I got a puppy!

[SweetCuteness]

How exciting!

[Gina]

Congrats!! He is beautiful and Happy Early Birthday!

[Janet]

How ya getting along with the new baby? I bet Moses is a sweetheart!!

[Tink]

He is a sweetheart, and a bit of a character.

He's not housetraining as quickly as I'd hoped, but I'm sure that will come in time. He's very loving and friendly, but really puts other dogs in their place when they invade his home. He went wacko when my grandkids dog came with for the weekend. He growled, snarled, and did his best to keep her away from everyone. She's normally rather agressive with other dogs, but was completely submissive to him for some reason. She spent a good part of the weekend under the computer desk to avoid him. He's also chased the neighbors male border collie and 5 month old female golden lab pup off our property a couple of times. This is HIS space and others are NOT welcome. I truly didn't expect this from a poodle or a dog so young.

He has learned the meaning of the word "NO" so is getting pretty good about dropping things he's picked to chew on that aren't on his list. He has decided pigs ears are GOOD chewing. LOL He's happiest when he's laying at my feet or following me around.

I'm really enjoying him and look forward to having tomorrow off so I can finally spend some time with him without a houseful of company. I'm going to call the vet tomorrow and see if I can get him in for his rabies vac since that's the one he's not had yet.

[Janet]

AAAww I'm so glad things are working out with him. Isn't it funny how they just kind of "take over?" Poodles are so smart, I know mine was and so was my mom's. Just a little bit of work every day and they almost become human.

[Tink]

I had Moses to our vet today. He checked out good but underweight, which didn't surprise me any. He got his shots, wormed, etc... He made quite an impression on the staff there. They have only one other standard poodle they see, so he was a welcome addition. He saw someone come in with 2 black labs and wanted to go eat their faces off... which made the vet crack up considering he's less than half their size. (28 lbs) He did really good through the exam and for the shots thank goodness. The vet said I might want to wait to get him neutered just to see how he turns out first. He thought he was a nice quality poodle which was nice to hear since I really don't know squat about the breed standards. LOL

He wants me to put some weight on him if I can and he'll check him over again in a month when he gets his 2nd lymes shot to be sure he's improved his weight. He's just not a huge eater, but drinks water like it's been days since he had any. So we're going to watch him for diabetes, which would suck... but for now we're just gonna keep an eye on him.

He went in on a leash for the first time today and actually did fairly well. I put a harness on him instead of a collar in case he'd freak and try to fight it, but he was pretty willing to just tag along with me. Other than his lymes booster he's set for a yr. I also started him on heartworm preventative just to be safe. I want to keep this little guy healthy!

I broke down and bought a crate today too. I really don't like the idea a whole lot, but there are times when I will need a safe place to contain him; so I figured I'd better just do it now so he can get used to it as young as possible. I'm sure he won't be spending a lot of time in it though.

[Janet]

Sounds like you're having a great time with Moses. I am so happy for you and happy that everything checked out at the Vets. You may just have to start studying the "Standards" for poodles now....Your Vet must really be impressed with him.