To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
Sent: Thu, 1 May 2008
Subject: K Bear (Bel and Buddy's)
Getting one of your dogs has been the best thing that has happened to our family. Living on the campus of a small all boys boarding school I can feel comfortable letting him run around free and play with the students, he is incredibly gentle with small children and all the other faculty dogs. What I find so amazing is his ability to become focused and transition when it is time to hunt. His instincts in the field, have led to two professional guides saying they have never seen such a talented lab in their careers. No matter how long I keep him out he will never stop working or lay down. I will never go anywhere else when it comes to Labs !
See K Bear picture 1
See K Bear picture 2
All the best,
Matt
From: Matt
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
Sent: Fri, 25 Apr 2008
Subject: Sam(Desperado/Charisma)
DeepRun,
Coming up on Sam's(Desperado/Charisma) third birthday and i just wanted to share how happy I've been with him. He has become the best hunting dog I've ever hunted with. Only on his second complete season here in Louisiana and i cant count the number of ducks he's retrieved! He even goes out with guys from my hunting club strangers to him, and has preformed so well that i have friends come by my house on days i can't hunt and take him out. Now that in my mind is the ultimate compliment to a hunting dog!
He is also a hit around the neighborhood! He's kind of a minor celebrity with all the kids. Which works to my advantage because i always have plenty of volunteers help throw dummies.
All of this he has accomplished despite the fact that I've made more mistakes in training him than i can count. Thanks for your time and effort in researching, developing, and producing such a great legacy of hunting dogs.
See Sam picture 1
See Sam picture 2
Subject: MHR Deep Run Sir Drake of Gateway
From: Joe
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
Jack,
I thought I’d write to you and let you know what a fine dog that little puppy of Rocky’s turned out to be. I’m not sure if you remember, my father and I came down from NY to pick him up at the end of September 2005.
At the time I had never run in any dog games, just hunted and had some experience training our previous dogs. I joined up with the Leatherstocking Retriever Club and have had a blast.
Drake ran his first started test in May of ’06 at 9 months old and by July, just over 11 months completed started. He went 4/5 because of my mistake, not his. In August at 1 year old he ran and passed his first intermediate with flying colors. The first fall at a year old we hunted quite a bit, from the swamps, on Keuka Lake, and two trips on the St. Lawrence after bluebills and redheads. Not to mention a couple pheasant hunts and numerous trips to the corn fields to drag back some geese!
Last year Drake finished up his Intermediate 4/4 and immediately went into Senior. On 8/4/06, his 2nd birthday, he completed Senior 4/4 for his MHR!
Like I said, he has turned out to be a great dog. He has a lot of drive and is a great house dog…not a big cuddler…but he likes to be with us all the time and goes just about everywhere with us. He has yet to lose a duck and you should see him knock down a crippled goose at full speed! He just loves the water, icy or not, and goes right through anything. He has been a pleasure to train and a great student. His natural abilities and talents are amazing.
I just thought you would be interested in knowing what happened to this pup. I’d certainly be interested in knowing about his brothers and sisters. I periodically check your site to see what Rocky has been doing. I am also attaching some pictures so you can see what he has turned out to be!
Thanks a lot for the great dog. I can’t wait to see where we go from here…hopefully another will be in the future!
See Drake picture 1
See Drake picture 2
See Drake picture 3
Sincerely,
Joe
Subject: Photo of one of Hero's pups
From: Gina
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
Dear Dr. G. and Deep Run staff:
I've just finished browsing your website. It looks like Hero has been a busy boy!!!! I thought I'd share this photo with you that was taken last fall. We bred our dog, Sunny (from Morning Sun's Zena & your Benny), with Hero last year. What a pair mother and daughter are! Loveable, smart, and lazy dogs, yet when it's time to work, they're total business. The first time Amber went pheasant hunting, she amazingly knew just what to do. Sunny usually flushes the birds, but Amber always retrieves. She's very easy to train. Thanks for providing such a fantastic facility. Our experience was great. Hope all continues to go well for you.
Sincerely,
Gina
Subject: Update on Chase
From: Michelle
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
Hi Phyllis,
I just wanted to let you know that Chase is doing great! We are madly in love with him and constantly amazed at his wonderful, calm and intelligent personality. He's been to a couple of training lessons and is very responsive. We go on lots long walks every day and he has lots of playmates in our neighborhood. Chase is great with the girls and my older daughter is really doing well taking the lead with him. I think we have a great opportunity here to achieve our goal of someday doing volunteer work with him in hospitals and/or senior homes.
And I know I am biased, but I can't get over how gorgeous he is turning out to be. I know your dogs are all so beautiful, but every time I look at him, I am just amazed at his build and his beautiful shiny coat. I am really proud to walk with him and receive all the wonderful compliments from others who are impressed with his looks and personality.
I've attached some pictures and I think you'll see he is very well adjusted!
See Chase picture 1
See Chase picture 2
See Chase picture 3
See Chase picture 4
Sincerely,
Michelle
Subject: Mace
From: Todd
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
I'ts been 4.5 years since Mace visited Deep Run Farms. I wanted to let you know that Mace is a wonderful hunting dog. We belong to a local hunt club that keeps her in plenty of birds and we waterfowl hunt as often as we can.
See Mace picture 1
See Mace picture 2
I just wanted to thank you again for the work you've done with her. She hasn't needed any more formal training since going through your obedience and hunt training programs. I have learned to work with her on my own, and I am still amazed at how much she has retained and progressed. I look forward to working with Deep Run in the future, as I am thinking of getting another labrador. I would recommend Deep Run Farms to anyone who wants a well trained gun dog and family pet. A dog who equally adept in the field as is on the living room floor. Thanks for everything!
Todd
Sandusky OH
Subject: Stache update
From: Jim and Stache
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
Dear Deep Run,
I am sending you this update regarding Stache. You may remember Stache as the dog that attended the Philadelphia Police Academy and became certified as a USPCA Cadaver Scent Dog. Our last update was several years ago when Stache and I searched for victims after Hurricane Katrina.
Stache’s talents have been in great demand. We returned in December from a two month deployment to Iraq where we searched for remains. Stache was remarkable and received awards from the 101st Airborne Division and The 3rd Infantry Division for his performance. On November 18th Stache was injured when a soldier in our detachment unknowingly triggered and IED, Stache has fully recovered from a ruptured eardrum and we have been to Walter Reed Hospital to visit the severely injured soldier.
Needless to say, Stache was instrumental in several recoveries and was a great asset. He also contributed by just being himself and playing with hundreds of soldiers who missed their dogs at home. It would be accurate to say that Stache made the war go away for a period of time for these troops by playing tug of war, retrieving anything they tossed, or simply receiving pets.
I have included a picture of Stache and I in Owesat, Iraq the morning of the blast.
Thank you for breeding such a remarkable and talented line of Labs.
Stache and Jim
Havertown, Pennsylvania
Date: 02/29/08
Hi Phyllis,
Just a note to say THANK YOU for such a wonderful dog. We are going to call her Keelee and she was wonderful on the ride home and continues to amaze me with her ability to listen to commands and has adjusted to my house like she has lived her for much longer. I will recommend your farm to anyone I know who is interested in a lab. I will send photos see Keelee picture and show you what a love she is to us and my family.
Wendy
Subject: Lucy
From: Philip
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008
To: DeepRunRet@aol.com
Dear Phylis and Jack:
It has been five years since I came to pick up Lucy. She was offspring
of Elvis and Maggie, and just turned Five. She is a very beloved member
of our family in NYC, but as I promised you, I was going to put her
great pedigree to work and not turn her into a lazy NYC Lab.
Anyway, today was the last day of pheasant season at the Club I shoot
at- it is called Clove Valley Rod and Gun Club- beautiful old club about
75 miles north of Manhattan where we also have a home. The Club has
6,000 acres and it is spectacular.
Anyway, I could not help but notice the uncanny similarity between our
girl Lucy, and her Dad, Elvis. Thought I would pass this along. She is a
FANTASTIC gun dog, and even better pet and "sister" for our 3 year old,
Olivia.
Cannot thank you enough- and cannot believe Lucy is 5, but hope you
agree, she has turned into a really great young lady.....
See Lucy with pheasants
Best Regards,
Tod
Subject: Powhatan
From: Kevin
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
Our puppy Powhatan from the Buddy & Irish litter is the perfect addition. He is a lot of fun and keeps us moving. You had mentioned that Buddy is funny - Powhatan is always the entertainer. He really is funny. He was house trained in a matter of days - swims like an otter and catches the frisbee like a champ. His training is going great, he works really hard - you can almost see him concentrating - he is certainly smart. Everyone always stops us to say how handsome he is - We may be a little biased but he is the best looking dog.
I would never get another dog from anywhere else. During the car ride home, we could see that he was happy and confident - he moved right in comfortably and our old golden took to him immediately - they are the best of friends.
Thanks for great dog!
See Powhatan picture 1
See Powhatan picture 2
See Powhatan picture 3
Rosanne & Kevin
Subject: inquiry about litter
From: Drew
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
I am writing to inquire about future litters at Deep Run Farm. We are current owners, of a Fox-Red Labrador from Heidi and Hombre in late 2003. I can't quite begin to explain how please we have been with our Labrador, Deep Run's Silver Lining (Bosco). Without a doubt the best investment we have ever made, and would be more than willing again. We have received nothing but praise and compliments on him, from the dog trainer, our vet, and everyone that comes into contact with him. He was so easy to train, his personality matched ours exactly and he is just such a great companion.
Bosco has been a great family addition and we were wondering if there will be any more litters from Hombre or Heidi. We have fallen in love with the Fox-Red color, but ultimately we would be willing to accept any dog with the same personality traits as Bosco.
If you know of any litters that will be coming up in the future please let us know.
Again, I want to thank Deep Run for the great dog, the amazing experience and for your commitment to exceptional breeding.
I enclosed a picture of Bosco, daily we think he looks like he should be on the cover of a hunting magazine.
See picture of Bosco
Thanks,
Drew
From: Linda
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008
To: Deep Run Retrievers
Subject: MACH Deep Run Whiskey River SH OF CGC
Greetings! We are proud to announce that Willie (Elvis/Rita ~ 7/25/04 litter), is now an Agility Champion! On Sat., January 19, 2008, at 3 yrs and 5 months, Willie became the youngest 24" jumping Lab to achieve his MACH (Master Agility CHampion). With snow coming down outside (thankfully, we were inside), we had an amazing jumpers run at 5.15 yps to finish his 20th QQ! We think he is the 1st Deep Run Lab to earn a MACH, and we couldn't be prouder of our big boy! We hope to finish his MH this year and work towards MACH 2. Thank you again for breeding such an outstanding Lab!
See Willie's picture
Linda & Brandon
MACH Deep Run Whiskey River SH OF CGC
Twin Lakes Whiskey Lullabye JH AX AXJ NF
MACH W.J.'s Pick Up The Tempo CD JH AD CGC (retired)
From: Chris
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008
To: Phyllis Giroux
Subject: Charlotte
Hi Phyllis,
Just wanted to let ypu know that Charlotte could not get a Vet appointment unyil January 8, tried for earlier but with the holidays and all I guess they are a bit backed up. Charlotte is getting used to the new household and she and Holly have hit it off pretty well, although the toys are not fairing to well. They seem to delight in both grbbing the same toy and having a grand tug of war. I ordered the glyco flex and the missing link and they should be here today.
By the way if anyone has concerns about house breaking one of your older pups, you can let them know that within a day and a half Charlotte goes to the back door and asks to go out. This with only positive reinforcement and going outside lots on the first two days. To say we are pleased would be an understatment.
Thanks Again,
Chris
Subject: Roxie
From: Marty
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007
To: DeepRunRet@aol.com
Hey Guys
Hope all is well. Roxie has been run ragged - hunting 3 to 4 times per week. She is easily the most talented dog and most fun dog that I have ever experienced. While Sis is a technician in the field - all business - Roxie is like a kid on a snowboard. She has learned birds extremely well, and her ability to look at a piece of cover, survey the wind, where I am, and get birds, up is amazing.
Let us know if you have any repeat breeding coming up. We'll take one.
Marty G
Marty is the owner of Mother which is one of the top selling hunting vests in the country, featured in Orvis, Cabelas, etc.
Purity of line, loveliness, symmetry - these arrive mysteriously whenever someone who knows and cares creates something that is perfectly fitted to do its work.
Subject: Hero/Hannah Pup
From: Chris
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
Phyllis & Jack,
I'm the proud owner of Deep Run Tuckers Hero, from Hannah and Hero’s June 10, 2007 litter. He’s the one that was returned when the previous owners developed allergies. (their loss) I hate to bring this up, but I have one complaint. Tucker has mastered every command and instruction that I’ve attempted, with the exception of one... He hasn’t figured out how to pay the mortgage.
He sits, lays, stays, comes, fetches, heels, and drops on command, but he just can’t figure out how to pay the mortgage. Could this be a possible gene cross-up?
All kidding aside, this is the most intelligent dog that I’ve ever worked with. He’s smarter than half of my graduating class. As well as being my best buddy. We’re going to start hunting some still water puddle ducks this winter and work into some open water ducks and honkers later in the season, or early next year.
I’ll keep you posted on his progress. Great dog.
Thank you.
Chris
Vienna, Va.
Subject: Update From Happy Parents!
From: Leslie
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007
To: DeepRunRet@aol.com
Hi Guys!
Well, we’re only just a bit over one week into our life with our new Buddy/Cary pup, but he’s already become an integral part of the family! His name is Boomerang Diggity Dash (yeah, it’s long … but somehow, it fits him perfectly!), and he’s such a well-mannered little fellow (MOST of the time, haha), sometimes it’s hard to believe he’s actually a lab puppy! Boomer is already sitting very well on command, coming (with the sit at the end), and he’s learning his down command. Most impressive is how, really without prompting by us, he began sitting before exiting the house and sitting before re-entering the house from his walks. Like I said, such a well-mannered little guy! We’re so impressed with Deep Run Farm and the level of attention and care that is obviously put into each pup!
See Boomer picture 1
See Boomer picture 2
See Boomer picture 3
See Boomer picture 4
See Boomer picture 5
See Boomer picture 6
Our 4 1/2 year-old son tells us constantly how much he loves "the puppy," and it’s clear that Boomer feels the same way … he follows our boy around the house like … well … a puppy. :) We’ve attached a few pics, and we look forward to updating you with news and more pics as he gets older, smarter, and even more handsome (if possible). :)
Thanks, and all our best,
Leslie and Adam
Subject: Update on Hero/Queenie pup
From: Drew
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
I noticed your breeding Hero and Queenie again, and wanted to take the time to let you know how our boy is doing. He's been a wonderful dog for my wife and I. Not only is he extremely handsome, but hes an instinctive hunter as well. I've owned straight hunting dogs and a straight show lab in the past, and hes talents do justice to both. He's much calmer then the typical hunt breed and has a strong desire to retrieve and hunt that was lacking in our previous show lab. He truly has been the best of both worlds so far. He's now 7 months old and working hard on retrieving. He even fetches the paper every morning!
See picture 1
See home video
Drew, Kim and Harry S. Truman ;)
Subject: Goose
From: Malcolm
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007
To: deeprunret@aol.com
Dear Phyllis and Jack,
Thought I would share with you a few of the details about the newest addition to our family since he recently passed his six month birthday. Deep Run Wild Goose Chase II, aka Goose, has been a delight. He has a wonderful personality, loves his adopted father, Huck, loves all kids and adults alike, and loves to hunt. Since he passed every training test early, I started hunting him at five months. He has an excellent nose for all upland game, has learned to trail them, briefly point, flush, mark, and retrieve to hand. Started him on quail, then to chukars, hen pheasants, and since he did so well took him to upper New York State for woodcock and grouse. He loved it and not only handled the heavy cover well but often flushed the woodcock and beat out a bunch of older and more experienced dogs to the retrieves. He even surprised all the other hunters with me with a flush, a swim across a creek, the find, and the retrieve back across the creek. I could go on and on about him but the bottom line is that he is the easiest dog I have trained. He is very responsive, very smart, but also very sensitive. Must be those good genes from Hero and Funny. We walk a great deal or hunt almost every day now that the hot weather has finally gone, and so he is getting plenty of exercise. Currently weighs sixty pounds which I expect is about normal for a lab out of that litter.
I will continue to give you updates as he progresses but we are leaving for South Carolina in early December and then the hunting will largely be over for this season. Time to work more with the throw dummies and more on the hand signals.
Hope all is well down in Virginia.
Malcolm
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007
From: Jimmy
To: deeprunfarm@deeprunretrievers.com
Subject: Dixie
Jack -
I purchased a chocolate factored, female Lab puppy from you. Her name is Dixie.
She was born 1/18/02, from CH, WR Simerdown"s Worthington, JH X SR Lonestars
Blew Byu. I just wanted to let you know that Dixie has retrieved over 1500 birds
so far. All doves except for 3 ducks. I am sure that is a conservative estimate
since we hunt almost every legal day and most often get our limit. As you might
expect, she has become a very good bird retriever and loves to hunt as much as I
do. She is great hunting in uncut corn or sunflower, and she gets low under soy
beans to find the birds. Not only that, but she has all of the heart and desire
it takes to be a winner in the dove field. She is a beautiful dog and is my best
friend. You sold me a first class dog. I hope all is well with you. Keep up the
good work. Jimmy
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