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Kim –

I just wanted to sent you a note about the standard aussiedoodle puppy my family brought home from your kennel. What a great family pet - everything you would want – great disposition and temperament, very intelligent, lots of fun, no shedding, wonderful with kids, very social with other animals, and also very quiet – she does not bark unnecessarily. She stays home and does not wander off. She loves companionship so she is always around us. She has a lot of energy, but is not hyper. We have five kids and she has no trouble interacting with the kids at all. I read that aussiedoodles are not great guard dogs, but I would have to say that ours is an excellent guard dog in the sense that she is very aware of who or what is in the vicinity of our property. She is not aggressive and does not charge at other people or dogs, so that may be the distinction, but I do not doubt that she would protect if forced into that situation. Also, people are constantly approaching us wanting to know what kind of dog she is, commenting on how cute and smart she is. I have recommended this type of dog to several people already. Thanks again for a great family pet. James

F1 Standard Aussiedoodle

Hi Kim.

I wanted to show you some photos of my puppy I bought from you in
August 09. He is one of the miniture Aussiedoodles, and his name is
Benson. I thought you would appreciate these!

Oh, and visit the following website and scroll down..you will see
Benson. He won a cutest puppy contest. He will now be the mascot for
the local shelter for their event next year.
http://www.thssc.org/TOTT_2009.htm

Hope you enjoy the website and photos! We really love him!

-Dani

"Benson" F1 mini Aussiedoodle

Owned By Dani

Hi Kim

Taeya is a great dog. She passed her check up with flying colors.

Potty training is going quite well. She is an extremely smart dog. She does not like to be crated, she has peed, thrown up and peed and pooped the three times that I tried, so I have worked out a routine with her and so far, no accidents in two days. She now will pee on the training pads when I leave her in her room.

She is very afflectionate, loves people and gets along well with other dogs. Everyone that meets her wants to keep her. Especially since no one has ever seen an Aussiedoodle before. Perhaps you should email our president elect and offer him one of the remaining litter.

She has not met my son's other dog yet, but has had two play dates already and they both went very well. She is playful, energetic for a while and then crashes hard.

My son took some pictures and as soon as I find his camera, I will send you some.

Frank

"Teaya"

F1B mini aussiedoodle

Hi Kim

Thought you might like to see how your girl is doing. She is smart and has a bundle of energy. Loves people and other dogs. All around a great pet.

Got her a summer cut yesterday and her energy increased sevenfold.

Best

Frank I. Reinschreiber, CPA

Taeya Reinschreiber F1B mini Aussiedoodle

At 8 monthsin a Summer shave!

Hi Kim,
Ozzie is doing great. We are totally in love with his sweet disposition. He is calm, yet playful. And very smart. The entire five days up at our friend's lake house, he did not have a single accident. We purchased a small crate and he is doing fantastic with the crate training. Only two accidents so far total, and his crate stays dry... he lets us know at night if he needs to go out.

I've attached a couple of pictures. Ozzie is fitting into our family beautifully and the kids are totally in love.

Thanks again!

Sandy Squillo

"Ozzy" 1st gen F1 Aussiedoodle

Our experience with Mapleview Kennels (Kim) was very positive and pleasureable. Kim was kind and very responsive throughout the process. Our doxie, named Roxie, was worth the 7 hour round-trip. Thanks again for such a wonderful dog!

David McQuinn

"Roxie" Mini Dachshund

Hi Kim -

Oreo is doing awesome, he has adjusted really well to
our home. The kids (and us) love him to pieces, my
husband already has his sleeping in bed with us and he
goes EVERYWHERE with us!

Every Tues and Sat he goes to Denver's flag football
games and yesterday he went up to the kids school for
"blessing of the pets" with the bishop, he was a big
hit!

I think you will be getting a lot of hits on your
website, everyone that sees his picture or meets him
just loves him! Even my parents (Bryce and Denver's
grandma and grandpa) can't stop talking about him!!!!

Thanks so much, he is such a joy to us!

Laurie, Eric, Bryce, Denver and Oreo Allen :)

"Oreo" Mini Dachshund

hi kim

Just wanted to let you know that our little poodle pup is doing great! Eating, drinking, playing, etc...

It was great meeting you, Todd and I both enjoyed it.

C ya later and thanks again!

Melanie

Tea Cup Poodle

Hi Kim,

Just wanted to drop a line and a few photos of "Tyke" We are so happy with him and we are looking forward to many fun years to come. Tyke has adjusted to our home very well. We have 2 cats and 1 dog and then there's Tyke. He plays with the cats like he owns them - Rough but fun. Our other dog and him are buddies for life. He is such a joy to have and we are so glad we found him for our family.

Here are some photos for you to see - POST them if you want.

Be in touch soon - Thanks for such a healthy & happy dog.

Wayne & Julie Juneau

"Tyke" Mini Dachshund

Kim,

Just a short note to let you know we are absolutely stupid over this puppy.
Kit, my husband named her Baby Bleu She is so playful, but also very calm
and the most lovable little thing I have ever seen. She has no chance of
being anything other than absolutely spoiled. Kit insisted that she
needed to bond with us so she now has a permanent sleeping place right
between us. She is so good and sleeps through the night taking turns
between being right up next to me and being right up next to him. She lets
me know when she needs to get up to potty and has been really amazingly
easy to keep on a potty schedule that works.

Her vet appointment went well..they were smitten with her as well.
Everything checked out fine. We will take her back on March 10th for her
next round of shots.

All 3 of us are going to obedience school starting on March 31st. I have
discovered she is very stubborn with regards to the leash. I was going to
walk her to the vet but she wasn't having any part of that leash, so we
ended up going in the car. Probably just as well, because I don't want her
to associate going on walks with the vet.

I hate to say this, but we are having very beautiful 70 to 80 degree
weather here so we will be spending a lot of time out doors with her. We
may try to introduce her to the pool this weekend !

Is there anything I need to send back to you at this point?

Thank you so much for breeding this beautiful puppy. I have to say that
speaking to you and reading your web site was one of the biggest reasons I
chose her. She is such a joy and I know we are going to have many
wonderful years with her.

Michelle

Hi mom and dad,

Its been awhile since I seen you, I just thought I would drop you a note and say that I am doing just fine!! My home is VERY nice, they spoil me way to much, I get so much attention. I am coming up on a year old soon, my name is Bobo, I dont know how they came up with that name, it was on the way home ( it was a very long ride) but I did just fine. I attached a picture of me,I tell ya that snow stuff is great, I like to be outside alot, I have some brothers and sisters out there, two big brothers, they are black labs, they like to play with me, I kinda of like to play with my little sisters and little brothers they call themselves cats though??they get kinda of whinny when am inside, :-)

Just a little note to say that I am fine

Love Bobo

OOPS! "Boboo" Papapoo

Dear Kim,

How are you? Just want to contact with you and let you know the girl I have is getting so big and vey sweet. We all love her so much and thank you very much for let me have her. I would like to have another of your standard poodles! Let me know what color females you have now? Thank you and have a nice day.

All the best,

Jane

Standard Poodle

Hi Kim,

He is doing very well!. We really love him and would like to thank you very much for him. He is such a joy. My mom really likes him. I have some pictures for you that i will send out as soon as possible.

Thanks again kim...

Jessica

Kim -

Here are some pictures of our not so little girl anymore. We named her
Sprocket. She is a ball of fire. She was just fixed and that isn't slowing
her down at all. We are going to start agility here soon I hope. She is
definately willing to work and learn new things. She is very smart and
catches on really fast. So here are some pictures. We have a lot of them
because i am always taking pictures of her. The one was of her on the first
day we brought her home, the rest were just taken on 9-14-07.

"Sprocket" Mini Aussie

Hey Kim,

Just a quick note to let you know how Abigial is doing. She is 7 months old now and I can't tell you how much I enjoy this little girl. She has to be the smartest puppy I have ever had. She practically housebroke herself once she understood what she was supposed to do. Her biggest thrill in life is running flat out with the horses, and I never worry about her because she seems to have an instinctive knowledge of how to handle herself around them. Everywhere we go she turns heads. She is a beautiful, healthy puppy with a wonderful temperament. Thanks so much for my little girl!!

Peggy in South Carolina.

"Abigail" Mini Aussie

KIM-

JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU SPENT WITH US YESTERDAY, I CAN SEE YOU CERTAINLY LOVE AND CARE FOR YOUR DOGS! YOU SAID NEXT SPRING IS PROBABLY THE NEXT LITTER OF LONGHAIRS AND AFTER WE TALKED ABOUT IT WE THINK THATS WHAT WE WANT--SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT THAT HAPPENING. I WILL BE WATCHING YOUR WEBSITE FOR WHATEVERS GOING ON SO, WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH fOR THE TIME SPENT SHOWING US YOUR DOGS AND KENNELS!

CARMAN & SUE GRESS

Hi just letting you know the red tri female I got from you last nov. is doing great. Mya is a great horse back riding partner. she just got home from a two week ride in the black hills been to mount rushmore, harney peak, and played in every creek she could find. I have had alot of people on the trail tell me she is the best behaved dog they have ridden with. just love her though she is tennis ball addicted. I should never of showed her a ball (just kidding). will send pic from vacation when I get them. quarryhillstable@yahoo.com Sue Erdman and mya

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Hi Kim

One of my friends asked me who had the biggest influence on me in 2009 and I said you, as it was the year we received our wonderful dogs. It was in January my husband decided he wanted a minature australian shepherd. I wanted a little dog but wasn't sure what. Well, we drove up there and Jim got Duke and you placed a little aussiedoodle girl in my arms and she is the best I ever had. We named her Daisy and she is great. Then in September we again drove up and got Daisy's half brother Derby. He is such a nut and cute as a button. The aussiedoodles love to travel and they have been to Mississippi, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Duke is Ok with it but really is a homebody.

I take Daisy three times a week to the nursing home and she is the favorite there, All of the residents know her name (even tho sometimes they can't remember their own grandchildren).

So again thank you for breeding such wonderful dogs!

Nancy

"Daisy"

F1 Toy Aussiedoodle

Duke and Derby

Mini Aussie and Toy F1 Aussiedoodle

Hey Kim!! Everything is going great! The drive home went really good. And "ash" is already going to my back door when he needs to go potty so training is going good too. He whined quite a bit the first couple nights but did really well last night! I went to the vet this morning and he was in perfect health! I'll keep you updated on everything and send you some pictures! Thank you so much for everything!

-Billy

"Ash"

F1 Standard Size Aussiedoodle

Hi Kim, yes please have your clients call me about their shipping concerns. Tess is fabulous. I crate trained her from day one and she slept through the night the second night in the crate. She usually goes to beds around 9:00 and sleeps unitl 7-8 the next AM. She is growing and is absolutely the best puppy I have ever had. Lots of fun and very interested in everything. She loves other animals and is always willing to play. I have had her in the car on a trip the past two weeks and she has no problems sleeping in her crate for 3-4 hours. Very bright and alert. I would recommend an aussiedoodle puppy to anyone. She goes everywhere with me and people can not believe her beautiful colorations and big blue eyes. Definitely a keeper. I will pass along your information to anyone interested in a puppy. Thanks for everything, Eldridge and Tess.

"Tess" F1 Mini Aussiedoodle

Hi Kim.

Jazz is doing fantastic. Abby and Jazz are currently in a puppy kindergarten class and he is so bright. Everyone keeps asking us what kind of dog he is. People with Australian Shepherds can pick up that he is part that. He is healthy and growing like a weed. He has a hard time being left in his crate but finally is sleeping through the night with no crying. We are currently working on leaving him during the day which he does not like. He gets all worked up in that crate. We have faith that this to will pass as he grows. If some future customer would like to contact us that would be fine. So far, this experience even though it was our first time buying a puppy this way has been great. Unfortunately, it is those breeders out there who do it for the wrong reasons make it difficult. Your website convinced Abby that you run your business honestly. It was a big risk for her heart to do this after losing her first puppy to a neurological disease.

Thank you for this beautiful gift, Jazz.

Cheryl Mills

"Jazz" F1 mini Aussiedoodle

Hi Kim,

Well, I have had him a week and so much fun and love love him---he is really a sweetheart---Amigo---think he is really a farm dog ---we have been to the vet and all is well---am taking him in the morn to the groomer---just for a little trim around his eyes, on his feet and bottom---my boyfriend died in May and he was a real animal lover—then soon I lost my old dog, Toro---so Amigo is just simply perfect for me---he is wonderful---and I can’t thank you enough for him----am enclosing one picture but have not had good luck with taking good pictures of him---but I will do better and send them to you----he has been with us to feed cattle and he rode in the Polaris Ranger and loved it---I have left him very few times in the short time he has been with me---

Thank you again ! You are a great gal!

GailRuthie

"Amigo" F1 Mini Aussiedoodle

Kim,

I wanted to thank you again for my wonderful experience buying a puppy from you. We are so in love with our little Aussiedoodle, Daisy. From my initial contact with you to her arrival at my home, everything went perfect. As you know, I had lots of questions and concerns. You were so responsive and patient with everything. I had lots of concerns about shipping such a small dog so far (from Wisconsin to Texas). But everything went just as you said it would. She delights us everyday.

I would encourage anyone interested in buying one of your puppies, to be assured it will be a great transaction and you will be delighted with your new family member. If I can ever give a personal reference regarding my experience, please let me know.

Tonya in Texas

F1 Toy Aussiedoodle "Daisy"

Hi, Kim.
It past 5 days after we received your puppy.
My two boys named him Charlie.
Charlie is already very famous to our neighbor and my
kid's friends.
He is amazingly smart ! He knows where is his toilet and
never missed.

I took some pictures so I send you.
Thank you for giving us such a cute puppy!

Akiko

"Charlie"

F2B ..3rd Gen Standard Aussiedoodle

Hi Kim,
It's long time.
I send you some grown up pictures of Charlie.
I have never seen another Aussiedoodle here yet.
When I am taking Charlie somewhere, a lot of people
ask me what kind of dog is Charlie.
If someone is looking for Aussiedoodle, I will let them
know your website.
Take care,

Akiko

Charlie

F2B Aussiedoodle

Kim,

We are really enjoying KOKO. He is quite a character. He sits in my chair with me in the morning when I have coffee. He sleeps with us and keeps my feet warm. He is growing and I will send you a picture.

This one is after his first haircut. He is quite the snuggler. We love him.

Bonnie and John Turner

KOKO

Standard Poodle

Hi Kim -

After a long, rainy ride home, Gracie has been adjusting well. She and Harley play and sleep together every day. It's just like having a newborn baby - 2-3 hours of sleep, then play, then 2-3 hours of sleep. We have found Gracie loves car rides and follows Jonny wherever he goes. She is a VERY smart dog! She has also transitioned to outside potty training very quickly, and she will have her first checkup this week.

I have attached two nice photos - one of Gracie and one of Gracie and Harley. Thanks again,

Joy

"Gracie" Mini Dachshund

Hi Kim!

Well, we got little Franceen poodle home and do we love her!! I probably should of just gotten two from you... I think she would be happier if she had someone to play with.

Anyway, she went to the beauty shop and looks great... I just got the puppy cut, but, she has been warm so next time will probably cut her down all the way. Anyway, if you're ever in the city, give me a buzz if you'd like to see her.

Judi

"Franceen" Standard Poodle

Hi Kim,

He is getting along great!! We just love him to pieces! Batman loves going to work with daddy and snuggling with his sisters. He's a wonderful fit for our family!!

Thanks!!

Kristin

Hi Kim,

Sunny is doing great. He fits right in. He is such a cuddler. If I am sitting in my recliner he will jump up on my lap and slowly work his away up onto my chest an curl up right under my chin. Or he will lay in your arms like a baby. He is a wonderful pup! We all love him dearly.

Talk to you soon!

Barb

"Sunny" Mini Dachshund

Hi Kim!

Well, Stuart turned 6 on the 11th and Archie will turn 1 tomorrow, the 22nd.

Stu weighs just a bit over 50 lbs while Archie is closing in on 60 lbs.

Stu is 24"+ while Archie is on his way to 26". Archie's color had stayed very

much the same, with beautiful black points. His coat is no longer a puppy coat,

but not quite a real adult coat either. I get so many compliments on his color.

Many people have never seen a Red Standard Poodle.

Stuart remains the true gentleman. He cuddles up in a ball in bed and lays his

head very softly on the pillow. Archie flops heavily on me and his head lands like a rock

also on me. He really wants me to know that he is there. He stretches out and takes over

the bed. He is a warm dog, always trying to cool by airing out his tummy.

Stuart has reached Excellent in Rally, then RAE, the Champion level. It takes 10 days of qualifying in Advanced and Excellent, on the same days. That makes him RAE. He is on the way to RAE2, we have 3 legs for that now.

Archie has been a challenge! Although there is not even the tiniest meanness in him,

there is an extreme exuberance and love of every little thing in his life! He doesn't just come to eat...he leaps and bounds into the kennel to be fed. He is so fast outside!!!

I thought Stu was fast, but Stu is under complete control. Archie "burns rubber"and moves like a flash with less control and absolutely no fear.

A lot of time has been spent on discipline. He is a bit mouthy, always wanting to have your hand or clothes in his mouth. He playfully nips my but, that stinker. He thinks everything is a game. He is an excellent catch with balls and Frisbees. I throw balls all night, whatever else I'm doing, and wait for him to put them in my hand before throwing again. He sometimes sets them on the coffee table and uses his nose to roll them across the table to me. He picks on the other dogs playfully, until they tell him to knock it off. We are not as far as I had hoped with some training things, but the other day when we went to train, he saw Stu do a dumbbell retrieve over a high jump. He seemed very interested so I let him try.

You would not have believed how he took the jump, went directly to pick up the dumbbell, and took the jump back to me with the dumbbell! I was shocked! He just didn't do a sit in front with the dumbbell. Some people work many, many months just to get their dogs to take the dumbbell in their mouth! We have done a little bit of dumbbell work ever since he got here. It paid off.

Stuart can get tired of training, even pooped at a show after waiting all morning to show twice. Archie however, probably needs a walk before training just to take the edge off.

They both love to go in the RV. If they think I am loading or getting it ready, they drive me nuts, and once outside, they scramble for the RV and all but plaster themselves all over the door. It's a hoot to watch.

Well, as different as they are, they are a lot alike.

Archie and I have finally bonded very closely. It took a while, partly because I am sooo close to Stuart and partly because Archie can be a bit distracted and actually had to slow down long enough to get close. Things are looking very good here at a year...doesn't seem possible that my baby is a year old. The puppy thing is cute...but I love it when they become "your dog". Archie is now the one who follows me out of the room and has to know where I am every single minute. He is still very independent, but he sure knows who mom is and wants a close relationship. He is getting much more praise these days, and he has earned it. The lady I take classes from absolutely loves his spunk and is sure he is extremely smart. She says he is her favorite kind of dog...he loves to train and is enthusiastic about everything!

I could keep talking about my boys all night. Instead, I'll put in a few pictures...

"Stuart" and "Archie"

Standard Poodles

Hi Kim,

Thought I would send some pictures...for your web site.
I will also send some other less formal pictures.

I am so proud of him...he is so special! I am doing all his grooming now.
I am so hooked on Standard Poodles. I also teach an Obedience class.

On to Open Obedience and possibly Rally. We do some Agility also, but
Obedience is my favorite.

You should be very proud of your breeding skills!

Let me know if you ever have more apricots.

Nancy and Stuart

"Stuart" Standard Poodle

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