Downs Lake Kennel - AKC English Springer Spaniel Trained Puppies

I received some very nice letters from my puppy buyers.  They have allowed me to add them to this page.  It's alway nice when you are appreciated for your efforts.  Please feel free to comment about my website or your experience with your dogs or your Springer that you purchased from me here.  I would love to hear from all of you!

 

• Hi Bev!

  I just thought I'd pop in and give you a little update on how our Norman is doing! It's hard to believe that he's going to be 2 years old in three months... it seems like just yesterday he was crawling out of his crate at the airport, so small I could pick him up with one hand! He sure is a big, beautiful boy now - he's maxed out right around 45lbs, so he's still small enough for me to pick up... but I definitely have to use both arms now!

  His little half-mustache has filled in and spilled over slightly onto the right side of his face. It's still one of my favorite things about him! And the six little "ink-drops" on his muzzle - what I call the few black spots across his nose. His fur is so soft and silky, I spend probably 3 hours a day just petting and kissing him! He has to get groomed pretty frequently, because dang his fur gets long! We love it though. He's a truly beautiful dog - you did good, Grandma!

  In the past few months, he's definitely turned a corner in growing out of puppyhood. He still has his crazy moments, but they are few and far between. I work from home every day now, so he happily spends most of his time sleeping next to me - in fact, that's what he's doing right now. He sure is a cuddle bug!

  He definitely loves being outdoors as well, though. He LOVES swimming, as well as snow - and he is utterly unfazed by our ear-rattling thunder storms here in Colorado. We get thunderstorms almost every day during the summer, and he doesn't even bat an eye. Such a good dog.

  Anyway... We love him to death, and I can't imagine life without him. He's definitely nestled his way into our hearts. I would love to give him a brother or sister some day, but as I think I've told you - one dog in an apartment is definitely enough. All the pictures of your puppies are killing me, though! I'd sure to love to bring home one or two of them! Maybe some day soon.

  Thanks again for giving us such a wonderful furry friend. We're blessed to have him in our lives, and we love him to bits!

  Megan

Hi Bev;

Here is a nice picture of our darling little boy if you would please post this to replace the picture that is currently on your website......he is much cuter than me!!! Jeff had him out on a walk on one of our beautiful trails. I have some other pictures that are recent that he is sending me from his Blackberry and I will also forward them.  This one is so cute he is on leash at this time in the deep woods as there are mother bears and cubs out right now and for safety reasons part of the walk is on the leash. We have miles and miles of trails right out our door and he loves the woods. Too bad my husband is not a bird hunter as Sammy is a natural.  This is a very very intelligent pup and he sees a bird I let him off the leash and he does his action springs thru the brush to flush the birds etc.  Snoqualmie Falls and the river are only 3 minutes from our house and he loves the water too.  Everywhere we take him people stop us and say "That is the most beautiful Springer I have ever seen even his Vet says that.  Of course I tell them where he was born and about you and your expert and loving breeding of these magnificant dogs. Remember the little white patch on his back it is gone as you said it would be. We honestly think he is showdog material he is that beautiful. His coat is gorgeous snow white and the black is silky and so shiny he truly is a handsome boy. In addition as I mentioned earlier he sure loves to play and is so sweet. He is sooo very smart....he talks to me he says "Ma Ma" it is adorable and also is a little dickens he can open any door in our home and I am not saying pushing it open he uses the door handle and goes right in. He brings me his dish and lets me know if he needs something truly amazing. He is so adorable rowdy full of energy and he loves his Mom and Dad!

Hope you are well, enjoy the pictures.

Beth

Hi Bev, Thanks so much!

Hi Bev Karl

I just received two title certificates from AKC for his CD and VCD1.  Apparently once he receives the VCD1 they no longer use the TD and CD after his name because those are required for VCD1.  So he is now Winston of Downs Lake VCD1  OA  OAJ NF (he has some CPE titles too, but for now I'll leave those off).  When he gets his CDX (he will, but not right away), he will be VCD2 and the OA and OAJ will drop off.

How time flies.... we are getting ready to celebrate Lilly's one year birthday
on January 2nd.  She was Marina.. we call her Lilly.   Official name - Miss 
Lilly of West Shore Acres.

Each time I start to write this email, I get speechless as I try to explain 
what a wonderful dog she is. We get so many compliments on her.   From our 
vet, to the trainer at a puppy class,  and a hunting trainer, their comments 
are 'she is bred very well.'  I think it is her temperament and her patience.
So our compliments to you and the great job you do on enhancing this breed.  
She is a beauty.  Although besides her look and size, it is her personality 
and temperament that makes her a gem. I think another strong contributor to 
her personality is your effort you put into your puppies while they are young 
to listen and want to learn.  She is a smart cookie.  She learns very quickly.

She is such a great addition to our family.  As you met both our boys, they 
refer to her as 'the princess'.   She does love cats... or at least tries to 
get them to be her friend.  Our two cats are still adjusting to her 
friendliness.  She does enjoy digging.. as I sometime refer to her as my 
'lilly miller.. my garden helper'.

As you may remember we were looking for a dog that could hunt, as well as 
being a great companion.   Thought you would enjoy a picture of her first 
hunting trip.  She is birdy and loves to bring anything dead back to the house.
The hunting trainer we worked with this week found her amazing.  It was the 
first time he had seen a Springer having an instinct to point, besides being 
a flushing dog.

Our compliments to the outstanding breeding you do.  Thank you.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Thirteen ducks yesterday. They were up and out of here again by 5:00 am. Gonna have some pretty tired boys when they get home today. Lacey  retrieved 11 of the 13 ducks!!! Not bad for her first hunt!

Hi Grandma Bev,

It has been a while since we checked in and gave you a Tucker update. He is now around a year and a half old and still the light of our lives! He recently had a vet check up and our vet is completely in love with him. He told us that Tucker is ideal in weight, skin and coat, an absolutely beautiful boy and we would have to agree! We are told every time we visit the dog parks what a beautiful dog he is. I think it may be going to his head as he will sometimes look at us across the room with a very regal pose as if to say, "I am magnificent aren't I?" lol. 

He is very protective of our family, and patrols the perimeters from his perch upon the back of our couch where he can look out the window and monitor such dangers as neighbor cats, wind, and falling leaves. 

I absolutely don't know how I personally ever lived without him. I couldn't love him more then I do. I want to thank you for such a wonderful addition to our family, and we get the impression he has it pretty good here too, especially when our vet told us he would like to come back as my dog when he dies lol. 

I have included a few picture so you can see how beautifully he has grown and how very much he is loved. 

Hugs to you and all the puppies!

Heidi Ihler

Hi Gramma Bev :-)
Tucker just wanted you to know that he celebrated his first birthday yesterday and had a fantastic day! He started out playing with all the new toys we got him, then it was off to the dog park where he had fun playing with all the other dogs, and timidly swimming lol, and then it was home to have a bath, snuggle in his new fleece and have a snuggle nap with Mommy! He is being spoiled shamelessly but shouldn't the king of the world be spoiled?
He is doing great and we are still madly in love with him!
Thanks for our wonderful baby!
:-) Heidi Ihler

Hi Bev,

 

I wanted to let you know that we adopted a golden retriever this past week. He is a hand full with potty training. I am disappointed that we did not get to come and meet Hogan. However, as I mentioned earlier, my husband & I were having difficulties in agreement on which type of dog to get. When my son and I went to Yakima, our friends own a golden retriever. My son fell in love and decided that was the kind of dog for him. When I arrived home late on Saturday afternoon, my husband suggested we go look at 17 week pups in Chewelah. I suggested that we could wait until Sunday to decide on a pup  after we had seen Hogan but we ended up with a pup coming home with us.

 

I just want to let you know how much I appreciate you as a person and a breeder. Our pup was kept in a concrete kennel run with feces that he & his brothers ran around in. Obviously, this was a huge deterrant for me in getting this pup but he has had only one accident in the crate the first night. He still piddles in the house but that is usually our fault as we do not have him on leash in the house. It is a process. We kind of consider him a rescue (we did not want to  perpetuate this breeder but because of his age and the fact that the breeder had 3 litters of pups, she charged us $250 for the pup). Price was not a factor in deciding on him but was reasonable to "save" him from his situation.  

 

However, that brings me to telling you how awesome you are as a breeder! I was amazed at your ability to work with and train your adults and young pups. I am disappointed that we did not get a pup from you. I appreciated the time you spent with me. I think you do an amazing job and that you are an amazing woman. Thanks again for your time. If we decide to add to our canine family, I will definitely push my husband and son to look at your springers!!

 

Fondly,

Deborah

Hi Bev.  I thought you might enjoy seeing some pictures of Winston tracking.  He really likes it, we should be able to get a TD title, maybe a TDX (much harder).  I think if you click on the link you will go to the website for the workshop we attended earlier his month.
Mary and Winston

Hello Bev,

 

Just wanted to say "hi" and let you know that Baron is doing very well.   He  just finished his first puppy training class and he did great.  He is so smart!  We will be starting another class in January since he loves the socializing so much.  We love getting the updates from your website and seeing the new puppy pictures.  They are adorable!  Matthew  talks about coming to see you and bringing Baron to show you all he can do now.  I've attached thier Christmas picture so you can see how much he's grown!  We hope you have a great holiday season.  And hopefully we'll see you again soon.

 

Deanna Watson

Hi Bev,

I am so enjoying your little boy or, not so little as he is growing 
fast!
He is so healthy!  His coat is extraordinarily beautiful with great
markings.  I love his spots.  My older shelter dog (shepherd/healer mix)
"Danny Boy" and "Cruiser" are getting along famously and play 
incessantly.
Danny is very patient with Cruiser (I have named him "Cruiser" instead 
of
"Squad Car".)  He is incredibly smart and learns tricks unbelievably 
fast.
I attribute this to your great breeding and handling the pups very 
early.
Danny has been a great influence as he has imprinted Cruiser with
territorial boundaries.  This is a great relief to me as I hope not to 
have
to install a dog run. Neither Danny nor Snickers needed a fence 
boundary.

Thanks for your fine breeding!

Best.  Rebecca Lockwood

To: <springer1712@netscape.com>
Subject: Oreo
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:54:12 -0400

Hi Bev,

I just love your puppies!  I have to admit though that I am very partial to Lizzie's puppies, there is just something different about how they look!

Cassie performed in a big circus benefit today.  Over 1,000 people at each performance.  She performed as a solo act with no one else from her performance troupe.  She was really beautiful and held her own without any trouble with professional circus performers.

I have to tell you some funny things about your little grandbaby Lexi.  She is quite the character but first before I forget I have to tell you what was the lesion on Lexi's ear.   It was  (is)  a benign histiocytoma.  It seems to be resolving, I am jsut mad at the idiot vet (again not my regular one) who said it was a wart and contagious.  That is why I paid for a biopsy but it pisses me off that I figured out what it was from the internet and she didn't know what it was from vet school!

Anyway, Lexi is very different from Zacky but what a character!  She is totally, totally devoted to Cassie.   First of all, she loves fruit (we know not to give her grades or raisins), just like Cassie.  She will eat apple slices, etc.  but a couple of weeks ago we came home and she had taken a couple of mandarin oranges off the counter.  She peeled them and ate the fruit! 

She is still quite the talker!  She will bark with Barclay but mainly she likes to just make these funny little talking sounds.  She still sleeps with us (under the covers) but now she goes to bed with Cassie every night and always stays until she is asleep and as soon as she hears her awake in the morning she tears up to her room.  She will growl if you go into Cassie's room and we don't announce ourselves, which we think is great.  We like the fact that she will warn people off but that she is totally unaggressive in any situation.

She is very very affectionate and she really isn't getting into too much trouble.  Actually, she has really settled down a lot and in many ways acts like an older dog.  She is always, always carrying some sort of toy around in her month.  However, she does one thing that I have never had any other dog I have owned do!   She jumps into the bathtub with Cassie when she takes her bath.  The first time she did it we thought it was really funny and just a fluke.  However, she now jumps in the bathtub every time.  Sometimes she jumps in the tub as soon as Cassie starts to get undressed and just waits for the water to get run.  She will just sit in there, and sometimes lie in there until Cassie is done and then she jumps out and they dry off together.  Your really could not have picked out a better pup for us.  She is definitely a lap dog and loves to sit in Tom's lap and watch TV.

Anyway, we could not be happier with her and even Barclay would agree!

Hope things are well. Glad to see Miracle is getting a new home!  I bet you have her really trained!

Cheryl

Hi Bev,

Sure, you may post our Jessie update and pictures; she does have a 
beautiful (and expressive) tail, although it needed a good brushing after all her 
snow play! Please do not include our email address and edit out any other 
parts of my message as you see fit. I would love to see other springer owners 
opt to leave their puppies' tails fully intact. 

If anyone asks, you can tell them we have never regretted selecting 
Jessie from newborn photos after my phone conversations with you and the 
Spokane vet, and the information on your website about her parents. As I'm sure 
you can imagine, it was a scary leap of faith to choose a puppy before 
seeing her personality and whether she appeared healthy. Once we get a dog, it
doesn't matter what kind of problems it has, it's part of our family, so 
the chances we would have ever wanted to return a puppy once we had it were 
slim to none. And we have definitely never regretted her tail; nothing like
following her happy "windmill-wagging" tail down a trail - I break into 
a smile just thinking about it!

Do take care,

Harriet

Hi Bev,

Haven't emailed you for quite a while and wanted to let you know that 
Jessie (and Suzie and Lynn and I) is doing just fine. We hope this finds you 
and Rachel well too. Jessie is such a delightfully happy and spunky addition 
to our family. As you know, she is a year old now, and is just incredibly
strong and healthy. She absolutely loves water, in any form!

We spent the long Martin Luther King holiday weekend skate skiing the 
cross country trails in the Methow Valley, WA. Four couples and four dogs 
shared a house; enough to say we all had a great time. These photos were taken 
that weekend. Jessie found lots of sticks to chew and had a whole pack to 
play with; she was sure she was at Disneyland. She got to run along with the
skiers on the doggie-friendly trails and was absolutely ecstatic. One 
happy little girl!

Thanks again for our beautiful little puppy.

Harriet

From:   Kristin Loomis <kristinloomis62@hotmail.com> To:   <springer1712@netscape.com> Subject:   Elroy update Date:   Fri 09/26/08 04:59 PM

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Hi Bev,

Elroy has been doing much better. After our emails and some research I 
went to the pet store and purchased a Halti (gentle lead) this way he 
stops trying to pull me.  And I also got some yummy liver treats just 
for our walks.
Today on our walk Elroy met two other big and beautiful springer 
spaniels and he was very pleased to meet them.  He and I stopped to 
visit with a older woman  he was very polite and later on our walk he 
visited with a really big man.   He did beautifully.  I praised him with 
love and a little goody.
He walked by a couple people riding bicycles and some road maintenance 
people.  when he tried  to bark I said his name  and told him to sit  
and Look at me  and then he was fine and we were able to move on without 
any trouble.  Wow He is smart!  I had full control the entire walk.  I 
hope i didn't cheat with the gentle lead.  But he did so much better 
with it .    People actually stopped to say hello to him... Can you 
believe that he let  people come near him.
He has learned a ton over the last few days.

I am so proud of my young man:)
Kristin Loomis

From: Kristin Loomis 
To: 
Subject: Hi Bev!
 Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:26:23 -0700
 

Hi Grandma,
 It's the Loomis Family again.  I wanted to check in and ask a
question.  Elroy is so smart.  The clicker training has been working
awesome.  Elroy can Sit, Lay down and Roll over Like a pro and he no
longer plays bite he knows where his chew toys are and boy does he use
them:) (No more treat incentives are needed but I will still give them
out during  our training times when we are specifically focusing on our
"Manners".  We are working on "Stay"  I was wondering what you feel is
the most effective approach for this specific  command?
 It is a little more difficult for me to get started I thought you
might know some good tricks for me.  By the way...  Thanks to you Potty
training has been awesome.  Since he has been home Elroy has only had
3.5 accidents.  I am very proud of him.  Ryan calls Elroy the "Perfect
Puppy".
 
I Hope I hear from you soon,
 
Kristin Loomis

From: Cheryl Weigel <ccweigel@yahoo.com>
To: springer1712@netscape.com
Subject: Re: AKC Registration for Lexi
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:36:58 -0700 (PDT)

From:   "Ellen Nessen" EllenN@SpokaneSchools.org To:   springer1712@netscape.com Subject:   Re: AKC Registration for Buster Date:   Thu 07/10/08 02:36 PM Attachments Name Type Save View Message   text/plain Save

Bev, Hope all is well at the lake. Great news re the official paperwork! Buster is awesome! He makes it through most nights and he is almost accident free - in his crate and only a couple tiny accidents inside. He is really pretty preditable and easy to housetrain so far. His sits and downs are good, even for the boys and he is really getting the hang of not biting. Most of all he is silly when he's playing and snuggly otherwise so he is so fun to have around. And, just like I thought, Bryan is one of his biggest fans but it's a close race. He is really becoming easy to have around. Thanks so much! Ellen

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Hi Everyone, Our Puppy Elroy flew in this morning. We are already off to a great start. He Loves his crate and believe it or not he really can ring his bathroom bells that are tied to the back door to let us know he has to go. Not one accident today:) Obviously the kids love him and so does Lucy. Here are just a few pics of the girls and Elroy. The ones with Joey and Elroy are coming:) Kristin Loomis

From:   "Rhonda Pawlicki" rhpawlicki@gmail.com To:   springer1712@netscape.com Subject:   Update on Ranger (aka Kibbles) and Hunter (aka Keira) Date:   Thu 05/29/08 01:31 PM Attachments Name Type Save View Part 1   text/plain Save   Part 2   text/html Save

Hi Bev,   I know it's been a while since we took Hunter and Ranger home with us, and we apologize for not updating you sooner, but they have been keeping us very busy!   We can't believe what wonderful dogs they are turning into.  I think Ranger very much is following in his uncle Chip's footsteps.  He is already picking up his food and water bowl when he wants to be fed or is thirsty.  He wakes us up each morning by picking up our slippers and dropping them on our heads.  I haven't needed to set an alarm clock for quite a while!  We aren't quite sure how he learns these things - he's just a natural!  He is our social butterfly and it seems that nobody who meets him is immune to his charm.  We are looking forward to getting him to the lake - he is already blowing bubbles in his water dish, so we are pretty sure he'll be a super water dog.   Hunter is our little athlete.  Her favorite thing in the world is to go on hikes with us and run, run, run.  She does like to keep us in sight however and is very good at coming back when called.  Needless to say, for every mile we hike, she covers three or four.  She also has the ability to find every single mud puddle and splash right through it, so we are sure she'll be a great swimmer too.  After her hikes she is ready for a nap, snuggled right up next to me.  I took her to a Diamonds in the Ruff puppy class and she was the star!    So far, our hikes have been short because the pups are still young enough to get worn out, but every week they go a little bit further.  We can't begin to describe how much joy they've brought to our lives (and we were doing pretty well to begin with!)  Thanks so much for all your early work with them.  We both agree they are the most loving dogs we've ever had.  I'll send some pictures with the next update.    Best, Rhonda and Joe Pawlicki

From: peterson444@aol.com
To: springer1712@netscape.com
Subject: Re: downslakekennel's Site Updates
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 10:22:05 -0400

I’ll forward some recent photos of Jessie when I get a few minutes; enough to say she’s just beautiful and is a delight to be around. She and our faithful goldie, Suzie, are best of pals. The girls go everywhere with us and are good car (and boat) travelers. Lynn was working on the beach on the Key Peninsula Thursday, so I took the dogs and went for about a 5 mile walk along the beach at very low tide while he was working. It was a cobble shore with a high bank with overhanging vegetation and lots of drift logs. Between the starfish, sand dollars, crabs and an endless supply of sticks, Jessie thought she was in a perfect puppy playground. She’s also quite the little swimmer now. She loudly rings her door bells, heads straight for the pond for a swim, then returns dripping wet to come back in. She’s got it all figured out! We’re taking the girls with us on a road trip to Southern California in a few weeks and have lots of stops planned for adventures they will enjoy along the way.

Thank you again for such a beautiful little companion, she’s a perfect fit in our little “pack.” I hope all your other new parents are as pleased as we are.

One more thing, we have had no problem at all with her housebreaking; she hasn’t had an accident in probably a couple months at least; your early puppy bell training was wonderful.

I do have a question. When we took Jessie in for her last round of puppy shots, the vet said she should be spayed at 6 months, even though she would not have had her first heat yet. She said that in their experience, the chance of her coming down with breast cancer is greater if we wait until she’s had her first heat before spaying. I think you and I talked about waiting until after her first heat so she was less likely to develop urinary incontinence problems later on and so she would have fully developed her adult dog characteristics. Have you any further thoughts on this subject? Thanks so much,

Harriet

From: Sharon DeCarr <sharondecarr@msn.com>
To: "springer1712@netscape.com" <springer1712@netscape.com>
Subject: Moe Update
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:16:11 -0700

Hi Bev (Grandma),
 
Moe's doing great.  He finally started ringing his bell and we haven't had an accident in the house in 4 or 5 days.  I took your advise and started giving him treats whenever he did what he was suppose to outside.  Unfortunately, the little guy is so smart he has now started playing a game my husband and I have named "the treat game".  He knows he will get a treat for going outside, so he will ring his bell, go outside and then get his treat.  Then he will ring his bell again 10 minutes later.  But he is learning, he does not get away with that game.  I do take him out again, because he is ringing his bell, and I don't want accidents, but he does not get the treat.  He's not too happy about this, but somehow he needs to be the one getting trained, not me. :)
 
He is a smart little guy though.  We gave him a blanket to lay on under my desk, for whenever I am working on the computer.  He did use it a couple of times, but then he dragged it out to the middle of the floor and spread it out.  Then brought his toys to play on it.  He was making a mess with a treat bone we gave him one day, so Dillon told him he had to eat it on his blanket.  He kept taking the bone and putting it back on the blanket until Moe sat down there and ate it.  Now every time we give him a treat, he goes right to his blanket to eat it.  He's also doing very good with all of the other commands we have been teaching him.  Except for putting his toys away at night.  He just wants to play with them, not put them away.
 
He's still very much a Momma's boy, still afraid of most everything, and everyone.  He plays with Dillon good, and I keep introducing him to people and making him go where I want him to go, even if he's afraid.  Letting him know there's nothing to be afraid of.  But I guess this will take some time.  He's still just a baby.
 
Speaking of "just a baby".  I've been amazed at how much like a little baby he is.  In the afternoons he still needs a nap, but he get's just like a baby who's ready for a nap.  Very fussy.  Then I put him in his kennel, and he goes right to sleep.  Just like a baby in a crib.
 
A friend of mine suggested I mix some cottage cheese with his food.  She said she always did it with her puppies, and mom's to be as it increased their calcium intake.  Have you ever tried this?  What do you think?
 
Hope all is good there.  We are enjoying our little Moe greatly.
 
Sharon & Dillon DeCarr

From: Sharon DeCarr <sharondecarr@msn.com>
To: "springer1712@netscape.com" <springer1712@netscape.com>
Subject: Moe's doing great!
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:52:08 -0700

Hi Bev,
 
Moe has arrived at his new home and is doing great.  We had him to the vet on Friday and he got a very good report. 
 
He's still afraid of everything (except us now) so it was very funny the other day when he caught sight of himself in the mirror.  He growled and barked for the first time since we got him.  He has taken to sitting and looking at himself now.  I don't think he can figure out why that puppy keeps staring at him.
 
He's a smart little thing too.  He is retreiving his toys for us and he comes when he's called.  He learned his name very quickly.  He will sit for us too.  He's still afraid of our door for some reason, so he won't ring the bell for us, but he has taken to pawing at my coat when he needs to go out.  He has had a couple of accidents, but for the most part he's doing very well on that front too.
 
He's just a great little boy and we love him.
 
Thanks so much for all you've done for him.  We will be sure to send more pictures as he grows.
 
Sharon & Dillon

From:   "Ann Sangren" <sangren@citlink.net> To:   "Downs Kennel" <springer1712@netscape.com> Subject:   Vet visit Date:   Tue 03/25/08 11:40 AM Attachments Name Type Save View Part 1.1   text/plain Save   Part 1.2   text/html Save   PATCHES Swim 1.mov   video/quicktime Save View

Patches just got home from her first Arizona vet visit and got a clean bill of health (which we already knew!).  She is 11 pounds now.  She also got a vaccination and will go back in 3 weeks for more.  Vet will check her stool sample but, based on your records, did not think another deworming was needed right now. Her tummy seems all better so we will continue with the puppy dry food (vet does not think canned food is necessary and could upset her tummy again) and also start her on vitamins (we did the same thing for Pennee). We are having warmer weather now (in the 80's) and Patches has found her own way to cool off  (see video).  She is such a love and we are truly enjoying her...although we forgot how "busy" a puppy can be.  She loves playing on the lawn and thinks a Frisbee is the greatest thing ever. Ann

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HI.       We just wanted to send you a few pictures, along with a small movie with Drake being spunky. He is so good. He rings his bell and loves gauge our other dog. Jered our son has took over Drake and called him his own. He is already training Drake to hunt and sit still in his duck blind that is made in the back yard. Hope you like them, and let us know if you recieved this mail.   Thanks Mike and Connie Bowman

From:   "Ann Russell" arussell@clearwire.net To:   "Bev Gostovich" springer1712@netscape.com Subject:   Skyler is wonderful Date:   Sat 03/08/08 01:53 PM Attachments Name Type Save View Part 1   text/plain Save   Part 2   text/html Save

Hi Bev- Skyler is doing really well. Everyone who meets him cant get over how cute and adorable he is. On our 3 hour drive home he slept a lot with his head on my arm, and went potty when we stopped at a rest area. He knew what to do. He had been doing good with the house training(very few accidents) And the last few days he has been ringing the bells occasionally to let us know he needs to go out. He is very smart. He sits for food or toys. I have been taking him on short walks on a leash and he does that well. He is so trainable. I am glad you worked with him so we could have an easier adjustment. Last night he slept untill 5:30. That was wonderful. The nites before he woke at 1 or 3. Thanks again Bev for the love and early training you give the pups. I had a favor to ask. The pictures of Skyler growing up on your website are so cute. I was wondering if you could email a copy of them to me. Bye for now. I'll keep you informed about Skyler.~Ann

From: Dianne M <skydnce@hotmail.com>
To: <springer1712@netscape.com>
Subject: RE: Dakota
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:03:05 -0800

Hi
She is doing well. Had her first vet visit here on Tues. everything is fine. She was very cooperative & easy to deal with there. Do you need copy of vet visit or just bill evidence or what would you like. She had her kennel cough drops and will go next Thurs for her next shot & they will check fecal sample. There is an extra shot they have specific to our area later on.
 
She actually is sleeping through most of the night in kennel downstairs now. She will whine, yip when she is in the kennel & needs to go potty about 3am & then one of us is usually up between 4:30am & 6 depending on what day it is. Yesterday she had a walker & friend visit to potty her because KC was in meetings all morning early afternoon & she did great with both of them & she's had no accidents in kennel at all plus, was very good with both of them.
 
She spent all Wed. with me at my private practice, I saw 6 clients, she sat quietly in my lap for each client we had 1/2 hr between visits for potty time, plus 1 !/2 hr lunch time so we went for a walk along the canal (Ballard Locks waterway). No accidents in office at all & she got to meet my colleagues dog which went great. Actually her dog tried to steel one of Dakota's toys. Of course every few feet someone had to make a comment or ask for a pet. 
  
The interactions between our cat Scooby Do & Dakota is hilarious. Neither of them are familiar with what they are. So at first our cat gave Dakota a swap on the head (he has no front claws) so Dakota stayed backed off. Now Scooby is coming up more & both sniffing then he takes off. So Dakota is now approaching & wants to play. That isn't happening yet.
 
We are loving Dakota, she is everthing we hoped for. It is a lot of adjusting to our routine to be sure. It's a lot of work as we knew but yet ya know you forgot. Cat's & parrots are pretty independent.
 
I'm anxious to see how she does in class altho, drat, I can't go KC is taking her. She does really well on lead and stays behind & goes back & forth between right & left but watches me pretty carefully, very cute. She is just getting to stay more to one side last night. Very fun & fun to see how people just love how cute she is & the color of her eyes are so unique.
 
OK, I see that KC gets you pictures this weekend. We've been busy-4 birthdays this last week!

Dianne

From: "Harriet and Lynn Goodwin" <goodwin@starband.net>
To: <springer1712@netscape.com>
Subject: Jessie's wonderful!
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:25:31 -0800

Just wanted you both to know we just dearly love our little Jessie, she’s smart as a whip and just a delight to be around. She went to the vet today for her puppy shots and is doing just fine! She got checked out and got a clean bill of health; strong heart, clear sharp eyes and absolutely beautiful. She weighs 8 lbs, 8.5 oz now. I had given her a worm pill after all the weekend visitors who came just to meet her left. It was a good thing! Thanks for the head’s up on that one! The vet said to give her two more doses.

Jessie loved all the attention at the airport terminal but didn’t think much of being in a carrier on the plane. She got “special notice” when the flight attendant was giving instructions on buckling seatbelts and all those good things. But she settled down as soon as I could put her whole carrier on my lap and slept the rest of the way. Lynn’s heart just melted when he met us at the car and saw her for the first time, they’ve been virtually inseparable ever since.  

Jessie and our 8 year old goldie, Suzie, play together a lot. Suzie wasn’t too sure about sharing the limelight at first but she’s really good natured and it didn’t take long before she adopted Jessie as a welcome member of her pack; she’s very careful with her new little sister. Jessie, on the other hand, loves to torment Suzie and eats her food every opportunity; Suzie just concedes the bowl until we see what’s going on and pick up Jessie. We’ve been going on pretty long walks (for such short little legs) nearly every day. It’s 1.2 miles down the hill to our mailbox and back. I carry Jessie when I think she needs a break and she invariably wiggles until I let her down to walk on her own again. We’ve been working with the leash on the mailbox walks and she is doing well. This morning we walked on a grass and dirt road behind our house so she didn’t have to be on leash. She loved it and did a great job of staying with her “pack,” or at least when there weren’t too many exciting new smells to check out. She’s been waking us twice a night on average to go outside, getting to be a routine. All the time you spent training her has really been a big help to us. It also helps that Jessie is quite fond of sausage!  

Thank you both so very, very much! Hope all the new parents of your other puppies are as happy as we are.  

Best of luck to you both,  

Harriet and Lynn  

Received on 12-13-07

          Cassie (Cassie-Mae) has been a delight to live with from the beginning.  She is so smart that we have to really be on our toes to keep ahead of her.  We have been taking her to puppy obedience class and she is the star student. She is also very athetic and we were thinking about a Utility class. We have several people walking her (neighbors) besides our daily walks and we take her to a dog park where she meets and plays with other puppies. She has become the "darling of the neighborhood"; everyone thinks she is so cute they can hardly keep their hands off of her.  She loves the sun in Arizona, but she's so adaptable and easy-going that we have no concern about taking her back to rainy Seattle for the summner.  In fact, she was a perfect traveller as a 10-week old puppy when we drove to Tucson in the Fall. Thanks Bev for all your careful breeding and hard work raising these pups.
 
                    Donna and Yvonne

From:   "McMullen/Marsenich" <hawkeyes@cyberport.net> To:   <springer1712@netscape.com> Subject:   Re: Gizmo/Pele Date:   Sat 02/04/06 10:18 AM Attachments Name Type Save View Part 1   text/plain Save   Part 2   text/html Save

Bev   Hope your trip home was smooth.  Pele (Gizmo 12) pronounced PELA is wonderful.  She slept the entire way home.  When we got out of the car she ran all around as if she WAS HOME.  She is going to the door to go potty and crying to go out.  VERY GOOD JOB you did training and LOVING her.  We are so happy.  She cried a little in the night in her crate, so I put her in bed with us (gracie too) and she didn't wake till 7 AM.  Out to potty and then to her food bowl.  She is so good.  Thank you again.  I you need a reference regarding your puppies, have folks call me.   Blessings to you and may all Pele's sisters and brothers find wonderful homes   More later, Karen   Pele is the Goddess in Hawaiian.  She is the Goddess of the Ocean and Volcano's  She is the Fire Goddess.  We all finally agreed we loved the name and what it represented and Pele is it.

From:   "THOMAS E BURGE" <pliburge@msn.com> To:   "Bev Gostovich" <springer1712@netscape.com> Subject:   Maxwell Date:   Tue 02/14/06 11:07 AM

Hi Bev,     Happy Valentine's Day ~ I'm holding my little valentine on my lap right now.  Just thought I'd give you an update on Maxwell.      It took us a while to figure out where he would be happiest in the car and, in the process, he let us know he has a very healthy set of lungs  .  Now we know he does best in the back end with Molly or on the passenger's lap ~ with no towel, thank you very much!  When I covered my lap (for protection) or put him in his crate, he was MOST unhappy.  It was funny.      We've had several nights that remind me of the days when our babies were tiny but he has had NO accidents.  I can't believe it.      He and Molly are getting comfortable with each other and are beginning to play very well.  It is SO cute.  Maxwell is true to his breed ~ he springs straight up in the air when he plays.  He is eating well, a little on the light side until this morning when he "licked the platter clean."      Our neighbors welcomed Maxwell home with gifts and he particularly likes one "chew" toy and a toy that is filled with buckwheat which can be warmed in the microwave.  We use it at bedtime.  I also re-heat it after each potty time during the night so that he is more willing to go back into his crate.  Works great!     Yesterday he had his first vet appointment and we were so proud of him.  Dr. said he is a great looking dog, very healthy and he was very impressed with your work.  He was surprised that he had already been wormed 3 times and had his first shots.  We did a fecal test and all was well but, as you recommended and Dr. concurred, we are worming him again "just in case."      Thanks so much for being so conscientious.  We think we've got a real winner here and we're having so much fun.  Tom and Myra

From:   "smith.67@juno.com" <smith.67@juno.com> To:   springer1712@netscape.com Subject:   Springer Spaniel Purchase Date:   Fri 02/17/06 03:12 AM Attachments Name Type Save View Part 1   text/plain Save   Part 2   text/html Save

Dear Bev, I am so glad to have purchased my second puppy "Star" from you.  She is Black/White.  I have named her Lainy.  She is such a great addition to my family. This little girl is so well socialized and calm . You have done such a great job with these pups. I would highly recommend your group of pups to anyone.  With the selective breeding that you do, these pups are so easy to work with.  They only want to please and will do anything for you. My first Springer is named Diana from Lizzie's 1st Litter.  She is 1 year old.  I have had her in two basic training courses with Diamonds in the Ruff, a training school in Spokane, Wa. Also you made yourself available if I had any questions about anything that might of came up. I have joined a canine dance group called the Ruff Review.  We go to Children's Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Schools.  This is so much fun.  We are going to a dance competition in Corvallis, Or. in March. I believe that Diana will place in this event.  I look forward to having both of my dogs dance with me.  They will continue to bring joy to my life.  I cannot thank you enough for letting me purchase these beautiful pups from you. Thank You. Ron Smith.

From:   the_woodright <the_woodright@yahoo.com> To:   Bev <springer1712@netscape.com> Subject:   Thank You Date:   Tue 03/21/06 11:38 PM Attachments Name Type Save View Part 1   text/plain Save   Part 2   text/html Save

Hello Bev, Thank you so much for your kind words about my boats ,Liberty ( aka Toby ) is a true Joy, he is so smart, and just to sweet. he gets along with my kids , grand kids, and the cats and dogs, so you have done a wonderful  job with your puppy's. any one could tell you love your work by spending any amount of time with these beautiful  dogs of yours. Pleases have any one who's thinking of getting one of your pups call or e-mail me , I would be  honed to tell them what a great addition to there family any of  these pup's would be. Again , I thank you..... Tim Cummings      ( 509) 668-0959   the_woodright@yahoo.com "Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." There is no beginning or end. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery.  Today is a gift