Hi everyone,
Thought I'd start a new thread. We went to see 'Belle' last night. Her family says they don't have time to take care of her anymore. I'll give you a run down of what her owner said to us. He's not exactly sure how old she is, he thinks about 10-12 months. They got her when she was 8 weeks old from a breeder in Iowa. The breeder brought some puppies to Illinois to show his family and ended up selling one to the current owners. They were sold on looks and not work of a puppy. They currently have a 5 year old lab as well. She doesn't shed. She weighs about 45 pounds. She was just groomed and looks in good shape as far as weight. He tells she is housebroken and crate trained. He said she will occasionally chew on Barbie dolls or the like, but not all the time. She only barks when someone comes to the door. He said she has been socialized although she never attended puppy classes. She knows sit and hand shake. She has been spayed and up to date on all her shots. I have the name of the vet and kennel they have used and I know of them very well. They are highly recommended here. I plan on calling the vet today to get more information and to verify everything. The owner is not sure on pedigree or parents. He thinks he might have a paper but not sure. Belle has a curly soft coat that is truly beautiful. She was just groomed and had her nails clipped.
Okay, that is what we were told. They are willing to give her to us for free along with her crate. We told him we would talk it over and let him know today. Now, this seems too good to be true that a dog can be this perfect and they don't want to keep her. My husband heard the owners 5 year old say she pees in the house and this concerns us. I know 5 year olds can exaggerate and may have seen her pee a couple of times and is just commenting on that. Can a 10-12 month dog be housebroken if indeed she is not? We don't mind doing the housebreaking if it is going to work, but do we need to worry about any medical problems with the urinary tract that prevents her from getting completely housebroken?
I know I'm fishing, but I don't want to be too surprised. She was so cute and so good with us and the kids. She wagged her tail the entire time, let our 3 year old hug her,pet her and kiss her and she just sat there. She was very well behaved with us.
I emailed the owner and asked him again about the peeing and the pedigree papers. I'm waiting to hear back.
We just think she is everything we wanted (bigger than we hoped, but we're okay with that) and we think that maybe if it's too good that their might be a problem.
Okay,
I guess we are a little nervous so sorry about the babbling. Any thoughts would be great! Thanks,
Kim
Thought I'd start a new thread. We went to see 'Belle' last night. Her family says they don't have time to take care of her anymore. I'll give you a run down of what her owner said to us. He's not exactly sure how old she is, he thinks about 10-12 months. They got her when she was 8 weeks old from a breeder in Iowa. The breeder brought some puppies to Illinois to show his family and ended up selling one to the current owners. They were sold on looks and not work of a puppy. They currently have a 5 year old lab as well. She doesn't shed. She weighs about 45 pounds. She was just groomed and looks in good shape as far as weight. He tells she is housebroken and crate trained. He said she will occasionally chew on Barbie dolls or the like, but not all the time. She only barks when someone comes to the door. He said she has been socialized although she never attended puppy classes. She knows sit and hand shake. She has been spayed and up to date on all her shots. I have the name of the vet and kennel they have used and I know of them very well. They are highly recommended here. I plan on calling the vet today to get more information and to verify everything. The owner is not sure on pedigree or parents. He thinks he might have a paper but not sure. Belle has a curly soft coat that is truly beautiful. She was just groomed and had her nails clipped.
Okay, that is what we were told. They are willing to give her to us for free along with her crate. We told him we would talk it over and let him know today. Now, this seems too good to be true that a dog can be this perfect and they don't want to keep her. My husband heard the owners 5 year old say she pees in the house and this concerns us. I know 5 year olds can exaggerate and may have seen her pee a couple of times and is just commenting on that. Can a 10-12 month dog be housebroken if indeed she is not? We don't mind doing the housebreaking if it is going to work, but do we need to worry about any medical problems with the urinary tract that prevents her from getting completely housebroken?
I know I'm fishing, but I don't want to be too surprised. She was so cute and so good with us and the kids. She wagged her tail the entire time, let our 3 year old hug her,pet her and kiss her and she just sat there. She was very well behaved with us.
I emailed the owner and asked him again about the peeing and the pedigree papers. I'm waiting to hear back.
We just think she is everything we wanted (bigger than we hoped, but we're okay with that) and we think that maybe if it's too good that their might be a problem.
Okay,
I guess we are a little nervous so sorry about the babbling. Any thoughts would be great! Thanks,
Kim
