James & Laura Matthews

(Midnight)

Dear Carrie,
I wanted to send you a letter to give you a little feedback on our Hillview experience.
As you know, we have owned Shepherds for 10 years, and lost our solid black male, Coal in September. We also have a 4 year old silver and black female. We felt that it was important to find a companion for Nikki, and so began our search for a breeder of black German Shepherds that would provide the best possible solid black male to join our family. We attended some regional Shepherd shows, received recommendations and began contacting various breeders. We had also selected a few breeders from websites, Hillview was in fact one of these. As the research and selection process proceeded, it became very clear that Hillview was our choice.

There were quite a few contributing factors that brought us to Hillview. Here are the most significant ones:

"¢ Excellent communications / responsive, personal, accurate and educational.
"¢ Professionalism / Accurate timelines with frequent updates and flexibility when necessary.
"¢ Philosophical Integrity / We found that the philosophies of Hillview Kennels that were outlined on their website to be completely accurate.
"¢ Puppy selection / we provided a history and profile of our family. Two young daughters, a four year old female Shepherd and experiences. She took family profile into consideration and selected the puppy that would best fit into our family.
"¢ Breeding and Documentation / The absolute best bloodlines, with frequent introduction of new bloodlines into the breeding program.
"¢ Training resources / Hillview provides a full menu of optional Training Programs, including personal protection.

In summary, we have found our Hillview experience to exceed our expectations. They truly are committed to the highest standards in providing very high quality German Shepherds that are an expression of their love of the breed.
Our local trainer in Columbus has been very impressed with his intelligence, disposition and ability to learn quickly. He has indicated that Midnight is showing attributes that will make him an excellent candidate for Schutzhund training.
We are exceedingly happy to have Midnight join our family, but at the same time feel that we have become a member of the Hillview Family. We will definitely remain in touch for our future Shepherds, it has been a truly rewarding experience.
Sincerely,
James & Laura Matthews