Maddie | Rolling Oaks Goldens

Murphy

2009 November 16

by Barb

HI Barb,
I haven’t had a chance to look at your website to see if any of Murphy’s siblings sent pictures of their one year birthday, but we wanted you to see how handsome our big boy is! (Murphy is from Captain and Maddie’s Oct. 08 litter). Murphy is a good boy. He is kind of a big goof most of the time. At 85 pounds, he is big and strong, but gentle and patient with the kids. He loves riding in the car and takes his job of taking the kids to and from school very seriously. His only bad habit is chewing on things he shouldn’t. We often find ourselves telling him that he is lucky he is so cute! And cute he is! We have so many people tell us what a beautiful dog he is. Thanks for letting us raise one of your wonderful puppies! Sincerely, Jenny and Mike

Jente and Murphy

2009 July 27

by Barb

Hi from Sioux Falls South Dakota,

We got Jente and Murphy together today to meet and play. They are half brother and sister a week apart in age now 6 months old. Murphy is of Captain and Maddie and Jente is of Captain and Jewel. It was so fun seeing them together. What a fun day!!

We came to meet because we both happened to sign our puppies up for one on one dog training at the same facility. The trainer realized that he was seeing two puppies both from Rolling Oaks and introduced us. He was so impressed by both dogs that he said he would refer any client wanting golden retrievers to Rolling Oaks from now on.

Keep up the good work!

PS. Jente is in the green collar and Murphy is wearing blue in the photos below.

Thanks, Anne

Sugar & Honey

2009 July 12

by Barb

Just wanted to send a few pictures of Sugar and Honey. Sugar will be 3 at the end of May and Honey just turned 7 months.
Honey’s parents are Captain and Maddie. Sugar’s parents are Banner and Zena. They are both absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!
And they are excellent companions. We are so pleased to have them in our family! They get along famously and are true “buddies”. They are so fun to watch and they have great personalities. I have never had 2 dogs simultaneously before and it is great! It is actually easier. They keep each other company and it is fun to watch them learn from each other. We couldn’t be more pleased!

Take care,

Bill and Deb

MURPHY

2009 April 28

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MURPHY

Hi Barb!
Murphy is now 6 months old. He is one of Captain and Maddie’s puppies from last October. He is a very good dog and has become such a wonderful part of our family. He is very sweet. He is a great combination of energetic enough to keep up with our busy life with two young boys, but yet affectionate enough to get in my puppy cuddles. You did a great job picking him for us. Thank you. He loves riding in the car and helping me take the boys to and from school. He has been the subject of two show and tells and done very well. Everyone tells us he is a beautiful dog and they are right! Hope you enjoy the picture of our big boy!

Sincerely,

Jenny and Mike

STELLA

2009 February 11

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STELLA

Dear Barb -

Hope all is well with you and your family! Our little gal Stella (pink from Maddie) has been a pure delight and an occasional challenge – which is par for the course with a puppy. She is so smart and has mastered potty training by ringing a jingle bell at the front door and whimpering a bit to go out. She sits patiently as we quickly put on our frozen north gear and is great about getting to business outside. The girls are loving her so much and she is a hit with all the neighbors and friends of ours who just gush over her. She is so patient and has a perfect temperament with our girls. She was such a great pick for us! Her favorite form of exercise these days is chasing the kids (and us) down the sledding hill in our back yard.

She is growing so fast and is up to 22 pounds as of last week. We are really starting to notice the features of her parents in her face as she matures – she is such a beautiful dog. She did end up having coccidia which was quickly remedied and she is quite the little chewer, which has taken us to new levels of “minimalism” in our house to make it puppy safe. Unfortunately, three weeks ago she ate a large squishy child’s toy and it was determined it would not pass safely, so she had to have surgery to have it removed. We were very worried, but she did great and is back to her energetic and sweet self with no complications.

Multiple vet trips aside, we are so thrilled to have her in our family. She starts formal training later this month, but we have already been working with her on sitting, getting down and not jumping. She mastered laying down the other night after minimal time and we have become devoted fans of the practical style and common sense approach of the New Skete monks.

Thank you again for all the work you did to provide us with such a healthy and well prepared dog for family life. She is a true joy!!

Jeanne and Mark

note: Stella is from Maddie and Captain

BUDDY

2009 February 11

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BUDDY

Hi Barb,

Glad to hear from you.

Buddy is doing real well and a joy to have around. He goes everywhere with us and is with us almost 100% of the time. He’s my shadow. I have to take him back this week to the dr for his next shots, but when he went for his last set, he went from 11 lbs when we got him to 22 lbs. He’s so tall already. He is the brightest student in Puppy Preschool (but of course I’m biased), but the trainer/instructor is quite impressed with him too. He goes to the office with me or he’s in the office with Joel.

Here are some pictures that I took yesterday. Enjoy!

Bev

note: Buddy is from Maddie and Captain

NEWS FROM MAJA

2009 February 2

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NEWS FROM MAJA

Dear, Barb and Family,

Maja (Maddie and Captain’s pup) is a sweet, smart, social puppy wrapped in an adorable little package. She loves people and other dogs. She can’t get enough of playing in the Snow!

She will be 14 weeks on Wednesday and is learning all about sit, stay, down and come. She is a very good student. Your training in the first 7 weeks has been so appreciated. She has been an excellent sleeper at night with no accidents in her kennel. We are enjoying walks to the park every day and had a great time at our cabin over the holidays. I can’t wait until she can go swimming in the lake.

We have received oodles of compliments and many visitors. A couple weeks ago I met a new neighbor at the park with her 3 year old golden (not from Rolling Oaks). Dave met the same neighbor a week after, and she told Dave her mother put in an application for a Rolling Oaks puppy, after seeing our Maja she told her mother about you.

I will attach a picture for you to see how big our little girl has gotten. A couple days ago she weighed 25 pounds. She has impressed everyone with her big paw print and how quickly she has grown. Not sure what this means?! Will our little girl become a big girl, or this an average weight at 13.5 weeks?

Thank you for breeding such a beautiful puppy! We love our little Maja. Our oldest college son calls to talk to her over the phone and she has visited St. Olaf to see our other son. She has many friends both people and dogs. She is quite the Maja!

Warm wishes,

Dave and Laurel

JACK

2009 January 6

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JACK

Hi Barb,

I wanted to send you a few pics of Jack, in a month it will be the 2 year anniversary when I brought Jack home, my how time flies. I couldn’t have asked for a better dog. His two favorite games are retrieve the ball & tug of war with his rope. I live a few miles from a county park with a big wooded area all are walks down there are off leash in that park. He is good a staying close and coming when called. The is a paved path walking distance from my house when we go for walks, there are a couple of regulars we run into that look forward to seeing Jack. He has gown into a handsome well-behaved boy.

Happy New Year,

John & Jack

note: Jack is from Captain and Maddie