~* Seasons Greetings Gracie *~

Hi Donna,

Thank you for your Christmas wishes. We also wish you and your family our best.

It is hard to believe Gracie (A Pepper Ann Pup) is 3 years old! She is the most fun and loveable dog imaginable. She loves to entertain us with her tricks like "Dance Ballerina" where she twirls around and around on her hind legs. She also rolls over and plays dead when we point our finger and say "Bang, Bang." She plays "Volleyball" by hitting a ball back to us with her nose when we toss it to her, she plays catch with us by sitting at the top of the steps, when we throw the ball to her she catches it and rolls it back down the steps to us, Frisbee remains one of her very favorites. She jumps really high to catch a frisbee in mid air. Gracie belly crawls with her hind legs behind her and pulls herself with her front legs, and a multitude of other games. Many of them she invented herself. She is so intelligent sometimes we think she is actually going to open her mouth and speak words to us!

Gracie walks on a leash so well and we can also trust her to walk with us off leash. She comes when she is called and is very obedient (especially when she knows there are treats in our pockets!).

Thank you for your wonderful Schnoodle breeding program. Our little Gracie brings joy and laughter to our lives daily! I don't want to leave you with the impression that all she does is play and run around. She has to get her daily dose of cuddling and belly rubs too. I'm afraid she is a bit spoiled. She sleeps with us every night (the crate was wonderful when she was young but as she became trustworthy she earned her way to total freedom).

Our biggest problem is when we travel and can't take her with us. We hate leaving her behind. Our vet tech comes and stays with Gracie in our home when we leave so we know she is in her own environment and well cared for BUT we still hate to walk out that door for vacations and travel. No matter what we are welcomed and greeted with great enthusiasm and love every time we return home. Sometimes we fear she is going to wag that little tail right off her body! :)

I'll try to do better with updates.

Kathy and Monty Riffer and of course, Gracie