Successful Adoption - Duke

I've been wanting to write to you for awhile now about our wonderful dog and experience with your group. It was almost a year ago now (May 16) that we adopted Duke (black golden doodle) from you. He is an absolutely wonderful dog and we couldn't love him more. He's been through obdenience training (more for us than him) and he is so smart, playful and loving we can't believe it. He loves all the other dogs at the local dog park and will chase (or run from) anyone who will play with him. He is also the fastest dog we've ever had. He is gentle with our 3 year old and loves wrestling and playing with our 6 year old.

In the beginning he had a few bad and interesting habits. He would eat my then 2 year old daughter's under wear and socks she left around and swallow them whole. Lucikly he seemed to out grow that on his own and never got very sick from it. He knows which toysare his and which are the kids and has been so good we just can't believe it. One of these days I need to record him because he is very sensitive and in tune with my children's emotions. Anytime one of them starts crying (because they are hurt or more likely having a temper tantrum) he runs over to them and starts howling. It is very sweet and hysterical at the same time. He does it until the kid stops crying. It makes a temper tantrum
tolerable :) Anyway, I wanted to let you know we couldn't be happier with the way your
organization handled his adoption and my initial inquiries. We especially couldn't be happier with Duke. He is amazing and my husband and I keep saying adopting him was one of the best things we did.
I wanted you to know that we love him very much and he went to a very good home. He also seems to be as happy as we are. Attached are a couple of fairly recent pictures we thought you might enjoy.
Ashley