X-Originating-IP: [204.248.133.151] From: "Lisa May-Olson" <lisamayolson@hotmail.com> To: david@stargatekennels.com Subject: sweet puppy Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 15:12:28 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Dec 2000 23:12:28.0645 (UTC) FILETIME=[281E8150:01C06A11]     Hi David!Ê We can't thank you enough for bringing this little female puppy into our lives.Ê We decided to call her "Marley."Ê We were thinking that her AKC name might be something like Marley Ann Stargate.Ê Are there any guidelines or recommendations for naming?Ê  So far she has discovered her shadow (scared her at first), managed to climb up/down about two steps, awakened us every few hours in the night to go pee, fairly consistently found the puppy pad to pee, chewed the rug enough we put it in the closet, and won our hearts.Ê She is absolutely the greatest!Ê We take her for her well-puppy appointment at the vet later this week and to get a health certificate for the plane flight.Ê We'll keep you posted!Ê  Best wishes, Lisa, Slate & Marley and from the other half . . . Date: 20 Dec 2000 12:35:22 -0700 Sender: Slate Olson <slate.olson@enterpriseigsf.com> From: Slate Olson <slate.olson@enterpriseigsf.com> Subject: Photos attached  To: David Swiggum <david@stargatekennels.com> X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Slate Olson <slate.olson@enterpriseigsf.com> David, Thought I'd just echo Lisa's remarks about Marley- she is truly amazing, and oh so beautiful. Who would of thought that sleep deprivation would be so enjoyable. Anyhow, I've enclosed some photos from that fateful day. Enjoy. Best- Slate

Note: This puppy went to Saudi Arabia!

Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 10:37:30 +0300 From: Jenny Spalding <spaldijb@aramco.com.sa> Subject: we are so happy about Maggie To: "'David Swiggum'" <david@stargatekennels.com> Reply-to: spaldijb@aramco.com.sa MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Importance: Normal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-priority: Normal Dave- Just wanted you to know that we are so happy with Maggie.  She basically toilet trained in 4 days (with the help of the crate!), she has learned some basic commands like sit and down, she doesnt jump up, hardly chews at all, and the only problem we had was when she was left in a dark room at night without the girls (she usually sleeps in a crate in the girls' room. We are so happy with her! Jenny

From: PGrosse100@aol.com Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 18:56:25 EST Subject: (no subject) To: david@stargatekennels.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Hi Dave, thank you for  the delivery of such a wonderful puppy she is just  fantastic very smart, fast learner, very cute ,has a sweet face, her name is  Kiara(pronounced Kira).we are really happy with her.I will also post a letter  so others may know how satisfied we are with your kennels and the dogs you  are producing.I am sorry I missed you that sunday I would have liked to meet  you. we have taken a lot of pictures and will send you some.Once again Thank  you so much. Paul and Kathy Grosse

From: "Jason Miller" <jiveturk@bendcable.com> To: "David Swiggum" <david@stargatekennels.com> Subject: Terrible News Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 20:43:39 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400     I bought a puppy from you earlier this  year.Ê He was born on December 17th.Ê My name is Jason Miller and I  live in Bend, OR.Ê We named our puppy "Plum Tucker".Ê He was my best  friend and I will never forget him.Ê Two days before his first birthday he  went out in the yard at 2100 (December 15, 2000) to use the bathroom.Ê We  went to get him 5 minutes later and he was gone.Ê The next morning my  girlfriend and friend found him 1/2 mile up the road in the bushes.Ê I lost  my best friend and an amazing hunting dog.Ê My heart is broken.Ê It  will be a little while before I can do "that" again.Ê I know that if I do  look for another dog it will be from you.Ê "Tucker" was more that I could  have ever asked for.Ê Please mail me every time that you decide to have  another litter.Ê I would like to get a dog from Jake Monroe and Gamble on a  Star if you ever get them together.Ê Please keep me informed.Ê I would  love to get a deposit in for male pick of the litter. Ê Heart Broken jason miller

From: "Kendra Hutchison" <kendra.hutchison@painewebber.com> To: "'stargate kennels'" <david@stargatekennels.com>,         "'jims002@gvtel.com'" <jims002@gvtel.com> Subject:  Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 09:27:39 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 David & Jim, Our puppy flew in Sunday.  Of course the flight was behind schedule so we waited for an hour at the cargo dock to get her.  Boy were we ancy.  She was so exited to see someone.  She is beautiful!  We just cant get over all the extra skin, wrinkles and droopy ears.  David, thank you so much for helping make such an informed decision allowing me find just the right puppy.  I am so grateful for all of your detailed responses to my relentless emails.  Maybe now you can get some work done.  Thanks to both of you!  Kendra

Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:22:29 -0700 From: Karlene Jones <krj1@osi.com> Reply-To: Karlene.Jones@osi.com Organization: Objective Systems Integrators X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: david@stargatekennels.com Subject: Update #2 (Henna X Jake male pup) Hi, David.  I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on our Chocolate boy, Kona Da Kine.  He celebrated his first birthday this past Mother's Day and was quite patient with the party hat I made him wear for photos (I'll send you a copy).  He is a fabulous dog and we are very happy with him.  He weighed in last week at a sturdy 98 lbs. and stands 5' tall on his back legs, but still thinks he's a lap dog.  The only problem we have encountered is with allergies that he has developed.  We are on round two of medicating and are hoping to get a handle on it soon. He has successfully completed three levels of "manners" training and he's starting to grow out of his goofiness and short attention span.  He is quite skilled at catching his soft Frisbee in mid-air, but would prefer to shake it to death rather than release it for another go.  He loves a good game of chase or tug-o-war, and having his kitten chew on his jowels (always fun to watch).  He continues to amaze us with his verbal comprehension and can discern between the tennis ball, the blue ball and the squeaky ball when asked to go get a particular one. Again, David, thank you for breeding such beautiful, intelligent, loving Labradors.  When the time is right to expand our "family" we will definitely be in contact. Karlene Jones

This little guy fell to the concrete, getting out of the truck.
Take care when they're little.  Even a 2 foot jump can injure.

From: "Trimix" <Trimix@ix.netcom.com> To: "David Swiggum" <david@stargatekennels.com> Subject: Re:  Ulysses Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 19:25:06 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 David, Ulysses is doing great!  Don't know when Terry talked to you last.  We continued to have a problem with Uly's leg.  He would favor it and wake up extremely stiff.  He ran like a rabbit.  We took him to three specialists who x-rayed and could not find anything wrong.  They recommended a vet in Sac who was an Orthopedic specialist.  They sent the x-rays to him in preparation for our visit.   When the vet examined the x-rays he identified the problem immediately.  He called us and said that he needed to see Uly because he had a broken bone--which surprised all the other vets. Evidently, when he was a pup, he "blew out" a small bone that tendons attach to.  Very hard to see on an x-ray if you have not seen the injury before. The bone shards were penetrating the muscle causing pain.  This same injury is common on sheep dogs who make fast cuts or changes in direction at speed.  The turn places too much pressure on the bone and it bursts.   Uly had surgery three weeks ago.  The tendons were cut and the fragments were removed--after which the tendons were re-attached.  The vet told us he would be back in shape in a couple of months.  The recovery has been extraordinary.  We have had to hold him back.  He feels great and his gait has improved tremendously.  What a great family member he is.  We will send you a picture soon.  We have intentionally kept his weight down.  He presently weighs 80 lbs. and looks great.  He is obedient, intelligent, and loving.  He draws attention every where we go!  So many people have asked us where we got Ulysses that we considered shaving your web address into his side like a walking bill board so we can just point to it :)  Thanks for a superb animal and thank you for caring so much about the health and well being of every dog you sale. Sincerely Mark

From: RDoNIx@aol.com Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 18:15:08 EDT Subject: Yoshi's Picture To: david@stargatekennels.com MIME-Version: 1.0 David,  here's the picture's I promised you David he's beautiful isn't he? I'll send  you some more when he's a little older yoshi's 5 months now and weighs about  55lbs he's absolutely beautiful. p.s. let me know if you got the pic's David, Ralph and another... Subject: yoshi To: david@stargatekennels.com MIME-Version: 1.0 hi David, Thank you for all your tip's in regard to yoshi he's beautiful 8 month's and  weighs 85 lbs (big baby). David I'm still feeding him iam's puppy food at  what point (age) can i switch to adult food?altough he enjoys his food i was  just wondering,  Ralph

From: Productsmm@aol.com Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 16:28:14 EST Subject: Info on Star Daze To: david@stargatekennels.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-postini-filters: (S:0.1216954 ) Hi, Our son picked up the female runt of the litter between, Roads Bud & Star Daze on 10/30/97. You don't show the dame Star Daze anywhere. Do you have information on her since Winnie is expecting her first litter in 3 weeks. Winnie has been more than anyone could expect. She is beautiful, the best hunter of the whole group of dogs that hunt with my son and a wonderful family pet as well. She is also very protective. Our family has always chosen the runt of the litter and this goes back to my wife's father. Never had a bad one. Winnie showed so much personality at 10 weeks that our son couldn't resist her. Thank you for your time.......Michael Smith

From: "Pam Feeney" <pam@pjfeeney.com> To: "David Swiggum" <david@stargatekennels.com> Subject: Our puppy Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 18:17:24 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3     David, Ê Thanks so much for the wonderful pup. We've named her Abby  (Abigail). She's great!! -- smart,Êeager to please, very willing to learn some  basics. The wood shavings really did the trick for toilet training. She's  adapted so well to her new home and family, and we (and our neighbors) really  love her. (The neighbors especially like that she doesn't yap or whine.) We've  given her access to most of the yard and she has spent the past week exploring  every inch. Even our cat has shown interest in Abby.Our vet gave her the thumbs  up, and complimented your breeding. Ê Can you help out with a name for the registration? I'm not sure how one  goes about including the dog parents' names. Any suggestions you have would be  greatly appreciated. I don't want to embarrass her lineage with a misguided  name! Ê Again, many thanks! Pam

From: "Rogers, Deanna" <DRogers@planconstr.corr.ca.gov> To: "David Swiggum (E-mail)" <david@stargatekennels.com> Subject: Annie is doing well! Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 10:44:12 -0700  MIME-Version: 1.0 Hi David, just wanted to let you know Annie is a wonderful little puppy. She has doubled in size and is smart as a whip.  She already knows where the designated area is to go potty (I have a 4 x 4 rock area that my big lab uses).  We do the GOOD GIRL thing and she seems so pleased with herself. She and Chip are devoted to each other.  She loves her house (small dog carrier) and goes in there when she is tired of playing.  sometimes won't come out.  She has a pan of toys and she drags them all into her house. Huge appetite.  Inspects every inch of the back yard when we go out there in the evening.  Never did cry at night, and is starting to bark.  She is so much fun!  My neighbor wants a male that is not related to Annie, so let me know (husband material). Also, we go to the vet this Saturday, and I want to be sure Annie has only had puppy shots, not the DHLPP and CV, right? thanks! Deanna Rogers, ACA CA Department of Corrections Planning & Construction Division Capital Outlay Unit Phone:   916-324-1820 Fax:        916-323-0986 drogers@planconstr.corr.ca.gov

From: Mary Lackides <Mary.Lackides@trw.com> To: david@stargatekennels.com Subject: Sofi our puppy from you Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 10:40:09 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 David, We have the most wonderful dog in the world.  You knew her as litter number SN756291/02, born July 19 from JJ Star Gator and Gabriels Star, but we just call her Sofi.  She is almost five months old.  I got a trainer before we brought her home from your place, and he helped me set up the house for her to succeed.  She has a doggie door, plants outside wrapped with fencing to prevent digging, and an inside gated (flexible configuration) inside which includes the doggie door.  She slept in a kennel in my room from the beginning.  It was way to big for her, but she has grown into it.  She weighed about nine pounds when we brought her home and at last visit to the vet she is 43 lbs.  She trained herself within a few days.  About six weeks ago as her energy has increased so much, I  began to take her to doggie day care (only in California, my friend in Oklahoma keeps asking me what in the heck that is!).  She goes three days a week.  The owners are fabulous.  She runs most of the day with about two doxen other dogs.  It is about 5,000 square feet indoors and outside.  The dogs are never without supervision and they use no cages.  They also take them for walks twice a day.  Now she is pretty good with sit, down and stay.  I fought with my husband for a year before getting Sofi and you guessed it, now he adores her.  We'll be back in a year or two looking for another one of your wonderful pups.  Thanks, Mary Lackides <<003.JPG>>  <<008.JPG>>  P.S.  I think my husband has taken at least 500 photos of Sofi.