From: Judy
Date: February 4, 2012
To: peachesandpups@aol.com
Subject: Quinn and Eddie Reunion

Hi Nancy,
I hope you enjoy these pictures taken this afternoon during a "play date" with "Eddie" (Ellen and Jim) and our baby "Quinn" (Greg and Judy). Both of these handsome guys are out of the Andi/Floyd litter whelped 8-31-11. We are lucky to live near Ellen and Jim so that we are able to get the boys together once in a while. They played like the litter-mates they are and we had just as much fun watching them! Both were very well behaved and they totally exhausted each other. The picture of the pup with the red collar is Quinn who stood still just long enough for our son to snap his picture.
Hope all is well with you guys.
We wish you a very happy, healthy and peaceful 2012.

Judy

From: Ellen
Date: January 24, 2012
To: peachesandpups@aol.com
Subject: greetings from "eddie" semple

Hi Nancy and Levin -
Just wanted you to know what a wonderful boy Eddie is. He is the image of floyd and has the long lanky lines of his father! He has beautiful light makings with a streak of darker carmel color along his back (he's much lighter now than his carmel puppy coat). He is getting along wonderfully with Molly our six year old lab and she has been a good big sister with jist the right blend of kindness and correction. He really has a wonderful temperment (though I think "Fast Eddie" is probably a better name!
We've been in touch with the Thomas' family also in PA and their pup Quinn and Eddie have gotten together.They really loved eachother the minute they were reuntied and had a giant romp in our yard.
Picture to the left is a photo from christmas (eddie is the pup!) Molly our big girl!
And a second of eddie as a pup in his baby bed - long since outgrown.
I'll forward more before he gets too big.

Best regards,
Ellen and Jim

From: Bruce
Date: January 23, 2012
To: peachesandpups@aol.com
Subject: Tiler's update!

Dear Nancy and Levin,
First, again Mindy and myself would like to thank you for the happiness you have brought back into our lives! Tiler (Hunter x Cotti pup) is doing excellent! Well his first night he played in the snow, caught leaves, and just was adorable. Surprising he took to the collar and leash in no time and he is just a gem! Here are some pictures for you. I love the one with you both and Mindy, your faces just show that you do it for the joy you bring others! God bless you both! The other picture is of Honey, 98 years old! She was just loving the little man, as you can see!
We will keep you updated!

Love,
Bruce and Mindy

From: Deb, Sue and Chloe
To: peachesandpups@aol.com
Sent: 1/21/2012
Subj: Re: our puppy, Chloe

Hi Nancy,
I just wanted to write to you and let you know how in love we are with Chloe. She was great on the 2.5 hr ride home and she didn't make a peep last night. She is eating and drinking well and following me around the downstairs.
She is stealing my slippers and hoarding them in her crate- what a personality! We've only had her 12 hours and she is already attached to us and loving. You really raise a heck of a dog. We are going to wait to take her outside until Monday when it gets warmer- to much new overload right now.
Thanks so much again!

Love,
Deb, Sue and Chloe

From: jon
To: peachesandpups@aol.com
Sent: 1/17/2012
Subj: Sona Turns 1!

Nancy and Levin,
HI! It's been a while, but yesterday Sona (Floyd x Andi) turned 1 and I thought you'd like an update. There's not much I can tell you that I haven't said before, she's been nothing short of spectacular since the moment I brought her home. In fact, she was such a joy to train, and has been so ha[[y and fun to have, that I started to feel bad that she didn't have a playmate and decided over the summer that it was time to add to our little family. I knew another high energy Lab was a bad idea, so instead I chose to rescue a dog that was the exact opposite of my lab. Russ, a 2 year old, 9 lb Brussels Griffon is everything Sona isn't: Short, mellow, and ugly as sin. He'd been born in a puppy mill and then bought by a family who neglected him and then gave him up. When I brought him home, he would't eat if there was a person or a dog in the same room and he had no idea how to behave around people or other dogs.
The reason I tell you all of that is because today Russ is a happy, respectful little dog and I've had very little to do with it. Sona taught him manners, how to play, and helped him com out of his shell and probably saved him from a life in a shelter or being put down early. I've read every letter on your web site, and it's great to see your dogs have such a wonderful impact on the lives of the people who adopt them. But I think it's too easy to forget that a good dog can also make a difference for another dog that hasn't had such a good start to life. Sona did that for Russ, and I'm all the luckier for it.
Anyway, I'm including pictures so you can see that family, and if you want to see if a 45 pound lab can outwrestle a 9 pound Brussels Griffon check out our youtube channel. Please believe me when I say that adopting from you has been, easily, the best decision I've ever made. Sona's a good dog, and I'm lucky to have her.

Best
Jon

From: Karen & Jerry
Date: January 15, 2012
To: peachesandpups@aol.com
Subject: Skeeter

Hi Nancy & Levin,
Just wanted to bring you up to date on Skeeter (Missy & Hunter pup at 12 weeks old) . He is doing wonderful with this housebreaking and he just started sleeping through the night (what a relief). We can't believe how smart this little guy is, actually he isn't really little anymore, we think he grows at least an inch every night. He is so beautiful and strong as an ox. Skeeter has a fun personality and loves to retrieve, he is so much fun to play with. He loves playing soccer and he even watches football on TV. He loves going for long walks (although he hasn't gotten the hang of not pulling, but he is working on it). It is quite funny taking him into pet stores because it takes us an hour to go in and out because people are always stopping to pet and ask about him, we get nothing but compliments. Skeeter has brought us so much fun times, not to mention he gets us up off the couch! We just LOVE LOVE LOVE him and we get the feeling he LOVES us too!
See another Skeeter picture.

Eve, now 10, and her owners are back in Switzerland after a two week vacation in Spain.

From: Jennifer
Date: January 5, 2012
To: Nancy and Levin Van Sant
Subject: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hi Nancy and Lev-

We had a great trip to Spain and here is one very cute picture of Eve from our travels in southern Spain. She was thrilled to be back on the beach in the sunshine. (We have plenty more that I need to sort through, so I'll send a few more soon.)
We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends and wish you all the best for 2012!

Jen, Bill and Eve

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