Esky the husky Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Summerside I wouldn't take everything in the Ian Dunbar books as gospel. They freaked me out a bit too, I was so neurotic after reading them. :laugh: Every book tells you something different, I love reading as much as I can and trying the bits that make sense to me/ make me feel comfortable. So jealous of all the pups in here. I'm soooo clucky at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCheekyMonster Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Summerside...she is very, very cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqueeHammer Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Mary from Noonbarra has been in touch. Pups are born, now just have to wait to find out which girl is mine and then pick her up mid august! So excited!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rilla-My-Rilla Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Mary from Noonbarra has been in touch. Pups are born, now just have to wait to find out which girl is mine and then pick her up mid august! So excited!! How exciting! Sounds like we'll be getting our puppies around the same time. Has time slowed down for you yet? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqueeHammer Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 SJP - Indeed it has! I've been waiting to find out which litter I will be getting a pup from for a while, but now that I know, it's painful! I'm pretty good at waiting, but I've wanted my own dog since I left home 12 years ago and now that it's just around the corner, it still feels like forever. Oh well, it will happen soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
❤LovesPoodles❤ Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Not long until I get my girl :D pups will be 8 weeks on the 21st so excited!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerside Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 This will be 'my' first puppy too, every other dog has been a family one. All I can say is don't stress, trust yourself, and enjoy the puppy phase because it goes soooo fast! I'm sure you'll be fine with your new little one :D Thanks sjp, I think I'll relax once we pick her up and she comes home :) Summerside I wouldn't take everything in the Ian Dunbar books as gospel. They freaked me out a bit too, I was so neurotic after reading them. :laugh: Every book tells you something different, I love reading as much as I can and trying the bits that make sense to me/ make me feel comfortable. Very sensible advice Esky, thank you. I know what you mean about every book telling you something different, I'll just have to trust myself as sjp said and go from there :) Summerside...she is very, very cute! we think so too, thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerside Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Mary from Noonbarra has been in touch. Pups are born, now just have to wait to find out which girl is mine and then pick her up mid august! So excited!! Congrats! So exciting for you :D Not long until I get my girl :D pups will be 8 weeks on the 21st so excited!! We're picking up our pup on the 20th so we'll be going through the puppy phase together krystal&coco We can trade photos of destruction :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Is it normal to be a little nervous now? I've been reading Ian Dunbar's books and I'm getting scared I'll bugger up a perfectly good puppy! This'll be the first puppy we've raised and while the info he gives is great, he makes everything seem so critically important and missing something will result in an unruly and uncontrollable pet Sorry, overreacting but just want to make sure we try to do things right :) I think he goes WAY over the top! If the parents are of sound temperaments, then they'd need less then a quarter of what he goes on about. I sometimes think these people who spend all day with problem dogs forget that there are normal dogs out there who can cope with change and meeting people and new things without flooding them with everything in the first few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest _MADCAT_ Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Well my partner and I have a Bullmastiff, Great Dane x, Ragdoll and a Bengal cat... in two weeks we are adding DORA to our family... a gorgeous red bullmastiff <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton's Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hi....I`m new to this forum, but am going to be getting a Lagotto puppy at the end of August. He is only 2 weeks old at the moment and this is the first time I have had had a puppy since living at home as a child (which is a very long time ago,) so this is a very exciting and nervous time for me as I`m new to all this. I will be watching this thread with lots of interest. Tracey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
❤LovesPoodles❤ Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hi....I`m new to this forum, but am going to be getting a Lagotto puppy at the end of August. He is only 2 weeks old at the moment and this is the first time I have had had a puppy since living at home as a child (which is a very long time ago,) so this is a very exciting and nervous time for me as I`m new to all this. I will be watching this thread with lots of interest. Tracey Must be a very exciting time for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerside Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 MADCAT - Dora is gorgeous! She looks so cuddly Hilton's - Hi and Congrats on your new pup I have to admit I wasn't sure what a Lagotto looked like so looked them up and OMG they are gorgeous!!!! Please post pics when you can I think he goes WAY over the top! If the parents are of sound temperaments, then they'd need less then a quarter of what he goes on about. I sometimes think these people who spend all day with problem dogs forget that there are normal dogs out there who can cope with change and meeting people and new things without flooding them with everything in the first few months. Thanks becks, glad to hear I'm not the only one who thinks some things he suggests are a little extreme I got to visit Rogue's litter last week so here are some new pics of my little Rascal :laugh: It was so much fun playing with all the pups, I could have stayed there all day being chewed on She's definitely a character! Only 10 more sleeps and she'll be chewing on the rest of my shoes Can't wait :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
❤LovesPoodles❤ Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Mary from Noonbarra has been in touch. Pups are born, now just have to wait to find out which girl is mine and then pick her up mid august! So excited!! Congrats! So exciting for you :D Not long until I get my girl :D pups will be 8 weeks on the 21st so excited!! We're picking up our pup on the 20th so we'll be going through the puppy phase together krystal&coco We can trade photos of destruction :laugh: Not long too go now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton's Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 MADCAT - Dora is gorgeous! She looks so cuddly Hilton's - Hi and Congrats on your new pup I have to admit I wasn't sure what a Lagotto looked like so looked them up and OMG they are gorgeous!!!! Please post pics when you can I think he goes WAY over the top! If the parents are of sound temperaments, then they'd need less then a quarter of what he goes on about. I sometimes think these people who spend all day with problem dogs forget that there are normal dogs out there who can cope with change and meeting people and new things without flooding them with everything in the first few months. Thanks becks, glad to hear I'm not the only one who thinks some things he suggests are a little extreme I got to visit Rogue's litter last week so here are some new pics of my little Rascal :laugh: It was so much fun playing with all the pups, I could have stayed there all day being chewed on She's definitely a character! Only 10 more sleeps and she'll be chewing on the rest of my shoes Can't wait :D I will post pics on here as soon as I receive some, I`m not sure when that will be at the moment because he is only 2 weeks old and I am on the Gold Coast and the breeder lives in Victoria....so am looking forward to seeing some pics myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekadent Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Ok, so I may be a bit premature, but I just had to share, I've just spoken to a breeder who has a female for sale & she's my dream puppy, the breeder has said that I can have her, but I've been told that before & for one reason or another the puppy has gone to someone else....anyway I am soooo excited, keep your fingers crossed for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
❤LovesPoodles❤ Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Ok, so I may be a bit premature, but I just had to share, I've just spoken to a breeder who has a female for sale & she's my dream puppy, the breeder has said that I can have her, but I've been told that before & for one reason or another the puppy has gone to someone else....anyway I am soooo excited, keep your fingers crossed for me. How exciting! A frenchie? Photos a must!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerside Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Not long too go now 8 more sleeps for me Rearranged the pen set up for the third time tonight! Hubby is seriously questioning my sanity keep your fingers crossed for me. Good Luck dekadent, hope it works out for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rilla-My-Rilla Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 8 more sleeps for me Rearranged the pen set up for the third time tonight! Hubby is seriously questioning my sanity 8 days, wow, you must be soooo excited now! hehe, don't worry, I'll probably be questioning my own sanity when I set up the pen next week....only another 5 weeks for me! dekadent, on 13 July 2012 - 01:24 PM, said:keep your fingers crossed for me. Hope it turns out for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerside Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Aww I saw you have a new avatar sjp How adorable! Is that your girl or boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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