With our first couple of emails, I felt that Bree was the Russell breeder for me. And Ms. Bee, whom I ultimately ended up with from Bree, is, well, the absolute BEST! It feels like we’ve never been without her; she fits in so well.

I contacted Bree on March 2, 2026, after finding her on the AKC Marketplace, which directed me to her Breezy Meadows website. From the filling out/submission of her puppy questionnaire until the end of our scheduled Zoom interview, she was (and continues to be) incredible and everything my gut indicated she’d be. She asked all the right questions of me and was very forthcoming/transparent with HER responses to my questions, especially those around health testing, breeding ethics, training, and placement of puppies. She LOVES her dogs, takes great pride in her breeding program, and is extremely protective of her pups/dogs when placing them to ensure the best fit for both pup/human. EVERY breeder should be as conscientious as Bree.

As for Ms. Bee….we brought her home on April 1, after meeting her during my interview in March with Bree. When I told Bree we’d love to have her, we worked out a date to fly from Olympia, WA, to pick her up, and ordered a flight bag for delivery to Bree so that Ms. Bee could become accustomed to it. Bree has a wonderful, detailed process in place for those individuals whom are recipients of one of her dogs – it involves spending a “meet & greet” day with her that entails a grooming lesson, a training session of what/how she’s been working with the dog up to the point of pick-up, and a wonderful binder which contains all pertinent records for the dog (i.e. pedigree, feeding schedule, shot record and other informative documents). This was so helpful as well as FUN! We enjoyed it, and to top it off, we were able to see her facilities and meet ALL of her “little white dogs”, several of whom were related to our Ms. Bee, including her Sire. When we picked Ms. Bee up the following morning, Bree had very thoughtfully gotten her a bumblebee toy for the trip, a lovely yellow leash/collar, and some other essential travel items to ensure all went well….and Ms. Bee in her flight bag – A TROOPER – you’d never have known it was her first time flying!

Ms. Bee is and has been such a delight from Day 1! From her “Reptilian Death Roll” moves with her toys to her “Zoomies” in/out of the house, she provides such laughter and entertainment to us. We take her with us everywhere we can, and she’s never met a person (or dog) she doesn’t love! Mike indicated on one recent occasion that we should have charged admission as on the beach, we had at least 12 people (all non-related) gathered around us, asking about her breed, petting, passing her around, and loving on her! Several, somewhat familiar with the breed, stated they’d never seen one that had such a good temperament/non-barkie as she was – she has proven every day what an incredible ambassador of the breed she is! She’s well-adjusted, adaptable, incredibly loving and affectionate, SMART, and she’s PERFECT for us/our lifestyle as Bree indicated she would be. I owe this to responsible breeding and the work/training Bree has provided her from a young age, which we are continuing. On May 22, Ms. Bee will be 6 months old, and in June, we’re looking forward to our first (of many) planned adventures. She’ll be carrying the title “Road Warrior” soon, in addition to her current title, “Master of the House/Keeper of the Inn.”

~ Debbie & Mike