Sunshine's Fearless Red

We have taken “RED” swimming since he was four months old, you could see in earlier posts he has no fear of the water.  RED has an incredible sense of smell, no matter what the cover, he always has the will to find his retrieves.  He never comes back until he has found them.

He is doing a great job with being forced fetched and his trainer thinks that he is coming along really nice.  He says RED has alot of instinctive talent and takes instruction well.

We have come to love this little guy and are looking forward to having him as my hunting companion.

Paul and Mary Graf

Sadie still is a great dog and has been a joy to have in our home.   She'll be six this spring and still just as spry as ever though you can see from the photos she starting to grey a little in her face. She still loves people and of course is extremely spoiled here in our home .  A watch dog she isn’t, as she would much rather lick you than bark at you.  In fact she rarely barks at all and never at other dogs. Seems the only time she speaks at all is when we're ignoring her and she thinks we should be playing with her.....she usually wins.  She isn’t used for hunting, but she gets three long walks every day, no matter the weather so she keeps her girlish figure.

My daughter who was with us when we brought Sadie home is now married has started looking for puppies for after they purchase their house and they have kept your website in their favorite list so maybe someday you'll hear from them.

Have a great New Year.....the Bathjes

Hello Susan!

Sunshine Riviera Maya (Yukon and Vanna litter last January) is doing great!  She seems to have topped out at 55 lbs, which is great because I can carry a muddy pup straight to the bath tub!  We just dropped her off at Greg Schreiner's place for a month of bird training.  We are hoping to get her some more experience with pheasants since Tim and I didn't seem to run across many when we went out this fall.   Greg told us that he had trained Shuga and Baby II (I think), and that one time one of them seemed more excited to see Greg than she was to see you....I'm hoping Maya still wants to come home with us after that month!  I'm sure she'll love the birds and other dogs around.

I saw the picture of Sunshine Victoria's Rusty on your website--so that is one of Maya's brothers?  That is fun to see!    Well, just wanted to let you know of the new plans for training.  I hope all is well and your dogs are treating you good.

Mandy and Tim Jacobson

Hello Susan and Steve

 Ivy (Sunshine Scarlet Rose IV) is doing just great.  We keep her busy taking different classes and we are sure that she will start collecting some titles in 2008. She has been through CGC training and should pass the test this February. She in now about half way through a novice rally course. For being rather young, she is doing great. The instructor tells us that most of the issues that she has are with the handler, not Ivy. She seems to really like rally and I think that we will continue with it in 2008. In spring, we plan to start agility training. I think that she will do well there also. She learns very quickly.

I am attaching a couple of recent photos so you can see what a good looking girl she is. Thank you for uniting us with Ivy. She is everything (and more) that we hoped for. Best wishes,

 Bill and Sharon Holmstrom

Susan & Steve,

Fletcher’s been doing great!  We’ve taken a break from training for the holidays and will pick it back up in January.  We’re going to pursue a TDI this winter and hope to make our first run at TD this spring.  We’ve been working with a tracking trainer here in Waukesha County and LOVING it!

Fletcher is terrific!  He’s 55 pounds now and just an affectionate teddy bear.  Recently he’s been put to work on “room clearing” - scaring away would-be monsters from the closets and under-the-beds of my five and two-year-old sons!  lol   This little guy is a BIG hit wherever we go.  My office has “bring your dog to work” day every other Friday and Fletch has developed a bit of a fan club!  As soon as we hit the parking lot on our ride in, his tail starts WHIPPING as he knows his day will be full of praises, treats, and belly rubs!  I’m complimented on his attentive and affectionate disposition all the time.  You really have a special bloodline there at Sunshine Goldens!

Hope you enjoy the photos.   For grins and giggles I tried to take some shots of him posing as his sire and dam are posed on your site.   He sure LOOKS like Yukon and BabyII !!!!

Todd Economy

P.S.   Would LOVE to attend a summer picnic!  Please keep me posted!
 
 

Hello Susan and Steven

Just wanted you to know the Katie is doing fine. She had her shots on Friday and weighs 11.5 lbs.  Dr. Keller said she
looks great!!  She is really alot of fun and I think quite smart.  She knows her name and sits.  And she sits very pretty.

I have had her on the leash and she walked into the vet clinic like a princess.  She sleeps all night and is pretty good
about going in the kennel crate.  She is beautiful and we love her.  Sophie is doing pretty well.  She still doesn't want her in her face but they play really nice in the yard and I think they will be pals.  They are the happiest part of my day.

Thanks for sending the new email adress.  Everything is going great here.  I'm off today so we were out visiting at the hospital. I have the nicest dogs.

Thank you both again.
Lisa and Dave Olson

Susan and Steven

Sunshine Princess Goldy (aka Goldy) is doing very well and still is full of puppy at 16 months old.  She was from the 7-23-06 litter and really resembles her dad when we compared pix on the website.  So far as her personality, she is both very gentle with our two daughters but also very playful and loves to rough-house with my husband.  She picks up commands quickly and has the characteristic eagerness to please.  While we live in the suburbs of Chicago, I think she likes to pretend she is out hunting in the wilderness as she gives the squirrels around here a run for their money.
Hope you have a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to your further updates!
                                                                      Sincerely,
                                                                          Jeanne Smith

Hello Steven and Susan

Here are a couple pictures of Sophie, she is an offspring of Shuga & Flyer. Her birthday is March 18, 2005.

She is a great family pet and an excellent gun dog.

Thanks much,

Michael Fries

ABBY and Becky Johnson training for their VST (Variable Surface Tracking) test.