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:: "RunAmok" puppies ARE cute... but what do their families think about the new additions? ::
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| A "RunAmok" puppy! |
| I can't thank you enough for my Sadie! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!! If I had given you a detailed list of all the things I would like in a dog I can't imagine that I would have a better pup than Sadie! I especially want to thank you for what a pleasure it was working with you to get a puppy. From the first time I contacted you it was obvious that you REALLY love your dogs and spend a great deal of effort keeping up to date and knowing what is best for them. None of the other breeders I contacted seemed to have their hearts in it like you do. You have a wealth of knowledge about picking a puppy, temperament, vaccinations, nutrition, training and probably much more that we hadn't gotten around to talking about. You may have noticed that when we discussed various issues relating to dogs and you would tell me the differing points of view, I would ask you what you thought. I've owned dogs almost my whole life and I greatly trust and respect your understanding of dogs. Thank you for the good advice you've given me... but mostly, thank you for Sadie! Dennis |
| River is doing great! He is learning to sit with the help of little pieces of sliced carrot (go figure) and loves going for his morning walks and licking the dew off the grass. He is getting along with Baal now, but we've still not gotten him with Chile yet...we'll see! I was at a race (runners race, not horses) and there were over 200 people oohing and aahing over him all day. They wanted pictures of him and wrote down your kennel's name to look it up later. He was such a good boy and he was POOPED when the day was only half-way through. All that walking around and seeing things. He slept the whole hour ride home in the passenger seat, just plunked down on his side. Thanks again for such a great dog! ML, Holly |
| I just wanted you to know Bounder is doing great!. I took him on the road with me to Montana this week and he was very good. We got a lot of compliments and he loved seeing all the new different parks and meeting other dogs. He's very friendly with everyone and loves to play, but everyone notices how calm he is. Frankie absolutely loves him-almost too much at times but I think they are getting used to each other...I don't know why I'm telling you all this, you know him better than I do! You can tell I'm a proud mom already. I swear, I think he's just the smartest best dog ever! Just a perfect fit. It was great meeting you and your husband and I'm so glad it worked out, Bounder is such a good little dog. I would recommend you to anybody! It was a great experience and I was so leery considering the last one I had. I'll make sure to send pictures when I get them! You can absolutely use me as a reference and let me know if someone wants to call me in advance and I would be more than happy to talk with them. Bounder is getting his shots this weekend and he's scheduled next week for puppy obedience classes. I think they are going to teach me to teach him more than anything else. Of course he will be the smartest one there. Naomi |
| Anne is doing awesome. She is so adorable. The boys really love her and she loves them. At night she literally tears up the house. Then she will run to us, sit at our feet and look up with her big eyes and long tongue hanging out of her mouth! One of these nights I've got to get a picture of it :) She is hilarious! Flower and Teddy get along great with each other and the other dogs. Anne especially likes spending time with them. I've caught them all piled up sleeping together... cute :) Of course I doubt I'll be able to get a picture of that any time soon. If they even hear me breathing they all leap up and want attention <GRIN> They are keeping me busy! Talk with you soon, Mindy ~ |
| Wanted to let you know that Faith is settling in well. The minute we left you she started whining and howling and crying and we're going, "Oh how are we going to make it 300 miles!". We went back to my cousins and let her out of the crate on the grass and just let her play. She then slept till we hit Moses lake! She played again at our son's house in Ellensburg and we made it home ok. She seems fully crate trained, sleeps in it and naps in it - goes to it herself when tired and probably over stimulated and keeps it clean. She has plenty of toys - especially ones to chew on. I've ordered her vitamins. She passed her vet appt with flying colors. In fact, our vet trained under the eye doc you use.... Anyway, she's a doll and seems happy with us. Thank you so much for her - we'll cherish her always. I'll try to keep you up to date but my life is a little overly full right now so if you're wondering and I haven't sent much, just drop me an email. Thank you again, Judi and Bob |
| I love this puppy! She is hysterical. She has the strongest herding instinct I've ever seen. I need to get video of her with the goats at this age as it should be a good selling tool for her puppies! She does have a very strong personality and thinks she is the boss at times, so I need to watch that. We took her with us over to Eastern Oregon yesterday to get hay. She was in the truck from 7:30 a.m. until about 4:00 pm. She is the BEST traveler! Pretty much slept the whole time and didn't fuss or anything. Pottied whenever I asked her to! SHE IS GREAT!!!!! I wish Ace had had a better start to his life. He doesn't like the car at all and gets really nauseous. I'm going to start taking him on short rides whenever I can to try to get him used to it. Are the puppies all gone now? Is it sad or a relief? Well, I guess you'll have another litter to keep you busy soon enough! Dana |
| Kelly is fitting in very well here. She is an extremely sweet and loving puppy who loves children. We feel fortunate to have her. She is Matthew's constant companion and sleeps on his bed at night. He couldn't be happier. She also plays with our cat Smokey - she tries to herd Smokey around the house and I really think that Smokey likes the attention. They are often in each others company. We took her to the beach yesterday and she spent the day digging in the sand though she was a bit nervous of the water. As you can probably tell, we've gotten very attached to Kelly. I will forward some new pictures of her to you after I get a chance to download them. We would love to keep in touch. Best Regards, Susan |
| We had a long day. Zefryn only barked a couple of time, and then spent the rest of the trip either resting or standing on his hind legs and watching the scenery go by. We had stopped at Wal-Marts to get his collar, leash and a dish for food and water. While we were there, we couldn't resist getting a few toys for him and Feenix. Every time we took him out to go potty he drew all kinds of smiling attention. When we finally got back to Molalla at 7:00ish, we went straight to the Alumni Soccer game that is held every year in Justin's honor (he was our oldest son, who was killed in a car wreck ten years ago). He was surrounded by so many people who ohhed and awed at him. And he basked in the attention! There are now alot of people in our area who are interested in Mini Aussies as a result of meeting him. He really warmed up to all the attention. He romped around and pranced and even licked faces. Our son, Karson, and daughter, Sophie, both think he's pretty irresistable. They each scooped him up as soon as they saw him. He snuggled up in their arms, and they fawned all over him. So far he's fitting in really well. When we finally got home, he met Mally, who is twice as big as Feenix, and was just fine with her until she growled to keep him away from her doggy treat, which he didn't want anyway. He wasn't interested in his own. she was just being greedy. Feenix claimed the squeaky toy we'd gotten him, but he decided he liked the chew-rope toy and carried off it to a corner and chewed on it. I laughed to watch him carry it, cuz his prize was about three times wider than he is. He's finally sleeping near my feet as I write this. Esther |
| Sorry I didn't catch your phone call today. Virtue or Sadie Mae as we are now calling her is doing great. She and Brutus have bonded and get into wrestling matches several times a day. I don't know who wins as it appears to be a wrestling match between a bear and cheeta. Sometimes the bear sits on the cheeta, if she is quick enough. They are having a great time. She has accidents at times, but we put her in the crate at night and she will whine when she needs to go. She goes out about twice a night. Her crate sits in the middle of our bed, and Brutus is under the covers. Luckily we have a large bed. Bottem line is that she is doing great and we just love her. Tim and Kim |
| Just wanted to let you know that Phil, Olivia, and Mr. Furious (now Scout) made it home. Oh my gosh! He's sooooooo cute! Much tinier than I expected! He is just a doll! He spent the car ride cuddled up to Olivia in the back seat. She loved that! Boy he has got some springs in his legs! He can almost jump onto the couch! Thanks so much for meeting part way.... very kind of you! I'll send some pics soon! ~ Debrya |
| Haven't talked in a bit. Sula is great, we couldn't be more happy to have him here. Hardly a day seems to go by that one of us dosen't stop and say, "getting him was such a good idea." Which is great cuz it's the only good idea that Jeanice will give me credit for.(hehe) I want to send you some pics but I'm computer illiterate, so I'll have to get Jeanice to help. Hope all is well with you and yers. Take care! Brian=+) |
| A short note to tell you that "RunAmok Casey Kiche Koochee Koo" is doing exceptionally well. It was a big day for the little fella! We climbed stairs, met kitties, ran, played, snoozed, had a bath, walked (and ran) on lead and so, so much more! The little guy took it all in stride and is in high spirits. He's eating, drinking and doing his business. He has a wonderful personality and I absolutely adore him! The love and caring that you and your family has given this pup is clearly evident. Thank you so much for getting him off to such a great start! Best wishes, Jeff AND (From Casey) Hi mom, I just wanted to send you a note and let you know that I'm doing exceptionally well and having lots of fun in Virginia. I'm eating and drinking well and doing all my business. It's been really hot here so I've been doing most of my romping inside where it's cool. My new dad has been trying to communicate with me. He says things like "good sit", "good come" and asks me if I have to go "out" (he asks me that a lot). I think I'm beginning to understand what he means. I get tasty treats when I do those things. Sometimes I get treats and I don't even know what I've done right. Dad looks tired but he smiles and laughs a lot. He tells me that I'm just the sweetest, purdiest little puppy in the whole wide world! Dad says to say hello and that he'll try to download and send you some photos later today when I'm "recharging my little batteries." Love, Casey |
| We wanted to write and let you know how much we are loving our puppies! I sent my husband and youngest daughter to pick up our puppy and home they came with two! They just fell in love with our beautiful black-tri "Gracie" and couldn't bear to leave little "Cooper" behind. His blue-merle coloring was just too cute. They are such happy, friendly, healthy pups. We crate them for night time and actually get up to 6 hours of solid sleep time! From beginning to end our experience with RunAmok Aussies has been wonderful. It has been years since I've had a dog and wanted to choose the one that would fit best with our family. Jacque was so helpful and honest in answering all of our questions and made the whole experience easy and fun. Thank you Jaque for raising such wonderful animals and truly caring about this breed of dog. I appreciate all of the time you have spent with us in preparing for our newest little ones and continuing to be there for us if we have a questions. We will send some pictures along soon! Blessings to you and your family, Lori and Family |
| [RunAmok's The Real Deal ] As you can see McCoy is very content at our home. He keeps us on our toes also. He has fit in really good and we love him dearly. I am so glad that we were able to get him from you. I will send more pictures soon. You can probably tell he is very spoiled and we have already taught him how to play catch. He is very smart, almost too smart sometimes. Thanks, Candice and Tyler |
| Attached are two pictures. She is absolutely still on raw food. Our vet said she's in perfect shape and a great weight; her comment was "puppies shouldn't be fat - being hungry is a good thing." She's very, very friendly (we're working on not jumping up on visitors) unless she's alone when a stranger arrives (shes a bit shy in that case). She just started to bark when she hears something amiss outside, which we discouraged, so now she'll woo (and that's allowed). She's of course, very, very smart & she easily distinguishes between her toys and Spencer's toys. She also knows she's not supposed to lick Spencer - but she does when we aren't looking. She just got spayed and we're planning on puppy class in March. She fetches, sits, comes, stays (for a bit) very easily, is pretty good with her heal. She also knows what "kennel" and "bed" are! She is *exactly* what we were looking for and is a perfect addition to our family. Her and Spencer will be *best friends*. -- Jackie |
| Hi - I just wanted to let you all know that"RunAmok Lady Carleigh the Second of Dundas" and I had a relaxing drive to the border, the sound and motion of the truck was an instant sedative for Carleigh so she was either asleep in her kennel or curled up under my legs... between the gas and brake pedal...all this sleep (6hrs) made for in interesting nights sleep once we finally got through customs... Carleigh was very excited to be out of the truck and she ran around from room to room, pretty bold I thought... but I'm just learning about her fun and spirited ways... --- I fed her a chicken leg and was amazed at the way she scarfed it down, very impressive! I also gave her a half tab of the puppy sups, which she also made disappear in an instant, then one of your liver treats for desert. She lapped up a bunch of water out of her bowl, so even though it was dark I brought her down to the grass in the back yard, she had a good pee with tons of puppy praise on my part, so I was feeling pretty smart and figured there'd be no "accidents" in my house... ya, right! In the backyard she had a blast as she ran all over, zooming in at me from all angles, those herding instincts run deep. Inside the house I just followed her around and rolled up the nice Persian area rug she enjoyed to chew, the coarse woven Ikea rug had to be removed too... shoes, a couple of plants, some electrical cords, I knew this was going to happen, I just wanted to see it for myself. Bed time, I'm pretty wiped and I'm setting up Carleigh's first night away, she'll be on the floor next to my bed, I brought the kennel in and rigged it so the door wouldn't close and blocked in an area between my side of the bed, the wall, the chest of draws and the kennel. I knew she's he a bit whiny but I figured she'd settle down and sleep... She did whine about every hour or so but I got about 4 hrs. of sleep, and I figure that that is pretty good for the first night. She did use her kennel to pee in, so that was nice for me. 6:30am take Carleigh out to the backyard, 7:00am the other leg and thigh of the chicken, puppy supps, and a liver treat, lots of water this time from the pond... Carleigh's not into the stainless steel water bowl I bought her, the pond is much more natural (I take that as a compliment). At 9:00am a friend of mine drops by with his 3 year old, Carleigh stays right at my feet for about 2 minutes then she's playing with the new people and having a blast, I'm feeling a bit jealous >wink< At 10:00am I teach a Boxing circuit class at my gym, I bring Carleigh along in the truck with me, her kennel in the back. The gym is 10 minutes away, Carleigh is asleep inside of 5 minutes, the sound and movement knock her right out. Once at the gym, I let Carleigh wonder around a bit, there's only 3 people in the class so within 5 minutes Carleigh is out from my feet and herding everybody! The class is a bit loud, music, round timer, people punching heavy bags, but Carleigh just thinks it's great! Prancing around like royalty she finally decides to snooze in her kennel while all the loud music and noises don't even faze her 12:00noon I teach a UFC style Jiujitsu class, 2 people for this one. Because all of the training involves wrestling and ground techniques Carleigh just can't believe it... she's in for the fun! For Carleigh, if you're on the floor you're free game for a lick and a chew. The guys and Carleigh had a great workout. 2:00pm back home to play in the backyard. I figure I'm going to make sure that Carleigh get a good sleep tonight so I'm working the Kong and chasing her... when ever she's not chasing me. In all the fun, Carleigh zigs when she should have zagged and she goes zooming out over something she hadn't thought too deeply about, splash into the pond! She swims for the side but can't get out so I pull her out. She goes riccotteting off in every direction as I'm sure she's never experienced this type of a dunk. With her fur soaked to her skin she looks so tiny, but the water is cold and she begins to shiver. I give her a good rub down, then wrap her in a nice thick blanket and take the oppertunity to grab a few ZZZs. I tuck Carleigh up in the blanket, hold her close to help warm her, and lay down on the couch, her shaking fades away as we both nod off. 20 minutes later we're both "good to go". 6:00pm dinner chicken breast, but she doesn't eat too much of it. I put the remainder in the fridge and out to the backyard we go. Carleigh goes [and] I'm giving her huge puppy praise! She's snoozing right now, but at 8:00pm I'll take her out again for a little run around the yard. That's Carleigh's cross border experience and first day with Rob! The woman from K9 Kinship is dropping by on Wednesday to set us up for the puppy preschool program, that should be interesting. Anyway, there you have it. I took some picture on the road trip, and some in the back yard, I'll be sure to send you some as we progress. Thank you for everything... more to come. Rob |
| K.C. is taking a nap so I thought I would give you an update. He is such a joy and sooooooo full of energy. He has made himself right at home and has done a lot of exploring outdoors. It is so much fun to watch him explore new things. He wasn't quite sure about the compost bin . That was a big scary orange thing, but, this afternoon we marched right up to it like it was nothing at all. Our other dogs are beginning to accept him, but, he isn't a member of the pack yet. He has a number of toys to keep him occupied though! He sleeps at night in his crate and wakes up only once to go out potty. He is so smart. He knows where the fridge is and that food is kept inside. He tries to climb in. He loves water and will wade in the puddles outside and also his water bowl. He has an appointment with the vet tomorrow for a checkup and to see if he will receive his vaccinations. He loves to eat and has gained one pound. Alan and I want to thank you for such a beautiful and well socialized puppy. You and your family have done a great job with your dogs and puppies. I would highly recommend you to anybody that was serious about aussies. We will take some pictures of him and send you some. We added these pictures of him playing with one of his favorite "Buddies". Have a great night Alan & Jo-Ann |
| I know this is a very busy weekend for you so I am restraining from just calling, but I wanted to express how absolutely thrilled and and in love we are with this little guy! It feels as though he has been part of our family forever already, actually from the first we met. We had a great trip home, he laid in my lap, we stopped once in the snow and sleet to potty and then he slept at my feet. When we arrived home Dennis and I were lying in the kitchen floor and he was romping, stopped put his nose in the air sniffing about. He has so much personality, comes when we call, follows us around the yard piles up on the couch with us. The first two nights he did well in the crate, last night he was not as ok with it. The feeding is going well. How important is the variety aspect ? He ate a chicken leg the first day and is working on the thigh today and has had beef liver both days. ---------- Anyway he is just too awesome and it is obvious that the extra care that your family provides will now bless our home with a special companion! Thank you I am so glad we found you !!! Laura |
| I will see if I can get some pics to you but probably not till around Christmas. It was so hot here this summer that we had Faith clipped to keep her cooler. So, right now the only curls are on her ears.! She's actually cute clipped but we'll let her grow back till next summer. She's 19 1/2 months old and doing great. Very well behaved except for jumping up on people (we're still working on it). She's a seasoned travelor - to the ocean, camping, visiting her "brothers" homes. Loves to chase balls and brings them back! Very busy girl too. Thank you again for such a sweet dog. Have a great summer, Judi |
| About RunAmok Autumn & RunAmok Cayenne! THANK YOU! Well it been a week with our two new puppies and we couldn't be happier! Our two little girls are exactly what we've always wanted. We feel foolish for buying so many toys, because they seem to find the most pleasure/fun items we already had - Our socks! Thankfully they are smart enough to know that they don't play with the ones on our feet. If you want to talk about the sweetest like girls in the world! They love to have any kind of attention, belly rubs, just sitting in our laps. I can't even tell you how many times they have fallen asleep in our laps! By far the funniest thing they do is try to herd us when we are walking around. Running between our legs and running in front of us and stopping. If you want to talk about smart! They've only been with us for 7 days and are almost potty trained! They walk and cry at the door when they have to go. They sleep through the whole night now with no accidents! We are so proud of our little girls. We'll be sending pictures soon! Brandie and Paul |
| I just thought I'd send you a Meadow update since her birthday is coming up. We moved to Texas in July and at she really seems to enjoy her new digs, although I think she missed the snow this winter. At the beginning of the year we started fostering dogs for a local rescue. Meadow likes being the old kid who shows the new dogs what is expected of them. She has really grown up a lot in the last year, although she still has occasional puppy moments. We get complements on her constantly. There is something about her (maybe a sparkle in her eye?) that seems to make her irresistible to both people and other dogs. Several people have actually stopped as they were driving by to complement how beautiful she is. I wanted to send you a few more recent photos but it was hard to find one that really captures her sparkle. I'm sending you a photo that has both her and one of our old fosters, who is now living with a wonderful family. We love her so much and are glad she is a part of our family. Hope all is well with your family. Best, Lisa |
| Hi there, I'm sorry I haven't written sooner - things have been really busy. Laurie is doing GREAT! She's fitting in really really good. My other 2 still aren't quite sure about her, but they are adjusting (haha). Laurie loves biting on their tails, which they aren't too wild about, but they let her know when they've had enough (not that it phases her). The house is filled with chew toys (course I think I'm her favorite chew toy). Jackie has taken some really cute pictures of her on our camera phones and when I can figure out (or rather have her do it), I'll send them to you. I just took the role of film over the other day, so should have those pictures back soon and will send them up to you. Laurie loves the yard - she goes all over. Not too wild about the riding lawn mower and Phil's golf cart, but she'll adjust. I just love her to pieces - I hated going back to work on Monday, but it is soooo cool coming home and she runs to meet me! Well I'll shut up for now - will get some pictures to you really soon (I promise). Hope everything is going well with all of you! So are you experiencing "empty nest syndrome"? Talk to you soon, Joanne |
| Once again I have to praise you on what a BEAUTIFUL little dog you've sent me. She is to die for. She was so good in the car (ironically, I was also out by the cargo pick-up as we're buying a limo for our company, which was a block away from where I got Rain. so she's already been in a limo with disco lights and a color changing floor! HA HA HA!) and waited about 4 hours of patient car-riding before going potty. She's exactly like River in that she fell asleep for most of the car ride and then woke up as soon as we were at the office, went potty and ran around saying hi to everyone with me and then konked out in the legs of my chair in my office. She is so cute! I have a bunch of pictures of her and will take more this weekend. I'll be sure to send you some cute ones for your site. ML, Holly |
| Thank you for letting me purchase one of Mirage's puppies. Remi follows me everywhere and is a little love bug. Wherever we go people stop to pet her and ask what kind of dog she is and where did I get her. You did an excellent job socializing her. I am amazed at how relaxed and calm she can be and in an instant racing all over. She went to the Vet for her first shots and met lots of new people. She is known there as "Rocket Remi". She loves her raw food, gets plenty of exercise and the other dogs are starting to accept her as part of the family. Thanks, Gail |
| John and I are having so much with our little girl. We named her Tori. Boy! is she full of energy. She is on the run full speed all day long,except for nap times. The first three nights were pretty sleepless,but now she knows the routine and we have figured out how she thinks. What a very smart little girl. Within the second day of having her home, she mastered the stairs, the doggy door and knew her name. She follows us all over the property and plays hard with our other dog, when sofie allows it. Sofie gets more tolerable with Tori everyday. Thank you so much for all your help and information. We absolutely love her. She is a great addition to our family john and vickie |
| HI - just thought we'd send a quick Cusco picture along. He is doing great! He is starting to become quite the cuddler. He's been very social already - we had some friends over that have a two year old and he did very well with her. He does great riding in the car - doesn't get sick and seems to enjoy going with us. We're working on his very independent nature and he is already showing improvement. He's starting to learn he's not the leader of our pack (although he thinks he's cute enough to be the leader). Enjoy the picture. :-) Christy & Steve |
| We got home around 10:30 last night to an audience of our son's friends. Harlie fit right in because she's used to having people around. She woke up a few times but never had to pee until 6:30. She had part of a turkey thigh for breakfast and played in our back yard. I think it's nap time now. She barked for the first time this morning and it sounds cute. We love her already and think we picked the perfect puppy. She seems very secure already. Thank you for giving her such a good head start. I'll send a picture in the future to show you how she's growing. Thanks, Robin |
| Thanks so much! Drey is an awesome puppy. He has a wonderful personality and learns quickly! Susan & family |
| We've had an easy time settling in. They slept almost all the way home. They fell asleep at 10:30 just as you said and woke up at 5:30 as Steve was making coffee. I stayed home today as did our son, Dan. We spent most of the day checking out the new surroundings..great time, great dogs. Thank you!! Still working on names, Trish |
| Cherokee Rose is absolutely incredible. She is loving and playful. Our 2 year old daughter is great with her and Cherokee is so patient with her as well. The boys love her and are playing with her all the time and my wife is crazy about her too! She has been great on walks with a leash and seems to really enjoy it. She is eating good and sleeping through the night. She is the best! Thank you, The Ray Family |
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