Monday, October 27, 2008

A new member of the family....

After Mom's dog Toby passed away this Summer, Dad said "No More Dogs"..... But the house got mighty lonely, and they started looking in the papers for puppies for sale....

Meet little "Chloe"

For the last 20 some years, Mom and Dad have rescued older dogs. And along with those dogs came the problems those poor dogs brought with them. Missy, a poodle mix was...well, grumpy, and would not hesitate to bite the hands that fed her. Then sweet Kaylee came. She was a tiny, undersized Maltese "breeder" who was rescued from a puppy mill. She was bred so many times she hardly had any teeth left, due to calcium depletion. She was also deaf and blind. Still we all loved that little dog...Then came Toby. He was a mix...part cocker? part shi tzu? He had "emotional" issues and major separation anxiety... It was very hard for them to go away, and whenever they left him in our care, they always worried. This time they decided to start with a fresh slate and get a puppy. Sure it would be a lot of work, but a lot of joy too!

Chloe is a toy poodle. She looks bigger than Polly in these photos because she is a little puff ball of fur. But she will be visiting our friend Chiloe the groomer for her first grooming experience, and we can't wait to see how she looks when she is all spruced up. Here is Mom holding Chloe and Pollyanna. The girls are already becoming good friends.

And you can see Mom is already in love.....

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