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| Maya
- Our Greeter!
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If
you come to our Retail Store, before you even get out of your car, our
'official greeter' Maya will run, barking enthusiastically, to greet
you. For our online shoppers, here's a Cyber Greeting from Maya!
So
many of you, especially the kids, have fallen in love with Maya that we
think she deserves her own page! She
is a 4-year-old, yellow Labrador Retriever out of the superb Kennel, Heartland Retrievers
in Winchester, VA. She
weighs 55 pounds soaking wet, which is her normal condition in summer --
she's in and out of our pond all day long. |
Meet
Maya's Puppy - born April 2005 Katie
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3-5-01 At 8 weeks, she could
break your heart she was so cute!
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3-20-01 At age 10 weeks, she
was already showing some of the strong characteristics that she still has
: tight, beautiful feet; an extremely muscular yet very fine,
lean body and beautiful, extraordinarily soft silky hair short enough to
show off her muscles and a face TDF - to die for! |
Maya 'plays well with others', even
cats! Note, she IS a small dog but also, Tigger the cat is a HUGE
cat! Maya about 10 months of age -- Tigger was about 12 years! |
She loves playing with toys and
when they fall to pieces, she loves playing 'Dress Up'! 3 years old
here. |
She not only likes to swim in the
pond but has mastered the ladder and now has 'invaded' the swimming pool
with her tennis ball! She was about 1 1/2 years old here. |
At age one, this was her favorite
sleeping position -- smiling and dreaming of Beggin' Strips. She's
generally more ladylike now in her sleep habits! |
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She is, as you can see, the most
acrobatic Labrador we've ever seen. The following blurry pictures
give you an idea of some of her acrobatic skills.! |
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They also give you an idea of how she
has managed to break her tail. Twice!
She wasn't too wild about my homemade
splint!
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Has anybody seen my stick? I
think it's stuck in this bush! |
Oh, never mind, I found a better
one!
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In early Fall 2004, we
met 'Macon' - a Champion Field Trial Dog out of Amber
Run Kennel and decided he was just the right mate for Maya! |
The mating with Macon produced 9 beautiful
puppies in April 2005! Here's proud Mom with her litter at 5 weeks of age.
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Now that the puppies are gone,
Maya's returned to tending to her stuffed animals at night! |
Well, that's all for now.
Come see me sometime!
Love, Maya
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