Comments on: Preparing For A Puppy http://tiptail.com/2009/02/11/preparing-for-a-puppy/ Two Smooth Collies - Two Border Collies - One Danish-Swedish Farmdog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JohnE http://tiptail.com/2009/02/11/preparing-for-a-puppy/#comment-20858 JohnE Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:19:17 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=1499#comment-20858 Great article. My Rhodesian Ridgeback is proving to be more of a handful than I thought! Great article. My Rhodesian Ridgeback is proving to be more of a handful than I thought!

]]> By: Johann http://tiptail.com/2009/02/11/preparing-for-a-puppy/#comment-19821 Johann Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:51:09 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=1499#comment-19821 I am so excited for you!!!! I am so excited for you!!!!

]]> By: Angela http://tiptail.com/2009/02/11/preparing-for-a-puppy/#comment-19659 Angela Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:01:59 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=1499#comment-19659 I have been having the same issue for the last couple years. Finally I decided that I'd had enough... I want a Sheltie. I has Shelties growing up, and I think they are the most beautiful dogs in the world. I miss my Shelties!! So I sucked it up, decided what I wanted, and contacted the breeder referral person closest to me (who also, it happened, was the owner/breeder of the Sheltie I would like a replica of in a puppy)... It's really hard to tell yourself that you're going to buy when you believe so whole-heartedly in rescue... I plan to get my puppy toward the end of this year, or early next spring. I'll have a year to talk to the 5 breeders whose names I was given. I'm trying hard to buy from the most reputable breeder I can find, who puts the most money from my purchase back into bettering the breed... It really is a horribly hard decision though. I can just imagine myself telling people in the rescue circles "I bought my Sheltie..." and it makes me cringe. Luckily, all of my friends who do rescue also have weak spots for their own pure breed of choice. It's a hard moral dilemma. :S I have been having the same issue for the last couple years. Finally I decided that I’d had enough… I want a Sheltie. I has Shelties growing up, and I think they are the most beautiful dogs in the world. I miss my Shelties!! So I sucked it up, decided what I wanted, and contacted the breeder referral person closest to me (who also, it happened, was the owner/breeder of the Sheltie I would like a replica of in a puppy)… It’s really hard to tell yourself that you’re going to buy when you believe so whole-heartedly in rescue… I plan to get my puppy toward the end of this year, or early next spring. I’ll have a year to talk to the 5 breeders whose names I was given. I’m trying hard to buy from the most reputable breeder I can find, who puts the most money from my purchase back into bettering the breed… It really is a horribly hard decision though. I can just imagine myself telling people in the rescue circles “I bought my Sheltie…” and it makes me cringe. Luckily, all of my friends who do rescue also have weak spots for their own pure breed of choice. It’s a hard moral dilemma. :S

]]> By: fugitiveartist http://tiptail.com/2009/02/11/preparing-for-a-puppy/#comment-19286 fugitiveartist Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:02:21 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=1499#comment-19286 Get your puppy. Any rescue person that does not appreciate the contributions you have made or who thinks you must only have rescue dogs in your life is too selfish and controlling to be worth listening to. Enjoy that baby! Or babies! Get your puppy. Any rescue person that does not appreciate the contributions you have made or who thinks you must only have rescue dogs in your life is too selfish and controlling to be worth listening to.

Enjoy that baby! Or babies!

]]> By: Marie http://tiptail.com/2009/02/11/preparing-for-a-puppy/#comment-19285 Marie Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:22:10 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=1499#comment-19285 I don't think anyone will be upset with you for getting a puppy that's not a rescue. It's certainly not a crime, silly! I am totally confident that whatever puppy you decide to add to the family...will have a great life to look forward to! :-) <abbr><em>Maries last blog post..<a href="http://resqtails.com/2009/02/11/sheltie-family-picture-outakes/" rel="nofollow">Sheltie Family Picture Outakes</a></abbr></em> I don’t think anyone will be upset with you for getting a puppy that’s not a rescue. It’s certainly not a crime, silly! I am totally confident that whatever puppy you decide to add to the family…will have a great life to look forward to! :-)

Maries last blog post..Sheltie Family Picture Outakes

]]> By: alasandra http://tiptail.com/2009/02/11/preparing-for-a-puppy/#comment-19282 alasandra Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:50:32 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=1499#comment-19282 Puppies are so much fun and so much work. I got a Great Pyrenees mix from the shelter for my birthday and I adore him. The cats haven't decided how they feel about him yet. He is between 6 and 8 weeks old and the sweetest thing. Good luck with your puppy, can't wait to see pictures. <abbr><em>alasandras last blog post..<a href="http://alasandra2003.blogspot.com/2009/02/mountain-ash-wildlife-shelter.html" rel="nofollow">Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter</a></abbr></em> Puppies are so much fun and so much work. I got a Great Pyrenees mix from the shelter for my birthday and I adore him. The cats haven’t decided how they feel about him yet. He is between 6 and 8 weeks old and the sweetest thing. Good luck with your puppy, can’t wait to see pictures.

alasandras last blog post..Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter

]]> By: the three dog blogger http://tiptail.com/2009/02/11/preparing-for-a-puppy/#comment-19280 the three dog blogger Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:13:32 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=1499#comment-19280 Another Dog! You crazy! I don't know how you do it. Six Dogs must be amazing but a lot of work and now another one may be on the way. The lure of the puppy is almost too much to bear. It is great playing with the tiny bone munchers. I hope you get one soon. <abbr><em>the three dog bloggers last blog post..<a href="http://thethreedogblog.com/how-to-train-a-dog-in-seven-days.html" rel="nofollow">How To Train A Dog In Seven Days</a></abbr></em> Another Dog! You crazy!

I don’t know how you do it. Six Dogs must be amazing but a lot of work and now another one may be on the way. The lure of the puppy is almost too much to bear. It is great playing with the tiny bone munchers.

I hope you get one soon.

the three dog bloggers last blog post..How To Train A Dog In Seven Days

]]> By: Flo http://tiptail.com/2009/02/11/preparing-for-a-puppy/#comment-19279 Flo Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:27:29 +0000 http://tiptail.com/?p=1499#comment-19279 How exciting!! A new puppy!! With all the work you've done helping other dogs and taking them in, you deserve a puppy. I can't wait to hear all the details and see pics. <abbr><em>Flos last blog post..<a href="http://www.featherfurfin.com/2009/02/meltdown-today.html" rel="nofollow">A meltdown today</a></abbr></em> How exciting!! A new puppy!! With all the work you’ve done helping other dogs and taking them in, you deserve a puppy. I can’t wait to hear all the details and see pics.

Flos last blog post..A meltdown today

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