Some of you may have seen the rather lovely Cockapoo we rescued called Barnie who is by all accounts a family dog as we all share in his wellbeing, although he has bonded most with our eldest daughter who is virtually a dog whisperer.
However, she rather thought he might benifit from some companionship and went and purchased a Poodle puppy which we picked up on Sunday. She is currently only 10 weeks old and is quite amazing in her toilet habits and her ability to sleep right through the night without problem, although we did stay up the first night to keep her company.
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She is devine and yes she will be ruling the roost as she is going to be larger than he is and by all accounts the female dogs generally are in charge. As a rescue dog he didn’t have the best start so we’re thinking she may rub a few rough edges off his behaviour. Whatever happens we are going to love them both equally.
I’m hoping she will teach him that men are not all bad and it’s best not to bite them if you can avoid it! She is going to be quite large as although she is a standard poodle we saw the father and he was tall. I think Barnie may be in for a surprise when she decides that she’s the one who is in charge. They have been playing together in the garden which is a good sign but one of them is talking puppy and the other dog, obviously it will sort itself out when they are both talking dog.
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She looks like a real cutie. I’m sure it won’t be long before she’s ruling the roost!
She is devine and yes she will be ruling the roost as she is going to be larger than he is and by all accounts the female dogs generally are in charge. As a rescue dog he didn’t have the best start so we’re thinking she may rub a few rough edges off his behaviour. Whatever happens we are going to love them both equally.
She is lovely. And will be great company for Barnie.
I’m hoping she will teach him that men are not all bad and it’s best not to bite them if you can avoid it! She is going to be quite large as although she is a standard poodle we saw the father and he was tall. I think Barnie may be in for a surprise when she decides that she’s the one who is in charge. They have been playing together in the garden which is a good sign but one of them is talking puppy and the other dog, obviously it will sort itself out when they are both talking dog.
I’m sure it will.