Athena - Sire~Mazato
“Just thought I'd let you know that Miss Blue (Now, Athena <3) arrived here safely.  She is more beautiful than ever and sooo sooo sweet.  She's eating well and already seems to be feeling at home.  She loves her doggy bed we got her and stayed in it all night no problem right next to our bed.  And believe it or not she actually WOKE ME UP in the middle of the night just nudging my arm to let me know she had pooped ~!~  truly brilliant!  As soon as I woke up to take care of it she went right back to her bed and slept the rest of the night.  Today is day 2 and she has already used her pee pads a couple of times.  She also met my parent's dog today; a 6 yr old west highland terrier.  They got along well : )  I see future play dates in the future.  We've signed ourselves up for some training classes with her.  They start in April.  I have no doubt in my mind she will be a fast, fast learner.  Our 2 year old adores her as well.  He got so excited to see her this morning and they are both so gentle around each other it is a beautiful sight.  I can't even begin to express how thankful we are to have received such a gift from you.  She has already brought us so much joy in only one night with her.  So much to look forward to.  We will keep you updated on her progress : ) Many Thanks ~The Fowler Family” ______________________ “Hey Karen : ) Just thought I'd share some more pictures w/ you of Athena (Glitter & Mazato's SID pup).  I know it hasn't been long but she gets more beautiful every day, and bigger! haha.  Surprisingly she's been sprouting some pure white hairs straight through her Black fur.  The whole underside of her tail is white now where it was black before, incredible.  We like watching her evolve each day and grow more comfortable with our routines.  Anyways, I'll keep this short and sweet : )  Her next vet apt. is on the 17th, and puppy training classes start on the 18th.  I'll let you know how it goes. ~Melissa Fowler” _______________________ “Thought I'd send you another brief update on Athena. She is doing terrific! 4 months old now, and excelling in puppy training classes. You aren't exaggerating on your website when you say this breed is INTELLIGENT ! She is always the 1st dog in class to learn the new 'trick'. She knows her sit, lay down, settle, stay, drop it, leave it, and shake commands. We also have her eating Taste of the Wild dog food brand now. We tried her on Blue Buffalo at first, a brand that both Petsmart & the Vet said was very good with similar ingredients to the Taste of the Wild and it just DID NOT agree with her stomach at all. As soon as we switched her to TOW immediately she was better so I hope your future adoptees listen to the advice you give on your website, because we are finding out more and more that people around here who are not familiar with the breed keep comparing her to a husky and give us advice based on that, when everything on your website is what turns out to be best for her.”

Bella - Sire~Chukchi

“Hi Karen I purchased a female pup from you last year (born 9/17/08 -Glitter and Chukchi were her parents 75% Siberian Husky 25% NAID and still hypo-allergenic!!)  :o).  I named her Bella - she is a wonderful dog. Whenever we are out, I am always receiving compliments on what a beautiful dog she is – I have also attached a recent picture.       Jorie”

 

Luna - Sire~Mazato
“Hi Karen, We thought you might like to see what Luna's been up to lately... Yes, she actually fell asleep in her food bowl!!!!  Geoff” _______________ “The tow truck showed up at about 12:35am, a big diesel thing which I’m sure the neighborhood appreciated. I thought I was able to get out of the bedroom without Luna hearing me leave and waking up. I guess she heard me coughing outside and began to howl… Here’s where it gets interesting. She could hear me outside with the tow truck driver {coughing}, she knows she wants out and no matter how much my wife tries to console her, she heads to our bedroom door and stands on her hind legs and tries to OPEN the door!!! We have these levers or handles on all our doors instead of knobs… It makes opening the door pretty easy if your hands are full, just push down or up on them with your elbow, knee or hip and you can open the door. Luna knows this!!! If she was a couple inches taller, my wife said she would have been able to reach the handle and get the door open!!!! She was just short of touching the handle…  Out of the eleven dogs I have had before Luna, I have NEVER seen a dog attempt to open a door before. Of course all the previous places I have lived had door knobs on all the doors!!! My wife said she tried multiple times to reach the handle so it wasn’t just a coincidence and did just one time. My wife said she was scared thinking that Luna was NOT going to stop until she found a way out. Luckily my wife knew enough to bring her back to the side of the bed and pet her stomach and she rolled over and eventually went back to sleep…  She also has this new game she likes to play. She has this teddy bear, {made for dogs, although she already broke the squeak thing inside in less than 3 hours}, and she takes it to the top of our stairs {2nd floor stairs} and drops it so it falls all the way to the front hallway. Then she runs down, picks it up and brings it back upstairs and does it all over again!!! She does this for about a half an hour!!!!  I hope you have a great weekend, talk to you later…  Geoff” ________________________ “Good morning Karen,              I hope all is well and things are going good for you. I have an interesting story and a compliment paid our dog Luna which was far and away the best stamp of approval to date.               We went to Musikfest in Bethlehem PA. a week ago.  We weren’t aware that dogs were not allowed in the place. Basically, they shut down Main Street and an adjacent street below it for music, food and drink… Cultures from all over the World are there. The dog Nazis {police} stopped us halfway down Main Street and told us Luna was not welcome there and we’d have to leave. Having driven 35 minutes to get there and park a mile away just to walk in the heat to get to Main Street , we weren’t just going to turn around and go home. We opted to find a place to sit {unnoticed} and grab a bite to eat. We found a table big enough for my wife and I and 6 others to sit at. While we were sitting there perhaps 600 people walked by {maybe a lot of repeats} but about 45 people stopped to ask if they could pet her and to see her up close. All of them commented on how beautiful she is. She just got up each time looked the ones that crouched down to her, in the eye and basked in their attention.               I was watching every person approaching us to see what their reaction to her was going to be. Like I said, some stopped and asked all about her, others just kept walking by. The ones walking by would sometimes comment to us about Luna or to others in their group about her. I like reading lips especially when they don’t think we can possibly hear them. The one group that really impressed me the most was a group of 13 or 14 year old boys. Having been one myself back in the days of dinosaurs, I remember what it was like. My nephew is 15 so I see it up close too. Typically, boys of this age are NOT interested in complimenting anyone or anything. Instead it is the opposite, they are more likely to find the deformities or defects and take pride in making fun of them.               I watched this group of about 6 boys approach and one boy in the back reached forward and grabbed the two boys in front of him and pointed at Luna and said, “Oh my God! That is the most AWESOME dog I have every seen!!!” I told my wife immediately what he had just said and she was ear to ear smiles. Sometimes you wonder if people just say how pretty they think your dog is just to be kind to you when they couldn’t care less about your dog. I do it. I know people get so wrapped up in their dogs they think the World of them. One of our friends even made a FACEBOOK page for her dog!               I personally don’t like little dogs, but in an effort to stroke the owner’s pride in their dog I will ask questions about their dog even if I don’t absorb the answer. I typically take every compliment about Luna as being people just being nice. The ones that stop and get face to face with her and talk to her and ask all kinds of questions about her are the sincere ones. Yet this one boy’s comment really made my day/week/YEAR!!!! She is truly a spectacular dog, and she is exceptionally social which makes her all the talk of everywhere we go… People are usually intimidated by a dog her size, but they don’t seem to be worried one bit about her and approach her like she is still an 18 pound little ball of fur….               I’m just worried she’s going to turn into a Prima Donna or something because of all the compliments she gets… I will get some up to date photos for you over the next few weeks {hopefully when it gets cooler}. Until then, I thank you again.               Thank you so much…. I hope you have a great week.             Jeff”

 

Copper

“Hi Karen,   Just to let you know Copper is doing great.  Marie, Suton, Peanut (the cat), and I, have all adjusted to our new family member.  He loves to run and play with other dogs and greets all of the customers at my shop with a wagging tail.  Everyone he meets asks questions about him.  Thanks again   Tim”

 

Takoda - Sire~Catori

“Hi Karen, It's Christina and Michael from NYC now living in South Florida with our 50/50 SID, Takoda (2/19/09 litter of Glitter and Catori).  We hope all is well!  Additionally, we would like to mention that Takoda is doing great!  He is going to be 10 months soon and he is already 75 pounds...he's a big boy! He is my jogging buddy, though sometimes I really do feel its the other way around :)  I bought what is called the "Cardio Canine" belt and it is such a joy to walk/ jog with him, especially these dogs who love to run and explore.  The other day we went with our neighbor who owns a Siberian Husky and we saw a NAID at the park. It was wonderful to see how Takoda automatically picked the NAID out of scores of other dogs to go play with. Plus it was wonderful to see an actual NAID, they are so beautiful!  :)  Anyways, Takoda has had his evil little spells, where he ate portions our mattress (I must say his digestive system is resilient), and not to mention shoes, oh and my husbands lip the first day we got him, hahahaha.  But I think he is past that now...neutering him and proving him DURABLE chewy toys has calmed him down.  He has also taken countless trips in the car (with his doggy seatbelt) from NY to Florida and back and he just sleeps the entire way...its great!  People stop on the side of the road to ask us about our dog and to tell us how beautiful he is (we always give MajesticView a plug ;))  He also DOES NOT bark at all!!!!!! We love it!  Only when he plays with us does he do the "husky talk" but you can ring the door bell, or he can see other dogs/ people and doesn't make a fuss about it.  He is also extremely smart, its amazing!  Not to mention that he was sooo easy to potty train.  He was potty trained within 1 week of living with us!  We also take him to doggy daycare once a week so that he can socialize with other dogs under a controlled environment. He is definitely a pack oriented pooch because he follows us everywhere we go in the house, its the coolest thing to have a constant companion (especially when you are doing not so fun things like cooking, washing dishes, or folding clothes, hahaha). Takoda has been a great addition to our family, Thanks again Karen! Along with the certificate, I have attached a picture of Takoda and I the day before our wedding (don't mind me, I was exhausted and no makeup   :o) ). Merry Christmas and God Bless! Christina and Michael”