Hello Terry,
I hope this email finds you well and surviving the cold winter which has come later up here but with a "bang". Just wanted to make sure that you received the pictures I sent of Ben. I realized after I popped them in the mailbox that I perhaps didn't put enough postage on the envelope as it was larger than a standard.
He is doing so well. What a wonderful puppy. We couldn't in a million years have imagined a more loveable and better behaved dog. He is the joy of everyone he meets and he just graduated from puppy school on Wednesday night. He doesn't leave my side and he lights up my life when I come home after being away - even if just outside to pick up the mail!! He has stayed with our vet while we went away for a weekend and has stayed with my sister too. He loves everyone and seems to be well adjusted!
Cody is doing great too. They have seen eachother a couple of times and it's non stop wrestling and running around. They are priceless together.
That's it for now! Take care and hope other people get to enjoy their Cavachon like we do Ben.
Cheers from Canada!
Martha Porter
RE: The PERFECT DOG!!!
I can't begin to tell you how much we love this girl! A friend of mine is interested if you have any more Daisy's? Barbara
Dear Terry, Bailey is sooooooooooooooo wonderful!!!! I can't thank you enough! She will really bless my life with joy! I don't know how you did it, but you made a perfect dog!!! I already have friends who may want to get a Cavachon from you in the future. She is doing so great with her housebreaking, after only one little accident, she has gone outside every time!!! She is incredibly smart, warm & friendly we alllll love her!
Gratefully
Jennifer Tischler
Boston MA
Dear Terry,
We stumbled upon your website and had to write you. We were so happy to see
pictures of our dogs as puppies posted on the site!
Starsky and Hutch celebrated their first birthday last month. They are the best
dogs we could have ever wished for. Family and friends are constantly
commenting on how loveable and well-behaved they are. They've developed such
amazing personalities. Hutch (the smaller one) is such a water dog. He loves
swimming in the nearby lakes and intimidating the ducks. Starsky thinks that he
is human; he's vocal, loves sitting on his daddy's lap and is extremely
intelligent.
You were so wonderful to us, offering support before, during and after the
purchasing process. We will be contacting you again when we're ready for more
dogs. We wish you the best of luck.
Sharon and Oren Kornberg
Denver Colorado
Terry,
I just had to forward you one of my mom's responses to one of my e-mails and big idea. It really made me realize that Max has a lot of experiences. He still goes to her on Tuesday's so that I can do my night training and she takes him with her to her business which was a flower shop but she's transitioning it into a small outlet. Anyway, you can tell that she's crazy about him and that she's really taking the "grammy" thing serious. Right now he's napping in my lap as I type away. He's still just a big ol' sweetie pie!!! Hope to hear from you and that all is well. ( P.S. the vet thing she mentions in the e-mail is when I was sick with the flu and had to send him to her house for about three nights - I was really sick!!!! Anyway, she took him to get fixed and was worried he would hold it against her!)
Becca
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From: Bonnie Brickey
Date: Feb 28, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: Re:
To: Becca Ison
Just think, Max already has some experience under his young collar. He has flown in a jet to be with his mommy. Some days he helps arrange flowers, other times he gives that look of "Ok if the comforter and curtains don't exactly go together..." that a customer has chosen. The little Maltese at the vet wore a bit too much perfume but he didn't care. He didn't stay mad at Grammy for taking him to the vet in the first place. His eccentric Grammy has 7 cats and he thinks that is terrific, more play time. The little Chi is a bit too fast running through all 4 dining room chairs in a circle, but he is so much fun to chase. He loves his 2 puppy quilts.He can ride in an old
truck or a SUV. But its more fun riding beside his mommy in her ATV when she goes to check on Flashy the horse.
Can you believe he has done so much in such a short time?
A book with Max and Lucas would be priceless. I think that you are on to something.
Good Night, Love Grammy
Your genuine concern for the puppies and their new owners has made this a really enjoyable experience.
John Roessler
Phoniex AZ
Subject: Re: Request Reference Terry Cross-Foxglove Farm
Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:52 AM
Dear Katherine,
I apologize profusely for the delay in getting back to you. I have been overwhelmed at work and have had to add two emergency evening meetings to my schedule this past week. Brecken, my Cavachon, has been my saving grace throughout.
I have nothing but positive things to say about my whole "adoption" process. I picked my pup up at Terry's home. Brecken (Gaelic for freckles - evident in the pictures Terry had sent) was living in a large, clean play area within the home with all her stuffed animals, blankets, toys, and chewy things. Brecken's temperament mirrors the kindness and warmth obvious in that home, and Terry's house puts mine to shame as far as being spotless.
Terry bent over backwards to work around my schedule. I was moving my dad (who lives in northeast Ohio) from a rehab facility to an assisted living facility, and was dependent upon the cooperation of both in addition to his insurance provider to set the dates. With my schedule changing daily, Terry so kindly just went with the flow. She was so understanding.
When Brecken came into my life she was already crate trained! She has maintained that 100% even with all her transitions (Terry's, Grandpa's home, Grandpa's assisted living apartment, hotels, her real home) We're still working on total housebreaking, but she's not stupid. Who in their right mind wants to go out in below zero weather!
She was healthy per Vets in Ohio and Massachusetts, and always a sensation in any dog loving venue -- "She's sooooo cute! What kind of dog is she again?"
At 4.5 months old, and without formal training, she reliably comes when called, and does "sit," "down," and "stay" to hand signals. Without any instruction from us, she fetches and returns her "fetch" to our feet to have it thrown again!
Sorry for being so verbose -- can you tell I'm in love? I can't help but think that Terry's loving start had something to do with the cutiest new member of our family.
Don't hesitate to ask any additional questions, and be assured that Terry always has made herself available to me both before and after I adopted Brecken.
You don't have to indulge me, but I have attached pictures.
Sincerely,
MB Maughan
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Dear Terry,
I wanted to take a moment to write to you and thank you for providing me with such a wonderful puppy. Sophie is such a blessing in my life. Not only is she the cutest little dog on earth, she is also very well behaved. She is always so happy and eager to play. But as soon as I pick her up, she just melts into my arms and becomes and instant cuddler. She is so well adjusted to being around other dogs, and children, and lots of people. This is all very important to me since I live in a building with a bunch of strangers, children, and other dogs. She even gets along with cats!
The first time I took Sophie to the vet, they were amazed at how well behaved she was. Now they get very excited to see her because she is so adorable and everyone just loves her. She is in tip top shape health wise and of course that is the most important thing.
I wanted to offer to you if any potential customers wanted to talk to a live person as a reference, I would be willing to do that for you. (PLEASE NOTE: Though this is a most kind offer, I do not give out the private information of my puppy customers, though it is most kind of many of them to offer! Terry).... This has been such a wonderful experience and I would like to be able to help share the opportunity with others.
Sophie is up to 5 pounds now. I will send you an updated picture. I just have to break out my camera and take one! I'm sure Sophie misses you very much. If I ever come back out to Ohio for work, maybe I will bring her with me so she can make a visit.
Thank you again and I hope all is well. Take care.
Kelley Nichols
Boston, MA
Special Note: People ask if we ever get attached and find it hard to let puppies go to new homes, and usually, I can answer that though I truly love them, I also know they deserve to be someone's special darling, and I can let them go a bit easier knowing that,,, this puppy I called "Laddie Boy" and when he left, took a little piece of my heart... I know he has a simply wonderful home, but oh how I missed him for the longest time...
Kindest Regards To Becca, Grammy & Lucas,
and fondest love to my little "Laddie"...
Terry
POSTSCRIPT....
Another letter from Becca came in the summer of 2008, there is much room in this old earth...
To read her dear saddest of letters see the bottom of this page....
I Am TOOOOOO Cute!!!!!
"Little Laddie"
Foxglove Farm's
Happy Customers!
I want to say "Thank You!" to all the lovely folks who have given Foxglove Puppies such wonderful homes!!!
Terry Cross
Spoiled to bits in Cape Cod!!!!
References & Testimonials
From Our
"Puppy People!"
Beautiful "Blenheim" Cavachon Puppies!
Thank you so very much to everyone for their kind words & encouragement... You help make what I do a joy every single day! We pray that God bless our puppies & put them in wonderful homes, where they will become blessings & bring great joy to their new owners!!!
Kindest Regards To All!
Terry Ellen Cross
Foxglove Farm
Lucas, Ohio
Hi Terry,
I just wanted to thank you for your time & kindness last Saturday. Christine and I are both Christians, and we feel so blessed to have come accross such a wonderful breeder & more importantly, a wonderful person. This is a VERY important decision for me & I know now after meeting with you that my family is truly getting a new little blessing in our lives. I can't express enough how grateful I am to you!
Thank you and God Bless!
Kim Clements & Family,
Columbus,Ohio
Hi Terry
That sweet little Panda princess is doing very well! She already knows how to sit, lay down, shake paw and speak on command...... not all perfectly you know....but close really counts at this stage of the game.
Puppy class went well. They first wanted me to let her go with all the huge puppies....I said no way. So they had all the big pups on leash and let Panda go around and introduce herself to each of them individually. Much better. Then we took her to the Lexus dealer while we had some service. She was the star of the show there. Later we went to Mounds Pet Food Warehouse and let her "shop". She picked out a few toys and we got her a back pack for her to be carried around and I can still have hands free. She is not so sure of this equipment yet,
Terry....thanks so much for your kindness and support during this tough time for us. Panda had a large hole to fill and every day is better. She is such a joy and has brought much needed laughter and peace to our home. We really treasure our time with her,
Sounds like you had fun with your company. Hope you did ok and did not overdo.
Well....I will say so long for now....typing is tough with this cast.
Take good care,
Janice Bornick
San Francisco CA
Amy Friday, 4/6/07, 3:11 PM
Terry, Thank you so much for our beautiful puppy!! Bode is doing great and just loves everyone! He is quite a little character and just loves to play with the kids and he has even won over my Golden Retriever- very funny to watch him pull her tail! Thanks for such a wonderful experience and raising a well tempered puppy for our home! I will send pictures soon.
Amy
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From: Terry Cross [mailto:oneangelgate@hotmail.com]
Sent: Mon 4/9/2007 11:22 PM
To: Amy Mckenzie
Subject: Thank You Amy!
Hello Amy, I just found your sweet letter in my guestbook & wanted to thank you for your kind works! I'm so happy your Golden agrees with your new family addition!!!
Blessings!
Terry
Hello Terry!
You're welcome! I wanted to make sure it was in a place that others could read- it is always helpful for people looking for a new pet to read from people who have had an experience with the breeder. If you ever need a reference- I would be happy to do that!! Thanks a bunch!
Amy Mckenzie
Michigan
Terry, just thought you'd like to see some recent pictures of Chase....he is doing so well, already house broken and is just wonderful to have around. You can see he's spoiled, spoiled, spoiled!!! He has brought much joy into our house and everyone that meets him, immediately falls in love. Don't know what we ever did without him.........!
I'm absolutely positive he is what he is because of the early nurturing he received at Foxglove......and I can't say thanks enough.
Fondly,
Linda in Oregon
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To those of you viewing this web site in consideration of purchasing a puppy from Terry Cross, I'd like to offer you my personal experience. After interviewing and considering many breeders, my best friend and I put deposits down in March for June babies. We purchased "Muffin's" half-sisters, Sable & White Cavachons. Terry delivered on everything she stated on her site and MORE!! Our little girls even had classical music played to them. Terry's communication and concern for us and the puppies during and after the process was EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE! Terry cares about her puppies for life! Two hours after bringing Molly home, she sat on demand. These dogs, due to Terry's dedication, are SOOO loving and smart! If you are lucky enough to purchase one of Terry's puppies, you'll truly thank God that in this crazy world, there are still people as Terry, who do the right thing for the right reason. Our family will be forever grateful to Terry for the caring and quality job she did to ensure our family a WONDERFUL addition! What a pleasure it is to have Molly in our lives!!!
Kim Clemets
From: Columbus, Ohio
"Our Noah is the Perfect Dog! We bought him from you last May, and he has been entirely a joy! He finished his Canine Good Citizen class & graduated with top honors! He's such a great dog to live with, he's fun & playful with the children and equally happy napping for hours with my elderly mother, we LOVE him!!!!
Rene Abbot
Mass.
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 19:36:28 -0400
From: beccaison
To: oneangelgate@hotmail.com "The Loss Of A Puppy..."
Subject: My Poor Maxwell
Hi Terry,
I have the most awful news ever that I wanted to share with you. Yesterday, I was getting ready to leave the house and told Maxwell to go to his bedroom for a moment, Of course he didn't want to go as he was to happy that I was home from work so I let him go outside thinking I was going to be right behind him and that I would just take him with me. I forgot something and went to go for it and when I turned around saw that he was playing with my outside dog in the road. A truck came and instantly took his life.
I just want to tell you what a wonderful job you did raising my little Maxwell. He was such a good boy . . . a perfect boy that could never be replaced. I know that you give your puppies the most wonderful care before finding them their new home. That was so evident in Maxwell and everything that went into caring for him such as his eating habits, bathing him, etc... It was all so easy and so enjoyable. I am so heartbroken without him here, following me wherever I go, peeping under the closed bedroom door waiting for me to come out, napping with me, letting me cradle him like a baby, watching his "feather-duster" tail sweep the kitchen floor, watching him get excited when I acted like I was going to catch him, him having to sit in my lap while I worked on the computer and so so much more. Last night, It took me quite sometime before I could even allow him to be buried. I just wanted to spend more time with him. He really was my baby. While the pain is excruciating now, the joy he brought to me will never be forgotten and that is much in part to the start you provided him with. I've been meaning to tell you that for sometime now as it was clear to see that no one had a sweetie like me. And now that this happened I just felt like I needed to tell his Mama Terry.
I simply am devastated with the loss of Maxwell and am so let down in myself as well for allowing this to happen. I do want to thank you though for allowing me to be in his life. I love him so dearly and will forever miss his presence.
Sincerely,
Becca
From: Terry Cross (oneangelgate@hotmail.com)
Sent: Wed 5/14/08 9:19 PM
To: Becca Ison (beccaison@)
Oh, Becca, you poor poor dear,,, oh, I am so completely & wretchedly sorry for you,,, I cried reading your email,,, there is nothing that will help,,, but I too have lost the dearest of dogs,,, and it stops your world for some time,,, there is no other way to describe it... I lost my Joey,,,, many years ago,,, I had just had a miscarriage,,, and was in a terrible state at the time,,, Joey was like my child, tiny precious, my dearest little companion... He died terribly as I watched, on the way to the emergency clinic,,, Becca,,, I know the Lord allows things, but I didn't think I could bear the loss of that little dog,,, I needed him so very much at that sad empty time in my life... I still don't understand why, but we just have to trust and go on don't we??? I can tell you that there will be another dog for you,,, though it might seem impossible to believe now,,, but I have had several wonderful little friends since I lost my Joey,,, I have "Miss Marple" now, or Agatha,,, she is a joy & fills my days with laughter... Let me know when you are ready dearheart,,, don't blame yourself,,, he was loved, & had a happy life to the end,,, things just happen,,, we cannot know why,,, I will pray for you that He will bring comfort,,, you know, only by being broken are we of any real consolation to those who are in pain...
God bless,,,
terry
"Maxwell"
