References II
we love sharing our puppy owners' stories and pictures.

"Hi Peggy,  Here are some recent photos. Zaha is taking after her brother with the love of the soccer ball.
It's so cute watching her play. She is doing well in puppy class. The first class she was very shy and hid under the chair, but now she loves to play with the other dogs, especially the big, rowdy ones.
Her favorite part of class is staying after class and make sure no food is left behind on the floor.
She is making friends wherever she goes-people can't get over how cute she is"

Sybil

June 2008

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"hi peggy,
hope this finds you well. aren't you expecting a new litter of puppies soon? i hope all goes well with them.
flora is doing so well. she is growing up so quickly but still very petite which is great actually. she's 10 months now and weighs just under 16 lbs. we are having LOTS of fun with her. we're heading to carmel this weekend so she can frolic at the beach, her very favorite thing to do!
also, i'm wondering if you know of anyone in the bay area that does herding lessons. she shows a natural ability for this and i'd like to see if she also enjoys it. any ideas?
thanks!
Heather"

April 2008

Hi Peggy!
Just wanted to let you know Enzo is a charming, quirky, intelligent Corgi. He is a joy to our home and family and we are more then thankful to have him in our life :) Enzo is so outgoing and adventurous he accompanies us from running errands to hiking down the river. He loves his little red cape, he runs up and down the stairs to get wind under it.

Thank you again,
Enzo's Parents
Michael and Rose

June 2008

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Peggy,


I had the great privilege of adopting a male, Corgi puppy from you back in April of 2007 and I thought that I would take the time to send you a little update via email. :) My little boy, Cooper, is all grown up and doing very well. Cooper has such great energy and always accompanies me on walks, runs, and sometimes even drives around town. Every two months I take him back up to Grass Valley and he stays with my mom for two weeks. My mom has three horses for Cooper to herd and 6 acres of land for him to run and play around. By the time I take him back to the Bay Area at the end of his two week stay he is exhausted.

I attached three pictures for you to take a look at. Cooper is so healthy, happy and has the most amazing temperament. Aside from the fact that he wants to eat EVERYTHING - he is extremely obedient. The first 2 pictures were taken within the past year and a half and the last picture is after Cooper went swimming in Lake Tahoe. :)

Along with this small update I wanted to be sure and take a moment to thank you again for paring me with such an amazing dog. Cooper is one of the best dogs that I have ever had and everyone who meets him falls in love. I recently ended a 5 year relationship and Cooper became my best friend and support system. Now I really don't know what I would do without his companionship. The overall quality of your line of Corgi's is remarkable and I would highly recommend you to anyone interested in the breed - in fact I have given out your name to a few people. :) Thank you again for blessing me with one of your amazing puppies.

I hope that you and your family (and all of your doggies) are doing well. I hope to stay in touch. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Abby  (and Cooper) 2009

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Thought you might like some updates on Dylan.

He is doing great!  He is the best....and is he smart.

He has learned the names of 5 different toys and will bring the one you ask for.  He does the obvious sit, stay, come, down very well.  The dog/cat relationship is greatly improved and is almost comical when they are together "playing".

He loves going to the beach for walks, dog park with the other dogs to play and recently tried an agility course at a friends house...of course he was the best one there.  He really seemed to like it...we are going back to do it again real soon.

I have included some pix of Dylan....some are with my daughter who is visiting.

 

Thanks for introducing Dylan to us....he is very loved.
 

Mike and Jay
2009

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It's been a while since I've told you about Peaches, so I thought I'd do that really quickly. I always want to wait until we have pictures, but we are always so slow to get them from the camera, re-size them to send out, etc. I've got one picture of her from last week and I'll try to send you more later.

 

Life with her has gotten a lot more fun in the past few weeks because she received her final shots and we've been outside. We went to Crissy Field for almost 2 hours this morning. She chased birds in the grass, fetched on the beach, and generally became quite filthy. I gave her a bath and she's outside chewing on a stick I gave her and drying in the sun. She's fantastic at Crissy Field. I let her off leash and she listens incredibly well. Much better than she does at home. I guess I am quite happy that she knows to come when it matters out in the wild.

And she's definitely listening better indoors.

 

Peaches is more or less the "belle of the ball." People will stop their car to ask us about her or cross the street to pet her. She loves little children, adults, and other dogs. She's quite feisty!

I've watched her go toe to toe wrestling with huge English Bulldogs, Golden Retrievers, or little Norwich Terriers. She is apparently building a good reputation, because everyone at the park (including people I've never seen before) always go "Oh, it's Peaches!"

 

She was about 11 or 12 lbs. the last time we were at the vet, so I'd wager that she's about 13-15 pounds now. She seems nice and slim with just a little puppy fat. We walk her every morning and often in the evening, though sometimes she's pooped and less interested. We try to give her a good romp at Crissy Field once a week, though she went twice this weekend for the holiday. That means two baths. She's incredibly soft and has really cut back on the teething. She still does it a bit and will continue to, but she's usually much more tired or eager to please and be sweet.

 

The attached picture is her last week with her new favorite stick. My team at work just finished our latest game. We held our ship party at a local park, so I brought her along for the ride. No way I'm going to miss an opportunity to let her get pooped and socialize with tons of people. Plus, everyone I work with loves her and tells me to sneak her into work practically daily. The stick she has is twice as big as she is, which makes it hilarious to watch her try to carry it around. She likes to hide her favorite toys.

 

We started puppy training last week. Peaches is definitely one of the busier puppies. While walking, I constantly practice sit, lie down, and stay with her. I also try to exercise "come" constantly. I consider that and sit the most important.

 

To bring it to a close, Peaches is incredibly sweet, very smart, and super active. She's everything we hoped she'd be. She and I get up at

5:45 am every day (her pick, not mine) and start exploring. She's a great little dog. I cannot wait to get a second one at some point.

 

grant

spring 2010

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