TOPMAC COCKAPOOS-English/American Cockapoo Puppies

Subject: My Cockapoo - Rosie

Dear Sue and Andy

I promised that I would contact you to let you know how everything was going. I had intended doing this much sooner but, as I'm sure you can appreciate, looking after a house, large garden AND a puppy doesn't leave much time to sit down! Hence the delay.

However, I really wanted to get in touch to let you know what a lovely puppy she's turned out to be. You may recall that she made a beeline for me and made it impossible for me to look at the other 3 bitches. She has remained as lively and friendly ever since and I wouldn't swap her for the world. She has a wonderful temperament and loves being fussed over by just about everyone she meets.

I live a 5 minute walk from woods and fields where we walk daily and where she delights in terrorising the local squirrel and rabbit population. Fortunately she's very good at coming back when called! She's been attending dog training sessions since December and took her Kennel Club Bronze Good Citizenship Award a few weeks ago. Unfotunately we failed on one thing - the ability to sit still for one minute - not surprising as everyone including the vet refers to her as hyper! But we shall be going in for it again in mid-June when hopefully we'll advance to the next level. (Since first writing I can now proudly confirm that we have advanced to the Silver class!!)

She's a good traveller and has accompanied me on two lengthy trips up to Blackpool from Hertfordshire and settled very quickly. On short journey's she does like to look out of the front windscreen while balancing on her back legs resting her back on the car seat and one paw on my forearm to steady herself. She's going to get me arrested one of these days. Though I hasten to add she is in a harness.

She attracts a great deal of attention due to her friendly outgoing nature (which is why in the end I named her Rosie) and one of my neighbours has been so impressed that despite having a 22 week old puppy of another breed has asked me for your contact details which I shall give her.

She was 9 months old last Wednesday (now just over 10 months). I finally managed to get her to stay still long enough to measure her this morning and she is 14" high at the shoulder and weighs just over 6 kilos. I'm lucky enough to be able to have her clipped locally by someone who has trained to trim cockapoos so she does look like a cockapoo. I've attached a recent photo of Rosie for you to see

All the best to you both,

Gillian Hague

Hi Andy and Sue

We just thought we would drop you a line to say how Treacle is, he is fine and has loads of personality, he likes to pinch clothes especially socks. He has a nickname 'Sponge dog' as he seems to soak up water, then drops it all over us!

He is quite difficult to get photos of as his eyes tend to disappear, but we had his hair cut at the weekend so here are some photos we took last night.

All the best and thank you so much once again.

Claire and Family

Hi Sue and Andy,

I have just come across your new website and i think that your site is FAB. Its hard to believe that Timmy and Meg are now 8 months old and are the most loving and placid dogs ever.

If you are reading this and are looking for a Cockapoo puppy I recommend Topmac Cockapoos with absolutely no reservations - you really won't find better anywhere else!

lost of love Dawn

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Re: Barney

Hi Sue and Andy,

I hope you are all keeping well. ( and dogs of course ).

No photo this time, but just a line to let you know that Barney exceeded all my hopes at his first agility competition. He flew round two courses like he'd been born for it, and not one mistake. I was well proud of him. I have entered him in another 'junior' competition in mid November. (We'll go if the weather permits0 Then after that he'll be old enough to compete with the grown-ups, so some of them had better watch out.

Also he was finally officially measured at 40cm, so thankfully doesn't have to tackle rediculously high jumps.

The main difficulty with this agility game is that it's impossible to take photos whilst running the dog!!

I keep visiting you'r web site to see if there's any more puppies on the way, as it seems ages since you had the last lot. Have you any signs of any on the way, or do you believe in best keeping quiet until they've actually arrived? Just in case!

Best wishes from all of us,

Stuart

PS When I next get a photo I will send you a copy, but believe me he's gorgeous in every way.