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One of these two ADORABLE puppies (and check out mama’s nose in the upper left corner) will be my brother’s new BFF:

He is going through Kyloe Kennels, and the mother and father are Pia and Pyloe.

Also, my sister and I guilted him so much about not getting a rescue dog that he is going to make a sizable donation to a rescue fund of my sister’s choosing. So it all works out in the end, I guess.

* Puppy to be named later

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  1. 1.

    geg6

    Is he still naming him Otis?

    The answer to this is very important to me. Especially after you dissed such a fine, noble name.

  5. 5.

    comrade scott's agenda of rage

    Good for your sister.

    We’ve gone to cat shows and understand how reputable breeders love their animals and are very good to them. Not that we’d ever actually PURCHASE an animal from one. And we understand the allure of purebreds. They really can be magnificent creatures. Not that we’d ever actually PURCHASE one.

    Too bad said brother couldn’t find one thru a breed specific rescue group, one that had been house trained and won’t chew things to shit for the next year.

    I say this and we have our ultra-right “real america” neighbors who keep their lab puppies in pens out in the their back yards, in mud and there are no laws here to help stop that behavior. Some days I’d like to take rurl ‘Murka and ship it elsewhere.

    So, you’re right in a sense, there are no losers in your situation.

  6. 6.

    burnspbesq

    Gonchar? As in Sergei?

    According to my kitteh Laettner, I do not have standing to mock that choice.

  8. 8.

    peach flavored shampoo

    That pup is not a Gonchar. Nor a Staal, Crosby, or Fleury. Depending on its level of aggression, you could run the gamut between Benny (wants to hump every leg) all the way down to LaRoche (lazy, unwilling to walk in crucial situations).

  11. 11.

    WereBear (itouch)

    I’m firmly in the camp of meeting the puppy and getting a bit of their personality in mind before settling on a name.

    But then, kitten before last, Mr WereBear asked for a “Reverend Jim” and that’s who I got.

  18. 18.

    dr.hypercube

    John C. @14 – Just curious (was hoping for griff hunting pix sooner or later). Good breed choice – biddable, reasonable energy level w/o being the fire-breathers that German Wirehairs sometimes are.

  19. 19.

    rdldot

    cool – puppy post. Which brings me to my question. I know we have the smartest group of pet folks on the ‘intertubes’ right here, but do we have any actual vets? I need some free advice about my elderly dog and the annual vaccines. A lot of my friends with older pets, usually cats, don’t get the annual vaccines as the pet gets older. I’m sure I have to get the rabies, by law, but is it necessary to get all the other vaccines? Does anyone know?

  20. 20.

    licensed to kill time

    __

    the mother and father are Pia and Pyloe

    Obviously the pup should be named Gomer. Then he’ll be Gomer Pyloe.

  26. 26.

    Seth

    I was going to give John a chance to correct this, but the name is taking off so I feel I should step in. The father is actually Toq, not Pyloe.

    And I agree that I will need to see the pup before any name is final. But the anticipation is killing me so it gives me something to think about.

  28. 28.

    licensed to kill time

    @Seth:

    The father is actually Toq

    So now you must call him Tick Toq.

    Just goofing. Congratulations on your new furry buddy, and may you have many happy walks together.

  29. 29.

    RedKitten

    Awww….puppehs! And the momma nose in the corner is sweet. Don’t worry, momma dog, John’s brother will take very good care of your behbeh.

  30. 30.

    katherine

    @ rdldot

    With the exception of rabies vaccines, my vet stopped vaccinating my dogs after they were 6 years old. Instead, I would get blood work done to check their titer levels and they never needed any additional vaccines. (the vet that I use for my indoor cats also recommends checking titer levels instead of vaccinating, even for rabies)

  31. 31.

    asiangrrlMN

    @pika: I vote for this, too. Or, given the dad’s real name, Toq’ue, for our neighbors to the north? The inserted apostrophe is just for the hell of it.

    At any rate, they are adorable, and yes, everyone wins in the end.

    @Seth: Congratulations! How long until you get the puppeh?

  32. 32.

    JimPortlandOR

    Don’t know why this thought just passed through my ‘mind’.

    Imagine if human babies were only available from breeders (choosing from a litter) or through rescue/adoption centers (or Dog forbid, baby/pet stores).

    We project so much of ourselves into our choices, whether they ‘want’ or deserve it or not. Nature arranges to have all the younguns cute and lovable. So all we have to do is add our perceptions, expectations and love on them and take whatever results from that witches brew.

    But puppies sure do excel at evoking the ‘awh, how cute’ response, don’t they?

  34. 34.

    rdldot

    @katherine: Thanks for the info. Now I’ll go find out what a ‘titer level’ is. My dog is 13 now and I’d like to stop pumping her full of chemicals every year. She’s aready on Deramaxx, high doses of gluco/chond/omega3 for her lameness. I think that’s enough.

  37. 37.

    Seth

    I can get him near the end of June apparently. If flown to me it will be around the 4th of July. I imagine I will be driving the 13 hours to the kennel, though. I am very eager to see the little guy and would like to meet the breeders.

    And I will not be getting both (I need to keep telling myself this).

  38. 38.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Beeb: Ooooh! Good idea! Is better to have two than one because then they can play with each other. Tique and Toque.

    @Seth: Sure. #nods head agreeably#. You keep telling yourself if it makes you feel better.

  41. 41.

    QuaintIrene

    The Griffons are cute. But those Chinese Cresteds; that is one weird looking breed.

  43. 43.

    licensed to kill time

    __

    I offered up Dupree and McGhee.

    DiNozzio and Ziva?

    Also, that Jules guy is a sourpuss.

  44. 44.

    Punchy

    We’ll need to see Seth’s countertops before knowing if this adoption is good news for John McCain.

  45. 45.

    Annie

    @Seth:

    Why so long? (end of June) and why not both??

    As your brother will attest, we here at BJ are all quite clever, and we can do two names as easily as one…Just say the word…

  47. 47.

    jibeaux

    We are thinking of getting a dog maybe this summer, but I need your thoughts. We really don’t want a large dog. We have two kids, we just don’t have time to walk/run ten miles a day, and we don’t want a dog knocking down our preschooler. But rescue/shelter dogs tend to be on the large side. Is the solution to look for a rescue group for the smaller breeds? I don’t think puppy would be a prerequisite for a dog with the right temperament.

  48. 48.

    Seth

    Two would be too much work and too hard to train. I am sticking with one. It will be enough to ask my cats to accept one puppy. I couldn’t bring two home or I would fear the consequences.

    Oh, and I am waiting so long because that is when the breeder said they would be available. I assume they want the pups to be socialized by the parents as much as possible. I will go with whatever they, the experts, say.

  50. 50.

    Seth

    And to the people that somehow think it is my fault that shelter dogs will be killed:

    First, I would not be getting a dog if it were not this one. So the shelter dog would be killed anyway. Second, I am going to be making a large donation to a no kill shelter when I get my pup. I wouldn’t be doing that if not for getting it as I usually donate to either a cat charity or to the ASPCA. Third, why blame me and not the people that are actually irresponsible and produce these unwanted dogs. It seems to me that if everyone went to a reputable breeder and got their dog fixed as the breeder demands for non-show dogs, the number of dogs in shelters would drastically reduce. Finally, stuff it. Go adopt the damn thing yourself if you are so heartbroken about it.

  52. 52.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Seth: Pay no attention to them. They are the animal purity trolls. If you read your brother’s blog on a regular basis, you’ll have to have a tough skin.

    Still, two are not that much more difficult to train than one. I’m just sayin’.

  53. 53.

    licensed to kill time

    Gah, I just wrote a long comment to Seth about ignoring that one person who tried to harsh his buzz, and fat-fingered the whole thing into oblivion.

    @Seth: You definitely have The Cole in you ;-)

  54. 54.

    John Cole

    Finally, stuff it. Go adopt the damn thing yourself if you are so heartbroken about it.

    I’m so proud. My heart is about to burst.

  55. 55.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    Gunther, with the umlauts over the U and pronouced “Goon-TEAR”.

  56. 56.

    Ruckus

    JD – for just dog

    Lots of other names will roll off your tongue when he pees on everything and takes a big ol dump on the kitchen floor.

    Seth
    I second John @55.

  58. 58.

    SiubhanDuinne

    They are completely adorable. I think your brother should adopt BOTH of them! After all, how much more trouble can one additional puppeh be? (Thinks of Ginny and Guesley.)

  59. 59.

    RedKitten

    @Seth:

    Finally, stuff it. Go adopt the damn thing yourself if you are so heartbroken about it.

    Another curmudgeonly Cole?

    Such an embarrassment of riches!

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