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My post count says I need ten (after this one) to hit 8,000.

I don't think 8,000 is a special plateau of PW, but it would be closer to 10,000 than I am now.

We are signing Wesley up for puppy class beginning in July at the Winston Salem Dog Training Club, a place Windsor recommended.

Wesley likes shoes and, especially, insoles.

The family dog of my youth was a poodle. Minature, but she was as big as she could be and still be classified as a minature. 14" at the shoulder I believe. And about 18 lbs.(she got a little heavy).

Only one member of the family, the one who can never remember to pick up his shoes (hint: there are three males in the house, and Wesley and Merlin don't wear shoes), has had a problem with Wesley chewing his shoes and shredding his insoles.

Sasha and I feel no sympathy.

I've never had a poodle. We had little dogs when I was growing up, a Boston terrier mix and a chihuahua. My favorite book when I was little was called, "My Dog, My Friend." I think Mom still has it.

YmoBeThere wrote:The family dog of my youth was a poodle. Minature, but she was as big as she could be and still be classified as a minature. 14" at the shoulder I believe. And about 18 lbs.(she got a little heavy).

Ymo, I seem to remember you talking about your Miniature poodle. You were very fond of her, I think. Did you have cats growing up, too?

I always wanted a big dog, so once I got out on my own I adopted Cert the pit bull mix. I had him 15 years. It broke my heart to put him down, and I buried him in a Duke blanket since he got me through so many close games and three national championships. Three days later I found Merlin on petfinder.com. He has been with me 10 years in September. And now Wes is here. Between them they are almost 100 pounds of dog.

And I mustn't neglect Sasha the mini-schnauzer, who rules the roost.

I think I will just shut up with 7999 and go over the top in the morning.

lawgrad91 wrote:

YmoBeThere wrote:The family dog of my youth was a poodle. Minature, but she was as big as she could be and still be classified as a minature. 14" at the shoulder I believe. And about 18 lbs.(she got a little heavy).

Ymo, I seem to remember you talking about your Miniature poodle. You were very fond of her, I think. Did you have cats growing up, too?

No cats, just the poodle. My father isn't a huge fan of pets.

lawgrad91 wrote:I think I will just shut up with 7999 and go over the top in the morning.

..... Congrats in advance on 8K!

lawgrad91 wrote:We are signing Wesley up for puppy class beginning in July at the Winston Salem Dog Training Club, a place Windsor recommended.

Excellent!!

YmoBeThere wrote:The family dog of my youth was a poodle. Miniature, but she was as big as she could be and still be classified as a minature. 14" at the shoulder I believe. And about 18 lbs.(she got a little heavy).

10" and under is a Toy, 10" to 15" is a mini and anything over 15 is a standard. Generally standards are well over 20 inches, people sometimes call dogs in the 15-20 ranges 'moyen', very small toys 'tea cup' and standards over about 27" Imperial but those are not 'real' designations.

lawgrad91 wrote:I always wanted a big dog, so once I got out on my own I adopted Cert the pit bull mix. I had him 15 years. It broke my heart to put him down, and I buried him in a Duke blanket since he got me through so many close games and three national championships. Three days later I found Merlin on petfinder.com. He has been with me 10 years in September. And now Wes is here. Between them they are almost 100 pounds of dog.

Jester the lab is 100 lbs. Wizard the Terv is 70. The new pup better be tough

windsor wrote:

YmoBeThere wrote:The family dog of my youth was a poodle. Miniature, but she was as big as she could be and still be classified as a minature. 14" at the shoulder I believe. And about 18 lbs.(she got a little heavy).

10" and under is a Toy, 10" to 15" is a mini and anything over 15 is a standard. Generally standards are well over 20 inches, people sometimes call dogs in the 15-20 ranges 'moyen', very small toys 'tea cup' and standards over about 27" Imperial but those are not 'real' designations.

Stepdaughter has an apricot toy poodle named Wellington, after the bear. He does look like a teddy bear. I wasn't happy about her getting a dog from a breeder in CA and spending a ton of money to fly him to Raleigh when there are lots of great dogs that need homes here, but she got money when her grandfather passed and wanted to do something special with it.

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

lawgrad91 wrote:I think I will just shut up with 7999 and go over the top in the morning.

..... Congrats in advance on 8K!

Thanks, Ozzie!

My friend Kim (a local attorney) posted on FB that a client came to court yesterday with a T shirt that read "one day I will give a shit. Today is not that day."

lawgrad91 wrote:My friend Kim (a local attorney) posted on FB that a client came to court yesterday with a T shirt that read "one day I will give a shit. Today is not that day."

That client sounds like she could be one of my clients.