psst. i am getting puppy fever.

[mopinko]

so have posted quite a few times about my bulldogges, biff and doctor. and i gotta say one more time that these are the most wonderful dogs ever. and i have had a lot of dogs.
doc lives w my daughter now, a couple doors down from me. he is such a great dog that i didnt really blink at the pair of bionic hips that he needed. one down, one to go, soon. if ever a dog deserved the best, it's him.

and biff, wow. what a dog. we have been doing pet therapy for almost a year now, and he just rocks it. and such a good boy. just wants to know what the momma wants, and he wants it to. so reliable. so obedient.
and such a big, loving goof.

well, anyway, my brother of choice is quite attached to him, and his son thinks there has never been a cooler dog.
he has been thinking about getting the kid a dog, and i keep telling him i know where he can get one just like biff. turns out that there is a litter due in feb. means a road trip to nc in the spring. but he is ready.
this is a different breeder, but he ended up w a lot of her dogs when she passed away. he had done breeding w her before, so he basically has a couple generations of her stock, mixed w his. he is a good guy, who i have followed on fb for a while and know he does good health screening. i see all the kudos from people who are crazy about the dogs they got from him, and i see his videos and pics of his dogs w his kids, and just foolin around.

so, why go all that way for one pup?
my boys are now 5. i expect them to have longer than average lifespans, as pretty much all my dogs do. but still, that makes them middle aged for their breed/size. not sure how much longer i will have it in me to raise a big dog, and handle a big dog. biff is a cream puff, but doctor? omg.
dont think i will have the money for this kind of dog for long, either. getting into retirement.

i think it is always good to get a new pup when you have such a good dog as a pack leader. gonna get a little girl, so everybody will be happy.
i think biff will enjoy having another bully buddy again.

puppy porn to follow in feb.

[shenmue]

1. Woof

[Phentex]

2. It's just that they grow so fast!

there's nothing like a puppy! So fun (and work at the same time). Got two pups in May and they are now huge! But they are still puppies on the inside so there's always something new.

Have fun!

[mopinko]

3. i have such a menagerie, that it would be hard to get an older dog.

especially the fact that the dogs share a back yard w a flock of chickens.
my terriers are good about them, tho they were adults when we got the chickens. mistakes were made, but we have it all sorted out now.

but yeah, puppy love. gonna relish still being young enough to enjoy and train up a pup.