March 20th, 2010

Hi Sabine,

All is well with Zara and us. She's learned how to sit, shake a paw and lie down. She loves her walks and is VERY social, with people, dogs and bugs! She is walking pretty well on a leash, mostly on the left side, but not always. She still pulls on the leash quite a bit, but is getting better. Our puppy classes begin in about 3 weeks. She has been such a great addition to our family. She comes to school most days when I drop off and pick up Aidan and Gavin. She gets and gives lots of love. Thanks so much for checking in on us,

Rachel, Aidan, Gavin and Zara

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March 3rd, 2010

Hi Sabine,

I hope all is well and that you enjoyed watching the Olympics..............the Canadians and Germans did amazing things.

 I just brought Zara home from the vet and a gallop in an off leash park. She did really well at the vets. She now weighs 4.8kg and is really healthy and of course sooooooooo beautiful. She loves her walks, chewing on her bones and having her belly rubbed. She has added so much love and life to our home. I've booked us in to do some puppy classes beginning in April. So far, so good. I hope you have a wonderful afternoon,

Rachel

p.s. give Ayla a snuggle for me

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Feb. 8th, 2010

Hi Sabine,

Here are some photos of Zara settling in. She's exhausted right now as she's just come back from an excursion to the park. Talk to you soon,

Rachel, Aidan, Gavin and Zara

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Feb. 6th, 2010

Hi Sabine,

All is well with Zara! She slept all night from about 10:00 until 7:00, when Aidan got up to go to the washroom.
We all slept in the same room with her last night. She seems to be quite happy, although a bit whinny at times.............totally understandable. She loves to play outside, and loves to wrestle with our stuffed Sammie. Have a wonderful day,

Rachel, Aidan, Gavin and Zara

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Feb. 6th, 2010

Hi Sabine,

Zara is FANTASTIC ! ! ! She whined on the ride home for about 15 minutes, (Gavin was pretty emotional about it and shed a few tears of his own) and then she rested, snuggled and chewed on a bone. She was very well behaved and Gavin was fine once Zara settled down. Since she's been home, she's totally finished a bacon bone, chewed on a stick, pine cone, and two rubber bones. She's definitely happy when she's chewing. She ran around like a loony bin for about half an hour, met another dog, peed and pooed outside, and got a buffalo treat. No accidents in the house yet. She's sleeping right now...........all tuckered out from playing. Sleep well and I'll let you know how our first night goes in the morning. Thanks so much,

Rachel, Aidan, Gavin and Zara