Letters From Our Airedale Owners and VetsR.G., DVM (IL) Dear Ms. Framke and Johnson, Most of the time there is something I disagree with. But the information you provided was excellent all the way through. It is obvious to me that you all are in this for the love and the advancement of the breed instead of other reasons. C.B., DVM (IN) Dear Janet Framke: You are a rarity—an intelligent, caring breeder. It sure was nice chatting with you! R.W. (Maine) “Our little Airedale pup is doing great. She’s eating well, sleeping well, loves to play, and enjoys new people and new dogs. She’s very calm and eager to please, we are very happy owners. Bella received high marks from the vet. Next week we begin puppy class. Nancy (S.C.) Thought I would give you an update on Nell. What a great dog, she is just beautiful. She was spayed last month and all shots are completed so she is finished with the vet I hope. She has the most beautiful head and ear set. I did not paste them as they were perfect all along. I think she will be smaller than Tess and a bit finer and she has the best personality. She's well behaved at the horse shows and stays with her two 'brothers' and comes when she called (most of the time). The day before I was leaving Aiken in the spring I took her out for a walk and a lady stopped her car, got out and came running over. She said it was the most beautiful Airedale puppy she had seen and would it possibly be of Stone Ridge breeding! I couldn't believe it. She was a huge Airedale fan and has had them all her life and said you can't mistake a 'Stone Ridge' dog. So there you are, you are famous in S.C.! P.T. (MO) Hi Janet! Hilde went to the vet yesterday and we were all impressed at her excellent health and general condition. The vet said her ears were great, her heart sounded great, negative stool sample, her nails were all taken care of. Gary and I thought she was great before, but it is so nice to hear it. And I know, you knew she was! I'm so glad we got her from you. R.W. (IL) Janet, Thank-you for this wonderful puppy. She reminds us of the one we lost. Her face, little white blaze, and especially her personality. My vet was totally impressed with her. She doesn't give the A+ mark to too many puppies, but this one got it. She told me "She's a keeper" Thanks again for this great puppy. C.S. (NC) Dear Janet, We are very delighted to tell you Winston is growing by leaps and bounds weighs 19.4 coloring is beautiful. He is quick to learn fun to train. The vets say he is a very fine airedale ( of course we already knew that)! Will send you some photos by mail soon. Do hope this finds you well and thank you so much for raising such well tempered Airedales! Dr. & Mrs. S (DVM) (PA) Dear Mrs. Framke, We arrived back in Pa. last evening. Everything went well with Miss Shugar. She is a very well trained puppy and was a pure joy. You not only know your Dogs but this is one two legged individual you sized up quickly! I love this little girl! She had a bath before bed last night and her coat is amazingly shiny and beautiful. Please bear with me. this is the first time I have ever had the pleasure of learning about this breed and I am very happy my husband made this choice.That Dear Lady is only because of the quality of your blood line. We had the misfortune of introducing me to the breed with very bad examples and I was very apprehensive of this trip for that reason. What a joy when I saw your babies! Enough from me, I am certain at this point you have surmised I am happy with my husbands choice. B.M. (NY) I am a retired US Coast Guard captain and a consulting Electrical Engineer. My wife Ann is a writer (her novel "The Farm She Was" is a NY Times notable book of the year). We are snowbirds (for one year now) and spend our summers on our farm in upstate New York where we have lived for the past 22 years and our winters in Sun City center. After I retired from the Coast Guard we raised Sheep for about 12 years. We have had many dogs including a working Border Collie, A German Wirehaired pointer, Newfoundland, Beagle, Shorthaired Pointer, old English Sheepdog and several wonderful foundlings dropped near our farm. After losing our last three dogs suddenly over a 2 year period, we were really devastated. Six months without a dog in our life sent us to the dog book looking for a rough and ready type to share our life We ordered a pup from Stone Ridge Kennels and soon became the best buddies of our one and only "Woody". Ann decided to take him to obedience class just to see how he would do - something our previous guys never did. Well - soon the most heard sentence in the class was "Look what Woody's doing now!". Especially when he would lie upside down and watch the other dogs walk by. Anyway he passed and has become everything and more than we had hoped for. He adds so much to our daily life it's hard to imagine not being around him. D.F. (Iowa) Dear Janet, Just wanted to thank you for the perfect puppy! Francie is definately our dream dog. She is calm, sweet, relaxed, fun and incredibly smart. She has already learned her name, "come" and "off." She was crate trained almost immediately (now sleeps through a 7 hr. night) and seemed to know instinctively that the first thing you do when you go outside is to go to the bathroom. All this and adorable too. Think we'll go with Stone Ridge Lady Frances as her registered name. L.P. (Reno) Hi Janet... Just wanted to let you know that Adrian is doing fine. She has brought a tremendous amount of joy to our home. She is incredibly smart, and has a wonderful personality...Everyone that meets her comments on what a beautiful Airedale she is. Adrian gets along well with our other pets, and already knows a handful of commands. Melissa tells me not to teach her too much too early. But Adrian learns SO incredibly quick! She knows her name, sit, shake hands, stay, come, down, and off. The other night I taught her how to "speak" (one bark) for a treat. She is more than twice as big as when we met her on July 13th. VERY happy, always wagging her tail, and playing extraordinarily well with the kids. My very "picky" mother-in-law was very impressed with the beauty, intelligence, and temperament of this wonderful Airedale! I'll keep in touch! L.S. (FLA) About 3 1/2 years ago I bought an airedale puppy from you. Just wanted to tell you he is all you said he would be. He is the love of my life. Enclosed a couple of pictures my daughter took today. R.G. (FL) Janet- I wanted to let you know how much our family has enjoyed our Stone Ridge Airedale over the years. When she arrived in Oct. of 1991, I realized she was born on the day (Aug. 17th) that I moved from Chicago to Miami, to continue my career with Northern Trust . Since that time, Miami has become home, but of course I still have many ties, both personal and business to the Chicago area. In those nine years, Margaret and I went through Hurricane Andrew together (huddled in an hallway of a Coconut Grove home) and many other adventures. As there are not too many Airedales in Miami, Margaret became somewhat of a celebrity in the neighborhoods that I lived. First because people watched her antics as she grew up, and second because she was such a friendly and good looking dog. I'm sure you know how many Airedales there are that are oversized and don't look like the "standard". After 2 years I moved to a neighborhood that was changing from part of Little Havana to an upscale urban spot. I was the only "Gringo" at first, and Margaret was really a star because most Cubans hadn't seen a Airedale since Havana, if then! Since I bought the house in part because it had a large gated lot, It became known as Casa de sueno Margarita --- or Margaret's dream, because she was always out at the gate wagging her tail at passersby. During the last 2 years, we've been building a new house in the same area, and Margaret moved there with us 2 months ago. Although she was getting frail, she had lots of friends in the neighborhood: 2 Labs, I Springer, A German Shepard next door , 2 cats---- which of course you know Airedales love, and 2 Guinea hens ! So her last days were happy. As you can imagine we have been in a traumatic state since losing her, but last night's news that I had made contact with you, that you were still in the raising Airedales and that a pup would be available soon, made some people very happy. Your dogs do make a difference ! S.K. (IL) Hello Janet, I'm sure you get a lot of these, but I thought it would be nice to send you an update on our male puppy that we received from you and your husband on Oct 29, 2007 We decided to name him Brutus Maximus Kurtenbach. As of last week he is 6 months old and is well on his way to weighing 40 pounds. He’s a big boy, but definitely a lover. :) He’s already graduated from puppy preschool and two weeks ago started an obedience class. He’s doing really well and catches on quickly. He looks forward to all of the treats as well as playing with the other dogs after class. I work as a nanny for a 15 month old girl and she and Brutus have quickly become best friends. They play fetch constantly and he’s teaching her to share. :) My husband and I are so happy in our choice, we could not have picked a better dog or breeder for that matter! We can not thank you enough! (Utah) Janet, Thank you for the nice note, and for Walter! He is the most wonderful dog I have ever had! Maybe this fall he will go into Utility - He knows the tricks, but doesn't always pay attention. Anyway, he is truly an amazing guy. Very mellow, great personality, the absolute best! Yugoslavia Dear Jeri, You are so right. You are very lucky that Jenet picked him out for you. But that only states how great Airedale lady she is. Bentley is gorgeus. He is so beautiful. He has one of the greatest heads I have been lucky enough to see lately. The rest is poetry. I bet he will finish his championship in no time at all. How he is in movement? I bet he is like a wind. I like him so much. And he must be great fun to be with, with all this sence of humor and readiness to play, and he must be wonderful among other dogs. |
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