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Stirling Collies
Clearwater, Minnesota (320) 558-2670h (320) 420-9989c Time to share some of our new families "Joy/Happiness" with others who visit our website... Letters from Families that have purchased our Collies. Some letters have been edited, due to lack of space. Enjoy... I will be adding/updating additional letters periodically.
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August 2010 Hello Diane~ Zeb is doing so wonderful! I can truly say that I've never had such an intelligent puppy...ever. And
I've had many over the years. P.S...Forgot to tell you that we love your CD!! Thank you!
June 2010
Hi Diane:
April 2010 Hi Diane, I have purchased 2 collies from you and we are now looking for our third.
We can't get enough, and your puppies have the best of everything that we love. I am looking for a Blue Merle this time.
I hope that you can help me again... Jennifer - Saugus, CA April 2010 Hello Diane! I'm sorry I haven't gotten
back to you sooner - school and a new puppy has been crazy the past couple weeks. April 2010 May God bless and keep you safe! - J Gilmet - Arizona March 2010 Hi, I just wanted you to know Lassie is doing great. She's such a good puppy! She hasn't made one potty mistake in the house yet. She loves the kids and the kids love her! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect Puppy;) Christine - Newark, NJ September 2009 Hello Diane ~ The dog show in Sept. was a success! KoKo Rose was shown in 3 classes, obedience, rally & agility and received purple ribbons in each class!!! Tehya was shown in 4 classes, showmanship, rally & agility all purple ribbons and a perfect score in agility! She received a blue in obedience. KoKo Rose (Tri) & Tehya our other collie (sable&white), both competed at our granddaughters county 4-H dog show this past July. Tehya has been shown for 5 years. She knows all her commands off leash. Tehya did outstanding, with 1 grand champion and 3 reserve grand champions. KoKo Rose was shown in 3 classes, obedience, rally & agility and received purple ribbons in each class, we celebrated KoKo's 2nd birthday the day of the dog show, the best part was our grandson Lane who is 6 yrs. old and technically not old enough to compete against his sister, you need to be 8yrs old, but showed KoKo Rose as a cloverbud in 2 classes obedience and showmanship and they received 2 purple ribbons! She listened to him and did everything he asked her to do! We were so proud of them all, it was a great day! KoKo has the best personality I have ever seen in a collie, I have owned at least one continuously for the last 23 years. This past January we lost our 13 yr. old collie Taffy, there is no better breed for children!! I hope I mentioned on the wish list that we want a blue merle female for our next collie, since we have a tri and a sable/white already… Thank you again! Kathy - Minnesota
September 2009 Hello Diane, I wanted to tell you .... I had ordered wet (canned) cat food
(Life's Abundance) for my one cat who has been having a lot of issues with his large intestine. He has had diarrhea
and blood in his stool for months and nothing we did made him better. He had a colonoscopy and they found that his large
intestine was inflamed. I had put him on all natural food, etc., he was on anti inflammatory meds, steroids. It
would seem to go away for awhile and then start up again, so we'd try another food, etc. He usually goes right outside
the litter box, or in a bathroom. He has no problem urinating in the box, but he never went in to go #2. He'd
go down to the litter box from upstairs and wouldn't go in the box, just outside it .... needless to say, constant cleaning
and disinfecting. Anyway, He's been on the wet (canned) cat food for two weeks, and already, I can honestly say, his stool is becoming solid with very little trace of blood, and 95% of the time HE'S GOING IN THE BOX!!!! He just turned 15 and you have no idea how happy I am!!!!! Sammy (our dog) has now almost completely changed over to the Life Abundance dry dog food .... and the cats are almost completely on the dry as well. Thank you so much .... we've honestly been trying to get Gizmo (our cat) better for almost eight months!!!!
No testing, bloodwork, food changes, anything was helping until now!!!! Anyway, hope all is well with you all there and I will talk with you soon! Tina - Horsham, PA August 2009 Hi Diane, I just wanted to update you on Minks who is developing into
a beautiful little girl. She loves James so much and walks him to the bus daily right beside the wheelchair. When
he comes home, she is there giving him lots of love and kisses. She has even gotten up on her two feet and pushed the wheelchair
from the doorway into the living room and into James room which is really funny to see. She is loving fetch and learning
to bring the dirty laundry to the wash as well as take the clean laundry from the dryer. She is bringing items
sporatically so we need to work on that one. Minks loves Zody and the two of them play often with Zody playing surrogate
dad scolding her when she gets too rough. Minks loves Brian so much and is always there to listen to him, not as much
to me but it is probably the fact that she knows Brian like James has disabilities and she knows that she should take care
of them both. She was spayed this past week and was supposed to rest but after two days of that was back doing her thing
taking care of both Brian and James. Brian is not sure that Brody is going to work out as a guide dog for him
as he does do his job but he does it when and where he wants so Brian and/.or I may be contacting you when Ebony has another
litter as he is thinking seriously about getting a pup to train for himself to work for him as Minks is training for James.
Minks went out yesterday for a walk with Brian and he was guided by Minks and she did a pretty good job considering that she
has never done it before. She stayed on the sidewalk, avoided potholes and sewer grates and stayed guiding him on the
right so they were both safe. It is such a joy to add Minks to our family and I thank you so much for her. My
computer died so I lost pictures but will send them to you when I can. She is a great mix of collie and shepherd...some days
she acts like a collie while others a shepherd and still others with the mix. Thanks a lot and God bless you and yours! Kathy - Milford, MA August 2009 First, it must be explained
that we were not asked to post this rebuttal. We have not talked with the Stirlings since yesterday when we left their
home. We typed in Stirling Collies on our search engine to find Rik Stirling's sound studio information for our musician
son. We stumbled across this Ripoff posting and we were appalled at the comments made by the man in CA. Our hearts ached
when we read how this puppy was mistreated, and we hope it finally went to a new home. Yesterday, my wife and I and my adult daughter and son-in-law just finished traveling to central MN from just North of Chicago and then back home again. The purpose of our trip was to pick up our second and third collie puppies from Stirling breeders. We received our first puppy three years ago. We could not be happier with our collie. There is hardly a day that goes by that we do not get a comment from friends, family and many strangers about how beautiful, intelligent, or smart our collie, Sammy is. Contrary to the complainant's remarks, we have found the Stirlings to have the highest moral character, and Diane is "extremely" knowledgeable about her trade. When we originally picked up our first collie, and when we picked up the two new puppies, Diane spent a long time giving us information on Collie care. She sent the same contract information with us that she posted on her rebuttal about the MN laws concerning guarantee of the dog's health during the first year. In short, she offers quite a guarantee for the little amount of money she charges! She has received calls from us when we had questions about Sammy and she has always been extremely helpful. As to the accusation that the Stirlings recommended euthanasia instead of replacement, the complainant obviously does not know anything about the character of the Stirlings. Those of us who know them know that killing a puppy would be the absolute last option if not an option at all, see the above “moral character “comment)! Our daughter posed a question to Diane Stirling yesterday about how her new puppy might get along with her new Yorkshire Terrier puppy. Diane was very helpful and explained that they may get along fine. She was very helpful about how the two puppies might interact and how to introduce them to each other. Side note: How many 10-week collie puppies are "agressive" to other dogs? In our experience with Collies, we have never found collies to be an aggressive dog! My daughter knows, though, that it is “her In responsibility” to monitor how the dogs are interacting, not the breeder's responsibility! We absolutely love our new puppies, as we love Sammy, our three-year-old collie. The Stirlings provide high quality, mix and pure bred dogs. We highly recommend the Stirling Breeders to anyone who might be considering a collie for a pet. Bill and Brenda - Illinois July 2009 Hi Diane, Just an updated picture of our beloved Copper. This was taken a few weeks ago, but he is still very handsome! We are enjoying Copper and everyone comments on how beautiful he is! Also, wanted to let you know I am referring some wonderful people I know to Stirling Sound. Hope all is well, Michell and Todd: Proud parents of Copper - Minnesota July 2009 Dear Diane, Once in a lifetime you meet someone that seems as if you have known them all your life. You are one of those people. Friends come and go, and acquaintances come and go but then there is that Special Person! The FRIEND God gives you! I wanted to thank you for your time, and investment in Totally Devoted Collies! As a Mentor you have given of yourself, time, knowledge, as well as time away from your family. You have also, shared your dogs, and blessed us tremendously! As a friend, you show the Love of Jesus in every word, deed, and concern. One day you will stand before Him and He will say, “Very good, Diane, you have loved without judgment towards others, guided others with wisdom and were unselfish in helping others!" I would not TRADE our friendship or Collie business for anyone or anything! Bless you my friend! Mary McCoy Totally Devoted Collies Nashville, TN May 2009 (purchased a collie/shepherd
mix) Love the pup - she is definitely a smart
dog and very german shepherd in personality! She has already learned to find leashes, and actually did it on her own
and started bringing them back to us. She picked up the dirty clothes by watching Zody and brought them to the laundry,
so I think as far as being a working dog for James, it will not be a difficult thing for her. It also seems like fun
for her! A few collie traits are coming out too, and it seems like a great mix. I think she is a lot like Toby
was! Just have to keep up with the housebreaking although she has only had a few accidents and does go potty on cue.
She actually sits, downs and comes front on her own and at 8 weeks old it's pretty amazing. We have named the pup Minks
as in "mixed ink" since her markings are so beautiful and her coat is like a mink coat - so smooth and soft.
It took a bit for me to get used to the name, but she responds well to the name, and the other 3 dogs don't come running as
Zody came when I called her Hannah, lol! Thanks so much for the pup and let Ebony and Prince know their daughter is
doing well and responding very quickly and well. Definitely a VERT SMART DOG! Take care! Kathy - MA May
2009 Diane,Your puppies
are so nice! Newsflash: Mistie Blue's puppy, Bingo has won over all of the other puppies, even beat Campion and beat those
puppies that were sired by Provenhill's Dance With The Devil, the winner at Westminster last year. I'm in total amazement,
and she is such a wonderful collie! Laurie -St. Augustine, FL January 2009
I am writing you today to let you know what a blessing and God-send Daisy is! Yesterday, while at home with a bad cold my youngest Tia got the scare of her life.... Three strange men, had come up to the house, in an old VW bug type van. She had Daisy inside with her, One man was in the van, another man was out by the animals, and the third man came up to the door and we have a window set in the door. Tia went to check and see why Rielly was barking like crazy. The way she put it was that he was barking like he wanted to chase something off. Daisy went with her. Tia saw the man peeking inside, and so did Daisy. Daisy sensing the danger to her child , lunged at the window and was growling and showing her teeth. It scared the man off and the man ran to his van... and they all left. Daisy did not leave Tia's side the rest of the day.... Everything is ok. Tia called Grandpa, and my dad came back here to our house. All I can say is THANK GOD for collies and how protective they are of there animals and kids... I never would have thought such a sensitive and loving girl like Daisy, would have such a protective streak in her. Guess we know now... Heather - MN March 2008 I can not say enough about her, she is just so loving and gentle, she is constantly checking on the herd and the new baby goats, as well as trying to clean bottoms! She has chosen her human which I am more then honored to report it's ME! In fact if it wasn't for Daisy, I am sure I would not be writing to you today...... You see I have severe bronchitis, which has flared up pretty bad.... last week I was in a bad flare up- I was resting in bed and Daisy was laying down by me. I started to go into an attack, wheezing and coughing, and having a hard time breathing. Daisy got up and went in to the front room, where Mark was. He said she was whining and pacing back and forth between the bedroom and front room... That's when he heard me trying to call for him. I started coughing hard again barely able to get it up, Mark rushed in and started pounding on my back. Daisy came around the bed and leaped up and was watching him, all the while she had her paw on my hip when I took a good deep breath. Mark was still pounding on my back, she then got between us, and put her paw on my back and sat up straight under Marks arm... It was almost as if she was saying enough, Mom is ok you can stop now. Mark was surprised and chuckled at it, because she did that whine/woof, and her attitude was like I am sorry, but you can stop now. She slept with me that night with her head on my hip. She has a new nick name which is the "Nursemaid". There is nothing more true then the love and devotion of a Collie. Daisy has became a part of the family, so quickly that none of us can imagine her not here. Every night she walks with me down to the barn to go do night checks, and she loves hanging out with the herd... She was there for the birth of all the new kids... Hope you have a great day, just had to email you about Daisy girl. (Daisy was one of our adult collies that was recently adopted by their family). Heather - MN January 2008 What an absolute angel she is!! My daughter, Jade burst into tears of joy at the sight of her. It was truly a moment that I will never forget, she was just so overcome by emotion that I cried too. She just hugged me and said THANK YOU SO MUCH MOM, I wanted a puppy SO bad! It really was the only time she ever cried like that for something that we gave her. Simply Amazing!!!! Jade named her Dixie, which she is already responding to. She seems very happy here, and has adjusted beautifully. She has only had one accident in the house so far. She really is a great little girl, we couldn't be any happier. I'm afraid Jade wore her out yesterday, (had to take her around the neighborhood to show her off). Dixie slept like a champ all night both nights now. Today, she is bright-eyed and bushy tailed!! She and our cat, Cupcake have struck up a nice friendship, they played together since 6:30 this am, and are both now taking a nice morning nap out here on our porch while I have a cup of coffee and return e-mails. Both are tuckered out! MY dobbie, (also named Princess like Dixies Dam) is not that happy about her just yet, but she will come around just like she did when Cupcake joined us this past summer, now they adore one another. Jeannette - Tampa FL December 2007 Nessie is a great dog. We are having great fun together. He now will sit and speak on command. Next is shake hands and lie down, and other Assistant Dog International behaviors. He learns very fast. It is amazing that he was potty trained after only one try. He peed and I caught him and out we went. The very next time he gave a very clear and strong indication he wanted to go out. We will keep working on it, but I think its history. He now comes when he is called. He was a little slow at first. He didn't trust me. This morning I was greeted with barks, rumping, play posture, (butt up - front paws on the floor)licking and play biting as I got dressed. The funniest thing is when he is happy he rolls up with his tummy up and smiles showing his teeth, expecting me to rub his chest. I have played music for 67 years and much Christian too. Larry - Oregon December 2007 Our pup is doing fantastic, Bailey and Rose love each other. They wrestle, tug-o-war, run, and play chase with one-another all the time. They are doing great. We have decided to name the pup, Rose. Rose has learned five commands and knows how to use the dog doors, and that potty is for outside, not in. She has had one accident in 2 weeks, and that was my fault, the dog door wasn't open for them. The five commands she knows are:"Come," "No," "Leave it," "Sit," and "Shake." Bailey has also helped in training her (the un-desirable trick of) "Bark at the Kitty." She does well in the bath (Its been rainy the last couple of weeks, so of course she comes in covered in mud from head to toe). She enjoys her rawhide chews, her stuffed mouse, and her blanket. Every once in awhile we will catch her walking around dragging the blanket behind her. After bath she snuggles under the blankets with me and falls asleep. Rose is now up to 12lbs and getting bigger. Its amazing at how different Rose is verses Bailey when she was the same age. Bailey had everything in her mouth, including your hands and toes: Rose prefers belly rubs and pets. And of course like all kids, when one has a toy it must be better then their own identical one. Well, just wanted to update you on how everyone was doing. A. Clements - Idaho December 2007 Lassie is so adorable and we just love her so much. She did so well on her ride home with us on that snowy day. I held her a lot that first day just because I could! I held her in my lap a lot that evening. I could tell when she was really missing her previous family as she would whimper a little and pant but then she would finally settle down again. She is so smart. She learned to go “outside” right away. She already knows “sit’ and “down”. We are still working on the jumping and biting (normal puppy behavior). She has already learned about the “soft” mouth/bite as I had to yelp a lot in the beginning. She is so friendly that everyone falls in love with her. We started the crate training right away. I was a little worried that she would not get over the separation anxiety at night but by the 5th evening we finally got a good nights sleep. I plan to take her to puppy classes in January and am looking forward to it. She will do well I’m sure. I just sit with her and pet her and say to myself that I can’t believe that I finally have my collie that I have waited so long for. And then I think why did I wait so long? There is a reason for everything and she is the reason. It was meant to be when it was. Jon just loves her too. He is always saying, “I’m so glad we finally have her. She is the cutest thing.” Our boys have never had a puppy in their lives. They took a bit longer to come around but they did. They love her too. Thank you for all of your patience and kindness with us. Thank you for our puppy. Take care, Laura & Jon - Minnesota October 2007 I purchased a pup from you about two years ago (Bailey). I am ready to get another. We have gotten into herding. She really enjoys working the sheep, and is supper excited when she sees other more experienced dogs working them...you can tell she wants to be out there helping (or right now getting in the way hehe). We just started and she has been in the pens 3 times with sheep. She is a natural, and has no fear. She goes in and moves them off the fences, and will go right in the middle of the flock and separate them. She is also very willing to please. You tell her to back off and it doesn't take much pressure for her to back up and ease off the sheep. She is gorgeous to watch. We have also been camping almost non-stop all summer. She loves the great outdoors. In Idaho, there is almost no such thing as private campgrounds. It is all public land so you pick a pretty spot in the woods and set up camp. This allows for no "dog on leash" rules, so Bailey gets free run of the woods (she stays within eye and voice range, so we don't worry about her getting mixed up with wild critters). Bailey and I will also put on her pack and go hiking in the foot hills. She doesn't even notice the pack is on her, and she loves the off-leash trails. She usually gets about 15 feet ahead then runs back, and on blind corners is good about coming to my side and walking. Since we go to areas that have rattlesnakes we have taken advantage of the hunters rattlesnake avoidance clinics. It teaches dogs to avoid rattle snakes. This was the 2nd year we took Bailey and she remembered almost everything she had learned last year. The trainer was very impressed by her both this year and last. Its amazing how many people here in Idaho have never seen a Collie, we actually had one girl in our neighborhood who didn't even know who Lassie was. Most people that we meet I think are thinking that Shelties and Collies are the same breed because they are always saying, "Wow she's a lot bigger then I thought Collies were?" She's not, she's standard Collie height and weight. And of course they are always amazed at how pretty she is. Needless to say we have had a busy year. Not only have we had camping, hiking, and herding Tyler and I got married in April. I have been checking your website (almost daily) to see if you have any new litters. Talk to you later Anna - Idaho September 2007 We bought a collie from Graceville a few years back, we are Ann and Larry Nowak and we want to tell Kathy how much WE LOVE OUR DOG. Never in my life have I had such an adoring wonderful loving dog as he is. I wish we had 10 of him. He's not only beautiful but exceptionally nice. We feel very blessed to have the honor of this dog in our life. He has two sisters who are German Sheppard's and the German Sheppard puppy just loves him, cries if he is away from her and he lets her take everything away from him without a fight. He just loves her too. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this wonderful dog who brings us pleasure every moment in our lives. Ann Nowak July 2007 Maggie has grown into a wonderful/beautiful dog who looks just like her mother, Rose. She weighs around 55 pounds and is a loving loyal companion to our family. Our daughter, Kaitlyn, took Maggie as a project for 4-H this year and entered her into the 4-H Dog Show winning a blue ribbon and took Champion in the Bureau County 4-H Dog Show. We were so proud of both! Maggie has also become a wonderful farm dog too earning her keep many times. She has herded escapsed calves back into the pasture on her own herding instinct. (we have not trained her to do this) She has also developed distinctive barks for various things to make us aware of and loves to go mouse hunting. It is fun to watch Maggie and the cats from the kitchen window waiting patiently for that mouse to come jumping out of several of our livestock buildings we have. Maggie proudly brings back her prize and drops in her water bowl to let us know she is working. The "thank you" goes to you for believing in a farm family for providing a good home to one of your puppies. Maggie has been a joy to us especially to our daughter and will continue for many years to come. Thank you. Susan Hildebrand - Illinois July 2007 Just wanted to let you know how wonderful our pup is! We all love her to pieces :) I am shocked every day by how smart she is! I bring her to work with me every day and all of our customers just love her. She is so friendly and playful and honestly involved in what is going on around her. She is very gentle with children but can be really nippy with adults when she is playing...its getting better every day though. She is potty trained, hasn't had an accident in week. Loves her crate and sleeps right through the night. Gets along great with the cats....though her herding instincts are very intense and the cats can get a bit annoyed at times. She can sit, lay down, roll over, shake and come (when she wants to haha). With the herding instinct that she has, I was wondering if maybe agility work might be a good substitute being I have no sheep :) Its really funny she will squat down on the ground and just watch the cats (or kids) and then she starts working her circle until they are all grouped together.....she never nips...just circles and makes little low barking sounds...not growling though its a different noise...almost sounds like she is purring. I wondered if we put all that energy into some agility if it would be something she might enjoy. I have a friend that has a farm and once she has a few more pounds on her we were going to take her out there and let her run around with two or three of their sheep to see what she will do. She is to little now.... although she has tripled in size sense we got her! She walks pretty well on leash and seems to ALWAYS pick up a stick with in the first 1/2 a block or so and she will carry it in her mouth the whole way until we get home. Jinx (the dark cat that you met) is her best friend, they sleep together and play all the time, Frank the other cat still keeps his distance but doesn’t seem to be afraid of her...just watchful. Curtis is doing wonderful...he has all of his energy back on most days and has been doing better with keeping well. I will keep you in my prayers. Its never an easy thing, Just one day at a time and it will all click into place where it needs to. Just remind yourself that God will not give you anything that you are not strong enough to handle :) All the best Erin and Curt – St Paul, MN July 2007 Tanus is growing very fast ... up over 40 lbs now. He has been neutered and had a good check up several weeks ago. He is currently dropping baby teeth all over the house so we have been trying to find soft treats that he likes. He has surprised us in that he doesn't seem to care much for most of the "approved" things to chew on like rawhides and hooves. He used to like Nylabones but those are currently out of favor as well. Lately he seems most happy with chewing on plastic water bottles or Gatorade bottles. Of course we have to strip the plastic labels first but after that they are cheap entertainment :-). I found a web site that suggested filling hooves and bones with peanut butter or cream cheese and freezing them. This has worked well along with simply freezing soft treats in ice cubes -- he likes to slurp on the cubes until the treats are exposed and then usually eats the remaining ice as well ... probably helps a bit with his teeth for now. Hopefully this will pass soon as we seem to have a couple of young white cats with pink spots these days (he mouths the year olds when they play and sometimes leaves a bit of blood on them). Tonight we start his second puppy class ... they have an intermediate puppy class between the initial one at 8-10 weeks and before obedience training where they need to be at least 6 months old. By the time this one is over he'll be old enough for obedience training ... we'll see if I have any self esteem left by then :-). Actually, he did OK in the first class but there are days when his attention span is shorter and then he can be difficult. He really seemed to like some of the agility stuff at the end of the first class so hopefully they'll do more of that in this class (if we go back to simple "sits" and "downs", we're gonna be in trouble because he quickly gets bored with it). Otherwise I think it is safe to say he seems like a pretty normal puppy. Best wishes Curt and Dawn – Fargo, ND April 2007 I thought I would let you know what a blessing "Anika" and "Slapshot" have been to us. We had a collie before these two came along, and my youngest sister (4 years old) would hang on him and he would never get angry with her, even if she would pretend he was made of rubber. We were a little concerned about her wanting to do it with the new pups, but they never once got angry with her. They have been the nicest and happiest dogs in the world. They just turned two on April 8th, and are now considered dogs. I was looking back on the past two years and smiling. God has been so faithful to us with them. You and your ministry have really been a testimony of God's love! I am the "dog person" of the family, and you have provided two amazing companions for me. For lack of better words, Thank you! Blessings, Emily Price April 2007 I had promised to get back to you about puppy #3 (better known now as "Tilly")...but I've been so busy with her! She is so adorable, fun, playful, sweet, is keeping me busy! I must confess that her first night home she slept on top of me all night because I didn't have the heart to leave her in her crate because she would cry...I thought she was missing her mom & the other puppies...last night she was better but she prefers NOT to sleep in her crate at night...she enjoys my other dog (Tinkerbell). She is also enjoying rearranging where things should be...rugs, pillows, toys, and at around 3-4 a.m. wants me to play ball with her. Today she was brave and ventured off to investigate the entire house! She was afraid to leave her comfortable surroundings where her crate was...although she determines which pillow & towel goes inside her crate. She responds to my voice & my husband when he comes home from work... So I think she's happy & I am very happy we have her!!! Thank You Michele - Florida March 2007 Bailey is doing wonderful. We already taught him to fetch, and sit. He is catching on to potty training slowly but surely. He is the cutest thing in the world and we can't wait to come pick up "Penny". We hope that she is as cute, snuggly, and smart as "Bailey". Thank you for everything and we will be in touch soon. God Bless You, Linda and Christine - Wisconsin December 2006 My wife and I bought a male 3/4 mix collie puppy from you. We named him "Seamus", and he has been a joy to work with. He is already up to 17 lbs., and has learned sit, down, fetch, and how to heel on a leash. He potty trained amazingly fast. I couldn't imagine a better first dog for my wife and I. He loves to be around people and other dogs. I can't wait to see what he will look like when he's mature. He's growing everyday, and his already beautiful coat is getting more merle like his father. Thanks again for breeding the mixed collie puppies for family's like ours who can't afford to spend several hundred on the dog, and then more on puppy medical care. He's perfect for us. Bless you and your family, Tom & Laurie - Minnesota June 2006 We bought a puppy from your friend Kathy, at Graceville Collies, and I cannot tell you in words how much we love and adore that dog. His name is Ed. He is the nicest most beautiful dog that ever was. He is so very smart its almost scary. Thank her again and again for a wonderful dog, we would recommend her dogs to anyone. Warmest regards, hope your daughter turned out well. Ann and Larry - Wisconsin Dec. 2005 We love having Darcy. She has a funny personality. She can be quite aloof and independent. Sometimes she lets us cuddle with her but mostly she likes to sit with us without having us pet her. She loves children and is excited to see new people. She gets along well with our terrier. Darcy is 9 months old. She is a great walker and we enjoy walking her on a leash. She is smart and picks up training quickly. We try to spend a lot of time with her. We have no regrets getting her and really love her. She is a gorgeous dog! We are proud of her. Look forward to hearing how you are doing. Take care and God bless, Denise – Georgia Dec. 2005 The collies are GREAT. I couldn't be happier. My daughter kept the older of the two because that pup picked HER! She went up to Laurie, who was sitting on the floor, and gave her a huge hug and just stood there with her paws wrapped around Laurie's shoulders. Then, when my grand daughter entered the room, she did the same thing to her. She and the grand baby are inseparable. The child is 4 years old and very tender and gentle with Tabatha (what else could we name Samantha's pup?) Your pup is incredible. She is constantly guarding her favorite horse, Sonny. they follow each other along the fence line and play. Occasionally, she will enter the pasture and they play together so well. She is more Sonny's dog than mine, you would love to see this relationship. I have adopted a retired AKC champion male who will be allowed to sire one litter out of Rhiannan (pup) before I have him neutered. She is the most obedient dog I have ever seen. And I have not taken her to classes or spent any formal time training her. She automatically runs to me and sits in front of me looking up adoringly EVERY time I call her name. What a dog. I love her! She has been in the stall with Jack and I around the clock during his illness. When he lays down, she lays curled up in his neck with her head on his jaw. It is too cute to believe. This pup was a gift from God. I couldn't be happier with her. Thanks for your prayers and your interest. Barb – Florida Nov. 2005 Once again, thank you so very much for your sincere, professional, and meticulous service. A special thanks for your patience for all of my questions! My vet and I talked, and he knows his collie stuff. I know he will do a good job for robby, who, by the way, has settled in nicely, as have I with him. He is everything I wanted in a puppy. My family and friends can't believe what a beauty and love he is! Continue the wonderful job you do. Sincerely, Suzie - Oregon Nov. 2005 Sami and I were pretty worn out this morn. She did really well in her crate by the bed last night, it was me that kept waking up every time she moved or sighed. I don't think she slept too much because she was awake every time I looked at her but she certainly never whimpered or cried. She has taken a couple pretty long naps today but what a sweetheart. She has pottied outside every time I've taken her and seems to have caught onto the whole thing with relative ease! She LOVES Nalla and wants to chase her and sniff her and play with her. Nalla is equally fascinated but gets tired of being chased, but if Sami leaves her alone very long, Nalla goes to Sami to see why! It is really quite comical. If I separate them and put Nalla out into the other room, they look at each other through the glass door and cry for each other! I think they are going to be great friends! Eden can't take her eyes off of Samira for a second, she rode to school with us this morn. and we took her to the door to let some of Eden's friends look at her and pet her! She was a big hit!!! She was shaking, all those first graders were probably a bit intimidating but she did great! Today will be her first experience with meeting the school bus, I'll walk her down there and we'll wait together for Eden! I want to train her to do that as she gets older! I told my husband at lunch, she has just blended in so seamlessly that it feels as if she has always been here, she seems so at home and happy! I'd better go for now, I'll e-mail some photo's of her in the next few days, she and Nalla will probably be sleeping together by then! Take care and have a wonderful day! God bless! Lisa - Iowa Oct. 2005 Dusty is 7 months old now and she is a beautiful dog. She really has changed our lives, she has taught us to take time out to play with her and she keeps us laughing with the little stunts that she does. She wakes us up a 5:30 every morning to feed her and let her out and now that the time has changed she gets us up at 4:30 AM, we hope that she will adjust quickly! She makes us laugh with all the noises she makes when she sleeps. Her grunts, snoring and groans are very vocal and it's hard not to laugh. She has no less then 5 beds though out the house and she uses everyone of them through out the day. She has also taught us to pick up our shoes or at least put them out of her reach. She also loves to pull out the kindling that we us at the fire place and lays in the middle of the great room chewing them into small pieces. The other day we took her to the groomer's, I've never seen a dog so fluffy. Three days later it had rained, we let her out after the rain stopped. When she came to the door wanting in, her nose and legs were covered with mud and she had this look on her face that she really was enjoying it. Needless to say we had to clean her up, so much for the grooming. She doesn't make a very good watch dog, as every stranger that comes into the house she makes friends with. She loves to look out the windows and doors leaving her nose prints all over. God Bless Kathy and Don B. - MO October 2005 He was amazing on the drive home yesterday. He had a 5 hour drive after the long flight. He could not have done better. He loves to be with us, did not mind the harness with leash - will even walk with us - and has managed to communicate his desire to go out and pee. He is interested in everything and I think it will be a pleasure to train him. Will be in touch later. Just wanted you to know he is happy and doing extremely well. (Kitties are not thrilled about him, but McKenzie really wants to get to know them.) May God be with you and your family. May He give you wisdom and peace in this difficult time. Our prayers are with you. Hugs, Kristi and Bill - Oregon October 2005 Here is the report for the first 48 hrs... Everyone thinks she is absolutely adorable. My 14 year old son is putty in her paws! The ride home was great... She slept on the girls' laps the whole way home and didn't even try to mooch their dinner when we hit a drive through. She cried very little in her crate the first night... She already loves 'her people" and has been sleeping under my computer desk while I work, or in the kitchen by the stove as I cook and clean there. She has started going to the door when she wants out... Smart doggie! She is doing a great job of going potty outside...no messes in the house (yet!) She likes to chase and eat leaves outside (she spits them out) and really enjoyed the nice weather today. Her favorite game is to dash into the landscaping, grab a hunk of bark and run around like a looney dog for awhile. If I grab it out of her mouth, the stinker dashes back for another one! She is not eating a ton, but if I sit with her, she will manage enough to keep me happy. I am giving her the Diamond, the water with Karo, and her 1/2 vitamin. She got her first bath today and only jumped out of the tub 4 times.. not bad for a first attempt. She was in her crate for a little under two hours while we went to church, and pooped a little. She was dry overnight. Her poops outside were formed tonight. We don't have a name for her yet, but are working on it... Thanks again for such a great dog. I think she is going to be just delightful and not wildly difficult to train. Kelly - Minnesota October 2005 I hope this email finds you and your family doing well . I have not been online much so have not written to you lately. This is just a quick email to let you know that Harmony (Codybear's Mystical Harmony) achieved her CKC Championship yesterday by taking Best of Winners at both shows held in Trout Creek, Ontario. Stirling (Codybear's Stirling Silver) was also shown and he beat Cookie in the first show for Winner's Dog. Cookie won Winner's Dog in the second show yesterday and took Best of Breed in both shows today and only needs one more point for his CKC championship. I should have the championship pictures on Tuesday and will email you a copy of Harmony's photo . Thank you very much for Harmony and Stirling. Take care and may God Bless you and your family and keep you safe. Patti - Canada www.codybearcollies.com September 2005 Karli is an absolutely wonderful dog, full of energy and always ready for attention and fun. All the dogs get along very well. Karli is on the deck with Lucie (the chihuahua) and Kelli, our daughter, is in the picture with Karli, Lucie and Sheba (the Shephard mix). That's the 3 amigos - quite the variety pack. Let me know how (and if) the pictures come through. I'm very happy that we got Karli from you, her personality is absolutely wonderful! Terri and Marvin - MN August 2005 We have signed Dusty up for obedience training and the results after just one class are amazing, she catches on quickly. Unfortunately the trainers are what I called Lab people, because if it isn't a Lab, then it's just another dog attitude, but we are taking it in stride. Yesterday my wife and I took Dusty down to historical St. Charles, which has lots of visitors to get her use to being around others and expose her to the noises of the city. It was amazing! Dusty turned out to be the center attraction. I am a native of this city and I have never seen people so attracted to one dog. The same people that would normal walk by you on the street stopped just to pet Dusty. There was even one guy who had stopped in the middle of the street, got out of his van just to pet Dusty and tell us about the collie he once had. There was a lady who had parked her car on the street in front of the bench we were sitting and told us that she just had to put her collie to sleep and asked if she could pet Dusty. She said Dusty's markings were just like her collies, she was doing everything she could to keep from crying. We were amazed by the number of people who stopped, both young and old, who told us about their collie they had in the past and how they wished they could have another one. I lost count of the number of people that stopped but it was more people than I have talked to in a long time. It amazed me how a puppy like Dusty could break down the walls that people put up around themselves and make them remember the past. The collie is very special animal, a gift from God. My wife and I were just commenting on how we bought a collie puppy over the Internet, really sight unseen, to receive such a gift as Dusty. She is surely a blessing to our lives. We even have talked about getting another collie puppy in a few more years. We want to thank you for sending her to us. If you ever get a chance to come to Missouri please let us know and we'll show you this old historical town. D. Boettler - Missouri August 2005 Daisy Willow 5 is doing well. We call her Deanna among other things. She is a wonderful companion. Best dog (and prettiest) I’ve ever had and she attracts attention wherever she goes. R. Hueneke - MT August 2005 Their names are: Codybear's Mystical Harmony and Codybear's Stirling Silver. I hope that this email finds things going better for you and your soon to be daugther, Sarah, health wise. The Lord can truly work miracles as I am sure you are well aware and if anyone is deserving of a miracle , it is your family. We continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers daily. I was just writing to let you know that Harmony won Best of Breed today, and Best Puppy in Breed. Take care and please keep me up to date on how things are going for you and your family. Patti - Canada www.codybearcollies.com |
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