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Pictures from Sandy's previous litter

Khaki Minis & Nano!

Sandy is the mommy of "Pixi" khaki nano beagle from Sandy's last litter a year ago...who went to Karen Richardson and Jon Rubenstein! Karen told us she was recently featured in an HP/Palm announcement as the picture printed to the wireless printer! The Diva is famous!

Sandy's litter has also arrived and hers are khaki nano and mini's !

tiny cutie !

Khaki Nano "Pixi" flew home with her new mommy Karen who is the chairman of the Hi5 network and married to Pixi's new daddy Jon Rubinstein former senior vice president of Apple's iPod division, and now CEO of Palm Inc.

christi showed her how to give a Hi 5 !

gimme Hi5 ! good girl!

playful Pixi princess pose

Day 1-2 Update:

Well, can you believe that we were over 12 hours in transit!! With the 2 hour car ride, 2+ hours plane delay, 5.5 hour flight and drive home - and get this -- Pixi slept the WHOLE flight and did not whine once! I woke her up 3 hours into flight to go piddle on her wee-wee pad which she did promptly. Then we visited the woman in seat 11A who wanted to meet her. (She lives near Monroe and has a daughter that wants a dog - and she grew up with Beagles, so I promptly gave her your card!!! LOL)

When we came home - we played wtih Pixi for 1 hour and then put her to sleep. She went down with no crying and slept for 6 hours!! In fact the only reason I think she awoke was that I turned up the heat in the Apt and noise woke her. I bet she would have slept longer.

Now she is meeting Holly for the first time. Jon just put her on the floor and she is chasing my 73Llb labrador around the room - Histerical.

I will send pictures later today! Got some good ones from this AM when we played .

more later,...

karen

p.s Thanks for everything yesterday . I will cherish the day we spent!

"2 great iPhotos
Taken this afternoon!
(Note the "kahki interiors" that match our new pup!!)
karen and jon"

Sunshine Acres Happy Family Update on Pixi Khaki Nano Beagle!

Subject: Pixi in kindergarten

Well - she went to her first day of puppy "kindergarten" with the most excellent dog trainer to the "stars" - Mike Wombacher.

She was the hit of the class !! Mike (trainer) said in over 16 years and 20,000 hours of training he has never seen a nano beagle!!! He was impressed.
And his wife has met Pixi last week when i had her to the house for an "assessment" -- she loves Pixi!!
So cute and she did really well -- and we had 1 other small dog in the group -- so that is who she played with in "socialization time".
Along with the cutest and most docile HUGE bernese mountain dog!!

I was very proud of our little girl. And we got a cute outfit for her -- I have a picture I will email you of her in her new designer harness and leash!!

She is sleeping 9 hours per night with no widdles. Amazing!!

We are going to go to Tue puppy "mutt-tini" night at the local puppy day care .....Its a Tue night soclal with wine and cheese for adults and puppy play groups -- and a special group for tiny dogs. I hope to get a reservation for next Tue night. Will send pictures if i can get into it.....

karen and the gang...

i have one in pink too! and the leash is pink with cupcakes on it .........

i cant wait to send you a picture of her in her pink cashmere sweater.!

these come from one of the local , yuppy pet stores - where her kindergarten classes are held!

the picture is great - she is an awesome photographer.

"Hey guys!!
We are sending hugs and licks to you from Mexico. I am way overdue to send you recent photos of Pixi. She is doing great -- and cute as ever.
I am copying our good friend Vanessa on this email. She and her husband live in LA and also are next door to us here in Punta Mita Mexico. She is a huge dog person, and like me, no longer has her 2 beloved labradors. She met Pixi last night and LOVED HER.
So she may be in the market for a nano beagle cutie some day!! (i gave her your website link so she could explore) Certainly any pup adopted by the Helfet's would have an equally "diva lifestyle" to our little girl!!
Best
karen, jon and pixi"

(We love networking!

pixi at home in Mexico

Here is Pixi -- taken just a few days ago .

We all wish you a very Happy New Year at Sunshine Acres!! Im sure you have been busy sending home all the Xmas beagles!!

Hugs and Licks.

Karen, Jon and "diva"

Full grown Sunshine Acres Beagle Khaki Pixi in Happy Home

Here she is ,, full grown and loving life in mexico!!

karen and the gamg!

sunshine acres beagle pixi happy daddy Jon Rubenstein in newspaper

FYI

Here is Jon in the Newspaper showing off the new HP TouchPad -- NOTE: the image on the screen is a Sunshine Acres Beagle -- PIXI........

She is FAMOUS>

Hope you are all well. We are great and Pixi is loving life!!

karen

Karen referred her friends Alex & Janine who met Pixi to our family!

Miss CHristina!
>> Alex is a great friend and work-mate who has met and admired Pixi from the start!!!
>> They would love a nano beagle from Sunshine acres and I suggested Coral!!
>> Can you help????? I can totally vouch for them as great dog owners
>> and folks that will give another "diva" a great life in sunny SF!!!
>> Since he and his girlfriend both work full time - i thought a slightly
>> older girl might be better - like Coral ....
>> karen

(Email from Janine sent to Miss C, Karen and Janine's husband Alex)

" Karen, Thank you so much for the kind referral! Alex really does adore Pixi and is very excited to add a nano to our family. Thank you for connecting us with Christina. Perhaps we will have sister dogs some day soon :)
>
Christina, Allow me to tell you a little more about our family and home. We relocated down to the SF area last summer and have finally settled in and are in a good place to add a dog to our pack..."

Alex and Janine later flew out to our home to meet our family and adopt their very own khaki sibling pair "Coral and Dockers" by Jessie, now "Ginger & Deckers" !

07/16/2011 From Karen: "I will see Alex in 2 weeks and ask about his pups -- we are suppose to get together later this summer at beach and ill take pics of all 3 and send to you!!"

09/03/2011 "We spent the day with the whole gang of Sunshine Acres khaki beagles pups !!!

Aren't they the CUTEST!!

karen, jon -- and Pixi

alex, janine, olivia -- Ginger and Deckers"

Click here to see Ginger & Decker's happy family page!

"Sandie" & "Sadie"

We began making plans for the girls' homecoming and they booked their flight home through Continental and had them home in time for their week home from school! They were able to purchase our new crate, bed, and travel kit which we keep on hand here for moments like these, and prepaid via paypal so that we could take the girls to the vet for them for their health certifications and letters of acclimation to fly out of state, and check the girls into Continental for their flight home.

Since we started this process my kids have been made to take care of two stuffed doggies as if they were real. They walk them feed them and clean up their poopies. How funny!!! We have our puppy rules posted in the kitchen. My kids know to follow my lead and if you ever met my 150 pound great Dane you would be impressed about how well trained she was. She never even walked out the door before allowing me to go first. She was my pride and joy. She was the first dog I had ever raised from a pup and I think I did a fine job. The kids were able to stick their hands in her bowl while she was eating. Pat pat on my back ;) ha ha ha!!!!!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making this so special and for allowing us to have them this week. It's going to be an incredible bonding time. Gonna call continental now and I'll get back to you and I'm gonna send the payment now. Our solid head girlie will be called Sandy and our blaze girlie will be called Sadie. Just let me know those weights so I can call. Thank you sooooo much!!

Sent from Chyrise's IPod

Chyrise sent updates!!

I can't find any words to describe these baby girls. The pictures don't do them any justice at all they have an outstanding color. I didn't imagine they would be so tiny. The wait was so worth it. I'm glad we were patient even though it was a very hard thing to do. Thank you for giving us this spectacular experience. All our appreciation for all you do --- the brown family

Sent from Chyrise's IPod

Hey you guys,
I needed to take the time to tell you that your girls slept for 5 hours. They woke up and cried a little. I gave them some lovin(ok lots). They did peepers and then back off to sleep. I absolutely did NOT expect that I would actually get some sleep. Everyone that looks through your web pages needs to know that these babies are so much more then a photo allows. Their color is not just " khaki" like the pants. It's like lilac. It's so beautiful. And it's the softest coat we have ever felt on a dog. My kids said that when they took them out of the crate at the airport a crowd gathered around them. In fact the woman who was awaiting her Labrador wanted our baby girls instead. Haha! This was one of the greatest decisions we ever made. I'm so happy we got two babies. It's amazing how you guys just know how everything will work out. I can't believe we finally have sunshine beagle pups. Now I can take a break from checking my emails obsessively ;). I still can't get away from that website though. I have a feeling that when people see them you guys are going to be shipping a lot of pups to New York. Speaking of which my girlfriend Lynn called me in a frenzy last night needing to know everything I could tell her about the whole experience because she had just sent you guys an email requesting to be an approved family(the McCandlesses). I turned her onto your site a few weeks ago and she's been hooked ever since. She asked me about sandys nano baby and I told her that she's very popular. We had even asked about her ourselves. I can't imagine how small she is as a nano based on how small our girlies are. I didn't expect them to be so teenie tiny. The pics make them look big! They are cuddling together right now. So glad they have eachother. Well I won't take anymore of your time. I will let you breathe for a while ;). I just needed to once again express my gratitude for breeding such magnificently beautiful and well behaved puppies. So glad we didn't settle for the pet store ;). You guys rock!!!!!!!!!! --chyrise

Sent from Chyrise's IPod

Hey sunshine gang,
We thought you would enjoy some pictures of your girls. They are doing incredible!!! It has been less than a week and they are sleeping through the night. 9 hours straight!!!! Can you believe it? They wake every morning at 7:30 and are eager to get going with breakfast and playing with the family. They have definitely identified me as their momma and cry every time they see me. They just want me to love them. It is soooo cute. They have adjusted so quickly. They have completely exceeded our expections in every way! Thank You again for allowing them to be a part of our family.

P.S we bought them a big pink kiddie pool that has plenty of room in it so that they can run around and play but without the ability to have free range of the house. It is working perfectly because the kids can sit in there too without the worry of them breaking free. We even put their paper in there and they stop what they are doing and go potty. They are so behaved!!!!What a delight!
Enjoy the pics and we will be in touch,
Chyrise(The Brown Family)

Sunshine Acres Happy Family Update on Charlotte Khaki Mini Beagle!

Hello Miss Christina,

Hope all is well at Sunshine Acres!

We thought we'd send you a quick update and some photos of Charlotte, who is now a very playful 5 month old!

She is fantastic! She's been doing well learning her good manners, and we've been going for walks on leash. She is the friendliest pup, and has such a love for life. She turns heads wherever we go.

And, she might be the fastest beagle ever born. She can tuck her rear under her, and just go!

She runs circles around the children, and they love it.

Also, she is so incredibly suggleful. When you hold her, she always hugs you around the neck with her chin and neck. They are the sweetest hugs.

We still can't believe how small she is. We always thought our beagle Andy was a small one, but she is less that 1/2 his height! So petite and perfect. And her color!! I never knew that I would be so in love with khaki's! She's so soft and so beautiful...well I guess you know all about that! :)

Anyway, thank you again for giving us the perfect addition to our family.

Sincerely,

The Lagasse's: Lance, Valerie, Ryan, and Troy

Maggie Mae Maddin!

Khaki Maggie Mae by Sandy flew home with Candace to Las Vegas!

Maggie Mae joined Jimmy & Candace from Las Vegas!

Jimmy owns a resturaunt there in Las Vegas Hotel California and Cantina! Candace said if we’re ever in Las Vegas, we know where to go, and they would get us in over at the restaurant and hook us up with places around the area. Hopefully a courier trip will lead us to the West in the future, and we can visit MaggieMae and her wonderful family there in Las Vegas (maybe when Candace gets her second)!

Candace also heads Create A Change Now, planting edible gardens and working with world-class chefs to bring nutrition to children. The nonprofit organization is literally planting seeds for a healthier generation through organic gardens maintained at schools in the Las Vegas area, and is cultivating an appreciation for the reality of true substance as children grow their own natural food, and are shown how to cook it up healthy and delicious through positive role models.

This community project is intended to bring nutrition education back into our schools. With all the cuts recently, education has been on the chopping block, said Candace, and nutrition has been one of the curriculums dropped from classroom culture.

The value of nutrition is a fundamental reality that is most important for children to understand now, as they form healthy decision making that will effect the rest of their lives. As a community, we must recognize the value of nutrition in shaping our lives for a healthier tomorrow, so that we may truly live a wholesome life. As society grows, lets not forget the essentials that make us who we are, and the healthy choices that promote life, not only for ourselves, but for the fruitfulness of our children as well.

One day we may be able to get something started here in the Charlotte area!

Christi and Jake met with Candace at the airport to help her welcome home her new baby Maggie Mae aka Sierra!

Maggie Mae meets Candace!

Maggie Mae meets Candace Maddin Ready to fly home!

"Ms. Christina, Christi and Jake ~

We both arrived in Las Vegas, an hour late, but with no issues whatsoever! She was an absolute doll and never let out a peep! Once we arrived back at the home, it was late, but Tiffany Jimmy and I sat up while she entertained us for several hours. She then went right in her crate next to our bed and slept the whole night. The names we had were to keep her' Sierra' or change it to Maggie Mae. We were waiting to meet her and then decide. Well, she is definitely our Maggie Mae! I wish you could have seen the joy on Jimmy's and Tiffany's faces!!! I personally, haven't wiped the smile off my face yet! I hope you all know how much we look forward to a lifetime with her filled with much joy, spoiling and companionship! Jimmy and I have played with her all morning now, she went down for a nice nap, we played some more and is now doing quiet time in a restricted area right next to me while I type. What a delight she is!!!!

We will stay in touch as promised! We go introduce her to Dr. Yach this afternoon - the whole office is excited to meet her!

With much love & licks!

Candace, Jimmy and Maggie!"

"She is just a doll! We are having so much fun with her. Jimmy doesn't even want to go to the restaurant any more. Just wants to stay home with her and I! She is just the sweetest!! I have a new toy and blankie that will be mailed off to you - I really think that helped having a blanket and toy to send her home on the plane with. She sleeps all night long and is doing just great. She has a personality to die for!!! I will send off some photos soon. I did post one on your facebook site. More later . . .Hello to all!

Candace"

"Ms. C and Christi~

Quote me on this:

Oh My Gosh! We couldn't have been matched any better with our new wonderful little girl, Maggie Mae! Our 4 month Khaki Mini girl was the perfect match for Jimmy and I. It was a bit unnerving adopting a puppy sight unseen and from photos on a website. But knowing Ms. C and Christi read about our family in our letter for consideration, we place our trust in their knowledge of their babies and matching us up and boy, did they do well!!! Not only is Maggie adorable, but she is a smart cookie too! She entertains us all day until we are laughing in stitches, cuddles with us at night until it's lights out and crate time and is excelling in her positive reinforcement training sessions. I hope you both know how happy this family is with our new addition and we look forward to sharing her growing years with you!

Love 'n Licks!

Jimmy & Candace Maddin"

Maggie Mae and Tiffany!

Maggie Mae loves RVing!

Sunshine Acres Happy Family Update on Maggie Mae Khaki Mini Beagle! 10/10/2011

Dear Miss Christina and Christi,

Wanted to let you know our little Maggie Mae was spayed last week and is doing great. She had to have her two upper K-9's extracted as the baby teeth did not fall out. She now weighs 12.5 lbs. We have one question for you:

Are all your pups as adorable and loving as Maggie?? I keep telling Jimmy that if he could sell this restaurant, we'll move back east and buy several acres and just raise a half a dozen more minis! Honestly, she has brought us so much joy and happiness and is the best addition to our lives. I think she would tell you she's pretty happy with us, too! We couldn't love her any more. Jimmy's favorite time of the day is when we get in bed and she cuddles up on his pillow above his head. He always goes to sleep with a smile on his face!

Hope you are well and happy!!! If you ever got to Las Vegas, CALL US!

Love & Licks ~

Candace & Jimmy Maddin

p.s. Christi - visit my website (www.createachangenow.org) and see the gardens we've put in schools. We are currently working with a school called Whitney Elementary. The principal Sherri Gahn was just featured on the Ellen DeGeneres show as 86% of the kids are homeless!

Dear Miss Christina and Christy,

Hope you are well and happy!!! If you ever got to Las Vegas, CALL US!

Love & Licks ~

Candace & Jimmy Maddin

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