A few weeks ago, my brown Standard Poodle puppy was born. He's already bringing me so much joy. I love to go watch him with his mother, littermates, and older half-sibling, and let him sleep on me while I visit. I'm very lucky to work with a Poodle breeder, so I get access to Ripley through his puppyhood! Even though I annoy him by taking so many pictures, he is so far a mostly easy-going pup. He's one of the bigger pups in the litter.
I am a professional dog groomer and Ripley will eventually grow up to be my grooming competition dog. Before that, I plan on showing him in conformation. I'm very excited for both of these things, and hopefully he will be as well! But, first and foremost... he will be a beloved family member.
Throughout the next year you can probably expect to see a lot of post-grooming pictures, hopefully some pictures from conformation, and undoubtedly pictures of him and my other two dogs (a Corgi and a Jack Russell mix) doing whatever dogs do best.
It is going to be quite fun watching Ripley grow up and sporting various grooming coifs and hearing about the antics of his learnings and yours together. I am actually very excited to follow your thread! Your joy vibrates through the message. I am thrilled for you!
Thanks! I am definitely super excited. He's a little bundle of puppy joy. He's walking around with his tail up high now when he's playing, I am so proud! He gave me kisses today, it was so sweet... he barked at me, too! Very cute.
Exciting day today - shaved his face for the first time! The first several photos were of him before he was shaved today, but the last two is him clean-shaven. I used the #9, didn't worry about it being perfect. He acted wonderful! Didn't spook at all, didn't fight at all. I am thrilled.
Spent the night with him on Saturday, got up and bathed him (and his sisters and brothers) on Sunday, then shaved his face again. Pictures before the bath photos are pre-shave, pictures after are post-shave. Also took a picture of him with his future collar. It's too big for him right now, but I thought there's no harm and that a novelty "this gosh darn thing is too big, mom!" shot was in order all the same.
He's a very sweet boy still, very "middle ground" on personality so far. He's not super spunky like a few of the pups, but he's not the shy one sitting off in the corner either. He was very vocal this weekend, probably because momma kept teasing him by walking back and forth a lot and not giving him a treat while she was at it. He's got a cute little howl!
His name is Ripley, he's named after one of my favorite science fiction movie characters. I always thought Sigourney Weaver had some very poodle-y hair in Alien.
I'm very happy with his coat so far. He's nice and curly, and very thick. Not the thickest of the entire litter (I shaved faces, so I got to compare), but definitely very thick. I think he's going to have amazing texture when he gets his adult coat. I hope it's JUST like his daddy's!
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