Rick L
Well-known member
Meet Tweed -
we lost our last setter a couple days before Christmas- I don't take such things well and didn't tell many people, but a couple weeks later I got an email from a breeder I know asking if I knew anyone looking for a pup, he had a large litter on the ground.
My wife knew what would happen when we went down to see them, out came the checkbook. We visited a couple more times before they were ready to go home.
when the day came, I have never had such a hard time picking a pup, they were all beautiful bundles of energy. there were two Tri colors, and I leaned towards them simply because I have never had one. but all great heads.
I sat on the floor for over an hour playing with and handling each of them - my wife finally said "you know you have to make a choice"
so I looked at the pups running around and said - OK guys help me decide, and he ran over, jumped on my lap and licked my face
decision made,
the funny thing is my wife said that was the the one I favored, I didn't think so, but she pulled up pictures from our several visits and invariably, this was the pup I was holding or was climbing in my lap. They do chose us as much or more than we chose them.
I am sure the others chose good homes.
but - with dreams of birds ahead and lots of work to do protecting furniture and other stuff from sharp puppy teeth -
He came home last weekend and was well accepted by our golden Macallan at the door, and even the cats seem to think he can stay. He is a quick learner, after the first day he has only had one accident in the house - our fault for not noticing he went to the door. He sits to go out and when he comes in, and found a whistle where I store collars and chargers and started answering that right away.
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we lost our last setter a couple days before Christmas- I don't take such things well and didn't tell many people, but a couple weeks later I got an email from a breeder I know asking if I knew anyone looking for a pup, he had a large litter on the ground.
My wife knew what would happen when we went down to see them, out came the checkbook. We visited a couple more times before they were ready to go home.
when the day came, I have never had such a hard time picking a pup, they were all beautiful bundles of energy. there were two Tri colors, and I leaned towards them simply because I have never had one. but all great heads.
I sat on the floor for over an hour playing with and handling each of them - my wife finally said "you know you have to make a choice"
so I looked at the pups running around and said - OK guys help me decide, and he ran over, jumped on my lap and licked my face
decision made,
the funny thing is my wife said that was the the one I favored, I didn't think so, but she pulled up pictures from our several visits and invariably, this was the pup I was holding or was climbing in my lap. They do chose us as much or more than we chose them.
I am sure the others chose good homes.
but - with dreams of birds ahead and lots of work to do protecting furniture and other stuff from sharp puppy teeth -
He came home last weekend and was well accepted by our golden Macallan at the door, and even the cats seem to think he can stay. He is a quick learner, after the first day he has only had one accident in the house - our fault for not noticing he went to the door. He sits to go out and when he comes in, and found a whistle where I store collars and chargers and started answering that right away.
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