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Subject: Scout Has Arrived Safe and Sound
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 15:12:41 -0700
Dear Kim & John,
Thank you very much for such a beautiful dog! After an 11 + hour journey for the pup, we are home and he appears to be safe and sound. He has already exceeded our expectations in every way. The pictures you sent earlier did not do him justice. I am thrilled with his temperament and how socialized he appears to be. You must have spent a lot of time with him. He is not afraid of anyone and doesn't mind being held. He is also very attentive. He constantly looks at me straight in the eyes for direction. The first night in the crate was not as bad as the training books and others told me to expect. He cried for about 5 minutes and went to sleep. (We went out three times during the night.) Before we went in the crate to go to sleep I carried him out to his Kennel to do his business and he wet as soon as I set him down.
He is very active and fearlessly explores everything and everyone. I have already witnessed his hunting ability as he started getting "birdy" sniffing the ground where squirrels feed in our back yard. After seeing that I pulled out an pheasant wing, put it on the a string and he seemed to point. I am excited to see what he develops in to.
We couldn't be more pleased with him! Thank you again for providing such a wonderful addition to our family.
Sincerely,
Ken & Ann Merrick
John Reid
72 Hutchison Rd. N, Mallorytown, Ontario, Canada, K0E 1R0
phone/fax: 613-659-4888
Subject: Update on 'OnPoint's Hott Legs'
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:36:26 -0500
Hi Kim! I thought you would want an update on your puppy! If you remember, I contacted you when we first started looking for Vizslas; 'Hott Legs', or Phoebe as we call her, is very happy in her new home in Winnipeg. She is incredibly rambunctious, hyper as all get out, and she never gets tired! We love her to death, and she is sometimes too smart for her own good.
Already, we are amazed at her athletic abilities as a baby, whether its jumping, running or fetching- she already retrieves like a seasoned pro! She learned how to sit in about five minutes, down in ten, and she 'come's with the speed of a weasel on fire! We're still working on the house training, but she's getting there! She loves my horse, and she spends hours 'pointing' the dragonflies in the backyard. We have enrolled in puppy obedience classes, and hope to do agility with her when she older...is it true you should wait until shes two before jumping her?
Thank you so much for all your help, and thank you for picking out such a fun loving, smart, brave and snuggly puppy!
Many thanks,
Julia, Kim, John, Ian and Phoebe!
