Robin Pinto and her Lab, Summer - choosing the right puppy


July 2015

Hiring Roxanne was the best decision we could have made when searching for a new puppy. 

Our family lost a long-time friend and companion in February 2015.  His name was Breck and he was a wonderful yellow Lab who helped us raise our 3 boys.  During the last year of Breck’s life our boys became very interested in getting a new puppy, however with Breck aging rapidly, we thought it would be best to wait.  After Breck passed away, I tried to begin some research on local breeders for a puppy, which we planned to get in the fall of 2015.  We knew we wanted a Lab, and we knew the “look” in a Lab that we wanted, but that was the limit of our expertise. 

Through a mutual friend we met Roxanne, and so we reached out to her for help in finding the right dog for our family.   Immediately Roxanne began asking us questions both through the new puppy questionnaire and through conversations.  What has our experience been with previous pets?  What do we plan to do with a new dog?  Do we plan to train the dog for obedience or field work?  What is our life style like with our family?  What do we want out of a new dog?  The questions she asked showed her desire to fit us with the right dog. 

Roxanne found a local breeder that had exactly the type of dog we were looking for.  Once she found that puppies were available from this breeder, she asked us to read about them and make sure that we were comfortable with them.  After our review we agreed this seemed to be the right fit.  Roxanne quickly scheduled a visit to this breeder’s facility and performed the Volhard Temperament Testing on all the puppies.  This testing was great because it gave us all the traits that we could expect from the dog.  Roxanne completed the testing and decisively recommended a particular puppy to us.  We scheduled our appointment to meet the recommended puppy with our whole family.  We were extraordinarily happy with the breeder and the puppy Roxanne recommended. 

Prior to bringing the puppy home we had many conversations with Roxanne about how to prepare.  She provided us lists of things to get (leashes, collars, toys, crates, etc.) but also told us about the specific stuff to get and why, such as buckle collars and not quick snap collars.   

The day we met and picked up our puppy Roxanne was in touch with us the whole time.  She never let an email or text go by without an immediate response.  We felt we were in good hands throughout this entire process. 

 “Summer” is a beautiful, sweet, and confident black Lab.  Since we brought her home she has molded with our family seamlessly.  It almost feels strange how normal and comfortable we feel with this new puppy, and we truly believe that is a result of the service that Roxanne provided us in helping us find “the right puppy for our family.” 

We look forward to working with Roxanne in training Summer to be an obedient and hard working girl. 

Thank you Roxanne!”

   

Robin Pinto, 202 528 2888 (cell) 

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