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Well Gus is 15 weeks old tomorrow. We measured him at the withers and he was 11 1/2 inches tall. We believe he should be well under the 16 inches standard. He gets his final shots next Monday and begins classes next Tuesday. He is walking on a lead fairly well already. We are hoping to walk him...

Gus is 12 weeks old tomorrow and will be getting his second set of shots today. He is doing great with his house breaking but still has an accident once in a while. We have begun lead training, sits and comes. Last week he learned to go up the stairs and three days later, he learned to go down...

Gus is ringing the bell on the door regularly now and is having fewer mistakes. His older sister is a real help. Gus also got his ears taped up today. It took my wife to hold him while a friend taped his ears. Today was a fairly warm day and Gus got to run outside in the back yard. Man, can that...

I would post pictures but don't know how to. Gus has been home for a week now and is fairly good about go outside to go to the bathroom, even in the storm. He loves to pee in the snow, it must be a guy thing. This puppy can eat. He eats all his food and goes into the pantry to see if he can find...

Last Saturday, we brought Gus home. We got the puppy that we picked out and he is beautiful. He rode home in a cat carrier and didn't make any fuss at all. So far, he loves his crate and goes into it on his own. One minute, he is picking on the cat and the next, he disappears into his crate...

Four more days of waiting to bring our new puppy home. Four more days for us, Sadie and the kitten to have our normal routine. When we lost Jack, the biggest hurt was the missing of the normal routine that we had with him in the morning and at night, just before going to bed. I find it amazing...

You are so welcome. I have to wait a year before I can begin agility with my new puppy but I should be busy with other lessons over the next year. We went and bought 16" shelving and made a pen for Gus today plus temp floor under it for protection. Found a dealer that sells kraft paper to help...

My wife and I with Sadie (Jack's sister) went today to pick our new puppy. Of course, we picked the puppy that the breeder is considering keeping but our second chose is equally nice. We decided that we would love either. We pick up our new addition on next Saturday, 1/16. I can't post a picture...

I had a PM that asked if I had any problems training my therapy dogs in agility. Does it make them "Wild". I can't for the life of me figure out how to respond to her message so I thought that I would answer the question here. No, I didn't have any issues with my therapy dogs competing in...

Great news, we are going to the breeders to select our new puppy. There are two litters to choose from and from what I hear, all the puppies are beautiful. If we pick one from the first litter, born 11/20, we can bring him home on the 16th of January. Its a 2 hour drive but there is a great...

Thanks for the wonderful replies. No, I know that the new puppy can not replace Jack but will offer even more adventures. When we got Jack, I only wanted one dog as a pet. Three weeks later, we ended up with Sadie, his sister and favorite friend. Instead of just a pet, the dogs lead us into...

Thank you all for your responses. We had an agility trial for the past two days and it is my first without my dog. We worked the trial to support our kennel club and while I was ring crewing, I thought of having to train a new dog again. Actually, I am looking forward to it, thinking of what I...

Merry Christmas everyone Hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas with family and shelties. After the new year, we plan on setting up the house for the puppy. X-pen in the kitchen area, crate in the bedroom etc. We have forgotten what it is like to have a puppy in the house again. We have...

Got a report last night from the local breeder that got to see the puppies (She is wonderful friends with the breeder who has the puppies). She informed us that the puppies from the first litter are as she said "delicious". They are now about 5 weeks old and are doing very well. She said that...

Hopefully your puppy will get use to traveling by car soon. My shelties love to ride with me and we have gone on long trips together from the Canadian border to the tip of Florida. At home they go almost every where with me and love it. Good luck with your new puppy.