The Hitching Post Family Farm

I thought you might enjoy this picture I snapped of Sasha yesterday. One of our chicks has decided Sasha is her new mom. She follows her around everywhere. It is too cute!

Sasha Lee is great! Words cannot describe how much we love her. She is a dream puppy to own. I have never been around anything but sporting breeds so to raise a pup that actually lays down is wonderful! She follows all of us around like a shadow and if she's outside by herself, she is content laying in the shade with the goats (whom she loves) or just sleeping on the front porch. She also has discovered our pond and LOVES the water. My boys love her to pieces and brag about their new Great Pyrenees everywhere we go.

Everyone who meets her is so impressed with her temperament and beauty. Her eyes, by the way, are gorgeous!

&nbShe is my little angel girl. -Ulitin- CA

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I cannot thank you enough for breeding such a wonderful Great Pyrenees. Sasha is just amazing. She is sweet, outgoing and loves everyone and everything. She shadows my two boys EVERYWHERE they go and is getting along with the goats just fine! She is definitely a great match for us!

Today at her vet appointment she fell sound asleep on the exam table. Nothing bothers her! Her check up by the way, was an A+++. My vet said she is perfect!

Thank you again for this perfect girl. We all love her!

Zuko is doing wonderful. He is now taking one on one personal training classes and is doing very good. He loves running through the sprinklers and playing in the fountain in the backyard. He currently weighs 40.2 lbs. He goes every 3 weeks for check ups and shots. He is a great joy to us and we love him

dearly. -Mendicino- CA

From Pearl and Max litter-2008

Just wanted to send you an update on Colt. He is doing wonderfully and is such a well behaved little guy. He knows sits, come and down. Still has "stay" to master. He and Bella are best buds now, although for the first couple days, Bella was afraid of him! She ran from him, and little Colt ran right after her. It was adorable, he just wanted to say hi and play, but Bella couldn't quite figure out how to act around him. It was quite a surprise, as Bella turns into a romp and play puppy the minute she meets another dog, but for some reason, she was afraid of Colt! We think she just might have not be used to puppies, as all of the dogs in our neighborhood are fully grown. But they play and take naps together now, and when Colt goes into his crate at night, Bella will mosey over and start scratching on the cage to wake him up to play! He's absolutely precious. Thank you again for all of you work, care and love that goes into your program!!

We would like to thank you for a truly amazing addition to our family. Our Great Pyrenees, Isabelle (now 11 wks old), has adjusted quite well and loves to play with our children and our younger Pomeranian. Training has been easy and a lot of fun. She learned to "sit" within one training session and "lay down" in two. "Come" is a little bit more of a challenge, but with time she has been responding better. She hasn't had one poop accident yet and she has learned to whine at the door when she wants to go out.

What a treasure she is! This breed is definitely different from any other breed we have owned, but we are so happy we decided to add her to the list of breeds we have had.

I have to commend you on the way you handle your breeding program. You are excellent at communicating with your customers and you were always quick to respond to any questions. It is apparent that you truly love these dogs! The extensive amount of info you supply your customers with proves your dedication to making sure your puppies go to good homes and that the new owners are able to care for them as you would. We also appreciate the amount of time you allowed when choosing our puppy. This is a dog we will have for a decade or more and having the time to choose just the right one has definitely proven to be to our advantage.

Thanks again for everything you have done and we look forward to a long friendship with you over the years. We will continue to send pictures as she grows.

The Steward Family - MI

Isabelle is doing great at 7 months. She just got spayed last week and did very well (weighing 48 pounds). She doesn't even bother her sutures too much. She has really become by buddy. She come with me to drop the girls off at school and even comes to pick them up. The school principal comes out nearly every day just to see Isabelle!

We spent some of the summer camping with our new camper. Isabelle came with us, of course, and loved it! She just fits in no matter what we are doing. Basically, as long as she is with us, she's happy. She is doing better with the anxiety. I'm sure if she had it her way, we'd never leave.

She is so beautiful! I have to say, she is the most fun to own. EVERYONE is interested in her and stops to ask us questions. I just love it!

Shari,

We just wanted to thank you for the most wonderful companion we could ever ask for. Mica has brought so much to our family. She goes just about everywhere with us and everyone wants to take her home with them. My dad never wants her to leave his house. She loves to take walks, as long as they aren't too long. We took her to walk in the french quarter in New Orleans. We did have to keep stopping so she could rest but she did love it. She got so much attention. She did show her guardian instincts. She has NEVER had an accident in her kennel or in the house since we received her. She is very well behaved. She still loves to chew and chew everything. When she gets too excited we can calm her down by scratching her belly. That makes her calm down instantly. Again thank you soo much for the best dog in the world.

The Picou Family.-LA

Thought we would drop you a line to let you know that our "Oso" is doing great! Oso is very healthy and is loved by everyone he meets. We walked in our local Christmas parade and everyone wanted to buy him. Attached are some pictures taken recently. He totally completes our family!

- Albrecht-OH

Oso helping out at the vets office

Madison is the most wonderful dog! He is a trickster but so loveable. He loves to pick an item that doesn't belong to him and race off to his kennel to hide it or chew it. Last night he found an old newspaper and took in his the kennel to shred it. He also loves to gather tree branches (some are 6 feet long) and he carries them up on the back porch. He is growing rapidly and learns quickly what he is supposed to do or not do. He is the best puppy we've ever had! -Crouch- WV

Thanksgiving was great with Bella, she caused quite a stir, as everyone can't get over how adorable she is. When we brought her into the room to show everyone before dinner, they all let out an unanimous "Awww".. haha She's doing great with crate training, and loves tugging at the newspaper whenever someone's reading it, lol.

Hi and Happy Holidays, Shari!

This is just a note to let you know that Anniebel is the Queen of our hearts. Both of my sons and their wives want to "babysit" her. And, of course, my husky, Troika, is absolutely in love with her. Picture this --- I look down the hall to the living room and see Troika lying on the floor (facing one direction) and Anniebel straddled across his back trying to bite his waving tail. If that wasn't a Kodac moment I've never seen one. It's wonderfully brisk and cool here, and Troika has taught Annabel all about going out for potty, etc. She goes out after every "play engagement," meal, naptime (she just collapses in the kitchen for naps a couple times a day, and I gently put her in her crate where she sleeps like the baby she is,) and she is doing beautifully. She has met the Pekinese next door (my neighbor and I have a gate between our properties) so Anniebel goes over there to visit each morning for a bit, while Troika waits by the gate for her to come back.) In short, her social calendar is full and she is Queen!
-Mary Jo Perkins- VA

I can’t believe it’s Korbelle’s 1^st Birthday already (September 25^th). I have included several photos for you to see how much she has grown.

My daughter entered Korbelle in our local county fair through 4-H. She took a blue ribbon (1^st) in obedience, a red (2^nd) in showmanship, and a blue (1^st) in the costume class. Morgan dressed up as Little Bo Peep and Korbelle was her sheep.

Korbelle has completed her puppy, basic and advanced obedience classes. She has also done some agility work at our trainer’s facility. Korbelle did really well with the tunnels, sway bridge and large a-frame. She didn’t like the teeter-totter. In November, I am having Korbelle tested to be a therapy dog. I think she should do real well.

Korbelle will now consistently ring her bell to go outside to go potty or to just go outside. Korbelle has also started to develop her guarding instinct. When people come over to our house, she will bark at them and then come and stand by us. When we tell her it is okay, she will settle down and go greet them.

We camped a few times over the summer and Korbelle has adjusted very well to the camper. She doesn’t stay in a crate as there isn’t room for one. She has made herself at home on the couch or on the kid’s beds. This is the only place she is allowed on any furniture. She also loves the water.

Thanks again for raising such beautiful dogs. Korbelle is just the sweetest dog and we are glad that she is a part of our family.

Rhonda Hoffer

The Hoffer Family

Marathon ,

Dear Shari. It's hard to believe that he is 12 weeks old already. He weighed in at 30 pounds this morning. Went for his second vet check Monday. Everything is proceeding fine health wise. We can't get over how intelligent this animal is. If he is only operating at 70% of brain capacity now he may be training us when the other 30% kicks in. The cats have adjusted rather quickly and now tolerate him fairly well. As you can see my male cat, Buddy, actually plays well with him.

Will keep you updated on Kuvos progress periodically. Thanks again for such a

wonderful new member of our family.

-Doyle-KY

Just a short note to let you know that Betsy and Roger are friends now. We had to muzzle Betsy for a week until she got used to Roger being here. Now she shares everything with him. Even tries to herd him when I call him and he is distracted by something and doesn't come right away. doesn't come right away.

I am so pleased with Roger. He has never cried, not even the first night. He is such a good pup, so very smart. He just loves the water too. All day long he gets in and out of the ponds, always has mud all over him. Ha! The only time he is clean is in the morning when I let him out of the kennel. It amazes me how the mud and dirt disappears overnight and he is white and fluffy again.

I am surprised on a daily basis as to his intelligence. It is hard to believe that he is only 3 months old!! He already sits when told. He usually comes when called, does know his name. But when he is on a mission,( a poo, or a much needed dip in the water ),

he is determined to finish his business first. But as soon as he has accomplished what he wanted to do, he comes running. I really did not expect to have a puppy that acted more like an adult dog as far as his behavior. All it takes is 1 no and he leaves our things alone and plays with his toys. I could go on and on about how amazing he is, but you already know since you have the parents

Well, just wanted you to know that everything has turned out ok. I will keep you updated from time to time. If you are ever down this way stop and say hello.
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Klondike is adapting well with his new family. He loves the water! Ithe water! I
have a kiddy pool that I fill up for the Border Collies and he will jump
in and wrestle with the hose. The other day I had the sprinkler on my
garden and he was bi-Levay- MI

Our little girl is sure growing up. She is a CHUNK of pure muscle. She's really developing quite a personality and now that she's 9 months old she can't decide is she a teenager that needs to rebel once in a while, or does she act like a grown-up and cuddle and love up on us? She's too funny. We have cuddle sessions every morning when we get up, and every evening when we come home from work. Then, of course, there's the romping and playing and the times when she just has to see if she can just mouth us one last time before she gives it up. All of which is done while she is upside down on her back grinning at me....She's so cool!!! -Moss- ILhe's so cool!!

I just wanted to send you a few pictures of Coconut and to let you know that she is doing great. She behaves every word we say except for those occasional days where she wants to do what she wants. We absolutely love her and I'm so happy that I found you. She even made best friends with my auntie's golden retriever Simba.
-Kristina-ILL

Just wanted to send you a note and let you know that Sophie was wonderful coming back home. She was so good and adaptive as we went through each stage of our trip, and she cried whenever she had to get out to go to the bathroom. As long as I was in physical contact with her, rubbing her head and talking to her, she was happy. As you can see, she is adapting so well, and we absolutely LOVE each other. She is eating and drinking well. She is already guarding the cats and trying to play with my shepherd. She sleeps at the head of my bed on the floor and if she is on my bathrobe she is happy. THANK YOU. It was great to be able to meet with you.reat to be able to meet with you.< -Julie Watros-CA

Thought I would let you know that all is well here with Brutus (aka Mud Bucket). He loves the rain and loves digging in some sand I have by the deck. He ends up with it all over him. He is the greatest! Barks to go out. He also plays some and barks to go out then turns smiles at you, and barks to come right back in again. He is winning lots of hearts in the neighborhood. He did show his territorial side yesterday when Greg took him for a walk. They got back and some guy with a lab walked by. Brutus doesn't know this person, drew his stance and let out a nasty growl. Greg was quite surprised. Then on the other hand we went to his brothers and he got to play with his 2 year old lab cousin Oliver. They were so cute. Oliver just let him bite him all over and they wrestled. They wore each other out. He is such a joy and so sweet. Thank you so much for raising such beautiful dogs.ng such beautiful dogs.
-McDonough- PA

Emma, our Pyrenees is a year and 3 months now (from Jolie and Buddies New Year's 2005 litter) and is such a great part of our family! She was an inside dog for the most part, but when the weather became cool last fall, she whined and whined to be outside all of the time, so she is now a part of the outside pack! And she loves it! Our other dogs will be in their dog shed during freezing days, while Emma just sleeps in the center of the yard with this "now this is the life!" look on her big white face! She comes in every once in a while to play with our 11 month old daughter, as seen in the pictures, and she loves it! Emma is always by her side when indoors. She allows Bekah to pull at her fur, climb over her and screech at her, and she is such a big fluffy puppy who just loves it! She barks more than we thought, though we were warned when we bought her!

We have trained her to stay quiet for the most part at night Although the beagle, a perpetual barker, can get her going sometimes! We don't mind her bark, and the neighbors don't either. After all she is the "alarm" for the neighborhood! She is 105# now. We just love her to pieces and continue to be thankful we got her! Thanks so much! -Baker-IN

Indy is doing great and loves the other Great Pyrenees here on our farm, she has just fit in so well and we love her so much.
-Windy Ridge Acres- NC

Indy just had her first litter and is a great mom to 7 healthy pups.

Just thought I would let you know Wizard is doing great. He is huge now, weighing in at 97lb. and not even a year old. He is larger than both of our females. But Emily is still the boss.

Wiz is a great dog, and we enjoy him alot. Cinderella and he have bonded and they play all the time. He has bonded with the goats also. He has turned out to be a very laid back boy. Thanks
-Ziglar-VA

Adam and I wanted to share some pictures of Angel with our new baby Isaiah.
Isaiah was born December 27th (also my birthday) at 4:34am and weighed 7lbs
15oz. He is such a sweet boy and we love him so much. Angel has been
nothing short of wonderful with him and loves him as her own. She is so
gentle with him and we can lay Isaiah on the floor and know that Angel will
no harm him. (but of course we still supervise them :) Angel got to be
present for Isaiah's birth since I had a homebirth and she watched intently
the entire time and never got scared or roudy. And ever since she has
followed me around and watched intently as I care for Isaiah as if she is
seeing to our safety. Thank you so much for giving us such a welcome
addition to our family! -Sorenson-IN

Korbelle is a great puppy. We've had her now for a little over 2 months and
she seems like she has always been with us. Korbelle has the greatest
disposition and has doubled in size. We are still working on the
housetraining. It is more us now than Korbelle. She goes to the door and
sometimes rings her bell, but we don't always catch her in time. She only
had one accident in her crate since we brought her home and she is able to
make it through the night. We have her enrolled in puppy kindergarten and
has learned how to come, sit, down, eye contact, and we are working on
loose leash walking and stay. She is suppose to learn a trick for class
tomorrow night. I am teaching her shake, but she hasn't caught on yet. The
girls just love her. When their friends come over, she is the center of
attention. On recent trips to Petco, she has also caused quite a stir.
-Hoffer Family-WI

I wanted to let you know that our beautiful puppy Chloe residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is doing beautifully. I want to send you the most recent pictures as soon as I get a free minute. She is not only physically beautiful but has the best personality traits. My whole neighborhood knows her and adores her. Her face melts hearts. She loves to walk and when she runs, she almost seem to float in the air like a bunny.

She loves to ride in the car and I take her to visit my daughter in Gainesville, FL (5 hours away) without a problem. Thank you for raising such beautiful animals. She gets along with my other puppy, a German Shepard her age, very well. She is no pushover and stands her ground (actually she is the instigator many times)
-Patty Morgan-FL

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