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stealthq · 01-05-2012, 12:23 PM

A bit of posting after-the-fact for weeks 1-4.

Here's week 1. This is the morning after I picked him up and he had been shrieking at the top his lungs all night so he's taking a nap to recover:

stealthq · 01-05-2012, 12:40 PM

As he explored the living room and met my cats (only one visible in this pic, but trust me, both were watching his every move):

stealthq · 01-05-2012, 12:46 PM

Immediately after my first attempt to groom a poodle, ever. We did a bath and blow-out, FFT shave, and nail trim. All in one day. I was planning on breaking it up over two, but he was so good and didn't seem stressed, so ...

It took a couple of hours with potty breaks. Couldn't believe how relatively good he was. Only real trouble was with clipping his muzzle (head tossing), but after I chased his face with the clippers for a while he let me run the non-bladed heel of the clipper over his nose and lips for a few minutes. Then when I made another attempt with the actual blades he let me do it. Good boy, Kohl!

You can see he really needed to relax afterwards - what a stretch!

stealthq · 01-05-2012, 01:03 PM

OK, OK, I know. But we were so busy, no one took pictures of anyone else, pets or humans. A shame, because Kohl looked awesome in his red-and-white striped holiday scarf and my mother's Sheltie, Tucker, cut a fine figure in his belled and fake-furred red collar ruffle. I figure I'll tack an extra week onto this journal and it'll all equal out. Really :P

PoodlePowerBC · 01-05-2012, 01:54 PM

Great pics ... Kohl is super cute ... makes me miss some of the puppy stage

Poodle Head · 01-06-2012, 05:06 AM

There is nothing like a baby poodle - he is adorable! I love his big stretch

stealthq · 01-06-2012, 05:42 AM

Kohl after 2 wks. with no trimming. Getting a bit fuzzy-faced and he definitely needs a bath - that's scheduled for tonight. He still thinks kitty might play with him if he just is enticing enough. Sorry, Kohl, Oliver does not want to play with you. Maybe when you settle down some. Raina is impossible to get in the picture. Kohl doesn't want to go too near her - she keeps boxing him unless he's perfectly calm and respectful.

Good news - we've made it a whole day with no accidents just by going off of him telling me when he needs to go. He's usually good (as in letting me sleep) through the night, too. No accidents in the crate, either, which oddly enough has been more of a problem than accidents when he's loose. Guess 2 1/2 hrs. is the most he can (or is willing to) hold it while awake for now and I was expecting too much asking for 3hrs. We'll work up to holding it for 4hrs. so I'll only need to come home from work for playtime and potty at lunch.

stealthq · 01-09-2012, 05:52 AM

Spending the weekend at my parents (like usual). Thought it would be nice to get some pics of how Kohl plays with their 10mo. old Sheltie, Tucker

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#1: A family portrait
#2: Come on Tucker, we can share the toy! Please ...
#3: GIMME THE TOY! I WANT IT!
#4: (After Tucker wrestled the toy away) Left in the dust again. So sad ...

Really, they play great together. Sometimes Tucker doesn't know his own strength, though ;P

Also measured the little tyke - he stands 14" - Tucker's 18". A big Sheltie.

petitpie · 01-09-2012, 07:53 AM

Baby poodle is just worn out! So-oo-o-ooo cute!

outwest · 01-09-2012, 08:07 AM

Really cute! You should put them in the 52 weeks thread. I just finished doing mine and it was fun to go back over the year to watch her grow all over again!

He is super cute. I love how he sleeps.