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I Will Never Own Another Breed of Dog

Posted by:  Karen
Category:   Other
Posted on:  October 31, 2001 at 16:03:24

Question:

Until five months ago, I knew very little about this breed--other than the fact that "Wishbone" was completely adorable. I researched the breed, did some deep soul-searching and decided to take the plunge.
And my oh my, what an adventure it's been!
We brought Buzz home two and a half months ago as an 8-week-old puppy, spent the next month or so dying of sleep-deprivation, spraying everything that wasn't nailed down with bitter apple, retrieving socks DAY AND NIGHT, NIGHT AND DAY. . .just basically trying to go the extra mile and make sure we were doing all the right things.
Buzz will be five months old on the 6th of November, he's doing well with potty-training and understands "drop-it" (which we say 100 times a day), knows "sit" and "down". . .he's 100 percent personality.
We still have puppy issues, and we still have plenty of work ahead. . .but every day that passes I see our hard work paying off. Buzz "Aldrin" is just THE BEST. I love this breed and I'll never own another dog who isn't a Jack.
You get lots of problem stories here. I just thought I'd share a success-in-progress story. Thanks.