. We got some comments over Christmas about how well behaved she is and one collie owner could not believe she was a Brittany, because she was so obedient. Anyway we still take her for long walks and bike rides, let her run on the farm at Dundalk. She hiked the Bruce trail with us on Christmas Day from my Parents on the ridge at Kimberly down through the beaver valley up Beaver Valley Ski Club and over to Talisman.. she was happy.. and very Muddy !!

Brent

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12/04/06

Hi Barbara,
Our puppy is fantastic!! What a personality! His name is Sheamus or Shea for short. He is such a great little guy. He sure is a cuddly little fella. He likes to sleep on whoever is handy at the time. He's growing like a weed. He's great with my daughter and they play great together. He has no problems with his kennel and he is> completely house broken. He is really good on a leash and listens well for a puppy. We've gone for a few runs together to let go of some of that extra energy. He runs great with me although they've just been short 10 minute runs so far. Here are a few photos for you. He is such a joy! Thanks again!
Take care,
Jason Calgary, AB

Barbara..

We got a digital camera for christmas thought you might like to see some pictures..

Brent & Jennifer

Happy Holidays from Stitch & the Dion's.

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T'Chan is doing very well. He is a very good boy and he is the star of the neighbourhood. Every body loves him and wants to take him home. He learned potty training in no time and has just passed his first level in obedience training. We are going on to the second level of obedience training and hopefully we will be able to do some agility in the future.

Please give a big hug to Spice for me. She must truly be a great dog to have raised such a wonderful little T'Chan. I hope her brothers and sisters are doing well too.

Caroline Pieronne
Guelph, Ont

Hi Barbara;

Toby is doing GREAT! I was home last week and he is adorable! He is very playful, especially with my cat and Bonita (our chihuahua). My parents love him like he is their own son.
I have some pictures from the time when my parents brought him home for the first time.
In the meantime, I hope that all is well.

Sincerely,
Catharine Rocha

Hello Barbara;

Trapper is becoming quite comfortable in his new home. He had a good trip home. He had his first backhoe ride yesterday. He wakes up a couple of times in the night but for no length of time and has only messed on the floor once. He follows Dad every where. I have attached a couple of pictures.

Regards; Darrell Gray

1/08/07

Hi - I finally had a chance to take some outdoor pictures of Tuukka this weekend - he is still going strong (just needs a bit more sleep between bouts of exercise..)  He was born to "Hiddencreek's Patches CD" on June 3, 1993 - hope all is well,

Kelly Williams (Pannell)

Tuukka has been battling transitional cell cancer for about 18 months and is sadly nearing the end - he still loves to eat and gets 4 small meals of homemade food each day - he had an ultrasound today that showed significant disease in his bladder and ureter as well as liver and i know the vet thinks its time we consider letting him go - however he's sleeping beside me on the couch as i type having enjoyed a 5 km (slow) walk in the woods and a big meal of all the favourites. he's living full time with us now (mom and dad come up for a few days each week) so we'll take it day by day.

Hi Barbara - I'm sorry to say that Tuukka died yesterday - our vet was wonderful and came to the house so he died quickly on his own favourite dog bed - we wouldn't have had the past 14 months if we hadn't changed to the raw diet so thank you for that suggestion and for our two great friends.

Kinsey has been surprisingly unperturbed and we just got back from a long run in the snow where she played with two other dogs - now she's asleep upside down (as always) on "her" armchair...

Thanks again Kelly

Barbara

We can never thank you enough for sending us such a great little dog, "Twister".
What a wonderful personality he has.

Rod, Jackie, Eli and Brylee Geddis
Fernie, BC.

Barbara,

Hello! Hope things are going well. I wanted to send you some pictures. They are pictures from the first week he was here. 8 weeks old. We have taken more but don't have them developed yet. We don't have a digital camera. He weighs about 16 lbs now. He's getting so big! I'm getting to spend a lot of time with him and give him lots of exercise. He loves running. He's 13 weeks old now. I've been working on nipping and he's getting better. It was just puppy stuff. Oh, yeah and we have him potty trained completely. No more accidents. He only had a couple anyway. We're keeping his mouth busy on toys as well.

As soon as I get the updated pictures I'll send them to you.

Jeff Marietta, Georgia, USA

Barbara,

I hope things are well. I wanted to let you know how much we are enjoying our Brittany. He just turned two, and he's been a great part of the family. Walker has turned out to be quite the hunter as you can see in the attached photos. My wife and I