the easley family
december
​Angela and staff,

I thought you might like to see a photo of our Lucy, formerly your Patsy, born on Aug. 2 of this year.  She is the light of our lives!  She has grown to 5 lb. 7 oz. from the 4 lb. that she was when she arrived.  She is happy, well socialized, and in our eyes, just about perfect!

Thank you Teapup for bringing such a wonderful little puppy into our lives.  We just love her!

JADA
DECEMBER
Official name, Zoë's Dreamy Ace Banks

He seems to be adjusting well. 

Thank y'all so much!!  You can tell he has been loved on and spoiled before he even arrived!  Thank you for being such wonderful breeders and caring so much for these precious animals.

Merry Christmas to you all and many blessing to a wonderful New Year!
Jada

BARBARA
DECEMBER
To my friends at Teapup.  I thought you would enjoy a picture of my two “Teapup” pups.  Mandy and Molly.  Mandy is almost 2 ½ years and Molly will be 6 months the 23rd.  They are trying on their new argyle sweaters.  Aren’t they just adorable.  Definitely the loves of my life!  Thank you for bringing us all together.


Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years. 


Your friend,
​Barbara

Jolene
December
We would like to extend special thanks to Crystal at Teapup for helping us meet the perfect new family member. Our sweet boy (known then as Sulley) makes everyone so happy and came home with us in September.

Merry Christmas from Angus and the Johnston family in Fishers, Indiana

Jan
December
Cassie and Cash wishing you a Merry Christmas at Teapup!

DENNIS + NANCY
DECEMBER
Happy Holidays from Freddie & Karly. 

These Mini Schnauzers have brought so much joy and happiness to us.  They are truly remarkable pups.  I have attached some Christmas pictures of Freddie & Karly we had taken.  Thank you Teapup for these wonderful puppies!
 
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and God Bless.
 
Dennis and Nancy Richardson

TONI
DECEMBER
Hello!
I just wanted to take a minute and simply say thank you.  It will be two years ago from this January that we adopted our Havanese puppy from you.  When we adopted him, he was named Ryan.  We changed his name to Trooper upon his arrival to our California home.  Since he has joined our family, we have lived in three different states, and he has joined us on many flights around the country.  He is just amazing, and it is safe to say that there is not a day that passes that he fails to put a smile on all five of our faces.  We love him beyond measure, and he brings so much joy to our lives.  My husband, our three young daughters, and myself, feel so blessed to have him in our family.  I also wanted to let you know that Trooper became a certified therapy dog as of last year.  He loves visiting nursing homes and libraries! :)

Thank you, and Merry Christmas!
Sincerely, 
Toni Burton

THE MCCALLUM FAMILY
DECEMBER
Hi,
Thanks for the birthday wishes...but where is the gift?
You can not believe my first year of  life.  I have visited 12 states and have toys from all locations.    I am currently with my adopted mom and dad on special assignment in Georgia.    We walk 45 minutes am and again pm.  Keeps me slim and trim at 18 lbs.  Georgia is a very mild climate and I love my walks.  My favorite game is tennis ball for treats.  My mom and dad like my fuzzy look.  They scissor my coat and clip my backend to keep me neat.  I am combed and brushed daily and I have cute curls.  My mom says I have Mona Lisa eyes. I have begun tenative friendship negotiations with the 17 year old cat who lives at my house...uninvited of course!
Wintertime potty training was piddle pads in the house.  Spring hit  and all my potty business thankfully moved outside.  I never have accidents....I am too intelligent for mistakes.   I am concerned that the cat, Molly, has an indoor potty house and never goes outside.  Yuck!!!  What is her problem.  I have a rain coat which I hate, hoodies for cool days and polo shirts for dress up.  I was a bumblebee for Halloween.  So far I have vetoed all Christmas costumes.  I might have to be a reindeer...hummm.  I am very vocal and keep my parents alert to squirrels, birds, cats, and other varmints in my yard and sometimes bark at falling leaves.    I am never allowed outside unleashed.  My human parents take me everywhere except date night.  They did not get my memo canceling those date nights. I go visit my dad on campus often and sit on his sofa.  People there adore me of course because I am very handsome and personable.    
Hope my furball mom and dad, Mona Lisa and Boomer,  are doing well.  We keep up with their  extended family litters. Mom thinks they are so cute but I have also voted NO  to adoping  a brother or  sister...that cat is enough of a headache. Mom thought the litter with Halloween names were adorable.  Well, got a chicken breast waiting for me with green beans and brown rice on the side.  Tell Mom,  Mona Lisa,  that I keep the toy with her scent in my condo.  Mom made a nice pillow out of the receiving blanket given to me when I left teapup.  I sleep on it in my condo.    
Take care, Mac
(Dick and Julie McCallum)  grateful furball parents

AYAKA
DECEMBER
Hi Angela,
 
I just want to let you know that Bronx has been settled with us very well.
He slept on the airplane and he has been eating and drinking well.  I couldn't meet you on Saturday to say " thank you " for everything you did for us. He is a lovely sweet boy that we consider him as our baby son : )We will send you some pictures of him later so you can see how he is doing.
 Again, thank you very much for this precious puppy!
 Ayaka

BARBARA 
OCTOBER
Hi Angela and everyone at Teapup,
 
Just wanted you to know that Molly has settled in quite nicely.  She has captivated the whole family and our neighbors.  She and Mandy are not only sisters but the best of friends.  They have so much fun together.  She is learning to go for walks and puts up with her collar and leash.  When she gets tired she just stops and looks at me to pick her up.  She is such a wonderful addition to our family.  In fact, it seems as though she has always been here.  Thank you all for everything you did to get her safely to our home.
 
Your friend always,
Barbara

RICH + KERRY
OCTOBER
I am absolutely "over the moon" in love with my Bichon puppy!  I was in totally in shock when my husband (Rich) gave her to me for my birthday last Friday.  We named her Bella and she fits right in to our household already.   She is so much fun!   (I am an amateur photographer so I attached a photo!)

Sincerely,
Kerry

THE EZELL FAMILY
OCTOBER
Yesterday we celebrated a 2nd birthday to a very special family member and big Brother!! Baxter James Ezell continues to be an absolute joy and perfect addition to our family. He has had quite a year being the star guest at His sister's art camp this summer, participating in the blessing of the animals church service, teaching his new little brother how to stand and chase lizards in the window, and of course finding time to rest with the gang! He continues to be healthy and happy. Thanks again for giving him the best start in life. God bless you and have a wonderful day!

-Ezell's 

THE BROWN FAMILY
​SEPTEMBER
Dear Teapup,
We couldn't be more happy with our Roxanne "Roxy". She is 1 today and we just wanted to let you know she really is the light of our lives. Thanks again for letting us have her. Her personality is perfect for our family-friendly, happy and sassy. We love her! 

Love, 
The Brown Family 

PAM
SEPTEMBER
Hi Angela,
I just wanted you to know Raena (Praline) is doing great.  She has been a wonderful addition to the family.  She has had several play dates with Candice's trio of girls but has yet to meet her half sister, Maesy. 

Pam

TOM + JOAN
AUGUST
Hello Dan & Deb,
Our name is Tom and Joan Blake.  We received "Rose" as a gift from Nancy Scott.  She is a black miniature schnauzer.  We picked her up from the airport in Raleigh, North Carolina on January 29, 2015.  We thought you would like to see her now, at nine months old.  We did change her name to "Indy" as she came to us from you, in Indiana.  She is a delight!!!  She has been such a good puppy and so sweet.  You did such a good job starting to crate her and we can't tell you how helpful the Crate Training Schedule you sent with her was.  We followed it exactly as you suggested and it was amazing...she was house trained in no time and knows that when we go out, that is her spot.  We expected to be up all night the night we brought her home.  BUT, to our surprise, we put her in the crate at 11pm as your schedule suggested and we did not hear a sound out of her until we took her out of the crate at 7 am.  Such a GREAT schedule, thank you.  She has never gotten up or cried during the night.  She sticks to her schedule as well.

Just wanted to give you an update and let you see how big she has gotten. She is the 4th miniature schnauzer we have had.  The other three lived at least 15 years.  Two of them were sisters.  Hopefully, Indy will have a long and healthy life as well.
Thank you for such a wonderful puppy.

Tom and Joan

LORIEN
AUGUST
Dear Teapup:

On April 3, I adopted the Shitzu Buzz and you shipped him to me in Texas.  I just wanted to update you that Buzz is doing great and is a wonderful dog.  He is friendly and loves all people and all dogs he meets.  The junior high kids at the bus stop on the corner of our block adopted him as their mascot and love to see him every morning that school is in session.  I took him with me to visit family in Colorado a couple of weeks ago and he was a great traveler.  He loved the cool mountain air and all the new smells to smell and people to meet.  I could tell from the moment he arrived that he was a happy, well-adjusted dog, so it is clear to me that you do an outstanding job raising puppies.  Thank you for preparing Buzz to be happy in his home.

Best,

Lorien

CELESTE
JULY
Hi Deb!
I don't know if you remember me .... My husband bought a Teapup yorkie from you 11 years ago . Her name was Angel. We changed it to Daphne and just wanted you to know that today is her 12th birthday and she's doing great! She's still the " princess" of the house. We have two Labs that weigh approx 90lbs each and she RULES the roost! They move out of her way!!
Have a great day
Celeste 

GREG
JUNE
Hello!
 
We just wanted to let you know that our new little girls are doing fine! We love them both. After thinking it over for awhile we decided to keep the same names that you had given them. Mary is now Mary Elizabeth and Maggie is Magdaline Mae. Maggie is much heavier than Mary but Mary seems to rule the roost! We recently lost out 14 year old female Shih Tzu (Gizmo) and didn't really plan on adding another member to our family for awhile. So instead....we added TWO! Mary and Maggie are awesome! They are quick learners who are definitely keeping us busy, busy, busy! There will never be a replacement for our Gizzie but these two love bugs sure are special! We LOVE them BOTH!
 

Greg and Rhonda Andrews

CANDICE
JUNE
Good morning Angela,

Just a few pictures of Della. She is doing great and good friends with both Sydney and Bree.

Thank you again and everyone at Teapup.

Candice 

ANIKA
JUNE
Hi, this is Anika Ezell again, Baxter Ezell's mommy. I know it has been a while now since I have updated you on Baxter's progress. We have been quite busy here, but I am very pleased to announce that Baxter had become a "big brother" himself to Carter Matthew Ezell. Baxter is quite the babysitter as you can see in the photos! Lol he checks on the baby regularly and often is right there at the slightest wimper to offer a sniff and lick of comfort! Lol He LOVES his big "sissy" and "lil brother." He has become very protective of us all.
Baxter is continue to grow healthy although he could lay off bringing me dead lizards. He loves to play chase with them! Lol he continues to be a very active handsome little dog. He completes our little family. Enjoy the pictures and have a blessed day!

LINDA
JUNE
Hi Angela,
 There are so many times I think of you when I watch my beautiful Phobe be the exceptional dog that I am living with.  Whether it is jumping up and down in front of the television when any living creature of the animal kingdom is being shown, or up and down on her hind legs at the lanai door (mostly glass so you can see her belly) because I've come home and she knows it or when she's racing around the yard playing with her buddy, Sparky, she's a party waiting to happen!
 I remember you saying that she was growing into her personality when I was asking for a description of her character; well, she has turned out to be all about life and fun.
Her favorite toy is a ball followed closely by any other toy that she can get in her mouth as well--preferably a long towel or small blanket that floats out like a cape behind her as she runs from you.  She dives under beds commando style to retrieve her ball if that's where it rolls. Towel and all! 
 Phoebe is a tad bit of a barker now, always with justification, but needs to have the last bark which always makes me laugh.  She's a good guardian of the house.
 Her playful moves with Sparky who is 2 1/2 pounds lighter than her are hilarious.  She lowers her shoulder to the ground and rolls to give him a chance when they are tumbling.  When he is frightened, she stays close.  She "chews on him" in the morning as a wake up.
 As you can tell, we think she is top notch.  I imagine you wonder how all of your "babies" are doing; I would, so here's our report at 1 1/2 yrs.  Her health is fairly good.  Most of the health issues have been either allergy or urinary tract.  Not continual, but those two issues.  The allergy issue we are handling with Apoquel and the urinary tract with antibiotics.  She weighs in at 16.6 lbs.
 All is well; we think Phoebe is exceptionally special.  Thank you for all you did to give us this living treasure.  Hoping your life is as blessed.
 Linda 

DESPINA
MAY
Hi Angela,

We have Admiral home with us. We are so happy he is here with us. I've attached a picture I took of him yesterday. Thanks again for coordinating everything.

All the Best,
Despina DiPaola 

LINDSAY
MAY
Dear Teapup team,
I wanted to thank you so much for our loving new family member, Penny Lane (Harmony, born 10/30/14). I fell in love with her very first puppy picture and those big, soulful eyes! Her personality matches her looks entirely. She is incredibly loving, sweet, and eager to please. She likes learning new tricks and picks them up quickly. She really enjoys playing with other dogs and is polite with small children. Her coat is turning more gorgeous by the day and she's huge! Already 17 pounds at 6 months. I would highly recommend your business to anyone searching for a puppy.

Thanks again,
Lindsay

NEIL
MAY
Hi,
I wanted to give you a quick update on Pepper and a photo. Pepper's new name is Walter and he is doing great and adjusting to his forever home. He is getting a long great with our other dogs and has found a best playmate in our Schnauzer/Cairn mix Libby. We are making some progress on potty training and will keep working at it! In photo 1, Pepper and Libby (all black) are chewing on different ends of the same beef bone while our cairn terrier Molly looks on. Photo 2 is from 2004 showing our first 2 westies, Frosty in the background and Norman in the foreground. I lost Norman in October last year, but i think the resemblance between Norman and Pepper is amazing. Photo 3 is of our beloved Shiba Inu, Mac, whose quirky behavior keeps us entertained. A special shoutout and thanks to Dani who made us feel welcome and so comfortable on our visit to pickup Pepper!  
 
 Thanks
Neil

MARY
APRIL
I just want to let you know that Pax (whom I shall call Becket) arrived here safely. He is so playful and all my other Bichons are already playing with him. He is not the least bit shy! Please know that he will have a loving home with me. He is a beautiful puppy!

BARBY
APRIL 
Dear all of you at Teapup,
Grover is safe, sound, and happy. He is an absolute love!!  Brodi (as you know him as Watson) and him are becoming best buds!  More pics to follow.  Thank you for such a fine young pup!!
Sincerely ~Barby 

STEPHEN + JACKLYNN
APRIL
I wanted to drop you a line to give you an update on Darla (her new name is Lil Miss Brooks).We spent our first night in Cleveland and she behaved herself, she certainly travels well. We arrived home the next afternoon and she adjusted quickly to our lifestyle. Our veterinarian told us we selected a very healthy puppy, and we thank you for that. It is truly a blessing that we found your website and Darla.
Thank you for everything.

CHANG FAMILY
APRIL
Thank you for bringing a beautiful girl into our family. We have named her "Minni".  I hope you like her name! She is potty trained to go outside by our porch patio now and she got bath yesterday.


Thank you again!

Next time we will send you a whole family picture. 

MARTHA
APRIL
Hello,
Just wanted to let you know "Joelle" now Lily is a dream. She is such a good little girl and she is settling in so nicely. She survived the road trip with flying colors and is now happily taking a little nap while I email you. Thank you for making such beautiful puppies that are so well taken care of and loved. 
Will send photos as she grows. I will be back for more in the future!

LEIPOLD family
APRIL
Freddie has discovered balls - he loves them! He also loves massages and rides in the car. I've sent a picture of Freddie at his first Vet visit in Pennsylvania.  Everyone loved him.The entire family is smitten with Freddie also. He loves everyone especially our grandchildren. Total happiness in the Leipold family.
 

LAUREN
APRIL
Just wanted to send a quick note and let you know that Jackson (Maurice) is doing great! He is everyone’s favorite in my building!! Jackson is incredibly smart and sweet. He’s super healthy and so much fun. He loves to play games and is an exceptionally fast runner.  I can’t believe he’s 3 years old. Seems like I just picked him up.  I could not be happier with him. I have attached some recent pictures. 

LINDA + WAYNE
FEBRUARY
Hi from South Dakota!


We are enjoying our new home in Rapid City!

On 01/05 Dee was 4lbs 5 oz, and Mel was 6 lbs 0oz
Today Delilah is 7lbs 12oz, and Melody is10 lbs 4oz

We are the smartest dogs ever! We just had our first grooming-what a trip that was! We love our big back yard, we can run and romp around any time we ask to go out at the door, training was a breeze. Oh, I forgot to say we are very spoiled!!!


This is your Valentine card,
Dee and Mel

JULIE + RICHARD
FEBRUARY
Angela,
As you know, we picked Jack (Mac Jaques O'Shea McCallum) up at McDonald's on Sunday, Feb. 8th.  It was instant love on behalf of my husband and I the moment we held him.  He is sweet and adorable.  He is already working on acquiring a high IQ...read two books already that were classics.  We are going to have to spruce up both our furball parenting skills and our IQ's to keep up with this  smart little guy.  He settled right into the backseat nursery and made the seven hour return trip like a seasoned traveler.  Due to the very cold Iowa winter temps, deep snow and non-pet friendly salted streets and walkways we opted to use the puddle pads for house training and will convert him to outside this spring.  We also do not intend to expose him to outside temps as a very young pup.  He used the piddle training pads we set up on the floorboard in the backseat nursery inside a plastic tub.   
He will always be on purified bottled water and Nuvet labs.com vitamins.  The stores in Mount Pleasant do not handle Royal C. Food so ordered both the dry and wet identical to the sample provided from teapup, from Chewy.com for convience.  Jack is also on the Nutri Cal supplement and has not had loose stools.  At the vet appointment yesterday he weighed 4 lbs. 14 ounces. He enjoys all his  toys, and his man cave condo for sleeping.  He is positioned at eye level to our bed and one day will have access to the bed should he desire.  We consider our furballs family members.  I am a retired teacher so will be with Jack around the clock training him to be a good law abiding household citizen.  He has a new crate purchased at Pet Smart for downstairs.  We are using the teapup crate training schedule except this little guy is bright eyed and vocal at 5 am.  
So wanted to send some photos for you to share there and to thank you and the team for all your hard work that results in these tiny beautiful baby furballs who bring joy and smiles to our lives.  We lost our beautiful Lhasa Apso male, Colby recently.  It was heartbreaking...Colby was 11 years 8 months and 3 days old.    The poster at the vet's office had this saying......"It came to me that every time I lose a dog, it  takes a piece of my heart.  And every time I get another dog, it gifts me with a piece of his heart.  And if I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog.  Then I will be as loving, generous, and kind as they are."  Jack will be his own little personality and will want for nothing.  He will continue to have the best care available but most of all...lots of love from us who cherish him.

Warmest regards,
Julie and Richard 

JILL
FEBRUARY
Teapup Team Members:

We adopted Athena on December 14th and absolutely adore her.  She has such a wonderful demeanor, loving anyone who walks through our door.  Her markings are beautiful and her intelligence superb.  Our veterinarian is a good friend of mine and has seen Addie for two check ups.  He told me that she really doesn't need puppy classes because she is already so well socialized and knows the command 'sit'.  We are now working on 'stay'.

Addie had her first haircut this week and I wanted to share a picture with you.  She now weighs ten pounds and is growing quickly.  I can hardly wait until spring time and warm sunny weather.  She is a little trooper and enjoys her walks (2 miles daily) even on the coldest of winter days.

LYNNE
jANUARY
Wanted to give you an update on Shirley ( we call her Frankie now).  She was an absolute angel on the 6 hour ride home and continues to just amaze and thrill us.  She is gaining weight, already going to the bathroom outside and is mastering Sit and Fetch.  She is an absolute doll and is sleeping through the night now in her crate.  Her vet visit went very well and we could not be happier with our little girl!  I have attached some photos of her so you can see how happy she is!

VALENTINA
JANUARY
Hi Angela, 

Wanted to update you on our happiness with Iris. I had no idea how much joy this tiny puppy can bring to our hearts. My husband had a surgery on Nov 10th. Iris was born the next day after that. I feel like she was meant to happen at this moment in our lives. I'm sending you a couple of pictures and short videos. Than you again for taking care of her and always being there for me when I had my concerns and questions. 

Kind regards,
Valentina

KATHIE
JANUARY
Hello

We just wanted to update you on how well Jackson (formally Nemo) is doing.  

He is just the sweetest little guy ever and a perfect match for our family.  People fall in love with him wherever we go.  He was recently "show and tell" in my daughters 3rd grade class.  He is so smart and well behaved!  His favorite thing to do is to play with our cat!  

Thank you so much.  We can't imagine our family without him. 

KATHY + KEN
JANUARY
Kasey celebrated his first birthday yesterday and wanted us to send you his latest photo.  He has so much energy, playfulness, and love wrapped up in his little body.  He brings us boundless joy and happiness.  Plus, he is definitely keeping us young and our minds alert!  Since he's entered our lives there is never a dull moment.  We love him dearly.
 
Kathy and Ken

JOHN 
JANUARY
Thank you for your assistance and patience on Saturday.  As was the case 6 years ago when we purchased our Bichon (“Basil” now known as “Daisy”) from Teapup, everyone was courteous, insightful and professional.  We have referred others to you over the years and will continue to do so.  By the way, attached is a photo from our 2 ½ hour ride home.  As you can see, my daughter apparently picked the right one!  We renamed her “Ellie” so as to keep the given name relatively intact.  She is already acclimating well although Daisy isn't very happy about having competition in the house.

Thanks again.

CHRIS + MARGIE
JANUARY
Hello Teapup!
Its been 4 years since we drove to Indiana from Canton Ohio to get Cooper. He is one amazing mini schnauzer! He is the king of our home! He is truly a schnauzer of schnauzers ! Smart, playful, watchdog supreme,and absolutely hilarious! Thanks again for him, see the pics cause he's also handsome.
God bless, Chris & Margie

LINDA
JANUARY
Dear Angela and Deborah,
 
A Happy New Year!  It has been a wonderful 2014 for her filled with love, growth, training classes, walks, runs at the doggie park, overnights with the neighbors' dogs, other family members' dogs and finally in this past month, an adopted best buddy, Sparkey.  Life is good! 
 
Phoebe is a most amazing dog; she is so intelligent, full of energy and fun.  One of the most astounding things that she does is watch TV!  If there is a dog, cat, camel, bear, horse,raccoon, etc. being shown, she runs up to the screen and barks at it.  I have never had another dog  do that!  There is no error--any other living creature gets her attention and comment.  Has any one else commented on this who adopted her litter mates?
 
Phoebe is so very energetic that by December (2 months past her birthday) I knew she needed another dog to play with and relate to.  Despite the walks twice a day and play time with us she was bored!   So, we visited a rescue organization and found a little mini pin about her size and age whom she just adored and brought him home on a foster basis.  He won all of us over in about a week with his energetic, yet also cuddly ways. They are almost inseparable, playing together from morning till night. 
 
So, hoping that your Christmas and New Year's holidays were as blessed as ours, we send you tail wags, puppy kisses and thanks for the miracle of our sweet Phoebe.
 
Linda and Jim