Dogsfromthepast

Greetings from Canda! Update on Marilyn Hutchinson's BC puppy from Quantum Leap.

She has a Daisy x Gunner puppy

From: Marilyn-Hutchinson

To: quantumg

Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 7:16 AM

Subject: Smudge Report

I was always afraid to buy a Border Collie in case I got one of those

high

strung, crazy dogs. With just talking to Quantum Leap over the

internet, I

bought Smudge. I have never been disappointed!

Smudge is the perfect dog, as far as I'm concerned. I have trained him

run in Flyball and he has never disappointed me. He keeps his head

about

him, but turns on the speed when he needs it. He is quiet around the

house

and in the van. He always comes when he's called and I can always rely

him. He is a thinking dog, not like a lot of the Border Collies that I

have

seen. He doesn't just fixate on something and ignore everything else.

always hears me and responds. That makes a big difference in flyball.

isn't using up all his energy barking and freaking out. When he ran his

first tournaments, I didn't have enough handlers for my dogs. He was

the

most reliable dog for me to give to someone else to run. My Aussie was

too

nervous and crazy and wouldn't run for anyone else. Everyone who got to

run

him in a tournament, always wanted to keep him as there own. That's a

big

compliment when you have a Border Collie that stands out. No one can

believe

that I bought him over the internet, without even seeing him.

I'm sure he could do a lot more dog sports, if I had time to train him.

have had him on agility equipment and he did great. He is a very easy

dog to

train. You never need to be hard on him. I use a no if he does it wrong

and

yes when he's right. Once he understands what it is that you want, he

does

it right from then on. He very seldom makes a mistake. We are starting

his

second season of flyball tournaments, this coming weekend! I'm really

excited, because I get to run him myself this year!!!!! I've always

wanted

to run a fast, consistent dog and Smudge is that dog.

Just tell Kari what you are looking for in a dog. She will be able to

figure

out if she has a dog that suits your needs. Not all dogs are good for

all

people and the breeder can usually match up personalities. I wanted a

dog

with an off switch. I didn't want any obsessive compulsive behaviour. I

needed a dog that could think and would be fast. I didn't want a heavy

coat

or too large a dog. These are things that I asked for and I got what I

wanted. I think she did a great job matching me up with Smudge.

I currently have twelve dogs that I have trained for flyball, agility,

frisbee, obedience, freestyle dance and demonstrations. I have been

training

dogs for 33 years and have gone through many of the different styles of

training. I have trained good dogs, bad dogs and a few great dogs. I

would

say that Smudge is one of the great dogs. I would buy another border

collie

from Kari any time, if I didn't have twelve dogs! I think my house is

full!

If you need to talk more, email me again. Good Luck!

Marilyn & the gang

I haven't been in touch for a long time. I thought you would like to know how Smudge is doing. He has grown up to be one of the nicest Border Collies I know. He is gentle, kind and sweet. He isn't crazy like a lot of the Border Collies up here (Ontario, Canada) and is a joy to live with.

I have been training him for flyball for a year now and he is finally ready. We have in House League right now. This is where you can run your dog in races but it isn't really a tournament. He is totally focused and rarely makes a mistake. He has the most incredible box, the way he turns on it and comes off it. That is one of the hardest things to teach a flyball dog. Out of all the Border Collies puppies myself and my team members bought last year, he is the only one totally ready to do tournaments. He had a set back when he was a puppy, I can't remember how old. He was out for a run in the bush, with myself and the other dogs, and somehow cut his front right leg badly. I rushed him to the vet and had it stitched, but he lost lot of time training, until it had healed. Still with this set back he is still the most advanced of all the puppies. I found that as soon as he knows what you want of him, he does it. He is soft and you don't have to get mad at him if he does it wrong. You just have to tell him wrong and then show him the right way and off he goes and never forgets.

I have a friend that does Border Collie Rescue up here and she can't believe how lucky I am to have such a great Border Collie, and I bought him off the internet. People who don't really like Border Collies always comment that they could live with Smudge. That says a lot for your breeding programme and your dogs. I always tell everyone where I got him. I am glad that I took that chance. If I ever got another one I would get it from you.

I have a little Chinese Crested and a small Poodle rescue living here right now. Smudge was the first dog they both played with. He would lie on his back and they would jump all over his head and he would play mouth games with him. I trust him with any puppy and all dogs. When friends bring their dogs to visit, it is Smudge that tries to make them feel at home and tries to get them to play. He can get the worst dogs to play with him. He doesn't knock them down or bowl them over. He just plays with them and gets them to chase him. He loves to have other dogs to chase him.

I'm hoping that he will run in real tournaments this coming spring. I'm not sure which team he will run on because it is hard to have enough room for all the dogs on one team. I am trying to figure it out now. I want him to run full time and with a good group of dogs.

I will let you know when he starts his career in flyball.

Thanks

Marilyn & the gang

Fergus, Ontario, Canada

doghouse@sentex.net

Greetings from Arizona! She bought a puppy to compete with and just have a GREAT family dog. As you can see she is very pleased! She has a Topper x Blu puppy. She is a red and white.

From: "melissa davis" <catnipp88@hotmail.com>

To: <quantumg@prodigy.net>

Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 9:57 PM

Subject: Quantum Leaps Ragin' Sage Evers turns 1 year old!

> Dear Schmidt family,

> Our wonderful pup has just turned 1 year old! We love her so much although

> our cat is still not completely sure. Sage is a great border collie. She

> strives to please everyday. She LOVES frisbee and shows us her very best

> border collie crouch and stalk when we play. She also like to find and then

> herd the cat when he makes an escape attempt into the back yard. Sage was

> able to skip puppy obedience class and became the head of her advanced class

> at 6 months. We hope to start Sage on formal agility training with the

> agility club in Tucson when we return from our honeymoon in October. We are

> also looking into getting her AKC canine good citizen certified because of

> her excellent temperament. She is a small dog, 35 pounds, which fits really

> nicely with our family and all the traveling to see relatives. Thank you so

> much for such a wonderful dog. We are sending you two pictures but because

> our hotmail account can only handle so much attachment memory we have to

> send separate emails. We will update you with Sag'e first agility

> championship!

> Sincerely, Buddy Evers and

> Melissa Davis (soon to be Evers)

> Tucson,

> Arizona

Greetings from California! She has a Topper x Shep puppy.

From: "Laura Ridgeway" <lridgeway@Finelineind.com>

To: <quantumg@prodigy.net>

Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 3:16 PM

Subject: Wings AKA Cricket

> Hi Kari,

> Wings is doing really good, our other 2 dogs think she's a lot of fun to

> play with. We renamed her "Cricket" because crickets love to jump and leap.

> She'll be jumping in agility and she's from Quantum Leap Border Collies, so

> we thought it fit her perfect. We can tell she's going to be good in

> agility, she seems to be learing things like here, sit and potty out side

> really quick, she is very smart. I took her out to play by the agility

> equipment and she is really quick on her toes (paws), she already loves the

> tunnel. I would still like to get her and my other Border Collie into

> herding I just need to find someone close to home to help train me and the

> dogs. I'll send you some pictures of her all settled in to our home, I have

> a roll being developed. We love her very much. She goes to the vet for her

> second set of shots this Sat. and starts puppy school on Sept. 18th. I

> really love your frozen carrot idea from your web site, it's helping with

> her teething and getting use to her crate. The only thing she hates is her

> baths, I've never seen a puppy hate baths as much as she does. Our Brittany

> has always gotten really excited and ran to the bath tub as soon as she

> heres the water and our other Border Collie doesn't get excited but he'll

> just stand in the tub and feel sorry for himself. Poor Wings I try to make

> it fun for her but she just hates her baths, however she does love to stand

> next to the bathtub and watch our other 2 dogs get their baths. I hope she

> overcomes it and realizes baths are fun and associates she gets a cookie

> after a bath, our other 2 dogs run out of the bathroom and straight to the

> cookie jar after their baths. After her bath she's fine and runs around

> like the other 2 dogs, she just doesn't like the bath.

> Gina

Greetings from California. This puppy is Lucy and is a Peppermint Patty x Rocket puppy. As you can see Lucy is a big part of their family!

Hi Kari:

1. RE: Lucy

She is the most amazing dog. At eight months, she is totally trained. She walks with us without a leash, sits, lays down, and rolls over on command. She catches a frisbee in the air and chases tennis balls for as long as you want to throw them to her. She is an amazingly fast runner. She is a good soccer player too! I bought several agility products for her to jump over and through and she jumps at the highest levels. Her athletic skills are a constant source of enjoyment for all of us.

I also try to keep her mind active. I will take a plastic bottle and put some cheerios or raw almonds in it, screw on the top and give it to her. She can now open the bottle in less then five minutes. She learned how to unscrew the top and then how to hold the bottle between her paws, roll onto her back and tip the bottle up to empty out the contents. Or she will bat it around the floor until she gets the treats out.

She is such a beautiful dog too. Her coloring, long legs, shiny coat, and beautiful expressive brown eyes endure her to all that see her. She is so friendly and loving to all people she encounters and also gets along well with other dogs, if they are not aggressive to her. The other day she encountered a shaggy terrior, and chased it around in circles. I think she thought it was a sheep.

As for her personality, she is so loving. She loves to sit right next to us on the couch or on our beds. She will put her head in our laps or on our shoulders and fall asleep. She is very playful. She uses her paws like a kitten and will bat at you until you play with her. She will get her toys and come up behind you and push into your legs to let you know she wants some attention.

She also understands much of what we say to her. If I ask her 'where' a certain toy is, 50% of the time she gets the toy I mention, but she always gets a toy. If I tell her to go wake up my son in the morning, she runs upstairs and jumps on his bed and licks his face. She knows who 'Daddy' is. She understands 'walk'. The other night we were waiting for my son and my husband to come home. I fell asleep on the couch. Lucy heard the garage door go up and she came over and licked my face and nudged me to wake me up. She wanted me to know that they were home.

We all just love her so much. We feel very lucky that we were able to get a dog that is so smart, loving, sweet, and fun.

The last picture was taken right after we received her. The rest are more recent.

Well I guess that is it. I don't have too many pictures of her right now. We have had a long rainy season. Once the weather is nicer, I will be able to take more pictures. I'll send you more than.

2. I keep in touch with Gina. She is the one that received her puppy the same day we did. However, her puppy, I believe, was from a different litter. She has sent me pictures of her puppy and she really looks different from Lucy.

Shelly

Kari,

Attached are some really good pictures of Nemo, son of cho. When I first

heard about Border Collies I wanted no part of owning one. My boyfriend

Todd would consider no other breed, much to my chagrin. Finally, I gave in

and we got Nemo. I read many books to get ready to own what I thought would

be a challenging and frustrating dog. My biggest fear was that he wouldn't

stay busy enough and go crazy. After all, that is what some books say about

Border Collies. Nemo is the best dog I have ever had the pleasure to meet.

His disposition is wonderful and he is very eager to please. He always

listens and he never went through that "rebellious" stage that the trainers

said was definitely coming. He continues to surprise and amaze me. He

makes a fantastic companion and I couldn't imagine my life without him. I

am writing this in hopes of alleviating fear in others who are thinking of

purchasing a Border Collie from you. As I'm sure that you can tell, I

adore my dog, and feel very blessed to have him in my life. If anyone

should ever have any questions about owning a Border Collie that you bred,

please have them e-mail me.

Thank you for the great breeding!

Linsey J. Pinson

linseyjp@msn.com

Hi,

We just wanted to let you know how the puppies we bought from you last fall are doing. Meg, the black and white female (Emily was her mother) went to her first show this past week. She competed in the 4-H show at the Alaska State Fair where she won 1st place in Jr. Showmanship and placed 3rd in the Jr. Obedience. The agility course was also opened for the young dogs who may try agility this fall. Meg did great and was doing the whole course off leash after just a few minutes. She did very well and was so relaxed and mellow about everything, you would have thought she went to dog shows every week.

Captain, the blue merle male (Peeka and Blue) did not compete this year. Although his obedience is better then Meg's and he is much smarter (he learns anything you want to teach him in just a few sessions), Zach has not worked with him enough (He get's worked mainly by my husband or I) to be able to show. Obedience is too slow for Zach but they will start in the agility classes this fall and compete in that next year. Meanwhile, Captain is a star tennis ball and Frisbee dog and will play as long as your arm holds up to throwing for him.

They are both well loved and very sweet dogs and we are very pleased with both.

Sincerely,

Beth Cherry

Kari,

Wanted to let you know that Captain and Meg have settled into life at home and are doing very well. We sent in their AKC registration papers this week (Quantum Leap's Captain Cook and Quantum Leap Meg's Ms-tic Oreo) and also had them microchipped today when they went to the vet's for their next set of shots. Megan was very good about her shots. Captain screamed bloody murder and fought like a demon. (This is his standard reaction to anything unpleasent: baths, having his ears cleaned out or being put in the kennel at bedtime)

Meg will begin 4-H with Lexi and Captain will start Puppy Kindergarten Classes in October (they can't participate in either program until they finish their puppy shots in another four weeks). I have also got Captain and I set up to begin herding lessons in the spring (he will start lessons at 6 monthes)

We are constantly amazed at the extreme difference in personality Meg is such a snuggly sweetheart and will sit beside Lexi and chew her toys for as long as Lexi wants her to. Captain wants to explore everything all at once, and does so with great exuberence. Very much like my son; they are two of a kind. Like my son, he also seems to have a great affinty for mud. I allowed the puppies to accompany us last week in the garden while we dug the potatoes. Meg walked around the garden checking things out while Captain helped us by digging furiously in the muddy potato patch. He didn't know why we were digging but threw himself whole heartedly into helping us. What a mess! We are having a new garage built beside our house and the builders have made a very muddy mess digging the foundation. When ever Captain and Zach go out together, they both come back covered in mud. Needless to say, they are both getting alot of baths.

Needless to say we are all thrilled with the puppies

Beth

Kari,

He is doing great! He is basically potty trained already. Amazingly, he

wakes us up in the middle of the night to take him outside. Last night he made

it all the way through the night. He has only had two accidents. He gets

very playful every time he wakes up. But when he is ready to take a

nap...he's like a ton of bricks. You can move him around and he won't even open an

eye.

He is learning the word "no" (of course) and he knows his name for the most

part. Everyone thinks he's just the cutest...and he is!

I got him a collar today and it doesn't even phase him. I'm going to work

on leash training a little bit this week so he can start getting used to it.

He's great with other dogs. Completely fearless! He has been around an

American Stafordshire, a Rott, 2 Boxers and 2 Greyhounds and of course he's with

my Chocolate Lab everyday. Sometimes my old dog just can't take that puppy

energy and Enzo just doesn't seem to understand. He's also making an

acquaintance with my cat. The cat found a new play friend. They wrestle around and

chase each other. It's very cute. He is a very good dog. I will send

pictures to you soon and send more updates as he learns more tricks and keeps

growing!

Thanks again...I couldn't have asked for a better puppy!

Colleen

Hi Kari,

School's out!! Mac's pretty happy about that and I'd have to say that I

am as well, lol.

Anyway...alll is great with my teething puppy. He has an appointment to

be fixed, ouch, in three weeks. I pity the poor wee fellow. His training is

still unbelievable! He's so smart. I guess you probably hear that a lot,

but I'm just so impressed. I'll have to send you a video sometime. We have him

doing the funniest tricks! His favorite is, "bounce". All he does is bounce

up and down in one spot, looking a lot like Tigger, and then dive into the

next trick when we say to. He loves "Roll over" as well. It took him awhile to

retain that one, so I think he's just proud of himself for remembering.

We're trying to work on him with people. That's our biggest plight at

present. He loves people....but I can't seem to keep him from jumping on them,

he just gets too excited!

Anyway...nothing bad to report, this time, I'm pleased to say. He's

snoozing at my feet this very minute and being the sweetie that he tends to be.

He's also teething, though...so he tends to get really worked up every now and

then.

How are all the other puppies doing from those two litters?? I'd love

to see pictures. Did you post any? I'll have to check.

I thought I'd send a couple more pics of Mac. He's really a gorgeous

wee thing, but quite a bit bigger. Sorry if they take a bit to download. My

new camera is a bit of a pain, time wise, but the pictures are great.

Thanks for your time,

Lorna and Mac

P.S I was right about his eyes. They were both changing, but neither

changes completely, so he now has a 1/2 blue eye with Brown and a 3/4 Brown eye with

Blue. It's pretty unique looking as depending on the picture you take, you

could get all blue, all brown, or his true mixed. You can see some of the

differences in a couple of these pictures due to the indoor/outdoor lighting.

Sometimes...they even appear Green!

He also has a floppy right ear that I'm sure you'll notice in the

photos...it does go up, but only sometimes! He's just too precious!

I was always afraid to buy a Border Collie in case I got one of those

high

strung, crazy dogs. With just talking to Quantum Leap over the

internet, I

bought Smudge. I have never been disappointed!

Smudge is the perfect dog, as far as I'm concerned. I have trained him

run in Flyball and he has never disappointed me. He keeps his head

about

him, but turns on the speed when he needs it. He is quiet around the

house

and in the van. He always comes when he's called and I can always rely

him. He is a thinking dog, not like a lot of the Border Collies that I

have

seen. He doesn't just fixate on something and ignore everything else.

always hears me and responds. That makes a big difference in flyball.

isn't using up all his energy barking and freaking out. When he ran his

first tournaments, I didn't have enough handlers for my dogs. He was

the

most reliable dog for me to give to someone else to run. My Aussie was

too

nervous and crazy and wouldn't run for anyone else. Everyone who got to

run

him in a tournament, always wanted to keep him as there own. That's a

big

compliment when you have a Border Collie that stands out. No one can

believe

that I bought him over the internet, without even seeing him.

I'm sure he could do a lot more dog sports, if I had time to train him.

have had him on agility equipment and he did great. He is a very easy

dog to

train. You never need to be hard on him. I use a no if he does it wrong

and

yes when he's right. Once he understands what it is that you want, he

does

it right from then on. He very seldom makes a mistake. We are starting

his

second season of flyball tournaments, this coming weekend! I'm really

excited, because I get to run him myself this year!!!!! I've always

wanted

to run a fast, consistent dog and Smudge is that dog.

Just tell Kari what you are looking for in a dog. She will be able to

figure

out if she has a dog that suits your needs. Not all dogs are good for

all

people and the breeder can usually match up personalities. I wanted a

dog

with an off switch. I didn't want any obsessive compulsive behaviour. I

needed a dog that could think and would be fast. I didn't want a heavy

coat

or too large a dog. These are things that I asked for and I got what I

wanted. I think she did a great job matching me up with Smudge.

I currently have twelve dogs that I have trained for flyball, agility,

frisbee, obedience, freestyle dance and demonstrations. I have been

training

dogs for 33 years and have gone through many of the different styles of

training. I have trained good dogs, bad dogs and a few great dogs. I

would

say that Smudge is one of the great dogs. I would buy another border

collie

from Kari any time, if I didn't have twelve dogs! I think my house is

full!

If you need to talk more, email me again. Good Luck!

Marilyn & the gang

Greetings from California. Lysa purchased her puppy to become an Agility star. She was a little concerned about purchasing a puppy from an "unknown breeder" but as you can see below. She has a Shep x Topper puppy

----- Original Message -----

From: Lysa Olsen - Keepper

To: quantumg

Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 3:56 PM

Subject: Merlin: Topper's Tri Boy

Kari... here is a picture of a pretty happy Border Collie pup! Think we have settled on Merlin as his name... and he is adjusting just wonderfully. All the dogs have worked out their roles with out much more than a body check and curled lip (sigh of relief). Merlin has a strong will and is steady and brave about most new encounters (including a high energied five year old grandson, the Alpha GSD, a trip to the vet, California lizards, the swimming pool, the surely old tom cat, and dark nights sleeping under the bed... no crying!!) He is a cheerful fellow who is either napping or playing with his toys and loves to go with us on short hikes around the acre or what ever chores we are up to in the yard. He LOVES wet green grass to roll in and anything wet and cool! Cant wait to get him a wading pool! I have been very impressed with his potty training aptitude (only one small accident in three days) and he communicates his need to go out pretty clearly for such a youngster... am sure it helps to have older dogs to model, but I tell you after potty training a boston terrier which took MONTHS, Merlin is a pleasant change. We had out Vet check today... everything a go at 8.1 lbs. I am truely enjoying the puppy and learning all about him. He is sooo handsome.. this morning his ears were semi-pricked!! Bet you are enjoying the absence of puppies for a few days before the next litter! Thanks, Lysa everything worked out wonderfully!

From: "Lysa Olsen - Keepper" <lylol@cox.net>

To: "quantumg" <quantumg@prodigy.net>

Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 11:32 AM

Subject: Border Collie Update

> Kari... Just a fun update... here are the b&w boys saying... why is that

> dinner bowl empty!!! Merlin is doing great... from a coordination

> standpoint he seems to have found his legs all of a sudden this week. Not

> that he wasnt running etc before now, its just every now and then, one part

> wouldnt cooperate with the rest of the parts!!! :] Today, he is running like

> a greyhound! Weeeeee. I am keeping in routine touch with his sister

> Wings/Cricket... and we see so many similarities in their advances. Hope the

> rest of his sisters are doing well. Plan to start puppy kindergarten this

> weekend. He has already learned sit and down and shake... so it will be fun

> to see him with other guys his age. One surprise for me is what a "talker"

> he is... uses his bark alot in play or herding the old Aussie dog (looks

> sort of like a big gray sheep) or "hey, where are you Mom?!" or just running

> up and down the stairs... is this a Topper or Shep tradition? Did Emily

> have her litter yet? Hope you are enjoying the end of summer. Lysa and

> Merlin (Topper Tri Boy)

From: nahbrown@yahoo.com

To: quantumg@prodigy.net

Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 11:23 PM

Subject: our QL puppy

Hi, we want to tell you about our Quantum Leap puppy, Daisy. Daisy was from your 02 July 2005 litter. Daisy has become a true member of our home. We couldn’t be happier with our little girl.

Saying she is smart doesn’t seem to cover it so here is a list of some things she has done to date.

At 10 weeks old she was sitting, laying down and staying on command (usually the first command)

At 4 months old she would sit at the door and wait to go out when she needed to go potty.

At 7 months old she could be trusted to stay in the house out of her kennel for hours without chewing or having an accident.

As of now (age 9months) she obeys the following commands. Sit, down, stay, wait, Kennel, go potty (she even fakes it when she doesn’t have to go!) Give, drop it, out, and come. All commands are obeyed 95% of the time on the first time given. Daisy now whines or barks at the door to go outside.

Daisy has the perfect temperament for our family. She will play catch or fetch at any time day or night. However she isn’t hyper and when the family is relaxing she will be more than happy to chew on one of her many rawhides or just hang out with us.

Daisy has started obedience class with the Spokane dog-training club. We would like to train her for agility and maybe fly ball after she completes her obedience classes

I have heard of the crazy tendencies of Border Collies however we don’t see those in Daisy. She is a wonderful family pet.

Thank you

Allen

www.Awesomesporthorses.com

www.AKCbordercollies.com

----- Original Message -----

From: Shelly McCarty

To: quantumg

Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 7:07 PM

Subject: Re: Uno

Hi Kari:

1. RE: Lucy

We all just love her so much. We feel very lucky that we were able to get a dog that is so smart, loving, sweet, and fun.

The last picture was taken right after we received her. The rest are more recent.

Well I guess that is it. I don't have too many pictures of her right now. We have had a long rainy season. Once the weather is nicer, I will be able to take more pictures. I'll send you more than.

Shelly