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River Run's Bugle Boy (Buddy) (GRHRCH GMHR Duckin’ Double Bogey X MHR WR SR River Run Black Powder Kate)

Buddy went home with Mike Baker of Triangle Canine to become the explosive detection dog for the University of North Caroline.

Hi Dennis & Gail,
Buddy has been with his new handler for a little over 2 weeks now and is doing great. He has been imprinted now with about 16 different explosive odors and is very good at locating them. UNC will be doing a PR thing on him in the near future and I will send you a copy. I have also requested a picture of him at the bell tower which I will also send. His handler and I worked him this past Saturday at Kenan Stadium to check it before the game. It was a lot of work for him but he did well. We did half of the stadium and gave him 30-45 minutes to rest and finished the rest although, I believe he would have continued if we had let him. He was a pleasure to train. I started getting attached to him and that made it hard to see him go. He definitely belongs in a working life. Let me know when you or some of your contacts has dogs like Buddy that I can put in the law enforcement field. I have evaluated several Labs recently and rejected them all. Buddy has set the bar high.
Take Care,Mike (09/07)

CONAL (GMHRCH WR Deep Run Desperado MH X MHR WR SR River Run Lady Abigail - Spring '01 litter)
Con is owned, trained, hunted, and loved by Bill Albany, Springfield, PA

Hello Gail, I keep checking your picture page to see if it is up. I feel like a proud father. I met a guy who guides for a regulated shooting preserve (he has pointers) and he told me that Conal was good enough for their outfit. I took him there a few weeks ago for a chuckar hunt. When the owner saw him work he hired us as part time guides. We took our first group out this past weekend. Con did great. He has a great nose and he cleanly retrieves, heels & delivers to hand.

Hello Gail, Things are going well up here and we are having a good hunting season. I can't believe how strong Conal is! Last week we were hunting geese along the Schuylkill river and the bank was about 6 ft high and 80 degrees steep. He was bringing birds right up it without them even touching the ground. I enclosed a couple of new photos.

Hello Dennis and Gail, Things are going well for Con and I.
We took first place at the Ocean County Decoy Show Advanced Retriever contest.

I could not be happier with this dog.
Bill Albany

Tucker and Bell (GMHRCH WR Deep Run Desperado MH X MHR WR SR River Run Lady Abigail - Spring '01 litter)

Adopted & loved by Bill and Sara Ridenour & boys, Fairfax, VA

Just wanted to let you know that Bell & Tucker are doing fine and growing like weeds. Tucker reminds us a lot of Hombre, he's laid back and extremely calm. Bell on the other hand has enough energy for the two of them. She is always checking out everything around her. Nothing gets past her. We are trying to do some training, but obviously it has to be done one at a time. Whenever you get a chance we would like to take you up on
your offer to bring them down and show us some of the training.

Here they are getting ready for the first day of duck season.

River Run Matterhorn (GMHR Southland Leroy Brown X MHR WR SR River Run Black Powder Kate Fall '02)
Mattie is owned and cherished by the Mark Mazo family from Chevy Chase, MD

Mattie is the dark chocolate and our Teal's best friend (7 wks old)
           All grown up and still best friends.

I just wanted to thank you again for your help with Mattie. What a refined lady she has become! She is just delightful to be with. She is not jumping or biting, and instead will sit with us for long periods of time. When I take her for walks (which is often) she will "heal" without a problem. Mattie is doing a good job retrieving as well. And she is so affectionate. She is getting lots of attention, particularly during the weekend when we're home most of the day. I know Mattie misses Teal, but she seems to be doing well. Mattie appears happy, and happily she is not jumping on us now to let us know.

(Note: Mattie returned several time to stay while her family was traveling. We had the pleasure of obedience training her. She is an awesome young dog. Mattie always surprised us with how much she remembered us between visits and easily responded to advanced training. She was as eager as our girls when it came time to head out to the fields & ponds for gun dog training. She could keep up with Teal and her marking abilities was absolutely amazing considering she had little training in that area. During her stay she and Teal were inseparable.)

River Run Jasper Jax (GMHR Southland Leroy Brown X MHR WR SR River Run Black Powder Kate Fall '02)
Adopted by Jeanne Harem, Pelham, AL

It's been a while since I last wrote to you, but everything is going great with Jax. Every night I go to bed and think about how lucky I am to have such a great dog. There is absolutely nothing that he can't do. We are about ready to compete in the obedience ring and am ready to be certified in tracking. In addition to these two things, Jax is also doing agility and will be ready for competition once he is old enough. Our local fly ball club keeps begging us to join because Jax loves retrieving so much. If I knew what I was doing, Jax would have been ready a long time ago to compete. I really wish I knew how to train him for field trials because I am confident he could do really well. Jax was absolutely the perfect puppy who never cried in his cage and was always ready and willing to do anything. It wasn't until I saw other people's puppies that I realized what a fantastic job you did socializing my puppy. I don't think I could ever thank you enough for allowing me to be part of this dog's life. We will be in the area with the next few months and would love to drop by and see you.

Update on Jax (October 21, 2003) Gail and Dennis, I still need to say thank you for allowing me to have one of your puppies out of last year's breeding of Kate and Leroy Brown. Jax is absolutely the most perfect dog and is loved by everyone that meets him. We are still training for our obedience title (I won top scores every time I walked into the ring) and for our utility title. We also compete in agility, fly ball, and tracking. I guess you can say that Jax has become a typical urban dog, except for the fact that he really loves to hunt. I'm not sure what I did before Jax was part of my life. Well, I have decided that its time for another puppy and would really like to have the remaining black male from the litter that was just born. I
will call tonight to discuss.

Jasmine (GMHRCH WR Deep Run Desperado MH X MHR WR SR River Run Lady Abigail - Summer '02 litter)
Adopted by Patrick & Michelle Garr, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Just wanted to let you know that Jasmine is doing very well. We have started puppy school, and she is learning quickly. She's a great dog and we are so attached to her and her to us. She's about 45 pounds, so it's obvious that the picture I'm attaching is about 6 weeks old. Will send updates later.

Picture Updates

Thanks for the opportunity to own such a great yellow lab.

SR River Run's Teka Wood (GMHR Southland Leroy Brown X MHR WR SR River Run Black Powder Kate Fall '02)
Adopted by Jeff & Joann & Cara Jordan, Exeter, NH

Dennis and Gail, Here is a picture of Teka after she qualified on Saturday for the first two passes for her NAHRA Started Retriever title. She did excellent! Even the water retrieve where she ran the bank and did a "fly-by" for the gallery before delivering to hand, she did with style. Teka was the youngest dog at 9 months. On Saturday 9 out of 15 qualified and on Sunday 10 out of 19 qualified. Teka's accomplishment is a testimony to the fantastic natural instincts these pedigrees provide. Teka is an absolute joy to have in the house but as soon as she knows we are going to get some birds her intensity level goes up 100 fold. She absolutely hates waiting in the blind. Teka just knows she can do a better job of getting those birds than any other dog. What I love though is as we come out of the blind she settles right down and is all business. She is already steady at the line, even to live flyers. We thank you again for this awesome pup!

KUDOS for Teka!!! She qualified two weeks later for her Started Retriever title at the age of 10 months.
Congratulations Jeff for a job well done!

River Run Heavenly Holly (GMHR Southland Leroy Brown X MHR WR SR River Run Black Powder Kate Fall '02)
Adopted & cherished by Scott and Kim Bray & girls, Mechanicsville, VA

Hi Gail, Holly has really been a joy and we thank you again for producing such a great puppy. It was nice meeting both of you and you have some wonderful dogs. We will try to keep you posted occasionally with Holly's progress.

Hi Gail, We would like to go ahead and set up for Holly to stay with you in August. She is doing so well with the training now and is eager to learn. She has such a sweet nature about her and is a wonderful pet. We are really enjoying her so much. We look forward to talking with you soon.

Winter Flight Fetching Freddy (GMHR Southland Leroy Brown X MHR WR SR River Run Black Powder Kate Fall '02)
Adopted, loved & trained by Dan and Rhonda Salese, Topsail, NC

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Hey Gail
Just wanted to let you know how Freddy is doing. And how pleased we are with him. As it turned out he took to me and is my constant companion, despite the fact that Ronda wanted him. I really can not say enough about him. He is very calm, Extremely intelligent. Training him was easy as if he was already programmed. I wonder where he would be if he had professional training. He is whistle broke, takes hand signals, blind retrieves, and directional backs. I am proud of this dog. I have never had a dog like him. Freddy also accompanies me to work. He does have his moments, but they are very rare. He will work until he drops if you let him. Freddy has made a big impression and locally, everyone knows Freddy. There has been a great interest in his pups, if we breed him. We have even had offers to sell him. However that will never happen because Fred is part of our family. Hope you get the pictures
Have a Happy Holiday, Dan

Our "Maddie" (GMHR Southland Leroy Brown X MHR WR SR River Run Black Powder Kate Summer '04)

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Hi Dennis & Gail,

I have wanted to write you many times to tell you how much we love Maddie. She is a year old now and I can't even begin to tell you what a wonderful dog she is. I can't write letters like those that I see on your site because as you may or may not remember, we don't hunt and have not been training Maddie in anyway. She is just one of my girls. She has the most wonderful disposition. She and our 3 year old yellow Lab Carmen are best buds and play together all the time.

The only thing that confuses me is "has she been trained not to bark?" I have never had a dog that didn't bark.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you again for allowing us to purchase Maddie from you last year. She is one of the most beautiful labs I have ever seen. Her vet says the same thing. She may not be a champion but she is our girl and we love her so very much. She is laying on my feet as I type this email to you.

I am attaching of picture of my girls. Maddie is of course the black lab on the right.

Again, thank you.

Judy and Steve Bell

Luray, VA. 07/05

River Run's Charlie Brown (GMHR Southland Leroy Brown X MHR WR SR River Run Black Powder Kate Summer '04)

Hi Dennis and Gail,

How are you? Dave and I would like to thank you for our handsome chocolate lab named Charlie Brown. He will be 15 months old the 26th of August. He is a great addition to our family and I wanted to thank you. He is very lovable and affectionate with a great disposition. Dave will be taking Charlie hunting for the first time in a couple of months. I am sure he will do wonderful. We are sorry to hear about Leroy Brown, Charlie's dad. He will definitely be in our hearts forever. We recently got a German Short Hair Pointer we named Gus. It looks like they will be friends forever!

Sincerely,
Staci and Dave Bacon
Laurel Springs, NJ 08/05