There’s A New Girl In Town……
And her name is Nina and she’s our new 6 month old poodle.
Oh my god, she’s the cutest thing evah! I guess that’s what all new moms and dads have to say, eh? We’ve had her for one week today and she really is a darling. We’ve spent half the week in Wainui and half the week in Christchurch so she’s getting used to her new homes. She loves them both, but especially Wainui where she can run, run, run!
See how happy she is? She’s totally smiling!
She’s bonded to me like glue and can be found almost always by my side. We’re trying to get her used to everyone — Bruce, Laura our wwoofer, our flatmates Eve & Vern, and anyone else who comes our way. After all, she’s gonna be our farm dog and needs to love all people!
She’s pretty well behaved and can already sleep in her crate overnight. I’m frantically reading my puppy books and figuring out what commands she needs to learn. She’s just about mastered ‘sit’.
After a big day out running around, she was purty tired.
So yup, I’m now a dog mom and can be heard coo’ing and cuddling our little girl. And you thought it was never going to happen. Well, actually, neither did we, and I think we’re still a bit in shock. Lifetime companion! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
gosh.. logging in when you have forgotten you password is problematic.. or can be.. but done now.. so
awww.. the new addition to your family is such a cutepie. poodles are great dogs, they are intelligent, adaptabil and generally personable dogs. easy to train, don’t use treats use praise it works much better *nods* Dogs always work better on praise as it gives them the sense of where they stand in their pack, which is important for a dog.
poodles are despite their slender look pretty hardy dogs, (originally the standard ones were bread for deer hunting, so you might find that she chases rabbits around the farm)
gosh i am getting all excited for you and nina, its always exciting to get a new dog especially one so cute.
if i was closer i would be happy to help with the training and training tips..i have a feeling that you guys will do marvellousley anyways.. and maybe i was just looking for an excuse to come and pet your nina..teheheh…
*twirls around*