Just wanted you to know that "Beauregard" is simply wonderful - checked out beautifully at the vet's with flying colors. The vet (my friend Jeri's husband Phil) said he was not only an exceptionally beautiful poodle, but had the absolute best temperament. He was such a trooper during the exam!! We calculated that he is 14 weeks, and he weighed 22 lbs.!!

In case you're wondering about his name...it is from our favorite old movie "Auntie Mame" (the original with Rosalind Russell). One of our favorite lines, and one of Auntie Mame's credos is "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!". Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside is the name of the handsome rich southern gentleman who rescues her by marrying her after her fortunes are lost in the crash of '29. What's kind of funny is that his southern plantation where he was raised is called "Peckerwood". You will note that one of Raymond's [sire] champion ancestors is "Peckerwood's She Promised Me"!! Cute coincidence, no??

Thanks again for the beautiful job raising Beauregard.

Best regards (no pun intended), MA