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Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: Bionic on October 18, 2011, 05:38:19 pm

Title: I've picked out my little boy
Post by: Bionic on October 18, 2011, 05:38:19 pm

Its so exciting, I choose my poodle puppy today but he can't come home with me until 29th October.

I have named him Archie. They are going to start using the name so that he gets used to it.

In the meantime I am going to knit him a coat to keep him warm.  I will post pics once he settles in.

Sally 

Title: Re: I've picked out my little boy
Post by: Sylvia on October 18, 2011, 05:43:37 pm

What size/colour is he? Archie is a perfect name, dignified yet friendly, like poodles :) :)

Title: Re: I've picked out my little boy
Post by: SallyintNorth on October 18, 2011, 05:45:06 pm

That's so exciting!

More details!  Colour?  Size?  What made Archie the one for you?

Congratulations and looking forward to hearing / seeing more

Sally x

Title: Re: I've picked out my little boy
Post by: Bionic on October 18, 2011, 05:54:45 pm

Archie is a black miniature poodle.  He spent most of the time chewing my OH's shoe laces. He wasn't the most boisterous of the puppies but is still very playful and enjoyed a cuddle with me.

We met both his mum and dad. Dad is a show dog and apparently Archie 'stands' the best of the bunch. Not that I intend to show him but you never know how I will feel later. 

Wishing the days away now until I can bring him home :D

thanks for the interest
Sally

Title: Re: I've picked out my little boy
Post by: little blue on October 18, 2011, 07:16:20 pm

very exciting!
we had a black miniature, was o/h's mum's ... and a proper mummy's boy :D
they are very bright, need plenty to keep them busy and watch them around water - old Barney spent many a puppy minute in the fish pond, and when the builder became fed up of Barney carrying off his tools & put them in a bucket... He walked off with the bucket in his mouth!!

Archie is a great name - our little pig is Liberace, Archie spelt Ace 

Title: Re: I've picked out my little boy
Post by: Bionic on October 18, 2011, 07:37:40 pm

Little Blue
Thanks for the tip about water.  I have a fish pond so will have to keep a close eye on Archie.   OH always leaves tools lying around too.  Having Archie may teach him to be a bit tidier  ;D ;D

Title: Re: I've picked out my little boy
Post by: little blue on October 18, 2011, 08:30:16 pm

Barney had the knack of waiting til just before visitors came, and he'd been brushed to look his best ... then hurling himself in the algae-filled pond!
they are a water-retrieving breed, so its just nature I suppose.

and they can be "one person" dogs, loyal to the point of ridiculousness :) so train Archie as well as your o/h! :D

Title: Re: I've picked out my little boy
Post by: Rosemary on October 19, 2011, 10:51:19 am

A girl I used to work with did mini-agility very successfully with her two miniature poodles. I love their wee balck button eyes  ;D