Heres  picture of T-bone 4 and half monthes,  he's a natural, he loves the
water and is now racing the old dog to the birds.  Everything is   sweeter
with a little chocolate on top.

and again . . .

Status: Read
Subject: Puppy Update
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 19:52:54 -0700
Thread-Topic: Puppy Update
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From: "Jennifer B. Craig" <jbcraig@xnetworking.com>
To: "David Swiggum (E-mail)" <david@stargatekennels.com>

Good Morning David,
Just want to let you know Java (aka Pistol) is doing well.
She's about 35 pounds now at 5 months and growing. Her nickname around
here is "Lil' Chocolate Piggy" because she snorts when she plays and
gets excited. It's so adorable! During our GSD's advance clicker
training, she'd eagerly jump in wanting to learn. She picked up on
commands and hand motions quickly and demanded to be trained, too! So
were beginning her training early with plenty of play. She's so smart,
quick to learn, and willing to do anything for treats! We love her to
no end! Thank you again for such sweet chocolate!


Regards,
Jennifer Craig

David - don't feel you have to respond to every e-mail.  I can't help 
but write.  This dog is so smart its scary.  One week in our house and 
she is already about 75% housebroken.  She goes on the paper (will go 
in search of ANY paper if desperate) and sometimes whines at the front 
door.   By the third night, we had her wandering around on her own 
instead of confined to the kitchen with newspaper.  She was MUCH 
quieter at night like that.  She's started sleeping with my son, which 
of course, is cute. 

We're taking her to the vet tomorrow - going back to the same one who 
cared for our old dog. 

Don't have a name yet - Dad suggested "Hershey" as a joke and I said 
why not "Nestle" - the kids differ on "Coco" or "Rosie" - but none of 
those really fit her.  It thought maybe "Fiona" or "Katie" but a 
friend had a choc lab named Fiona and Katie is the name of my best 
friend.  Doesn't sit well with me. 

Yes, it is just breathtaking the refinement in this dog.  She is so 
beautiful. Thank you! 

Elaine

Hi, David, 
Just wanted to let you know that Koko/Travis got off to Japan all right, 
as far as I know.  I was able to sit with him in the sun out of his 
crate until about 11:30, so that spared him a couple hours confinement. 
I pilled him and off he went, and is as I write halfway to his new home. 

It was fun to get to know him.  What a wonderful guy!  Al least 10 
people stopped to admire him, and four of them claimed a history of 
breeding labs.  You guys must be all over the place.  Eight of them 
marvelled at the size of his feet!  He seemed more responsive to men 
than to women, but I could have been imagining that. 

Thank you again for all your help.  You really handled a lot of extra 
paperwork for which I am quite grateful. 

All the airline people I talked to assured me that he would be well 
cared for-last on the plane, first off, warm and comfortable.  Maybe 
I'll ship myself by cargo next March when I go see Travis. 

I hope your new puppies are as handsome and sweet and this one.  I would 
certainly recommend you to any puppy seekers. 

Happy New Year to you. 
Sarah 

Hi David! 

We named our new puppy Cody Ba Lou!  What excitment we have had!
Unfortunately, potty training is a bit of a challenge....kids are a bit 
easier!  Aside from that, we wanted to thank you for obvious good upbringing 
of your dogs.  He has a great personality, very loving and fun!  He and our 
other dog, Bayley, get along very well. 

Thank you for your assistance.  And thanks for a new member of our family!! 

Sincerely, 

The Gaspars