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The
Wonderful Past
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| January 17, 2012 - Tidmores
Rising Star Gaspar RN,CDX aka Troy
Oh my goodness.....what a long weekend it
was! On Friday we would have had good scores except for the NQ for him
not staying on the drop on recall...I walked all the way across the ring
to turn around and there is Troy sitting right in front of me. Day two,
scores would of been wonderful except he followed me on the drop on
recall & he hit the top board and knocked it out on the retrieve
over high jump. Now I'm worried that he won't want to go over the jump.
So I go home and work on the stay and him jumping which he did not even
hesitate to do. Sunday the 15th we qualified with a 182.5. On the drop
on recall after Troy dropped and I called him he jumped up and kissed my
face then sat right in front of me. After all the exercises the judge
said to me... I can tell your dog loves you.
Tomorrow Dana Wray starts us on Utility.
Bless his heart!
Take care and thank you so much for my
wonderful Troy.
Deb
Daisy X Bobby son 2008
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| December 28, 2011 -
Tidmores Rising Star Jake, aka Bill -
Cynthia,
I'm sorry I've been so late in sending pictures to you, but here are
a couple of the big guy at my office. Hope all the other puppies
are as handsome!
Thanks,
Jake
Cinder X Creed son 2011 |
| December 16, 2011 -
Tidmores Rising Star Jordan, aka Koda - letter from his owner.
Hi Cynthia! I found a few minutes to sit down, so I thought I'd send
you a quick note to let you know that Koda is doing great! I don't think
I'll ever get over how smart he is.
What I wanted to tell you about, though, is something funny the
girls have been doing with him. They will hook two leashes to his collar
and take turns running him around the house in a big circle, pretending he
is a reindeer! I keep wondering when he's going to go hide, and refuse to
play with them, but he seems to like it. He sits so still for them when
they put the leashes on.
Anyway, I thought you might get a laugh out of that one. It's even
funnier to watch!
Hope you have a very merry Christmas!
CINDER X CREED SON 2011
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| November 19, 2011 -
Tidmores Rising Star Indy aka (Harley) new pictures today.
Cynthia,
Sorry
that it has been so long since we have talked. For some reason I have
difficulty contacting you from our home computer, so I am sending this to
you from work. Harley is incredible!! She is simply BEAUTIFUL and we get
so many compliments on her. She is SO protective of the family, and an
absolute joy to have in our lives! More pictures soon!!
Dave
and Nikki
Beauty X Dryker daughter 2010 |
| October 26, 2011 -
Tidmores Rising Star Idaho BN, RN aka Rowdy
Here is a pic of Jenn with Rowdy. He took fourth
place (99/100) at the German Shepherd Nationals in Topeka, on
September
29th, 2011. He is known as the "over achiever" in his
obedience
classes. He is such a joy to have. I am sure he will have a list of
titles as long as your arm before he retires. More to come! Thank
you!
Beauty X Dryker son 2010 |
| October 26, 2011 -
Cynthia,
I still owe you pictures that I need to pull off my
camera, but I haven't forgotten. It's very tough to take in the
full "Bill" with a picture, because his head is so
small yet he's so big and athletic. He's still very slim in
stature, and despite his 68 lbs., I'd guess him at 40. However,
I've changed our playing because he's already so fast and so athletic.
I might be a lot bigger, but he's way faster and deceptively
strong. I sure wouldn't want to be an intruder!
He's definitely still a puppy, and I'm still treating
him like one. But he's coming along so nicely and learns so
quickly that I have to constantly remind myself not to get too far
ahead. He's calming down ever so slightly after our walks, runs
and exercise, and he's looking more and more like Creed every day.
Pictures are coming your way, but I didn't want to
miss a chance to let you know how much I love this dog!
Thank you so much!
Jake
October 12, 2011
Cynthia,
It's been a while since I gave you an update and
I'll send a much more detailed email soon with pictures.
But I did want to make sure that you know Bill is
exactly as hard-headed as you imagined and exactly as smart as you had
hoped. He's now 63 pounds but still acts and looks like the
puppy he is. I'm not sure how big he's going to be, but he's
very lean, his legs still have knots in them and his head it still
tiny. But his ears, paws and bark are huge!
He's just incredible and I still couldn't be
happier. And if you asked Bill, I'm sure he'd say the 2 hours of
walks/outside play and 3 hours of inside fetch and learning isn't
enough, and also say that he's loving live (especially now that he
figured out belly rubs aren't meant to hold him down).
Thank you so much, again, for all your hard work and
skill in creating such unique and awesome dogs. I'll send along
pictures (he still looks like a small puppy until you put him on
a scale) and a more formal update soon. But I didn't want
to miss a chance to say "thanks"!
Jake
Cinder X Creed son 2011
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| October 20, 2011 - New
picture of Tidmores Rising Star Hank,
aka Renno and Tidmores
Rising Star Gisele aka
Saphira from their owner Sharon of El Paso
Texas.
Renno on left a Beauty X Dryker son 2009
and Saphira up front a Daisy X Bobby daughter 2008 Saphira
in picture on right also. |
| October 20, 2011 -
Hi Cynthia!
We were wondering whether you knew whether Beauty is pregnant yet,
and thought I would drop you a quick e-mail.
Zephyr and I are going back to Jim Thorpe again today (we go every
Thursday). Last week, Zephyr helped a young woman who had paralysis on
her right side to move her arm for the first time. It was another
amazing moment. We will be working with this girl again today. Zephyr is
such a blessing to so many. Whenever someone asks where I got her, I
give them the long discussion about the challenges of breeding healthy
German Shepherd Dogs of sound temperament. Then I give them your card. I
hope it pays off for you. There are way too many back yard breeders that
are creating serious genetic deficiencies in the breed. I want to get
the word out about this and encourage people interested in bringing a
GSD into their lives to seek you out.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Carol
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| October 6, 2011 - Tidmores
Rising Star Hugo - New picture from his owner Chanda.
Beauty X Dryker son 2009 |
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October 4, 2011 - Thank
you Cynthia, you bred a beautiful and sweet spirited dog. Tom loves her
deep throated bark and always says "Doesn’t our
girl sound mean?"
Cinder & Creed daughter 2011 |
| September 18, 2011 -
TIDMORES RISING STAR FALCON - New picture from his owner on Falcon's 3rd
birthday.
Beauty X ET son 2008 |
| Sept. 11, 2011 -
That's so funny you emailed me, because I was thinking the past
couple of days that I need to email you! Roman and I are back in
Dallas and he's great. He's 100# at his last weighing and is very
healthy. He's a beautiful adult dog with an amazing disposition.
My current roommate has three kids and he's wonderful with them.
Thank you for breeding such a perfect dog. I love him as
always.
Hi Cynthia, I just took this pic of Roman today. Isn't he
gorgeous!? I can't believe he's 4 1/2 already. 9/13/2011
TIDMORES RISING STAR ABE aka
Roman
Terra X Dryker son 2007
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Sept. 3, 2011 -
Cynthia,
Sharing a “Happy Birthday” pic of Nova
with you. She is doing well, still working on a few things in training
with her, but over all SHE IS WONDERFUL and making much progress!
Hope you are well! Think of you often!
Melinda Lauer
Beauty X Dryker daughter 2009
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| August 29, 2011 -
Cynthia:
Just to give you a quick update. Rowdy is now
Tidmores Rising Star Idaho RN,
BN. He received two titles this weekend in our last outing prior to
nationals. He finished his RN with 2 firsts and a third
(my fault) and his BN with 2 firsts and a
second. His last run was 198.5. Hopefully that
is insight to how he will do in the future. We need to work on left
turns and fronts for the next couple of weeks, so
hopefully we can get that polished up for
nationals. Otherwise, his heeling looks great. He
was a hit in Topeka. Everyone was impressed with how cool he was in
the new surroundings. It was all fun and games for him.
They also love his strong color and male
head. A lady, I would guess in her 80s was there,
and she had shown GSD for decades. She was so impressed, she wanted
to know why I didn't have him in the conformation ring. When I explained
that he wasn't severe enough in his rear angulations, she said he
should be in the ring to show the judges what a real
GSD looks like, not the mess the breed
currently looks like. She loves his movement, bone structure
and head. In general, he has made a big
impression everywhere he has gone. He hasn't
met a stranger, even with strange kids running up to him and hugging
and petting on him. And,
I got the OFA prelim back. Good hips and normal elbows.
Next step is Nationals. Wish us luck.
Jenn and Rowdy
Beauty X Dryker son
2010 |
| August 17, 2011 -
Cynthia,
I hate to bother you even more and rave about Bill, but I can't help
myself.
I still could not be happier with him. He's growing like crazy
(he was 45 pounds 2 weeks ago, and I know he's grown since then) and
while he's still very dark, the tan is slowly spreading over his legs,
on his belly, behind his ears and a little on his face. I get
compliments everywhere I go about how good looking he is and,
occasionally, his temperament.
We've started our formal training and, at this point, it's all stuff
he's learned already. But being there among other dogs, owners and
in a new situation has been invaluable. I do want to stress that
everything we've learned has been at Bill's discretion. He'll run
out to the middle of the lawn and sit and I'll do my best to teach him a
concept. But he's never corrected with more than a "no"
when he breaks "stay" or "heel" and I make sure to
allow him plenty of "puppy time". Well, actually, all of
his time is "puppy time". As we continue to learn, even
the easy things like "sit" are hard when he's excited or
distracted. So I remind myself that he's still a pup and just
exercise him as much as possible.
I want to compliment you again for the fantastic job you did.
Bill is still a pup and just beginning his life, but PLEASE put me at
the top of your list if anyone ever wants any references on your dogs.
Because Bill is better than I could have ever dreamed.
Hope all is well with your family and, again, thank you.
Jake
Cinder X Creed son 2011
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August 14, 2011 -
My handsome boy, Koda, 4 months, 9
days old- Staci.
Cinder X Creed son 2011 |
| July 8, 2011 -
Hi Cynthia!
We took Koda to see Dr. Tyler yesterday, and all is well. We got a
weight of 30 pounds for him, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. He
wasn't interested in sitting still at the time. LOL!
I took this video of him this morning. Every morning, I take Karma
for a long walk with me. When I return, Koda knows it's his turn. He knows
that he has to have his leash on before we go, and that I will not put it
on until he sits down and stays still. As soon as he hears it click,
though, he's off! The sitting still part is so hard right now, since he's
still a puppy, but he knows the routine. When we get back from our walk
(to the stop sign and back), he knows that he gets to pick up the
newspaper, and take it inside. He's always so proud of himself!
He continues to amaze us daily! Enjoy!
Staci
Cinder X Creed son 2011 |
| June 20, 2011 -
Hi Cynthia,
Nice to hear from
you! Yes, we are doing well now. Beginning of this year, I took Sieben to
Austin Canine Central for 2 month training. He was welcome in the class
and got his Good Canine Citizen certificate. Sieben is really a sweet dog
yet very protective. He has all the qualities that I had hoped a GSD would
be. If there is anything that he does not do well, that is my fault of not
training him well. I love him dearly. We took Sieben and Imma together to
visit his family during Christmas break and both of the dogs had a lot of
fun in the snow there. I do not remember whether I sent you some photos of
them playing in snow……. I am attaching some…
Are there any news
of his siblings? I know the red, Hank/Renno is doing great with tracking.
Honey is with you. What about other siblings? Are they doing well? I
always remember the blue one – Hugo/ Spike – he was the smallest among
the 5 boys. Has he grow to be a 80lbs boy?
Beauty X Dryker son 2009
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| June 14, 2011 -
Cynthia,
Just wanted to give you a brief update on Bill.
We're still doing very well. He had his second
round of shots today and, again, was the hit of the vet's office.
He has a great attitude when meeting people; both excited to see someone
new but also ready to do his own thing. Since he hasn't had all of
his shots yet, I'm being very protective of him, but I have introduced
him to two older dogs who are vaccinated in a controlled environment and
he, again, had a fantastic attitude. He was a little curious, but
also didn't want to get too close at first. He went up and smelled
one of the other dogs who was told to "sit" and let the bigger
dog do the same to him for a few seconds before letting out a whimper.
We obviously haven't started any formal training and I
haven't been teaching him any real lessons, but he already sits on
command 9 times out of 10 (he gets a little distracted occasionally, and
I don't blame him). He also has "come" down very well
and we've just begun to learn "stay" and "heel".
It takes a little while for him to catch on since I'm only playing games
with him to teach him, but there will be plenty of time for more
disciplined learning later.
He's such a great little pup and he gives me way more
love than I deserve.
I hope all of his litter mates are doing well.
I've attached a picture from today so you can see how much he's grown
already.
Thanks so much,
Jake
Cinder/Creed son 2011 |
| May 12, 2011 -
Hi Cynthia,
So glad to hear from you the other
day and sorry it has taken me so long to get back. We are doing
great and hope you are also. Samantha has not become a star
like I see her brother on the commercial has, but she is still our
wonderful companion. She loves to run with me and play soccer with
Austin as I think I might have mentioned before. We haven't taken
her back to agility classes, but it is only because it is SO far away that
I just have not done it. We love her to death though and as always,
her intelligence is amazing. When we go outside, she still runs the
entire perimeter of the yard (sometimes twice) before she greets us.
It never gets tiring to watch!!! My camera is taking blurry
pictures, but wanted to send you some to get an idea of her looks at 3 yrs
old. I think she probably looks much like Cinder. She does
have a near obsession with the water hose. When we use it at all,
she wants to chase and bite the water!! It is her all time favorite
game. Sometimes she will pull the hose out to the front door and
then bark for us to come out and squirt her with it. I fill her pool
up and have to pen her up or she will drag the water hose out and bring it
to me. One time she wanted her water changed from her little baby
pool and she pulled the hose over to the pool and just sat there waiting
on me to refill it. I am thinking she is going to start speaking any
day now.
Beauty X Cody daughter 2007 |
April 9, 2011
Cynthia: worked cows today and tried to take some shots of Boone.
Very hard to get him to sit still and pose as he has lot and lots of
energy and is constantly moving. He is so well behaved and always wants
to be by my side. I will try to send some more up close pictures soon.
We will work our cows again in September so maybe I can get some better
photos
Ryan
TIDMORES RISING STAR CROCKETT, aka BOONE
Beauty X Cody son (2007)
litter
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March 18, 2011
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TIDMORES RISING STAR ZEPHYR COSMIC
Hi Cynthia,
Zephyr continues her work at Jim
Thorpe Rehabilitation Hospital where she has become loved and respected
for her ability to provide rehabilitation therapy for victims of traumatic
brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, strokes, amputations, and more.
Zephyr's repertoire of activities continues to grow as we tailor therapies
for specific patients. She is able to learn new activities so quickly,
often after being shown what we want only two or three times. Her
intelligence is astounding. Her latest activity is speech therapy. Yes,
speech therapy! I hold up a "flash card" with one of Zephyr's
many commands printed on it. The patient must then say the command loudly
and clearly enough for Zephyr to understand and perform the command.
Zephyr will stare intently at the patient's face, cocking her head in an
endearing manner in her attempt to hear and understand the command. Then,
when she understands, Zephyr performs the action for the patient. We often
work in conjunction with the staff speech therapists and we have
breakthrough moments almost every week! Who can resist trying harder
when that furry face and bright eyes are in front of you!?! I
have kept a journal of all her visits since day one. I don't ever want to
forget the miracles we have seen. Zephyr can be quiet and subdued (during
speech therapy) or boisterous & cheerful when chasing or bouncing
balls. She can turn it on or off in an instant with nothing more than a
hand signal. The only thing she obviously does not enjoy is pure comfort
therapy, where she is expected to just sit still and be patted. She
endures this stoically, but if it goes on too long, she gives me a whine
and a look that says, "Come on Mom, let's do something fun." She
is definitely not a lap dog! Finally, her beauty... We hear it virtually
every time we go out. She is magnificent. And people are amazed at how
soft & shiny her coat is. I have personally never felt a
shepherd with such a soft coat. This really helps when working with
patients with limited ability to feel and touch. I encourage them to
touch and feel her velvet ears. This very action has brought smiles to
stroke patients who had not yet smiled. I could go on and on... I only
hope that others will pursue this endeavor with their Tidmore's GSD. Your
efforts to produce GSD's with outstanding temperament have definitely paid
off! Attached is Zephyr's Christmas photo. Hospital privacy laws
prevent me from sending photos of her at work, but hopefully in the near
future, I can get some patient releases so I can send you a few. Best of
luck with Cinder's April litter! |
| February 1, 2011
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Hi Cynthia,
I sent you some new pics!! Zeke has had the time of his life in
the snow today and I wanted to share with you! I begged him to
come back in the house on the first pic, you can probably tell, he is
looking at me like "mom do I have to"! He is so
awesome and just the sweetest boy! We have had so much fun with
him. The family argues over who he loves the most. I say
it's me, but honestly he would do anything for anyone of us!
I wanted to let you know also that we got all of his allergies and
a list of dogfoods he can have in case you run into allergies with his
siblings. Just let me know if you want them, I can send you a copy.
I would not trade him for the world!! Hope you are doing good,
considering the blizzard (lol)!!
Thanks,
Tammy, MaKayla, and Shan
TIDMORES RISING STAR HOGAN, aka Zeke
Beauty X Dryker son 2009
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| January 30, 2011 - Tidmores
Rising Star Gisele TD aka
Saphira & Tidmores Rising Star
Hank TDI, RN, TD aka
Renno
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Hi Cynthia -
Just wanted to let you know that both Saphira
and Renno passed their
Tracking Dog tests today! They both did really good...I am
very proud of them! Tired, but proud!
Hope everything is going good there.
Sharon
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| January 18, 2011 - Tidmores
Rising Star Hank TDI, RN
Hi Cynthia -
Just wanted to let you know that Renno got his Rally Novice title
this weekend!
He did really good handling all the noise and commotion of his first
indoor show. Very solid, not bothered by anything. We
received many compliments on how beautiful he is. Several
people, including one of his judges, were commenting on how nice it
was to see a correctly structured Shepherd...all the way from his
ears to his rear angulations. And he never met a stranger!
Everyone was taken by his wonderful temperament and he made many new
friends.
So, once again, you should be proud of the hard work you do to breed
such wonderful companions!
Thank You!
Sharon
Beauty X Dryker son 2009
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| January 16, 2011 - Tidmores
Rising Star Gaspar, RN, CD
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Hi, wanted to let you know we can add CD. We passed on the
15th. We've been working a little on Open already. He's not so
fond of the dumb bell but doing better with it.
Take care and I'll keep you posted.
Deb
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AKA TROY---Daisy X Bobby son 2008 |
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January 07, 2011 - Hello
Ms. Tidmore sorry I Haven't stayed in touch but we've been pretty busy
between work, refereeing, and school. Here's some pix of Hoss. He's doing
great and great with our kids especially the little one as you can see. I
will try to get a few more pix to send to you.
Daisy X Bobby son 2008 |
| December 29, 2010 -
Hi Cynthia, It's been awhile that I've
wrote. On Dec.11th we got our first leg in Novice Obedience at the Onate
Trail show. Hopefully we get the other two at the shows in
Jan. Troy is doing very well, you'd be proud! The picture is Troy with
his little friend Cali.
Have a wonderful new year!
Deb
Daisy X Bobby son 2008
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| December 14, 2010 -
Cynthia. We could not be happier. Rowdy completed puppy kindergarten
3
weeks ago. Jenn is continuing his training. It will not be long
before
he starts his obedience competition. We are not sure what his final
color is going to be. We are pretty sure he will retain the red,
but,
not sure how much he will lighten up. He has yet to meet a stranger.
Thank you for helping to decide which one to take. I am sure Ivan
would
have worked out, but, Rowdy is a dandy! John &
Jenn
Beauty X Dryker son 2010
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| November 30, 2010 -
Hi Cynthia-
Zeke is doing better! We just changed his vet this month
because we found out this vet does blood work and has actual allergy
shots to desensitize him to his allergies. He was doing good with
the other vet, but it has been so expensive getting baths and special
dog food and cortisone shots and prednisone pills. Getting the
blood work and allergy serum for him is expensive too, but in the long
road it will save money. We would not trade him for the world, he
is the most WONDERFUL dog! When he met his new vet, Shan was giving the
information and Zeke stood up with his paws up on the counter and Shan
said "and this is Zeke". They were all so impressed with
how great he is. He's never met a stranger and loves kisses.
He has no idea he is a dog or how big he is. We have enjoyed him
so much! Hope you have a wonderful holiday!!
Sincerely,
The Evans Family
BEAUTY X DRYKER SON 2009
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November 30, 2010 -
Hello Cynthia,
I took these new pics of Roman yesterday down by the water near our
subdivision. He loves to swim, but it's too cold now in Dallas.
He really wanted to go after the ducks! His 4th birthday is
coming up in January of 2011. I can't believe it's been 4 years
since we bought him from you. We're lucky to have him with us
each and every day. He's the best.
Take good care,
Julie Schott
TERRA X DRYKER SON 2007
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October 19, 2010
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Good
morning Cynthia,
I
pray this finds you and your children all well! Today is my
boy’s 6th birthday!! B Zack is a very big boy and is
very healthy! He weighs 93 lbs. He is extremely obedient and
protective of me. He is so happy in his den (our home) and the
best companion anyone could ever dream of.
I
want to thank you again for all your diligent efforts in breeding.
God blessed you and blessed me when I got this four-legged child!
I am so grateful and tell God that often in my prayers. I would be
so lost and lonely without B Zack. He brought me back around after
I passed out from a heat stroke this summer. He did it again in
the back yard when I fainted. He had my shirt up around my neck,
glasses off and was cooling me down. I just cannot say enough
about his temperament and caring/protective nature.
I
hope you have a lovely day. Dennis and I have been getting him
mentally stimulating toys … which he loves … but gets so tired and
takes a nap after figuring them out. He has conquered them all!
Love
you and thank you again for this wonderful companion,
Lillie
SCARLET
X BOBBY 2004
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| October 13, 2010 - Here
are the other three pictures. We just love him.
Beauty X Dryker son 2010
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| September 18, 2010 -
Hi Cynthia,
I wanted to send you a few pictures of faith =-) I cant
believe she is 2 years old today already today!! She is doing great!!! I
tell her" faith you are growing up" haha. She still
loves her water she loves to chance the water coming out of the
hose and loves to still dig in her water bowl!! She is to funny i
love her personality!! She is great with everyone she realy loves little
kids i think she looks at them like big play toys haha. I say this all
the time but she is trullly a blessing to me!! She is such a great dog.
If i ever want to get another one i will be coming back to you =-)!
I hope all is going well for you.
I hope you enjoy faiths pictures as you can see from all the grass
on her mouth we were playing ball that is another thing she loves to
do!!
Take care =-)
Stephanie
Beauty X ET daughter 2008
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| September 18, 2010 -
Hi Cynthia -
Hope all is well with you and your family.
Just wanted to let you know that Renno passed the Therapy Dog
International test today! So when all his paperwork gets processed
he will get to go to the schools and hospital.
He did great! You should be very proud of him!!
Sharon
Beauty X Dryker son 2009
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| September 4, 2010 -
Hello Cynthia,
I haven't written in a while so I thought I'd drop you a note.
Yesterday Jeff and I took Roman with us to an area in Plano, Texas
called The Shops at Legacy. It's a very upscale shopping, bar, and
restaurant district, with some places being pet friendly.
Fortunately for us yesterday was below 90 degrees. That may sound
hot, but we've gone the past 4 months hovering right around 100 or more
so 90 feels amazing! Roman was welcome with us on a patio for
happy hour and he was truly the perfect dog! I could not have been
prouder of him. He sat there quietly and extremely well-behaved
the entire time. Children came up to pet him and he did his usual
thing, which is lowering his head and bending his ears back in
submission. It's SO cute. Then, all of a sudden, two people
walked by that he did not like for some reason and he switched into the
perfect guard dog that he is.
Our waiter asked about him and I of course referred him to you.
When we walked back to our car people stopped us left and right asking
about him or commenting on how gorgeous or well-mannered he was. I
thought you'd like to know. Attached are a couple of pics of
Roman and me.
Take good care!
Julie
Frisco, Texas
Terra X Dryker son 2007
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| August 12, 2010 -
Hi
Cynthia,
I
saw Beauty’s new puppies and hope she is doing well. I am a little bit
surprised to see only 3 puppies… I thought she would have 8 or more
again.
I
adopted another dog, Imma, from shelter a couple of month ago to be a
friend of Sieben. Imma is about similar age as Sieben and about 45 LBS and
she is a Doberman mix. Sieben is already 75LBS. They play together when we
are present and sleep in separate areas when we are not at home. We took
them to the coast once and they both love the sea.
Recently
I am taking Sieben to a class for some more fun. He is very smart and
handsome. The trainer likes himJ
It
has been very hot in Austin so I take Sieben to swim at least once a week.
He is a great swimmer. I also noticed that he starts paying less attention
to other dogs/people and loves to play with me more and more.
You
can see in the picture that he is not so happy about the kiddy pool I got
for him… too small…
Sieben
will be 1 year old in a couple weeks and I miss that little fur ball. He
is a very good dog. Joseph and I both love him very much and we are glad
that Alice introduced us to you. Thanks again.
Flora
Beauty
X Dryker son 2009
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| July 24, 2010 - Pic
of the best dog in the world...Spike. Me and Spike.......he loves fetch
and also for me to chase him.
Beauty X Dryker son 2009 |
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July 9, 2010 - Deb says,
"Hi Cynthia, I have a lot of pics. of troy on here. He is doing very
well. We've started off lead heeling,dumbbell, go outs and lots of other
thing. Getting him ready for novice obedience. Sharon Celcum and myself
are going to be teaching puppy classes for RGODC. Little Zach is even
helping with classes and working with Troy...it's so cute to see him with
troy. I saw you were on FB and wanted to let you know how the big guy is
doing and thanks so much for letting us have him. take care.".
DAISY x BOBBY SON 2008 |
| July 3, 2010 -"Hi
Cynthia, just wanted to let you know the Ebony received her RN title
today. Her score was a 91. She was sidetracked a couple of times with all
the noise, but she did good. -Liz " TERRA
x ET DAUGHTER 2006 |
| June 21, 2010 -
Tidmores Rising Star Hank aka Renno
Beauty X Dryker son 2009
I have to brag on Renno. He passed his CGC yesterday with
flying colors! He is such an awesome dog. I get compliments
on him where ever we go....first for his looks (he is gorgeous!) and
then for his personality. He absolutely loves everybody....people
and animals.
He is friends with the miniature horse that lives next to the Rio
Grande club house...he has to go say hi whenever he sees him. With
the little dogs he will generally lay down (on his own) to make friends.
He is a wonderful ambassador for the breed because he is so friendly.
He will be taking the therapy dog test when he is old enough so I can
start doing some therapy work with him.
Love,
Sharon
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| June 13, 2010
Tidmores Rising Star Heidi aka Nova
A few updates on our baby! Taken on May 17th.
She is a blessing!
Thank you!
Melinda
Beauty X Dryker daughter 2009 |
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June 6, 2010 Tidmores
Rising Star Hogan aka Zeke
Hi Cynthia!
It is great to hear from you, sorry its been so long, I have been so
busy lately. Zeke is the most absolutely wonderful dog! We have
been having a lot of allergy problems with him though, and I have been
meaning to let you know about it. He loves all children and people.
He is spoiled rotten and has just been wonderful for us!!
Beauty X Dryker SON 2009 |
| April 26, 2010 Tidmores
Rising Star Helga (aka Jersey)
Cynthia,
I am truly sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. As you can
see in the pictures, she is beautiful! She has lots of personality
and isn't afraid to speak her mind (she fits in well with the family).
Overall, she is very independent. In the evenings she lays in the
kitchen while we are doing other things.
Thanks for checking on us!
Sarah
Beauty X Dryker daughter 2009 |
| April 18, 2010 New
pictures of "Tidmores Rising Star Hulk" aka Sieben. He lives in
Austin Texas with his owner Flora.
Beauty X Dryker son 2009 |
| March 27,
2010
Beauty X Cody daughter 2007
Hi Cynthia,
It's been forever since I have written and I
just wanted to give you an update on our wonderful Samantha. I saw
in someone's letter you posted that they have the most beautiful dog
ever, well I have to say I disagree, because I think Samantha is the
most beautiful dog EVER (I never even saw their dog, but I just can't
imagine a dog being prettier than Sam). I cannot even begin
to tell you what a joy she has been. She is now 2 1/2 years old
and is doing wonderful. I recently trained and ran a marathon in
Florida and she ran all of my shorter training runs with me. I
didn't want to tire her on runs over 6 miles, but she absolutely loved
it. She and Austin and his friends play soccer with her nearly
daily and she is an incredible soccer player. She reads the ball
and controls it as well as the kids!! She still sleeps in her
crate in Austin's room, but we now leave the door open and she stays in
until around 7am everyday. Yes, as you can probably see, she is
VERY spoiled, but that is ok. I truly cannot believe how smart she
is. It's nearly weird at some of the things she can pick up on.
For example, we have an invisible fence system and when we are playing
ball with her, sometimes her ball will get past her line. If I am
busy or doing something else in the yard and she can't get her ball, she
will knock over pot that has dirt in it cause she knows it gets my
attention. She has a really quirky personality and we laugh at
crazy things she does constantly. I will say she is also very
protective and everyone knows when they see her not to run upon her and
always say her name and let her smell them first. That is perfect
for us, maybe not so perfect for unwanted guest! She did some
agility a year ago, but she was a little timid at the time. I
think she would enjoy it much more now and we may try it again this
spring or summer. She did great and picked it up well. I
bought her a beaver stuffed toy and that dog show where I saw you and
Beauty and she carries it around with her every time she comes in.
She even has a special walk when she goes to get it. Anyway, I
could go on and on, but wanted to share a few stories.
I hope you and your family are doing well.
We are doing fine, and very excited about the spring and summer.
Stephanie
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March 13, 2010
Hi Cynthia. Here are more pics of Roman!
Julie
Terra X Dryker son 2007 |
| February 28, 2010
Cynthia,
The pictures of Fritz were taken in January and the pictures of
Trooper were taken
last summer in Cheyenne! It's hard to believe Fritz is 9 years old and
Troop is almost 7! My puppies are
growing up!! Thanks
again and hope you are all well!
Dena
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Trooper a Scarlet X Dashel Son 2003
 <
Fritz a Scarlet X Rhett Son 2001 |
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January 30, 2010
Cynthia,
We ARE enjoying Nova so much! She is a blessing!
Here is a great picture of her at Thanksgiving.
Don’t know if I told you but we took her camping. She went on a really
long bike ride with us….in my back pack! She fell asleep about ½ way
through. J
Beauty X Dryker daughter 2009 |
| January 12, 2010 -
Beauty X ET son -2008
HI CYNTHIA......HERE ARE 3 PICTURES OF
THE PRETTIEST DOG EVER. HE IS A JOY (AND A NUISANCE SOMETIME ).BUT
HE IS GREAT.
HE LOVES TO GO FOR A RIDE IN THE CAR AND
SITS IN THE SEAT AND LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW LIKE A LITTLE KID.
I BOUGHT HIM A BED AND THE FIRST THING HE
DID WAS TO GRAB THE LABEL AND SWING IT AROUND HIS HEAD......SO THAT WENT
BACK TO THE STORE. HE HAS A LEATHER CLUB CHAIR THAT HE USES SO HE
IS CONTENT.
HE GOES DOWN TO THE CORRAL TO HELP FEED
THE HORSES. HE IS VERY INTIMIDATING.....AS LONG AS HE IS ON THE
SAFE SIDE OF THE FENCE. IF THE HORSES MOVE TOWARD HIM, HE
RUNS.LIKE CRAZY.
WE LOVE HIM A LOT.....JO
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| December 25, 2009 -
Scarlet
daughter left> 
<Daisy
daughter right
Beauty
son in the middle
Hi Cynthia -
Hope your holidays are filled with family and friends and hope
everything is well with you!
The dogs were looking at Santa <grin> !
Renno is doing great. What a joy he is! So smart,
outgoing and happy! Thanks to you!
Love,
Sharon
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| December 6, 2009
Hi Cynthia,
I have wonderful news. Troy
received qualifying scores on Sat. with an 88 & Sun. 95 for
Rally novice A and are you ready for this----first place both days too!
On Sat. he sniffed the floor pretty much the whole way but all the other
dogs did the same. Today he was amazing. In January there is another trial
so maybe we will get our 3rd leg.
I have some wonderful people
helping me train, Sharon Jolly, Melissa Thomas, Liz Widmer and
Dana Wray. Dana has been awesome!
Have a Happy Holiday and I'll keep
you posted.
Deb
Daisy X Bobby son 2008 |
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November 14, 2009
Terra X Dryker son 2007
Hello Cynthia,
It's been a while since I've updated you on Roman, born January 7,
2007, from the Dryker and Terra litter. Roman will be
3 soon and has settled into his adult personality nicely. He's a
large boy, at 100#, and looks just like his dad. He also looks
exactly like a larger version of his puppy pic you had posted on your
site when I first fell in love with him.
He's 100% what a well-bred GSD should be. He's loving and
affectionate to family, yet aloof to strangers in public. At
home he's fiercely loyal. No one dare come into his space
unwelcome. At the dog park he's the most well-behaved out of all
the other dogs. He's rarely challenged and therefore extremely
confident.
Anyway, I just wanted you to know how very much I love him.
I'll definitely buy another dog from you sometime in the future.
Keep directing prospective new puppy owners to my email for personal
referrals. If anyone lives in the Dallas area I'd also be happy
to show them Roman in person.
Take good care,
Julie Schott
Frisco, TX
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October 29, 2009
Beauty X Cody daughter 2007
Hi Cynthia!
I hope all is well with you. It is hard to believe that is has
already been two years! Zephyr is doing
beautifully. She continues to work in contract drug
detection, but her first love is being involved in Animal Assisted
Therapy at the Oklahoma City DHS Children's Shelter and
at several schools. This is so much more than
just being a friendly dog. She works through specific
protocols under the direction of a licensed therapist that help
children with disabilities learn basic social skills,
like boundary control, impulsive-compulsive
behaviors, dealing with abandonment, etc. She excels at this
work. She is very tuned in to what a child needs, but is intelligent
enough to make the exercises challenging for the
children. It is so wonderful to watch the
progress these children make through this training. Because
of the sensitive nature of her work, we are not allowed to photograph
the children while in therapy. But attached is a photo of a community
event we attended in July. The therapy organization we belong to
called H.A.L.O., Human Animal Link of Oklahoma. A truly
great organization I highly recommend. I will
send their website along with the photos later. The other
picture is just of the two of us in our back yard.
Cynthia, this dog is everything I had hoped she would be and so much
more. She is absolutely beautiful, very
protective, but smart about how she does it,
and so gentle with children. Unlike my previous shepherd that I dearly
loved, Zephyr's health has been excellent. You do
fantastic work! Don't stop!
I will send some additional photos later.
Lt Col Carol Collins
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| October 15, 2009
Daisy X Bobby son 2008
Cynthia,
I
have attached a picture of Duke from last night. He finally passed
the novice obedience class. The first time he tested we had some
problems with his sit stay and down stay. He was distracted by
another dog and they tested on a stormy night. We didn’t mind
taking the class over since the most important thing to us is getting him
out and around different people and other dogs. He is still a little
shy around new people but getting better all the time. Duke will
begin his new classes next week. I wondered if you still have any
females available from your current litter. We may also be
interested in Daisy’s next litter. At some point we would like to
have another female. We’re just not sure of the timing.
Thank
you very much,
Gay |
| September 25, 2009
Beauty X ET daughter 2008
hi cynthia,
im so sorry i didnt get you these pictues on sept 18th . i
have been so busy. how have you been? i saw the new babies they are
all so cute!!! I i cant belave it has been a year already where did
the time go.With faith i celabrate 2 birthdays the day she was born
and on nov 15th the day i got her. i know im crazy haha. I just wanted
to let you know she is doing great she knows all her hand singles that
i gave her like sit and stay and come, wait.She is so smart and
loveable .still haveing a problem with chewing up plastic i dont know
why but she likes to chew my daughters swing set seats and slide any
ideas on how i can stop that? im also working hard on her not jumping
up or mouthing me when i try to pet her.all in all things are going
great and i wish you luck on these next puppies anyone that gets those
puppies will be very blessed and happy i know im with faith!!
take care,
stephanie
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| August 5, 2009
I have just got to tell you what Saphira did yesterday. We had
just come home from Randy's Mom's house. I walked into the
kitchen, stopped and put my purse on the kitchen table. Saphira
was standing right next to me and all of a sudden she jumped on top of
the table! All four feet at once from a standing position....next
thing I know she is looking at me right in the face! Needless to
say it was a kodak moment. None of my others has ever done
anything like that! I guess I need to put her in agility :)
It still makes me laugh!
Sharon
Daisy X Bobby daughter 2008 |
| August 1, 2009
Hi Cynthia,
Hope you are doing well. All is
good here in El Paso. Troy is such a wonderful dog! We are going to
obedience and agility classes, he is doing well in both but we like
agility the best. When the weather starts to cool down we will begin
tracking with Sharon. I'm pretty excited about that.
Take care,
Deb
Daisy X Bobby son 2008
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July 17, 2009
Hi Cynthia!
It's been awhile since I gave you an update on Zephyr. She
has worked her way into an impressive career as an independent
narcotics dog with several finds to her credit. It is a very
good feeling to facilitate a parent's peace of mind and
allow a good parent to intervene when necessary. She completed
her advanced off-lead training through Angel Soriano's K9
University here in OKC. We certified Zephyr as a therapy dog
about six months ago. Since then she has been involved in
Animal Assisted Therapy at the Oklahoma Department of Human
Services juvenile shelter. Here, she works through specific,
targeted exercises with some kids who have seen all the bad
the world has to offer. Zephyr shows them another way to live,
through honesty, trust, discipline and affection. She
absolutely comes alive around these children and seems to
instinctively know what they need. The program uses
specific training protocols to teach kids appropriate
behaviors in specific situations. Many kids will tune out a
human teacher, but a dog becomes the human/animal link to get
a message across.
Just for fun, Zephyr and I marched in Edmond's big 4th of
July parade with K9U. We had a great time and Zephyr was
really in her element greating all the folks along the route.
Zephyr is beautiful. If you looked at the photo of
her daddy, you would not be able to tell them apart. She
has maintained her rich, dark coloring. And her
personality is amazing. Just because she is a therapy dog,
does not mean she lacks protective instincts. She is also an
intimidating watch dog with very appropriate reactions. You
did an outstanding job with this breeding!!!
I noticed that you have Beauty bred again. Any word yet of
whether she is pregnant? I have several people here who have
expressed an interest in a puppy with Zephyr's genetic
background.
Best wishes for a happy summer!
Carol
Beauty X Cody daughter 2007
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| June 19, 2009 new picture
of "Tidmores Rising Star Fuego" aka Sooner Beck
Beauty X ET son 2008 |
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June 9,2009 new
pictures of "Tidmores Rising Star Gustavo" aka Hoss
He's making a fine looking dog and has attached
well to the whole family and has really attached to me. I'm hoping I can
continue with his training and would love to be able to take him thru
Shutzand training when he's old enough He gets a lot of compliments
especially from the guy who trained him. Thanks again for letting me
purchase Hoss I really enjoy having him. Thanks again Jimmie
Daisy X Bobby son 2008 |
| June 4, 2009 -
"Tidmores Rising Star Faith" 8 months old.
hi cynthia
sorry it has been a while have been so busy here. i wanted to send
you a 8th picure of faith she is doing great she still loves to chew any
thing and everything when she is outside i got her a big plastic tub she
loves it and so far so good she has left bikes and things alone haha.
Beauty X ET daughter 2008
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| June 3, 2009 - new pictures
of "Tidmores Rising Star Abbie" aka (Roxy):
Terra X Dryker
daughter 2007
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| May 24, 2009
Cynthia,
I'm sorry to take so long responding to you
about how Duke is doing. I wanted to wait so we would have some good
news to share with you. As of Wednesday, Duke has completed the
beginning obedience class with the OCOTC at the National Guard Armory in
OKC. He begins the novice class this coming Wednesday.
Everyone loves him! He really turns heads since he is so beautiful
and well behaved.
Daisy X Bobby son 2008
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| April 12, 2009 - new
pictures of "Tidmores Rising Star Caleb" aka Gunther:
Beauty X
Cody son 2007
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April
6, 2009
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Cynthia:
just wanted to email and let you know that Boone is doing great.
He is doing a great job at guarding the house, rounding up the
cows, and chasing the soccer ball. Sorry for not sending any
pictures sooner.
Ryan
and Ashley Powell
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Beauty X Cody son 2007 |
| March 21, 2009
Hi Cynthia,
Troy is doing great! We completed puppy
kindergarten and on the 15th we will start class for CGC. Troy now
weights 51.7lbs. He likes water----A LOT! Tonight I'm going to the RGODC
to check out novice drop in---not sure what that is all about but Liz
Widmer said it will be a great time. Hope all is well with you and
I'll keep you posted.
Deb
Daisy X Bobby son 2008 |
| March 11, 2009
Hi Cynthia!
I hope everything is going well for
you. I see from your website that you have raised a couple more litters.
You sure do stay busy! But you also raise FABULOUS shepherds, so don't
stop!!!!! Everyone my girl meets is very impressed with her. And I never
fail to tell them where she came from!
Now I get to brag a little!!!!
Zephyr passed her Therapy Dog test with flying colors two weeks ago and
will now expand her career further into community service. This is in
addition to her narcotics detection career which we both enjoy very much.
She has very good sense on how to react in various situations. I never
fail to be impressed with how she can change "modes" as soon as
I shake her working collar. She knows it's time to look for drugs when she
sees or hears that collar and it's all business! When she meets new people
she is very polite and friendly and usually willing to bestow wet kisses
if allowed. She actually laid a big wet one on the Therapy Dog Evaluator!
My next plan is to test her by training her in personal protection. I feel
it will be the ultimate test of the versatility of a GSD if she can excel
at both Therapy Dog work and protection work at under two years of age. It
seems there are not many GSDs in therapy work. I feel Zephyr may become a
very good advocate for her breed. Mostly, I am just enjoying her
tremendously. She is absolutely beautiful. She looks exactly like Cody,
with very dark, rich coloring and beautiful movement. And she has an
engaging personality. In short, she is everything I had hoped for and
more!
Hope you have a great spring!
//SIGNED//
Lt Col Carol A. Collins
Beauty X Cody daughter 2007
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February 8, 2009
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Hi Cynthia -
Everything is going good here! Saphira is doing really
good and is getting prettier every day. Troy and Saphira
are doing really good in class. I met a gentleman that
knows you and he asked us if our puppies were from you. He
was impressed and he checks on us every week now. Debbie
took some really good pictures yesterday at class. This
one is a very good one of Saphira. Enjoy!
Love,
Sharon
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Daisy X Bobby daughter
(2008) |
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Gorgeous Beauty X ET Boy (2008) |
January 14, 2009
HI CYNTHIA.....HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF
OUR BABY BOY. HE IS DOING WELL...STILL LIKES TO CHEW AND
PIDDLE INSIDE (NOT TOO OFTEN). HE LOVES PEOPLE AND LOVES TO RIDE
IN THE TRUCK. ANYTIME HE HEARS THE CAR KEYS, HE IS READY TO GO.
HE IS ABOUT 34 POUNDS AND IS GETTING HEAVY TO TRY TO LIFT.
HE IS A GREAT DOG AND IS REALLY REALLY
BONDING WITH BILL
FONDLY, JO
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