For Mike: Puppy pix

POSTED BY: Niki2
UPDATED: Sunday, December 20, 2009 18:19
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NIKI2

Friday, December 18, 2009 6:27 PM

As promised, gonna bore you with more puppy pix:



"Eeets so cute when eet's asleep!" Belies what a little hellion she is when awake...

She still gives Tashi a hard time...I'm amazed how he puts up with it; with those little needle teeth of hers, she's actually made him yelp a couple of times! She bites him on the lip and hangs on...and everywhere else:



But he gives as good as he gets, tho' he's so gentle, he's only once made her cry out, and that was 'cuz his big huge elbow was pinning her on her stomach!



A lot of threatening goes on, too:



But they're still the best of friends, and chew stuff together and play tug with things, even if it's only a piece of driftwood:



She usually wins in the end:


Then they crash...together:



She's starting to look like a "little dog" now--sigh...puppyhood just doesn't last long enough! I finally got a halfway decent one of her eyes...they're just a teeny bit darker than this; I'm still hoping they don't lighten up:



And I love this one, just 'cuz:



Tashi's over his first obsession, and even takes refuge on Jim's bed again...he's in for a rude shock when she's big enough to get up there!

There's a bummer to all this, tho'. In the initial negotiations, and on their website and their ads on the web, the dogs are all offered for $1,000...which is exhorbidant enough, but I paid $900 for Tashi, and Jim was willing to give me the money from the savings account, so...

First flag was when I saw on their site that they had FIVE litters up at the same time, and they don't show or participate in any of the usual activities, just breed. Most reputable breeders never have more than one or two at a time. But the rest of the website looked prefectly legit, and I wanted a pup.

She said there were two available, this one had a deposit on it but if the guy didn't want it, I could have it for the usual $1,000. If he did, there was one (with coloring closer to Tashi's) that she had intended to keep for breeding but would let me have for $1,500. She forwarded me the e-mail from the guy saying he wanted to pass on the pup, then in e-mail said it would be $1,500! Second flag. I decided to see the dog first; unfortunately she's just the personality I was looking for and I fell in love on sight. I did ask to see the parents and the kennel (they and another litter were in her garage, in those flexi-pen things), but she said that it was too muddy to go out to the kennel. Third flag: I should have pursued it!

I did ask about the change in price, both in e-mail and when I got there, and she insisted she had quoted $1,000 for UPCOMING litters, but both the dogs she offered were the same price. I knew that wasn't what had happened, but I was sure she wouldn't let the dog go otherwise, s