Fred and Sharon Funk share their
experiences with Labpups.com.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hi Tripper
Long time no talk ...
Zucca is now 3 years old, developed fully into a
huge 93 lbs. healthy and lean female She has been living with me in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the past 2 years and she does get to swim
all the time I got married again and they love each other She became
everything you preached!
She is a great buddy, sticks to me all the time
and loves to be around us She swims, runs some and then sleeps the
whole day In the next couple of years I intend to visit you and get
another companion for her.
Best
Sergio Vilhena
San Diego, CA
DOGLESS IN SAN DIEGO
Dear Tripper,
This year my husband and I
resolved to add a new member to the household…the family dog. We
have two active boys ages four and six and felt they were missing
out on their boyhood and childhood by being dogless. Thus began the
search for the perfect family dog, which for us was a yellow
Labrador. Being an active member of the postmodern world, we began
utilizing search engines in the quest to find the perfect dog. Much
to our delight was a site called Labpups.com with the winning slogan “home of the non-hyper
family lab”! Myriad visits on the web site and several phone calls
later we were sold on our newest little member of the family…Chloe.
We sent her to school first and anxiously awaited her arrival date
to our home in San Diego. What a delight it was to finally meet
her! She is as sweet as pie and everyone we meet can’t help but
comment on how well behaved and beautiful she is. Chloe has brought
much joy to our home and she has also brought us closer together as
a family. The boys are outside playing more than ever and we as a
family enjoy taking “adventure” walks with her. Thank you labpups
for giving us such a wonderful dog!
Love,
The Kapusinskis
Russ, Diane, Joshua and
Caleb
Charlotte, NC
Tripp,
I did not tell you in the last e-mail but we are so thankful
for Max. He is such a wonderful dog. He is so obedient and loving.
We can have people in our home and he is obedient and does not bother
them if they don't like dogs. You have given us such a wonderful pet.
Thank you soooo much.
J. Collins
Martinez
Family & Root Beer
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San Francisco,
CA
Dear Tripp,
We can't tell
you how thrilled we are with the new addition to our family. The
kids were really surprised to see a puppy under the Christmas tree.
Root Beer was born on October 30th and is already 3 1/2 months.
He just keeps on growing. People are surprised to know we found
our puppy on the intranet. We will definitely refer them to you.
Thanks for your support and guidance.
The Martinez
Family
Michael
& Charlotte
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Charlotte, NC
Hi Tripp,
Just thought
I would send you a picture of me and Charlotte. She is 6
months old now, and is about 45 pounds. She's getting much more
challenging
to wrestle!!
Nick
& Lisa with Halle
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Charlotte, NC
Dear Tripp,
Thank you so
much for our wonderful puppy. We came to see you on Tuesday December
31, 2002 in search of a yellow female. Your son was so helpful in
giving us information and we took all of his advice. Halle is getting
along very well and we just love her!
Thank You Again,
Nick Goings
and
Lisa Dolabany
Winston & Bailey
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Charlotte, NC
Hello
Tripp,
The new puppy
has adjusted very well and Winston and she are great buddies. Winston
1yr, parents Rambo and Dolly and Bailey 4 mo., parents Heidi and
Buster. Winston shares his toys, bones and even his birthday cake.
See pics attached. We're working on the obedience training and she
is quick to learn the basics, hope it continues. She follows Winston
and does everything he does.
Thanks again
for all the helpful information you share with us.
Linda and Barry
D., Winston and Bailey
King
Fish, Sam and Maverick
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Charlotte, NC
Tripper,
These beautiful
babies are three of my best friends. Kingfish, the
black lab, S.A.M, the yellow one, and Maverick, the chocolate one.
Rambo is the
sire for all of these and they are 2 1/2, 1 1/2, and 6 months
respectively. These Labs make me smile everyday and are always happy
to see us. As you can see they love to hike in Montana, even though
the little one whined a bit! Thank you for making this possible!
Dr. Rob, Becky and Zach M.
Bean
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Charlotte, NC
Tripp,
My wife and
I purchased a chocolate lab from you on August 18th.Wanted to let
you know that we have named him Bean. His fully registered name
will be Bullet's Brother Bean.
Thanks,
Jason
Barley
Charlotte,
N C
Tripp,
Robin and I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you how
ABSOLUTELY pleased we are with our puppy, Barley, that we got from
you. She has been a great addition to our family, and is surprisingly
well behaved for a four month old puppy. Any of our family and friends
that come by to see her, fall in love with her, and she loves them
right back. Even our vet was shocked at how loving and affectionate
she was to him, especially after he was the one poking and prodding
her! She's growing like a weed, and of course, 40lbs already. She
started swimming last week, and already thinks she can out swim the
ducks she decides to chase.
Take care, and thanks again for helping us pick the "perfect"
puppy. We absolutely love her.
Rick P.
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Charlotte,
NC
Hi Tripper,
Thanks for the update, you are always so helpful!
Karli still
insists that she's part human as you can see in the picture. We
are thankful we have her and she knows it! :)
Hoping you,
your family and all of your little labs have a wonderful holiday
season!
Suzie T.
Birdie
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Charlotte,
NC
Hi
Tripper!
Our yellow lab,
Birdie, just tuned two yesterday. She is such a ham, we couldn't
ask for a better companion.
I must add that
at the end of her training out trainer commented that he had never
worked with such an intelligent dog. Needless to say she graduated
first in her training class. I took it as quite a complement since
he breeds and sells dogs himself. She demonstrates all the characteristics
of a professional hunting dog, such as, diving underwater for objects
and herding.
Thanks for such
a fantastic dog.
Thanks so much,
Elizabeth Johnson
Nilla
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Charlotte,
NC
Tripp,
I picked Nilla
up this past Saturday, he's 8 weeks and already retrieving!
Sometimes the ball, sometimes leaves.
He's a darling,
can't wait till he sleeps thru the night. :)
Happy Holidays
Rhonda Tregay
Ellie
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Durham,
NC
Tripp,
Thank you for
your help. The pup, named Ellie, is doing fantastic. She
is
a happy, playful pup and she is very affectionate. She is already
a good
retriever of all of her toys and you can tell she is a water dog
as she
loves to get into the shower with me in the morning if I let her!
She
responds very well to praise (though still not totally housebroken)
and is
eager to please (learn). I will send along some photos as soon as
they
are developed. I also wanted to tell you that I am a believer in
the special
dog food that I bought through you. Ellie has such a shiny black
coat and
she looks healthy. I am so happy with the dog and have to say that
you
provide a great service! I will certainly recommend your business
to my
friends who may want a Lab.
Carol O'Flaherty
Maximus
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San
Francisco, CA
Dear Tripp,
I got my lab
from you guys about 2 years ago, but never got around to giving
you all an update. I'm the guy who needed the lab sent across the
country on a plane!
My dog's name
is MAXIMUS, and he's an awesome dog.
I enclosed a
picture so that you can see how he's grown up.
Best,
Tenny P.
Mark,
Beth & Jacks
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Charlotte,
NC
Hi Tripper,
We have enjoyed our new addition to the family so much. This is "Jacks",
born September 13th, daughter of Buck and Shadow. We love her so much
and can't imagine life without her! Thanks again.
Beth and Mark
P.
Charlotte,
NC
Hello Tripper,
When Jax's food or water dish is empty and he wishes to have more
of the contents, he takes the crock in his mouth and carries it around
until more is given. At times, he also sits right beside you, looking
upward in anticipation.
Maxim V.
Parker 1 yr birthday
Parker & Skipper
Tampa,
FL
Tripp,
First off let me say that "Skipper" could not be
a better dog. Kim gave us the greatest Christmas gift she could have
ever given us. Our other dog, Grasshopper, (a Westie) is 19 now and
has gone from sleeping all day to terrorizing Skipper at every possible
moment. They have a love hate relationship - Skipper loves and Grasshopper
now pretends to dislike him. Thanks again for picking a wonderful
dog for us.
Kim L.
Marblehead,
MA
Hi Tripp,
Just thought I'd let you know that Charlie is doing great. He's having
fun running around acting like a clown. He slept through the first
night, right in his carrier just as you said . Yesterday he learned
how to go up stairs. This morning , he learned how to come down stairs.
He walks pretty well on a leash. Beth, my oldest daughter bought him
a seatbelt harness and she takes him wherever she goes. He's making
many friends. Thanks for a great puppy. Everyone is very impressed!
They cannot believe I bought him on the internet and they want to
call him "Charlie dot com!"
Connie, R.
Sagamore,
MA
Tripp,
GUINNESS IS GREAT. He is a healthy young pup, and getting bigger every
day. He is a loving lab with a great temperament and a lot of energy.
GUINNESS is the BEST thing that has come into our lives in the past
year. As a matter of fact, GUINNESS and my girlfriend are both graduating
from their PUPPY OBEDIENCE CLASS next week. Not that GUINNESS needed
to go school, but my girlfriend is new with dogs and loved the idea.
GUINNESS is
a full member of the family, and no matter who he sees, that individual
falls in love with him. His past times include cuddling on the couch,
going on his daily run on the beach (no swimming yet, it's still
been too cold), and playing with his pull toys.
GUINNESS is
turning into a great retriever. He is still a little jumpy when
the ball/Frisbees is thrown, but he's improving every day. He had
his first experience last week of getting too close to the break
line on the beach. He was standing with his back to the water when
a large wave came and took him out. To say that he was startled
would be an understatement . Of course he rode on my lap the entire
ride home....soaking wet and all.
Tripp, as always
you know that you can forward people with any questions to my attention.
I would be more than happy to talk to them. You can even give them
my email if you'd like.
Sean M.
Winston
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Atlanta,
GA
Tripp,
Thought you
would enjoy these pix of Winston. He is now 5 and a half
months, and weighs about 55 lbs. Looks like he is going to be a
big one. He
is absolutely beautiful. People stop us on the street to comment
about his
looks. He is a typical head-strong, independent puppy.
Talk to you
soon.
Michael, Maria,
Brandon and Winston
The Thomas's
Manchester,
MA
Hi Tripp,
We picked up the puppy yesterday afternoon at the airport. His flight
got in a little early ( that's ok, my 3 girls couldn't wait!). He
was a little nervous at first, but he's already getting used to his
new home...and last night we got some snow, so he played out in the
snow for a bit this morning!
He picked out
a spot for his first nap...on top of the hard bricks in front of
the fire place (we didn't have a fire going!)
Thanks for the
pup, he's beautiful!
John and Rebecca
S.
p.s. We've decided
to name him Max (after Mad Max, my wife likes Mel Gibson.)
John S.
Gordon
Jennifer
& Gordon
Charlotte,
NC
Dear Tripper:
We can not begin to tell you what a wonderful addition Gordon has
made in our lives. As you can see he is growing like a weed. He's
8 months in the picture! I think he's taking after his dad Rambo.
He's very affectionate and loves attention! He has gotten very good
at catching his Frisbee and loves to fetch! We've even taught him
to flip, well actually I think he taught himself! I just wanted
to write and give you an update and say thanks! Gordon is such a
blessing!
Jennifer W & Jason W
Charlotte,
NC
Tripper,
Hope you're doing well and off to a great New Year. I know you get
a lot of e-mail, but just wanted to share a photo of Katie with you.
We have gotten so attached to Katie, and you were right, she is
a wonderful family member. Don't know what we would do without her.
She's not only beautiful, but soooo intelligent. It's just amazing
what she can do.
Thanks again for helping us with Katie. The obedience training proved
to be invaluable. I would recommend it to anyone. We recommend
labpups.com at every opportunity we get.