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Hi
Jim,
Exciting to hear that you are interested
in getting a lab from Audry! My
wife and I were very pleased with the
entire process...from finding her
online, contact, to receiving our puppy.
She was very professional, yet personal
with helping us. She knew we had
two small children and was sure that our
puppy was a perfect fit. Melina
(our dog) was the last of the litter and
Audry spoke very highly of her and her
disposition. From our experience
we could not say enough about our dog!
We received Melina at 9 weeks old and
she has been so well mannered and a
pleasure to have around since the
beginning. To answer your question
about why we chose Audry....Melina was
available as soon as we wanted and I
knew I had to act fast before my wife
changed her mind. To this day I
think my wife is the happiest one in the
house with the decision!!
We live in the Chicagoland area, so
Melina had to fly to us. We
attached pictures of her arrival just
because it went so well. If you
are close enough to pick her up you are
lucky, but the flight worked just great
if you are not. Today Melina is
about 8 months old and doing great.
Our children are almost 3 and 5 and she
is so good with them. We did take
her to
obedience training which she did
phenomenal...youngest one there and
probably one of the best.
Obviously labs are smart dogs to begin
with, but she just has a great
disposition all around.
We have attached pictures of Melina when
we received her and also of her
today......We hope you decide to go with
Audry, you will be happy!
Thanks for emailing,
Joe and Marcie Bonanno
Chicago
Mia x
Gus
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Hi Audry and Gary,
We got a yellow female puppy from
you last August and she is the best
dog we have ever owned! When we
went to pick her up she was already
18 pounds and didn’t want anything
to do with us. We fell in love with
her wrinkles on her forehead and her
“angel wings” on her back. We
renamed “Cotton” to be Alley, a name
we had decided on long before we got
her. Training her was a breeze, she
learned that she had to potty
outside in less than a week and has
learned a variety of impressive
tricks in the year we’ve had her.
She has even learned where we keep
her bones and tries to sneak one
every now and then. She is one smart
dog!
We regularly take her for walks or
to the park to play fetch and every
time we are out we get several
compliments of how pretty she is.
Audry, you mentioned when we got her
how calm she was, and you were
right, she has her “puppy moments”
but overall is very well behaved and
very calm. She is also very sweet,
we actually got her to be a watch
dog however we always joke how
terrible she is at that job. She
rarely barks and never shows any
aggression – but we love that about
her. She loves fetch, the snow,
water, and even taking baths!
Within a year of having Alley in
our family, she has stolen our
hearts, provided us with many
laughs, and has been the perfect
companion.
We have always heard Labs are the
best dogs, but now we have firsthand
experience with how great this breed
really is. Alley is a beautiful
dog, calm natured and very sweet. We
couldn't have asked for a
better family dog. Thank you
so much!
Ryan and Jenna Hutt
Dishy x Joker ~ 2010
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Audrey-
I
can't tell you how much we love Jack.
I'm not sure what you were feeding Rita
while she was pregnant, but I think it
had some sort of IQ booster in it.
Seriously, we didn't have to potty
train the guy. From the first day he
came home he let us know that he
needs to go outside. Its amazing.
The first time I told him to sit, he
sat. I don't know what you did to
this puppy...but I sure am glad that
he came home with us.
He
only chews his toys. Hasn't had a
single instance chewing anything he
isn't supposed to, well, except for
his weak spot...my grill. But that
is acceptable considering the breed.
I
literally could write you story upon
story of how myself, my wife, and
any visitors to the house we have
had are blown away at how calm,
obedient and intelligent Jack is.
Just this weekend we took him on a
walk OFF LEASH! He never once tried
to wander off. Stayed right next to
me the entire time.
He
is probably the most calm puppy I
have ever seen. If he isn't sleeping
he is just sitting by your side
waiting for you to play with him,
looking for nothing more than to
make you happy.
I've linked a set of images of Jack.
Feel free to download them and post
them on your site if you'd like. If
you want hi-res print quality
versions of any of them let me know.
And I've got hundreds more of the
little guy and will have hundreds
more in the future, especially with
the holidays coming up.
If
I can be of any help giving a
testimonial or a reference, let me
know. I will send anyone and
everyone that I know of looking for
a Lab to only one breeder from now
on.
_____________________________
Mark Reese
Senorita x Olly
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Audry,
We received Achilles
Cornelius Burtis
(Cornelius) from you
coming up on 3 years
now. He was from Gus
ATCHAFALAYA MANDIGO and
Sillwaters LIL Lady born
on 07/30/2007.
I can not begin to
thank you for him. He is
such a wonder
full dog with this
family. The kids now 7,
10 and 13 have played
with him so much and he
has never once ever
growled ever. He is such
a majestic loving
animal. Of course we
spoil him he is allowed
to sleep on the bed with
me and my wife, he
sleeps in between us and
loves to use the
pillows. We got a
stray dog 2
months after we got
Achilles, she was
at a local Post Office
for a week without food
and water so we decided
to take her in. Those
two are the best of
friends. She is the
guard dog as Achilles is
just a big wuss. We have
had Racoons come in from
the cat door and at
least he alerted us of
it as he came jumping up
in the bed to hide LOL.
My wife loves cats and
we have had a few
Kittens since we got
Achilles. As you can see
in the pictures attached
I think he is alright
with them.
I wish I could send you
all the pictures of him
but that would take
forever. I hope you
enjoy the pictures of
him. Again I can not
thank you enough for the
precious gift you gave
to our family. God bless
you, your family and all
the precious animals you
have:))
Thanks,
Michael and Jennifer
Burtis and kids
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John,
Thank you for contacting us in
regards to Audry and her amazing
puppies! I apologize about
the late reply, we took a week
off to spend time with our new
addition and I've been away from
my computer.
We
first met Audry almost three
years ago when we started the
process of looking for the
perfect puppy. My fiancee
started doing some research into
local breeders and happened to
stumble onto Blackfork's name
which kept popping up as one of
the best. From the initial
contact, Audry always kept us up
to date with the weights and
growth of the liter along with
each puppies personality and
awesome pictures! We knew
that when it was our turn to
pick, we had the perfect one.
When our girl finally came home
it was love at first lick.
Kuloc (a Hungarian pastry, my
fiancee is a chef) was such a
joy to have. Her
personality was laid back and
she got along with everyone
(especially our oldest lab,
Bacsi) and was not afraid of
anything. Andrew's family
has always had Labradors and he
has been so amazed at how well
she has behaved at such a young
age. Normally with labs,
they don't grow out of their
puppy stage for quite some time
but Kuloc has been the
exception.
We
were a happy family until last
summer when we lost Bacsi to
cancer. The loss
definitely hit our family hard,
especially Kuloc. Bacsi
and Kuloc were the best of
friends and you could always
find them together whether they
were playing or snoring.
So we knew that in order to get
Kuloc back to her old self again
we would need to find her a new
brother and our choice was easy,
we would go back to Audry.
Over the last years, even when
we weren't looking, we would
always check the Blackfork
website to see the new liters
and the adorable puppy pictures.
So when we saw the planned
breeding of Dunbar and
Blaze we knew that we
wanted our new guy to come from
them. Anticipation is
always the killer, but as soon
as the liter was born Audry let
us know immediately and we got
to see our boy!
All
of Andrew's family is of
Hungarian ancestry and it has
been a family tradition to name
all of their labs with a
Hungarian name.
Bacsi (Bach.e) meant "the
eldest/wise old man of the
village" and Kuloc (Kul.o.ch)
(we later found out that we
spelled it wrong, but hey, it
works) is a Hungarian pasty.
So to keep with the family
tradition we decided to go with
Voros which is the Hungarian
word for "red".
From the
moment we met him, Voros,
or V, has filled our hearts and
our house with joy! Kuloc
and him have gotten along great
from the very beginning and they
love to play! It is so
funny to see Voros follow Kuloc
around and try to do everything
his big sister does. He's
not afraid of anything, get's
along great with Kuloc, loves to
meet new people and is extremely
smart. He has already
learned how to come and to sit!
The very first night we had him
and put him in his crate for bed
he whimpered three times, laid
down and went to sleep.
That was the only time he ever
objected to being in his crate.
With Kuloc, we thought that we
had just gotten lucky to have
gotten a pup who was so well
behaved with a great temperament
and amazing character.
But, after seeing how Voros has
behaved after just this short
time, we are convinced that it
is due to Audry and the love and
care she takes for her pups.
Each time we picked up our new
pup, Audry made sure that they
were riding safe and
comfortable. Kuloc was the
only pup Audry had with her when
we picked her up but for Voros
she had an entire van full.
All of the pups were riding in
separate crates with their
litter mates to make them feel
comfortable and she had her
friend with her to help her out.
None of the dogs seemed
distressed or that they even
minded being in the crate or
car, they were just having a
good time playing. We also
brought Kuloc with us when we
picked up Voros so Audry could
see her again. Audry was
very excited to see her; that
made us feel even better about
working with Audry. When
you are buying from a breeder
there is always a concern that
they are doing it just for the
money; but, when we saw how much
Audry cares for all of her pups
we knew her intentions were
good.
I
hope that I didn't bore you and
that I was able to answer your
questions and hopefully sway you
towards Blackfork. All
dogs are different but I can
guarantee you that you will
never regret your decision if
you buy a pup from Audry.
If you have any other questions
for us, please don't hesitate to
give us a shout! I have
attached some pictures of our
pups, we hope you like them!
Take care and good luck!!!
Andrew, Kris, Kuloc and Voros
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Hello,
The puppy is doing great. Her
name is Roxy and as you can see, she
loves her toys, swimming and her new
brother!!!
Thank
you,
Richard Jolette
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Hey
Audry!
Here's a recent pic of the chunker!
We went and got another round of
puppy shots and came in at 31.4 lbs
at 13 weeks!!! Still healthy as
can be and the absolute best behaved
puppy in the world!! She's huge
and about to out grow her first
collar but don't worry my mom got
her
an OU collar for her!!
Hope all is well!
Collin
May
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Hi
Audry,
Well
our new puppy Titan, will be almost
4 months old, here are some photos
of the lad. He has adjusted
well to his environment and we will
be getting him neutered at 6 months,
which should be some time in
September of this year, I will send
you the vet paper on it..... I dont
think, I am going to register him
with the AKC, that title means
nothing to me.........I did however
register him with microchip, but I
can tell you right now, he is not a
dog to stray, he knows where his
home is and his people, he is
learning each day and we could not
ask for a better dog. I cant wait to
start taking him on my trips, when
he gets about 6 months...... He has
been a blessing and we look forward
to many years with him....... I have
attached some photos and will be
sending some more at his 6 month
stage.....
--
Kurt Hasson
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Audrey,
We bought a pup from you back in
04'. We were looking at your website
lastnight and thought I would send
you a couple pictures of Lainey. She
turned 6
on Feb, 29th. Your Sadie is
her Momma.
Lainey is the center of our world. I
work construction and am on the road
alot. She is my constant companion,
the truck and the jobsites are her
second home. She has the best
demeanor and loves everyone.
Anyway, it looks like you kennel is
doing great, I love the red ones, so
beautiful.
Well,
better go, good luck with the
business..
Sincerely,
Rob Brewer
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Audry,
Just wanted to send you a message and
let you know everything is going great
with Chloie. She is doing great
and loves going out and meeting new
people. She is extremely friendly
and I am glad you helped in choosing
which puppy was right for me. She
has an extreme amount of energy and
loves to play with our other dog.
She has already attended puppy classes
and graduated. She is currently
attending Basic
Obedience and is doing great as
the youngest dog in the class. She
enjoys long walks and chasing the cat
around the house. I would gladly
give a referral to anyone about you and
the whole process. As a side note
she did great potty training and
learning to walk on a leash. She
really is a joy to have and I am glad
that I was able to get her from you.
I plan on dropping you some emails every
once in a while just to let you know how
she is doing. Attached are some
pictures of her first day and a few more
through out the last two months.
Once again thank you so much for helping
me find
one of my best friends in the
world.
Kurt
Fern x Rudy
- 2009 Litter
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Hi Audrey,
I've attached numerous pictures of Kenny
so you can see how he is progressing. We
renamed Kenny, to Mason. Not that we
didn't like the name Kenny, but my
husband had Mason picked out and thought
it fit him.
I'm sorry I haven't touched base with
you since we received Kenny. We
have been so busy enjoying him that I
haven't had much time. I also had
a very difficult time for a few weeks as
my Dad passed away. It was very
unexpected and very hard to deal with.
I thank God that I have my "boys," to
keep my mind off of things.
He is a wonderful and gorgeous pup!
So smart and has learned so much from
our other lab, Baxter. He is
totally potty trained and has had many,
many, adventures.
Just last night we took the dogs to
Sanibel Island to watch the sunset and
to let Mason swim in the Gulf of Mexico
for the very first time. He was
born to swim and loved being at the
beach. He also swims in my
sister's pool and fetches those
"dummies," with no problem at all.
He loves to go for car rides and
shopping at the local pet store. He and
Baxter enjoy swimming in our kiddy pool
in the backyard as well. He's been to
the dog park on several occassions and
loves the company of other dogs.
At our last vet appointment on 4/11/07,
he weiged 30 lbs. @ 12 weeks. He's not
much of an eater (I have to coax him to
eat) and the vet said don't worry about
it he will eat when he's hungry. I
stopped feeding him 3 times a day
because he wouldn't eat the noon meal.
But he's filled out so much and is so
handsome.
We've given him the nick name Banshee
Boy, because he loves to scream and back
talk when he gets repremanded for doing
something he shouldn't. He has the
greatest personality and is very calm
inside and outside of the house. He has
not destroyed one thing in the house
except for a magazine. He observes
everything and loves chasing rabbits and
birds while on or daily walks. (he
has mastered a one mile and 4 tenths on
our walks and does excellent on a
leash).
We couldn't be happier with our choice
and are so proud to have him as our
famiy member. He is extremely
loved by everyone he meets and is such a
great listener. I've already
taught him how to roll over and he is
very consistent with his "sit", "come",
and "go potty" commands.
Thank you for sharing him with us!
Hope all is well with you and your
family and I will send you pictures as
frequently as I can so you can watch him
grow also.
My husband and I would like to know how
George is doing. We think of him
often and hope he is doing well.
Give Carmelita and Max a big hug from us
and Mason!
Talk to you soon,
Molly Dixon
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Hi Audry,
Look at my
beautiful 8 month old! We want to tell you
again how much we LOVE our Jax, he is the
best dog ever. His laid back personality
just cracks us up. He loves playing with his
"sissies" (Tom's two bird dogs) and chasing
the cats before bed time and first thing
every morning, it makes him feel "in charge"
of the house. We taught him within MINUTES
to use his nose to hit the bells we have
placed on every door when he wants to go
outside, which he does overtime! He is such
a smart boy, sometimes he is too smart for
us though, lol, I need to send you a video
sometime, people don't believe us until they
see him in action. Thank you so much for
choosing the perfect dog for us, he is
absolutely perfect for our family. He is
full of love and energy and is a wonderful
companion, I never thought I would have
another dog as loving as my beloved Rufie
who passed two years ago, but Jax has his
heart, we were truly meant for each other.
No matter how much bigger (lol) he gets he
will alway be my baby boy. We will always
recommend you to anyone that is wanting that
special dog, the love and passion you have
for your dogs shines through the puppies.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Tammy &
Tom Robinson
Skiatook,
OK
Ginger x
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