As the proud “parents” to three Dog Bluffers, we can truthfully say that we never would have made it this far without the good, solid advice we received from Angela. We had long been an animal free household and had no idea how drastically our lives would change! Angela gave us multiple reality checks before she would even allow us to consider adding Sassy (she is a litter mate and we adopted her several months after the first two).  As luck would have it, everything has worked out beautifully. We were fortunate enough to have a great breeder on our side throughout this process. And, while we have not called on her too terribly much recently, in the beginning we called on her often. Angela always gave us plenty of attention and I have no doubt we tested her patience a time or two. After talking with several of Angela’s adoptive families I realize that she gave each of us her full attention and love for her dogs. To this day she still calls them her babies. That love shines through in everything she does. I have no idea what we did right to be blessed with having fate drop her in our lives at the perfect time, but I am so thankful that our paths crossed.

     Angela’s book is appropriately named, “Raising Dogs with Common Sense.” And it truly is an extensive resource that is valuable to any dog family. Keep in mind, this book was not in written format when we started our adventure; however, after reading the book I have decided that Angela must have recorded herself and written her words verbatim because the information is identical to what she told us during our many phone calls. Each chapter holds value but some sections were more helpful to our family. Chapters 3 (“First Purchases”) and 12 (“Housetraining”) were helpful in our decision to use dog crates. Our girls were immediately introduced to crate living and continue to use their crates on a daily basis. Often I find at least two of them snuggled together in one crate. And when the fireworks start during the holidays, if they aren’t on a lap, they are in their crate- by their own choice!

     Chapter 4 (“Nutrition”) gave us a necessary education. We had no idea where to even start and were so intimidated by the vast choices available. Angela helped us decide on a cost effective brand that we stuck with for several years. When she suggested making a change due to multiple recalls we did so without hesitation and went right back to the original reference material to decide. While I would not think twice about taking Angela’s advice blindly, she won’t give it without giving solid reasons on why she is making specific recommendations. Chapter 4 is so extensive and covers all you need to know!

     Chapter 9 (“Sick Dog”) is as extensive as Chapter 4 except that it covers the inevitable sick baby moments. We have been blessed with a great vet but Angela has saved us money by helping us figure out when we can treat at home or if we should take them to the Dr. On a side note, our first several visits to the vet included several minutes of the vet saying how impressed he was with the girls and that it was obvious the breeder really cared about her program.          And finally, we probably should have paid more attention to Chapter 11 (“Training”). Unfortunately we are suckers when it comes to this and we have learned the hard way that we should have disciplined with a bit more authority in the early days.

     As you can see, we have been overjoyed by our interactions with Angela from the days that she had her program to present.  Pictures of our girls are available with a public designation on Facebook specifically so that others can see how great Angela’s puppies look.