Im getting a dog!

[cherry3200]

hi everyone! im so excited, i'm finally getting a dog! it has taken me three years to convince my parents to let me get one, and now theyre even excited about it!
in the newspaper we saw an add for toy poodles and we went and looked at them but we decided they werent for us. there was also shih poos and so a few weeks later we went back and looked at those. yesterday we went and picked out the one were getting. she is only three weeks so she cant come home yet. on november 28 were going to get her and bring her home! she is so cute, she is all black, with white paws and a little white on her chin.
my familys busy cleaning the house(making it doggy safe), looking up info on the breed, making an area for her to play in while my parents are at work and im at school, and getting her all the necessities she'll need.
if you have any tips on raising dogs please post them!
also, if u have any ideas for names, post them too!
thanks!

[Tonya]

Congratulations! I don't know what kind of dogs those are. Are they small or large? My biggest piece of advice is read up on potty training ahead of time. My pomeranian was my first small house dog. I thought I knew what I was doing. It took me almost a year to potty train him because we got started off on the wrong foot. You don't want to develop bad habits like I did. Be sure to take lots of pictures! And welcome to PetTalk.

[magcpen]

Congratulations and welcome to Pet Talk! For names... hmm.... how about.... Pumpkin? lol or... Curly?

[CamCamPup33]

Its hard to name a pup before you get them so i have no tips there.. Welcome to pettalk! And congrats!

[magcpen]

Okay.... I agree with Camcampup, but I can't resist one more suggestion... Bagel!

[Tonya]

I usually have to keep my dogs for a few days before I name them. Gotta see their personalities! Although if I'd truly gotten to know Dusty first, I would have named him Psycho!

[CamCamPup33]

Originally posted by magcpen
Bagel!

LOL.. i want a bagel now..

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Originally posted by CamCamPup33
LOL.. i want a bagel now..

I'm eating a bagel. *hides bagel from Amber and growls* MY BAGEL!

Congrats on the new puppy!

[binka_nugget]

Congrats on the new pup! We had a few names picked out for our pup before we saw him. It was hard to pick one ahead of time but if you narrow it down, it'll be one less thing to worry about. Oh yes, please do read about potty training. I recommend buying a crate for the pup. This is probably the easiest way to potty train. And read all you can about food. Alot of people here feed the better quality foods...and that's something you really want to think about.

[Moose]

Congrats on the new puppers! I have no idea about names, I have to agree with everyone else.....I couldn't tell you what I'd name it until I actually see it. I'll be expecting pictures on November 28th!

[Foam]

Hello! Welcome to Pet Talk!
I have a Shih Poo myself. A Shih Tzu/Poodle mix for anyone who doesn't know.
Her name is Darlin and she turned a year old this month on the 17th. She is all white, with apricot colored ears. You can barley see the apricot anymore, but you used to be able to see it real good!
A little info for you to look at...
Darlin is stubborn. It's pretty hard to teach her tricks because she either won't do them, or will think I'm playing with her. She only knows sit, and will only do it when she feels like it.
We also have another dog. He's a 14 week old puppy named Ozzy, and he's a smooth collie. They get along, but when Darlin has had enough of him she lets him know it and snaps at him. Hehehe, it's okay though, she's never really bitten him.
She's also very tolorant at the same time. Ozzy likes to wrestle hard, and she'll only wrestle every once and a while. Maybe three times a day.
Anyways, Ozzy will bite her ears, pull her tail, scratch her, bark at her, nip her and just plain torcher her! She puts up with it though and tries her hardest to knock him over! Hehe.
She is so SPOILED. She gets almost anything she wants! Sheesh, we should have named her Miss Snobby Pants or Princess.
Darlin has the speed of a greyhound. Good lord, that dog can run!! She loves to sit outside and watch for birds flying in the sky. The bird will fly overhead and she'll chase them to the fence! It's hilarious!
Also, we have bunnies and quails in our backyard so whenever she finds one she'll chase it. She gets right on those bunnie's tails, and has even learned the sort of..herd them! She'll nip at it's feet, barking and sprint ahead of it and then try to corner it off. It's the funniest thing! I guess that's what you get for owning a collie!
Darlin's also a yapper. She has what we call a bark collar. It's not a shocker caller, it just makes a verrrry high pitched noise that goes off whenever she barks. It works, but when we take it off she knows and uses whatever chance she'll get to bark at the neighbors' dogs.
On top of all, she is a sweetie. Her favorite things are being held and cuddled, and BELLY RUBS. She LOVES belly rubs. Beware the belly rubs!!!
Okay okay..here are the pics.
This is what she looked like when we got her...see the apricot?


She grew into such a pretty girl..

[Foam]

Oh yes..and for names? Hmm...
Boo? Spooky? Leah (I always liked that name)? Splash? Diablo?

[dukedogsmom]

You sound like you're going to be a very good parent! I'm sure you're excited and we look forward to seeing some pics when you get her.

[Shelteez2]

Originally posted by cherry3200
hi everyone! im so excited, i'm finally getting a dog! it has taken me three years to convince my parents to let me get one, and now theyre even excited about it!
in the newspaper we saw an add for toy poodles and we went and looked at them but we decided they werent for us. there was also shih poos and so a few weeks later we went back and looked at those. yesterday we went and picked out the one were getting. she is only three weeks so she cant come home yet. on november 28 were going to get her and bring her home! she is so cute, she is all black, with white paws and a little white on her chin.
my familys busy cleaning the house(making it doggy safe), looking up info on the breed, making an area for her to play in while my parents are at work and im at school, and getting her all the necessities she'll need.
if you have any tips on raising dogs please post them!
also, if u have any ideas for names, post them too!
thanks!

So what is it about the toy poodle that is wrong for your family, that adding shih tzu to it makes it all better?

And well I can't help but add that it's sad you are paying someone for their mixed breed puppies, therefore reinforcing their ideas that it's good to breed mixed breed puppies, which is something I'm against.

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by Shelteez2


And well I can't help but add that it's sad you are paying someone for their mixed breed puppies, therefore reinforcing their ideas that it's good to breed mixed breed puppies, which is something I'm against.

I didn't want to be the first one to say this lol. And I agree. I don't believe in backyard breeders. I'd much rather go to a reputable breeder or a shelter.

Congrats anyways.