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BooBoo
Cheyanne

Cheyenne Autumn
Frodo Kaonashi
Guffinger
Hakata Ciye
Hoka He
Jenna
Kapi
King's Male
Kipi
Lakota
Lakota Kittoe
Lowaci
Manawya
Naasha

Rio Takoda

River

Sapphire & Wolfy
Shaa-hine'i
Sunjka Wakan

Takoda
Teka
Teyha
Thundering Timber
Tonweya
Tonweya Hota
Wahea

 

BooBoo - Sire-Fantastic Fred

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“Hi Karen,

Hope the holidays treated you okay.  Doesn't my boy look just like his dad F.Fred?  He is such a much better dog than is PeeWee.   Take Care.  Don”

 

Cheyanne


Cheyanne & Seneca

 

Cheyenne Autumn - Sire~Dakota Durango

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"Hi Karen,

I took Cheyenne to our town’s walking trail for the first time yesterday. I was wanting to wait until he had had his four month shots before exposing him to too many things.  We had just been walking around our neighborhood. There is a clear spring fed creek that the trail follows for a while, and I decided to see how he would handle water for the first time. He went right in and had no fear whatsoever. In fact I had trouble getting him out of it. He even put his whole head under trying to catch minnows. I love to go fishing and was hoping he would like to go with me, so now I know I’ve got a fishing partner. He has a lot more energy than I had hoped for, but hopefully he will settle down with age. He’s very social, thinks everyone we pass wants to play with him. He also wants to play with every dog we pass, though most of them take a look at that bundle of energy and head the other way. He even socializes with the cows that we see along the way.   Thanks Again for such a wonderful dog.  Laurel"
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“Hi Karen,

Cheyenne Autumn actually does pretty well with being alone all day while I'm at work. Of course he has a very large fenced yard with a 5 foot chain link fence. He does quite a bit of digging to bury his bones, and to catch moles (which I am delighted about). He has lots of toys, I even tied an old bicycle tire from one of the trees for him to pull on. It lasted about 3 months before he chewed it in two. Lately he has been dismantling an old board privacy fence beside the patio. It's slightly rotten anyway. He takes off one board at a time, they are narrow slats, and chews it into small pieces. I bag up the pieces for a friend who uses them as kindling to start fires in his wood stove. He invents his own games.  I gave him an old blanket when I first got him. I put it in his dog house for him to sleep on. It later became a toy to be played with. He brings one of his squeeker toys over and covers it up with the blanket, then goes around the corner of the house. A few minutes later he comes back around and runs over and pulls the blanket off and acts like he just discovered his toy hiding under it and grabs the toy and runs off playing with it. The neighbors get a kick out of watching him. I live out in an area where everyone has between 1 and 3 acres, so the houses aren't very close together, but the neighbors across the street who are retired watch him and tell me about his antics. He is inside with me in the evening after our walk and he even covers up his chew toys inside the house with his pet bed. Lately, when I see that he has caught a mole, I notice him playing with it for a long time.  He can be very gently with it. But I haven't been finding any dead ones lying around, so I suspect he's turning them loose so he can play with them again. (I've got to have a talk with him about that). He had a real problem with chewing on everything, including my hands. But with lots of persistence, I have finally broken him of that. We walk 40 to 60 minutes every night and longer on the weekends. Like some of the other people who have written in about their dogs, he is crazy about water. He plays in the hose while I am trying to water flowers, plays in the water dripping from the roof during a rain shower. While it was warm we would drive to a nearby river that is spring feed and clear with a gravel bottom and gravel bars. He would play in the water for hours, putting his whole head under water to try to catch things or retrieve something. Sometimes, he would just lay down in it. My last dog was a lab and I thought he was crazy about water, but Cheyenne is more of a water dog than the lab. He, too, will tip over his water bowl and play in it. All in all, we get a long pretty good. His only bad trait is not coming when I call him unless he wants to.  Any advice on that one? Thanks for your continuing interest in your pups. Laurel

 

Frodo Kaonashi

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Guffinger - Sire~Pahuuma

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“Dear Karen, 

I wanted to tell you how much we are enjoying Guffinger.  After just turning one-year old on August 2 he is still a puppy (sort of), but has already become an integral part of our family.  He is great with our children and all the kids in the neighborhood.  I think his size and appearance sometimes scares people the first time, but they quickly are charmed by Guffinger's warm personality. 

We take him to a kennel that has a special "Doggy play day" several times a month so he can play with other dogs.  He appears to get along well with all breeds equally well.  The staff at the kennel calls him "The Play Machine" because he likes his visits so much and wants to play all the time. 

He is a great companion and I wouldn't trade him for anything.  He frequently sleeps on the sofa in my office while I'm working and I really enjoy his company.  At night, he sleeps in our room on my wife's antique chaise lounge.  She was a little concerned at first, but Guffinger has taken care of it admirably.  In fact, the other day I was laying down on it and he came over and looked at me like I was on his couch!  As soon as I left, he inspected the couch and then jumped up on it and laid down to claim his space.  

Guffinger is like a third child and is now reading over my shoulder as I type this.  I'm not sure what he thinks I'm doing, but he appears interested!   

Best wishes in the future. 

Sincerely, 

Victor” 
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“Hello Karen,

I thought I'd update you on how Guffinger is doing.  He is enjoying Texas , but gets a bit hot in the summer (March through November) but luckily has a pool he enjoys.  He does not like to jump right in, but lays on the top steps to cool his belly. 

Coco , our rescue lab/shepherd mix, loves Guff so much. When we take them to the vet for checkups, she whines and cries if he is out of sight.  They sleep next to each other, play constantly, and stand upon the waterfall fixture of the pool to scan the neighborhood.  They both are quite famous here. 

Guff is a bit thin, ironically he gravitates towards the veggies when he gets human food snacks, and runs and plays so much he burns off everything he eats.  We all should be so lucky, but sometimes I am concerned he does not get enough calories.  He doesn't care for the fresh meat so much, seems to like rice, noodles, and carrots.  Strange.

I love your "from a dog's perspective" area.  I have been inspired to tell Guffs story, about how he was lonely and always jumped the fence b4 Coco and how loving and protective he is of her and our entire family.  He is so smart, gentle, and loves to please.  He does his sits and downs and stays even when a hot pizza is set in front of him.  

...I'll try to get one of them together, but they seem to sense the camera coming. 

Thanks, and God's Blessings,

Susan”

 

Hakata Ciye & Shaa-hine'i - Sire~Saranac Sam

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“Dear Karen, I can't tell you the tremendous amount of joy that the pups are giving us.  Pups?  Hakata Ciye was 44 lbs at 12 weeks and Shaa-hine'i 48 (when he lays across my lap it is like having a 50 lb sack of grain on your legs..not long before I start to go numb.  The vet is so impressed with them.  He has never seen dogs like them and thinks he is the most privileged vet in New Jersey (calls them his big boys).  They never fail to surprise and amaze us.  I am attaching some photos that I hope you will enjoy.  God Bless, Carole”  
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“Dear Karen,

I am enclosing the neutering certificates from Shaa-Hin’i and Hakata Ciye.   Please do not send us the refund as stated in our contract.  We are delighted with the dogs and want you to have the money as a thank you gift from us.  We thank God often for allowing us to have such joy in them.  They are truly remarkable.  People are enamored with them…so are we.  

Today they were weighed, 110lbs. for Shaa-hine’I at 14 months of age,  and 105 lbs. for Hakata Ciye, same age.  I am enclosing some long overdue pics.  What you don’t see in the photos is how affectionate they are with humans.  The excuse people give…don’t buy 2 pups because they will not bond to their humans is simply untrue and absolutely not the case with our two NAIDs.  

As an old horse owner/trainer, I have so much fun watching them run and jump so effortlessly.  

Our boys are so good in the house, they never steal anything or cock their legs on anything in the house.  They do not try to take anything off the counters or table top, even though many times there is irresistible meats and scrumptious doggy snacks lying around.   They do wait like gentleman until we are done and offer them what ever tidbits are left.  

When the Christmas tree came into the house, we both thought for sure, the boys would initiate the tree, after all that is what they do to almost every tree that we have outside.  But they never even looked at it, they must have thought it was another house plant, which they both know not to bother.  

We have a kiddy gate about 2&1/2 ft high which they could jump over or push over at any time, but they respect the barrier we put up and they will not go over it, not even if it falls over on its own.  If and when we give them permission to enter a different part of the house, both boys do so with the utmost respect and gentleness.  

David enjoys taking them to work and to town or where ever else he may go, they never have destroyed or harmed anything in the car.  We even take them grocery shopping and they have never touched any thing we have purchased grocery wise.   The worst thing they have done is to put a front paw on the consol (we call it a foot fault) which in itself is not too bad, but it always leads to a face washing as we are trying to drive.   So we have outlawed foot faults.  Lol!!  

We love the looks on people’s faces when they see us with our two gigantic babies and we have answered hundreds of times, “They are Native American Indian Dogs”.

Thanks Karen, for providing us with such a rewarding experience.  Now we see why your statistics, say 88% of the people who purchase one NAID will get another one.

I hope your new year is filled with joy and gladness.  

                                                                                                                        Gratefully,     Carole”
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“Our boys are such a delight!  We can't thank you enough.  I wish you could see them running around this farm like a herd of Buffalo , then when they get hot they go swimming.  All of a sudden they have to stop and come in the house to hang with us.  They stare in the doors and windows like orphans looking for a home, so we let them in wet or not and they lick us to pieces.  Shaa-hine i' still sits in my lap.  Hakata actually smiles and dances.  Can't get out the driveway without taking them in the car and every place we take them they cause a big commotion.  They are very smart and don't trust strangers - fine with me.  They like the postman - turns out he is a devoted Christian.  Tell me my boys don't know character.  Let me know when your little ones, the Sibercaans, hit the ground.  Someday one of us will actually get the other on the phone..you are never far from my thoughts.  In my mind I hear you laughing every time the boys dive off the bank into the pond.  Carole” 

 

Hoka He

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"Hoka He is growing and having a pretty great time; she has become quite the social butterfly!"                ~Mary

"Hoka He is doing so well!  She really is the best dog in the world!  She just went on vacation with me; got her own backpack to carry her own gear and she loves it!  She is so cocky trotting around in her Red rig.  She must take after her Mom in the personality department.  I taught her how to jump on the trampoline—what a hoot!  It is so easy to train her (untraining is the hard task!  Chewing and digging are 2 of her favorite pastimes!).  She loves fireworks and concerts and especially parties!  She really works the crowd."            ~Mary and Hoka He  

 

Jenna - Sire~Fantastic Fred

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“HI Karen,

Jenna is a very sweet girl when she isn't being the "wild child".  For some reason, she thinks all of our arms are chew toys.  Gradually, she is improving, but she is so young and everything is an experiment for her.   

Jenna has made friends with all the dogs in the neighborhood.  Suddenly, we find several dogs at our property line every evening and they come strictly for her!  Jenna is not shy and is a very composed little girl.  When the older, bigger dogs get rough with her, she takes it in stride as if she KNOWS she is going to be bigger than all of them and then it will be pay back time.  When she plays the stalking game, Jenna looks just like the picture I have of Fantastic Fred.  I suspect that she will look a lot like him when she grows up. 

Jenna likes and is very comfortable around people.  We believe that when she grows up, she will be a gentle giant.  At this writing, Jenna is 11-1/2 weeks old.  We haven't weighed her, but she must be at least 25 lbs by now and has doubled in size since she arrived.  Next week when we complete her shots, I'll get her weight.  She seems to be growing before our eyes…  

...Thank you so much for sending us Jenna.  We believe that her personality and character fit in well with our family.  Not to mention that she is and will be one gorgeous dog!  It was important that we have a dog that is friendly and outgoing as I bring my pets to my daughter's school on a regular basis and need a dog that will can handle being accosted by large groups of children.  Jenna LOVES kids!!!    Thanks Again for an absolutely wonderful new member to our family.  Susan”
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“Hi Karen, 

Thought it was time to give an update on Jenna.  She is now 5 months old and weighs around 55 lbs.  Jenna is a very distinctive dog and people constantly comment on her beautiful facial markings and her calmness for her size.  Her markings have changed considerably since she came to us.  Her face is looking more and more like Fred's although her body coloring is very similar to Hakata We.  Her long guard hairs are starting to come in and soon she will lose her puppy fluff.  I can't wait until her long hair comes in.   

Jenna loves people, especially children and drops into active submission whenever she greets anyone.  She loves to meet new dogs and is a real social butterfly.  We hike at least 4 days a week, which she needs to help her contain her high energy level.  She has a very sensitive nose for tracking and has tracked gophers and moles underground until she sniffed them, sometimes more than a foot underground, before digging out and finding their main tunnels.  So far, she has only actually caught and killed one, but I've seen her digging in as the gophers were pushing the dirt behind themselves to refill the holes. 

On today's hike with 2 other dogs, they found a skunk.  The two younger dogs (Jenna & Bentley) HAD to sniff up it's butt, while it's tail was raised.  Yes, they got skunked.  Both pups were so interested in this new creature that they would not listen to any recall.  After getting sprayed, Jenna continued to follow the critter into a ravine.  It took several minutes to get her back and boy was she pleased with herself!  The pups must have been sprayed at the very end of skunk's spray cycle because we couldn't smell it immediately on them.  As we continued to walk though, we kept getting a whiff of nasty smell here and there.  At this moment, Jenna is at the vet's getting de-scented and having her eyes checked.  (Maybe they should check her hearing while they are at it!  Those giant radar ears of hers didn't seem to hear me at all!).  I've noticed before that when Jenna is focused on something, she tends to block out everything else.

In a couple of weeks we are starting an intermediate training class and will be focusing on recall and heeling.  Jenna is a very smart pup and learns quickly.  With her, it's a matter of deciding IF or WHEN she is going to listen.  Also, she is not a cow hound and will not perform for just kibble unless starving or even other tastier dog treats.  I've seen her turn her nose up at liver treats.  Whenever I plan to take Jenna in the car, I have to allow at least 5 minutes of coaxing and this is usually with a piece of cheese or meat.  It's not that she doesn't want to come, she just wants to come in her own time.  That's another area of improvement for her but I think time, maturity and repetition will be the key to breaking her stubbornness. (I hope) 

I don't have any current pictures of Jenna.  The last pics were taken a month ago.  But since she will be nice and clean when I finally pick her up today, maybe I'll take some new shots of her this evening… 

Take care. 

Sue”  
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“Hi Karen, 

...  You can see how much she has changed in the last couple of months and I think she will continue to change as she matures.  She is really a beauty.  ...  Jenna came in second place on her ability to perform assigned tasks...come, sit, down, stay, etc...  (she would have come in first place, but I haven't taught her to roll over and the there was one pup in the group that could)  Jenna is even starting to listen to Alie (my daughter) on recall and leave it, which is no small task since Alie is just 7 years old.  The pics with Alie are right after her skunk bath.  I wanted to get some pics before she got dirty and covered with mud and sticker burrs, which occurred shortly thereafter.  She is still such a baby.  It's easy to forget when you look at her size and calm demeanor. 

Talk to you soon. 

Sue”

 

Kapi

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Fast friends... Looks like a Native American Indian Dog puppy and one of La Flamme's American Indian dogs is going to love living together.

 

King's Male 

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Kipi - Sire~Saranac Sam

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“Karen, 

Good morning.  Today is the first day Kipi will be home without us.  Poor girl.  She is sooo spoiled.  She is up to 16.2 pounds as of yesterday.  She loves eating turkey, chicken, beef, venison, vanilla ice cream, puppy formula, and dog food.  She hasn't yet gotten use to her kennel though.  She will whine for hours and hours at night when we put her in there.  She wants to be right in our bed and sleep with us.  Sometimes I let her just so we can get some sleep.  She gets along with all our other animals, even our serval.  She has so much more hair then our other NAIDS did at her age.  My mom thought it was a saint bernard.  Her ears are still down and her coloring is changing every day.  She can come, sit, and shake and we are working on staying, and laying down.  Not bad for 8 weeks old.  She is going to the vet in one week for her shots.  I can't wait to show her off.  We also sign on the dotted line for our house in one week.  We aren't sure where we are going to be able to put the kennel yet.  The one-hundred feet from the property line is becoming difficult to figure out where to put one.  I'm sure I'll have to call the county and ask them if there is any way it can be closer.  (Maybe with the neighbors permission or something).  I'm going to need to get some more food soon.  I haven't decided yet if I'm going to make trips to your house or special order from a local pet store.  I think I'll call and see how much it would cost to order first.  

Talk to you soon. 

Hilary”

 

Lakota

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Lakota (foreground) is trained for hunting pheasant & rabbit, and is also broke for sled and skis!

"I just wanted to let you know  that the world's greatest dog is still the world's greatest dog."         ~Ivan

 

Lakota Kittoe - Sire~Sala Toloko

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"Karen,

Just a note to say "Hi".  Rosie and I continue to watch your website and are always excited to see what is new.  Watching these most recent litters grow up has been the best.  You certainly continue to satisfy many people.   Rosie and I know all about that.   Our Lakota continues to bring much joy into our lives daily.  The NAID are very special and unique companions.  Also, when people talk about their visit to your home it reminds us of our visit.   It was an experience we remember so clearly to this day.

We appreciate the wonderful work you do, your dogs are the BEST.   We hope that when we are ready for another puppy for Lakota you would have one.

Best regards.
Michael and Rosie"

 

Lowaci - Sire~Tunayo

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Manawya

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Naasha - Sire~Pahuuma

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"Hi Karen:

After I tattled on Naasha to you she has become much more gentle and  in control of herself. I did shake her muzzle a couple of times but that just encouraged a stronger response. Looking into her eyes with a firm No and a gentle tap on the muzzle does the trick. She is wonderfully sensitive, has a great sense of humor,  and her development each day is astonishing. She makes all other dogs around us seem immature and almost of a different species. I commend you every day.

John" 
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“Our little puppy did not last long. On her 3rd month birth date she is almost 30 lbs. She loves her home and is a great companion. Her training is progressing nicely and she is quick to learn. She is great on car trips and on hikes. It might snow tomorrow so it will be fun to get her reaction. Our best always, John Hawk”  
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“Hi Karen,

We are with our children and grandchildren here near Seattle and Naasha is happily with us. We have not had her around young children before (ages 4, 7, and 9 and 11-Missa, Draven Wasea , India and Sage) but Naasha loves being with them has been wonderful with them-full of play yet gentle. She embraces the whole family like the pack members we are and has adapted with ease to a new territory. She is easy to travel with and everyone is taken with her beauty, personality, and good house manners. Every day confirms what a special being she is and your outstanding efforts at breeding a wonderful animal. In the evening when we all gather to prepare dinner she lays down in the center of the kitchen and enjoys being in the center of the activity.   Later   Hawk”
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“Naasha is pure delight-spunky, bright, friendly and at ease with people
and other dogs. She is 52 pounds now at her five month birthday. She
attracts attention and praise wherever we go.”
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“Dear Karen,

… I have just  returned from visiting my parents in Shasta and to especially visit with Naasha, WoW!! she is very special and to see her in person, was very important for me, she  is very beautiful and  playful, but perhaps, most inspiring to me, is her thoughtfullness and awarness.  I took plenty of photos and I am very pleased to have been with her as I feel it has given me insight to portray this type of special dog. I want to thank you for your noble work in breeding these fabulous, rare animals. She is so much part of the family that I miss her like I would miss my own sister…

Blessings DkJ”  
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“Hi Karen:

I thought you would get a kick out of this photo. When traveling Naasha
gets to enjoy her own ice cream cone.
Also, a number of times while Naasha and I are hiking in the woods
Ravens follow her, swooping down and circling then settling in a tree
and make their knocking sounds. Naasha goes up to the tree and looks
up. As we proceed with our hike Ravens follows sometimes for a mile.

Best regards,
John Hawk”
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“Hi Karen.
… No complaints about Naasha. She did her share of puppy stuff-eating shoes, etc. but she is maturing wonderfully. We took her wilderness camping for the first time and she made sure she checked out everything within a three hundred yard radius from the center of our camp and would go out and come back to her cave-the bed of the truck with a shell. We have learned that we can trust her to stick around us even as she ventures forth on her explorations. At one point she sensed something off in the forest and came to attention, sniffing, giving short, quiet growls (no barking) with hair bristling and remained this way for about 20 minutes and then relaxed and came and lay down next to us.

She is great with humans of all ages and other dogs. She does well on a leash even though most of the time she is off leash on our hikes.  Come at home is still not 100%-its more like she comes when she sees that it is in her interest to do so. Everywhere we go people exclaim what a beautiful dog-what kind is she?

Bye for now,
John”  
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“Dear Karen, I hope you have seen the Book~ Mountain Spirit, I myself have only seen the paperback and am still awaiting arrival of my hardcover from the press...apparently they are quite coveted and selling ALOT. I hope that this book sheds light on these people and their wonderful dogs that YOU have helped keep alive and part of our lives.

... A quick story~ I was with Naasha (the NAID mostly used in the illustrations in the book "Mountain Spirit") and another dog approached and began to playfully Nip at my shoulder..... Naasha however would have none of it, as she quickly escorted the dog 10 yards away and pinned him to the ground and with sternness let him know that she was in no mood to see that. I was very impressed and felt so protected by her!

ps ANOTHER book is being written and I have been asked to illustrate it- a similar subject ~Indians and their dogs but FOR CHILDREN!  Stay tuned  I think I will want OTHER models,  lol!!! I had a very interesting experience with the press it was my first time so I learned a lot, was a little disappointed that they ignored my acknowledgement of my brother (who helped with my maps) and you Karen who gave me the wonderful opportunity to draw and paint these wonderful spirit dogs! Blessings David Joaquin”

 

Rio Takoda - Sire~Dakota Durango

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“Hi Karen, just wanted to say hi and let you know Rio Takoda is doing great.  We live on 5 acres and have now put in an electric fence which he is doing very well with.  He loves being able to run and play.  He has the sweetest personality and just adores our children.  I take him in the car alot to take them and pick them up from school and he watches all the kids until he sees ours and is so happy.  He is probably about 90 pounds now.  He has the most beautiful face and markings..hard to believe that little pup we saw the two wet in the snow pics of is the same dog.  When we take him to PetSmart so many people remark how beautiful he is. 

Just curious if you ever have anybody with an older NAID looking for a good home.  We would consider a second dog but really don't want to do the puppy stage again. 

Hope all is well with you. 

Sincerely,

Robert and Carol Chroneos”

 

River - Sire~Dakota Durango 

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Saphire & Wolfy

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Sunjka Wakan - Sire~Pahuuma

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“Karen, 

I just thought I'd let you know that Mandy made it back with Sunjka yesterday evening.  It took longer than expected because of the storms, but they made it safe and sound.  Sunjka is still adjusting to her new home, but she is doing well.  She started eating again last night, which is a good sign.  She is a very sweet girl and both our girls just love her.  Tanka is still trying to adjust too.  He's like a jealous single child, but Sunjka doesn't take any of his garbage.  I'm sure she we teach him a thing or two about pack life. 

Attached is a picture of Sunjka with our youngest daughter Kylie. 

We hope all is well with you.  Thanks again for letting us take Sunjka.  I know she will have a good home here and I'm sure she will be happy and loved. 

Kim “

 

Takoda - Sire~Dakota Durango

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Takoda at Animal Safety Day.

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Takoda is now a “Certified” Therapy assist dog working with the elderly in nursing homes and with children in schools and has just been granted permission to work in a Florida hospital with terminally ill children.
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“Hi,
Hope this finds ya'll doing well, we're all OK here..
Sorry it has been so long since I've sent any news, my life is something past insane..
I have to tell you about our boy..I think I told you I was having trouble w/ him obeying the "come" command and some others unless he just wanted to obey..Well, I am training he and Kai in Lithuanian, and he does WONDERFUL...I can't begin to explain it, but it works..Takoda now weighs in at 79.9 lbs..He is also a wonderful babysitter, we seem to always have rescued puppies here, and Koda plays w/ them, they climb and chew on him, and he just lays there..By the time he is 1 we will be fully certified in visitation therapy..We are working very slowly at our Search & Rescue training, but that is mostly my fault..Some days my back hurts so bad I can hardly make myself get up..

KAI is also doing GREAT with her training, she is my velcro baby..She is much shyer then Koda, she much prefers to just stay beside me..She took right to the new command training too..She also will be certified as soon as she is 1..

Take care, GOD BLESS..jodi”
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“Karen,
You should see this boy playing in the pool..He seems to be part duck..
I LOVE him sooooo much, there is no way to THANK YOU for him..jodi”
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“Hey Girl,

 Hope this finds you doing well, we're OK all things considered..

 I have to tell you what our boy did;  I set a 12 pack of Pepsi down on the lawn chair, to put in the truck, Coda came and picked up the whole carton and carried it to the side yard and proceeded to tear it open. His teeth had punctured 4 cans where he picked it up, He rooted till he found the punctured cans, picked them up 1 at a time and held them in his mouth till the Pepsi was all gone..He really likes Pepsi, I was so tickled at him I could not even scold him..He kept nosing the others, I think trying to get them open too..He is such a funny boy, he really knows and likes it when I laugh, as long as I'm laughing, he keeps clowning..He is such a LOVE..j”

 

Teka - Sire~Pahuuma

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Teyha

"This picture (left) is about a month old and she is even bigger now.  She has really beautiful colors and almost everywhere we go people ask us about her.  She has been great with the kids especially our 2 year old, Josh. He likes to pretend he is a puppy too and I think Tehya is convinced he is her sibling.  We have been taking her to Puppy Kindergarten and she is doing really well.  Her favorite part is the treats.  We are still working on the house training but she has getting better each day. "
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"Hi Karen -

Just wanted to send a couple more pictures (center & right) so you (and Hak) can keep up with how Teyha's doing.

We still have a long way to go with training - she especially enjoys ignoring the "come"command - but she is fantastic with the kids (as you can see in one of the pictures).  In fact, Josh enjoys pulling on her tongue, and she puts up with it like any good sibling.  She's also having a ball outside in the snow - I think she's in her true element right now.

Hope all's well. 
Take care,
Ken, Ann, Morgan, Joshua, and Teyha (not to mention the 2 cats and 15 fish)."

 

Thundering Timber

10 mos and weighing in at just over 100 lbs.  Maybe Majestic View's biggest NAID yet!  Lets wait and see.
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"I am teaching Timber to drive the police car. That way when I go to work I can leave him to do the driving.  He already knows how to turn on the siren and the blue lights. Problem is he wants to wear my sunglasses when he drives.  Guess I gotta get him a pair....  I will see if he will allow me to take a photo of him behind the wheel.  He is kind of sensitive about the way he looks in his uniform though.  I told him time and time again to lay off the donuts but he don't listen.  This is where I caught him hanging out with some of the guys the other night."  (LOL)     ~Twohawks

 

Tonweya - Sire~Pahuuma

The rare breed agility champion and his tri-colored collie girlfriend.

 

Tonweya Hota

"Yes, baby boy and I are safe at home.  Little Tonweya Hota is already turning out to be a great pup. He was quiet the whole way home except when he had to go to the bathroom. He cries to let me know that he has to go. I bought potty paper to train him but that's not necessary. He also already knows his name. 
At home he went up to Nino, my dad's Corgi-mix dog, without fear and started to play with him. Though Nino still doesn't know how to take this young puppy that's as big as him. Sheena, my cat, is curious but hasn't bothered Tonweya nor he her. Right now Tonweya and Nino are playing with each other and running around my upstairs "apartment." Later today Tonweya and I are going to have some fun at Petsmart. You can reassure Hakata We that her little boy is safe, happy, and spoiled.
Talk to you later, Mindy and Tonweya"
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"Tonweya is doing just fine.  He is currently about 27" at the shoulders and weighs 80 lbs.  We are in our 2nd round of Beginner's Agility.  I wanted to repeat since he is still very young for the sport.  Although, I know now that we won't be repeating any more classes because he's already bored with the class. He learns very quickly.  Once he learns an obstacle he becomes a big show-off.  We won't be able to start competing until he's 18 mths old.  He's already impressing the instructors.  A few weeks ago he decided to do round 2 of the mini agility course without me.  Everyone in the building was dying laughing watching him leave without me and doing the obstacles in the correct order, or at least the first 5 which were his favorites...and then he kept doing them.

He is, of course, a BIG hit whenever we go to the park.  He is known as "The Big Dog".  You can almost pre-write what people are going to say when they approach us.  It's always the same: What kind of dog is he?  Where did you get him?  He's very beautiful.  He's huge.  When it comes to his personality, he's very playful and friendly towards other animals but he's very wary of people, but not so much with those who have other dogs with them. "

 

Wahea

Read more about Wahea on the Dog Tales page.