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Quick Puppy Update

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Got off the phone with the puppy pusher (AKA my damned sister) and according to her, the father of the two pups is a JRT/Blue Heeler mix. The mom is a poodle.

So basically three of the smartest breeds with two of the spazziest breeds. Goodbye, sleep, I hardly knew you.

They should be here sometime early evening, and of course, there will be pictures.

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  1. 1.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    Poodles are assholes. They only have a reputation for being smart because they have somehow tricked people into caring for them.

  2. 2.

    muddy

    Yummy yummy puppy tummy! Nothing like a baby’s little round tum. Squeaking and staggering… I hope there will be video as well as pics going forward, Altho they don’t seem big enough to get up to much yet.

  4. 4.

    ET

    You are such a sucker. Can’t wait for the mayhem and the photos of the mayhem……

    Now where are pictures of your current brood?

  7. 7.

    JoyfulA

    My parents had a toy poodle way back when. He was indeed smart, except he didn’t know he was a dog. He’d jump on a chair, sit with his paws on either side of the place setting, and wait for supper to be served—no matter how many times he was carried off.

    He was intent on eating what the humans ate and would prove it if he was offered some. Once I held corn on the cob for him to prove he wouldn’t eat it, but he chewed it right off the cob.

    He was also easily embarrassed. When he traded his baby hairdo for a poodle cut, the groomers outdid themselves with a bow, scented powder, and apparently much praise. We humans laughed at the dramatic change, and he hid under the sofa for three days.

    He did have one bad habit, though. Whenever he went out where other dogs were, he’d single out the biggest, meanest-looking dog around and then bark and threaten and carry on until that dog tried to come after him, at which point he’d run behind his human.

    I’m a cat person, but if I were ever to want a dog, it would be one like Ginger.

  8. 8.

    mai naem mobile

    @Jane2: lemme see: video feed, winter, John Cole, John Cole getting over a cold, half JRT puppehs, poodle mama, Maine Coon, 1 JRT dog with psych issues, one.more dog…I smell multiple viral YouTube clips.

  10. 10.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    You’re in for a treat Cole. The cattle dogs make JRTs seem dumb by comparison, so a JRT/Heeler dad means look the fuck out for those pups. Good times will be had by all (maybe).

  12. 12.

    MomSense

    Welcome to the puppy club!

    Had to move everything from lower tables to counters or taller tables because someone is now putting her paws up to get things. She also figured out how to climb stairs so I had to rush to get a baby gate because the boys’ rooms are not puppy proof.

    What do people do about cords and cables? When my old lab was a pup we weren’t so technologically wired. It’s like having a toddler again with the constant following and keeping her from hurting herself.

  14. 14.

    JoyfulA

    @Amir Khalid: Thank you, Amir.

    His hobby was taking the end of the toilet paper roll in his teeth and running all over the house—-call it TPing the inside of the house. His humans were not smart enough to make sure the bathroom door was closed when he was left alone.

  16. 16.

    muddy

    @MomSense: I scrunched some aluminum foil on some, no one likes to bite that. Spiky balls of it on top of the dirt in the plants too – keeps both dog face and cat butt out.

  17. 17.

    SWMBO

    @MomSense: There are glue backed wire holders that you can stick on the bottom/back of furniture or walls that can hold them so it is more difficult to “get” to. Use tie wraps or velcro wraps to bundle wires. Also, empty Christmas wrap tubes, paper towel tubes or toilet paper tubes that you can thread wires through might be useful. In desperation, you might try sawing old pvc pipe to the best length to thread wires through. It only works to slow them down but it’s worth a shot.

    Also, you might use vanilla flavoring instead of bitter apple. Vanilla smells wonderful but tastes like hell if it isn’t mixed with something.

  19. 19.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @Just Some Fuckhead: The solution to poodle misbehavior is to have a Russian Blue in the house.

    We had a poodle back when I was a teen, who bothered the Russian Blue something fierce….up to a point, when the Russian Blue (named Nikita) boffed the poodle across the snout something fierce. The poodle got the message.

  21. 21.

    PurpleGirl

    My thread reading has been haphazard for a few days. I take it Ginger is a puppy that JC has been talked into taking… where is the post he announced it in? Thank you in advance for an answer.

  22. 22.

    sharl

    I’m for video too, and if funding for video equipment and/or higher speed internet is an issue, I think a lot of us would be happy to cover that cost – I’ll certainly pitch in!

  24. 24.

    Daffodil's Mom

    I generally lurk, John, but we’ve been following this, deeply impressed by you and utterly entranced by Ginger.

    Also have considerable experience w/poodles and enough w/the other two breeds in question that hubby just commented, and I quote:

    “Maybe they could help him get his car out of that field.”

    Good luck — may Lily and Rosie discover their mommy-genes, may Ginger appreciate the help and may Steve decide he really likes fatherhood! You too, of course.

  25. 25.

    Daffodil's Mom

    Mom Sense,

    Tygon tubing. Not cheap, but essential on everything in our household, thanks to a cat. You wouldn’t believe… ;~) Sprays, tinfoil — they only work for a while, plus anything you spray will get sticky and attract dust. This stuff lasts — just cut it to length, slit it and maybe, if need be, tape it if they actually start pulling it off. We haven’t had to though — and we’ve had phones, computers, teevee and, yes, lamp cords ruined. (And the cat is still just fine, thankyewverymuch.) Also many, many chargers… (we now re-charge stuff in a locked closet…)

  26. 26.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    I agree with everyone else. While the puppies may find new forever homes I firmly believe that someone will take Ginger out of Cole’s cold dead hands. In the picture he posted she is actually smiling, there is no way he is going to be able to resist that.

  30. 30.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    @Litlebritdifrnt:

    ETA it reminds me of when my neighbors were fostering a baby boy, the people who were supposed to be adopting him called them and asked if they could keep him a extra week so they could go on vacation prior to picking him up. My neighbor said “sure, but when you come to pick him up make sure you have a swat team and the sheriff’s department with you because there is no way we are giving him up to you people”.

  31. 31.

    Suzanne

    VID. E. O.

    As for cords and cables…. All cords get taped to furniture on the back, and no cables are exposed. EVAR. In order to avoid having cables out because you have to unplug them, we got craptons of charging cables in every room, and make sure they can be tucked away behind or under furniture when not in use.

    I am trying to break my sugar habit. I have challenged myself to go one week without eating anything with added sugar. Fruit is okay, but nothing else sweet. So far, I am not climbing the walls, but let’s see if I can make it through the week.

  32. 32.

    PlanetPundit (used to be Sir Laffs-a-Lot)

    I’ll will gladly contribute (again) to any animal cause for a video feed WITh audio of Cole’s profan……..um, commentary track

  33. 33.

    Pogonip

    @Suzanne: Good luck! I’m giving up sweets for Lent. Even though you get to eat whatever-it-is on Sundays, by Easter I’ll probably be ready to eat the whole bunny instead of just the ears.

  35. 35.

    dance around in your bones

    Cole’s gonna be a puppy hoarder !!! (not that there’s anything wrong with that!!)( Sweetiepie;)

  38. 38.

    chopper

    @Pogonip:

    You wish. Naw but I did snap a pic of the mess to show the wife when she gets home before I cleaned it up. Still gagging!

  39. 39.

    MomSense

    Thanks for the suggestions on the cables and wires. I am pretty sure the puppy is planning to eat the furniture. She keeps sneaking over to take some licks/samples.

    Crates will be necessary when we are away from her.

  40. 40.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    @chopper: Gross? You want gross? We all know that dogs will eat cat poop right? How many dogs will actually eat cat poop directly out of the cat’s butt?

  42. 42.

    MomSense

    @MomSense:

    She’s not a total monster. She is sweet to the elder statesman cat and she was housebroken in about a day and a half. If we don’t let her out as soon as she goes to the door, she barks to tell us to get moving. Last night she slept through the night in her crate and before that she was just waking up at 3:30 and then 6:00.

  45. 45.

    Darkrose

    @MomSense: Oh, gods. One of my cats chews on everything. I’ve had to replace the cords on my MacBook Air twice now. I tried Bitter Apple, but it didn’t seem to do much. Amazon sells cord protectors for pets, but most of the reviews say they smell awful to humans.

    However, going off the idea that the cats really hate it when we do our nails, I tried spraying perfume on on of the cords. So far he’s left it alone. It wouldn’t be my first choice, because the stuff isn’t exactly cheap, but my cats seem to dislike Fresh Cannabis Santal from Sephora.

  47. 47.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    @MomSense: @MomSense: I have an elderly cat with no teeth. She is fed a very specific diet of baby food (see previous thread) and very soft cat food. Apparently this makes her poop ambrosia to my dogs. They will literally hang around the litter box and wait for her to poop so that they can eat the poop directly from her butt. It is really bizarre.

  52. 52.

    Miki

    @HinTN: I no longer have standards, sigh, but “okay” doesn’t come close to describing them. Best dogs ever. I had 2 and my sisters each had one – the last one died in 2012. Here they are in 2005 with my niece – https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/luvlymikimoto/184221521/in/search_QM_q_IS_mike_AND_prefs_photos_IS_1_AND_mt_IS_all_AND_w_IS_47528341@N00.

    I have a used mini now – lots of issues but we’re working on them and probably always will. He’s scary smart and can be a real asshole. We’re made for each other. https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/luvlymikimoto/8829862342/in/search_QM_q_IS_sully_AND_prefs_photos_IS_1_AND_mt_IS_all_AND_w_IS_47528341@N00

  53. 53.

    ixnay

    Ever noticed that dogs will happily snarf down cat turds, but not vice versa? On the other hand, my cats will chew the edges off any plastic bag, and I had one that damned near killed herself eating dryer sheets.

    Bitter Apple does not even work for dogs. There is a newer product out called Yuk 2e which we send home with our K9 surgery patients, but I don’t know if it works for cats. For that matter, I don’t know if it works for dogs, because generally my surgery patients leave their incisions alone. One of the techs was unwise enough to taste it, and says it’s pretty horrible, though.

    Yeah, JRT, blue healer, poodle: whoever ends up with one of this combination had best be figuring out a job for the critter. Could probably reliably herd kids to school and back, and keep them under control during recess. And John, if you keep Ginger, start saving now to have her teeth cleaned, as well as dealing with the possible mammary tumor. Toy and miniature poodles are notorious for bad teeth.

    You’re a saint for taking in this group. All best wishes. Moar pix, though.

  63. 63.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @jeffreyw: Katiepuppeh! I think I told you why I can no longer show your nonavian/nonculinary pictures to M. Q. It’s good to see Katie settled in. I suspect she’ll always be a bit spooky.

  64. 64.

    PurpleGirl

    @Miki: Good looking dogs. Well trained too, it seems.

    I don’t like toy poodles. But one year someone who was at the resort my parents went to for vacations had their full sized poodle with them. Ah, that dog went round to visit people sitting on the lawn and I liked petting it. The dog was groomed in that his fur wasn’t crazy wild but it wasn’t cut in patterns or anything. Watching that dog run around was joyous.

  65. 65.

    ixnay

    @PurpleGirl: Most of the time, I suspect that Standard Poodles are smarter than I am. After all, I have to work for a living. Toy Poodles are also smart, but more bitey, in my fairly lengthy experience.

  74. 74.

    Miki

    @PurpleGirl: It took some time to get good behavior out of each of them – they learned fast but also got bored fast. I spent a lot of time at off leash parks with my guys so they were good living with me in a small house. All three varieties are active and need exercise and activity. I took mine down to nekkid when it got warm so they could swim without collecting all kinds of swamp critters in their coats. My Big Guy Mike loved the water – https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/luvlymikimoto/184299449/in/search_QM_q_IS_mike_AND_prefs_photos_IS_1_AND_mt_IS_all_AND_w_IS_47528341@N00

  78. 78.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @raven: Amaryllis? It’s about that time of year.

    Cole should let Ginger go corded when the puppies are weaned!

  80. 80.

    henqiguai

    @SWMBO (#17):

    Also, you might use vanilla flavoring instead of bitter apple. Vanilla smells wonderful but tastes like hell if it isn’t mixed with something.

    Is that like people putting hot sauce on things to discourage cats? Seems their tongues lack the receptor for capsaicin, which would explain why it never works as a deterrent.

  85. 85.

    SWMBO

    @henqiguai: I had a miniature poodle once that would eat anything. ANYTHING. Except for horseradish. He would eat mexican food with hot sauce, jalapenos, whatever. He liked beans and cornbread with onion. Bananas. Just not straight up horseradish. It was the only thing we found that stopped him from gnawing on Mom’s antique coffee table.

    The alcohol in vanilla flavoring helps keep it from getting sticky. If they chew on it while it’s still wet, they could get a little tipsy. Go with putting the cables in some pipe or other. It’s a lot easier on your nerves.

  88. 88.

    Anne Laurie

    @Miki:

    It took some time to get good behavior out of each of them – they learned fast but also got bored fast.

    When I first started taking obedience classes 30 years ago, one of the club members had a magnificent conformation-show champion white Standard Poodle who’d also made perfect 200 scores in obedience-trial work (still extremely rare, in those days). Nicholas was a divo and a bit of a clown, too — when not showing the other dogs How It Should Be Done, he would sometimes blow off a trial because he just wasn’t feeling it, that day. And he had a gift for little stunts that would set the whole audience laughing… but only as long as we were laughing with him, never at him!

  91. 91.

    Travels with Charley

    Wow I can’t believe I’m saying this….but can I join the line for one of the puppies? I’m a lurker in NoVA, currently living with a standard poodle and a yorkiepoo.

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