Satisfied Customer Profile
Dear Lynn,
I’ve been looking for time to sit down and express my sincere gratitude for the fine work accomplished at Laura Kennels. This rainy overcast afternoon gives me a little break to write. I’ve had Jack for over a month and in that time he and I have bonded like I could not have imagined. My best friend talks in depth about her “dog of a lifetime” and I have always been acutely aware that, while all of my dogs have been special, none has ever been what she describes hers as: a working companion who would give his life for hers. I saw that dog working- a dual personality protection dog with six years of training in French Ring- and I was in awe. Until Cracker Jack came along I didn’t think it was possible for me to have such a companion, but I see it in his eyes. He’s my boy, my dog of a lifetime, and my friend agrees.
Jack is so easy to train. He has an enormous sense of propriety and is more eager to please me than he is in anything. I’m often asked if I work alone. In the past I’ve answered, yes. Living in the middle of nowhere, without a neighbor in sight, I work alone. For the past few weeks, as Jack has acclimated to my strange day- long routine, I think twice about the answer I give. I no longer work alone. I wake up at 5 with Jack at my heels and I drop off to the sleep of the exhausted at 9 with a sleepy Jack beside me. There’s not one moment that Jack is not happily by my side
Jack thinks things through with amazing stability. I breed razorbacks, and they raise quite a ruckus at mealtime. Jack waits beside each pen as I feed and clean. When I go inside, he keeps his eyes on me. The sows are tame but the boar is another story. Jack has never backed down from the threats of an animal here – from the bluffs of the 30-pound turkey toms to the head-butting dairy goats. At just 25 pounds right now, most animals outweigh him and outsize him many times over. The boar “woofs” and rushes the fence where Jack patiently sits. Jack doesn’t flinch. He leans in to smell the boar through the fence, and the boar, seeing no reaction to his impressive display, walks away. Seeing Jack behave in situations that require thought and steadiness, I can’t overlook the careful breeding that has produced such a fine companion.
My best friend also cautioned me about purchasing an American Bulldog over the internet. She went with me on our six hour drive to pick up Jack. All the way home I joked to her about her cautions. She would not have done it. But I had read about AB’s and I had studied the bloodline. I read the letters of recommendations from happy satisfied customers (with secret envy), and I had spent hours looking at puppy photos and reading stories. My e-mails were quickly and thoroughly answered (and they still are). I received the most precious gift of fur that day. For once in my life I was at the right place at the right time and my prayers to find a dog like my friend’s dog, a dog like Jack, were answered by Laura Kennels. I am profoundly and humbly in your debt.
Sincerely,
Marcia Pimentel
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Hi Lynn, Jack would have been a deal at $2K. I've no knowledge of conformation but as for a companion and working animal on a small homestead, he is excellence itself. With no formal training he knows which animals need to be rounded up. He will put all the livestock in their pens but he knows to leave my "pet" wild pig to herself. She'll come up to Jack and give him kisses. He has no aggression around food, treats, or toys. He shares everything with my two other dogs. You've got a line of Bulldogs that is extraordinary. Jack wins friends wherever he goes but he is loyal only to me.
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Jack at 13 months old
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