Mon, 23 Aug 1999 19:14:06 EDT - from John

Hey Ya'll,

Well, for the ones on the list that done know the story I'll start at the beginning and put it in a nut shell.
I signed onto the list in December 98 interested in getting a companion for Brutus to help with his recovery. Hoping he'd relearn things faster.
Lynn (Zehava1) had a MinPin and was looking for a home. (Mag's site should still have the original posts) she had "Bones." I agreed to foster Bones to "give it a try" well after a week Brutus still wouldn't eat and wanted NO part of Bones. Lynn and I had kept in touch about Bones and she knew it wasn''t going to workout. We found a good home for Bones and in the mean time became a couple too!

So to make a long story short, Susan hooked Lynn and I up to foster a MinPin and we fell in love while rescuing Minpin's. Now, 20 some odd MinPin's later, many miles later and many wonderful times together in 8 months, I've asked Lynn to marry me today. SHE SAID YES!!!!!!!!!!
A special thank you to Susan (Cupid) for helping me after 35 years meet my soulmate and to IMPS for rescuing ME!

Lots of love and Thanks to IMPS,
John and Lynn (soon to be John, Lynn, Brutus and Giselle Bryant)

Thu, 7 Oct 1999 21:27:48 EDT - from Lynn

Hi Mag:

This is a much better (we think) picture of me & John. We were in Chattanooga, Tn. for the day & of course, we brought the puppies with us. This was taken right before we became engaged. Wedding just over a month away now...... :)

Lynn & Little G.

Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:21:05 EDT - from Lynn

Hi Mag:

Here are a couple of pictures of "Boscoe" (Bossy) that we took before he was placed. He is the rescue that the kind vet did hip surgery on for FREE, then the vet called rescue & gave Bossy to us. We think he quite liked the camera (and Gissy!).

"The Triplets"

Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:26:46 EDT - from Lynn

Here are a couple of pics of Giselle, Max & Brutus. One in front of the fire & the other all smooshed into a little bed....you can bearly see Brutus' head poking out!

Painting of Jerry Lee

Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:31:13 EDT - from Lynn

Here is the painting I did of Jerry Lee. He is the little 2 year old MinPin that belonged to my friend Jan. Jerry Lee did Agility, but died in July of Lepto before he was diagnosed. I painted this picture for my friend in rememberance of him. I don't know how it will scan, but the painting really did look exactly like him in person.

Giselle waiting to do Agility

Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:34:39 EDT - from Lynn

This is a pic of Giselle waiting her turn to do Agility. You can sort of see the equiptment in the background. I liked this shot because she looks soooo small in that huge field....and very contemplative... Really, I think she was just mad because she had to sit still for one minute!!!

Last pic

Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:39:51 EDT - from Lynn

Here is a pic of me & Gissy doing the weave poles at a recent trial. Just look at her GOOO!!! Now, Liz in the UK, say nothing about my feet being planted to the ground, promise??? :)

Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:14:07 EST - from Lynn

Hi Mag: Here are some photos of Cocoa, the rescue I picked up this morning.

Here's the pic of Rugrat...she's a little smaller than Cocoa, but not by much!

Lynn

Thu, 25 Nov 1999 21:47:10 EST - from Lynn

Hi Mag: Here are a very few pics of immediately after the wedding and in the carriage just outside the chapel. We haven't received any back yet from inside the chapel itself. We do have some of the reception as well, but I'll have to scan those another day. So, here is just a taste........

Lynn BRYANT :)

For Full Size pic - click on picture!

Thu, 2 Dec 1999 19:24:12 EST - from Lynn

Hi Mag: The first pic is of Taz with his new boy, Donald. We think they fell in love with each other right away...

The second pic is of Jim with Lola. Jim had just driven 5 1/2 hours to pick up his new little girl & they love her very much. She now has a home in sunny Florida & we are told is enjoying nighttime very much under the covers!

Mon, 6 Dec 1999 18:18:50 EST - from Lynn

Hi Mag:

Here are finally some wedding pics with Giselle &Brutus in them.

Lynn

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 16:41:36 EST - from Lynn

There are a lot more pics... go to http://members.xoom.com/minpinlist/lynn000122.html to see them all!

Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:58:53 EST - from Lynn

Here are some new pics of Giselle doing Agility. The jump one was taken on 2/27/00 while at a NADAC trial.

The one of her going through the tire was taken last weekend, 3/3/00.

When we watch everyone else doing Agility, Maxi-pup likes to "ride" in my jacket. I LOVE this picture of him. He wants to do Agility very badly, but he's not old enough yet at only 11 months. His time is coming though!

Lynn & Little G.

Sun, 26 Mar 2000 13:36:56 PST - from The Ivey's

Just was able to see the site on our Simon,from back in April. Wanted to let someone know how wonderfully he is doing. After a bit of adjustment, he has become too smart for his own good. He has become "Daddy's favorite!" and is very close to Charles. Simon keeps life interesting and has become the real show off in the group of MinPins we have. I have recently begun clicker training for all three of my "babies" but guess who has responded to it the fastest? Yup simon! You can almost see him think. I am very interested in contacting someone to discuss agility possibilities but am stumped. If anyone out there can help please contact me. Again, Simon has been one of the best things to happen to us! We love him, as well as his sister and brother do too. Hope to hear from someone soon about the agility.

Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:38:19 EDT - from Lynn

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:16:00 EDT - from Lynn

Hi Mag:

Of course, I shamelessly request that you post more pics of my Giselle on the website :)

These two pics (sent separately) I call 'Giselle "LaFuma" Gambeski, because she is sitting in my (HER) new LaFuma reclining chair at the Agility Trial this weekend. We were done for the day and she is relaxing in the chair. She IS the Queen!! LOL

Here is the other pic.

Thanks so much!

Lynn and Little G.

Tue, 13 Jun 2000 22:28:08 EDT - from Lynn

THESE pictures are of the pups from the other b/t female. As you can see, one of the pups is white and we already adopted her out as well. Everyone wanted to see the pups, so I'm sending these to you to post on the website.

Thanks so much,

Lynn

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 21:41:30 EDT - from Pandora, via Lynn

Hi Mag:

This is from Pandora, one of the dogs we rescued from the NC kill shelter. She seems pretty happy!!!

Lynn & Little G.

Aunt Lynn, Hi it's me Pandora . First I want to thank you for finding me such a great home,I am having a wonderful time. I have learned so much,like finding the doggie door and how to sit for treats and how to fetch a ball.Samson and Delilah are my best friends and we have tons of fun.Please keep in touch and come and see us soon. Nap time ,tennis practice is hell . Love Ya!   Pandora

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 22:20:55 EDT - from Jenny

Hi Mag,

Here are some pictures of Bud my red minpin, Keesha my husky, Beethoven my foster minpin, Dot (puppy) my foster minpin, and my son Dylan...

The minpin playing basketball is Beethoven my foster with the bad back. There is also 2 pictures of the Atlanta adoptathon.

Thanks
Jenny

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:17:40 EDT - from Lynn

Hi Mag:

Here are some recent pics of Brutus Bryant being STILL. Amazing.....

Lynn

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:22:39 EDT - from Lynn

Here are some latest pics of Gisella-Vanilla-Consuela-BanaNA! That's the longest nickname she has...LOL....and Maxi-pup. Gisella only weighs 8.5 lbs. and Maxi-pup weighs in at 6.2 soaking wet!!! There is about an inch height difference with Maxi at 10.25 inches tall. Cute, cute!

Lynn

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:27:52 EDT - from Lynn

Here are some pics of Cayenne & Oliver, the two 6 week old rescues we took in this past March. Oliver ears stood up even then.

Lynn

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:32:02 EDT - from Lynn

Here are two pics of John & I on our outing to the Blue Ridge Railroad. It was our first week without having the pups or foster dogs in more than three months!!

Lynn

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 20:19:12 EDT - from Lynn
Click here for previous posts.

Hi Mag: Here is a pic of Pandora, one of the NC kill shelter rescues, on her birthday, per her mom's note....

L.

Good Morning !

Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but life is hectic in a home ruled by the King and Queens of the world ( hereafter known as the MP Bunch).I am going to send you pictures of the birthday bash just as soon as everyone decides which ones are the " best" . Samson and Pandoras birthdays are just two weeks apart so one party was just right,of course Delilah thought it was all for her ( Diva's !!) I did send this quick snap of Pandora with one of her presents ,the all glorious cow hoof, and will send more later.We were so glad to hear that all the babies were adopted and feel really lucky to have found Pandora,she is a welcome addition to the MP Bunch. Well gotta run it's feeding time at the old homestead ....is that Sam ringing that dang dinner bell ?? SAM !!!

Sat, 22 Jul 2000 14:02:55 -0400 - from Elizabeth

Well, Snickers is here in Georgia for his rest stop before heading to Jenny tomorrow. Here are the first pics of him.
Snickers has a tattoo!! It's on the inside of his hind leg. He's a very big boy at 16". Flea bites all on inside of his legs.

Thanks,
Elizabeth

Fri, 28 Jul 2000 18:09:37 EDT - from Lynn

Hi Mag:

These two pics & their comments are sent to us from Peggy Anders, the lady that adopted Pandora from us. This is one of her other minpins, Sam.
Enjoy!

L.

Good Morning!

Just a note to let you know that I did receive your e-mail. Please feel free to post any of my babies pictures on the minpin site. I also wanted to tell about Pandora, she was stung by a bee (or yellow jacket we are not sure) and had a mild reaction to it I gave her childrens Benadryl and it fixed her right up. I thought anyone who may have adopted from this litter may like to know in case it was a family "thing" Now down to the real business at hand, do you have a problem getting John to start or finish all those little odd jobs around the house? Well never fear I have found the ultimate job foreman. His prices are very reasonable (works for kibble) and will be sure to "stay on Johns back" until the job or project is finished. Let us know if you can use him as I am his contact with the business world. And now you too can see the power of "The Saminator"!!

Even with his dogged determination to get the job done "The Saminator" takes it easy on Fridays.

Til next time (with party picture I hope) Have a great day!

Sat, 5 Aug 2000 19:14:53 -0400 - from Elizabeth

This is the funniest thing I've ever seen. This is my foster Mickey. He is jumping next to a 6 foot fence! One jump had his nose even with the top railing! What an athletic dog. Think this is agility material???

Elizabeth
IMPS-GA