Well we came home on Monday with a sweet little fluffy baby :D.
We got to the breeder's house in the early afternoon and they were all outside in the backyard. The mommy had 9 puppies!!! There were still 8 there.
The parents were both very sweet dogs. The daddy was a bit excited to see us, and the poor momma was wore out and getting irritated with her pups- she's trying to ween them.
All the pups were really cute! Abby came up to me a couple of times and the second time I picked her up and she was just like a little baby, not fidgety or scared. We decided she was perfect for us :-).
She is so soft and cuddly! Her personality is great, she's very mellow and lovable. Click here for more photos Abby's photos
The first couple of nights were rough and validated every reason I had been putting off getting a puppy. She cried and yelped when I tried to crate her ( Crate Training is the method vets recommend) so I wound up putting her in our bathroom for over nights. She howled so much we were on half sleep for those two nights >.<
I've continued to work on getting her used to the crate, but we still just put her in the bathroom and close the door for the nights.
Now that she is getting more comfortable I can walk around without her following me every second. She also doesn't wake up the second I move, which is a huge relief. She wouldn't sleep on day 1-2 unless she was on me in some way. Then she'd wake up anytime I moved. That sucked, lol.
She's picking up things very quickly. One of the things they say about poodles is that they are very intelligent. I am finding this to be true. For example, she knows what "Go Potty" means. She will squat anytime I say it.... the other day I had taken a shower and put her in our other bathroom for safe keeping.
Once I was done I went to go get her and had to run back to my room for a sec. So she followed me. I looked down at her cute little face and said "Abby, do you wanna go potty?" Oh indeed she did. She came right to my feet, squatted and proceeded to pee right there. >.<>
She's also getting into a little bit more, and yesterday she chewed up one of my USB cords on the front of my computer (totally my fault). I've got a USB hub on order so I can move those to the back of the computer now lol. I've been watching her constantly and learned the hard way you can't turn your back on them for a second >.<. I have to keep the shoes away from her, she really loves Michael's shoes! lol
Here's a video I took on my camera earlier- it's nothing exciting but she's running around :P She refused to chase the toy, cause the neighbors dog started barking and she lost interest.
It's been a learning experience to be sure! I am so happy we decided to take the plunge. We couldn't have picked a more perfect new baby :-). The kids love her and she just wags her little stubby tail so fast when they get home, it's really sweet.
Well that's my puppy story! Hope everyone's having a great week :-)
~Donna
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