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'If You Weren't So Picky....

16 years ago

...about who gets your dogs those pups would have been gone a month ago" my husband said as we drove to Evanston this afternoon to deliver puppy number three to her new owner.

I was offended.

Does he truly think I should give these special puppies to just anyone?

I don't think so.

I listed them on KSL.com and sold two in one day AND I upped my price simply because I could not know personally anyone getting a puppy.

This couple fell in love with their puppy. They have sent me pictures already and they just picked her up at three this afternoon.

Another lady has sent the entire amount and wants me to hold hers, sight unseen, until a week from tomorrow. Her husband is a rodeo clown and he uses dogs in his acts. I don't know the people personally but I know of them.

That leaves one boy (Lou) and one girl (Chet) left to find a home for. I will place a new ad tomorrow, listing the last two.

As for those deposits I initially received I gave that money to the local humane/adoption center. I didn't feel right keeping it but I wasn't about to return the money. Nobody fools around about my puppies.

I will post new photos tomorrow.

They are hilarious.

The little girls fight dirty. The get Lou, the male down, and chew on his peepee and he cries and cries. The little Tuffy puppy who went today was the worst. The other girls are content with chewing on other's collars but Tuffy must have been a man hater or something...LOL

Lori

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kathy813
16 years ago
I am so glad you are not having to take them to the pound. I was really concerned about that.
Linda Wayman
16 years ago
ditto what kathy said and also thank you for being so picky. I wish more people were.

Linda
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I'm glad you found homes for them. When I read about dog fighting,I worry about what happens to puppies.
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I'm glad you're picky! I was picky too....that's how I ended up keeping 3 of my pups(but lost Bruiser)...I even had a guy come to pick one up and I said"You're keeping him in the house,right?" He said Oh no,dogs belong outside.I told him....not these ones,they're too small to stay out in the cold and the HEAT....so he stayed with me.It was Ricky...I'm so glad I kept him,he's my little love bug! LOL! He would have went to Mexico and I wasn't comfortable with that.....
des_arc_ya_ya
16 years ago
Well, cudos to you, girl! I was the same way when I raised dachshunds many years ago. Usually the people who came and picked out puppies, when they were tiny, came and visited them every week or so until they were ready to go.

I really felt that I knew what kind of home the puppies were going to and that they were gonna be loved and taken care of.
sjarz
16 years ago
I think it's wonderful that you are so picky and if hubby doesn't agree perhaps he needs to spend a few nights out in the doghouse...ROFL.
In all seriousness, thank God there are people like you Lori, who breed dogs for the love of the dog and not the almighty dollar.
If I was a breeder I would be the same, but I wouldn't ever be able to let any of them go so it's just as well that I don't do what you do for a living.
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FlamingO in AR
16 years ago
Yay for you, Lori! I'm glad you're having good luck in getting them homes and I think donating the deposit money was brilliant.

Poor little boy dog! He needs a minder! lol I wish I was there to partake in the puppy fest that you're having, it sounds like so much fun.
linda_in_iowa
16 years ago
I am so happy the puppies aren't going to the animal shelter. I kept thinking about them and hoping you would find homes for them. The puppy going to the rodeo clown should have a fun life. It is good that you are picky about the homes the puppies go to.
teresa_j30
16 years ago
If more people were "picky" like you there wouldn't be so many animals given to people who aren't worthy of taking care of them. I think its great that you care so much. When I got my cat a few yrs ago....the woman that I got her from asked me tons of questions about myself, my SO and my kids, then she scheduled a time for all of us to come over and meet the cat. We ended up staying for about 2 hrs...then she was satisfied that we would give the cat a good home. (she was an older lady moving from a house to an apartment and couldn't keep her) Now 4 years later we still have the cat and she is spoiled rotten!!!
susanjf_gw
16 years ago
gone are the days when you could take puppies to the local market and give them away for free...the one dog we had, had one litter before i had her fixed...our town was small and everyone knew everyone else...
LorifromUtah
Original Author
16 years ago
!?!?!?!?!?ANIMAL SHELTER?!?!!?
Who said anything about an animal shelter?

NEVER will one of my puppies go to a shelter..EVER.
I have a standing agreement with an adoption lady that she will place any puppies I have for a donation to her organization.

One male went to Arizona, one female to St. George Utah and another female to Logan, Utah.

Yesterday a couple picked up this little girl:

She is identical to Tuffy-at-that-age and the peepee chewer.
See the resemblence?
Note: It is not often Tuffy will demean herself and play with Holly.

The money for this little girl was transferred into my account today. The lady will meet her tomorrow night at a rodeo then come get her next Saturday after a horse show down south. She, I think, is the smartest in the litter. She is the only who can escape the pen and put herself back in . She loves attention but prefers one-on-one interaction. I call her Einstein. She is going to the rodeo clown family:

Then there's Chetter Cheese a partner in crime peepee chewer. She looks like the Dad to Gabby's first litter; his name was Chet.

Here's all the girls; taken just before Tuffy Jr. went to her new home.

Then we have the male. He's a goof. A very lovable goof but a goof nonetheless. Look at the hair by his ears! Every day is going to be a bad hair day.

Sometimes I wonder how bright he really is.
You think, by the way he carries on, he'd know better than to expose himself like this:

Lori
stephanie_in_ga
16 years ago
Wow! They have gotten so big!
Ya know, the story of these puppies would make a great children's book! A litter of puppies, their unique personalities, and a geography lesson about where they start and where they all go off to for their new homes. Especially the part about the rodeo clown dog. And how they could all fit in a bowl... til they grew! (Maybe not the part about the peepee chewing. LOL) It would be my DS's favorite book! He already comes to ask me "are the pictures of puppies still there?"

Hmmmm....
FlamingO in AR
16 years ago
LOOK at that little speckled tum-tum! I just want to smooch that little tummy. (Boy tummies are harder to smooch though, can I borrow a girl for a minute?)

Einstein is perfectly adorable and they all look like they enjoy every minute of every day. Happy puppies, how sweet.
jaybird
16 years ago
Lou does manage to show a little white eyed embarrassment in that picture....maybe he just pretends to be dopey :^)
They are all so cute, lucky I don't live up your way I would be in GRAVE trouble for wanting all of them!!
grinch_gut
16 years ago
They are getting so big...my sis raised mini dobies for awhile and she was as bad as you. Her people had to sign a contract and everything....but that to me makes a good/great owner....to be picky like that......Stacy
nodakgal
16 years ago
I bet your house is a happy one with all those pups!
I think its going to be a shock when they all leave! LOL
I know two little boys who'd love a pup of yours. Mom is hanging on by a very thin rope til the snow is gone! LOL
beach_del
16 years ago
My daughter has 3 pit bulls. (I know pits have a horrible reputation) Well, the male had his way with the female and the result was 10 adorable puppies. She brought the mom and the pups home with her when they were first born. What a brood. She refused to sell the pups to just anyone and took her time getting rid of them. She made arrangements w/ the people that if they felt they couldn't care for them properly (ie lots of love and attention) that she would buy them back. She got one back and found another good home for him, then one guy called her and asked her to watch the pup til he got his own place. She wouldn't give the pup back til he learned the proper way to take care of it. He was feeding it, but not enough and wasn't spending enough time with it. She gave him training and he got his dog back. Both are doing well. She is truly a animal person...even her vet is impressed by her dogs. It's not wrong to take your time to find good homes for animals. Some people just don't know or care to know the proper way to care for them....they're just like kids.....need lots of attention. PS: the pup she kept for herself is Nehemiah which means Jehovah has comforted.
LorifromUtah
Original Author
16 years ago
Nehemiah and Jehovah!
What great names!

I sold the male today.
A rancher up in Idaho wants him.
I quizzed the crap out of him (he passed) and he didn't stutter or pause when I told him what the pup cost.
He will pick up the pup sunday.

That leaves little Chet without a family of her own but I'm not worried. We start high school rodeo the first of March. With the rest of the brood gone I'll be able to spend some time teaching her sit, stay, etc. I've tried but didn't make much headway with them all here. They got a lot of attention and that's good.

Lori

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