Cathy,

Here is a picture of Jeff and I at the Cajun HRC test this past
weekend. The dogs passed on Saturday and Sunday! I'm going to run
Diesel again in Started for points and the SHR and hopefully start
running him in Juniors soon. I'll also be running both of my dogs up at
NE Louisiana's test first weekend in April. I'll be in your neck of the
woods, so if you're around and not too busy I'd like to stop by for a
visit.
Again, thanks for your help with the registration and I'll be keeping in
touch!

Take Care! Mike

May 2004

hey sam and cathy. i hope all is well with you. this is russ griffin. i bought a puppy from ya'll back in 2000. she is out of bouef river cally brown x joshua's midnight drake. back on the weekend of may 1st and 2nd she got her HR title and passed her first finished test! she has been a great dog and she is truly special. she weighs about 60lbs. and has a beautiful coat. her hips are ofa good, eyes clear. our next hunt test will be in oklahoma at the end of may. rosie ( HR Griffin's Midnight River Rose) is a inside dog and is great with my three children. i still work 7 and 7 in the oilfield and she travels with me every week. we train at least once everyday, usually twice a day. hopefully by year's end she"ll have her HRCH title and a couple of AKC hunt tests under her belt. i have attached a few pictures of rosie with her HR ribbon. thanks for a great companion!

sincerely,
Russ Griffin rdg6185@aol.com
HR Griffin's Midnight River Rose

February 22, 1995

Dear Sam and Cathy,

I am sending you this letter to express my appreciation for all the time and effort you have put into the training of our dog, Coal, (which is sometimes spelled T R O U B L E). If you've ever been stretched to the limits, I'm sure Coal did it. Coal learned so much in those two months he was with you. LaVerne and I would of never had the time to give him what he needed or known how to handle some of the situations you encountered during his training. With Sam's patience and your perseverance, Coal accomplished everything we set out for him to learn.

Coal will return (I'm sure you're smiling at that idea) just for a refresher from time to time if it is all right with you. For the meantime, we're working him the best we can and will try to keep his training reinforced.

Thanks again.

Sincerely,

Teri Herman

Dear Sam and Cathy,

I am writing to thank you for the job you have done with my black lab "Hawk". I can't think of anyone better to train dogs for obedience or hunting.

When I brought Hawk to you, he was gun-shy and had never held a bird before. In just three short months, you got him over his gun-shyness, to working on hand signals and on the way to becoming a great hunting friend. On two consecutive weekends, he passed four UKC seasoned tests without failing. This earned Hawk his UKC Hunting Retriever (HR) Certificate.

I highly recommend Sam and Cathy Seay. Not only do they train your dog, but they encourage you to come out and take part in the training so that you learn as well. When you watch them train, you will see how much they love and enjoy training dogs. I can't say thanks enough.

Sincerely,

Richard P.
Kingwood, Tx. 77345

4-20-03

Hi Mrs. Cathy:

Just a short note to let you know that the pup that I picked up from your
kennel earned her HR title this past Sunday (on 4-13-03) just one day past
her 16 month birthday. She went 4 for 4 on her passes and probably would
have had her HR title a bit earlier, except she came into season right
before a couple of tests that we were scheduled to run.

This was a pup out of the Cenac's Hot and Spicy Gumbo x Seay's Thunder's
Irish Luck breeding born Dec. 11, 2001. She has been a real joy to train
and has more drive than any dog I've ever seen. Every HRC judge she has run
under has been very complimentary of her at the conclusion of each test and
I've had quite a few offers to purchase her which I've obviously refused.

I've attached a couple of pictures taken by a friend at the Amite River HRC
test where she earned her first two passes in March.

I hope all is well for you and Mr. Sam.

Sincerely,

Kevin Norman
Baton Rouge

5/03

Thought I'd let you know how my pup is doing. Charlie is doing very good. Doing better than I thought we would be doing at this point. I have been fortunate to meet some nice people in my area who run UKC/AKC hunt tests and the two guys I train with ran the ESPN Super Retriever Series in Arkansas. One came in 11'th so I am getting to watch some amazing dogs during our training and Charlie is getting some great exposure. I have learned a tremendous amount and look forward to getting into the fun stages of dog training.

Charlie is very good on his OB. He is doing very well with heel and we have introduced some distractions lately. He is very solid on sit/stay, here, etc... He is an indoor dog and does real good in his kennel and on house training. We have had him on some live/dead pigeons and frozen duck I had left over from last season. He does real well in water and has been exposed to gunfire. I took him to about 5 hunt tests to get used to the exposure and watch the big dogs run. He was able to watch some of the marks when he was younger and watches the big dogs work when we train. I try to expose him to as much as possible. He does well in the boat. I have been taking him fishing the past month or so on the weekends.

The training I am training with is going to do formal hold and FF in a few months. I hope to start running AKC And UKC hunt tests in the spring, and look forward to having him in the duck blind this winter.

Again thanks for a wonderful pup. He has great drive and desire and is very trainable. Hope you and your husband are doing well.

Brian Graves.