" MOSA's LeBeck Nicoli"

Nici with Lois

Once again...remiss in answering my emails....our hands are full with training Nici, however he is doing GREAT!!  Nici now goes outside to do everything he needs to, it's just up to us to make sure he gets there...if he makes a (very seldom) mistake it's our fault for not paying attention.  He has had all of his puppy shots and goes next month for his "operation"...my husband says it's cruel but that's probably a man's point of view.  He runs to jump in my arms, loves his chew bones, sleeps all night in his new crate, and wakes us up at 7:00 am every morning to wee.  He is our own personal alarm clock.

We've let him walk on leash at the beach several times and he loves it!!  I'm sure he will enjoy the beach, as we do, this summer.  That's it for now..hope all is well with you and yours.

Lois

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" MOSA's LeBeck Bear"

Bear and his happy family

Oh my gosh - I can't stand it!  He is too gorgeous - such a little peanut boy!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! We are so excited!!!

 

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   "MOSA's Bristol"Kristen with her superman Bristol  

Kristian,
 
Hello...I hope everyone is great your way.  Kristen has decided to name our puppy Bristol after the NASCAR race track.  I wanted to send you a couple pictures of Bristol from this past weekend and kinda give you an update.
 
We took him to the Vet on Friday and they did a fecal (sp?), and did a thorough initial health check-over and he was in perfect health!  Everyone at the Vet's office feel in love with him! 

We are having a blast with him!  He is a great little puppy.  He does some of the funniest stuff (he loves to chase his tail) and in a lot of ways he is like a little baby.  He is growing quickly.  Anyways, I hope you enjoy the pictures.  They were taken with my phone so they may not be the clearest.  In one of the pictures he has a puppy shirt on that resembles a NASCAR pit crew uniform.  The other picture is of him outside with kristen.  I'll send more soon.  Thanks for your help.  We are hoping to have him fully house trained in the next few weeks.   Thanks again!
 
Joey Medlin

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                                                             "MOSA's Ziggy"

                                                                    Ziggy and Mary

 

Hi Kristian,

 

This little man is beyond belief.  As my daughter said, you sure know what you're doing! We're simply stunned that an 8 wk old baby has such conformation & personality.  He's so beautiful.

 

We got home at 6:45 yesterday evening, and I introduced each of our five cats to Ziggy. He kissed Bob & Taffy, and tried to kiss Molly, Buster, and Callie, but they backed up before he got the chance. They all like him. Once Ziggy was down on the floor, watching him was so sureal that I felt like someone needed to pinch me. He looked like a little "fairy dog". He put on such a performance for us, and when he proceeded into a high stepping prance, I couldn't hardly stand it!  I have never seen anything quite so precious.

 

He didn't cry any during the night, and woke up around 5 or 6 (I didn't look at the clock, so I'm not sure when it was).  He's using the potty pads, and gets so excited when I praise him for it. OMG, I just can't believe how utterly awesome he is.  Thank you, so much, for doing such an incredible job and allowing us to have this little gift.

 

Oh, Kristian, seeing poor little Kricket playing with him is priceless.  We are all very, very, happy.  God is good. 

 

Gotta go, the baby just woke up! 

 

Take Care, 

Mary

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                                                              "MOSA's Oliver"

                                                                 Elizabeth and Oliver

Dear Kristian,

I wanted to thank you once again for my precious little child! He decided he liiked the name Oliver "oli" for short the most. 

Oli is having the time of his little life here I am happy to say :) He even went to my Econ 222 classs with me from 11:15-12:05 today...130 students in the class, I sit in the very front row, and he stayed quiet as a mouse til the very end-- under my jacket-- it truly amused my professor at the end of class when I pulled him out!  Funny stuff!  Hope you are having as great of a day as I am....Oli just makes me smile from ear to ear!

Thanks again,

Liz

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                                "MOSA's Rocky Balboa"

                                                       Rocky enjoying his toy at home

 

Hi Kristian,

I just wanted to update you a bit on Rocky and send you some new pictures.  He's doing great!  He now weighs 9 pounds.  Height and length wise, he's nearly as big as our 6 year old IG however he's not as filled out as she is yet.  He has started his beginner training classes and is doing great.  Of course I might be a bit biased but he's definitely the star of the class.  He picks up on all commands pretty quickly - much more so than the other pups.  Sometimes I feel like I'm not getting my money's worth because the trainer has to spend so much more time with each of the other dogs in class to get them to obey the commands.

One thing that we are really happy about and I'm sure is partly due to the way you raised him initially, is that he seems much more outgoing than many IGs.  He seems to like meeting new people.  Our girl Abbey, and most other IGs we see in public seem much more timid.

He was just neutered and micro chipped on Tuesday.  He's home now and showing no ill effects.  In fact, it's been tough to keep him from playing and running at full speed since he came home from the vet. Regardless, he is doing well and is a very happy dog!

I'll update you again soon and send more pics,

Vic

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   "MOSA's Enzo the Great"Enzo at home with Kristina

Kristian,

From the moment i saw him in the crate- you were right- love at first sight :).  The first night here, we just let him explore, and got him to pee/poo on the grass right when we got here (yeah!) I gave him a little kibble and water, and play time, and later introduced him to the new crate.  His blanket and teddy bear was in there and he was liking it.  when we were finally going to sleep he wimpered for 20 minuites and then conked out.  He slept till 5 when he did a little whining, and i let him out to do his business. 

He did awesome yesterday quite a bit of constant whining but, i took him to the vet for his checkup and the Dr. was amazing and said the Enzo is healthy and just missing him mom and siblings, and said the whining would get better in about 2 weeks.  I left a stool sample so the results should be in today.  I do need to get the vaccination documents for the vet and exactly what shots hes had, so they can keep on track with them, not sure how many hes had .... I then took him for a 30 min car ride to my moms and he was great with her and my stepdad.  playful but still a bit tired.  I brought him back home and gave him a good playtime in the backyard  (hes suprisingly great at fetching) and then let him test out the crate again...I put him in and was doing chores around the house and he wimpered for about 10 min (much less), and slept for about an hour.  My boyfriend came home and so he woke, and was still a little tired, i think the flight and all really got him pooped!  He did well again last night- wimpered for 8 min (yeah, i know im lame for timing, just wanted to see if it got better) then slept till about 5:30am, let him out to do his business outside (catching on quite nicely) , and he was FULL of energy.  I was not ready to wake up, but he sure was.  I layed on the floor with him while he played for a while, and he played and bounced around like crazy, he cracks me up so much... and hes very smart.  I cant believe how much even today his constant wimpering has stopped and he just is getting attached to myself and greg.  Hes laying next to me i type this.  Its funny how they dont like the cold grass on their feet lol.

Tonight i work late, so my boyfriend will be here with him...i feel bad leaving him along for even a couple hours, but hes got to learn right? :) 

Just wanted to update you sorry this email is so long, hes just a joy and SOOO loving...loves to lay on or next to me haha. And i wanted to say thank you for such an amazing animal...hes going to be so beautiful too...

Theres a pic of him laying on the bed this morning i attached.

Speak with you soon, 
 

Kristina

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"MOSA's Bear-a-Baloo"Baloo knocked out after his flight home  Kristian,

Hi! Sorry I havent talked to you in a couple of days.  We have just been busy adjusting and getting used to having a puppy around! Baloo is doing good! He is adorable and has taken to us very well.  The cats dont mind him, they just keep sniffing him out, mainly while he's sleeping they feel its ok to get next to him.  Its funny! I think they will be playing in no time.  

I do have a question for you.  He seems to really hate being on his own and when we're not paying direct attention to him he whines.  He usually follows us around and thats fine but after a while of us not picking him up he starts whining and it eventually gets worse.  He sounds like hes in pain but we know hes not.  The other night we got a dresser and we brought it home and I was helping Kevin get it out of the truck so I put the cats in the bedroom and him in his crate (because the front door was open) and I could hear him screaming all the way outside.  I got him out as soon as I could and he just cuddles up to me and eventually falls asleep like it tires him out.  My question is, is this a phase hes going through? Should I just let him whine? Of course I want to pick him up and comfort him because it kills me to hear him whining but then again I dont want him to think that all he has to do is whine and Ill pick him up.  I feel bad that he probably just misses his brothers and sisters.  

Other than that, he is the cutest thing ever! He cuddles with me every night in bed.  This morning I woke up and looked and he had his head on the pillow just like mine was! He sleeps under the covers too! He is eating good, and he drinks alot of water! Everytime we take him outside to use the bathroom he comes back in and automatically starts drinking water! hehe

Well, I am going to go.  Again, Im sorry I havent written.  We have just been busy with the transition! How have you been? I hope things are well with you!

Ashley

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"Cromartie's Gunny Blues (Shapiro)""Sasha's Opalescent Skies at MOSA"Opal and Shapiro enjoying their retirement 

Hi Kristian-

Saw the new pics of the kids.  They are just gorgeous.  I am a proud grandma 

Shapiro has his full tooth cleaning today.  He is still a little out of it.  They gave him the works.  I have him on a wellness plan so they did eye test, ekg, bloodwork and the teeth.  The whole thing would have cost over $900 but the only thing I paid was $26 for the antibiotics.  I pay $23 dollars a month and he got his shots and everything.  They love him there.  I gave someone your info about mouse.  She wants one but the husband wants a pit bull so she is working on him.  Everytime people see him they want one.  He is curled up under the blankets right now with me and opal.  You don't need a electric blanket with these two.

Opal is doing unbelieveable well.  I can't ask for a better dog.  She is my little sweetheart.  My daughter thinks its "her" dog.  Shapiro gets a little jealous of her at times because she is always with me.  Opal's only problem is that she wants to go back the NC for the warm weather.  I did get her a light jacket but she just hates the cold. Anything under 70 has her shivering.  I don't blame her at all!

Just wanted to give you a update on the kids.

Anna

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"MOSA's Marie" 

Hi Kristian,

Here are some pics of Marie's homecoming.  She was quite the shy little girl, but seems to be opening up and into
exploring her new home.  She ate some food and went pee pee on the newspaper, so she is definitely off to a good
start.  She's also being very vocal, it's hysterical.  We are sooooo in love with her!  My husband especially can't get over how cute
and we behaved she is.  His words to me were "Wow I think we found our perfect family dog."  Which is alot coming
from him. LOL

I'm gonna snuggle up with her on the couch.  She found her way up there and snuggled into a blanket no problem.

I'll give ya a call tomorrow.

Thank You so Much!!!
Marilyn