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Diana1215
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If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Not that five months is old by any means - but we got Molly when she was only 2 months. Did you find that the puppy had a hard time adjusting to you and your family?
My husband is worried that since the pup has been with the breeder for five months - that she will miss her and have a hard time adjusting to us.
What do you think?
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DeniseMarie
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older
That shouldnt happen. I am sure you will provide a loving, caring home and she will adjust quickly. 5 months is still young.
What kind of dog are you getting?
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luckysmom
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older
Not at all. We got Lucky at 6 moths old. From day one he was like my shadow. He adjusted right away. We got Porter at about 5 months old. He was a different story cuz we got him from a shelter and he was very shy and scared when we got him. We just left him alone and let him come to us when he was ready and a few days later he was a happy go lucky puppy.
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| Posted 10/30/07 11:10 AM |
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Diana1215
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older
Posted by DeniseMarie
That shouldnt happen. I am sure you will provide a loving, caring home and she will adjust quickly. 5 months is still young.
What kind of dog are you getting?
She's a shorkie - but could be Molly's twin sister(Molly was a maltese/shihtzu)
My husband was adamant about finding a puppy that looked just like Molly - and we got lucky. Here are her pictures. She looks like a real cutiepie! Image Attachment(s):
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| Posted 10/30/07 11:11 AM |
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luckysmom
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
OMG! she is beatiful! Such a cutie. Good luck with her! 
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| Posted 10/30/07 11:12 AM |
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Gertyrae
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
She is beautiful...as far as adopting a slightly older dog...I highly recommend it. Especially if you have children and/or work.
We got Misty when she was nine months old and she was attached to us within a week. There was a tiny adjustment period where she went to the bathroom in the house and chewed a few things, but once we got over that hump things were fine.
The bonuses are that they are housebroken (usually) and have some training. We had to do a lot more training with Misty but that was the only issue we had - her previous owners hadn't hardly trained her at all.
Good luck!!!!
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Marcie
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Diana! I don't have any advice, but wanted to say - she is GORGEOUS!!!!
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| Posted 10/30/07 11:22 AM |
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Goobster
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Posted by Diana1215
Posted by DeniseMarie
That shouldnt happen. I am sure you will provide a loving, caring home and she will adjust quickly. 5 months is still young.
What kind of dog are you getting?
She's a shorkie - but could be Molly's twin sister(Molly was a maltese/shihtzu)
My husband was adamant about finding a puppy that looked just like Molly - and we got lucky. Here are her pictures. She looks like a real cutiepie!
OMG!!!!
TAKE HER!!!! SO CUTE AND LOOKS JUST LIKE MOLLY!!!!
I think that any dog that lives with the breeder is going to well trained and well adjusted, even coming to live with you afterwards.
I say ask the breeder what her routines are, etc, and what she/he recommends and your new cutie will love you guys!!!!
Snatch her up, she is gorgeous!!!!
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Diana1215
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Thanks guys! The thing that really got us was how the breeder said that belly rubs are mandatory with her. Molly would get her belly scratched for hours if we would do it. She said she's great with kids. Is very loving but also has a spunky side too (which is what we like - because, well, let's be honest - Molly really could have passed for the Devil's Dog at times  )
She said she is 90% trained but of course will still have accidents bc she is still a puppy.
I just want her here already! 
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LIPrincess
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
She is beautiful. I adopted my labradoodle when she was 8mos old and she was attached to us very quickly. She also turned out to be one of the best dogs I've ever had.
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| Posted 10/30/07 12:31 PM |
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Nicole728
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Nope, we got Morgan at 5 months old and she was fine
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| Posted 10/30/07 12:32 PM |
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LaurenExp
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
I don't have advise I just wanted to tell you that she's adorable!
When are you getting her?
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| Posted 10/30/07 1:05 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Posted by LaurenExp
I don't have advise I just wanted to tell you that she's adorable!
When are you getting her?
Thursday night - and it can't get here fast enough!
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| Posted 10/30/07 1:12 PM |
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DJJ914
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
OMG she is adorable. I am sure she will love her new home
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2BEANS
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
The dog i have now was 4 months old when we got him.. He adjusted great.. In the past i had gotten puppies at younger ages-- i didnt see any difference in how they were. Isnt he cute? my cookieface. Image Attachment(s):
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| Posted 10/30/07 1:27 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Posted by BabySammie
The dog i have now was 4 months old when we got him.. He adjusted great.. In the past i had gotten puppies at younger ages-- i didnt see any difference in how they were. Isnt he cute? my cookieface.
ADORABLE!!
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PotofLuck06
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
OMG - she's such a beautiful dog!!!!!!!!
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
YAY!!!
Is she related to Molly in anyway?
Hurray!!!! I want to hug her, she is so cute in those pics!!!
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funtime
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
We got ours at 5 month from a breeder in Great Neck. He was a dentist and not home much, although his parents lived with him. We got her so late because we got married and we asked if he could hold her until we got back from the honeymoon...with that being said...
We think the reason she's not very affectionate with us and doesn't like to be held, and won't sit on our lap, etc. is because she wasn't shown that much affection in the immediate months after her birth. We weren't with her for those formative months where we could've maybe shaped her personality to be more cuddly. The breeder, we felt was hands off, and she was probably crated most of the time...
On the upside though, I never had to get up in the middle of the night to walk her..as she was able to successfuly hold it until the morning....
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| Posted 10/30/07 2:08 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Posted by Goobster
YAY!!!
Is she related to Molly in anyway?
Hurray!!!! I want to hug her, she is so cute in those pics!!!
You know what - I've been meaning to ask her but in a way I don't even want to know. I don't know why. I have almost asked her that about five times though.
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Posted by funtime
We got ours at 5 month from a breeder in Great Neck. He was a dentist and not home much, although his parents lived with him. We got her so late because we got married and we asked if he could hold her until we got back from the honeymoon...with that being said...
We think the reason she's not very affectionate with us and doesn't like to be held, and won't sit on our lap, etc. is because she wasn't shown that much affection in the immediate months after her birth. We weren't with her for those formative months where we could've maybe shaped her personality to be more cuddly. The breeder, we felt was hands off, and she was probably crated most of the time...
On the upside though, I never had to get up in the middle of the night to walk her..as she was able to successfuly hold it until the morning....
but if keep showing affection, he'll change. one of our dogs we got was a rescue from an abuser.. over time she accepted us and became a cuddler, same with my aunts dog.
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Nicole728
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
OMG what a cutie!!!!!
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| Posted 10/30/07 2:44 PM |
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chikita315
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
We got Dottie at 9 months and it was a little challenging housebreaking her (we had to use different methods), but not bad at all. She's very smart, so it really only took 6 weeks for her to be fully trained.
Good luck!! She looks like such a mushy face!!!!
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funtime
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Posted by BabySammie
Posted by funtime
We got ours at 5 month from a breeder in Great Neck. He was a dentist and not home much, although his parents lived with him. We got her so late because we got married and we asked if he could hold her until we got back from the honeymoon...with that being said...
We think the reason she's not very affectionate with us and doesn't like to be held, and won't sit on our lap, etc. is because she wasn't shown that much affection in the immediate months after her birth. We weren't with her for those formative months where we could've maybe shaped her personality to be more cuddly. The breeder, we felt was hands off, and she was probably crated most of the time...
On the upside though, I never had to get up in the middle of the night to walk her..as she was able to successfuly hold it until the morning....
but if keep showing affection, he'll change. one of our dogs we got was a rescue from an abuser.. over time she accepted us and became a cuddler, same with my aunts dog.
This depends on the dog...we've had her for 2.5 years now and she still squirms her way out of our arms if we try and hold her while sitting down.
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Goobster
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Re: If you got a pet that was a little older - eta pics of new puppy
Posted by funtime
Posted by BabySammie
Posted by funtime
We got ours at 5 month from a breeder in Great Neck. He was a dentist and not home much, although his parents lived with him. We got her so late because we got married and we asked if he could hold her until we got back from the honeymoon...with that being said...
We think the reason she's not very affectionate with us and doesn't like to be held, and won't sit on our lap, etc. is because she wasn't shown that much affection in the immediate months after her birth. We weren't with her for those formative months where we could've maybe shaped her personality to be more cuddly. The breeder, we felt was hands off, and she was probably crated most of the time...
On the upside though, I never had to get up in the middle of the night to walk her..as she was able to successfuly hold it until the morning....
but if keep showing affection, he'll change. one of our dogs we got was a rescue from an abuser.. over time she accepted us and became a cuddler, same with my aunts dog.
This depends on the dog...we've had her for 2.5 years now and she still squirms her way out of our arms if we try and hold her while sitting down.
We have had our dogs since they were 10 weeks and they still squirm. They only want to be held when they want or picked up when they want. So I don't think getting a pup would guarantee this anyway. They are individuals like humans, and personalities can vary greatly.
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