Hi Barb, Russ, & family! Today we celebrated Moose’s third birthday. He is a very happy and healthy three year old puppy. We just wanted to send you an updated photo of him from today and let you know we couldn’t be happier with him. We hope everything is going well with your family and the extended Rolling Oaks family and want to wish the rest of the Zena/Captain litter from May ’07 a happy birthday!

Sincerely,

Mike, Erin, & Moose

Hi Barb, Russ and Family,

I hope this email finds you enjoying the beautiful spring we’ve had!! We have gotten a great start on farming and can only hope and pray for the best crop.

I, along with many others, check your website multiple times per week to see new photos and updates. I have some recent pictures of our goldens and would love to share them with you! We can’t thank you enough for giving us such wonderful, amazing dogs!! Morgan will be 10 years old this September and Jersey will be 3 in July. It’s so hard to believe that Morgan will be 10. You can tell she’s starting to slow down a bit and can’t even fathom the day she’s gone. We’ve never had a dog that’s so cuddly and demanding of attention as Jersey. She’s so spoiled and heart warming. Enjoy the pictures and keep up the excellent work.

Sincerely,

Casey and Myron

Isaac, our grandson, loves to lay by the babies when they are so little. He is mesmerized by their little tails!

Delilah had her puppies! One female, six males!! This litter will be ready
for their new homes June 18. We have a male puppy available, if this is
good timing for you, please fill out a puppy application and I will call you
for a phone interview. Our next litter will be born around July and ready
in September, between Jasmine/Captain.

Hello Barb!

Wanted to share with you some new photos of Belle (Ivy and Banner Dec 2006).

Belle is doing wonderfully and is such a good dog! We couldn’t be happier with her and her temperament. Everyone who meets her loves her. Belle has many many friends in the neighborhood who come to visit her each day. Every time I look out the window when she is outside I see someone who has stopped to greet her or play with her, this includes other dogs. kids and adults. The neighbor kids often take her across the street to the park while they play lacrosse, football etc so she can run with them. She loves it of course!

As you can see from the pictures- Belle and our daughter Natalie are truly best buddies! Natalie just turned two and has taken over feeding Belle. She makes sure that Belle gets her breakfast and dinner everyday Natalie also got a big girl bed recently and Belle is pleased as now it is easier to snuggle!

The fourth picture is what we call her “alligator” pose. She lays like that all the time and we always think she looks like an alligator laying around the house. She has always been a pretty big girl but she did put on some winter weight that we are working on taking off now that spring is here. Everybody comments on her size as she is a very big dog but we couldn’t imagine her any other way We affectionately call her our ” big yellow moose”.

Take care, we hope all is well!

Chad and Jamie

Hi

Annie is so in love with her Kong Balls (Made in Colorado) that she will do anything to catch one. If I had the energy to throw the ball all day she would catch it. It has been so much fun.

I would recommend Kong toys to all Golden owners!

Lisa

Hi Barb -

Just wanted to share with you that we celebrated Badger’s 1 year birthday on Feb 21st. I am attaching a few pictures.

Badger has turned out to be a wonderful dog. He is a nice 71 pounds and so mellow. I think he looks so much like Captain and am wondering if Captain sleeps upside down as well with all four paws up in the air? Because Badger sleeps like this a lot. Badger has a big head and the blackest nose you will ever see!

We are just finishing up our Intermediate Obedience class, however, I’m not sure he will do as well as he did in basic obedience for passing the final test. He just can’t seem to handle the fact that he must stay and NOT retrieve the toys when she comes by and squeeks or throws them. Practice, practice, practice.

I’d like for him to be a therapy dog and I think this because as a nurse I miss the clinical setting just a bit and by taking this path it would get me more into the clinical setting again even if it is to just bring joy to the face of others while petting a dog. But don’t know much about it or where to begin. I’ve done some web research, but not really sure how to start things. If you have any suggestions or input, please share.

Again, thanks so much for this wonderful dog. I only wish Litchfield was closer for visitation. My oldest is always out on your website watching for the latest puppy pictures to appear and then of course, wants another. I keep telling her unfortunately the puppies don’t stay small for long!!

Take care,

Lauri

Hi Barb -

Just wanted to share an update with you. Sabin (Ruby x Captain Sept. 09) is doing great. He has such a wonderful personality – calm, confident and spunky all at the same time. He will be starting puppy obedience next week – I’m sure he’ll do great. Even though the rest of us haven’t enjoyed the snow I think he is secretly sad that it’s almost all gone – he loved to play in it. I’ve attached a few of my favorite puppy pics – he’s almost as big as my other adult golden so he doesn’t look much like a puppy anymore. Thanks again, I think you have a fantastic breeding program and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience or puppy.

~ Janessa

Hi Barb and Family,

I wanted to send you some pictures of Toby (Captain+Maddie, Feb 2008). He just turned 2 years old and we are so happy he is a part of our life. He is extremely well behaved and we get compliments all the time on how beautiful he is (that’s probably not news to you). Smile emoticon He got his Canine Good Citizen at only 10 months old! We just recently moved and two of our neighbors have Goldens from you as well. One of them, Mozart, is a half brother and they love to play together. We visit the dog park a couple times a week. Between that and our long walks/runs, he is usually pretty tuckered out…at least for a Golden. We’re looking forward to camping with him this summer and trips up to the north shore. Also, Lori and I got married this past summer. I included a picture of the proposal. Naturally, Toby was off exploring something more important.

Hope everyone is well. Take care.

Eric & Lori

Hi Barb,

Just went through your recent pics and blog. Always make me smile! Coby and Sundance are wonderful!! I know you hear this all the time, but everyone raves about them. We were away for the weekend and my best friend took care of them in our house…she has two dogs, a golden and a Bern. Mtn. Dog, and she raved about their excellent behavior and calmness. They went for baths yesterday and the customers and staff were so complimentary…The staff said, ” It was our pleasure. They are handsome, calm and wonderful dogs.” They loved how they waited for their treats, taking them ever so gently! I sang your praises yet again

We just love them and feel so fortunate to have them. Thank you again for all that you do to raise such wonderful dogs. Rob & Sarah

Barb:

Wanted to give you an update on Stella (Captain/Maddie – Nov 2009).

She is weighing in at a little over 27 lbs of pure joy! In February was had our parvo shot only and in the next week will have the last of the puppy shots. Her eye is 100% recovered from the vaccine reaction. At a year the plan is to give her a proactive serious of eye drops and then the distemper and hepatitis.

To say that she loves water is an understatement. Water in any form – snow, standing, shower, frozen she adores and continues to want more.

Stella & Greta both just graduated from Puppy Kindergarten and are heading into the Total Puppy class next week. Stella is exactly what I wanted. She is calm but playful, listens most of the time and wants to be around people and other puppies constantly. Everyone we meet comments on how 1st beautiful she is but than how surprised they are at how well behaved and calm she is. She is +99% housetrained, comes when called about 90% time and outside of encouraging her to take a nap she is truly exceeding my expecations.

Puppyhood is awesome but also looking forward to see what she looks like as the months progress!

It might be premature, but what are your thoughts adding another dog to the family? Not thinking today but is there an ideal separation of age that does make sense? She has so much fun playing with other dogs that it started me thinking about what it would be like with one around more often. Of course the only other dog would be another Rolling Oaks Golden – I am now officially addicted to the breed and your puppies.

Here are some recent photos – I think she looks like her dad!

Paige