Just picked up Rooster's Big Red Machine- "Rusty" from Kim at Rainmakers last Wednesday. He's doing great adjusting to his new home and only had one accident in the house so far (which was obviously MY FAULT). I have a 4 yr old and 2 yr old son and they both love him and he's been great about playing with the boys and yet not nipping them (so far). I watch him very closely when he's around the boys and so far so good. I took Wed, thur and frid off last week so with the weekend I had 5 days of just me and him to play together. I've had him retrieving 2 times a day for 3 retrieves each and he does great charging after the bumper or little stuffed mallard toy and brings it right back. He's only 8 weeks old so I'm not too worried about it at this point but it's a great start in my eyes. I know its gonna be hard to send him to Tim Springer this summer but I look forward to seeing what he can help me turn Rusty into! What a great addition to our family, thanks Kim!