Going home day. It's always such a mixed bag. Folks are always asking how I can bear to part with the puppies. Usually I've been talking to the new owners for months prior to "take home day", with several visits. I feel like a match-maker of sorts, and it feels so good to know that the puppies I brought into this world - and hugged, kissed, loved and snuggled, will be very important members of their new families.
I love getting e-mails, letters (yes, occasionally the old fashioned kind!) and pictures of my little guys as they grow, and hearing the wonderful stories from the families that love them. Being a breeder isn't easy, but those moments make it all worth it. I'd like to thank all the owners of my puppies - you are all part of the Ashbrook Family, and I can't thank you enough for the fabulous homes you give my "kids"!
Pictured above are Maxwell, now Frankie, and his new family the Grovers of Scarborough Maine, including big brother Teddy, and in the other picture are brothers Starbuck (now Oliver) and Folger (now Milo). Folger (the liver roan pup) is living in Portsmouth, NH with two other ECs and Gail & Steve Goldberg, and Starbuck is hanging out there for the next month as well. Then, in December, he heads off to his new home in Anchorage, Alaska (!) to live with Gail's sister Beth.
Am I sad to see them go? Of course. BUT, knowing how happy they are making others, makes me smile...
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