George its been ten years or so since I have seen you. Sara and I bought a puppy from you in the Spring of 2000. I named him Spenser and he is a son of

 SkyWalker born 26 Feb 2000. I don't remember his dam's name. I remember you saying that the pups were born under a chicken coop in a blizzard.

We 'celebrated' Spenser's 11th birthday this weekend and I got to thinking and Googled you and found your new website.

Anyway, he is 11 now and still as much  a puppy as he was 10 years ago. He has never been sick in 11 years ... thank you! On many occasions people have said, 

of Spenser, that they felt that "... it was inconceivable that any one could not like Spenser!"

In 2007 we acquired a 7 year old GSD from a breeder in St. Valerian de Milton. She came from Europe and had four national titles, Schutzhund ratings and a solid 

gold pedigree. She was more or less 'retired' with us. She's a sweetheart of a dog. She had two problems, though. First, she had no idea how to be a housedog and,

 worse, for her, she didn't know the first thing about being a dog and how to just 'play.'

Turned out not to be a tough solution, Spenser the Wonder Mutt has 'play' down cold ... in a year he had her running through the woods with abandon.

My mother-in-law came down with Alzheimers and when we saw how comforting the dogs were we had them evaluated and certified as therapy dogs. Spenser spent

 over a year doing that. Alzheimers and senile dementias are emotionally draining  not just on people but on dogs as well. By  the time Alzheimers 

claimed my mother-in-law both dogs were worn out emotionally and had to be used lightly with frequent breaks.

Is SkyWalker still alive? 

If we get another Golden, your door would be the first one I would knock on!

Brian and Sara Riley