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Daisy (tri cavalier king charles)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
May God bless you and your family this Christmas and New Year!
Love,
Jon, Andrea and Grace

(Jon Miller is the Host of the "John Miller Show" on KXNO Radio Station and HawkeyeNation.com.)

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Do you know what this is?

It's Chester Roasting by an open fire!

Christmas Greetings to you!

Have a Merry One!

Cindy, Chester, and Family

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Elsee (smoothcoat sable red mini dachshund)

Here are some pics of myself. My mom loves to take pictures of me when at all possible.  I was very annoyed at how many times she tried taking a picture of me for the dang Christmas cards this year.  Finally, I got annoyed and decided I better cooperate!  She finally did get a good one of me and the one of me sitting in the chair is the one she used for our Christmas cards. 

I also love playing with my "grandmas" dog, which happens to be my half sister! (She's a double dapple chocolate, and is 7 months older than me.)  We get along so well!! Also there is a picture of us when I was a little smaller playing in the grass. 

One of the other pics is my favorite place to lay when I go on car rides.  I always look forward to car rides and try to dash out the door into the garage whenever mom gets ready to leave just so I can get a ride. 

I also just experienced my first snow the other day.  I wasn't too sure about it at first but then decided it was fun to jump around in and dig in!  I've also found many "deep" places in the snow where I could almost get buried in. 

I try not to get into trouble too much, but sometimes I get very nosey and it causes me to.  Most of the time I'm a very well behaved girl.  I'm very energetic!  I also have a "sister", she's a cat.  We get along most of the time but there are times I get bit and I have to back off! 

Anyways, I just wanted to give you a little update on myself and let you know how I've been and thank you for raising me for the first 3 months of my life and then letting me go to a wonderful loving home.  I couldn't ask for more!

Love,
Elsee Rae and my mom Lindsay Grant

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Zoe (cavalier king charles)
Since I learned how to sit and stay, my "mom" thinks I should sit by a pumpkin, a turkey, a Christmas tree and right in the middle of all her bears on the steps.  This is all new to me but it is kind of fun.  I had never seen all this before.  I am learning so much.  Sometimes I get in trouble but most of the time I'm pretty good.  I have only attacked a couple of the smaller bears!!   My "mom" tells me there is a present under the tree for me so I better be good.  I saw my first snow the other day.  I can't wait for it to do it again.  That was fun to play in. 

I will be going to Florida for the winter.  I guess it is warm down there.  I will like that. I'm always laying next to the heater vents on the floor.  I love to be warm!!  I will stay in touch while I am gone.  Tell my Mom "hi" and that I miss her.  I still play with the little purple toy I brought home with me from your home.  I sleep on my blanket every night and dream about all the exciting things that are going to happen tomorrow.   I love my life!!  Thanks for taking care of me the first 3 months.  You are the greatest!!!  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!    Love, Zoe Farris

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Bella (dorkie)

Here are some pictures of Bella. We just love having her! She is so friendly, very smart and loves being with our 5 year old daughter. Bella doesn't have a mean bone in her body and we are so happy to have her as part of our family!!
Thank you so much for blessing us with her!!

~ The Rutter Family,
Aaron, Chelsea and Adena

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Ace (pug)

We just wanted to update you and send you a few pictures of our baby. We love him very much, he is a very active, loving puppy. He is getting big fast. We named him Ace and he has a best friend here at home that we sent a picture of. We just wanted to say thank you and let you know he has a great home here!   ~ Josh, Danielle, Ace and Duke

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Bronx

He is wonderful, and is sleeping all through night without having to go out.  I am so glad we were able to find a puppy from a breeder like you that has already gotten him on track for good training.  He is so great with people, and loves to play. He is quite handsome!

 ~ Laci Ann Ades

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Sasha (yorkie)

Just dropping you a line to let you know that we are enjoying Sasha so very much.  She is so full of energy and is always keeping us on our toes. 

~ Karleen and Randy Booth

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Trixie

Just wanted to let you know that the little girl is doing great.  We named her Trixie and of course she is living up to her name very well.  She gets along great with our other two dogs, especially our other little girl since they are only about a month apart.  Just wanted to thank you and let you know that she is wonderful.
 
 ~ Brandy and Matt

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Loki (mini dachshund)

We recently purchased this little mini dachshund from your family. We named him Loki. He is adapting well to our family. We brought him to the vet for a well puppy check up and they said he is doing GREAT. I attached a picture of my daughter and him. They like to play together a lot. Thank you so much for letting us take him home with us!

~ Amanda, Jason, and Mythren

Tessa (cavalier king charles)

Wanted to send you a photo of "Tessa". Cali seems to like her a lot, and Tess seems to enjoy sharing a pacifier with her. They are quite a pair! Tess is a very happy, healthy puppy and is fitting in nicely with our family.

 ~ Shelly

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Wrigley (yorkie)

We named our little man Wrigley. My husband is a Cubs fan, and to be honest - Little Man likes to wriggle. He is doing fantastic. He is definitely an eater for me which is good. He is a little piggie. The whole family is in love with him. We are working on the potty training. I even go home at lunch to let him out. I just wanted to make sure you knew that he is extremely loved and probably even spoiled. Thank you so much for raising such a sweet little boy.

 ~ Tara

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We are absolutely in love with our little girl, Cora! The name is short for Corazon, or heart, in Spanish. She had her first vet visit with us today. 2lbs 11 oz. She is eating well, playing all the time and sleeps when she wants. We are getting her to sleep at night in her kennel.
Thank you again. I will try to send you another message in a couple of months as she grows.

~ Jeremy, Mandy and Cora

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Louie (cava-tzu)

Louie is doing great.  We took some pictures of him this weekend.  He is happy and loveable.  He wants my attention -- especially in the evenings.  If I go to bed before everyone else, there he is at the foot of my bed, barking and begging me to get up! He also had his first haircut and is adorable.  Potty training is going well.  We put a bell on the sliding door, and he rings it whenever he wants to go out…even out to play!  It is such a hoot!  

 ~ Lori

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Maggie (cavalier tri)

Here are a couple of pictures of Maggie that we had taken recently.  The photographer had lots of patience .... which was good because Maggie wanted to come to her and play rather than just sit in front of the camera and look "cute". But we were able to get some good pictures.  Maggie is doing great and is really a lot of fun!  

         ~ Judy

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This is a photo shoot we did with "Jessie"
for Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Ideas Catalog.
Jessie was selected for this photo session,
and we had so much fun!  She was a jewel with the children,
friendly, loving, very professional and well behaved. 
We are proud to have her in our cavalier family
and look forward to introducing her as a future new mom.

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Jessie

This is "Jessie".  She is the pup in the Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Catalog above. (Sorry - she is not for sale.)
Jessica Precious Laddie Blenheim Cavalier King Charles
Mom: "Melody" Bow Wow Maybelle
Dad: "Christopher" Christopher Precious Lad

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A good game of tag!

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