hi i'am looking for a 4 month old puppy,(reason 4 months old) well, i had gotten a pit bull from a rescue pl and she had all her shots and i was socializing her ( i was told to socialize her very well being the breed she was and so we went to class, parks ,pet stores , and just everywere ) and one day she got sick so off to the vet we went and then i got told she had parvo , the vet said she must have gotten it in beteen shots?? i just dont understand it, i would have never took her to all those pl if she didnt have all 3 sets! i thought with 2 series of shots and her last series she had for a week that she should of not gotten this deases and the vet also said that pit bulls and rots are realy more venerable to this dease then other dogs? so anyways , i left her there to get treated and then that night after work i stoped in to check on her and the vet said that she would not make it . i had to have her put to sleep i was just heart broken she was just a pup and we were just starting out she was a great pup and it was hard for me beacaus the hole reason i had gotten her was that i had just put my 11 year old dog (murphy) to sleep she had diabetes and i had been giving her shots twice a day. and one day she took a turn for the worse,her kidneys were shutting down due to the diabetes. and with her i just felt like i had been through so much and did everything i could for her and i still lost her ( but i do need to remember she was 11 years old ) i just didnt wanna see her go yet. so i had her put to sleep which was 3 months before i had gotten the pit bull. so i have had to but 2 dogs to sleep in 6 months . which was very hard for me ! anyways , just wanted to tell my storie from the beginning that way everyone would know about me(my pet story) and why iam looking for a dog and besides this seem like a nice pl to chat with other pet owners so i thougth i would join (and get the word out that iam looking for a puppy LOL) ok heres why my new puppy has to be 4 months old, (that would be the youngest that i could have) the vet said my new pet would have to be old enough to have had all its series of shots and since the last series of shots is around 16 weeks that the pup would then be coverd not to get the parvo (even though i have bleached the yard bought kennal gard for the house and just on and on, he said that you just cant get it all and that a pup would prob.still get it somehow so thats why i need a pup at least 4 months of age (i dont think that you could give a pup all of its series of shots any sooner then that?) so if there is any body out there that has a puppy(i fogot to menchen i need a female i have a small male Chihuahua and the vet said it would be best if i did not get same sex.) in the st.louis,mo area i would drive to IL, also) i would like a short haired dog like a boxer mix but not a must. i would give it a great loving home. just go to www.dogster.com (and under name typ in "zina" and you can see that i love my pets. we would be going to classes because i belive in well manners (lol) and just becausi love to go . and we go all summer to purina farms also if ur wondering about shelters and rescues well i have tryed. most of the puppies there are to young for me to have since they must have had all there shots or there are no females. iam still look online everyday at shelters. wow sorry so long i could just go on and on lol. hope to make new friends in here. thanks sylvia by the way every one should check out www.dogster.com great pl