UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS

Vanrusselhof Corkscrew Curly (NZ)
Belgian Shepherd Laekenois

Hi Amanda,

Just thought you would like to know how Corky is going.

I LOVE HIM!! Absolutely full of beans, character, drive and charm.

Unfortunately N.Z doesnt have as many shows all the time like Auzzy

so his first one is coming up at the start of Sept. He has 2 in a row

and one has all overseas judges- so that will be good.

He loves being on the farm and has already mastered the art of motorbike riding.

Jess thinks hes great- but puts him in his place when need be.

Well just a quick update. Will keep you posted how he goes with his showing.

Take care and thankyou

Sharon (NZ)

Vanrusselhof Con at Sugarwind (USA)

Amanda,

Just another thank you.Hero is wonderful, gorgeous, smart and beautiful. He is already housebroken, can sit and come and leave it. loves people and happy. Exactly what I wanted. Rough and tumble outside and settles in the house in his x-pen. In his crate at night, not a peep unless he needs to go out, I am thrilled.

I am a very happy camper. Enrolled in puppy class. Breed shows in July.

Harilyn, Hope and Hero

Vanrusselhof Con At Sugarwind (USA)

Hi Amanda,

We haven't met or corresponded before, but I had to tell you what a fabulous pup you sold my dear friend Harilyn Adler. I went with her to pick him up from the airport in Orlando, and he came out of the crate wagging his tail and licking fingers and faces. wow. if I had traveled from Australia I know I'd be really grumpy <g>.

Harilyn and I have been friends for ten years (we met through rescue) and I've owned working mals since 1992. Harilyn loves my current 2 mals and decided she did not want show lines again.

I had looked at your website about 4-5 years ago and sent her the link to Bryan. I'm so happy she got this pup. The second day at her house, he was going through the agility tunnel, fully extended, on his own. He has a recall to die for! He travels so well, falls asleep in the crate when she's driving and when we got where we were going, he pops out and loooooves everyone he meets. Super temperament.

I've done lots of herding, and Harilyn asked if I'd handle him for her. I'm thrilled. I'm also involved in schutzhund and fly ball, and we are looking forward to trying him in those venues when he is old enough.

I wanted to tell you what a great little boy he is!!

Wendy (Trainer)

COMMON SENSE CANINE

Vanrusselhof Daredevil

Hi Amanda,

Puppy (Rupert) is awesome.... he is the best pup I have ever had.

Thanks again

Steve

Vanrusselhof Dizzy

Hi Amanda

Received Dizzys Certificate of Registration today, thank you. Diz had had her first few days at work with me this week and she has been amazing. She still wines a bit when chained up (I'm using a light chain as I fear her chewing threw a normal lead) but soon settles down; and when off lead will not leave my side, follows me where ever I go. I've got her to learn the "here" command and she comes running a 100 miles an hour (felt this one important being at work with me). She has been a little too helpfull sometimes, wanting to dig where I'm digging. She will bark at anyone who she doesn't know, the production manager at Yarralumla Nursery walked around my truck and I didn't even know they were there but Diz let me know straight away, barked like crazy till I said it was ok; and I was at Parliament House today and the gardeners fell in love with, thought she was amazing especially for her age. She is so loyal to me and smart its hard to believe she is only 10 weeks old. I love every minute with her and I can not thank you enough for her Amanda, she is just awesome.

Kind Regards

Brett

Vanrusselhof Charisma

Dear Amanda

We received the vaccination certificate. Thank you so much. We named her Rush and she is fantastic, very motivated, very smart and full of energy.

She learns really fast that we’re amazed. She stays in her exercise pen at night and out during the day. She sleeps, exercise, eat and play. We’ve lost couple of kilos in two days. :-)

It’s just a week from the day she arrived but she’s already learned her name, to sit, wait and bringing back the toy to us. She jumps up and down as light as a cat and knows no fear.

We’ll keep in touch and send you some pictures soon.

Best regards

Nazli & Hooman

Vanrusselhof Jubilee

Amanda:-)

Today was Lyric's birthday and I really wanted to tell you how grateful we are that she is with us.

She is the ideal dog, the most perfect companion, incredibly intelligent, a superb athlete and a complete and charismatic charmer. At work she knows when to sit down and be quiet and when to make her presence felt. She spends most of her exercise time off lead because she will just return to me when necessary for appearances sake. She has great manners - I can take her absolutely anywhere and I do. And she is positively beautiful and eloquently expressive with both her face and her hands.

This is her at work, just about to go home after a morning training clients.

Thanks!

Di xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Vanrusselhof Asanne JD (AI)
Belgian Shepherd Laekenois

Hi Amanda,

Having PC problems, so using office Computer…..The Chip papers arrived today, thanks, no rush on the papers, she won’t be doing any trialling this year….

Sanne continues to thrive, and is much loved and admired by all. She is a calm and confident puppy and catches on super fast, and I mean SUPER fast…

She and Daimon are inseparable and he seems to be teaching her stuff, which I enjoy watching, I know you have ‘Minime’, but seeing Sanne with Daimon is truly another “minime” she is so like him,

Thanks again and Merry Christmas,

Marilyn

Vanrusselhof Yucan (AI)

Hi Amanda,

Thought we'd give you an update about trigger (Mr. blue from Y litter). he's an awesome companion for us both already. he finished top of the class in puppy school a few weeks ago, mastering the "come", "sit", "down" and "heel" commands.

From day one, we didn't have to toilet train him, he always went outside when he needed to go. he even goes to the toilet on command - which is helpful before car trips.

We live near 10 acres of open parkland (abandoned hospital grounds) and he gets two walks per day. most of the time he's off-leash in the parkland - we don't really need to use it, he stays close to us, and comes when called. he's just started taking interest in the water, confidently wading out to chest-depth.

We feed him the raw diet outlined by Dr Ian Billinghurst and he loves it. the vet is always impressed on how strong and healthy he is.

Thanks for all your advice, and for providing a best friend for both of us.

I've attached some recent photos.

Thanks again

Damien and Julie

Vanrusselhof Yuri (AI)
Belgian Shepherd Malinois

Hi Amanda,

Here is the first weekly update on Mr Red. We named him Yuri, which is one Y-name that stuck. He settled in very well, sleeps in the laundry without fuss and is very loving, playful and bitey :-)

Everyone that comes to have a look at him, comments on what a good-looking dog he is and I agree.

We do a lot of stuff outside, painting and fixing up the yard and he's always there enjoying every minute.

Most importantly he used an enormous amount of diplomacy with the cat and now the claws are in and both are never far from each other. I attach a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrShSwZf1KU&feature=channel_page

for you and if you are interested I can send you more.

Thank you very much for such a beautiful dog, he fits in perfectly and has the most nicest character.

Cheers

Angelika

Vanrusselhof Walkabout RN CGC HT (USA)

Vanrusselhof Walkabout (USA) - Malinois

Just wanted to say thanks :)

He is a very happy naughty baby, just what I wanted. What a sweet boy! I can't get him off my legs though, maybe will do ringsport, lol.

I am calling him Mojo by the way seems to fit him very well.

Tasha

Vanrusselhof Xanthe (AI) (NZ)

Hi Amanda,

Just to let you know Inka arrived safely today. I opened the door to her create at the airport and she was full on, wanting to play picking up anything she could find really nice.

When I got her home it was as if she had been here for weeks she thought she owned the place (cat not so happy).

Will keep in touch about her progress, thanks for all your help.

Regards

Pete

Vanrusselhof Whirlwind (AI)

Hey Amanda,

I named the puppy Meeka and she is going great. Ive been taking her to puppy preschool and she is the best pup there. She is so smart-already learnt to sit, lye down, wait, drop, hop down, up stairs, down stairs and jump. I take her to the beach almost everyday and she loves it, she's not too sure of the water yet but she loves to run with me down the beach. If i ask Meeka to heal she will not leave my side, she will stay there and look up at me even if i let her go play. Thanks for a great puppy!

Maddy, owner of Whirlwind

Vanrusselhof Vega (NZ)

Hi Amanda!

Just letting you know that puppy arrived safe and sound in Wellington, none the worse for her rather long wait in customs.

She's gorgeous! Very brave and full of energy, she's been playing tug with me and exploring the garden and house all evening. We're probably going to call her Fledge, and will send you some photos as soon as she sits still long enough for us to take some...

Thanks for the vaccination certificate!

Thanks again,

Rachel

Vanrusselhof Vamoose

Hi Amanda

He is going well, growing very fast.

He has amazing nerves and is very inquisitive.

I called him Dexter.

Scott

Vanrusselhof Wild Rose

Hi Amanda

She's fantastic! After 15 minutes of excitement in the car, she slept like a baby the entire way home. Washing her was an ease and she ate everything. Introducing her to my 2 year old Labrador went better than expected. Afterwards they did have a bit of a scuffle, but she's got some fight in her lol which is good, I don't want him to completely dominate her. They get along perfectly fine when they're actually doing something whether it's eating, drinking, defecating and sleeping. I think after I start walking them together, they'll be 100%. But yeah, she already knows how to sit, stay and come. She follows us everywhere while looking up at us. She sits patiently. I'm amazed! I've never had a more well behaved puppy before. I think training her will be an ease. Plus she's very cute.

Thanks

Jenny

Vanrusselhof Pocahontas

Hello Amanda,

I hope you are keeping well. It will be one year on 14 June since Unya came into our family and I thought I would drop you a line to give you an update and some photos so you will know how she is going.

You will be pleased to know she is a very happy and healthy girl and completely settled in to our family. I love her dearly and she has become a very important part of my life. As you will see by one of the photos I sent you she really relaxes when she goes to sleep. It is not a very good photo as it was taken at night in a dim light in the lounge while we were watching TV but I quickly took it for you to see. She actually sleeps like that most of the time, flat on her back with her legs in the air and not a care in the world.

Unya and Gidget are good mates and seem to look out for each other which is wonderful as Gidget is not getting any younger. Unya is a very good watch dog which I am grateful for as I am quite often on my own and she is very protective.

I am sorry to say I have not been able to get back to obedience classes this year as my hours at work have changed and I cannot get there on time but I am going to try as we really enjoyed it. On the whole Unya is a well behaved girl and does as she is told. Weekends are for the girls and we go to the beach for swims or long walks which they both thoroughly enjoy and wear themselves out.

I hope you enjoy the photos, these were taken in the last couple of weeks.

Well Amanda I will close now and hope you enjoyed the update; Rest assured, Unya is a very happy, healthy and special girl and dearly loved.

Regards

Lorraine