Lauradale

Lauradale's Siberians

Sent December 29th, 2008

Happy Holidays to you too!! Jules is doing fantastic. Her and our german shepard (Cali) are inseparable. Attached are a few pictures from the other day. She was well behaved during the ride home - and house training her has been rather easy - she is picking up everything pretty quickly. Hope all is well. More pictures to follow later!!
Jen Rankin

Sent December 25th, 2008

Merry Christmas Lorri !

We couldn't be happier with Storm.
Storm is a very happy and inquisitive puppy and has made a remarkable adjustment to our home.

You did a great job in socializing him.

Take care and enjoy the holiday season.

The very best for you and your family in 2009

Jim and Sue Rouiller

Sent December 3rd, 2008

Hi Lorri and Laura,
I just wanted to send you an update on Scout, aka tuckerfmal07. I attached a few recent pics of her.
Thanks,
Bill Croke

Sent December 2nd, 2008

Here's Lauradales Sirlad of Shamstar. Better known as Sirbad. A true escape artist from a chain link kennel, he is now on a stake out. He's a growing puppy that wants to stay a puppy. Runs like crazy, putting his tail between his legs when he does. And he can hit some speeds we've never seen before! All he wants to do is have fun, fun fun! He has a great personality and can belt out some high notes whenever he feels like it!

Meet Lauradales Eight Below Mojo of Shamstar. He's a beaut and a HANDFUL! He's extremely hyper. He's very playful with people but wants to boss other males even Sirbad. He's 2 months younger than Sirbad but he's bigger than him. I believe he was out of your Mojo's last litter. Once you let him loose in the enclosure, it's a long time before you can catch him!

-Karen Gursky of Shamstar Siberians.

Sent November 2nd, 2008

Hi Lorri,

Aleksi did great w/the trip.

I had a bottle of water for him the minute they gave me his crate. He drank
All of it, and then we went for a walk before the ride home, during which he
fell asleep.

Once I got him home I walked and fed him, and he ate well. Then
He got his first bath and was dried and combed, as he had a small accident
while in the carrier on the plane.

We went for a play session out in the back yard and on the porch, and
After his big adventure today he’s currently having a nap.

All in all, we’re doing along great, and he is adjusting well.

He is ABSOLUTELY beautiful, and both Judy and I are head-over-heels in love
W/him.

Judy’s decided that I MUST go buy the video camera I’ve been wanting,
so soon I should have video to share.

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!

Scott and Judy Stewart

Sent October 16th, 2008

See enclosed pictures of Mya and Maxie at 10 months old. They will be one year on Dec 15
These two are so great together.
Take care,
Tom Ferger

Sent October 9th, 2008

Jackson is doing great. He looks a lot like his father. He's the sweetest boy I have ever had. Doesn't have a mean bone in his body. Even when other dogs try to start a fight with him, he doesn't really get it and thinks they're playing. He's still pretty petite but really solid.

-Lisa Boring

Sent October 1st, 2008

Lorri and Laura,
Hope this finds you well! Love the fall in the air!
Zach and Tala have made the trip to AZ and are doing well! She's really grown, sending photo's! Zach is currently staying with his Dad, which means Tala has a couple Chesapeake Bay Retrievers to play with and is loving it! Word is since she's been in the yard, jackrabbits, bunnies and grasshoppers have moved out!
It is amazing what a great personality she has!
Like the changes to your website!

Have a great fall and holiday season,
Karen (Tala's Grandma!)

September 22nd, 2008

Hi Lorri,

I wanted to give you an update on the puppy- first off, I named him
Tikaani which is an Eskimo word for wolf. I thought he looked like a
little white wolf pup so it seemed to fit. When I first got him home
and started showing him around he was completely overwhelmed. He was
very quiet and when I took him out for a walk he would always stay
behind me, he wouldn't even walk through a door until I went through
first. Now after a week he's become a frisky curious puppy, he plays
with other dogs in the dog park and frolics around the apartment (he
just figured out how to jump on the sofa and bed yesterday, so now he
has that much more play area). He's also doing very well with his
crate training, when I come home he's resting very calmly in his
kennel and doesn't cry or yelp to get let out.

So basically, he's doing great and is a wonderful puppy. And of
course when I take him out we get stopped constantly by people who
comment on his good looks, although I don't think he realizes all the
compliments he's getting. Thanks for everything and I hope all is
going well with you and the family!

-Steve

Sent September 20th, 2008

Hello Barron family
I just want to update you on Risky & Sassy. They are both doing well. I don't know if you remember this ,but when I first was looking to get a puppy I had said that I wanted to have them live & sleep in the house. Well I got them both to sleep inside now. The one problem is they both like to get on my bed!! That hardly leaves any room for me! Sometimes I have to get up & go sleep on the couch so my husband has enough room! Risky can be convinced to sleep on his blanket, but Sassy loves being on the bed. She also loves taking a nap on the love seat, & of course she likes to have a bed pillow. She is not happy if Risky gets up on the loveseat with her, she likes it to herself. I will try & get some more pictures of them to you soon. They both have grown so much, Risky is over 50 lbs & Sassy is close to that.
Have a good day
Karen

Sent August 5th, 2008

Hello,

I just wanted to update you and send along some recent photos of Beaudi. He is getting so big and he is such a beautiful dog. I love him so much. I have recently been training Beaudi to do agility. Right now it is just for fun, but if he gets really good at it I might see about competing. I am still learning about the sport myself. I have attached some photos of him running through the tunnel and chute. That is his favorite!!! He has also become the family lifeguard. When we have the dogs out playing we always fill up their kiddie pool and he stands guard. I have been able to divert his flower digging into digging in the pool. This fall I am going to work on training him to pull in hopes that he will eventually (when he gets a little bigger) be able to join our other dogs in bikejoring and scootering.

Hope all is well!!!
Amanda Davis

Sent July 25th 2008

Hi,
This is Aaron Ruark, we bought one of your siberians last year and just wanted to send a few pictures of him to you. His name is Meeko and he is a sweetheart!! hope you are all doing well.
Aaron

Sent July 2nd, 2008

Hi Lorri and Laura,
We cannot believe how much Steeler and Skye (littermates out of Cutie and Sterling) have changed since we got them in April. Skye’s coat color and markings have changed completely. Steeler has changed some but not as dramatically as Skye.
Steeler and Skye are the talk of our neighborhood and beyond. A neighbor of Pat’s father heard about them through someone in puppy class (He lives in another county!). Everyone says they are so beautiful that we should show them. Their puppy class instructor even offered to be Steeler’s show handler. They are doing well in class and love going; Steeler loves to play with the other husky in their class and Skye is the class clown.
We have enjoyed Steeler and Skye so much that we decided to take them on vacation with us. They love the water and playing in their pool, so we going to the beach. We know they are going to love it.
Have a great July 4th!
Kimberly and Pat

Sent June 28th, 2008

Lorri and Laura,
She's something! Attaching 2 photo's, one outside and one inside!
Tala was doing really good at potty training, until today.. had to mow the lawn.. she took it out on the puppy pad!! Diverted her attention into going for a walk.. she would prefer to chew the leash.. amazing this evening we walked two blocks without a tug of war!
CC'd all family and friends to keep everyone up to date.
Went to the vet yesterday, she was really, really good and way too cute! 14 lbs!!
Thanks!
Zach, Karen and Tala
PS...Loves Ice cubes!!!!!

Sent June 26th, 2008

Hello!
I just wanted to send new pictures of Cosmo & Wanda (liter mates from Mischief & Sir Prize).
They are 5 months old now and still doing great. They graduated from Puppy Class at Hickory Grove Kennels last week. They loved "ganging up" on Duke the Boxer puppy who was over a month older than they were. They showed no fear.
The puppies are doing great and fitting in very well. The kids just love them and they love the kids (or at least all the goodies the kids manage to give them). I'm hoping I can get into the urban mushing thing with them. I think Wanda will be an awesome puller. She's going to be the muscular one.
They are both beautiful in their own ways. Cosmo has recently acquired his black coat. I'm wondering if it's permanent or just happened with him starting to shed. He has lots of colors in his coat. The pictures don't do him justice.
Attached are pictures that I snapped tonight for you to see them. I'm sure you will agree how beautiful they are.
Thanks!
Sue & Scott Montgomery
Derry, PA

Sent June 22nd, 2008

Hello,
Risky and Sassy are doing great here on the North Coast. They really like to go for walks and do not like to be separated. They are very active and lovable. They got their first professional bath yesterday. Sassy did great but Risky did not like it when he could not see Sassy. They look gorgeous. We get a ton of compliments when we take them for walks and everyone loves them. I hope you like the pictures.
Thanks Karen Ham and family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sent June 18th, 2008

Hi Lorri, Laura, and Dale,
My name is Erin Lim and I bought a puppy from you all back in March. I have one of Elizabeth and Toklat's puppies born on 1-27-08. His name is Max and he is wonderful. He is loving all the fun and excitement in our busy home. He has fit in very nicely. Max has 2 human brothers, Chase and Carter and a 5 yr old husky brother, Soju. Max and Soju play constantly and wear each other out. I've discovered it is much easier having a puppy when you have an older dog for it to play with.
The time has flown by since we got Max back in March. Looking back at pictures he was so little and young looking. Now is a lot bigger and more mature looking. He doesn't look like a puppy anymore. Max was a really fuzzy red color, but since he started shedding not long ago, his hair seems shorter and darker (like brown). He takes after his mother and has a parti eye. He has one blue eye and the other eye is mostly blue with a part of brown in it.
Thanks so much for selling Max to us. We love him so much and he seems very fond of us as well! I'm attaching some new pictures of Max for you to see. I'm not super knowledgeable about attaching pictures, so if you can't view them, please email me back and I'll try again!
Fondly,
Erin and Max

Sent June 18th, 2008

Hello Lorri & Laura
Just wanted to say hi & let you know that Risky & Sassy are doing great! I can not believe how much they have grown. We get stopped every time we are out with them because everybody wants to look at them & pet them. Risky is the handsome prince & Sassy is the beautiful princess. Sassy loves to give everyone kisses. Risky not so much, my son can only get a kiss from him. We have got them to sit pretty well, especially for a treat. They really look forward to their evening walk, Sassy kept waiting by the door last night to go. We took them to the beach a few times they both loved it. We had a few days when it was 90 plus degrees which is extremely unusual for us here. I bought them a little pool to play in, Risky wasn't to sure about it at first Sassy got right in. Now Risky likes to play in his water bowl, he chases the water with his paws.
I will try & get you some pictures, I am not sure how to do it on the computer. My son-in-law has a digital camera so we will try to figure it out.
Have a great day!
Karen

Sent June 17th, 2008

Hello! We got a male puppy from Jenna - Rae & Mojo's litter and we just wanted to give you an update and let you know how he is doing. We named him Vader and he is so smart! He learned how to sit, lay down, come and roll over by the end of the first week. He is still learning how to stay, but he tries! The Vet said she has never seen such an active husky before. He is so excited to meet knew people all the time. Every time we take him somewhere people just fall in love with him and cannot believe how smart he is. He loves the crushed ice from our freezer and sits by the fridge waiting for it to come out. I have enclosed some pictures of our adorable Vader, some playing with his hedge hog and some chasing ice around the kitchen.

Briana and Rob

I included more pictures than I originally planned but I couldn't pick... there's too many of him to choose from!

Sent June 3rd, 2008

Hello,
My name is Patrick McKinzie. My wife and I bought a wolf gray male roughly a year ago. I wanted to say that I love him. Koda Roo is one of the beautiful dogs I have ever seen. We are thinking of getting a snow white female soon.
Thanks
Patrick McKinzie

Sent June 1st, 2008

Hello Barron's!
Just wanted to check in and say hello. I am keeping my word as you asked for updated pictures and the status on Koda. Koda is doing great! He is the best dog ever! People can't believe how perfect his temperament is. He is so friendly with everyone and he loves other dogs! He is approaching 1 1/2 yrs old on July 18th and he is still growing! Everyone asks me if he is a show dog b/c his markings are so perfect and his coat is amazing. People think I am crazy for not showing him. Well feel free to update this on your reference page so people can see the beautiful dogs you create!
-From Faith
Long Island, NY

Sent May 6th, 2008

Hello,

Just wanted to send along some more pictures of my beautiful baby boy! He is doing great!!! I can't get over how smart he is, he has learned sit, lay down, high five, and come already. He loves his big brother (our yellow lab) he follows him around everywhere.

Amanda

Sent April 28th, 2008

Hi Lorri,

I just want to let you know that Dutchess is fitting in very well! She is a very sweet puppy. I have attached some pictures of her.

Thanks, Bridget

Sent April 27th, 2008

Hi Lorri,
Thought i would finally send you an email and let you know how Misti (cloudfmale04) is doing! She has been quite a fun loving addition. Now 6 months old , she loves going for rides in the car, going to petsmart, chasing balls and more. She has grown so quick and is healthy and happy!! We thank you for such a great dog!! I will send some pictures soon---i entered her puppy picture in the iams dog challenge---that is my favorite one of her as a pup!!!
Cindy Marco

Sent April 7th, 2008

Hi Lorri & Laura,
Thought you might like to see a picture of Sirlad. I took this tonite in our field when we were out for a walk. He loves the snow. It's hard to get a picture of him holding still. He's a pretty active puppy! He loves toys! And he loves going for walks. He puts the leash in his mouth like he's walking himself. Very funny!
He's starting to get use to the routine here and doesn't howl as much as when he first came here. The cats haven't quite accepted him yet but they're working on it. I think it's because he raids their food dish! Ha!
Will talk to you soon! Karen

Sent April 1st, 2008

Lorraine,
Luke (Mojo and Cheyanne litter) is now 1 yr old and thought I'd send you some pics of him. He has the most beautiful eyes! Everywhere we go, Luke gets lots of compliments. We are extremely happy to have him in our family. Luke and his bro Vader are into urban mushing here in sunny Southern California. You can see pics of him and all their husky buddies on the website www.URBANMUSHING.COM . Johnny

Sent March 6th, 2008

Lorri and Laura,

Well it's been a month almost since we got frost and he's a smart and energetic pup. LOL!! He is doing great and getting along well in the house of course I think we have all spoiled Frost a lot. He sleeps on the bed and on the couch and is truly a part of the mix of my kids they go out side he goes outside and plays with them. LOL!! I have enclosed some recent pick of Frost and will continue to keep in touch and both me and Ryan are still thinking about getting another puppy. Take care and have a nice day.
Sincerely,
Melissa Lingafelt

Sent February 11th, 2008

Hi there!
We (Skylar and Allison Sutton) bought a husky from you a year ago this weekend. She was from the line of Saedi and Cringle. I am sure you always wonder how those dogs are doing and I wanted to let you know that we are just so happy with our husky, Tundra. We were just thinking about how we picked her up a year ago and so we thought you would like to know how she is doing.
Tundra is definitely a husky. She loves, loves, loves winter!! We have a fenced in backyard that she has taken over and can play and run forever! I (Allison) run marathons so I take her running with me often. My husband, (Skylar) is currently building her a dog house as well. She is a part of the family and loves when people come over. She is very well behaved and fortunately an omega in the pack. She is also on the smaller size and hasn't gotten much bigger than 40 lbs which is very nice. Thank you again for all you did and for helping us add to our family.

~The Suttons

Sent February 10th, 2008

Lorri & Laura,

Just wanted let you know that Frost is adjusting well and that he is truly spoiled. last night he slept on my chest and was really well bahaved. He also has a favorite toy out of his sqeaky toy , rope chew toy, and tennis ball. He loves the rope chew toy. LOL. I enclosed the above pictures so that you could see him in his new enviroment feel free to use them on your site if you like. He is so fun and the kids just love him .. Not to mentions once he wears one kid out he goes on to the next. So he constantly has a play buddy. Thank you for letting me know about the papers I appreciate it and I will continue to send you pics and updates on how Frost is doing. Thank you very much for a wonderful fit to our family.

Sincerely,
Melissa Lingafelt

Sent February 9th, 2008

Lorri & Laura,

Thank you so much for Frost his is the perfect addition to the family. He was very very good the car ride home and has just recently passed out. LOL!!So many new things for him to explore. I just wanted to let you know that he's a great pup and again thank you for Frost. Have a nice night and I'll keep you updated.

Sincerely,
Melissa Lingafelt.

Sent January 28th, 2008

Hi Lorri and everyone at Lauradale's!
Being a new year we wanted to send you some photos of Lupo (son of Mojo and Cheyenne, born last March 25th....pronounced Loo-poe). We have just been having a ball with him! You certainly were right with your prediction....what a personality he has! He's absolutely hilarious and definitely keeps us on our toes. Thank goodness we'd had a husky before and knew some great training techniques. Haha!

He knew his name within 2 days, could sit and lie down by the end of the first week and was house trained within 4-5 days!! He's great at listening and is so lovable that all our friends and family just ogle over him. On that note, he loves his twice-daily walks and exploring in the park...playing with his toys and his friends, camping, hiking, running alongside as we bike...what an athlete! We'd really love to get him harnessed to a scooter to really see him mush! And despite what all the husky books told us, he LOVES to play fetch (indoors or in a fence, of course).

Here are some photos we wanted to share from his last 8 months with us. You'll see in one of them that he still has the little blue squeaky dog that you gave him. It's absolutely amazing that it's the ONLY stuffed toy he hasn't destroyed....coincidence? We think not. :-) He knows you gave it to him with love.

Would you like us to bring him by next time we're in Somerset? We've talked about it but didn't know if you encouraged visits like that. Just let us know and we'll certainly understand, either way.

We also just wanted to say, thank you so much for such a wonderful little pup!! He's added so much to our home.

Warm wishes,
Shar Taliaferro, Kris Piemonte & Lupo
Baltimore, MD

Sent January 3rd, 2008

Hi Lorri and Laura,

Thank you for showing us all the dogs on Sunday. We love our puppy! She was so good on the way home. It took us until 2 am to get home. We hit white outs in PA on roads were weren’t familiar with and then ice in the south. She just laid curled up in my lap the whole time. We decided to call her Nishka. Our part husky (Jenna) that is now 2 years old just loves her. I was worried about how she would act. Our old husky that died was very territorial and introducing a new animal was always a nightmare. Our Jenna is so kind with her and is taking in a motherly role it is so adorable. Yesterday they fell asleep all curled up together right in the yard. The puppy is asleep on the couch right now. She has mastered that the couch is the most comfortable place.

My son is still thinking about a retired dog. He has a cow that is due to calf in February and he is thinking he may use the calf money for a gray puppy in the spring. I keep reminding him that we can get a big dog for free and it gives them a good home. He is a thinker so I imagine he will take a few weeks to make a decision. Thank you for the offer and if we do take a dog or another puppy I promise it will get a great home here on our farm. If you should retire a gray dog, please send me a notice and I will see if he is interested.

I must tell you that we think your dogs were the nicest kennel of dogs that we have ever visited. They were all so friendly and well kept. Oh, and I must add absolutely beautiful breeds!

Thanks again,
Krista Rahm

Sent January 3rd, 2008

he has been wonderful addition to our family. he was vet checked today and the vet said he had wonderful body structure.

Scott Shepard