I have watched you continue to breed and raise some beautiful animals. It was a stroke of luck that we were able to buy our Tobi from you. He was not our selection, but a selection you made for us. What an animal he is turning out to be. Tobi is extremely powerful. He has to be to wrestle with our 75 lb ranch, pit bull terrier. And he can hold his own. Tobi is powerfully built now weighing about 16 lbs at 9 months. He is flat, board, backed and very wide and strong across the shoulders. He carries a wide heavy hind quarter. Of course kind face and eye. He seldom gets two ft away from me day or night. He cannot snuggle close enough to me all night long. Plays hard and sleeps hard. Tobi would have made a great sire. A great quarter horse trainer once said to be a stallion a horse had to be totally over done. Maybe that’s Tobi. He is outstandingly built everywhere you look at him. He is such a kind and loving animal that I cannot but forgive him for the shoes and belts that he has destroyed. I can replace the shoes and belts, but never this little dog. I trust that you will continue to make others as happy with your quality bred dachshunds as you have made me. With gratitude and highest regards,

Our girl is doing great in San Francisco! We named her Sonny. Perfect addition. Thanks again.

Jake & Josh ! Words can’t express how thankful we are ! This is our little Chopper ! What a delightful puppy, he self soothes in his crate through the night with no crying & as well he was super easy to potty train ! ( maybe with 2 accidents haha ) thank you for answering all the questions we had during the process you made us feel super confident & comfortable! I know we just picked up Chopper but we definitely want another lil sausage haha ! Maybe later on! Thank you again fellas ! Yall are amazing !

Hello Josh- I wanted to send you and your father a photo of our boy Finnegan on his first birthday!

Jake, you were so right at this shaded cream lightening up. He is so beautiful. 4 months on 2/8. Only struggle is potty training. He is a real sweetheart

Someone won’t be having a Blue Christmas. Hope is adjusting well. She loves eating whipped cream out of the spray can with her siblings and is now challenging the Mastiff on the other side of the fence when she gets a chance. She used to run for the hills, but now she is mighty and fierce as long as no person is on the other side of the fence as well. She can now catch food coming her way, Yum. She is dawning a Jingle bell collar til’ New Years, as is the Butcher tradition for all canines from Thanksgiving day on. Hope you have a great Holiday season. Still progressing in her social skills with still a ways to go. We meet up with Matt and Hootie often. Take care, Donna and Hope Diamond Doodle Bug.

Hi Jake & Josh! I hope you are all doing well. I just wanted to send a 1 year update on Daphne to you. We just celebrated her birthday last month, and it has almost been a year since I’ve picked her up from you!! I can’t believe it! She has been a great companion. I get stopped everytime I’m out asking about her coloring and commenting on her friendly demeanor. She is full of personality and doesn’t fail to make me laugh and smile everyday! She has had no health issues and is (mostly) well behaved. :) she has kept a lot of her darker coloring which is beautiful. Thank you so much for everything!

Hello! Just a note to say that Cosmo’s neutering last month went well and that he is simply the most wonderful dog and a perfect fit for me. Not to mention my dad, who texts me more in a week for Cosmo updates/photos than he did in a month for how I was doing ^^ and my folks’ otherwise prickly rescue dog – who now absolutely adores him. Thanks again for taking the time to talk through personalities/lifestyle and to have us come to meet him at 5 weeks. I’m sure you have plenty of testimonials, but obviously please don’t hesitate to use me as a reference for people in the Bay Area or elsewhere. Have a wonderful summer!

Hi Jake and Josh. The girls are getting along so well. They played gentle tug of war with the blue dog today. Clover lets Elsa take every toy. They are cute together. They look for each other. It’s amazing how Clover brings Elsa her toys. If Elsa wants it Clover gives it to her. Elsa wants anything Clover shows an interest in. Elsa is very curious about everything. Clover wants in Elsa’s crate. Wants to steal Elsa’s stuffed bed time dog. That’s the only toy off limits to Clover. Clover has a big blue rat in her crate that is her bed time toy and off limits to Elsa. They seem very comfortable together. Played gentle tug with a little blue dog toy today. Clover has been pretty cautious about Elsa. Jumps over rather than run into her. No rowdy play yet. Elsa is too young for that. Clover is a muscular girl. Does not realize her own strength so I am glad she is easy with Elsa. We have a crusoe dog Ramp at the foot of the bed and by the couch. Hospital washable pee pads and toys all over the bed and the couch. Elsa’s crate is on the bed till she is comfortable being here then it will be beside the bed. Dogs rule around here.

Oliver is one in a million, Jake. He is learning so many words, now. Today, he finally understood “wait” at the top of stairs for me to get there. He is so funny, having a definite sense of humor. He laughs at me quite often, and makes me laugh at myself. He now likes to retrieve two balls, carrying one in his mouth, while kicking the second with his paw. Rather remarkable. I have been scrap booking, looking at my history with dogs, including the 4 Guide Dog puppies I raised in 4-H. We had pugs and mastiffs on the ranch. Oliver is above and beyond any dog I have ever known. I have been thinking about a sister for him. But, I could not do justice to two. Just a year ago, I slept for the first week holding him in my chair all night. I was so worried Terry would never, ever bond with a dog. How silly. The hours of training are paying off. And, Terry loves Oliver as much as I do. I just bought Ollie a martingale training collar. He is responding well. It seems he is more responsive than with a regular training collar. I like the design. Still a choke collar, but a little different. Carry on with your amazing pups. I am so glad I found you and Oliver. You never know when we might decided we need another. Merry Christmas,