ROD
March 27th, 2008, 09:37 AM
My wife and I had a medium length haired cat when we first married almost 12 years ago. Unfortunately, my wife started having runny eyes and congestion during her first pregnancy and the doctor told her she had developed an allergy to our cat so we found him a good home.
Two years ago we got ourselves an Abysinian. We got her from a breeder. We spent an hour or so at the breeder who had about a dozen cats, and my wife had no apparent reaction. So we decided to get one and she has been great.
Our 6 year old son started asking for a dog over a year ago. Because we had dog sat my fathers dog, a mutt who shed all over the house, made my wife have an allergy reaction, we wanted a dog that shed the least and gave her the best chance of not having a reaction.
Unfortunately, one morning last January, I woke up to find our cat hissing at me when i picked her up. Not long afterwards, my wife ask why she was walking on three legs. it turned out that during the night, she had broken her hind leg in, not one, but three places. We still don't know how. So that put our dog buying off till she was healed.
last June/July, we got ourselves a standard poodle. he was 18 lbs when we brought him home. he's black and my son named him Chester. He's black and he will be 1 year next month. He's 85 lbs and plays well with my kids and has a pretty good temperament. He does the standard sit, paw and lie down routine and walks well on a leash around our neighborhood. A groomer not long ago thought he was large for his breed and everything I've read, except for the AKA etc.., seems to be stats copied from the AKA or other standards like that. As long as my wifes OK and he's good with my kids, thats what counts.
At the dog run, he plays well, runs and generally has a good time with the other dogs. He just does not want to leave. after an hour when i want to go, he makes it difficult to get him. he'll keep his distance from me and bark like he wants to play. i have my tricks a to leave when someone else does and he often will follow and I'll put his leash on. sometimes i sort of have to chase him and eventually he can tell from my tone of voice I'm upset with him because his tail goes down and eventually he'll stop and sit when i tell him to. his head will go down like he's pouting because he knows I'm mad at him.
It's funny because I can walk him in front of my house at 10 or 11 pm for a pee, before I go to bed, without a leash and he listens no problem.At the dog run, I guess he just wants to stay, even if everyone else has gone, even after an hour.
He also has not had a hair cut in 4 months, but he's going in a couple of weeks. I like him with the longer hair, and a lot of other people tell the same.
He's more cute.
So, if anyone has any recommendations concerning the raising of an 85 lbs standard poodle and its grooming. please let me know. I am even considering getting a clipper to groom him myself, but the lack of experience makes me nervous. more so around the face, not so much underneath as he's not the man he used to be.:rolleyes:
Two years ago we got ourselves an Abysinian. We got her from a breeder. We spent an hour or so at the breeder who had about a dozen cats, and my wife had no apparent reaction. So we decided to get one and she has been great.
Our 6 year old son started asking for a dog over a year ago. Because we had dog sat my fathers dog, a mutt who shed all over the house, made my wife have an allergy reaction, we wanted a dog that shed the least and gave her the best chance of not having a reaction.
Unfortunately, one morning last January, I woke up to find our cat hissing at me when i picked her up. Not long afterwards, my wife ask why she was walking on three legs. it turned out that during the night, she had broken her hind leg in, not one, but three places. We still don't know how. So that put our dog buying off till she was healed.
last June/July, we got ourselves a standard poodle. he was 18 lbs when we brought him home. he's black and my son named him Chester. He's black and he will be 1 year next month. He's 85 lbs and plays well with my kids and has a pretty good temperament. He does the standard sit, paw and lie down routine and walks well on a leash around our neighborhood. A groomer not long ago thought he was large for his breed and everything I've read, except for the AKA etc.., seems to be stats copied from the AKA or other standards like that. As long as my wifes OK and he's good with my kids, thats what counts.
At the dog run, he plays well, runs and generally has a good time with the other dogs. He just does not want to leave. after an hour when i want to go, he makes it difficult to get him. he'll keep his distance from me and bark like he wants to play. i have my tricks a to leave when someone else does and he often will follow and I'll put his leash on. sometimes i sort of have to chase him and eventually he can tell from my tone of voice I'm upset with him because his tail goes down and eventually he'll stop and sit when i tell him to. his head will go down like he's pouting because he knows I'm mad at him.
It's funny because I can walk him in front of my house at 10 or 11 pm for a pee, before I go to bed, without a leash and he listens no problem.At the dog run, I guess he just wants to stay, even if everyone else has gone, even after an hour.
He also has not had a hair cut in 4 months, but he's going in a couple of weeks. I like him with the longer hair, and a lot of other people tell the same.
He's more cute.
So, if anyone has any recommendations concerning the raising of an 85 lbs standard poodle and its grooming. please let me know. I am even considering getting a clipper to groom him myself, but the lack of experience makes me nervous. more so around the face, not so much underneath as he's not the man he used to be.:rolleyes: