So a few short months after getting Mason, Jeremy told me he was interested in getting another dog. We looked at all types of non shedding dogs. Jeremy really liked the poodle mixes- either with a labrador or golden retriever.
First we went to the pound. It was so sad, all of these beautiful, sad animals, who just wanted to be loved. We couldnt take any of them, they all shed. Anything mixed with a poodle was already taken. So we decided to look online in the local classifieds. We found a couple different places, and called on a golden retriever-poodle puppy. I was out with my boss the night that Jeremy went to go check the puppy out. He brought the little boy home, I was so excited. He did tell me that when he got there, the little puppy was living outside, by himself. Inside the house was totally dirty, and smelled like animal urine.
The breeders house was about a 45 minute drive from our house. Jeremy brought the puppy home, and during the drive this little dog threw up at least twice in our car. Jeremy took our friend Dave with him, and Dave got the brunt of the throw up. Once they got home, Jeremy gave this puppy a bath in our sink. He had diarrhea for at least a week. I took him to the vet, who told me he didnt have worms, but was underweight. I assume that this little boy, Julian, was probably the runt. He stayed at the house after his siblings left, and didnt get the training they did, on not peeing where they slept.
It took me longer to potty train him than it did Mason, but it was worth every extra mess. He is a darling dog, and I would never give him up.
I came home, and the puppy was wrapped in a towel, still wet from him bath. Jeremy and I talked in depth about the name we would give this puppy. I wanted to name him Boone, after my favorite Lost character. Jeremy finally convinced me to name him Julian, after the character in Love Me if You Dare, which is one of our favorite French films.
Mason was immediately taken with this little animal. He would play with him, usually start by sitting on him, and then chasing him around the room. At this time Mason was about 35 pounds, and Julian only weighed 8 pounds.
First we went to the pound. It was so sad, all of these beautiful, sad animals, who just wanted to be loved. We couldnt take any of them, they all shed. Anything mixed with a poodle was already taken. So we decided to look online in the local classifieds. We found a couple different places, and called on a golden retriever-poodle puppy. I was out with my boss the night that Jeremy went to go check the puppy out. He brought the little boy home, I was so excited. He did tell me that when he got there, the little puppy was living outside, by himself. Inside the house was totally dirty, and smelled like animal urine.
The breeders house was about a 45 minute drive from our house. Jeremy brought the puppy home, and during the drive this little dog threw up at least twice in our car. Jeremy took our friend Dave with him, and Dave got the brunt of the throw up. Once they got home, Jeremy gave this puppy a bath in our sink. He had diarrhea for at least a week. I took him to the vet, who told me he didnt have worms, but was underweight. I assume that this little boy, Julian, was probably the runt. He stayed at the house after his siblings left, and didnt get the training they did, on not peeing where they slept.
It took me longer to potty train him than it did Mason, but it was worth every extra mess. He is a darling dog, and I would never give him up.
I came home, and the puppy was wrapped in a towel, still wet from him bath. Jeremy and I talked in depth about the name we would give this puppy. I wanted to name him Boone, after my favorite Lost character. Jeremy finally convinced me to name him Julian, after the character in Love Me if You Dare, which is one of our favorite French films.
Mason was immediately taken with this little animal. He would play with him, usually start by sitting on him, and then chasing him around the room. At this time Mason was about 35 pounds, and Julian only weighed 8 pounds.
Julian didn eat well, and he was malnourished. It took a while, but I was able to get him to eat enough to finally outwiegh his brother. When he was little he would cuddle all the time. If you couldnt find him, all you needed to do was look under the blankets around anyone sleeping. He is also very shy. Jeremy would sit and watch basketball, and yell at the screen. Julian would run out of the room, thinking Jeremy was yelling at him. We have worked with him lots to try to build his self esteem.
He is still pretty shy, but takes most of his queues from Mason. So when someone new comes over, he usually will hide with Mason, but really wants to come out and meet them.
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