Maggie is Lexi/Hutch daughter

Update: 6/21/2009 - Hello Sandy, I just wanted to send a couple of photos to you of Maggie and a quick up date. She is such a great dog and fits with our family and life style just perfectly. She loves her family and is friendly with all whom enter our house even other dogs that will come for a visit. She has been so easy to train and learns new things very quickly, even faster than our blue healers at learning which I really didn’t think possible. Mags has so much personality and is just a crack-up to play with….what a goof :o). She is a rather vocal dog too and I swear that she is trying to talk to us at times. When I come home from work, I’m greeted at the door by both dogs and escorted by them to the kitchen. Maggie will be trotting ahead of me talking in this deep “whaa whaa whaa” tone the whole time and will sit patiently (but still talking to me) until I pet her on the head then trot away happily. I’ve never had a dog do that before and it makes me laugh every time J. Usually, dogs will jump and twirl and whine but not her, she talks. Anyway, Maggie is a wonderful dog that we just love to death. Suzie and Family

Hi Sandy, Maggie has fit in with our family just great. We started leash training just as soon as we got her home and with love and lots of patience she has almost mastered walking healing at our side. She sits, stays and will lay down on command.  Potty training went great, she uses the dog door and hasn’t had an accident in the house in months. Her favorite games are playing fetch with 2 racquet balls at a time, tossing her food dish around the house and hearing it bang really loud and last but not least, tormenting our older dog Katie which is great fun for Maggie. I think Katie secretly likes the attention. Anyway, here are some pic for you. Oh, we think that Maggie look a lot like her dad Hutch. Only she’s girly :) We can’t imagine life without her now and we will send updates as the year progresses. Suzie and Joe

Lilly is a Lotus/Hutch daughter

Update: 7/07/2009 - Sandy, here is another picture of Lilly after her CGC test, at 14 months. She is such a love and so smart and easy to train. She is always by my side-even now as I write she is pressed up against my leg. She gets along well with our other dogs. Is afraid of skateboards but loves to pop balloons with her mouth, which freaks out my other dogs! My husband is in a wheelchair, and she picks things up from the floor for him, can open up the back door, fetches the paper. She loves to play basketball and driveway hockey with my boys, and plays fetch with a tennis ball. Besides catch, she plays hide and go seek with her beloved tennis balls either inside where we plant it somewhere, or outside when we toss it into bushes. She loves to swim in pools as well as the ocean. In fact she loves water so so much, sometimes we call her Water Lilly. I hope Lotus and Hutch's next litter also produces such awesome pups. Holly

Lilly is such a sweetheart, very affectionate to everyone in the family and close friends. She absolutely loves water and swimming.  She loves playing with our older Malinois- chase games, wrestling, tug of war.She is a quick study. She knew "sit" and "down" at 9 weeks. She's learned "go to bed", "come", "sit/stay", "down/stay", "watch me", "don't touch" (the treat), "don't go in the street", and is getting consistent with giving the ball to me when asked.  She learning to heel fairly well and sits when I stop- we're working on this. She's figured out how to open the screen door and lets herself in and out of the house. She loves to sit at my feet when I work on the computer, but got frightened by my reflection in the window- started growling at it!  She's not a major chewer (she's getting her big teeth right now)-gnawed on the corner of a picnic bench, but is satisfied with Kong or other chew things.  Her favorite toys are bricks and rocks, and anything she can steal from our other dogs crates.  My husband has had surgery for cancer and is having chemo now (all unexpected when we decided to get her back in April), and she has brought so much joy into our house during this time. Thanks so much-Holly

Tucker is a Lexi/Hutch son

Hi Sandy, We finally got a new camera to send decent pictures. Our puppy's name is Tucker. He's been a great deal of fun and a wonderful playmate for our boys. We've completed our puppy obedience class, and Tucker did very well. He's also decided that he's a playground puppy as well. When we are at the playground, Tucker gets very upset when the boys slide away from him when they go down the slide. So, he started sliding down right after them. I've attached a couple of pictures. Regards, Monica

Vasco is a Glory/Ben son

Hi Sandy, Our little puppy... who's already 70lbs!... is doing wonderful.  He was 'Red Collar' boy as you knew him but we named him Vasco and he's the love of our lives.  By the time he was 12 weeks, he was already shaking everyone's hand and sitting tall for treats. By 16 weeks he was completely house trained.  He's taking his defense duties very seriously nowadays and is always looking out for the house and letting me know when there's something wrong.  I know German Shepherds are known for their intelligence but he surprises us everyday with something new.  Here are a few pictures of him growing up. Uyen

Tucker Max is a Lexi/Hutch son

Update: 10/26/2009 - Hi Sandy, Tucker is now 1.5 years old, about 100 lbs and has grown into a very loving and playful family member. Since my last update, he’s experienced snow, camping, backpacking, and more swimming, which he just loves. He’s been a great addition to our active family. We adopted a rottweiller mix littler sister for him and his personality really came thru then – gentle yet stern when playing with her, but occasionally the big brother who likes to walk by and pull pigtails just because. They are always playing together and have become the best buddies, along with our cat. Because of Tucker, we will always have a GSD as part of our family. Thank you so much!

Update: 10/22/2008 - Tucker’s growing into a great family dog. We’ve never owned a GSD and are both so impressed with his personality, intelligence, agility and snuggleness! :) We can’t wait to take him camping next summer. He loves swimming, playing, boating, playing, fetching, sleeping and playing with the kitten (Dexter, they’re about 2 weeks apart in age). If I can catch them in a better picture sitting still together, I’ll forward that one too. Thanks again, David and Kay

Hi Sandy, We picked up one of your puppys (red-puppy) on 6/7 and thought you’d like to see how he’s grown in the last 5 weeks. Attached is a picture of Tucker Max. He’s a big goofball puppy and is very smart. He already knows sit, down, and loves to play fetch with a tennis ball best.  He also loves the water, we have a small koi pond in the backyard and he loves to splash his paws and face in the pond. However, we do monitor/discipline him to a point since we don’t want him jumping in the pond to cool off (like our last dog would do on occasion). We trained our last dog with a small kiddie pool and are doing the same with him to get familiar with the water and getting his face wet so we can take him camping and boating. He’s growing into a great dog! Thanks again. We’ve already mentioned you several people who have asked.

Zak is a Mona/Ben son

Good Evening Sandy and Tina, Picture one is Zak at 2 months sitting by the fire place and picture two is Zak Black Beauty (10 months) and Crush Crystal (3 years). Zak was from the January 2008 litter of Ben and Mona. He is a wonderful addition to our family, his demeanor could not be better and everyone comments on how beautiful and soft his coat is. He is one of the sweetest dogs we have ever had and has already out grown his sister --height and length. He loves to hang out in the backyard with the family however, after our trip to the mountains I believe both dogs would prefer to be back on the trail and in the water. Hoping all of your family, two and four legs, are happy and healthy, Kristina and Doug