Connie, Just wanted to drop you a note and some pictures. Charlie is wonderful! My wife and I couldn't be happier! He is full of energy and personality, and everything is going so well. I hope the pictures I put in make they're way...I have been having trouble with my computer. In any regard, we are grateful to you for providing such a wonderful creature for our home! We are happier for having him in our family, and I know he is enjoying himself. He gets along well with the other dogs...and yes, what you said is true, if they have ankles, they'll find them! Our Vet has given him a clean bill of health, saying he is "in great shape." Charlie is about 41/2 pounds now, and has had all distempers, bordetella, and will receive rabies in two weeks. Pille and I would like to thank you, and we promise that if we encounter anyone desiring a Maltese, or any companion, we will forward them to you! We promise to keep in touch. Jim and Pille McQuillen proud parents of Charlie...son of Angel and Max we are thinking of registering him as Charlie's Angel. Here are the pictures... Hi Connie: Now that Tommy is a year old, I thought I'd let you know how he's doing. Smartest thing we ever did was to give Jack a companion. Jack and Tommy are great pals and spend hours playing together every day. They play tug of warm sometimes, chase each other sometimes, but most of all they like mock fighting. They sound very fierce, growling and pretending to bite each other, but not harm is done. Tommy is more fun than a barrel of monkeys--very lively, with some mischief in him. But he'a also very affectionate and loves to cuddle. It was a long, slow road house training him, but he's about 95% now, with only occasional "accidents" and relapses. He and Jack seem to be enjoying life greatly and they are wonderful companions. You picked a good one for us in Tommy, and Jack is a very engaging, reliable and responsible good citizen. They get a walk of nearly two miles every day and people admire them and call them "the white boys." We enjoy them a lot. You did a great job socializing them. Hi Connie, I"ve been wanting to write you for so long, I'm sorry i am just now getting to it! We got our little Bella from you almost a year ago (she was born at the end of Jan last year). She was one of Angel's babies. I have been wanting to write you to tell you what a huge impact this little white fluffball has had in all of our lives (my mom, dad, and me). Bella is an incredibly precocious, intelligent little dog; she's got one hell of a personality and pretty much thinks she is the head of our family pack. She's fearless--she'll bark at a dog 4 times her size without fear, but is incredibly friendly and loving to EVERYONE she meets. Perhaps the biggest effect she has had is in how she's affected my parents. My mom is often home alone (my dad is a truck driver and is gone for days at a time) and with me in college, Bella greets my mom everyday with love and happiness when she gets home. My mom is so much happier now....Bella's antics keep both her and my dad laughing. PLUS, my dad, who I never though would be a dog person, will actually get down on the floor and play with her like she's a child--it's really incredible. My parents (and me too!) are so in love with this little dog that we have actually talked about getting a sister or brother for Bella!! I'm sure you'll be hearing more from us if we do decide to proceed with this idea! For the time being, Bella plays often with Coco, which is another little maltese that Charlie and Dina Zembillas got from you close to two years ago I think. Bella dominates Coco though, she's definitely the center of attention. WEll the purpose of this email was just to give you an update and to let you know what a wonderful, postive impact Bella has had in our lives. Thousands of thank yous to you. I have also attached a couple of photos of Bella, so you can see her :) I am so happy that we met you and Bella; our lives are truly changed as a result. Take care, Mirka Ivanovic