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My Tribute to one of my dearest friends Jim Nabors, who passed away last week (November 30, 2017) Jim was one of the nicest, genuine, down to earth person that you could ever meet. I was Honored and Blessed to sell him one of my pups over 6 years ago, during that time we became friends and stayed in contact.

I will miss him dearly, he was one of a kind. R.I.P. dear friend we love you !!!

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Photos and emails received 12/25/17

This is Endie, a pup from Ava x Ruger 4-30-16 litter.

Endie lives in Virginia with Dave & Melissa.

Endie's sunroom. Gorgeous !!!

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Photos and emails received 12/25/17

This is Jetta a pup from Ava x Ruger 4-30-16 litter.

Jetta resides in Kansas City with Melissa.

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Photos and emails received 12/25/17

This is Dakota a female pup from Ava x Ruger's 4/30/16 litter.

Dakota waiting for Christmas treats :)

Dakota with her partner in crime LOL

Dakota

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Photos and emails received 12/25/17

This is Sheba a female pup from Bo x Coco's 12/21/10 litter.

Sheba resides in Georgia with Karen, Karen wrote and published a book about Sheba entitled "Loving Again" Precious Chelsea and the Queen of Sheba. Written by Karen Blaser.

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Photos and emails received 12/11/17

This is Gyda a female pup from Ava x Ruger's 10/30/16 litter.

Gyda resides in NC with Gwen. Gyda's first snow in NC on 12-11-17.

Gyda LOVES her ball.

Gyda's red ball is in the lake and she wants it back...

Gyda fishing for her ball :)

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Photos and emails received 12/03/17

This is Stein a male pup from Red x Ruger's January 2017 litter.

Stein resides in Ohio with James.

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Photos and emails received 11/01/17

This is Hank a male pup from Ava x Ruger's 10/30/16 litter.

Hank resides in WI with Bob & Linda and family.

Hank turned one year old on Oct 30.

Hank and Riley playing tug on Hank's birthday !!! :)

Hi Kathy,

Can't believe Hank is one year old already! As you can see he's pretty much caught up in size to his best buddy Riley! He's so easy going and laid back which I love about him! Loves kids, other dogs, water and his frisbee. Such a well balanced boy! We love him so much! Thank you Kathy for the great start in life you gave him! So grateful to you! Sorry for the picture quality all I have is my iPad so it's not the best. People always stop us and comment on what a beautiful boy he is and ask where we got him from. I always give them your website so they can see for themselves the stunning dogs you have and breed. Love looking at your gallery page so I can keep up with all your puppies! Such fun watching them all grow! Take care and sending love and hugs from us all!

Linda, Bob & Hank

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Photos and emails received 10/30/16

This is "Klaus" a male pup from Ava x Ruger's 10/30/16 litter.

Klaus is celebrating his FIRST birthday !!! Klaus resides in FL with Alex, Christy and family.

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Photos and emails received 10/28/17

This is Dakota aka red collar female from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

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Photos and emails received 10/26/17

This is "Q" aka yellow collar female pup from Red x Ruger's January 2017 litter.

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Photos and emails received 10/23/17

This is "Nellie" aka purple collar female pup from Red x Ruger's January 2017 litter. Nellie resides in Ohio with Katie.

Nellie

Hi Kathy,

I hope this finds you well. Here are some highlights of Nellie's adventures over the last few months. She is now full grown and is finally losing her puppy hair. She is very dark, which I love! Nellie gets along well with all other dogs and even has a few cat friends. She enjoys traveling and going on long walks. Nellie is gentle, goofy, and comforting all at once. I would be lost without her.

Katie

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Photos and emails received 10/09/17

This is Hans a male pup aka "orange collar" from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter. Hans resides in California with Rose & Nelson.

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Photos and emails received 10/07/17

This is Klaus aka "black collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Klaus resides in Florida with Alex & Christy and girls.

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Photos and emails received 10/07/17

This is Jimbo a male pup from Ulta x Bo's June 2011 litter.

Jimbo resides in Hawaii with Jim Nabors & Stan.

Jimbo doing a taste test LOL.

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Photos and emails received 10/04/17

This is "Gyda" and Moondog. Gyda is a female pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter. Gyda resides in NC with Gwen.

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Photos and emails received 09/21/17

This is "Blue" a male pup from Coco x Ben's October 2014 litter.

Blue resides in GA with Drew and family.

Blue

A mouth full LOL

Kathy,

A quick note in advance of Blue’s 3rd Birthday to share some pictures and to tell you how amazing he is. Having now gone through both obedience and personal protection training, he is the consummate farm and family dog and companion. He goes to work every day, keeping the goats and donkeys in order (although he has to manage them from outside their pasture fence) and protects everyone at night from the sights and sounds of living in the country.

He still has a lot of puppy in him and is a true head turner. Lisa walks him in our little courthouse square every morning (along with Lucy the Beagle) and not a day goes by without someone stopping to tell her how gorgeous he is. Our lives have surely been enhanced since we brought this little guy home in 2014.

I hope you and your family are well. Give us a call if you’re ever in the Atlanta area!

Best Regards,

Drew

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Photos and emails received 09/11/17

This is "Thor" and Doyle relaxin'. Thor is a male pup from Red x Ruger's January 2017 litter. Thor resides in Collinsville, IL.

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Photos and emails received 09/02/17

This is Klaus aka black collar male from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Photo at 10 months of age. Klaus resides in Florida with the Magno family.

Klaus

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Photos and emails received 08/23/17

This is Gyda a female pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Gyda resides in NC with Gwen.

Gyda

Hi Kathy,

You don't know how much that I enjoy reading what owners of your puppies write on your gallery page. So I want to share a few things about Gyda with you, if you want to share please do so.

We are working with K-9 Off Leash Trainers and have been very satisfied. We purchased a package of 10 - 1 hour lessons and we're on the 10th. The trainer whom I work with says great things about Gyda, i.e., what a great temperament she has, her stature, how smart she is and beautiful of course.

K-9 trains with an electric collar. Many think it's cruel when in fact used properly is great and very effective. Gyda is very strong she weighs 70 pounds. I have to be in control otherwise she would drag me into oblivion. (LOL)

She is head strong and smart which is a scary combination. She's truly a pleasure in our lives and you've done a FABULOUS job in breeding the best stock.

We're grateful for you both.

Thank you so much,

Gwen

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Photos and emails received 8/22/17

This is Jetta a female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Jetta resides in the Kansas City area with Melissa. She goes to doggy daycare and LOVES it. :)

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Photos and emails received 8/22/17

This is Candy (left) Jimbo on (right) and Ginny in between. Guardians of the home in Hawaii. Jimbo is a pup from Ulta x Bo's June 2011 litter. He resides in Hawaii with Jim Nabors and Stan.

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Photos and emails received 8/19/17

This is Nitro a male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter. He resides in Arkansas with Abby & Chuck and family.

Hi Kathy!

I wanted you to see how well Nitro is doing! He has about a 20 word vocabulary as of right now, and I'm still just working on obedience with him. He is just an awesome, super cool, super smart, 9 month old, 90 lb GSD! As I'm sure you are well aware of, he's still shedding his puppy coat, but his color change is coming along beautifully. He looks like a skunk right now, but underneath that is black so we are confident he will have a solid black saddle.

I can't tell you the amount of compliments we get from people - mostly total strangers! He is an amazing dog, Kathy.

Attached are a couple of pics. In one of them he is sitting like a goofball...lol!

Enjoy! And thank you for all you do in breeding this magnificent breed.

Fondly,

Chuck and Abby

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Photos and emails received 7/17/17

This is Hank a male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Hank resides in WI with Linda & Bob.

Hank

Hi Kathy!

Hope you're feeling better now! You sure have had a rough 6 or so months healthwise! Hoping everything is on the mend now!

Got some pictures of Hank today and figured I'd share them with you his first Mom. Can't believe our boy is going to be 9 months old the end of the month already! Time sure has flown since January! As you can see he's enjoying our beautiful WI weather! This boy is a water nut! It is so much fun watching him swim and pounce in the water! Hank makes us laugh everyday with his antics! Love him so much! He's slowed down a bit on his weight he's now 76 #s. He's still growing steady and sure and seems to just be just so well balanced overall.

I know I've said this many times but thank you again for the beautiful care taken of these pups their first 8 weeks! It sure does payoff for us their new owners!

Sending love and hugs!

Bob & Linda

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Photos and emails received 7/16/17

This is Endie a male pup from Ava x Ruger's April 30, 2016 litter.

Endie resides in VA with Dave & Melissa.

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Photos and emails received 7/04/17

This is Dakota female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 30, 2016 litter.

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Photos and emails received 7/02/17

This is Klaus male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Klaus resides in Florida.

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Photos and emails received 6/30/17

This is Nellie aka "purple collar" female pup from Red x Ruger's January 2017 litter. She resides in Ohio with Katie.

Nellie in water :)

Nellie

Hi Kathy,

Nellie and I enjoyed a beautiful day outside. She helped me weed the flower bed and then enjoyed a dip in the creek!

Katie

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Photos and emails received 6/17/17

This is Jimbo a male pup from Ulta x Bo's June 2011 litter.

Jimbo resides in Hawaii with Jim Nabors and Stan.

Jimbo

Jimbo helps himself LOL.

Flowers (GORGEOUS flowers) from Jim, Stan and Jimbo received June 14th.

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Photos and emails received 6/17/17

This is Klaus, aka "black collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Klaus resides in Florida with the Magno family.

Hi Kathy,

I just thought I would give you an update on Klaus. He just weighed 83.5 pounds at the vet. He continues to be a well-rounded boy, so easy to train, good with people and other animals. He is the total German Shepherd package. He also turns heads wherever he goes.

Thanks again, we really appreciate your excellent breeding.

Christy

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Photos and emails received 6/10/17

This is Jimbo a pup from Ulta x Bo's June 2011 litter. Jimbo resides in Hawaii with Jim Nabors & Stan. Jimbo recently had his 6th Birthday !!!

Jimbo, someone say nap time? :)

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Photos and emails received 06/06/17

This is Hans, aka "orange collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 30, 2016 litter. Hans resides in California with Rose & Nelson.

Hans

Hi Kathy,

It's been way too long since we chatted. I hope you are doing well. Here are a few new pics of Hans. He is everything we had hoped in a puppy and then some. He's sweet, smart, very playful and full of nonsense, and getting huge!

Rose

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Photos and emails received 5/29/17

This is "Q" aka yellow collar female pup from Red x Ruger's January 2017 litter.

Q resides in Colorado with Mike and family.

Hi Kathy,

I hope you are doing well and enjoying the holiday!

I just want to send you yellow collar, 'Q" update pictures.

Definitely looking like Mom, haven't got the official weight, close to 50 though.

Again, thank you a great dog!!!

Mike

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Photos and emails received 5/28/17

This is Dakota aka orange collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's April 30, 2016 litter. Dakota resides in Quincy, IL with Ron & Nancy.

Ron and Dakota

Dakota head shot

Dakota

Dakota running with his ball.

Dakota

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Photos and emails received 5/23/17

This is Koa aka blue collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Koa

Hi Kathy,

Thanks so much for the 1st year Birthday wish for Koa! I'm a little late getting back with you as our youngest daughter was just married. Now we are true "empty-nesters" and Koa goes everywhere with us now!

Koa is doing Awesome! He loves the lake, and loves running up at the cabin.

He has such a great temperament and gets along really well with our friends Black Lab (Tucker) and my daughters Alaskan Malamute (Chevy)!

I attached some pics of Koa from 2017. The latest were taken right around his 1st birthday.

Your puppy pics from the Oct and January litters look awesome as well as seeing Koa's brothers and sisters from Ava and Ruger's April 2016 litter!

We really love seeing all the Gallery pics from your litters!

Take care!!

Glenn

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Photos and emails received 5/11/17

This is Nellie aka purple collar female pup from Red x Ruger's January 2017 litter.

Nellie resides in Ohio with Katie.

Nellie

Hi Kathy!

Nellie weighs 30 pounds now. She is sassy and talks to me all the time! She loves chewing her deer antlers and doing somersaults in fresh-cut grass! She has mastered sit, down, shake, wait, potty, no, and come. We are working on heel.

I love this dog!

Katie

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Photos and emails received 5/11/17

This is Ava a female pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter. Ava resides in Arkansas with Joe & Waverly.

Ava

Hi Kathy,

Wanted you to see Ava...she's an awesome dog. She knows come, sit, down,

stay, wait (for letting humans walk through doors first), ok, drop, and Aus

(what we are using for 'out' - let go, etc). For Sit, Down and stay - she

can do with hand signals only and/or voice. She's learning to walk properly

with leash right now. We are very happy...oh and she has one heck of a

bite....tennis balls have nothing on her...

Do you know your breeding schedule for the fall...we are interested in

picking up a male.

Thanks,

Joe

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Photos and emails received 05/07/17

This is Jimbo a male pup from Bo x Ulta's June 2011 litter. He resides in Hawaii with Jim Nabors and Stan. Stan is sitting next to Jimbo.

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Photos and emails received 5/07/17

This is Hank aka blue collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Hank resides in WI with Bob & Linda & family.

Hank with his pal Riley.

Hank

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Photos and emails received 04/30/17

This is Dakota aka red collar female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 30, 2016 litter.

Ava celebrating her first birthday, a photo of her on the right at 8 weeks old and on the left at a year old. She resides in Illinois.

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Photos and emails received 04/30/17

This is Jager aka brown collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's April 30, 2016 litter.

Jager resides in MO with Leeza.

Leeza and Jager

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Photos and emails received 04/30/17

This is Endie aka black collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's April 30, 2016 litter.

Endie is celebrating his first birthday. Endie resides in VA with Dave & Melissa.

Endie

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Photos and emails received 04/30/17

This is Dakota aka red collar female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 30, 2016 litter.

Dakota celebrates her first birtday with her K9 pals :) Dakota resides in IL.

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Photos and emails received 04/30/17

This is Melissa and Jetta. Jetta is a female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 30, 2016 litter. Jetta celebrates her first birthday. :) Jetta resides in Kansas.

Jetta checking out her birthday treats.

Jetta's birthday cake :)

Jetta

Jetta says yummy !!!

Jetta waits patiently for her treats :)

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Photos and emails received 04/30/17

This is Zoey from Calla x Marco's Sept 2006 litter.

Zoey is meeting for the first time Joyce's 1 year old grand-daughter. :)

Zoey resides in WA with Joyce and Gary. They drove all the way from Oregon back in 2006 to purchase Zoey when she was 8 weeks old. :)

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Photos and emails received 04/24/17

This is Jimbo (left) and his pal Candy on right. Jimbo is a pup from Ulta x Bo's June 2011 litter. Jimbo resides in Hawaii with Jim Nabors & Stan.

Jimbo & Candy

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Photos and emails received 04/22/17

This is Dakota aka "red collar" female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

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Photos and emails received 04/17/17

This is "Q" aka yellow collar female pup from Red x Ruger's Jan 2017 litter.

Q resides in Colorado with Mike and family.

Hi there Kathy,

Hope you have gotten your well deserved rest!

I got 'Q' her Pravo and distemper shots today, She is doing quite well.

She weighs 26.2 and ears are up!

She is one fearless dog and beautiful as well.

Thank you so much for your talent.

Mike

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Photos and emails received 04/15/17

This is Dakota aka red collar female pup on left from Ava x Ruger's April 30 2016 litter. Dakota resides in Illinois.

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Photos and emails received 04/14/17

This is Gyda aka gold collar female pup from Ava x Ruger's Oct 2016 litter.

Gyda resides in NC with Gwen.

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Photos and emails received 04/12/17

This is Hank aka blue collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Hank resides in WI with Linda & Bob.

Hank and Riley playing with sticks.

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Photos and emails received 04/11/17

This is Nellie aka purple collar female pup from Red x Ruger's Jan 2017 litter.

Nellie resides in Ohio.

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Photos and emails received 04/06/17

This is Jimbo a pup from Bo x Ulta's June 2011 litter.

Jimbo resides in Hawaii with Jim Nabors and Stan.

Jimbo getting a bath

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Photos and emails received 04/03/17

This is Endie aka black collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Endie resides in Virginia with Dave & Melissa.

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Photos and emails received 04/03/17

This is Harley aka "gold collar" female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Harley resides in Kansas.

Harley

Hi Kathy,

Now a slender 68 lbs. Beautiful inside and out. Great disposition and smart!

Lots of compliments.

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Photos and emails received 03/28/17

This is Hank aka "blue collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Hank resides in Wisconsin with Bob & Linda.

Hank

Hank & Riley exploring :)

Hank

Hi Kathy!

Took some pictures this morning and wanted to send you some to show you how he's grown. 55# s last Friday. He's hard to get pictures of outside cause he's a moving machine lol. As a point of reference my collie Riley is 85#s so you can see Hank boy is catching up. Now that the weather has gotten nicer here in WI it's much more pleasant being out and about.

Love our Hank so much. He's so social and fearless. Our pair of Sandhill cranes have returned again this year and while Hank was very interested in them he obeyed my "no" command to not chase them yesterday. I've got to say I was quite impressed lol. Thanks again for all you put into these dogs before they come home with us. It shows! Love and hugs from our pack to you and yours!

Linda & Bob

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Photos and emails received 03/26/17

This is "Gyda" aka gold collar female pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Her K9 pal is Moon Dog. :) Gyda resides in NC.

Gyda

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Photos and emails received 03/24/17

This is "Greta" aka green collar female pup from Red x Ruger's January litter.

Greta is 8 weeks old and resides in St. Louis with Brenda and Alan.

Kathy,

I have attached the invoice from Greta's initial visit to the vet. Greta is perfect - just as we thought. And she received her bordetella vaccine.

We are so in love with this puppy. I know it's only been a few days, but none of us can imagine being without her. She is FEARLESS!!! We have not yet found a sound that scares her - lawnmower, leaf blower, vacuum, car horns. We have been diligent in taking her outside, so no potty accidents in the house. She is adapting to her crate and to her leash. I think she will be exceptionally easy to train. Tonight she went to a relative's house and played with their two dogs. She tries very hard to play with our cats - but they have yet to reciprocate. Even though we had the "last pick", we know that we got the best dog :)

Brenda & Alan

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Photos and emails received 03/17/17

This is Endie aka black collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Endie resides in VA with Dave & Melissa.

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Photos and emails received 03/15/17

This is Klaus aka black collar male from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Klaus resides in FL.

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Photos and emails received 03/09/17

This is Jetta a pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter. Jetta resides in Kansas with Melissa. Jetta aka pink collar female pup. In this photo Jetta is waiting patiently on the deck while Melissa is grilling. :)

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Photos and emails received 03/02/17

This is Hank aka blue collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Hank resides in WI with Bob & Linda.

Hank and his pal Riley on the couch.

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Photos and emails received 02/15/17

This is Hans aka "orange collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's Oct 30 2016 litter.

Hans resides in California with Rose & Nelson.

Hi Kathy,

Here's our silly Hans playing in the rain puddles. I cannot get over how mellow and sweet he is. Are all your puppies like him? How's everything with you?

Rose

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Photos and emails received 02/10/17

Here is Jimbo on right, from Ulta x Bo's June 2011 litter. Jimbo resides in Hawaii with Stan and Jim Nabors. Pictured is Kelly on left, Jimbo's girlfriend, and Candy talking to Jim Nabors, and the supervisor in the middle is Ginny LOL.

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Photos and emails received 02/09/17

This is Hank, aka "blue collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's Oct 2016 litter.

Hank resides in Wisconsin with Linda & Bob.

Hank

Good morning Kathy!

Here's a couple of updated pictures I took of Hank this morning. He's growing up too fast! I keep asking him "where's that little puppy we brought home just 6 short weeks ago" lol? He sure has become a huge part of our lives in that 6 weeks. Puppy sitting sure keeps me active everyday. I've lost 5#s since we got him :) which is a good thing.

Your new litter is beautiful and I'm looking forward to watching them grow out. I love when people send you updates on your tribute page, it's so fun to watch all these beautiful pups as they mature. You sure do breed some stunning dogs! Well I know you're busy now doing poop control, eating patrol and socializing patrol so I'll close for now. Just want to validate that all your hard work pays off greatly to all of us that are lucky enough to "adopt" one of your precious pups.

Take care and hugs from us all.
Linda & Bob

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Photos and emails received 02/07/17

This is Harley aka "gold collar" female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Harley resides in Kansas with JD & family. Photo at 9 months old.

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Photos and emails received 02/06/17

This is Hudson aka "red collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's Oct 2016 litter.

Hudson resides in Washington with Jeff.

Hudson and his pal.

Hudson having fun in the snow.

Hudson having fun

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Photos and emails received 02/04/17

This is "Jetta" aka pink collar female from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Jetta sitting like a person waiting to go :) 9 months old.

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Photos and emails received 02/03/17

Re: Hank aka blue collar male from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Hi Kathy,

Hank went in today for his rabies shot. He also weighed 32.4#s. He's getting to be a big boy! Bob is thrilled in every way with him and of course me too! Thank you again for all you put into these puppies before they go to their furever home. It's shows in every area training, loving even feeding. I think because you free fed Hank is a good eater but he takes his time eating. Never having to fight the others for food he doesn't feel the need to bolt his food down so he is slow and steady which I'm sure is helpful when worrying about bloat. Thank you for entrusting him to our care I promise we'll do all in our power to see that he thrives. I'll be sending more pictures in a month so you can keep up on his progress. :) Hope mom and puppies are doing well and you and Willy too. I check your website each week for the new pictures of puppies I just love watching them grow. They look like they're biguns'.

Hugs,
Linda

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Photos and emails received 02/03/17

This is Klaus aka black collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's Oct 2016 litter.

12 weeks old and 36 pounds !!!

Klaus smiling :)

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Photos and emails received 02/02/17

This is Elsa a pup from Bo x Ulta's Feb 02, 2012 litter. 5 years old.

Elsa

Hi Kathy,

Hope you and Willy are doing well. Just wanted to let you know that
Elsa is doing well. She competed in the GSD nationals for agility and
dock diving. Love seeing your puppy photos.

Best wishes,

Cathy

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Photos and emails received 01/28/17

This is Ron with "Dakota" aka orange collar male from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter. Dakota resides in Quincy, IL with Ron, Nancy and Dakota's buddies Nathan and Logan. Dakota at 8 weeks old.

This is Ron with Dakota (same pup in above photo) here Dakota is at almost 9 months old.

Dakota

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Photos and emails received 01/23/17

This is Hank aka "blue collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 30, 2016 litter. Hank now resides in Wisconsin with Bob, Linda and family.

Hank weighed 26 pounds on the 20th of Jan. A big boy!

This is Hank and his pal "Riley"

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Photos and emails received 1/20/17

This is Hans aka "orange collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 30, 2016

litter. Hans resides in California with Nelson & Rose.

Hans is out ;)

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Photos and emails received 01/17/17

This is Hudson aka "red collar" male pup from Ava x Ruger's 10/30/16 litter.

Hudson resides in Washington with Jeff.

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Photos and emails received 01/13/17

This is Klaus aka "black collar" male pup (right) from Ava x Ruger's 10/30/16 litter. Also shown is his pal Heidi. Klaus resides in Florida with Alex, Christy and family.

Klaus playing tug.

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Photos and emails received 01/08/17

This is Endie aka black collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Endie resides in Virginia with Dave, Melissa & Duke.

Endie tired out from a long day of play :)

Endie

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Photos and emails received 01/07/17

This is "Gyda" aka gold collar female from Ava x Ruger's October 30, 2016 litter.

Gyda now resides in NC with Gwen.

Gyda

Hi Kathy,

Here are photos taken today in the snow and earlier in the week.
We had about 7" of snow last night which is pretty unusual for central NC.
What a difference a day makes.
She's great, very smart.
Sitting and Stay for 4-5 steps.
Supposed to start puppy class with her Monday but think we'll probably be paralyzed for a while because of the snow.
Moon has adjusted well considering it's just been 2 weeks. If I can prevent my husband from being the Alpha all will be good :)

Gwen

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Photos and emails received 01/07/17

This is "Endie" aka black collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Endie resides in VA with Dave & Melissa & Duke.

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Photos and emails received 01/04/17

This is "Hank" aka blue collar male pup from Ava x Ruger's October 30, 2016 litter. Hank resides in WI with Bob & Linda.

Hi Kathy,

Well here it is day 3 of puppy sitting for my son Bob and it's going great! He and Riley get along really well and he already knows sit, down and potty training is going awesome. He's such a fast learner! We love him so much. He's keeping both me and Riley moving all day long which is good for both of us. Love how his ears change each day. Thank you for this awesome boy!

Linda & Bob

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Photos and emails received 01/03/17

This is Klaus aka black collar male from Ava x Ruger's October 30, 2016 litter.

Klaus resides in FL.

Heidi and Klaus playing.

Klaus

Hi Kathy,

Just wanted to let you know our new pup, Klaus, AKA black collar male, is doing just fine. We already took him to the vet. Everything was fine. I am very impressed with how quickly he adjusts to new environments and new situations. He already knows his name and comes when he is called. Even more amazing, he is already potty trained and crate trained, and sleeps through the night! He is very smart and he is bold and fearless.

Thanks again for breeding such a magnificent dog.

Best regards,

Alexander S. Magno, M.D.

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Photos and emails received 01/03/17

This is Nitro aka green collar male from Ava x Ruger's October 30, 2016 litter.

Nitro resides in Arkansas with Chuck & Abby.

Hi Kathy,

Nitro is a joy! Keeping up with him, I'll be a size 8 by June! Lolol!!!
We took him to the vet yeterday. He is a long time friend of ours and early in his career took care of Wayne Newton's horses! He was very impressed with our Mr. Nitro. We LOVE him so much!!!

Abby & family

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Photos and emails received 01/02/17

This is Melissa with Jetta aka pink collar female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter. Photos taken 12/23/16 at 7 months of age. Jetta resides in Kansas with Melissa.

Jetta LOVES the ball, just like her mom & dad.

Jetta running

Jetta sleep

Jetta loves snow

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Photos and emails received 01/02/17

This is Hans aka "orange collar male" at 8 weeks old. A pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter. Hans now resides in California with Rose & Nelson.

Hi Kathy,

OMG my puppy is awesome. He traveled so well! He has an unbelievable disposition- so calm and very alert and is becoming so playful. He hasn't missed a potty break and is eating well and drinking lots of water.

We're taking him to our vet tomorrow and will send you the vet check soon. I'll also send you back the collar you lent us.

We can't thank you enough for this wonderful addition to our family

I hope you had a nice, quiet birthday yesterday. I'll send pics soon.

All of our Love,

Rose and Nelson

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Photos and emails received 01/02/17

This is "Gyda" aka gold collar female pup from Ava x Ruger's October 2016 litter.

Gyda now resides in NC with "Moon" the bird dog next to her and Gwen.

Gyda photo at 8 weeks of age upon her arrival at her new home in NC.

Hey Kathy,

Gyda is great! She slept through the night last night which is totally awesome.
She's playful and funny.

Moon was excited the night we got home with a wagging tail, etc. since then he walks around with a low growl but is adjusting.

We went to the Vet Thursday and everything was good.

Hope all is well with you and you've gotten a little rest.
Trust your Birthday was nice.

Gwen

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Photos and emails received 01/02/17

This is Dakota aka red collar female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

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Photos and emails received 01/02/17

This is Dakota aka orange collar male from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Dakota is protecting his family, Logan & Nathan. Dakota resides in Quincy, IL

with Ron & Nancy. Everyone LOVES Dakota !!!

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Photos and emails received 01/02/17

This is "Harley" aka "gold collar" female pup from Ava x Ruger's April 2016 litter.

Photo at almost 8 months of age. Harley resides in Kansas.

Hi Kathy,

Everyone tells us she is a beautiful dog. Still very excitable with new people but

in a good way. Still a puppy and has a lot of personality. Plus, very smart. Maybe we can get her a playmate and companion. Hope all are happy with the latest litter. Would like to have gotten one. Have a wonderful holiday season.
-jd-