One hobby of mine (it became ours in short order) is breeding and raising toy poodles. My husband says "they are easier to raise than children and they don't talk back." We get a lot of compliments on our "toys" especially on their dispositions. Most people think that small dogs are yappy and crabby. We maintain attitudes like these are the owners fault. They thought it was "cute" and let them get away with it. Our cure for "yappy" here is the water hose. I have learned to be a pretty good shot with it. I have to laugh though at our "Keeper" (Mr. male here) he figured out the best place for him to be when the hose came out is at our feet! We have a kennel name "Wagontale" it is a name only to identify our poodles, we do not have a kennel. I had planned on showing my poodles but an injury in 1995 made that impossible. Now I must settle for casually enjoying my pets and raising an occasional litter. Raising a litter is one of the most pleasurable past times I have ever experienced. We love watching them grow and play. The joy of seeing some happy face carrying their new baby home is just out of this world. I do a breeding when I have an order for a puppy with a deposit which is refundable only if I do not fulfill that order. Obviously with this approach there are relatively few breeding's done here. When most people decide to bring a pet into a family they want it right away. This leaves them vulnerable to puppy mills and across the border purchases
There is an outlet for puppies here in Thunder
Bay and it has been the subject of some rather disgusting
reports. Quite a few of them actually hit the local newspapers. On one occasion one person who was going to
adopt the second puppy from a litter called me to
apologize but said she decided to "rescue" a
puppy from a very undesirable situation. She said she
wanted to take them all, they were so pitiful, but she
had to be reasonable. Of course, I wished her the best of
luck and assured her I would not have a problem placing
my puppy. I was expecting it but still felt badly for the
lady when she called back a few weeks later with her sad
news. The puppy lost it's battle for life even after
hundreds of dollars in Veterinary care. This particular
puppy was purchased from the above mentioned outlet for
puppies here in the Thunder Bay area, and it is still in
operation after two or three more similar instances have
come to light. A Wagontale puppy, leaves here with up to date
vaccinations, and a health certificate signed by our veterinarian, as well as a week and more supply of puppy
food. (BTW they also have a head start on potty training
too) The new parents are encouraged to keep in touch,
even if it is just to brag about their new baby. Also, I
call back when the next litter is born to be sure all is
well with the latest adoption. This is anywhere from a
year to a year and a half from the adoption date. There
never has been an instance, but the intention is to
ensure there is no need for a replacement.
Hey!!! Lookee here!!! All the people persons
are giving awards from their pages we Wagontale poodles
deserve to have one too.
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