georgiahand

Corners were cut vacc wise aswell. She said she only saw the need for one, and i've heard most proper breeders do two. Microchipping was not done, and she said not all her dogs were vaccinated and she had never come across a problem with them. If her dogs were anywhere near as yappy as her, they arent something i'd be wanting to own

Thankyou for all your wonderful suggestions! I've come across a breeder, a decent one this time, with toy poodle babies ready to go in Jan. I've seen photos and she is abosoutely gorgeous (ginger colouring, I don't know what you would call this in the 'technical' poodle world ha). So we are considering her. The breeder seems willing to answer any questions and appears to be quite friendly- which is good! I will keep everyone updated. Georg.

ohhh! thats so cute! im going to do a bit of research on them now too. i am completely in love with your dog..

thanks for your help guys! I see where you are all coming from with not buying from pet shops. I honestly had no idea that pet shops were so bad, not necessarilary the pet shops, but the people who sell to them. After your help there is no way I will be buying from a pet shop. While it probably looks like the 'short cut' in comparision to getting a pup from a breeder, there is no way we will be doing it now. We are trying to get off to the best start:) I've been ringing around this afternoon (of most toy breed dogs in general) and have got onto a few who im not sure are ''proper'' breeders. One gave me "Oh Love, you can feed 'em anything you like! I find the foods from the vet quite dear, and when you have a heap of dogs like me that gets expensive. So just give 'em scraps off your dinner plate or those cheap tinned foods from Bi Low'' im only new to the dog world by myself, but should I be aware of breeders like this or do most of them do it? When i asked if they came with their vaccs her reply was "Of course they do, any other questions?'' It just made me a little un-easy:S

Hehehe. Nicole, is that also your cat in your avatar? If so, how do you find they get along?

I just saw a purebreed cav in a pet store. It was SO cute. And the OH kind of agreed, i think. We spent a while playing with it. I was wondering how good pet shops can be? We know the owner of the store and he is reliable when it comes to dogs and stuff. I know its such a bad idea to buy from a pet store, and so soon... but *sob* must resist. must must must resist. You just feel so incredibly sorry for them being in those tiny cages made out of glass, and when you put them back they give you "the look". I cannot get the puppy from the pet store. I cannot get the puppy from the pet store.

Mollie! Your dog is simply stunning! We are easing towards toy poodles, but would speak to some breeders etc beforehand. Do you guys think it would be easier if we had a grass patch thing or newspaper on the balcony? Or having the dog signal when it wants to go to the toliet, and us take it downstairs? Which would be easier and better?

I'm not sure on what it is, I think its the face that he mostly dislikes. He's met my Mum's cav and just didn't seem to like it. He just showed me some websites on toy poodles, and they look cute. But im not so sure on the personality of them, i've heard they can be quite timid and hard to train, would this be correct? (sorry for all my questions!)

We will walk it. Just about as much as it requires, as long as thats not a four hour hike up a mountain everyday. haha. I have looked at italian greyhounds, and I really like the personality of them, but im not that keen on the physique of them? I'm not sure, im just so fussy heh.

I absoutely LOVE Cavs. They are my favourite dog of all time, when I was growing up I had three...and by far are the best dogs anyone could ever own. I could go on for hours, but i wont:D The boy hates Cavs. Theyre nearly "as ugly as pugs" in his words. I honestly wouldnt mind getting a cavalier, because i know what fantastic pets they can make. But having my boyfriend liking 'smaller' dogs puts a restriction on what i can yet. I already had a little debate with him last night that they were still considered toys, and are like cats. But no, he's not convinced...gah! Thanks though:)

Hello Everyone, I'm new to posting on this forum, and have been literally reading through every topic there is to read in the Puppy section :rolleyes: As, hopefully, we're thinking of getting a puppy somewhere between now and March (as i'll have two months of JUST concentrating on puppy time, no work etc). So, here is my situation, and questions:) There are two of us living in a penthouse in the city (in Sydney), the penthouse is reasonably large...3-4 bedrooms, long hallway, quite spacey with wooden floors. We also have a decent sized balcony (tiled, not grass or anything). Also, there are no kids/ teenagers running around either. We currently have a cat and fish only. Cat is an eight year old Birman Blue Point, and is *the* most placid thing in the entire world- she used to be best friends with a mouse. The longest period of time the pup would be left alone per day would be two hours at the most. Some days there would be one of us here for 24 hours straight (no no, we are not hermits, the boyfriend just works from home ) The dog would get plenty of attention etc, and we would be able to provide 20 minutes ish or more of walking per day. We're looking for a dog that is not a constant yapper (i know that yapping can be stopped through training, and dog will have training, but just in general with the breed), a pup that is easy to toliet train as we are inside and one that will get along with the current resident cat. We are looking for a toy breed. Like I said before, we were considering a puppy. My main question is, with those conditions up above, what would be a suitable dog to get? Also, what do you think would be more suitable for toliet training? Having that grass thing on the balcony, and the dog can signal when she/ he wants to be let out, or having newspaper and the pup going to toliet out on the newspaper on the balcony? Another option is the dog letting us know when it needs to go the toliet, and us taking it downstairs onto the grass? Which option do you think would be better for the dog and us? I've done so so much research in books, and a lot of different sources say different things about certain breeds. I just thought it would be useful to get some advice from dog owners:) Thanks guys, I would appreciate any replys. Georg.