Lily Update

Hi Carol,

Thanks again for Ruby(Lilly). She is quite possibly the sweetest dog ever. As you can see from the photos, she is very much at home here and we love her to pieces.

Mike & Eve

Lois and Padgett

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Kasper

Hello,
We wanted to send you some more pictures of Kasper since it has been a very long time since we've sent you an update. We adopted Kasper in 2005 and we could not be happier with him. Kasper has won our hearts and the hearts of our extended family. Kasper enjoys spending time with Dad while he watches tv and he loves to spend time with Mom when she gardens. Everyday Kasper shows us nothing but love. Thank you so much for brining him into our lives.

The Rodriguez Family
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Kasper Update

Hello,
We wanted to send you some more pictures of Kasper since it has been a very long time since we've sent you an update. We adopted Kasper in 2005 and we could not be happier with him. Kasper has won our hearts and the hearts of our extended family. Kasper enjoys spending time with Dad while he watches tv and he loves to spend time with Mom when she gardens. Everyday Kasper shows us nothing but love. Thank you so much for brining him into our lives.

The Rodriguez Family
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Lexie Update

Hi Carol,

Just thought I'd send a recent picture of Lexi to you. As you can
see, she has settled right in :) She is totally house broken now and
we're working on some commands. She is a doll!

Maxie!

Hi Michelle,

Just wanted to let you know how Maxie is doing.

She is the closest to perfect of any dog we've ever seen. She never jumps up uninvited. And as I suspected, all she needs is a good hard run in the fields each morning, and then she flops down and sleeps most of the rest of the day, just like other active dogs. She has a blast running from one squirrel hole to the next, or chasing crows. Everyone we run into says what a beautiful dog she is and what a pleasure it is to see her run.

Also, it turns out she loves to chase tennis balls at the park, and she brings them back to be thrown again. She doesn't like to let them go, but she's learning to "leave it" in exchange for a treat. The only flaw we have discovered in her is that when a tennis ball comes out, she has eyes and ears only for the ball--so if another dog is chasing a ball, she chases too, and seemingly doesn't hear us call her. But if the other dog comes back, she does. This means it's not much fun for us to have her play ball at the same time as another dog, but she does great by herself.

She has played with three other dog friends so far and has had lots of fun. At first when we walked past other dogs on leash, she lunged at them, but I corrected her and now she doesn't do that. She learns some things really fast.

So, Maxie's doing great and we are happy as can be with her.

Thanks for all the information you sent when we were trying to decide whether to come look at her.

Blessings,
Leisa and Steve

LOIS

Here is a picture of our Basset Hound rescue puppy (not a puppy anymore!) Lois with her sister from the Shelter - Padgett.

We adopted Lois from SBPR when she was 9 weeks old. She is a great playmate for both Padgett and our children, and she goes almost everywhere we go. Whenever Lois is out and about with us, people are drawn to her. It's a great opportunity for us to tell them about SBPR and how we adopted Lois.

This picture was taken at Downtown Dogs where Lois and Padgett go to play sometimes at Daycare and also stay at the Resort if they can't go with us on vacation.

A favorite thing for our family to do: we make donations to SBPR in honor of family and friends for Christmas gifts. Because our family/friends are such animal lovers, the gifts are always a big hit.

Thank you SBPR for Lois and for all of the work that you do!

The Albers/George Family
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Wyatt AKA Domino Update

Hi Carol
Here are first couple weeks of photos of our sweet Wyatt. Thank you again he is a wonderful addition to our pack :)...and he is almost potty trained, he also sleeps through the night in his crate next to our bed, plays relentlessly with our other Blue Heeler, Duke, we have also trained him to sit and wait for his treats or his food. He is so smart and so sweet we are in love!
Take Care,
Michelle & Marc

Our first year with Danny Boy a.k.a. "Pip"

Hi everyone at SBPR. Today our family celebrates its first year with Danny Boy... a.k.a. "Pip" the Irish Setter. We can't believe it has been a year already. The Marconi/Browning family would like to thank everyone at SBPR in all that you do for these future family members. Danny has been such a great addition to our family.

We also want you to know that Dan has a really good life with us. He goes to the dog park daily. Most of the time it is at Golden Gate Dog park in San Francisco where he plays with all his dog friends. He also love all his human friends too. But his very special friend is Lana, who is also from SBPR too. If they aren't playing ball together, they are having sleep overs and playing. This past Hallowe en Dan went as a banana and Lana went as a monkey. They also go to other inclosed dog parks in the city or in Mill Valley.

After 2-3 hours at the park Dan comes home to great all the humans in the house were he gets spoiled. He either runs around the yard or takes a nap. After that he has dinner with his big sis, Lou who he just loves. (Lou gets a little up set with him because she is 12yrs. old and doesn't really want to play "paws in my face" with Dan), but she likes it when they sleep next to each other and Dan puts his head on her back. I think she likes it best when he is tired from the park.

Dan has come a long way in a year. He still has problems going for walks on a leash. We have worked with our trainer on this problem and it is just going to take some time. He is just so nervous on leash. He has gott en much better about jumping up on people at the park and at home. He is very good at play. He has his buddies he plays with and when he plays with small dogs he is great.

But most of all, Dan is just so loving and funny. When we go to the park he licks the car windows until we get there. I can see other drives laughing their heads off. Every morning he brings Grandma his toy when she comes out of her room with her walker.

Thank you so much for Danny Boy. It has been a great first year and we are looking forward to many more.

The Marconi Family
(Danny Boy Shenanigans Marconi)