Posted on 01/24/2007 3:42:37 PM PST by word_warrior_bob
Jakey is getting a baby brother! Feel free to give me name ideas, pure bred Standard Poodle, champion bloodlines, I got him here, http://www.parrishill.com/
I read you shouldn't take the biggest or smallest of the litter, but I also read how to "test" a puppy. Even though he's the smallest puppy he was relaxed when I held him, relaxed when I put him in the cruk of my arm and looked me in the eyes for a long time. He was alert and looked when I clapped and he was the only one who cocked his head to say "what" when I talked to him. He held his own with the other puppies without being too rambunctous. He allowed me to hold him out with no other support and didn't squirm and looked me in the eyes, he allowed me to put him on his back and played and swatted at my fingers. He did all the right things you want from a puppy except he was the "runt" of the litter. I was assured that there should only be a difference in height of all the puppies of about 2 inches anyway. I'll post more pictures when I get him in 3 weeks, in the interm I will visit and handle him as much as possible so that the move is less stressful for him. On to the pictures!
I've had a Mutlow, a JuJu, a Smudgepot, an Undertoe and a Bubba.
Heh... well, it'll hopefully protect our big comforter and be a lot easier to wash :~)
Lol, as long as it doesn't get matted and you have to brush it too!! That would be worse than the dogs!
For no particular reason, I always liked the name Jake for a dog, prolly not a good name for a poodle, though!
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I already have a Jake! Click on my homepage.
Well, then it was an experiment gone badly... maybe we can just replace it every couple of months :~)
Lol, no, I was just kidding you. It looks nice and you will enjoy it.
Why 9 weeks?
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Most of what I've read is between 9 and 12 weeks, gives them enough time for social interaction with the other pups and enough time for various tests, shots, etc.
You can also take one from a breeder that's been there longer too, you have a much better gauge on what their personality is, if it's a good breeder you will probably get a well adjusted, social dog.
I'm getting this 7-week advice from hunting dog "experts"..
Enjoy your new friend!!
Thanks!
That's a good 'un. I like the white color the best too.
I took the runt of the litter. She's still undersized at 5 years - only 43 pounds. Took her to a hunt test in October, there were 200 dogs entered and any of the Labs present could have given her 15-20 pounds. One of the judges watched her bounding through the high grass like a Springer to keep her eye on the duck and said, "Aw, isn't she a cute little thing!" But it certainly hasn't stopped her from being a DARNED good dog . . . she passed both days, I looked at the results and of 28 dogs in Junior, only 20 passed on Saturday and 17 on Sunday, it was a TOUGH test.
Have you thought about training this one for hunt tests?
Most folks take some sort of running start from one of those. E.g. my new puppy is by FC/AFC The Man In Black ("Cash") so her name is Rock 'n' Roll Ruby (an early Johnny Cash rockabilly number).
Between 7 and 12 weeks, supposedly, is the best time for the dog to bond with humans.
I got my first dog at around 12 weeks (she was the runt and didn't sell). She's bonded with me, but I got the second dog at 7 weeks and she's my shadow. She stepped out of her shipping crate like a little queen, saw me, and came straight to my lap and never left. If there's any kind of upset or trouble, she comes to heel and looks up at me for guidance. (Meanwhile, my big dog is out barking at whatever's causing the upset.)
It may just be that she's grateful to me for rescuing her from the cargo hold of a Midwest Express jet . . .
Congats on the new pup!
I read you shouldn't take the biggest or smallest of the litter
I don't really buy into that. A friend of mine had a Brittany Spaniel who was the "runt" of its litter and it was one of the nicest, well-behaved dogs I've ever met. The best advice I can give you for bringing a new dog into the home is to make special time exclusively for give Jake attention. This will ease the transition.
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Thanks to you and everyone for the congratulations.
I had immediately discounted him because he was the smallest as I want a huge, giant, monster poodle like Jake on my homepage. He kept looking at me though, he was observant, he wasn't timid or cowed by the other puppies, I spent the first half hour observing all of the puppies interacting (after I met the mother who had a WONDERFUL disposition) and even though he was the smallest he played with the other dogs as an equal.
As I mentioned in the body with the pictures he performed the best in all the tests for the best pet candidate, he totally trusted me, didn't squirm now matter how I held him and looked at me in the eyes with a different level of understanding that I have with my Jakey. Poodles are telepathic, the smartest breed, this dog spoke to me with his eyes in a way the other puppies didn't, although they were all amazing.
After I spent time with him and put him back in the pen, he was standing at the cage trying to get my attention, the other dogs I held didn't do that, the breeder said he was very smitten with me.
The dogs who don't look at you much when you hold them and squirm will have more of an independent streak and a little harder to train, it doesn't mean they wont turn out great, they will with proper training. In addition to being very sweet he was a little more curious in exploring areas out of the pen, he will probably be a very lively dog, the combination I was looking for. Standard Poodles need 1-2 hours of exercise a day, and lots of mental stimulation as well, they crave it, they're different than other dogs.
This is why poodles have always been in the Circus, they are easy to train and LOVE to please and entertain people, they don't like to be left alone, they like to be challenged and to work. I would like to make him and maybe Jake therapy dogs and take him to see sick kids and people in hospitals. They are great therapy dogs, Jake is a natural, my mother stayed with me when she was suffering from infections and C-diff after a hernia operation. Everyone was paranoid about him jumping, touching her stomach etc. I wasn't, I brought him on the bed with my mother and he was as gentle as a lamb and comforted her, and my mother is the "no doggies on the bed type".
One day I came home and was sick, Jake was DYING to go for a long walk, I went right into bed and said I'm sick Jakey, he immediately stopped asking for his walk and came into bed with me and extra snuggled with and slept with me until I felt better.
As for him and Jake, Jake lives up the street. I will start bringing him things with the puppys' scent on it, so he becomes familiar with the scent. Then he and Jake will meet at a neutral location so he doesn't feel he's taking Jakes territory at my house. Then they'll start getting super
OK, re names - what are the names of the sire and dam?
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http://www.parrishill.com/id36.html
Scroll down on the bottom left of this page, the white poodle "Cruz" (not his full name) is the sire of my puppy, the mother is Enya nursing my boy in the pictures.
ParrisHill Rainy Day Dream . . . Rain (or Day) for short.
ParrisHill Daydream Believer . . . call name Bee.
I'll keep thinking . . .
They disappear!
I'm not a Poodle fancier but they look awfully mature for 6 wks!
Very nice looking, though.
Hair I didn't know you had a German Shorthair!
I also didn't know you had Biederlack blankets! Love them!
Sounds like a good dog to me -
Smart, alert, responsive, playful, friendly, calm, curious -
Easy to spot at night -
The bedspread??? Lol
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