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April21,2008
DEAR TOM & DEBBIE, I WANTED TO SEND SOME PICTURES OF BURLEY DOG & MISS PRISS. THEY ARE LOVELY, BUT WE THINK OUR GUYS WIN HEADS UP FOR THE WORLDS GREATEST NEWFIES... MISS PRISS IS AS FULL OF THE OL' NICK AS WE THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE, A PERFECT MATCH FOR BURLEY DOGS LAID BACK WAYS. OREO LOVES THEM BOTH, BUT LETS PRISS KNOW WHO IS IN CHARGE. MISS PRISS SEEMS PETITE NEXT TO BURLEY, BUT SHE IS 26 INCHES & 115 LBS., WE CALL HER OUR LITTLE TURBO TANKER.. OR DOZER, & SOMETIMES EVEN MIMI ( YOU KNOW, ME ME ME). BURLEY IS ABOUT 34 INCHES TALL & WEIGHS 185LBS. WHICH IS RARE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEAT CARTING OR OBEDIENCE STORIES TO SHARE, BUT THEY HAVE A FULL LIFE AT THE PARK & HIKING, ALWAYS MAKING NEW FRIENDS. THEY ARE WELL KNOWN IN THE RENO-SPARKS AREA THAT'S FOR SURE. ANYBODY WITH A BIG POOL IS A FRIEND OF THEIRS. BURLEY DOG IS VERY PLACID NOW, BUT HE WASN'T ALWAYS, SO WE KNOW HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE HIM SOMEWHAT "GROWN UP". HE WAS OUR WILD CHILD, & TODAY MR. MELLOW. THEY GO EVERYWHERE WITH US, WEATHER PERMITTING. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE THE HUGE CRATES & OREO RIDES SHOTGUN AS BEFITS HER SENIOR POSITION, THE OLD GIRL KNOWS HER PLACE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HELP DURING THE BREAKING IN PERIOD AS WE LEARNED HOW TO BE GOOD NEWFIE PARENTS. WE THANK YOU, THE WHOLE PERRY GANG!!!
April 7,2008
HI DEBBIE!!
February 17, 2008
DEBBIE, I WILL START WITH SORRY!!!! IT IS RIDICULOUS HOW LONG IT HAS TAKEN FOR US TO SEND YOU PICTURES & JUST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE TALK ABOUT IT CONSTANTLY & THEN OF COURSE LIFE GETS IN THE WAY & BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, A YEAR HAS GONE BY, PLEASE KNOW I OFTEN DON'T LOOK AT MY EMAILS UNTIL THEY REACH 1000, CRAZY I KNOW, HOWEVER I AM CHANGING THAT. PART OF MY EXCUSE IS I AM JUST NOT ON THE COMPUTER THAT OFTEN. ENOUGH OF MY EXCUSES!!!! MANDI IS AMAZING!!! WE LOVE HER TO PIECES. SHE REALLY IS EVERYTHING WE DREAMED OF & MORE. SHE IS AMAZING WITH THE KIDS AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR SMALL CRITTERS. SHE HAS BECOME VERY CLOSE WITH ONE OF MY PARROTS. WE LAUGH AT HOW MUCH TIME IS DEVOTED TO HER; SHE GOES TO THE DOG PARK AT LEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK! I AM TRYING TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE SO CAL NEWFOUNDLAND CLUB & TODAY WE TOOK MANDI TO A DRAFTING EVENT & SHE PULLED A CART FOR THE FIRST TIME, & DID EXTREMELY WELL MAY I ADD. WE SENT A FEW PICTURES. WE FIGURED TODAY WAS THE DAY TO FINALLY WRITE YOU & GIVE YOU AN UPDATE! WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER. I AM WORKING WITH A GREAT TRAINER I FOUND THROUGH A FELLOW NEWFIE OWNER & THAT IS GOING VERY WELL. WE ARE DOING OBEDIENCE THROUGH CLICKER TRAINING, I LOVE THAT IT IS SO POSITIVE & MANDI IS RESPONDING GREAT. WE HAD A ONE TIME EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR WITH WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A REPUTABLE TRAINER & IT WAS A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT, $140 FOR 90 MINUTES & BASICALLY DIDN'T LEARN A THING & SHE NEVER CONTACTED US FOR A FOLLOW UP, SHE WAS BAD. I ADORE THIS TRAINER, HE ALSO TRAINS FOR THERAPY WORK, SO WE ARE HEAVILY CONSIDERING HER TRAINING TO BECOME A THERAPY DOG. THE GAL WH0 REFERRED US TO THE TRAINER HAS HER NEWF, BAILEY, WHO IS MANDI'S AGE, WORKING AS A THERAPY DOG (LOCAL SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS & RETIREMENT HOMES) FOR A COUPLE HOURS A WEEK. IT SOUNDS VERY REWARDING, NEWFS JUST HAVE A WAY OF MAKING PEOPLE SMILE! I WANTED TO MENTION YOUR WEBSITE LOOKS AMAZING! WE WERE JUST IN AWE OF CONTESSA, OH MY GOODNESS IS SHE A BEAUTY. WE LOVE HER LOOK, THAT BIG GORILLA HEAD, WOW! WE WERE CHATTING WITH SOMEONE TODAY WHO IS GETTING A NEWF FROM FRANCE. I WILL HAVE TO SEE IF IT IS THE SAME PEOPLE. I HOPE BERTHA IS WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY CURRENT PICTURES OF HER? HOW MUCH DOES SHE WEIGH. MANDI IS ABOUT 138. WELL, I WILL LET YOU GO, AGAIN PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY FOR BEING SO BAD! I PROMISE TO BE BETTER! TAKE CARE, I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU! MICHELLE PATTON
February 14, 2008
HI DEBBIE & TOM:
A quick note to update you on Sara. She will be 2 in a couple of weeks as I'm
sure you know & she is the sweetest, gentlest newfie anyone could ever ask for.
She is a big girl, 160lbs & 30 inches at the shoulder. she is quite slim even
with the weight. being around lots of other newfie, Sara's personality
makes me so proud of her. Sara is so sweet & loves people. the ease of training
her has been a blessing because of her size. she knows all her basic commands &
we have enrolled her in rally & obedience, hopefully competing by the end of
summer for her titles. she has already earned her cgc. Sara is also involved in
the water rescue work, being tested this summer & she starts draft work next
week & she has started her tracking lessons. the care you give your
puppies is marvelous. they are so accustomed to people, children, noise &
everyday activities that they just fit in so nicely at their new homes. Sara is
pretty much full grown now, she has a beautiful coat, & whenever anyone new sees
her, they rave about how she looks & how gentle she is. we go to the dog
park everyday for our 2 mile conditioning trip, (for her & especially me) & she
plays so well with the other dogs, even the little ones. thank you for giving me
the opportunity to raise such a lovely Newfoundland. she is the joy of my
husband's & my life. thank you & god bless you. Linda
January 16, 2008
HI DEBBIE,
BRUSCHI IS DOING GREAT. HE JUST LOVES THE SNOW & COLD WEATHER. WE HAVE ABOUT 2
FEET OF SNOW & HE LOVES TO BURROW DOWN IN IT & PUSH HIS WAY ACROSS THE YARD.
ANYWAY THE REAL REASON I AM E-MAILING YOU IS I WANTED TO TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT
THE BIG GUY. AS YOU KNOW WE FOSTER DOGS FOR AN AGENCY OUT OF MINDEN, NV. LAST
WEEK WE WERE FOSTERING A VERY SWEET DEAF AUSTRALIAN SHEPPARD. BRUSCHI TOOK IT
UPON HIMSELF TO BE THE EARS FOR THIS DOG. HE WOULD NOT LET ANY OF THE OTHER DOGS
SO MUCH AS EVEN LOOK FUNNY AT THIS SWEET DOG& WOULD NOT LEAVE HIM ALONE AT ALL.
IF WE SEPARATED THE TWO THEY BOTH WOULD BARK & WHINE. AS WE WERE LOADING THE DOG
UP SUNDAY TO TRANSPORT IT TO CARSON CITY BRUSCHI WATCHED US LOAD HIM & MADE SURE
EVERYTHING WAS GOOD & KIND OF SAID GOODBYE. I THINK HE KNEW EVERYTHING WAS GOING
TO BE OK & THAT HE WAS HEADED TO A GREAT NEW HOME. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD PASS
THIS ALONG. BRUSCHI HAS BEEN A GREAT BABYSITTER FOR QUITE A FEW OF OUR FOSTER
DOGS BUT THIS I FELT WAS REALLY WORTH PASSING ALONG. HAVE A GREAT EVENING,
DIANA HENRIS 
January 7, 2008
Hi debbie, i
have visited your web site & see that you have some dogs, very nice. excuse my
english, but i am using a translator from the computer. I thank you, &
congratulations still for your dogs, you greet claudia italia allevamento
www.takeitslowly.com. parrini
claudia
December 15, 2007
HI DEBBIE HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF MY TWO LITTEST BABIES-MY LITTLE HUMAN BABY & MY LITTLE FUR BABY!! AND YES, I USE THE TERM LITTLE VERY LOOSELY!! HE IS THE SWEETEST BOY IN THE WORLD!! SHE'S PRETTY SWEET TO!! I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HIM. HE IS THE BEST. NANCY, CASEY & ROGAN
November 2, 2007 Hi Debbie,
I wanted to update you on Kodiak. He is doing wonderful. He is an absolute
giant. He is well on his way to being a two hundred pounder and he is has no fat
on him. His puppy fur is all but gone and his adult fur could not be more
beautiful. Always shinny, just the right amount of curl and soft as could be. He
continues to be the biggest star at the dog park and just recently he began
fetching. He never showed any interest in it at all, and all of the sudden he
loves it. I could not be happier. He shares my bed with me but at his size I
would not call it sharing. I recently took him to visit my mom and dad in
Washington. They have 120 acres and a few ponds. I never had to worry about
where he was, I just had to walk down to the pond. there he was, swimming
happier than any creature on the planet. One more credentials he now possesses
is, he not only taught a Boston Terrier to swim, she is now almost as crazy
about the water as he is. We love him and could not be more pleased with not
only his looks (he is gorgeous) but his whole entire being.
Forever Thankful!! Casey Kaczmarek
August 5, 2006
Hi Debbie; They are breathtaking!!!! They ALL are so unbelievable beautiful! Their heads and their eyes just grab you! Your daughter is adorable as well, we love to see her holding the pups. So what are they weighing in at this week? You guys so a great job at showing their size, one picture will look like they are small pups, then you see them with your daughter and you realize how much size they have to them. As always, may thanks. Your pics are so worth waiting to see each week, it has become a highlight of our weekends!!!!!!! Thanks, Michelle Patton
August 5, 2006
Dear Tom & Debbie, I visited your site again... & I saw the updates... Wow!!! I got a blackout from the so beautiful Mr.T.!! He is so unbelievable! What a nice head! I love him very much! I am envy of you in the good way that you can own such a wonderful dog. Have a lot of happiness with him! With friendly greetings from Hungary, Zoltan
May 8,2006
Hi, Me and Jordin love your puppies!!!! Megan & Jordin Warner
May 6, 2006
Tom & Debbie, Thanks very much for the Christmas card this past season; it is nice to know that you maintain that much interest in your dogs after they leave your home. My daughter Jenna mailed out a letter & some pictures of Zeus to you. He is by far the best dog I have ever had the pleasure to live with. He has so much personality & such a gentle demeanor. He loves the water & the snow. I will include a couple of digital photos from the last ice fishing trip we took in March of this year. He just had his annual vet check a month or so ago & is in great shape. He weighs in at about 140 lbs. right now; just enough so I notice when he jumps on my bed at night... I hope all is going well with you & your family. Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to enjoy such a wonderful companion. I was divorced shortly after I got Zeus & is has been pretty much just me & him for the last three years. He has been a lot of company & comfort in that time. Thanks again folks & keep up the great work. Feel free to email me back at this address anytime. Matt Borden
May 2, 2006
Debbie & Tom, just wanted to let you know that Payton is doing wonderful! She has such a great personality, she's sweet, has a good disposition and is just a big love puppy. She's eating well, sleeping well and very smart. We should have named her shadow because she follows everyone around like one!! Thank you so much, we love her, she's a wonderful addition to our home. Kim
May 2, 2006
Hello! We enjoyed your site and your Newfs are beautiful!!! We are hoping to add another Newf to our family
May 1, 2006
We love your dogs. Especially the puppy that visited us today. P.S. Tapanga too. Tapanga's class.
April 25,2006
Love the website and love the Newfs. I have been wanting one for a while now. I'm just about done with school so its almost time for the Newfoundland!!
April 16, 2006
Hi! We loved the site, but honestly loved the pics more... I am so looking forward to hearing from you so that we can add to our family. Best of wishes, Joy & Kevin
April 2, 2006
Hi Debbie, What a fine litter of puppies! It just makes us want another. We are such a Newfie family. The boys are doing great. Tug has a full coat of hair & has adjusted to our family really well. He is our "Speedster" & just loves to run. Kenai is the biggest of all three & can catch Tug when he is on a dead run. Kuma also likes to run but only in short distances. When they are all running full bore straight at you its kind of scary. We are known around town as the "Newfie People". I can't thank you enough for bringing these wonderful dogs into our family. By the way, Tug has never even attempted to jump out of the yard! I think he is very happy. I will send you some current pictures. George & Family
March 29, 2006
Debbie, Great looking group of new pups. Bailey is doing awesome. Still growing, still learning, best pup in the world. Thanks for doing what you do. Morris Coile
February 16, 2006
Hi my name is Christine and I think your web site is wonderful. I wish the graphics were better when you click on the pictures. You have such beautiful dogs. Thank you for your web page, I'll contact you about a puppy in a while we are preparing a place for the puppy. Thank you
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anuary 18, 2006Hi Debbie, It seems like forever that I have sent you an update on Miss Gracie. As you know, she turned 2 in December & is as wonderful as ever. She gets to go to work with me twice a week & has a favorite breed that she seeks out whenever she is there. She seems to favor yellow labs. I don't know why, but she does. Her last haircut was in August, so I am enjoying snuggling her in all of her wooly glory. I am attaching a current photo of her so you can see how adorable she is. Thank you Erin Felton
December 14, 2005
Very nice Newfoundlands, and really liked your web-site! Lynn
November 24, 2005
Found it, looks great, keep up the good work.!
October 25, 2005
Dear sirs, I congratulate you to your Mr.T and X-Man. I like them. I will check how they are developing. Your site is nice and your dogs are cute. I wish all the best for the future! Yours sincerely, Zoltan http://www.maryspuppy.freeweb.hu
October 21, 2005
Your animals are beautiful as is your website. Audra, Snowflake, AZ
October 8, 2005
Very nice. I enjoyed your site. I love Newfoundlands and your dogs are beautiful.
September 30, 2005
I just wanted to let you guys know how Suly is doing. He has the funniest personality I have ever seen in a dog. Every night I take him for a walk and people just rant and rave about how great a dog he is. I love him so much and he is getting enormous. The only problem is I want another one. I will take some pictures and send them to you guys. Take care Sara and Marshall
September 1, 2005
Hello, great site and dogs you have. Regards Adri http://home.wanadoo.nl/~nessebrug/dutch.htm
August 18, 2005
Hello nice dogs and great site...congratulation all the best for the future. Greetings from Belgium Tatjana and the Yatna's crew www.canis-terranova.net
August 17, 2005
I was referred to your website by Sierra View Kennels. It's a great site. Your Newfoundlands are beautiful. I look forward to contacting you about your upcoming litters.
August 7, 2005
Greetings from Kuma, Kenai and Tug! Tug has really gotten into the swing of our family and fits in great! He loves the morning run with his brothers and it is enjoyable to watch tem play. He is quite the swimmer. We all love "Our Boys" very much. We are all very happy that we were able to rescue Tug! Thanks again for everything! George, Laurie and the girls.
August 1, 2005
I speak English bad, but this website I like! Good Luck!
July 12, 2005
All of your Newfs look awesome. I sure wish I could have a good dog. I am just thankful for your daughter. Jasonfox
June 19, 2005
We just loved your website. Please let us know when your next litter is available. We have owned 2 Newfoundlands, an almost all black ( except for a crest on her chest and one white toe!), named Zoe - who lived to be 11.5 years old; then a Landseer named Alexis who lived to be 9.5 years old. Now, after 5 years of being deprived of Newfie companionship, we have decided to seek another furry child for our household. Many thanks, Jim and Pat Watson pwatson2004@yahoo.com
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une 15, 2005Your website is BEAUTIFUL, and let me tell you I'm not at all prejudice because my DADDY made it! I told Jason today that our kids have to grow up with dogs, I'll break the news later that the only dog I'll ever trust is a big old Quasimodo puppy! I love you guys so much and miss you, all of you including all the Newf family. I'm dying without any kind of animal contact! I get my fix by coming to the website more than normal I'm sure! Well I'll let you guys go, hugs and kisses! Love you all so much! YOUR OH SO PERFECT BEAUTIFUL SOON TO BE FAT PREGNANT DAUGHTER! Nani
June 12, 2005
Hi Tom and Debbie... thank you for taking such GOOD care of our puppies and being such good friends. Sandy.
January 11, 2005
Hi, thank you so much for your Christmas card. Just to let you know our Lola is doing great. She has been with a trainer off & on since she came to Texas. She is really, really good with our daughter Leah. Lola sleeps on a large off floor mat that is placed beside Leah's bed. She is a great companion to Leah. Lola is also very, very smart. I will send you some pictures of her and Leah taken at Christmas. PS One amazing thing Lola did recently. While she was on coffee break away from Leah. She was upstairs laying by me while I was working on my computer. She was sound asleep and suddenly jumped up, placed herself between me and the door way coming into the room where we were. She squared her body, and started making a low growl. Scared the heck out of me! Anyway, a little face peeps around the corned, Lola saw who it was, wagged her tail, then laid back down and immediately went back to sleep. It was one of the little boys who is a son of one of Leah's nurses aides. He was looking for me to show me something he made as a surprise. So he was coming quietly up the stairs. Lola loves him and he her. Anyway, I had no idea she would do something like that. Sincerely Linda Lyda-Swenson