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BUY "GOLD" A WISE INVESTMENT

12 Apr 2011

Carol,

Well we did take Bulleit to the local training day to catch up with Terry. When I got there and learned that the were going have the dog run marks similar to a hunt test, I chicken out about letting Bulleit run since he had never been in that situation or training for it. For the Junior dogs they set up a double. The first over water with a shooter shooting a duck and then a land with an other duck and blank pistol. We after seeing the a couple of the other Junior dogs struggle crossing the pond, I decided to let Bulleit give it a try.

I was a little concerned how Bulleit would react to the shotgun. Well no concern at all. He was pretty fired up on deck in the blind. He marched to the line line he knew what he was doing. While sitting at the line he was focused on the bird when it was released and followed it to the ground when it was shot. He needed no encouragement to go after it. He charged to the pond and dove right in, swam on a straight line for the mark. Upon exiting the pond he charged straight up the to bird - like he had done this before. When he reached the bird I guess the excitement of finally getting to do what he was born to do was too much for him. He threw himself down on his back rolling around and over the bird, pumping his legs in the air. Then after a good period of time rolling on his back. He stood up and shook the water off and went back for another roll! At this point everyone around was laughing. Terry even mentioned that he has seen a few of those rolls during the course of the winter. Finally the bird boy came out of the blind and age the bird a short toss. At this point Bulleit got back into the game. He picked up the bird and headed down the hill and across the pond and straight to me.

After taking the bird from him he very cooperative in getting back in to place at my side for the next mark. He did no celebrating with this time. Straight to the bird and then straight back to me. He loved it. As I let him stand around drying off in the wind afterwards he was very much tuned into sound of the guns and then other dogs on their runs. We did get a few pictures of Bulleit and his efforts - not that great but did get a shot of him with his first duck.

Well after the training was over Bulleit was off with Terry for Monroe. It sure has been different without having Bulleit around the house. In order not to drive Terry crazy I worked hard not to email about how the boy was doing until this pass weekend. We finally got the first report card tonight and have pated it below:

Bullet is doing great. He is a really fast learner. Angela started the first of last week teaching hold with a bumper on the table. This week she has progressed him to the point that he is picking up a bumper from the top of the table with the hand attached. He is working well with little pressure. Our hopes are that starting next week we will be doing walk-n-fetch on the floor. We can’t remember how much you guys saw that day you came to visit but his progress so far is well above the normal time progression for the force fetch process.Stephanie and I were both excited to hear Bulleit was off to a good start. Thanks for the great dog. And I sure am glad that we did not mess him up to much.

Take Care,Patrick

Thu, 31 Mar 2011

Carol,

I hope all is well with you. I bought a male puppy from you last October who was from the Rusty x Gypsy litter. We named him "Shane" after the 1950's western classic by the same name. Shane has come to work with me everyday since I brought him home (Austin, TX). I was worried how that would work out since I talk on the phone all day for my business but it has been incredibly easy. Shane received his CGC at the age of 6 months. He would have been able to get his Junior Hunter this Spring but we traveled for 2 1/2 weeks in March which set us back and the time of the hunt tests in Texas means we will need to wait until the Fall. He has great ability with excellent marking and hunting for the bird/bumper if he does not pin it. Shane and I are signed up to take a class in June to become a therapy dog team. The best part about Shane is his incredibly calm disposition. It's amazing that he can be so calm and relaxed as a puppy. I take him to Home Depot and Petco and he does great. He's affectionate but not overly so like our 10 year old Golden that was bred to be a family dog. In any event, I've been wanting to send you a note for some time now to let you know just how great this puppy is and how much we all love him. I would be interested in any feedback you may have received from his siblings as I would imagine those families are enjoying great dogs as well. I forgot to mention his physical appearance which was clearly an oversight on my part. He's a very good looking dog and I get stopped almost daily by people in public telling me what a great looking dog I have. Thank you for breeding such a great dog!!

Christopher

Date:

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:45:19 -0400

Hi Carol,

Just wanted to give you a little insight as to what's been going on with your 'heart attack puppy' (aka Adirondac She's Off The Hook, call name Flinn). This is Patty from Spokane and after doing a bit of work with Flinn today I felt it time I shoot you an email. Although she has yet to make her mark as far as AKC titles go, rest assured she is well on her way! I really do believe she is absolutely everything I could have ever asked for in a performance golden...and then some. She is willing, smart, fast, energetic, small and cute as can be. So far she is partially trained in rally (has 2 Rally Novice legs), novice obedience, open obedience, agility and flyball. I am not just training her to 'do' the required exercises for each, but to excel in all areas. She is now 16 months old and weighs 46 pounds. She has that nice, small field bred look that I have always really liked. Anyway, just wanted to let you know that she is wonderful...Thanks for shipping her to me!

Patty in Spokane

Sun, 14 Oct 2007

Carol,

We keep checking out the website, watching all the new litters. Don't be surprised if you hear from us again one day. I am so busy I keep trying to hold Jeff off on another. I know one day I will lose and he'll be calling you for one. The kids don't help my fight when they say Cassie needs a puppy. I figure if we get another dog, I will be sleeping on the sofa as there just wont be any room left for me.

Here are some photos we took of Cassie yesterday 10/13/07. She has been pheasant hunting with Jeff all week and then spent Saturday morning Duck hunting and the afternoon pheasant hunting. It is amazing how well she does, and how much she enjoys it. She comes home so proud with her finds.

We still have trouble with her chasing the bear, coyote and such. She tangled with a woodchuck this summer. The hunting instinct in her us just remarkable.

We havent done any tests with her since she was a pup. Between work, the 3 kids, and Jeffs hunting schedule.....we need 2 more days in the week to get it all done.

Enjoy the pictures. I hope all is well with you and your family.....

Thanks again for such a great dog!

Jeff, Heather, Meagan, Steven &Colin

Hi Carol:

My name is Patrick, my wife and I bought a pup from you 13 1/2 years ago from Tupper X Rondeu line. His name was Malibu, I thought you would like to know that Malibu was put down yesterday 2-14-09, due to various health problems. Malibu was a wonderful hunting companion and a good friend. He hunted for 11 years, he completed is Junior Hunter and working dog certificate. Not bad for being trained by my wife and I, we would have liked for him to complete his Senior Hunter but we had 2 boys and there was no time to complete it. During Malibu's final months he became blind and was going deaf, but Malibu was a strong dog all the way to the end.

My wife and I would like to thank you for producing such a wonderful dog, he was a great joy to work with and also to learn from. He loved and protected our boys to the end. We hope that the line is still going strong in your pups today.

I am attaching a pic of Malibu last year in the snow.

Thank you

Patrick and Denise

Hi Carol,

We have Bailey, one of your 2005 Foxy/Drake pups. I just want to thank you, as she is a terrific dog with the sweetest temperment. Our front lawn in Beverly Hills becomes dog camp, as the neighbor dogs come into the invisible fence to play with her. She loves people and has mastered the art of putting her chin on a thigh to say hello. She brings special joy to Steve's mom when we take her there for a visit so Grama can get a "dog fix." I hope to do therapy with her a little later this year. She is bright, I am the trainer who is lacking! Anyway, I am grateful for your skill in breeding her. I am casually sniffing around for another dog to rescue, and I can so easily see the difference in quality. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy 2008. Joann Smith

Hi Carol,

I left you a voicemail message earlier today. I have one of Penny's puppies, Gunner ("Gunny"). He was born about six years ago this November, I think. I forget the name of the sire, but I recall you said he came from a waterfowler in Vermont. In any case, I was hoping you could recommend a "how to" book that I could use to train Gunny for upland hunting. He's waterfowl retrieving but I'd like to now upland hunt (woodcock) him as well.

Since the long drive home with him from your place almost six year's ago, Gunny has become a faithful family dog and a steadfast retriever in the salt marshes of Boston's South Shore and Cape Cod. As my first retriever, I've been please (and surprised) by how well he's done based on the simple training he and I did by following the step by step process outlined in the "how to" book you recommended ("Marshes and Field", I think). I attribute this entirely to Gunny's genetics. In comparing him to other retrievers I come across in the field, Gunny is intuitive in his retrieving. He just seems to know what to do .. needing only modest instruction from me. He's a goof-ball at home playing with the kids, but his demeanor in the field is all business.

I've also noticed that Gunny's nose is much better than most other dogs. He'll find ducks in the marsh grass that others dogs have walked right over. In fact, I don't think Gunny has ever lost a bird in the grass. Sometimes I think he's even a little lazy in his marking because he knows his nose will lead to the bird. Anyway, I've recently purchased a cottage in the mountains and would like to try upland bird hunting this Fall. With his nose and athletic build, my guess is that he'd be a good flushing dog. Any suggestions you have on training would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Phil Mason

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Monday, October 09, 2006

Hi Carol,

Several years ago I posted you requesting information on your breeding program and referred several of my obedience students to you. Ultimately, one student came home with a male. She named him Jasper and I do not know his registered name, nor do I remember his parentage. I'm posting you because he is at my home while Carolyn is on vacation with her family. I just wanted to share with you what a lovely, lovely dog he is. Carolyn did puppy training with him and he is just a pleasure to have at my home. He is attentive and wonderfully responsive. He is affectionate, obedient and has a true "Golden" personality through and through.

I know how hard breeding is and what a commitment it takes. I wanted to share with you how pleased I am that Jasper is such a lovely pet for the family I referred to you. While performance people don't usually breed for "nice pets", we both know not all dogs can go into performance homes and not all performance pedigrees have the mental balance to produce a good pet. I have taken three dogs to the OTCH, have a CH/UD, and currently have a TDX dog with an obedience 200. I put great value on a well bred Golden and find it hard sometimes for student referrals. Your boy, Jasper, loves to retrieve, but has never been swimming, so we'll never know his true "field" qualities. This boy is capable of many titles in multiple sports that he will never participate in. And although initially Jasper had some bladder issues, those have completely resolved and he has matured into a lovely red, healthy boy. I wanted to let you know he is loved and adored by a very doting family.

I just wanted to thank you for working with this family. If you remember the pedigree on this boy, I would at least like to be aware of it.

Denise Whitfield

Smart Dog Training

Hi Carol & Jeff:

Just wanted to tell you that Libby & I attended our first obedience class today. The class was two hours long and a one on one session with the trainer. This woman primarily trains German Shepherds for police work and such. She had not done much with Goldens. Libby and I both learned tons. I think I learned more than she did. The trainer said on more than one occasion that the breeder of this dog did an outstanding job. It was amazing how quickly Libby mastered everything.

Thank You for a wonderful dog. She has captured everyone's heart.

Vernon

Steve & Carol -- Tadcaster is eight months old now and continues to exhibit a level of intelligence I'm not used to in a golden. Sure, I've had smart dogs in the past, but this little fellow is gifted!

He stopped nesting the small food bowls inside the larger bowls as that wasn't getting the desired results. Now he drags them all to the base of the stairs where we are reminded how hungry he is each time we pass that critical choke point. All bones live in his crate. The tennis balls he hides under a bureau just far enough so he can reach them with his narrow snout, but the other dogs with their blocky heads can't. He rides the ATV with me, with his paw on top of my throttle hand, and if I idle too long while chatting with someone at the side of the road he taps my hand impatiently. He has figured out how we turn the lights on, and has been nosing the switch. It's only a matter of time before he figures out how to flick it up. Ditto with the oscillating fan we use to cool the dogs in the evenings. He knows the knob has something to do with making it go, and on hot evenings will sit next to the fan tapping the knob. I've had to flick the child safety locks in the car, as he figured out the power window switch while riding shotgun.

Two weeks ago we had to put Harley down. The poor old boy was 13 with advanced spinal arthritis that left him in constant pain. Like all our dogs, he was buried in the family graveyard after the others had a chance to say goodbye. Tadders was the only one who seemed disturbed by that, lingering in the graveyard as I buried the old boy. For several days afterwards he was very needy, very demanding, so the empathy needed to work with abused dogs is definitely there.

He's a delightful little fellow in most every way, playful, affectionate, and a fast learner.

Pete

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June 16, 2006

Just a quick note and picture to tell you all about Rebel. Last Halloween we came to pick up Rebel. Rebel was the last dog left from his litter. We brought his brother Roger with us, to make sure he would like his new brother. We have a pure match in heaven. We are so blessed to have Rebel. He is the best dog any person could ask for. Your breeding is outstanding. He is smarter than any dog I have ever seen. We did have a major scare in May of this year, Rebel became very, very sick. Turns out he had lyme's disease. He was at the vets for 3 days. Now he is doing great.

Enough about that, Rebel is the most handsome dog I have ever seen. I have been asked many times if he is a show dog. I am also asked all the time if Rebel and Roger are true brothers. If I ever wanted another Golden Retriever, I would never go anyplace else but to you. Your raise your dogs with love and care.. Your house and grounds are perfect for raising dogs, and I was very happy that I came to pick him up.

My husband and I both work, and come home every lunch hour to visit with our puppies. They both are so happy to see us. Both dogs sleep with us in our King sized bed, and I think they could have a bed of their own. They sprawl out on the bed, but I do not have the heart to tell them to sleep on the floor. I know that they would, as they are always trying to please us.

Again I want to thank you for the best dog a person could ask for.

Peggy and David Jansen

From: Robin Kramer

To: puppies@adirondac-goldens.com

Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 3:59 AM

Subject: Hello

Hey Carol,
I just wanted to give you an update on our pup....*S* We named him Adirondacs Buffalo Bill..call name Cody... when we got him he stomped around our house all the world as if he had on cowboy boots. He has fit in well with the other dogs. Frankly I tell my husband that you can so see his quality. We spent more on him than any one of our other dogs and while they are great dogs his quality and breeding shine thru... worth every penny. I will be contacting Bob soon to make arrangements for the training we had discussed with him doing. I know that Cody will not let any of us down, and we will see his parentage in his performance. He is so sweet tempered and loving and eager to please. He personifies the "Golden personality". I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us the opportunity to have Cody. I look forward to a long life with him and I know he will produce many beautiful/handsome pups for us. (I miss him, I am on a contract at Duke University right now. Before I left my husband said he was a mommas boy...he met me at the door everyday. He would patiently wait for me to say hi to each dog individually then he would come up and just wallow in the affection I would give him. Now he lays at my husbands feet while he is at his desk in our home office. I hope I have not lost a son..*sniff*....that's all I need is a daddy's boy...*S*)...hoping all is well with you and yours.

Sincerely,
Robin Kramer

From: Joe Cutbirth

To: puppies@adirondac-goldens.com

Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:56 AM

Subject: note from joe c

Carol.

My name is Joe Cutbirth. I live in Manhattan and teach at Columbia. I got a pup from you about three years ago, after I lost Josh, my very special old golden of 12 years.

I am just really feeling grateful for a lot of things in my life these days, and one of them is Bo, the pup I got from you. He has turned out to be the sweetest and most affectionate dog. And he is a ball-fetching fool.

He also is a little mischievous, and can be quite the clown. One thing that has happened over and over with him is strangers come up to me and tell me what a handsome dog he is.

FYI, I remember that his mother was Polly, but I don’t remember his dad. He was born in March of 2002. I think the dad was a dog you brought in, and I remember him being really red and we thought the pups would be red, too, but it hasn’t turned out that way, which makes no difference to me.

I am sending you a couple of pictures of him. The ones with him on his back are typical pictures of him napping in the afternoon on the bed. (He is not rolling around in either of these; he is sound asleep.) He sleeps with us and up at the head of the bed every night rolled over on his back with his feet up in the air. It’s the darndest thing. When he first started doing it, I took tons of pictures because I thought it was an accident. Now, it’s just who he is. One of those quirky things that makes us all love our special dogs.

The one with the bath mat is the screen saver on my computer. He wont leave the bath mat in the bathroom. Evertime we shower we have to put it back over the rod, or he quietly goes in there about 10 minutes after we are out of the bathroom and gets it and brings it into the den, shakes it and lays it in the corner. EVERYTIME.

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you what a joy he is, and how much I love having him. I thought you would want to hear.

Best,

Joe Cutbirth

To: Joan Kogut

Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 3:47 PM

Subject: RE: Grizz's Updated picture Album

Joan:

Thanks for your well wishes. Katie, Grizz ("Max"), and I made it home ok early Sunday afternoon. We really enjoyed meeting you and the dogs, and seeing how you raised Max. As we may have told you when we first contacted you, this spring we'd put down a deposit with another breeder but were unhappy with what we saw when we went to visit. After talking with you these past few weeks and seeing where and how you raised the puppies, we were very happy to have switched breeders. Losing the deposit was well worth it, as Max is a wonderful puppy. He's adjusting very well and very quickly, although he hates being away from us for more than a few minutes. He's obviously very smart. He always barks when he has to go to the bathroom and has only had one accident (it was our fault, we didn't understand what he was trying to tell us). Plus, I think he's already learned his name....or at least he knows what I'm trying to get him to do when I call him to me. Also, he seems quite fearless, and races around the yard investigating anything that he comes across. He and my parents' dog got a long really well, they frolicked all over my parents' yard. Lucy (our rescue dog) seems a little put off by the new entry in the family, but I think she'll come around. Although at the moment, she leaves the room as soon as Max comes bounding in (kind of tough on her as he sometimes follows her around from room to room trying to get her attention!). He's quite the character. He and Katie seem to be in a competition to see who can snuggle the longest without giving up (so far it's a tie - neither of them have given up). I think Max is going to fit into our family very well. Thanks again for your great work and for tirelessly answering all of our questions. We really appreciate it!

Best,

Jason

A Quick Story for you. OK as quick as I know how! As I told you and I

>> > think Dana might have told you we've got a hunt club owner and

>> > professional dog trainer that is VERY interested in breeding trapper to

>> > his three year old female, Matty. He had never worked with Trapper, nor

>> > seen him, it was all just word of mouth in the "hunting circles" here.

>> >

>> > Saturday we took the dogs with us to a Sporting Clays tournament being

>> > hosted at his club. Long story made slightly shorter the tournament is

>> > over and we're fiddling around with Trapper around a lake at the club

>> > and Dan, the manager walks out. I've been fiddling with Trapper

>> > exposing him to water for the last month or so but he's never done any

>> > serious water work to speak of. The longest water retrieve might have

>> > been 20 yards.

>> >

>> > Dan plays with Trapper a little bit and then says we'll lets see what

>> > he's got. I explained that I had not worked him in water at all, just

>> > upland. He's says that is OK he just wanted to see what he had in him.

>> > Dan pulls out his 22 cal dummy launcher and asks whether Trapper is

>> > broke to the gun. After explaining to him that guns are an attractant

>> > to him he loaded up a dummy and let it fly. The dummy landed probably

>> > 90 yards away in the lake. The dummy was within 10 yards of the

>> > opposite shorline. He released Trapper who goes right at the dummy but

>> > after about 20 yards he turns around and comes back to shore. Remember,

>> > Trapper might have retrieved 20 dummies from water, TOTAL and the

>> > longest being maybe 20 yards.

>> >

>> > We'll, to cut to the chase Trapper gets back on shore and turns around

>> > and stares at the dummy, 90 yards across the lake. After 15 seconds or

>> > so he then turns and looks at me, quizically. I tell him to go get it

>> > and he turns and dives into the lake, all in one motion. He swims

>> > straight to the dummy 90+ yards away, picks it up and then turns and

>> > returns the dummy straight to me.

>> >

>> > >From then on if you threw it or launched it into that lake, he went and

>> > got it. No hesitation, no missed marks, period. We even threw the

>> > dummy close to a side shoreline where the dog could have taken the "easy

>> > way" and run along the shoreline and them jumped in and swam 20 yards

>> > but Trapper took the direct water route every time. We then went the

>> > land route including launching the dummy long distance, sometimes into

>> > heavy cover. All retrieves between 70 and 100 yards. You could see

>> > Trapper use his eyes until he hit the cover and got to his "mark" and

>> > then he "switched" to his nose. In every case he found the dummy almost

>> > immediately.

>> >

>> > Most every time, except the really long bird, before releasing him, Dan

>> > and I distracted Trapper after his mark, making him turn away from the

>> > mark, or relocating him to another position 15 or 20 yards away from his

>> > original position. Every single time, when released Trapper ran right

>> > to where the dummy hit the ground or swam directly to it. I don't think

>> > he missed a mark by more than 2 yards. I'm going to be working him on

>> > "holds" and water retrieves this summer. I'll probably have Dan work

>> > with him for a week or so to really speed his progress.

>> >

>> > All that and he's not even 14 months old yet. I know I've said this to

>> > you a number of times but whatever "IT" is, Trapper has got a whole lot

>> > of "IT". Everyone that sees him work says the same thing. They cannot

>> > believe he's barely a year old. He weighs right at 70 pounds but is

>> > incredibly lean and unbelievably strong. If you're not sure why the

>> > second picture is the normal scene in our back yard. The only thing

>> > that changes is which dog is the pursuer and which is the pursuee.

>> >

>> > Tim Smith

>> > Itasca, IL 60143

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