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Hi Jean,
I wanted to let you know Theodore is PERFECT!!! He is a great dog. He was excellent in the van and when we got to the ferry we took him out to play in the grass and have a drink of water and he went to pee. We made it back to the ferry in time to catch the ferry for 4:15pm. There was no line up at the boat so that was great.
He was excellent on the ferry. He was getting lots of attention!! He was a good boy; no accidents and he sat in our arms the whole way home. He had a little to drink on the boat but not much. But when we got off the boat we went home and once we got home we took him right outside, and he looked around for about a minute and then he had a poop and a pee. No accidents all the way home.
Since we have been home he did have a bit to eat, not a lot - about a little less then a 1/3 of a cup. He was outside playing with the girls, exploring the yard and he's been in the house trying to explore but he sticks pretty close to us. Everytime he sees my oldest daughter he runs to her; he has the cutest little run.
Finally around 9:00 PM, he lay under the table for a minute, looked around and got up and went to his crate and fell asleep! The first time since we had him. So after all the playing and the attention I am sure he is one tired boy and he should sleep well tonight.
The girls LOVE him! He is so cute and perfect. He has been with us for almost a whole day and he has had no accidents even with everything being new to him and all the excitement.
Thank you for everything, and Theodore is well-loved already. We are so happy to have him finally with us. I hope Chloe is doing OK since we took him away, and Ella too... Hopefully they aren't too lonely tonight. I think Theodore is too tired to be lonely..lol... I will wake him and take him for a pee before I head to bed for the night. Right now his crate is in the living room with everyone. I'm glad he likes his crate. Him going in on his own really helped my daughter realizing that he likes it and that it's not a bad thing; she was feeling like we were putting him in a jail.
UPDATE:
Goodmorning Jean,
Theodore made it through the whole night; no accidents. I woke up at 6:30 and let him out for a pee. He slept in his crate in Victoria's room and he slept the whole night. He had such a big day yesterday.
I love to tell people how great you were in helping me with questions and how you took so many pictures and sent them to us. And made us feel a part of his life even though we hadn't met him yet. Some people thought I was crazy to pay that price for a dog. But knowing he came from a great home and great people, and that you helped me with so many questions. I wouldn't have it any other way. And of course I ended up with the perfect dog!
Theodore woke up this morning being Mr. Playful. I think he will settle in just fine. I will take some pictures and send them to you.
Thank you again...
Leona, Victoria, Alexis, Chris and Theodore!!
Jean and Rett:
What a great family reunion Ty had with his sisters, Esme, Chloe and her puppies. Desi and Ty played like they were never apart. We were so happy that Ty remembered the love he received from his 1st Canadian home. We are so thankful that you brought Ty (Edward) over as a travelling companion for Esme from Budapest.
We know that Chloe has her papers as a Therapy Dog. Ty is our Therapy Dog without papers. There is a Brain Injury House across the street from our home. There are 3 residents in the home with 24/7 care. One young boy in a wheelchair cannot speak or feed himself, but can say, "HI TY" whenever we visit. He loves Ty. I hold Ty in his lap, then lift Ty up to his hands and move Ty back and forth, so that he can pat Ty. They all love Ty and give so much attention to him, but Ty also returns that attention and love. They are all so happy when Ty visits. When we all see the smile on the boy's face, it is heartwarming.There is another young man that will sit cross-legged on the floor or sidewalk to pat Ty and give him plenty of belly rubs. Ty has a wonderful personality, the same personality we witnessed with his sisters, Chloe and Esme when we visited your home last week.
Thank you for our wonderful, smart, funny and handsome TY.
Eugene and Dale
Hi Jean,
I'm sure you remember me. My name is Dexter, Dex for short, and when I'm nice I sometimes get Dexie. I am 6 months old tomorrow and I weigh 8.1 lbs and that's with no people food and lots of exercise. I'm still planning to come visit you, and I'm sure you will see a bigger difference in me than I'll see in you.
After a few hours visit you may well realize why you sent me to another province. Anyway, I'm still the best looking kid on the block. I love to go for walks with Gramps and Grammie, I love rooting in the snow and going for car drives with old Gramps. I can be a pain in the butt, but with my good looks I can get away with a lot.
See ya soon.
Love Dex.
Hello Everett and Jean,
Ty is doing great in our home.He has the run of the house and plays with lots of energy. He is so cute and we love him so much.
Ty had two poo accidents the first day he arrived, but is great now, and has never had a pee accident. He rings that bell every time to go outdoors. Ty is playing games with us right now because he knows he goes out when he rings the bell and he spends too much time outside playing and listening to every sound -- especially the birds. He has explored every inch of our property. We finally caught on and just take him out for five minutes as suggested in your puppy book. Then his play time is at another time and for a longer period of time. Ty is very good with his leash.
He is not on the eating timetable that you had him on, Jean. I stopped giving him free food today. Ty is great with his water breaks. Plays and runs to his water dish. I did give him some carrots soaked in cold water today. He ate them up.
Ty is sleeping in our bed and woke us up this morning with kisses at 6:00 am for his bathroom trip. Good poo and pee and then back in bed until 8:00am.
Jean, he loves the Blue toy bone that you made for him. It is so funny to watch Ty going to room to room, corner to corner to hide that toy. But he always know where he left it. He is so smart.
We want to thank you both for all the information and knowledge that you have passed on to us. We refer to your puppy book often, it is the best.
We will keep you up to date with pictures of Ty and emails.
Oh! Yes! Ty likes NASCAR. He sits and watches the TV. So Cute.
Eugene and Dale
Hi Jean, - (February 2010)
Dexter had his surgery on Tuesday and it did not slow him down at all. Growing and doing well went to groomers on Monday, and he was super beautiful when he came home. They thought his coat was unbelievable. Some sharp kid (an Island expression) Papers from Vet in mail tomorrow. Will plan a visit sometime soon.
Regards,
Hazen
Hi Jean, - (January 2010)
Will send pictures in a few days. Dexter is growing quickly, he is gorgeous with a beautiful coat and a happy and challenging little guy. We are really enjoying him. Now at 2.5 kilos, eating properly without any people food. Training well with usual set backs. Sleeps well in his kennel in our bedroom, and spoiled to some degree. Otherwise an adorable CHALLENGE. He sure keeps the house looking like all 4 baby daughters have returned. His coloring is changing and we may end up with a somewhat strawberry/gold blonde. Went to groomers yesterday to have his feet trimmed and to really find his eyes. They thought he was beautiful. They had groomed 4 Havenese that day. His coat is absolutely fantastic.
That's it for now.
Hazen
Jean,
I'm sitting here watching Montana and Indy (Indiana) and I almost want to cry. It's like they love each other already! I set up our living room with a penned area that Montana can get in and out of but he's sticking with Indy like glue.
We had a great first night. Indy slept in his crate for 4 hours and then on the bed for the morning. He hasn't had a single accident yet. He's also got a ferocious appetite. He's so smart! Just like his brother.
He told me to give you a BIG thanks for helping bring him and his brother into this world and he can't wait to visit and show you how much he's going to grow!
Happy Sunday
Melissa
Hi Jean,
Just wanted to let you know we had a great afternoon with Ellie. She's been giving us lots of kisses and getting lots of cuddles and play time. We've set up the x-pen with her crate in it in our family room. The pictures attached are both of her sleeping because she's been hard to catch on camera when awake. Curtis got out the video camera because she was very cute checking out her new home. She was awake and active for almost 2 1/2 hours when we got her home, so she's had several naps since.
We've been playing with her and she loves to chew on the white squeaker toy you included. I'm saving the stuffed animal for bedtime tonight to put in her crate. When we had put her in her pen alone for the first time, and stayed in the room with her, she cried a little, but then she went into her crate, sat on the blanket and pillow you included, and that seemed to soothe her. She emerged about a minute later and decided to take a little rest in her new bed. Your thoughtfulness in including those items is already helping her adjust.
She's been very good at "sniffing around" to let us know she needs to go out, and she doesn't seem to mind when I tried the harness and leash on her. She's pooed outside twice and peed about four times. She's drinking lots of water and ate her food at lunch and has been picking away at her dinner. She even got a little brushing and an eye combing and was great. We'll see how she does tonight in her crate. I'm sure they'll still be some crying for the first couple days.
I can't wait to try to make the dog biscuits from the recipe in the Puppy Book. Including that with each puppy is a great idea. It will definitely be a resource we'll keep going back to. Thanks for the call. I must have been on the phone with my family when you called. They can't wait to meet Ellie. Please feel free to give us a call tomorrow.
Talk to you soon,
Jill
Hi Jean,
Lily is settling in very well. She is a pleaser and a charmer and is doing well with her indoor and outdoor training. She is in her third pen as Lily is quite the jumper. We take her out of her pen when we are available to constantly watch her. She loves to sleep in her crate at night and during her longer nap in the late morning (when the weather is bad). She loves the outdoors and is ready for the Olympics... a great runner. She has met everyone on our street and all agree that she is adorable.
She was at the vet's yesterday for an immunization shot (not a whimper!). Lily is one of four Havanese that goes to our vet. Two from NB, one from Ontario and the most famous of all — Lily. She weighed 4.18 pounds yesterday and is doing very well.
I am currently grooming her everyday and Lily is very cooperative during these sessions. A nice belly rub will encourage her to do almost anything. A luxury that I didn't have with Harley.
She is now sleeping from 11:00 p.m. (without the bedtime whimpering) to 5:15 a.m. when she has to go outside again. She goes back to bed with some whimpering until 7:00 am. I am impressed.
The children are good to her and love her as much as we do. There is a little rivalry there but that will soon pass.
We thank you for all of the love we are receiving and for the great job that you did. The special hugs and kisses from you will be passed on.
Toni & Larry
Hi Jean,
How are you doing? I hope you all had a great Easter weekend and
also had nice weather. It was so cold here you could not do anything on
Saturday. On Sunday I had the family dinner and so rattled at the end of th
day I went to my friends house at 9:00 PM and still had forgotten to take my
apron off. Devlin decided not to entertain the family and stayed in his
crate from 4:30-6:30 while we all ate dinner. They did not really believe I had a
dog in the crate, until I took him out. He was so perfectly
quiet, I was so proud to say he was my precious little one.
Jean, he is growing so fast. He also walked the hill with me today. He
actually started the walk. He is now fast asleep on my desk. I changed his
potty spot two days ago to get ready for the fence and he has done really
well. A little confused but has caught on quite quickly. He is also ringing
his bell at the door more and this morning he slept until 9:00 A.M., he ate
all his breakfast but did not eat again today outside of a few little
treats. He did not even look at his supper. I feel that when he gets only
his one meal he will want it in the morning.
I am sending the newest pictures along. He discovered the toilet roll and I
forgot to take his picture, because Trina and I were laughing so hard at the
way he had himself wrapped in it. The one with the broom, is the day he had
everything he could get a hold of and then carried it back to his bone rug.
I purchased him the bone rug because I had to close all rooms off to him
except the kitchen and hallway and since doing that he seems to go to the
door more now to go to potty, where before he would run for the two area
rugs. I took a couple of closeup pictures hoping you can see how his
coloring are changing on his face and under his chest. I keep hoping he may
get more around his sides and back (if not it will be OK) because I love him
no matter what color. It would be neat to watch to see how it happens when
changing.
I got my pictures of Dezi and Chloe and they were really good. Chloe is such
a little princess. She is beautiful. I think now it was a good thing I took
a dark one because Devlin loves puddles,mud puddles and the dirt in my
garden. I think if he was white he would be in the sink constantly.
I want to thank you for all the wonderful caring you give to each of your puppies
I know, that you go above and beyond in the love and care that you give each of
them. I truly love my Devlin.
Pearl
Hi Jean,
Montana is doing just amazingly!! I had to take my laptop in for service last week and still don’t have it back yet but I have some adorable pictures to send you when I get it!!
We actually might have a star in the making. A friend of ours is in the entertainment business and we’re waiting for a phone call this week to see if our little darling is going to be in a TV show! His major growing pains are of the personal nature. He has a hard time pooping in the right place. He goes in the bathroom floor! We’ve tried getting him trained for outside but we live in a two story house and just this week he’s trying to get down the stairs. So until he’s big enough to go up and down we’re going to keep with the paper and I’m going to use a litter box maybe.
He absolutely loves going for walks and has few problems on a leash with a halter. We take him to an off-leash park at least once a day so he can get a good run in. He loves all the other dogs too but we have to watch that he doesn’t accidentally get trampled.
I should be able to send some photos tomorrow so you can see how cute he is!
Talk soon,
Melissa & Greg
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