Testimonials

April 29th 2010

We are very pleased with our our Italian Spinone pup from Dan Hormann since the day we got her. She only had two accidents in our home , she was almost completely potty trained at 8 weeks. She was totally comfortable in her crate and still is. She is beautiful and her pleasant disposition was a great bonus to us.

Our "Stella" has grown in to be a wonderful dog and has come from a wonderful breeder. My husband and I are very pleased with her. We can not believe how intelligent she is. We have a Culligan water cooler and she will water herself by going over pulling one of the levers with her teeth and fill the tray to drink out of it. She only uses the white lever so that we can use the blue one. My daughter who is 10 wanted to teach her some tricks one day. She learned shake in less than 10 minutes and lay down in less than 15 minutes. She has not forgot either one. She is very smart and quick to learn, wanting to please us. Our Stella is going to be one year old in June 2010 and she is already big and beautiful. I can only imagine things getting better with age. She is defiantly part of our family and loved very much.

Angela

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October 20th 2009:
Rufus is a fantastic addition to the family and since day one when we picked him up at the airport has been an absolute peach. He's very healthy and growing fast, currently weighing in at around 45 pounds. He’s definitely a curious one, has an amazing temperament and has been a real trouper as we moved to our new house last month. He loved spending time at our family cottage this summer (though didn't show a natural love for the water despite being a good little swimmer!), he has has a great back yard, and large leash-free dog park just around the corner from our place; we're looking forward to seeing him react to his first major snow fall! He is incredibly socialized – whether with other dogs or people, and very affectionate and calm –as people keep telling us – particularly for a puppy! In short, we’re enamored, and can’t thank you enough (I suppose we should really thank Stella and Bubba!) for bringing him into our lives.

We’d be very happy to give a testimonial to you as a breeder and/or on the dog’s blog, so please let us know if this is of interest. We have posted a few pictures of Rufus from the last few months... you can see them at http://tinyurl.com/yfarxel

Thanks again Dan.

All the best, Melanie and Ali (and Rufus) ~ Toronto Ontario Canada

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We purchased two pups from Dan. The first one, Max , was a gentle and completely docile as a puppy.
He had all of his shots, was micro-chipped and everything else guaranteed by the breeder. He was amazing.

Our second pup, Massimo, is a bolt of energy. He is very social but still true to the breed. He is active yet does
not jump and scratch our daughter and other children that come to our home. Our vet loves him as they are a
breed that is not seen often in the south.

Both puppies were/are healthy.

All the literature about this breed is accurate. They need your attention or just to be at your feet or in your lap.
If I get onto Max for something, you can see in his eyes he needs positive encouragement that I love him and that
he is upset that he disappointed me. He is amazing.

They are so smart! ~He is a cuddlier. ~ I just don't know what I am going to do in a couple of months when he is
still mentally a puppy but almost as big if not as big as me. He is amazing though. I know I use that word allot, but
they have such quick wit, love their owners attention and will do anything to please you. My daughter is really into
acting out movies and Max is right beside her.

He has already gotten use to the crate and only cries when he needs to potty. This is great to me. We have had
other breeds before that were so hard to crate and potty train. Max is not that way.

Dan is great! Both of the sales went smoothly. We flew up there instead of shipping the pups. We didn't want them
to be in the cargo area for their first trip away from their mom. The plane rides went smoothly both times. We got
several compliments on how great the pups did. Not a peep the entire flight.

J & D Kirkendall ~ Mc Kinney, Texas 12-28-07

Note:

The first puppy the Kirkendall’s purchased “Max”, died in a freak accident only two day’s after they purchased him.
So they purchased a second one “Massimo”.

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Cleveland "Suckup"

I purchased my male Spinone (Cleveland) from Dan about 3 weeks ago. After numerous conversations on the phone with Dan, I decided that one of his puppies would be a perfect fit in my home. He had all of his shots and was micro-chipped when I got him. His first trip to his new vet went great. He was as healthy as could be and the Vet was extremely excited about seeing him considering the breed is very rare in Alabama.

In the 3 weeks that I have had Cleveland, he keeps surprising me every day. Everything that I had read about the bread before I bought Cleveland has been very accurate with his mannerisms. He craves attention and everyone that has come by to see him comments on his temperament, uniqueness and looks. I have received tons of compliments and many people seem to be very curious about the breed.

Cleveland is very smart. We have been working together every day and he is a quick learner. I am crate training him and he has done great so far. He lets me know, when he needs to go outside and needless to say he hasn’t had any “accidents” inside the house yet.

Dan and I have kept in touch since I bought Cleveland. Every since the first time I spoke with Dan on the phone, I felt like I could trust him. The sale went great and I expect that Dan and I will continue to stay in touch.

D. B. Seymour ~ Birmingham, Alabama ~February 21st 2008

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