Originally Posted by Sapphire (Post 2711259)

Well, this might not be the right place to ask that question. I mean most of you are just as crazy as I am! Some of you might even be crazier. :p

I have had Prince and Angel for about 3 1/2 years. They will be 7 and 8 this summer. I "inherited" them from a friend of a friend who passed away. The woman who owned them was an older lady who rarely left her house. They were not socialized and had never seen another dog, other than Angel's mom. Prince is Angel's dad.

Angel is the perfect example of why puppies should not be taken from their mothers too early. She was taken away at 6 weeks! :( Poor little girl. Among other things, she never really learned how to play. She tries sometimes, but she just doesn't get it. :( She is a VERY good snuggler though. :hug:

Noah is a puppymill rescue. He is 2 1/2 and I've had him about 2 years. The problem is, he is all puppy and wants to play with someone, but Prince and Angel won't play with him. He has fun with my parents' dogs, but they live an hour away.

So what's my point? Noah's getting a puppy! Well, I'm getting a puppy, but I'm really hoping she and Noah will bond and be best buddies.

I was getting really discouraged trying to find a new puppy. Long story short, there are some really weird people out there! Why do they think if they love their dogs and let them sleep on their bed, it's okay to over-bread them? :mad: Gee, I wonder why they wanted to bring the puppy to me instead of me going to their house?

I ended up finding a couple who have puppies for sale and only live 6 miles from me. They own two Yorkies. Dad has now been fixed and mom will be after the puppies are weaned. They are very nice people who obviously take very good care of their dogs.

Noah and I went to meet the puppies and the parents (human and canine parents). I instantly fell in love. The puppy is only 4 1/2 weeks old so we have a long wait ahead of us. They are letting the puppies go at 8 weeks, but agreed to keep my little girl for 12 weeks. Angel and I are going to go visit our puppy Wednesday. I can't wait!

Wow, I guess I ramble when I'm excited. Anyhow, here is a picture of little Lexi Grace with here sister and one of her brothers.

Originally Posted by SassyAnn101 (Post 2711925)

:congrats: I asked myself that same question when I got 3 and 4 (they came as a pair), and again when we added number 5. Some people may say crazy, but I think of it as having a big family;)

Originally Posted by rtsmichele (Post 2712025)

I have 4 for the same reason that you're thinking about it. My #3 (Oliver) is a "play with me" dog who will bring his toy each night for me to throw for at least two hours. He will fetch his frisbee off the dog until he's too cold and tired to swim anymore.

I got Abbi and assumed that they'd play together (she's now 8 months old). Now I have him bugging me to throw his toy and her bugging me to play tug of war or just let her bite my hands, fingers, toes or anything else that she can get hold of on my body! LOL

I'm hoping they'll eventually play together, but Oliver is a sucky baby and is quite jealous of her.

You could end up with two who are vying for your attention.

Michele :-)

Originally Posted by Tiger's Mom (Post 2711883)

wow I am envious you are getting a 4th . .I cannot even get hubby to agree to a third? congratulations.

Originally Posted by Sapphire (Post 2711520)

Thank you. I'm pretty excited! I've put a lot of thought into it. Do I REALLY need a fourth one? So far, everyone says four really isn't that much different from having three.

It's going to be a really long 8 weeks, waiting for her to come home!