We love our babies. Macchiato looks a lot like Biscotti. He's very handsome and pretty big. Frappuccino is still the dominant one, although he's still a pound lighter and very cute. They are both very cuddly. Chino likes to lay on my shoulder like a baby. Macchiato is a little bigger, so he sits beside me or lays on me when I'm on the couch. Sometimes I have both of them laying on me. They cuddle with everybody though, and they sleep with Michael in his room. The last time we had them weighed, Macchiato was a little under 16 pounds, I think. Chino was a pound lighter. Bill just tried to measure their height, and as best we can tell, Macchi is about 14 inches at the shoulder and Chino is about 13 inches at the shoulder...The boys are just as happy and healthy as ever. Macchiato has been doing something really cute - when he wants to be let out of the play yard, or wants over the gate, he whines, and it sounds like "Ma-ma!" I'm sure that's not really what he's saying (?), but he knows that I like it, and he's starting to do it on command. He's sitting in my lap right now, and Bill's holding Frappuccino...We love the boys very much.
      Michael is having a great time with them. They greet him very excitedly every morning when he gets up by jumping all over him and licking his face. And before we got the guys, I had never seen Bill actually cuddle an animal or let one sleep on him! I see that all the time now. I'm just in love with them. They're my babies, and I can't wait to get home from work everyday to see them. . . Potty training has gone well - they're both going outside. They love playing in the backyard. It's not a very big yard, but they do figure-8s at a full bore and get plenty of exercise...The boys discovered that they can make a loop around the kitchen, the family room and the dining room. They chase each other about a hundred miles an hour around the loop. The wood floors are slippery, so it's pretty comical. I'm glad we kept them together, too.  We love them so much. They are such clowns. . . Michael got a Nintendo Wii, and Chino likes to sit and watch the screen. He's a smarty and very observant...Yesterday they were sitting behind me watching me put on my makeup. They wanted to be picked up, so I just stood there and cuddled both of them for about three minutes. Frappuccino was looking around the whole time (of course), but Macchioto put his head on my shoulder and gazed longingly into my eyes. Talk about a relaxing three minutes - I think my blood pressure actually dropped to normal! We would love to come to a puppy reunion. Erin will be out of town August 11-21, but other than that we are completely free.
Lisa Olson, Lynnwood, WA

      Just wanted to give you a quick update - Chai is such a sweetie!!! I'm not sure if he has reached his full size yet, or if he still has some growing to do, but if he is completely grown I think he's even smaller than Spressi. Even though I thought I wanted my mini to be on the larger side, I love the fact that Chai is still so small, cute and cuddly. He has been such a great puppy too - no ruined shoes, furniture, etc. - he plays with his own toys, occassionally tries to steal one of the girls' stuffed animals, but if I talk to him in a stern voice he literally crawls up to me, completely grovelling, and gives it back. He's so cute.
      Don't know if I've described to you how Chai tries to play with the peacocks, but it is really funny. He is so full of joy and has NO idea that the peacocks are NOT playing! He loves to run around the trail with me, and is seemingly tireless when we are outside. But then when we come in, he'll cuddle up next to one of the girls and just lay there relaxing. He puts himself  to bed every night around 8pm when the girls go to sleep - curls up on a blankie on the couch, or even goes into Tamaroon (his crate) all by himself and just conks out for the entire night. He will bark when somebody new comes to the door, but once he knows that WE know somebody is there, he's completely friendly and quiet. James has been building retaining walls, and we have a huge stack of them next to our back porch. Chai loves to climb to the top of the stack and sit on his "throne" overlooking the yard.  He is really cute when he gets up there - his whole posture changes - he stands so tall and sits up straight with his back proudly arched and surveys his kingdom. He's a real character. I still haven't taken him to the groomer - I've been clipping him myself, keeping him a shaggy puppy. We love him so much - hope all your other babies are doing as well.
Sue Guerrero, Lakewood, WA

      My husband and I could not be happier with our little girl Bella Marina. She (as does all Val's puppies) has the best personality, is very well socialized, and a real cuddler. We just took her to out vet for her final set of shots this week, and she is a little ball of health! Please feel free to call if you have any questions as we could not begin to write a review good enough for the quality of Val's puppies.
Kit & Gina Purdy, Seattle, WA

      Miss Molly is an absolute love - especially after she turned one! At the vets last month she weighed 10lbs, 8 oz. She is VERY tiny. She's very affectionate and loves to go to our summer place where she can run untethered because there is no traffic. She's so fast, we call her the chocolate rocket. She has 2 "cousin" dogs who live next door and they are great playmates. I'm attaching a fairly recent picture so you can see how sweet she is...What an absolutely adorable baby Molly is! At the vets 3 weeks ago she weighed 5 lbs 3 oz. She goes for her last puppy shots tomorrow, and her first grooming is on Monday! Right now she looks like a little brown bear. She comes to work with me 4 days a week, and is the official "Valpak Morale Officer." We have one office that's empty, so her pink crate (with the padded liner, doncha know) is in that room so her nap time is quiet. The rest of the time, she's racing like a horse from one end of the office to the other - and it's a large office! She gets lots of cuddles and loves everyone.
Lee Connelly, Sammamish, WA

      Leo & Ellen here with puppy Victoria - who has now completed her puppy shots. She is a very healthy puppy! Victoria weighs 10 lbs and 7oz now and is a furry little ball. I have been giving her a bath when absolutely needed. She is very good about having a bath and loves the end part of being wrapped up in the towel. We have 2 more classes of puppy boot camp to go. She is learning fast! Very eager to have her turn with the instructor!!!! I am taking her on her first big road trip to Jasper, Alberta next week. We will be doing lots of walking while there.
      Vicki comes with me to work each day and is a delight to the seniors that I work with. They have to have their puppy fix! I believe that the sewing ladies are making her a little quilt. I have a baby gate on my office door and she is getting much better about letting me out of the office without whining. When she is not chewing on a toy, she lays under my computer desk at my feet on a nice crochet throw...then we go home and give Rupert (our 2 yr old Portugese Water Dog) a run at lunchtime. They play very well together. Vicki is always pestering him, but he takes it and never has been mean when correcting her. She loves to run along beside him and bite and jump at his poor ear....They are very entertaining to us and keep each other company too... She sleeps on our bed and lately has been making it completely through the night. Yea! Good news for my husband who is usually the one that is assisting her to the front yard. . . Vicki is super smart (but you already know that :)  Leo was working on "sit" already with great results! Our couch is quite high and she can climb up there, but if you are sitting there and put your hand down Vicki will lean into your palm and then you can pull her up easily. She is persistent, and if you don't want her to be somewhere she will become determined to be there! I think her favorite thing is to pack around a rose petal in her mouth that has floated to the ground. We both dearly love her and can't imagine our household without her!
Leo & Ellen Palmer, Sedro-Woolley, WA

      Sunny is doing great. He whined a little bit for the first day or so, but he really took to his Bobo toy and his Kong. Kimberly has been spending a lot of time with him, potty training him and teaching him new things (he is so smart!). We took some pictures of him when we first brought him home; we will send those to you ASAP.  When I got home from work tonight, he was chilling himself by the fan (he loves it!) and trying to stay cool on this very hot day. When he gets too warm, he goes back into our master bedroom (which is about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the rest of the house) for water and lays down in his crate for awhile. He hated walking all of the tile floors in our house until today, Kimberly trained him that it's "OK" to walk on tile. Now he goes into every room! He is the cutest little guy; he is very affectionate, loves to be right by our side, and loves to give us licky kisses all of the time. We get him really excited when he goes to the vet, so he seems to think it's a vacation and actually likes it. He will lick the doctor when he gets a shot, and our vet says he is the most loving puppy she has come across in a long time. On his last vet visit, we specifically had the doctor give him vaccinations for any water parasites that he may encounter. We took him to the lake this weekend, where we taught him how to be a real water retriever. He took right to the water, wading at first and then starting to swim (he is a very, very, very strong swimmer). We played fetch with him using a stick, and he got to the point where we could throw it about 15 feet out and he would jump in and retrieve it.
Michael and Kimberly Tabbutt, Renton, WA

      Our family are the owners of Sir Johann, from Spressi's first litter. He is a very sweet, very smart boy, and very well behaved. Although he isn't neutered (we bred him once and he is a daddy!), he doesn't mark his territory in the house. He sleeps on our 16 year old son's bed. He recently started walking off-leash, and stays right where he is supposed to. Even at 3 years old, he entertains himself (and us!) playing with his toys. Everyone who comes to our house wants to take him home! If you are lucky enough to get one of Spressi's puppies, you won't be sorry!
Louise Molieri, Castle Rock, CO

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