I won't be getting my next dog until 2008 (hopefully, if all goes as planned), but it's really not that far away I guess. I'll be getting a female Toller...don't know what her registered name will be, or if I even get to choose it (haven't talked to the breeder about this) but her call name will be either "River" or "Aero" most likely. I plan to compete in obedience trials with her, so the training for that will start very early on. I'd also like to start agility training excluding jumps and anything else that is too hard on pups when she is about 4-5 months old or so and try to make sure she has her contacts solid by the time she is a year old or so. She will also be socialized TONS from a very early start, I don't want another Tango. I want her to be extremely comfortable in new surroundings with new people, new dogs, strange noises, etc. I especially want to socialize her around other dogs a lot so she doesn't get insane when she sees one as an adult (again, I don't want another Tango..). I'd *love* for her to go for sleepovers and such, for the same reasons as you'd like your Belgian to but either the people I know don't like 'hairy' dogs or they just don't like Tollers (they do have a rep. for being neurotic and freaky, unfortunately...esp. in grooming shops, most groomers hate them it seems but I understand why). She will also be shown in conformation [unless she doesn't turn out nicely as she gets older] so she and I will probably take a couple classes together for that, as I've never handled a dog in the ring before and probably won't be able to until I get her. I don't want her to be terrified of loud noises and storms so I'm going to try my very best to make those times extremely fun for her if she shows any fear, if she doesn't, I won't make a big deal out of it. I'm worried though, as I don't want her to pick up on Tango's reactions. It's also important that she isn't afraid of weather conditions as I'd like to get her into field trials when she's older and of course, she'll start training for that young too. There are so many things I want to do with her and I'm sure I'm forgetting something...