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Beginning the puppy process - Week 1
October 3, 2007
I’ve been hoping to adopt a puppy for about a year now, and I’ve been looking around for the best options and waiting for the best time for me to bring one home. I’ve also needed the time to save money, in case you were misled into believing I’ve waited this long due to sheer responsibility, because puppies is ’spensive.
I decided I wanted a small breed, as I move around a lot in the spring, and the back and forth to the lacrosse field would make for an easier routine for the both of us. I’ve been taking trips to local shelters, but found it difficult to adopt puppies, or even very young dogs, especially in the breed I was looking for, a Yorkshire Terrier.
I also decided very early that I wanted a male dog, whose hair I will keep cut short, despite the recognized long-hair look of Yorkie show dogs.
The process began when I found a wonderful and somewhat insane lady with unintentionally pink hair (red hair dye? over top of the gray?) who lives on a farm about an hour away from the city. After the formalities of phone calls and paperwork, I drove to her home to check up.
It’s really been quite a procedure, the adoption. My puppy was born two nights ago, and the breeder will be sending me pictures periodically until I can visit again at the end of this month, and eventually bring him home in early December. The updates are exciting. I’ll be posting the pictures as I receive them to keep track of the progression.
Week 1.
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Hah! It’s like adopting a baby.
That does seem so excited. I would love to get the pictures.
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Congratulations on the birth of your baby. Yes, he is. Prepare yourself for the mother of all housebreaking efforts. Yorkies are notoriously insistent on only doing what they want when they want. I’ve had two, and while they were adorable little buggers and made me laugh non-stop, they both died of old age without really being, ahem, potty-trained.
October 3rd, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Ahaha, it’s such a tiny little thing.
We had a Yorkie before I left home and he was really well-behaved. We never had potty-training problems until he got really old. He took very well to training.
October 3rd, 2007 at 5:33 pm
adorable! :)
October 4th, 2007 at 12:16 am
lol…they look so strange when theyre newborn.
ive always wanted a toy dog. i hope he stays healthy! :)
love your blog, btw! ive been creepin for a while!
October 4th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
He’s so cute! Hope things continue to go well. =)
October 4th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
Congratulations on your new puppy! SO ADORABLE!!! Even if you didn’t adopt him from Animal Friends, they still have some amazing programs for pet owners like obedience classes and puppy classes. They also have a monthly coffee klatch gathering which I might try to take one of my dogs to. The pet owners can socialize and drink coffee and the pups can hang out too. Once your little guy is up to speed, it will be great!
October 5th, 2007 at 1:47 am
Jennie - I love Animal Friends, and I hope to be involved with them, especially since this is my first dog. The coffee meets are a cute idea!
October 5th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Wow, that makes me want to go out and get a puppy right now. Congratulations!
October 7th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Very cute, we have a 6mo old Norfolk Terrier who looked exactly the same when she was born.