OK, this came up all of a sudden. I contacted the breeder of Koko and Hannah to tell her and she will not be breeding for another year as she already did the 2 litters from her kennel. Also, they will not be chocolates this next year as she does not breed her females every year (responsible breeding) Anyway, she has a 6 month old chocolate female who is sweet and loving. She is about 50 lbs now. She was due to be kept, shown for champion title, and then breed when she was 2. However, she had a tooth come in crooked and will not be shown. She is a little uncertain about letting her go from the breeding program, but she also is feeling that she should go ahead and not breed her. The tooth thing is not hereditary, though. The big deal is that we will be in Salina, KS this weekend and the kennel is in Wichita.
I have no question that I can open my heart to another Lab and BenBen seems subdued. There will never be a replacement for Koko just as for any of the dogs that I have had and let go on. I guess the question is - am I crazy to consider this? This would be a fine, good tempered Lab that might become a hospital therapy dog like Hannah. Oh yeah, the other dog is a rescue (BenBen)
Barb
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I say go for it! However, I wonder if you are not sure because the puppy is already 6 months old or are your scared of getting another doggie at this time.
I was advised, by Cocker breeders, not to get a puppy that is much older than 10 weeks. Chloie Pearl was 13 weeks when we chose to purchase her. I did not think that three weeks could make any difference. Chloie does have some bad traits that I am finding hard to break. Her nipping and she has bitten Kevin and I once each. We were trying to get her to release toilet paper, in my case, and a leaf in Kevin's case. Never have been bitten by a dog before and she is our fourth Cocker Spaniel in 25 years. Now taking her to obedience school!
If you are concerned about getting another dog at this time, as I stated before, go for it! I waited two days after Persalina’s passing to start looking for a puppy. By the following weekend, we had Chloie. She has been an immense help in our grieving process. She is very active and keeps us going. She is so smart and is an “escape artist” too. Of course she will never replace Persalina in our hearts and I personally still think of her the first thing every morning (tell her I miss and love her very much) and just before retiring for the night.
Also, there are some of the "puppy antics" that Chloie Pearl does that remind us of Persalina. That makes us so happy.
Again, I want to send our condolences on your loss if Koko and for Jane's loss of her Brother in Law.
Sincerely,
Dawn & Kevin
PS: Please send us some puppy pictures when you pick up your new puppy. I am very confident that you are headed in that direction! She will make you and Jane so happy too!
Kevin & Dawn
Doggies:
Persalina, We love you & miss you so very much!
Moonbeam
Chloie Pearl
'07 Itasca Suncruiser 35L
Workhorse 24-8.1 Vortec w/6 sp. Allison
93 Jeep Wrangler Toad
Roadmaster Even Brake
I would have preferred a younger puppy, but Hannah was 7 yrs old when she came to live with us and she was terrific. This woman raises the most beautiful, good personality labs. Thanks Dawn and Kevin for your support
Hello,
A few years ago i got a very high strung yellow lab,no amount of play time was enough and she started to become destructive when she was not left in her kennel,I read a book on labs that said sometimes they just need a buddy-BEST THING I EVER DID,She bacame calm and played with her buddy until they were exhausted.They have since passed away so instead of 1 lab i got 2(adopted from a shelter)I will always have 2 dogs,YES more hair,More food but twice the fun!!!!
It is awfully hard to turn down this dog. I guess I am really leaning toward bringing her home. BenBen is very quiet and I assume he is wondering where his companion is. She helped us bring him home and teach him the ropes. Now it is his turn. Right now there is no Lab in the house and I am addicted to Labs.
Barb
Well Barb you might remember I went through the same thing when we lost Sofie last September. I was torn, mostly because I just couldn't get past losing Sofie, it came as a shock to me that we lost her so soon and it was difficult.
My DH was ready because he couldn't stand the huge void that her loss left and our Pom Zachery was really quite depressed.
We did get a new Lab, she's wonderful, look at my post down the page and see Lucy now.
I don't think I was ready but we did it anyway and I'm thrilled that we did.
Lucy is so sweet, smart, well behaved and she's so much fun and Zachery has just been like a pup again.
I say go for it, I think you already know in your heart you will get another Lab, why not now, it will help heal the heart and by no means are you replacing Koko, that's not possible, but you know she would want you to be happy again.
Let us know.
There are so many homeless dogs to be rescued, perhaps you could visit the humane society and save a life. You will grieve for Koko but a new doggie will give you something to concentrate on.
kokosfriend wrote: Right now there is no Lab in the house and I am addicted to Labs.
Barb
I totally "get" this. Yeah, it's an addiction, but one that's good to nurture ;-) In my case, it's an Aussie addiction....sigh...
And I am waiting for my puppy to be born soon. I found a breeder that I really like, and have been waiting for one of her puppies since last December. Yes, a lot of people will say "rescue a dog" and they have a point - but I HAVE rescues and I'm tired of dealing with what other people have screwed up.
Your potential Lab may be older, but at least has not suffered abuse/starvation/fear at the hands of someone else - you will start with a clean slate, so to speak?
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