Gabee lives in Arkansas with her new mommy, Lynn and daddy, Mike! Lynn says the grandkids will have a ball with little Gabee!

Brandi and Button at the park! Liana said they took Button (pictured) and Buddy, also a Shih Tzu, to "play" and they had a good time!

Formerly Muffin, now Button on his way to his new home with his new mommy, Brandi! He has been adopted as an adult dog and loves his new mommy very much! Auntie reports that, Brandi changed his name to Button because "he's cute as a button!" "Button and Brandi are doing great. He follows her every place she goes. His little tail wiggles 90 miles an hour whenever she just says one word to him. They are perfect for each other. He doesn't care how she holds him as long as he is in her arms. They are so cute together. Button is now house trained (mostly)." It brings us much joy to know Button is so happy with Brandi...as well as how happy Brandi is with him! Thank you Liana!

Bandita (Bandi) and Barley are sisters and both live in Keller, TX with their new mommy, Judie!

Mickey, left, is in El Dorado, AR with his new mommy, Amanda (and Jacob on the way!). He went to work with mommy and got all the looks! He's a sweet boy!

(Right) Zoe is a lucky little girl! She is with her new mommy, Alexandra, in Little Rock!

Kobe is one fortunate little guy! He is KING of his palace in Ft. Worth with Renishia and Chris! Per phonecall from Renishia, after having his vet checkup, "The vet asked where "this breeder" was located and I told him De Queen, Arkansas. Then he said that you were on top of things! He said it's not everyday that he sees records like you kept on Kobe. He had his weights recorded and the vet could tell that Kobe was gaining weight right on target. And he liked the fact that you had all of the vaccination and de-worming information on there too! He said we were lucky...we got a puppy that has been well taken care of and healthy!" Renishia recently sent me more pictures and the following comment, "Risa, thanks for everything. You are a blessing!! You are a special lady!!" Thanks Renishia for sharing that with me and allowing me to share with others.

Renishia recently sent some updated photos of her Mr. Kobe who is now 6 months old. She writes,"Hi Risa, how are you doing? Mr. Kobe and I are just doing great. He is growing and doing alot better on the house training. Sometimes we may have a little oops, but not too often now. Risa, he is so good and playful and I just love him dearly - thanks to you. On July 1st Kobe will be 6 months and he is now sleeping beside my foot. He weighs around 8 lbs. now (he is a chunky thing). Take care, Risa....I will stay in touch. Stay sweet!!!!Love Chris, Renishia, Kobe. On the right is Kobe looking so mature! Renishia sent this picture to me November, 2008, and says, "as you can see Mr.Kobe is doing well. He will be 10 months old on the 15th of this month. He's getting big!!! Take care Risa...stay sweet."

Lucy Lu lives in Little Rock, Capitol of Arkansas, with her new family, Michelle, Rod, and David!

Allie Bear now owns her own humans, in Arkansas, along with Coco, her unrelated Shih Tzu sister, and Kathy and family. Amazing to me how much these girls look alike!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY CODY!!!Cody's first birthday picture! How cute!! He is having a birthday party at the doggy park tonight - YIPPEE!!! On the right, he is guarding the door! Cathie says, "When we take him out, and that's all of the time, everyone is in love with him...I've passed on your site if anyone wanted to purchase a puppy, I told them you were great!"

This is NOT the way we ship our puppies! I LOVE this picture of little Cody! And mommy, Renee', getting kisses from Cody! Does he look spoiled or what?

Cathie recently wrote, "As promised, here are some up-dated pictures. Another good visit at the Vet. Cody weighs in at 7 lbs. The doctor said he looks GREAT. He is doing very well and having alot of fun. The weather was close to 70 last week and he didn't want to come in. No snow but some cold weather ahead...but he doesn't seem to mind, he loves being outside. We can walk around the whole neighborhood now, but Cody doesn't always remember why he is out there....too many distractions...people, cars and other playmates...he loves it all. Sometimes he thinks he's a cat....he has couch time from 8PM-9PM and during that time he walks around the rim of the couch and finds a nice place to sit and stays there."

Cody is a new addition in Cathie's and Renee's home in New Jersey! He has now experienced his first snow - doesn't snow much where he came from! I received a CD with many wonderful pictures of Cody playing inside and outside of his new home! Cathie recently wrote to us, "Potty training is going very well, he goes outside most of the time and only has a few accidents in the house (usually when he gets excited). I'm glad the holidays are over, because I have him back on a schedule....He was the hit of every outing and was up to all hours, socializing with others. He loves to be outside...even in the bad weather. It is going to get very warm here this weekend, so I know he won't want to come in. He is spoiled in everyway possible but his behavior is excellent...so we will continue to spoil and love him to death. I will update you on his vet visit and send some new pictures soon. Take care and we will talk to you soon." Thanks, Cathie, for the update and I can't wait to see the new pictures of his "big boy" haircut!

Max lives in De Queen with Lisa and her family. Lisa says, "he is a happy boy..... he loves to lick.. and he certainly has found his barking voice... it is very deep and he is always on the ball. He won't sleep with anyone but me. No matter whose bed we put him on... he will jump off and come to my bed." And recently writes, "he is so adorable... we are truly enjoying him and he is quite a character... not so shy like he used to be... he is quite bossy !!" Thanks, Lisa, for the updated picture of Max!

Cole is now living in the Baltimore, Maryland area with his new mommy Phyllis and "people" brother, Ted! She was quite excited when she picked him up at the airport. She was hoping the little bark she was hearing was her new baby and sure enough.....it was! We recently heard from Phyllis and she told us, "Cole is always an the go... he loves toes and ankles and Ted loves him! Cole is so loving and filled with joy and we love him dearly." "I tried taking more pictures, but he won't let me!" (Wonder who is the boss in that house?)

On the left, Annie lives in Georgia with her mommy, Joy. According to her momma, Annie made her flight just perfectly! She is a healthy and happy puppy too!

CeCe, pictured right, is such a joy, according to his new mommy Janet and daddy Jay! Janet says that CeCe LOVES for his daddy, Jay, to pull him around on a beach towel across the floor every morning! How cute! They all live in Louisiana and it has been reported that CeCe has very sharp teeth!

(Left) Buddy is enjoying the good life with all of his buddies in south Arkansas. His mom, Kelly, says he is a healthy, happy little guy!"

(Right) Chrissy lives with her friends and Nancy in central Arkansas! Nancy said she will send pics soon! Chrissy only weighs 6 pounds and is a first time momma! Nancy said she is doing good, is really sweet and a fantastic momma! Says she is enjoying her and her babies so much!

Thanks to all of our wonderful families who have adopted these babies into their lives and homes! We've enjoyed being able to meet some of you in person or even if we were only able to know you just over the phone, we feel that we have made new friends! It's a wonderful feeling to us to be able to make new friends all because of a precious little puppy!

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