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"E" litter of Sapphire Mountain: Mambo x Rhea of
Sapphire Mountain, DOB: 6/22/08 |
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ENZO of Sapphire Mountain, male. |
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Email received 11/03/08; My experience with Sapphire Shepherds and Ramona Helmer was a truly amazing "Once in a lifetime find." For a good dog you need to have good blood and genetics. Ramona's dogs have these superior qualities. I was very much impressed by the calm disposition of her dogs, at the same time, displaying tremendous drive. I flew to Montana and spent two days with Ramona and carefully chose my own dog, Enzo. Ramona is honest and caring, truly reliable. Knowing a head of time Ramona had already narrowed it down to two dogs she thought I would pick. Enzo was one of the two. Being in law enforcement has given me insight about people. Within that brief period of being in Montana, I found Ramona to be trustworthy and offering a comfortable environment during my stay. I am looking forward to our continued friendship and support. If you are looking for a true working dog, Sapphire Shepherds is the answer. Sincerely, Michael Barkman |
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| Email received 11/03/08; My experience with Sapphire Shepherds and Ramona Helmer was a truly amazing "Once in a lifetime find." For a good dog you need to have good blood and genetics. Ramona's dogs have these superior qualities. I was very much impressed by the calm disposition of her dogs, at the same time, displaying tremendous drive. I flew to Montana and spent two days with Ramona and carefully chose my own dog, Enzo. Ramona is honest and caring, truly reliable. Knowing a head of time Ramona had already narrowed it down to two dogs she thought I would pick. Enzo was one of the two. Being in law enforcement has given me insight about people. Within that brief period of being in Montana, I found Ramona to be trustworthy and offering a comfortable environment during my stay. I am looking forward to our continued friendship and support. If you are looking for a true working dog, Sapphire Shepherds is the answer. Sincerely, Michael Barkman | ||
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EMBER of Sapphire Mountain: female |
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Email received:11-12-07: Dear Ramona,
Thank you for the update. I've been in the dog training business for
30 years and not too many breeders have the integrity that you have and this
does not only reflect to dogs. I don't know you personally, but I know
that you are a good person by the small amount of correspondence that we
have had. Hope that we can meet at some time. In the meantime,
please keep me advised. Regards, Donald Burke |
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ELO of Sapphire Mountain: call name ROCCO, male |
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Email received 9/10/08;
Hi Ramona, Thanks for the call and checking
in. Rocco is doing great. He quickly adjusted and is part of the
family. His play and retrieve have been amazing - I can't believe how
focused and serious he is at 9+ weeks. I'll try to get some pictures to
you in the next day (they are on my other computer). Kevin |
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ERIK of Sapphire Mountain: male |
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Email received 11/05/08; Erik
arrived safely and then took over my house. I thought I was prepared but
apparently I didn't have enough stimulation for him so he started looking
for it. :-) I gave him a long swatch of packing paper which he shredded,
then he went hiking with the broom :-)) He spilled some water and when I
went to wipe it up he grabbed the rag, :-))) so I got a different rag and
he grabbed that one too. :-)))) I did some minor tug work with him and he
will grab any part of the tug and me as well. :-)))) So he's a keeper. I
think we'll get along fine. He's different from my dogs. My dogs are fake
German Shepherds. They welcome all visitors and can't be bothered barking
at passers-by even at the mature age of 3. I can see that Erik is going to
watch. He is very alert to motion and runs to his "target" with complete
confidence. I think I will keep socializing him with lots of people so he
isn't too sharp when he gets older, but I like what I see. He already has
a big-dog bark. He gets along with my old pit bull, Blondie (aka High Five
Concrete Blonde SchH 1, CDX), who is the world's greatest puppy uncle, so
that keeps him from feeling lonesome away from his old home. He's
adjusting well. More later, K. Email received /25/08 Hi Ramona Just wanted to update you on Erik's progress. He is now 7 months old and I continue to be amazed. With minimal work, all of it positive, his heeling is quite stunning. It takes very little to keep his attention, even in the presence of other dogs. I work him strictly in a flat collar, no prong and so far I don't think I'll need one. He does show-stopping bite work, very aggressive and hard. We don't work him with other puppies because he is so demanding that he barks himself into exhaustion. He HAS to be the center of attention. The socializing we've done (outdoor bar, rock music, drunk tourists on Tuesday nights) has him pretty well immune to anything the free-range human race can throw at him. He takes it all in stride. We have a weekend
training camp coming up with a photographer, so hopefully I can get some
good pictures for your web site. Thanks again for this great little guy.
Kate
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ECHO of Sapphire Mountain: male |
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EMA of Sapphire Mountain: female |
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ELSA of
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ELKA of Sapphire Mountain: female |
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Email received 9/5/08 Hi Ramona, I check your web page daily to see if Asja has whelped yet. Have not checked yet today and will after this short note. ELKA is growing leaps and bounds. Apparently doing well on my TLC. She and Chad are best buddies now. She is retrieving perfectly, she returns the objects I throw, to me and releases them into my hand. She has never "Messed" on the deck, and goes off the deck to do her business. But, the deck is covered with her treasures, she has collected a zillion old dog bones, and each day I toss most of them away but, she always seems to find more. She knows "Sit" and comes to me and sits nicely in front. I will work on more as she grows. She goes with me when I am out in the woods gathering bags of kindling, and stays with me, as Chad goes out scent marking around us. I am very pleased with her eagerness to do whatever I ask her to do. (She even knows what "Don't bite" means now, so my hands are not so bloody) She outgrew her collar about a week ago, so wears a new one, with more holes to let out as she grows. She proudly helps me in the kindling gathering by finding the biggest branch she can find and happily dragging it along all the way back home. :-P Just thought I would say "Howdy" and give you a ELKA update. Pat |
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