The long awaited pup

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:15 pm

Aw, fuzzy butt... the pup is just too cute.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:18 pm

Awww, I love border collies!! He/she is SO cute!!

You big softy!!! I'm tellin'!!!!:D:p

:-4:-4

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:20 pm

Quite the little 'hard nose' aint ya ma?:D:wah:

cute pup!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:21 pm

Oh, that is a darling puppy!:-4

Post by **spot** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:21 pm

You didn't use the "who on earth do you think's going to have to walk half an hour every day rain or shine when you're at University!" line?

moonpie · Post by **moonpie** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:30 pm

Really cute puppy, he will be an important part of the family.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:49 pm

Ahhh Mags, He's so cute. And your son is so smart to tell the pup that he better behave or else mum will give him a kick on the bum.....How cute are our kids and their dogs:-4

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:56 pm

Thought you were going to expose your "puppies"

Whatever !

Post by **spot** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:02 pm

Nomad;779905 wrote: Thought you were going to expose your "puppies"Again???

There's a limit to the amount of excitement a site can take.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:16 pm

Nomad;779905 wrote: Thought you were going to expose your "puppies"

Whatever !

Nomad:-4, you are such a wackadoodle but we luvs ya:-6

LilacDragon · Post by **LilacDragon** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:21 pm

Cute pup.

I must say though - I am rather flabergasted that it was removed from the litter before it was even fully weaned. And disappointed that it will miss out on learning so very many life lessons from both it's mother and it's litter mates.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:32 pm

Adorable.:-4........(((((((((I WANNA PUPPY))))))))))))

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:46 pm

spot;779910 wrote: Again???

There's a limit to the amount of excitement a site can take.

I should get a temporary ban for that. First it was Carlas vagina and now its scrub butts puppies.

I cant just go around talking about womens private parts like they were in the morning tribune.

Give me the business !

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:51 pm

A cute little puppy............what a great way to teach a child responsibilty, commitment, and love.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:52 pm

I demand the business !

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:18 pm

Nomad;779962 wrote: I should get a temporary ban for that. First it was Carlas vagina and now its scrub butts puppies.

I cant just go around talking about womens private parts like they were in the morning tribune.

Give me the business !

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Somebody STOP him!!!

my sides hurt from laughing at him all night!!

Nommie...:-4

LilacDragon · Post by **LilacDragon** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:53 pm

fuzzy butt;779980 wrote: You shouldn't be lilac. There is method behind madness sometimes. The dog is weaned, Yep even at four weeks, and mum is back at work. I'm going to assume you haven't had much to do with working dogs? I don't want it learning anything from a working dog kennel. And there is no set time a dog is taken away from it's litter, once it's weaned it's ready to go .....................fact is, I want it as a pet not a working dog . It is already toilet trained, it is a healthy happy puppy. It is imperitive to get it away from any contact of other working dogs in this situation.

Actually I'll add to this Cad another working dog we got extremely young (slept two nights on my chest.) is the best dog we've ever had, in fact she just earlier killed a snake for me. She has learnt our ways not the breed ways. this keeps her safe from farmers guns.

So all's good:D

I have had working dogs for the last 30 years. From working lines. With working parents. As a matter of fact - I have a titled herding dog sleeping not 2 feet from me. In my apartment.

But you go on and do what you're doing. I know from past experience that there is no sense in trying to tell you otherwise.

bridgetjones · Post by **bridgetjones** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:39 am

awwwwww thats really sweet, we have 8 dogs at home now because mum kept giving in hahaha

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:31 am

Fuzzy, he is gorgeous!!! Border Collies are great dogs too:D What you calling him?

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:06 am

i have an english springer spaniel and i live in a small flat. i know its not the place for a dog of this breed and yes i do feel guilty.

he gets loads of excercise, which does me good too, as i live on my own and half the time i wouldnt bother going out.

he was my partners dog and is all i have left of my partner now,another bad reason for not giving him up............. but he is used to living like this and dosnt know any different.

he didnt come from a working family so has no inborn working notions, though he is very quick to learn and im no dog trainer !!

he seems content enough with his life and i spend a lot of weekends with my family and thats when he gets his freedom...............

ps,

sorry about this but fuzzy butt was my cats name..................

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:27 am

Awwwwwwwww hes gorgeous Fuzzy:-4

LilacDragon · Post by **LilacDragon** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:31 am

fuzzy butt;780499 wrote: What a cop out. You have no evidence to show that how we do things here is wrong, so you come out with that?

Having a 'herding dog' (not familiar with that terminology for a working dog) in an apartment ? You see that to me is cruel unless it's on it's last legs.

SO you've worked with these dogs and bred them?

I thought you had sheep? Don't your dogs HERD your sheep? In the U.S. (and most of Europe) dogs that herd sheep are called Herding dogs and dogs that work - ie. Police dogs, guard dogs and rescue dogs are called Working dogs.

Here are some links regarding the importance of being with the mother and litter until the age of at least 7 weeks.

http://http://thepuppycare.com/developm ... h-to-wean/

http://http://dogstardaily.com/training ... evelopment

http://http://www.humanesocietytampa.or ... havior.pdf[/URL]

http://http://www.der-rottweiler.com/menu2_07.html

http://http://www.sspca.org/Dogs/PuppyDev.html

I will also add that it is illegal to sell a puppy under the age of 8 weeks in the U.S.

Yes. I have had herding and working dogs in my house since I was a child. All of them were fully capable of doing the work they were intended to do and the herding dogs had all done herding during their lifetime.

No. I don't breed and haven't in the past. There is soo much more to breeding then putting two dogs together and having a litter of puppies. At this point in my life, I don't have the time, money or room to ethically breed a litter of puppies.

As for my "poor dog" living in my apartment. I'll tell him how abused he is when he wakes up from his nap on my bed.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:12 am

fuzzy butt;780967 wrote: SOX. Cause he has white feet. (took my boy three hours and a list of names he'd thought of to choose it. He even had the name Horatio on the list ):wah:

:wah:

I like Horatio;)but then my dog is called Sheila:D