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The one constant we have is how very blessed we are with the amazing dogs the Lord has created and given us. Through the pups, we have have met the most amazing people, been able to touch their lives, and we are filled with love and gratitude because of one common bond - the love and devotion of a really great dog :) We would like to thank all of our families for sending their photos and granting us permission to use some of their comments on our website. Be blessed! Veronica We do have a few video links posted and will be posting more as time permits. Please look for the links for Angie, Cutter and Zach. Many thanks to Alix, Owen, Dave, Kelly and Jaz for sharing!  Ruby ~ Razor x Disa daughter (Ruby, Dash and Violet are all part of Ralph's family!)  Photos above and below are of Ruby in Costa Rica at 13 months old.  Merry Christmas to you and your family Veronica! Yes, that Ruby is spoiled rotten! Did you notice the giraffe leg next to her? :-) I went back up to NH last week for a Search & Rescue course. The doggie day care where she always goes now puts out the word that "Ruby's back in town." Get this...some owners actually bring their dogs in for the day so they can play with Ruby! That's quite a lovely reputation! The girls that work there keep "threatening" to steal her! Another fine JonVers production! ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Target (left) and Trey (right) ~ Cougar x Disa sons at 1 yr. Hi Veronica, Target and Trey have been the best dogs, everyone loves them. Trey got over his little shy phase and now he expects everyone to pet him. Target is pretty much insane all the time. He jumps up into my chest when I get home and expects me to hold him. Problem is he's starting to almost jump over my shoulders. I always forget to take pictures when we're at the lake but I've got some from a couple different trails. They jumped right in the lake and liked swimming right off the bat, they love playing in the sprinklers at home too. They're great on the trails too, they never go far from me and you can tell when they're tired because they'll just ride my heels the rest of the way. We stay pretty active though, its just too hot right now. Maybe when I have some more room I can come grab another dog. I'll get a girl to put these boys in check. I hope everything is going well for you guys too, thanks again for my boys! Talk to you soon,
Target ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scout ~ 3 Years Hello Veronica,
I just sent you some photos of Scout via Kodak Galleries. Let me know if you have any problems receiving them; they are for use on your website if you wish to do so. Veronica, after reading the references section on your website, I was amazed at how most of the comments could have been describing our Scout. I think this speaks to the consistent quality of your breeding practices and the consistently amazing cattle dogs coming out of Jonvers ACD's. Scout, at 3 years old, is just about the best dog anyone could ever want. She's smart, loving, funny, entertaining, stubborn (can't be perfect, but close!), mischevious, tough, athletic, loyal to a fault Can you say "velcro?"). Now, if you go to the references section of your website, you'll read the same traits over and over; but the most common thread is how much people love these little dogs. I was completely caught by surprise at the depth of this relationship with Scout, and this mostly comes from Scout and her personality; how could anyone resist? Keep up the good work, because it is sincerely appreciated! Phil   Above photos are Scout @ 3 Years
Scout ~ 2 Years Hi Veronica,
Hi Veronica, 
We're so glad you touched our lives. We are so blessed with little Scout. She is truly an amazing dog...can't imagine life without her. Scout sends her love to you and your family and to Daddy General.
Carter 10 Months These are just the sweetest disposition cattle dogs I have ever owned. We just love our kids and words cannot describe the joy they bring to our lives! So glad I found you.
Thanks.
Kelly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Tamber ~ Cougar x Disa daughter
Hi Veronica, It was nice meeting you this morning. We know you are probably worried about Tam but she is doing really well. She was sitting so nicely in the car on our way home, which made the trip much, much more easier :-). Our lab and terrier (Toby and Roki) LOVE her. The introduction process was very quick and easy because all three of them are so fun loving. I think Toby and Roki could sense her "sweetness" and accepted her in their pact right away! We also took Tam to the pet store to get her a leash. Everyone loves her and could not believe that we have had her less then 12 hours. She just stayed by our side (like you said) and the pet store workers thought it was funny and ironic that we are buying a leash when she really didn't need it. We are sorry to take her away from your care but we can promise you that we will take very good care of her :-). We will send lots of photos. We tried taking pictures of all Toby, Roki, Tam and Tyler but it didn't work out. We will keep trying though. We love Tam to pieces already and we thank you for meeting up with us and entrusting us to raise one of your pups! Happy New Year! Li Yin, Eddie and Tyler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Cutter ~ Cougar x Disa son at 10 mths Cutter at 1 Year Old ~ Such a handsome boy! Hi Veronica, He's doing great! After a week or two of deliberation, I named him Cutter, which is in part a nod to the players (called cutters) who run and catch the frisbee in Ultimate Frisbee. We're still working on the frisbee catching, but it's mainly my fault for not doing it enough. He's such a smart and genuinely nice dog, I've thoroughly enjoyed having him around. Each morning he can't wait to get out on a walk, where I try and balance some training with a nice romp in the grass and plenty of sniffing. He loves the trails around here when we go for longer walks, and while he seems to prefer a leisurely pace that allows for some serious investigation, he'll also run right along side me on my jogs. I ended up getting unexpectedly pulled into a job at the start of the year, but I'm still mainly working from home, which helps keep the time he has to be left alone to a minimum. When I go, I'm allowed to take him to the office where he generally does pretty well. It's a one room office with three people, though, so even the occasional bark can be disruptive (and he's always so curious what the other guys brought back for lunch :). He does pretty well with other people and other dogs, cautious at first, but able to warm up no problem. At the dog park he's usually much more interested in sniffing the other dogs than being sniffed by them, but as he's grown he's become more confident. We just went to the vet the other week and he couldn't be better. I think I'm going to take him back in this month to get neutered. I've attached a photo that I just took today. I realized the last one I had was from Christmas where he was trying to sneak into our family photo :) but he's grown so much since then, I decided to snap some new ones. Sorry for not keeping you more up to date, it's kinda hard to believe that I've already had him for five months and counting. I hope things are going well with you and your dogs. I'll try and keep you posted on Cutter's adventures as time goes on. Thanks for checking in, it's good to hear from you. -Owen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Riley ~ Cougar x Disa daughter at 5 mths Hi Veronica,
I finally was able to get some pictures of Riley. Getting her to sit still for very long is next to impossible, so it only took 52 pictures to narrow it down to these (thank goodness for digital cameras). Hope all is well, I have gone on your website a few times to see the progress of Riley's litter. It's cute to see the variations and similarities.
We are finally in the last stages of our remould so it has been challenging and entertaining with a puppy. We turn around and a tool, rag, directions, etc. will be missing or she darts through when the tile guy has just set the glue or mortar on the floor. The guy laying the flooring is 32 years old and doing the work himself so he has been at it for 4 weeks now. He has become attached to Riley and she greets him every morning when he gets here. Having never been around ACD's he is amazed at how smart and in tune she is, he said they had dogs growing up but they were just dogs and you can sure see the difference in ACDs.
Riley is very personable, but also a great watch dog. She doesn't just go to anyone nor does she back down until she knows it is alright. Hope you enjoy the pictures, I tried to capture her personality. My favorite is the last one of her peeking over the couch, she figured out if she jumped on the couch it would get her to the kitchen counter. At least one of the great things about her is you usually only have to tell her No once! Riley does like the grass, the first few weeks she kept wanting to dig up and eat earthworms, thank goodness she out grew that phase. She has changed so much and grown big in just the past couple of weeks. She sleeps in a kennel by our bed and now that she can jump on the bed she wakes at 6:30 and starts wining cuz she wants to jump in bed, usually if we are not ready to get up yet she will go back to sleep on the bed but not until she has jumped all over us and licked us to death.
She also loves riding in the pickup we'll take her to play with our oldest son's 4 dogs or our younger son's 3 or my son's best friend brings his 2 over here to play and she interacts so well with all of them which is amazing, usually someone will not get along. Last weekend we had to laugh at her she just thought she was one of the big dogs but by evening she was so tried she hardly wanted to move. We get so many compliments on Riley and asked where we got her so we pass on your information when ever possible!  Teagan ~ Cougar x Disa daughter 15 Mths We hiked 13 miles Labor Day. She loved it. As anticipated, she and the 6 year old are becoming fast friends, (those are Clark's Crocs she's guarding outside the tent--he is always the last to rise...) Though Mom is Go-To and Dad is still Alpha in the pack. Much Love, Sherry   We love our little surfer girl - finally got some pictures off the camera from when she was about 10 months. Hope all's well Veronica! Sherry  We love her tail--so THICK! I just returned from a run--hardly a jog really--but she loves it. Herding me through the process of getting out the door in the morning... Just wish she's sleep past 5:30! I can't imagine having a kennel full of this kind of energy... ;)  Teagan and the boys....head to heart & paw to foot :)  Dash (front) and Violet at 10 months, brother and sister sired by General.
Hi Veronica, As I write you our daughter Hannah is lying on the floor watching a movie with the two pups sleeping curled up next to her. They are doing absolutely fantastic! We are so pleased about the decision to take both of them...We've decided to name them after the brother and sister super-heroes in the movie "The Incredibles." So Gizelle is now going by "Violet" and Gallagher is "Dash" (Dashielle). They've settled right in here. They visited the bay yesterday and the ocean today. Visited the bakery for two short visits today where they were smothered with love and affection from all the girls in the kitchen and adoring customers/friends. They're already celebrities here! Thank you so much for your professionalism. These little guys are awesome! Best regards, Ralph & Nancy Hi Veronica, It's hard to believe five months have gone by already since we adopted Dashiell & Violet. At the same time it's hard to imagine what our lives were like before they joined us as they've become such a part of our family. They wake up and go to the bakery with Nancy. Once she has things underway at the bakery she takes the two of them running in the woods or on the beach...they LOVE running! Then I stop by and pick Violet up and she spends the day with me while Dashiell stays at the Bakery with Nancy. These dogs are with us 24/7. Dashiell & Violet each have such incredibly different personalities, yet love each other with complete devotion. Adopting two dogs at the same time was certainly challenging at first. Yet with the help of a professional trainer we've gotten them almost completely squared away. For each of them to have their litter-mate to play with every day for the rest of their lives is quite a gift...and watching them play together is a never-ending source of entertainment! At just over 10 months now Dashielle is over 55 lbs and Violet is just under 35 lbs. Dashielle looks a great deal like his father...strikingly handsome and extremely powerful and agile. We refer to Violet as the "Pygmy Cattle Dog." She is such a tiny adorable little thing...but she makes up for it in brain power! She is so deviously clever she can out-smart not only her brother but anyone she encounters! Good thing she's so darn adorable! They both have the most wonderful dispositions and are loved by all. Thank you, Veronica! Best regards, Ralph & Nancy  Violet 10 Months  Dash 10 Months ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Dusty 7 Months  Dusty 7 Months ~ Oil Painting by Elizabeth Fortin of Laguna Niguel, CA
Veronica,
It's been a week for Dusty Blue Cowgirl, "Dusty", (the puppy formerly known as Xanga) up here in the frigid State of Michigan and I think she's kind of enjoying her humans. ( See pic. ) She is a quick learner,her name, come, sit, lay down all with-in a couple of days. She has been to a couple of family gatherings this week, i.e.; Steelers football parties, gets tons of attention and loves it. Hope all is well, thanks for the wonderful puppy, updates to follow. Al ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Holly and Boulder
Happy New Year, Veronica from your desert crew. I love these two dogs very much. They brought so much energy, laughter, and love back into my house. For that I am forever grateful. Thank you for such wonderful pups and for becoming such a great friend. To a much better 2011. Cheers, friend! Kim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Xan
Hi, just wanted to let you know the Xan( Xander) is doing great at home! Umm, would you believe he was trained to go to the bathroom outside in 1 day!!! He's so smart! I'm thinking that he prob smelled our other dog Ty out there,but to learn that fast amazes me =) He's got his own little personality different from Templar( Ty) and is an awesome dog. So glad we didn't wait till the next litter =) I really am so happy with him, he's seems to have grown a lot in the last two weeks, hope you like the picture! Thanks Veronica and may God Bless your family and your awesome puppies!
Rob, Debra, Kierra, Kyler, and Xan!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Zip We've got a lot more photos I could send - camping, fishing, hiking in the snow, kayaking, etc. He is a very handsome fellow and a big lover. We've started agility and he's great at it...I on the other hand am just not as quick as he is! Having Zip around has certainly livened up Annie; they've got "keep away" and "chase" games they play. Thanks for thinking of us. We'd love to have you come by sometime. Shirley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Indiana Hey it's been a while and life is so crazy, but I want to let you know our life's have been greatly enriched with the newest family member. "Indiana" He is the best-friend I needed. He is the companion my daughter always wanted. He is the surcurity and household foundation my wife loves. We greatly appreciate the love you gave him, we feel he is very special and want you to know he doing great. Thanks for everything Ryan P.S. It's a lot of work-we now feel like there's two kids around-It's worth it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Parker and Dingo Hi Veronica, Uriah, or Parker as my daughter has renamed him is doing just fine. He's completely outgrown his timidness that he exhibited the first few days and is now a normal Cattle Dog. He loves to play with other dogs at the beach and will let strangers pet him without backing away. He's gotten along with every dog he's met and never growled or fought. Although he hasn't ventured in to swim yet, he shows no fear of the ocean waves.Also, if you have any puppy pictures of him, we'd love to have some for the scrap book. Thanks, Craig ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Grizzly
Veronica, Wow, life goes by fast! I cannot believe it but 5 years have gone by and I have kept checking your site stating "I gotta send her some pics of Grizzly." Then Brenda and I get busy and it never gets done. I just really need to let you in on Grizzly and how he has been. Grizzly weighs about 65 pounds but is very solid! Trust me when I say that he is not at all "fat" as you will soon see from the pictures. I have to say that this dog is simply amazing! I had no idea that I was getting such an intelligent, kind and caring yet protective and weary of complete strangers (you gotta earn his trust in order to get anywhere near his yard!). On a leash he is a well-mannered pampered "ham". EVERYONE stops us to talk about him and ask about the Breed etc. New Smyrna Beach can get "Touristy" during the season and once an Australian Couple stopped us at the beach and simply went over Grizzly from head to toe admiring his quality and were VERY impressed! They told me that in Australia they call the "smaller" ACD's just that and the larger ones (like Grizzly) Queensland Cattle Dogs. I mentioned you and assured them that I had done my research (cause I had) before I purchased him. They both agreed that you had to be a "Top of the Line Breeder". I have to admit that they were surprised at how nice he was cause they told me over there the "working ACD's" are known for being quite aggressive. Anyway, I wanted to thank you for allowing me to adopt this dog and assure you that he is EXTREMELY well taken care of. In fact, as I said when I interviewed for him, I am very active always camping, surfing, or exploring some woods and there is no where that I will go if my best friend Grizzly can't go to. He is known at my high school, locally at art fairs etc and even at Tomoka and Blue Springs State Park! He LOVES the ocean and swimming and so we do that quite a bit cause between that and the Neem he stays completely flea free in the summer. I had no idea how obsessed I would inevitably become with this dog. He sleeps right next to me every night and is actually laying by my side snoring as I type! I love him with all my heart and can't imagine my life without him. He literally completes me and people even think we look a bit alike (I know this sounds silly but it's true). He is currently eating "Wellness" dry and gets his "wet" here and there as a treat (usually after he is bathed and has had ears cleaned, etc. Lastly, I had no idea how "all or nothing" these dogs are! He literally gives 110% at whatever he does and takes his jobs VERY seriously (which are mainly herding the cats!). Recently, we got a little bob-tailed kitten and Grizzly IMMEDIATELY acted like it was his. He walks around carrying this kitten in his mouth and now after a year he and little Bobby (I know I know not a very unique name for a bob-tailed cat...it just stuck) at quite attached. Well lets say Bobby is the one really attached. I will include a picture of thm sleeping together (notice Grizzlies goofy little tongue hanging out, which is how he often sleeps). I know this email was lengthy but felt that I owed you a good update on Grizzly. Rest assured that he is spoiled rotten and lives a better life than ALOT of people! :) Sincerely, Ryan You will receive an email request to view a slide show of Grizzly shortly after this email I just have to put the photos together. The happiness that you have provided me through Grizzly can never be explained properly through an email but I just know that understand what I am talking about!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Sioux Veronica-- Sorry, I haven't gotten back to you sooner, but we have just been having a magical time down here with our fine little man. I don't have to tell you because you already know from much experience with these amazing dogs, but some of the things he does and how interacts--from sleeping, to exploring, to playing with his little Big Sister are absolutely extraordinary. He is very happy and so are we. We love him completely. Thank you so much, we'll be in touch. Will, Kelly, Abby & Sioux  Sioux ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Trevor Hi Veronica, I just wanted you to know that Trevor was a huge hit down here. Everyone that I have talked to has given me compliments on how he looks and listens. Thank you so much. I just wanted to let you know that a really good friend that I rope with wants to get a new ACD. He has had one before. Since I have had Trevor he has been eyeing him. Other then that I will give you and update... WOW! I didn't know what I was getting myself into. Not nessecarily owning an ACD, but getting a puppy. This has been a huge challenge and he is turning out so good as I compare him to other dogs OVER his age. Up to this point he will do all the basic
commands (sit, down, here). What has surprised me the most is he was starting to play fetch, but the only time he would retrieve what ever I threw, was when I told him to go get it. Here are some pictures of him so you can see how much he has grown. Thank you again, Ashley  Trevor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Ty Veronica, Here's some photos of Templar (ty) at 9 months old. Yes, he's smart enough to climb up the trampoline ladder himself, and poke his way through the netting to get into the trampoline. Yea, he's one funny dog. On the trampoline, my kids invite a lot of neighborhood kids over, and he runs around in circles on the outside of the trampoline barking at them while the kids scream, it's so funny to watch.A few weeks ago, I had taken him down to San Diego to a place that herded sheep and he seemed like he was having fun; but the trainer was teaching on him on the basis that I wanted to make him a working dog, or to compete him in dog competitions-which I'm not sure that I have the time to do this and I'm not sure that I'd make a good sheep herder directing Ty. She actually put me in a pen with some sheep and one of her dogs--the sheep were biting my levi's etc, it was really funny-but you should have seen Ty, he was having a blast. Thanks again for giving us such a great dog :) Rob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Roxy Roxy has definitely been a joy and has filled our home with love and a lot of activity! Our other dog Jack is in Heaven. The two of them, despite their size difference, are inseparable. Roxy loves our walks in the wetlands. She just can't wait to get out there and chase (herd) the rabbits and squirrels. You can tell she feels at home there. Of course if not chasing wild life, she is chasing the hockey pucks or balls my son hits for her. Her other favorite spot at night time is sleeping on me if not in her own bed. Thank you for the addition to our family! She is a blessing to our home! Rosemary and Family ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Zuni Hey Veronica, How are you doing? Zuni is doing great, all the girls at the vet loved her and everyone I meet can't believe how beautiful her coat/markings are. She has learned to sit, leave it, no and to get in her kennel. She hasn't chewed anything in the house but she likes to eat anything on the ground. I have been feeding her by hand sometimes and she will sit until I say "okay". I do this with small handfuls of food. I'll send you more pic's when she gets older and thanks again for a super pup! Happy Thanksgiving! Cheers, Sammy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Zach Hi Veronica,
I thought you would like to hear how "Zach" is doing. We got Zach on Tues. night (you called him Euro). We named him "Zachariah", or "Zach" for short. The 2 1/2 hour car ride home was no problem. Zach did great - fairly alert at every unfamiliar sound; he finally fell asleep in my arms towards the end. When we got home he wasn't interested in exploring the house but was very content to stay right by my side. When Zach gets up, it's an event! He is so happy to see you! He licks every part of your face and neck he can and his "happy meter" - or tail, is on full blast! It's amazing how much love is packed into such a small body. He overflows with it. We live in the foothills in La Crescenta and go hiking a lot. We took Zach to our favorite local spot and just took him around the park area instead of the trails to get him used to the leash. He did very well. I am floored as to how much he is attached to me already! He has complete trust in me. Zach has already become a very important addition to our family. I can really appreciate how much extra time and effort you guys put into raising healthy puppies that have a great temperament and personality. Zach is such a good doggie!
Thank you for all of your effort and hard work! Kelly & Dave  Zach 5 Months Sired by General  Zach Hi Veronica,  Zach the Yak
 Zach catching some sleep on the trail :) What a sweet sentiment Veronica! My Goodness! I have often wondered why you go through this much work - but I can see now! Happy New Year's to you and yours...I sincerely hope 2011 is a much better year for ALL of us - we have all really taken a beating the last couple of years. I believe it will get better this year...I believe we are through the worst of this recession. Kelly Please click here to read about Zach's latest adventures!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Addy 5 Months ~ a General daughter Good Morning Veronica,  Kelsa and Addy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Mako Hi Veronica, I just wanted to say hi let you know that Mako is doing very well and we just adore him. He's hilarious and quirky and really adds comedy to everyday life. He is lots of fun and is a pretty well behaved boy. He listens about 90% of time but still has a lot of puppy in him. He's getting bigger and more handsome everyday. I'll send you some pictures of him and you're welcome to put us on your referance page if you'd like to. thanks and take care, Chelsea Hi Veronica, Just wanted to say hi and send some recent pictures of the pup! He's doing excellent! He's my best buddy and goes everywhere with me and has made many friends at the dog park. Hope all is well for you. ~take care, chelsea
Mako says: "What's this? A cow?"
"Look guys, a buffalo!"
"Okay, I'm holding him!" Photos above are of Mako ~ sired by General Its been a while, so I just wanted to let you know that Mako is doing excellent! We just started an agility class! We're so excited! I love him so much. He's truely my best friend. Thank you for making such wonderful dogs and doing good for the breed. I'll send you some agility photos once I take some. Until then, here's a few recent ones of the handsome guy! ~Chelsea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Echo and Boogie
Ann and Echo, Echo is sired by General
Hi Veronica, Echo is amazing. We love him so much. Boogie is enjoying the company and they are getting along nicely. Echo does have a sweet nature and we think he's incredibly smart. He's been going with the program and everything has been smooth. Thank you so much for breeding such wonderful dogs. We will send you photos of Boogie and Echo real soon. Echo is such a wonderful addition to our family and it just feels right. He fits right in, it's incredible. Thanks again for being so kind, Donna ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Hi Veronica, and he is with me 90% of the day even at work. I see a lot of Heelers around where i live and none of them have the look of Hovis. one other thing, if u notice the picket fence that borders my yard... he wont venture past the fence, sidewalk,and or driveway that make up the border of my yard. period. Thanks
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Keno helps with packing! Hi Veronica,
It's been a while since I have updated you on Keno. Keno is a sweet and energy filled dog. We found a dog park where he loves to go and play with the other dogs. His name preceeds him there, as he is apparently the only dog who can bark while holding a toy in his mouth. He has learned many tricks, which amazes others. He particularly likes to give high fives, stand on his hind legs, and jump. In September, we went to the Jersey Shore. Keno has always been terrified of the water. So finally we took him to the bay and with a little encouragement and a shove, he went into the water. He absolutely loved the water and stayed in for a good 20 to 30 minutes. Attached are two pictures from that day. Sincerely, Rebecca and Keno  Keno ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Olympia Hi Veronica Just wanted to touch base and tell you Olympia is doing great and growing so big! She is doing awesome in her puppy training class, so smart! Sleeps through the night except for waking at 3am to go potty outside (at least it's outside right!) She loves to play fetch w/ ball and frisbee and we exercise her everyday. We also took her to the new vet last week for a check-up and as expected she is perfectly healthy. I want to thank you again for allowing us to adopt her, she has added so much love and happiness to our family :) Hope you are all great! All the Best, Sesame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Sterling Here is the princess. Loving the beach. We had a great day in the boat. No fish or shrimp but the dogs didn't mind. Thanks again. Ben Here's the baby. She's loving life in AK. Fishing every day for the last week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   TJ Veronica, Got TJ out yesterday in his first jeep ride. It was rocky stuff. Everyone wanted to know why he was barking so much...he wasnt barking he was yelping rocks rocks rocks rocks! Here he is at the Pynion trail head. Terrific dog! Vern ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Holly and friends Hi, Just wanted you to see, that Holly(wood) was doing well. She has made friends with our neighbors, (they have a Mastiff and a chihuahua), and loves to meet new people! She tries to take off with the runners that go up our street. She is learning things so fast, it is amazing! We are still in shock that she plays so well with our Russian Hairless kitty! They seem to be such good friends. Every once in a while, Holly will get to excited and bite our kitten, (named Natasha, since she is from Russia), but the kitten will get right back into it with her, and start up the game again. Holly is such a wonderful addition to our family. We keep thinking of getting another one from you :) P.S. I have also told my mom about you, and since she lives in Wyoming on a ranch, word has spread quickly about how great your ACD's are. So, don't be surprised, if you get a request from a Wyoming buyer soon! Christy  Holly 1 Year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Kefir
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Hi Veronica, I wanted to let you know that Hutch is doing well and we love our little guy! We took him to the vet this past weekend for a puppy check up and all was fine. We have been taking him out every evening, carrying him around, getting him used to different things. Attached are a few pictures I thought you might enjoy. He's a sweet dog! Jill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Gentry Veronica, I just wanted you to see how handsome Gentry has turned out. He is the most amazing dog I have ever had the pleasure knowing. Thanks for breeding such wonderful dogs!! He gets compliments everywhere he goes. Oh and he loves to ride in the rhino and swim in the pond. Thanks Kelly and Ben T. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Java Hi Veronica, I just wanted to let you know that Java is doing great. She is such a joy and I don't really know what I would do without her....she is fun and loving and yes, a little bit mischevious but that is one of the things I love the most. She is getting along well with the other dogs, although they had to let her know they do not like being heeled. She has had her shots and heart worm and will go back for more in another couple of weeks. We are totally in love with our little girl. She is also around cats, and she plays with them, so I think they will be great pals. Thank you again. Jeanne Java is a dream dog. She is loving and kind and full of energy, but she also is connected to my heart and soul. She knows me. How I am feeling. This is a picture of Java on Cannon Beach. She loved the beach and ran all over the place discovering new and interesting things.  Safari and Mary
Hi Veronica: Safari is such a fabulous dog - very smart! Learned to s Hi Veronica: Just a note and another photo of Safari to let you know how great she is. We love her dearly. She is almost ready for agility training, which we'll start in another month or so. In the meantime, she LOVES to fetch the ball, play with her buddies - our son and daughter both have dogs who spend lots of time here.
We also have been taking her on long hikes up in the mountains - 4 miles last weekend and about 2 miles this morning. She's just about ready to go running with my husband and our daughters.
 Angie
I adopted Angel last year in October. I wanted to share with you a meeting I had with another JonVers Cattle Dog. I don't know if you remember, but I live in Mammoth Lakes. A woman named Hillary adopted a dog named Bronson - though she lived in LA, she recently moved to Mammoth. I was standing on my porch last week and saw a gorgeous blue walking down the street. I of course went down to introduce myself and meet the puppy. We got to talking and realized that Angel and Bronson were brother and sister! I thought you might enjoy hearing about that meeting. Angel "Angie" is doing well. We went up into the Lakes Basin today for a two hour romp - she had to play Queen of the mountain on all the snow and is now exhausted sleeping with her legs up in the air... She is at work with me every day and my students love her. She sleeps in a kennel in my classroom, and runs with them at lunch. I think she's enjoying her life. Thank you again for her. She means the world to me. I went out to the lake the other day and took what I think are pretty good pictures of my Angie. I thought you might like to see what she looks like as she approaches her second birthday... Alicia  Angie Veronica, Angie turned three last week and I have been meaning to send some agility photos your way. We have been competing in play time with mom. The trainer I have been working with (Lin Battaglia) is very impressed with not only her conformation, but her intelligence and pleasant disposition. Everyone I meet is very surprised at such a well-behaved, friendly ACD. Alicia   Angie  Here is a link to Alix and Angie's run at the 2010 NADAC Agility Championship in Gilette, WY. *** Click here for their 2010 Championship Run *** The team finished 5th overall, what a HUGE accomplishment. We are very proud of both of them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Harley We are the happy owners of a 2 year-old male, Harley (you called him Harlan) that we brought home in August, 2005. He is fine, happy, and everything we wanted in our second Cattle Dog. Thank you for that. We got a wonderful dog from you, and wish you only the best in your endeavor. Attached please find a photo of Harley as he looked last summer. Yours truly, Breen and Jill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Hatch In July of 2005, we purchased one of your ACD pups from Sport and Jali, by the name of Hatch. I've been wanting to send you some pics of Hatch for awhile. First of all, we would really to like to say thanks for letting us give Hatch a good home. He is absolutely the best dog ever. He makes us laugh so much and we have a ton of fun playing with him. He gets along great with our cat. And of course, as you know, these dogs are the best ever. He is totally spoiled, but totally worth it! He's really good for Casey; our 11 year old female ACD. We both enjoy playing ball with him and he likes to play in the water when I'm watering. I'm very fortunate that I get take the dogs to work with me every day. My fathers trucking business is based out of his horse ranch. There they get to hang out with my dads Welsh Corgi and I get to take breaks to play with them or have them hang out in the office with me. We got Hatch as a non-working dog, but a couple months ago he got a chance to chase my dads goats. He herded those goats just like he had been trained to do so all his life! He circled them, got them in a pack, and drove them to the fence line and wouldn't let them move. I've never even taken him to a herding lesson! He has really brought us both a lot of happiness, and we both thank you sincerely for letting him be a part of our lives! Jeff & Bill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Nezzie Hi Veronica, I hope you are having a happy holiday season. I just thought I would give you an update on Nezzie. Having Nezzie in our life is such a delight! Nezzie is doing quite well. And the bundle of energy is loving life! She loves to get into the water. She also likes to climb rocks and jump over poles. I think agility is in her near future after we get some basic obedience. We know sit, stay, lie down, roll over, dance (she will stand up and do 2 revolutions) and come. But we are perfecting the let go, leave it, stay and the come commands. Those we have a limited attention span for. She has been really good around the horses. She seems to recognize Tank and stops for every white horse she sees on trail. (Not any color mind you.) She has licked him on the nose too. And she likes to take the end of the lead line and take her horse to his stall. She knows exactly where he lives and "leads" him from the turnout across the ranch and back to his stall. We are exhausted but having a blast. She is so amazing and so intelligent. I can not remember life without her, but I think it contained more sleep! She is a good puppy! Take care and happy holidays, Judy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi Veronica, I know you talked with Kathy recently regarding Indy. Let me assure you he is the finest dog with which I have ever had the pleasure to share time. We are very active with long walks together and he is a fine retriever at anytime anywhere with anything. We are learning Flyball and he has proven to be a quick learner and crowd pleaser. We have several ACDs in the group but Indy is by far the most representative of the breed. Your care in breeding really stands out when you see him in a group. He has traveled the western US in the last year and a half and is remarkably tolerant. Hasn't developed a yen for water but is never shy to explore. All in all I cannot communicate to you the absolute joy Indy has brought to our lives. I look forward to many more years. I constantly get inquiries and compliments from people I meet on my walks who want to find a companion like Indy. I hope we can add a sibling some day ourselves so I hope you maintain your committment to such a fine lineage of ACDs. AlanBeen some time since we have given you an update on Indy, a pup we received from you almost 3 years ago. We were posting some info on Inside Flyball about how great he is doing and we thought you may like to know how he is . He is a wonderful family dog and has two pack mates a 14 month old ACD we rescued and a year old mini-Aussie. He is absolutely ball crazy, always has been. We started him in Flyball a little over a year ago and within 3 months he was competing at a high level. We are now with Lickety Splits http://licketysplitsflyball.org/ and in the short time we have been refining his training; he is approaching the fastest time for an ACD in Flyball. We have yet to prove that in a tournament but he definitely has the potential. I see you have pups from Wynnie and Sport again and at tournaments we see many ACDs from all around the region and Indy really stands out as a handsome dog. They make pretty pups and very athletic . He is very well behaved and loves the walks we take almost daily. I think my arm would fall off before he ever got tired of chasing a Frisbee, or a ball or a tire or anything for that matter. Good luck with your new pups. Know that you do have a good line of ACDs and we appreciate it. I read somewhere that the most long lived dog was an ACD that was 29 years old. We should be so fortunate. Alan Veronica, Every time I get a compliment regarding Indy , I am thankful for having found you and am grateful you have such a fine line of ACDs. Don't get me wrong Indy has his quirks but he still brings tremendous joy to the entire family and is the unquestioned Alpha in our pack ( well after all the humans including our newest granddaughter) but other ACDs know who is boss. So here is the news Fastest ACD in Flyball. His parents should be proud ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Cody It's been almost a year since we picked up Cody from you. He's one of a kind!! He's not a pet he's one of the family!! Attached is a picture of Cody at work in San Francisco guarding the work truck. Cody has a routine that must be kept everyday, Ride to work and get his tummy rubbed til he falls asleep, arrive at work and play ball for 20 minutes then ride around the city then go to the dog park after work at the beach. He's the best addition to our family although one of our cats got jealous and moved to a house two doors down, he visits but Cody chases him away. Keep us in mind in the future to add another one to our home. He's getting neutered on March 6th. That was a hard decision!! My daughter gave him a birthday party with the dogs down the street and made them a dog cake and spent her allowance on goodie bags. Thanks for breeding such great dogs!!! Jon, Lisa, Dylan & Shelby |
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