Koda's Puppies!

One of our FAVORITE things is seeing our puppies growing up with their wonderful forever families, and getting updates from them.  It seriously MAKES OUR DAY!

And in this post, we have THREE updates!

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First - Milo (orange) is in Karma's "Wonderpups" Class at Calling All Dogs in SLC!  It started last week, and we were waiting for our classroom to be ready, when who walked in the door?  Milo and his Mommy!  We will be in the same puppy class for 6 weeks!  Next week, I've got to get some pictures.  Milo is SO handsome and well behaved, and his Mommy is just so sweet.

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Second - We got a message and a picture from Piper (red) and her family.  I am so, SO happy to see how loved and adored our sweet red puppy is!

"Piper, aka Miss Red, is getting in the holiday spirit!  She's a great family dog - couldn't ask for a better, very loving [dog], so thank you!  Happy Holidays!"

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Third - This morning, we got a message FULL of pictures of Okie May (purple) - SQUEE!

Hey Elozia! Just wanted to share some recent pics of Miss Okie May!  Can't believe she's almost 6 months! 

Shirt from a friend back home

She LOVES snow!!

And hiking!

We love her more every day!

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Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your puppies' updates and pictures with us.  We are so happy and grateful that our puppies all have wonderful families who love and adore them.  It makes my heart so happy that our puppies have the homes they deserve.  Thank you!

Hello from "Pink"!

Its been a couple weeks since my husband hand-delivered Luna to her to her family in San Diego:

We just got this email (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE hearing about "our" pups!)


Greetings from San Diego!


Sorry I haven't written but we've been busy enjoying our little girl. Luna has made the transition into our home exceptionally easy for all of us. We both can't believe how smart she is (or how fast she's growing - up to a whopping 25 pounds). She is almost fully potty trained and can already sit and shake. Crate training at night has been something we're still working on, though. Brandon & I could let her cry herself to sleep but I don't think our neighbors in the complex would appreciate it so she has been sleeping in her bed next to ours. I guess she's won that battle... for now. We made our first trip to the dog park on Sunday with a friend and her year-old boxer & Luna played with her and all of the other dogs until she was so tired she could barely walk. This picture is on the car ride home and you can just tell she had the time of her life.


Thats all the news as of now. Thank you again - we can't imagine how we lived without her!

~Erin D

I Heart Faces: Pet Challange

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You can't imagine how hard it was to choose one picture.  I'm not sure if my hardrive has more images of my children, or our Bernese Mountain Dogs.  My favorite pictures are those that have both, lol.

I chose this particular image because of the happy faces on both my daughter and our puppy.  They both have "smiles", and this picture just captures our whole summer with our Bernese Mountain Dog's litter of puppies.  Happy, warm, and content, filled with Berner Love!

A Letter from "Milo"

We LOVE these follow-up letters and pictures, they seriously make our day. 


Hi E,


I thought I would send you a few pictures and let you know how we are doing.  First of all, it took us all week to decide on a name!  We ended up naming him Milo.  It was the only name that all of my kids agreed on.  Second of all....we LOVE him!  Oh my gosh, he is the best!  He is so sweet and fun and perfect.  He started sleeping through the night Friday night and continues to do so.  I have him in a crate which was a little rough at first.  I ended up sleeping with a blanket and pillow next to the crate for the first few nights to keep him calm.  House training is going well too.  The accidents seem to not be as often, which is great!  


I took him to the vet on Saturday and he weighed 16 lbs!  I walked into the packed waiting room and you would have thought I had walked in holding a movie star!  Everyone in the room gasped and had to come over and pet him.  All I heard was "a Bernese Mountain Dog" from everybody.  Even the 2 receptionists came from around the counter to pet him.  He was quite the star!  He is also quite the hit in our neighborhood.  Two different times yesterday our doorbell rang with a neighbor holding a plate of cookies and asking if they could come in and see our puppy.  We all thought it was so funny to get cookies and then "can we see your puppy?".  You will notice in one of the pictures that he has found the perfect sleeping spot.....right on top of the a/c vent!  When he's not playing he's laying on top of a vent somewhere in the house.  


I wanted you to know how much we love him and how well he is adjusting.  When we had our lab puppy I wanted to die!  She was so hard!  It has been the complete opposite experience with Milo.  We are enjoying every minute with him!


I hope things are going well with you.  I read on your blog that you have one puppy left!  It must be so quiet around there!


Take Care,


J.

Hula-Hoop

We call this picture: "Teaching a new dog new tricks"

Our seven year old was actually showing Pink how not-scary a hula-hoop is  :)

Pink jumped through, then tried tasting the hula-hoop, lol.

Puppy in the Paper!

Miss Red has been named "Piper", which is just darling and perfect for her.  She's already enjoying the good life, getting to tag along to the movies (a good old American drive-in!), and the local newspaper was there to document it!

"Megan and Chris C. brought their best friends along, three-year-old Penny and new pup Piper, a Bernese Mountain dog. The four were set to cuddle together in the back of their pick-up, lined with a cushy sleeping bag."

Photo by Deborah Tracy, Uintah Basin Standard

You're both darling, Piper and puppy sister Penny ...  I hope the movie was great.

Mr Green

Our Green pup went home last night with John C.  We loved meeting John's 9 year old berner, Aunna. It's so wonderful to know that our puppies are going to homes that adore and love this breed!

Homeward Bound!

Yellow is now "Svenja", the newest member of the W family!

Brown is the perfect Odin, and is loving his new house!

The R family adopted orange ... what will his name be?

Our Miss Red has joined her new family, with lots of property to explore, and friends to play with!

Pink, Green & Blue!

PINK - Pink is sweet, playful, and social.  She loves being near family, playing and snuggling.  She's probably the most outgoing of our girls, willing to check out new things and explore, as long as she can be close enough to get some snuggles when she needs them!

GREEN - Green is our adventurous boy.  He's always been the first puppy to try new things and loves to explore.  He's fun-loving, outgoing, and independent.  He also has a very striking white blaze, most people who meet him comment on how beautiful he is.

LIGHT BLUE - This boy is an honest-to-goodness real live teddy bear.  He is super fluffy, super snugly, and excellent with kids, including our 14 month old toddler. He's got great markings, and a darling tiny "swiss kiss" on the back of his neck.

Mr Bosley & Miss Okie Mae

Mr aqua and miss purple :)

These two are littermates, but they are also going to be cousins!

Random puppy pictures

Your Puppies!

As promised!

Miss Svenia will get lots of snuggles with the W family!

Mr Orange (name TBD) is adopting the R Family!

Miss Okie is already loved by the G Family!

Mr Odin can't wait to join the D family at their new house!

Mr Bosley gets his first road trip early, traveling with M to Colorado!

Our puppies are already so loved.  We are so lucky to be able to share this short time with them before they  happily join their families, thank you.

Red, Pink, Blue & Green

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Miss Pink

Pink is a darling girl!  She's curious, fairly outgoing, and one of the first pups to try new things.  She doesn't demand attention, but loves to be snuggled and loved.  She has a lot of wave and curl to her coat.  She's a smart little pup, and just a wonderful berner.  She's very social and outgoing, probably because every little girl who visits wants to hold and play with the "pink" puppy, lol!

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Miss Red

Red is just an absolute sweetheart, and quickly became a neighborhood favorite.  She has an asymmetrical blaze that gives her some character, though as she grows, it seems to be straightening out more.  Her personality is exceptional - she is calm, happy, and has a very strong love for people.  She's one of our best snugglers, and is always happy to be loved!

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Mr Sky Blue

"HE'S SO FLUFFY!!!" is how my 7 year old daughter describes Blue.  He's stocky, beautiful, and quite fluffy.  He loves to play and wrestle the toys, rolling around happily on the floor, making us all laugh!  He is super sweet and happy.  He's our only puppy with a tiny "swiss kiss" - a little patch of white hair on the nape of his neck.  It's so darling, just like him! 

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Mr Sage Green

Green has a huge personality, and gorgeous markings.  He's curious and brave - when there's something new, he's the first pup to check it out.  He loves to snuggle, and can be vocal about needing some love - once you snuggle him, he's happy as a clam.

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