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| September 4, 2010 -
Hello Cynthia,
I haven't written in a while so I thought I'd drop you a note.
Yesterday Jeff and I took Roman with us to an area in Plano, Texas
called The Shops at Legacy. It's a very upscale shopping, bar, and
restaurant district, with some places being pet friendly.
Fortunately for us yesterday was below 90 degrees. That may sound
hot, but we've gone the past 4 months hovering right around 100 or more
so 90 feels amazing! Roman was welcome with us on a patio for
happy hour and he was truly the perfect dog! I could not have been
prouder of him. He sat there quietly and extremely well-behaved
the entire time. Children came up to pet him and he did his usual
thing, which is lowering his head and bending his ears back in
submission. It's SO cute. Then, all of a sudden, two people
walked by that he did not like for some reason and he switched into the
perfect guard dog that he is.
Our waiter asked about him and I of course referred him to you.
When we walked back to our car people stopped us left and right asking
about him or commenting on how gorgeous or well-mannered he was. I
thought you'd like to know. Attached are a couple of pics of
Roman and me.
Take good care!
Julie
Frisco, Texas
Terra X Dryker son 2007
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| August 12, 2010 -
Hi
Cynthia,
I
saw Beauty’s new puppies and hope she is doing well. I am a little bit
surprised to see only 3 puppies… I thought she would have 8 or more
again.
I
adopted another dog, Imma, from shelter a couple of month ago to be a
friend of Sieben. Imma is about similar age as Sieben and about 45 LBS and
she is a Doberman mix. Sieben is already 75LBS. They play together when we
are present and sleep in separate areas when we are not at home. We took
them to the coast once and they both love the sea.
Recently
I am taking Sieben to a class for some more fun. He is very smart and
handsome. The trainer likes himJ
It
has been very hot in Austin so I take Sieben to swim at least once a week.
He is a great swimmer. I also noticed that he starts paying less attention
to other dogs/people and loves to play with me more and more.
You
can see in the picture that he is not so happy about the kiddy pool I got
for him… too small…
Sieben
will be 1 year old in a couple weeks and I miss that little fur ball. He
is a very good dog. Joseph and I both love him very much and we are glad
that Alice introduced us to you. Thanks again.
Flora
Beauty
X Dryker son 2009
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| July 24, 2010 - Pic
of the best dog in the world...Spike. Me and Spike.......he loves fetch
and also for me to chase him.
Beauty X Dryker son 2009 |
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July 9, 2010 - Deb says,
"Hi Cynthia, I have a lot of pics. of troy on here. He is doing very
well. We've started off lead heeling,dumbbell, go outs and lots of other
thing. Getting him ready for novice obedience. Sharon Celcum and myself
are going to be teaching puppy classes for RGODC. Little Zach is even
helping with classes and working with Troy...it's so cute to see him with
troy. I saw you were on FB and wanted to let you know how the big guy is
doing and thanks so much for letting us have him. take care.".
DAISY x BOBBY SON 2008 |
| July 3, 2010 -"Hi
Cynthia, just wanted to let you know the Ebony received her RN title
today. Her score was a 91. She was sidetracked a couple of times with all
the noise, but she did good. -Liz " TERRA
x ET DAUGHTER 2006 |
| June 21, 2010 -
Tidmores Rising Star Hank aka Renno
Beauty X Dryker son 2009
I have to brag on Renno. He passed his CGC yesterday with
flying colors! He is such an awesome dog. I get compliments
on him where ever we go....first for his looks (he is gorgeous!) and
then for his personality. He absolutely loves everybody....people
and animals.
He is friends with the miniature horse that lives next to the Rio
Grande club house...he has to go say hi whenever he sees him. With
the little dogs he will generally lay down (on his own) to make friends.
He is a wonderful ambassador for the breed because he is so friendly.
He will be taking the therapy dog test when he is old enough so I can
start doing some therapy work with him.
Love,
Sharon
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| June 13, 2010
Tidmores Rising Star Heidi aka Nova
A few updates on our baby! Taken on May 17th.
She is a blessing!
Thank you!
Melinda
Beauty X Dryker daughter 2009 |
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June 6, 2010 Tidmores
Rising Star Hogan aka Zeke
Hi Cynthia!
It is great to hear from you, sorry its been so long, I have been so
busy lately. Zeke is the most absolutely wonderful dog! We have
been having a lot of allergy problems with him though, and I have been
meaning to let you know about it. He loves all children and people.
He is spoiled rotten and has just been wonderful for us!!
Beauty X Dryker SON 2009 |
| April 26, 2010 Tidmores
Rising Star Helga (aka Jersey)
Cynthia,
I am truly sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. As you can
see in the pictures, she is beautiful! She has lots of personality
and isn't afraid to speak her mind (she fits in well with the family).
Overall, she is very independent. In the evenings she lays in the
kitchen while we are doing other things.
Thanks for checking on us!
Sarah
Beauty X Dryker daughter 2009 |
| April 18, 2010 New
pictures of "Tidmores Rising Star Hulk" aka Sieben. He lives in
Austin Texas with his owner Flora.
Beauty X Dryker son 2009 |
| March 27,
2010
Beauty X Cody daughter 2007
Hi Cynthia,
It's been forever since I have written and I
just wanted to give you an update on our wonderful Samantha. I saw
in someone's letter you posted that they have the most beautiful dog
ever, well I have to say I disagree, because I think Samantha is the
most beautiful dog EVER (I never even saw their dog, but I just can't
imagine a dog being prettier than Sam). I cannot even begin
to tell you what a joy she has been. She is now 2 1/2 years old
and is doing wonderful. I recently trained and ran a marathon in
Florida and she ran all of my shorter training runs with me. I
didn't want to tire her on runs over 6 miles, but she absolutely loved
it. She and Austin and his friends play soccer with her nearly
daily and she is an incredible soccer player. She reads the ball
and controls it as well as the kids!! She still sleeps in her
crate in Austin's room, but we now leave the door open and she stays in
until around 7am everyday. Yes, as you can probably see, she is
VERY spoiled, but that is ok. I truly cannot believe how smart she
is. It's nearly weird at some of the things she can pick up on.
For example, we have an invisible fence system and when we are playing
ball with her, sometimes her ball will get past her line. If I am
busy or doing something else in the yard and she can't get her ball, she
will knock over pot that has dirt in it cause she knows it gets my
attention. She has a really quirky personality and we laugh at
crazy things she does constantly. I will say she is also very
protective and everyone knows when they see her not to run upon her and
always say her name and let her smell them first. That is perfect
for us, maybe not so perfect for unwanted guest! She did some
agility a year ago, but she was a little timid at the time. I
think she would enjoy it much more now and we may try it again this
spring or summer. She did great and picked it up well. I
bought her a beaver stuffed toy and that dog show where I saw you and
Beauty and she carries it around with her every time she comes in.
She even has a special walk when she goes to get it. Anyway, I
could go on and on, but wanted to share a few stories.
I hope you and your family are doing well.
We are doing fine, and very excited about the spring and summer.
Stephanie
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March 13, 2010
Hi Cynthia. Here are more pics of Roman!
Julie
Terra X Dryker son 2007 |
| February 28, 2010
Cynthia,
The pictures of Fritz were taken in January and the pictures of
Trooper were taken
last summer in Cheyenne! It's hard to believe Fritz is 9 years old and
Troop is almost 7! My puppies are
growing up!! Thanks
again and hope you are all well!
Dena
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Trooper a Scarlet X Dashel Son 2003
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Fritz a Scarlet X Rhett Son 2001 |
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January 30, 2010
Cynthia,
We ARE enjoying Nova so much! She is a blessing!
Here is a great picture of her at Thanksgiving.
Don’t know if I told you but we took her camping. She went on a really
long bike ride with us….in my back pack! She fell asleep about ˝ way
through. J
Beauty X Dryker daughter 2009 |
| January 12, 2010 -
Beauty X ET son -2008
HI CYNTHIA......HERE ARE 3 PICTURES OF
THE PRETTIEST DOG EVER. HE IS A JOY (AND A NUISANCE SOMETIME ).BUT
HE IS GREAT.
HE LOVES TO GO FOR A RIDE IN THE CAR AND
SITS IN THE SEAT AND LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW LIKE A LITTLE KID.
I BOUGHT HIM A BED AND THE FIRST THING HE
DID WAS TO GRAB THE LABEL AND SWING IT AROUND HIS HEAD......SO THAT WENT
BACK TO THE STORE. HE HAS A LEATHER CLUB CHAIR THAT HE USES SO HE
IS CONTENT.
HE GOES DOWN TO THE CORRAL TO HELP FEED
THE HORSES. HE IS VERY INTIMIDATING.....AS LONG AS HE IS ON THE
SAFE SIDE OF THE FENCE. IF THE HORSES MOVE TOWARD HIM, HE
RUNS.LIKE CRAZY.
WE LOVE HIM A LOT.....JO
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| December 25, 2009 -
Scarlet
daughter left> 
<Daisy
daughter right
Beauty
son in the middle
Hi Cynthia -
Hope your holidays are filled with family and friends and hope
everything is well with you!
The dogs were looking at Santa <grin> !
Renno is doing great. What a joy he is! So smart,
outgoing and happy! Thanks to you!
Love,
Sharon
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| December 6, 2009
Hi Cynthia,
I have wonderful news. Troy
received qualifying scores on Sat. with an 88 & Sun. 95 for
Rally novice A and are you ready for this----first place both days too!
On Sat. he sniffed the floor pretty much the whole way but all the other
dogs did the same. Today he was amazing. In January there is another trial
so maybe we will get our 3rd leg.
I have some wonderful people
helping me train, Sharon Jolly, Melissa Thomas, Liz Widmer and
Dana Wray. Dana has been awesome!
Have a Happy Holiday and I'll keep
you posted.
Deb
Daisy X Bobby son 2008 |
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November 14, 2009
Terra X Dryker son 2007
Hello Cynthia,
It's been a while since I've updated you on Roman, born January 7,
2007, from the Dryker and Terra litter. Roman will be
3 soon and has settled into his adult personality nicely. He's a
large boy, at 100#, and looks just like his dad. He also looks
exactly like a larger version of his puppy pic you had posted on your
site when I first fell in love with him.
He's 100% what a well-bred GSD should be. He's loving and
affectionate to family, yet aloof to strangers in public. At
home he's fiercely loyal. No one dare come into his space
unwelcome. At the dog park he's the most well-behaved out of all
the other dogs. He's rarely challenged and therefore extremely
confident.
Anyway, I just wanted you to know how very much I love him.
I'll definitely buy another dog from you sometime in the future.
Keep directing prospective new puppy owners to my email for personal
referrals. If anyone lives in the Dallas area I'd also be happy
to show them Roman in person.
Take good care,
Julie Schott
Frisco, TX
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October 29, 2009
Beauty X Cody daughter 2007
Hi Cynthia!
I hope all is well with you. It is hard to believe that is has
already been two years! Zephyr is doing
beautifully. She continues to work in contract drug
detection, but her first love is being involved in Animal Assisted
Therapy at the Oklahoma City DHS Children's Shelter and
at several schools. This is so much more than
just being a friendly dog. She works through specific
protocols under the direction of a licensed therapist that help
children with disabilities learn basic social skills,
like boundary control, impulsive-compulsive
behaviors, dealing with abandonment, etc. She excels at this
work. She is very tuned in to what a child needs, but is intelligent
enough to make the exercises challenging for the
children. It is so wonderful to watch the
progress these children make through this training. Because
of the sensitive nature of her work, we are not allowed to photograph
the children while in therapy. But attached is a photo of a community
event we attended in July. The therapy organization we belong to
called H.A.L.O., Human Animal Link of Oklahoma. A truly
great organization I highly recommend. I will
send their website along with the photos later. The other
picture is just of the two of us in our back yard.
Cynthia, this dog is everything I had hoped she would be and so much
more. She is absolutely beautiful, very
protective, but smart about how she does it,
and so gentle with children. Unlike my previous shepherd that I dearly
loved, Zephyr's health has been excellent. You do
fantastic work! Don't stop!
I will send some additional photos later.
Lt Col Carol Collins
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| October 15, 2009
Daisy X Bobby son 2008
Cynthia,
I
have attached a picture of Duke from last night. He finally passed
the novice obedience class. The first time he tested we had some
problems with his sit stay and down stay. He was distracted by
another dog and they tested on a stormy night. We didn’t mind
taking the class over since the most important thing to us is getting him
out and around different people and other dogs. He is still a little
shy around new people but getting better all the time. Duke will
begin his new classes next week. I wondered if you still have any
females available from your current litter. We may also be
interested in Daisy’s next litter. At some point we would like to
have another female. We’re just not sure of the timing.
Thank
you very much,
Gay |
| September 25, 2009
Beauty X ET daughter 2008
hi cynthia,
im so sorry i didnt get you these pictues on sept 18th . i
have been so busy. how have you been? i saw the new babies they are
all so cute!!! I i cant belave it has been a year already where did
the time go.With faith i celabrate 2 birthdays the day she was born
and on nov 15th the day i got her. i know im crazy haha. I just wanted
to let you know she is doing great she knows all her hand singles that
i gave her like sit and stay and come, wait.She is so smart and
loveable .still haveing a problem with chewing up plastic i dont know
why but she likes to chew my daughters swing set seats and slide any
ideas on how i can stop that? im also working hard on her not jumping
up or mouthing me when i try to pet her.all in all things are going
great and i wish you luck on these next puppies anyone that gets those
puppies will be very blessed and happy i know im with faith!!
take care,
stephanie
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| August 5, 2009
I have just got to tell you what Saphira did yesterday. We had
just come home from Randy's Mom's house. I walked into the
kitchen, stopped and put my purse on the kitchen table. Saphira
was standing right next to me and all of a sudden she jumped on top of
the table! All four feet at once from a standing position....next
thing I know she is looking at me right in the face! Needless to
say it was a kodak moment. None of my others has ever done
anything like that! I guess I need to put her in agility :)
It still makes me laugh!
Sharon
Daisy X Bobby daughter 2008 |
| August 1, 2009
Hi Cynthia,
Hope you are doing well. All is
good here in El Paso. Troy is such a wonderful dog! We are going to
obedience and agility classes, he is doing well in both but we like
agility the best. When the weather starts to cool down we will begin
tracking with Sharon. I'm pretty excited about that.
Take care,
Deb
Daisy X Bobby son 2008
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July 17, 2009
Hi Cynthia!
It's been awhile since I gave you an update on Zephyr. She
has worked her way into an impressive career as an independent
narcotics dog with several finds to her credit. It is a very
good feeling to facilitate a parent's peace of mind and
allow a good parent to intervene when necessary. She completed
her advanced off-lead training through Angel Soriano's K9
University here in OKC. We certified Zephyr as a therapy dog
about six months ago. Since then she has been involved in
Animal Assisted Therapy at the Oklahoma Department of Human
Services juvenile shelter. Here, she works through specific,
targeted exercises with some kids who have seen all the bad
the world has to offer. Zephyr shows them another way to live,
through honesty, trust, discipline and affection. She
absolutely comes alive around these children and seems to
instinctively know what they need. The program uses
specific training protocols to teach kids appropriate
behaviors in specific situations. Many kids will tune out a
human teacher, but a dog becomes the human/animal link to get
a message across.
Just for fun, Zephyr and I marched in Edmond's big 4th of
July parade with K9U. We had a great time and Zephyr was
really in her element greating all the folks along the route.
Zephyr is beautiful. If you looked at the photo of
her daddy, you would not be able to tell them apart. She
has maintained her rich, dark coloring. And her
personality is amazing. Just because she is a therapy dog,
does not mean she lacks protective instincts. She is also an
intimidating watch dog with very appropriate reactions. You
did an outstanding job with this breeding!!!
I noticed that you have Beauty bred again. Any word yet of
whether she is pregnant? I have several people here who have
expressed an interest in a puppy with Zephyr's genetic
background.
Best wishes for a happy summer!
Carol
Beauty X Cody daughter 2007
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| June 19, 2009 new picture
of "Tidmores Rising Star Fuego" aka Sooner Beck
Beauty X ET son 2008 |
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June 9,2009 new
pictures of "Tidmores Rising Star Gustavo" aka Hoss
He's making a fine looking dog and has attached
well to the whole family and has really attached to me. I'm hoping I can
continue with his training and would love to be able to take him thru
Shutzand training when he's old enough He gets a lot of compliments
especially from the guy who trained him. Thanks again for letting me
purchase Hoss I really enjoy having him. Thanks again Jimmie
Daisy X Bobby son 2008 |
| June 4, 2009 -
"Tidmores Rising Star Faith" 8 months old.
hi cynthia
sorry it has been a while have been so busy here. i wanted to send
you a 8th picure of faith she is doing great she still loves to chew any
thing and everything when she is outside i got her a big plastic tub she
loves it and so far so good she has left bikes and things alone haha.
Beauty X ET daughter 2008
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| June 3, 2009 - new pictures
of "Tidmores Rising Star Abbie" aka (Roxy):
Terra X Dryker
daughter 2007
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| May 24, 2009
Cynthia,
I'm sorry to take so long responding to you
about how Duke is doing. I wanted to wait so we would have some good
news to share with you. As of Wednesday, Duke has completed the
beginning obedience class with the OCOTC at the National Guard Armory in
OKC. He begins the novice class this coming Wednesday.
Everyone loves him! He really turns heads since he is so beautiful
and well behaved.
Daisy X Bobby son 2008
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| April 12, 2009 - new
pictures of "Tidmores Rising Star Caleb" aka Gunther:
Beauty X
Cody son 2007
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April
6, 2009
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Cynthia:
just wanted to email and let you know that Boone is doing great.
He is doing a great job at guarding the house, rounding up the
cows, and chasing the soccer ball. Sorry for not sending any
pictures sooner.
Ryan
and Ashley Powell
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Beauty X Cody son 2007 |
| March 21, 2009
Hi Cynthia,
Troy is doing great! We completed puppy
kindergarten and on the 15th we will start class for CGC. Troy now
weights 51.7lbs. He likes water----A LOT! Tonight I'm going to the RGODC
to check out novice drop in---not sure what that is all about but Liz
Widmer said it will be a great time. Hope all is well with you and
I'll keep you posted.
Deb
Daisy X Bobby son 2008 |
| March 11, 2009
Hi Cynthia!
I hope everything is going well for
you. I see from your website that you have raised a couple more litters.
You sure do stay busy! But you also raise FABULOUS shepherds, so don't
stop!!!!! Everyone my girl meets is very impressed with her. And I never
fail to tell them where she came from!
Now I get to brag a little!!!!
Zephyr passed her Therapy Dog test with flying colors two weeks ago and
will now expand her career further into community service. This is in
addition to her narcotics detection career which we both enjoy very much.
She has very good sense on how to react in various situations. I never
fail to be impressed with how she can change "modes" as soon as
I shake her working collar. She knows it's time to look for drugs when she
sees or hears that collar and it's all business! When she meets new people
she is very polite and friendly and usually willing to bestow wet kisses
if allowed. She actually laid a big wet one on the Therapy Dog Evaluator!
My next plan is to test her by training her in personal protection. I feel
it will be the ultimate test of the versatility of a GSD if she can excel
at both Therapy Dog work and protection work at under two years of age. It
seems there are not many GSDs in therapy work. I feel Zephyr may become a
very good advocate for her breed. Mostly, I am just enjoying her
tremendously. She is absolutely beautiful. She looks exactly like Cody,
with very dark, rich coloring and beautiful movement. And she has an
engaging personality. In short, she is everything I had hoped for and
more!
Hope you have a great spring!
//SIGNED//
Lt Col Carol A. Collins
Beauty X Cody daughter 2007
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February 8, 2009
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Hi Cynthia -
Everything is going good here! Saphira is doing really
good and is getting prettier every day. Troy and Saphira
are doing really good in class. I met a gentleman that
knows you and he asked us if our puppies were from you. He
was impressed and he checks on us every week now. Debbie
took some really good pictures yesterday at class. This
one is a very good one of Saphira. Enjoy!
Love,
Sharon
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Daisy X Bobby daughter
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Gorgeous Beauty X ET Boy (2008) |
January 14, 2009
HI CYNTHIA.....HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF
OUR BABY BOY. HE IS DOING WELL...STILL LIKES TO CHEW AND
PIDDLE INSIDE (NOT TOO OFTEN). HE LOVES PEOPLE AND LOVES TO RIDE
IN THE TRUCK. ANYTIME HE HEARS THE CAR KEYS, HE IS READY TO GO.
HE IS ABOUT 34 POUNDS AND IS GETTING HEAVY TO TRY TO LIFT.
HE IS A GREAT DOG AND IS REALLY REALLY
BONDING WITH BILL
FONDLY, JO
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