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I hope that this message finds everyone healthy and happy. Now, I have a 12 week old Papillon who is awesome in everyway!!! He came litter box trained and is 99% on his outdoor training (he doesn't yet let me know he has to go). Now to my point...... (sorry :) ) He has been crate trained...

I have a 12 week male Papillon and he is extremely smart. He is one of the smartest animals I have ever lived with (including a corgi and border collie - and they were SMART!). I have been told to look into agility classes for him but I have some concerns. He is 2.7 lbs now and will only...

Congrats! I have a similar story.... I have a border collie/spitz mix named Kasha. The day after "trash day" in Feb. 1999, I found her in our trash can behind our prior home. She was placed in a plastic bag, the bag was tied and she was left for dead. God bless that she had the strength...

Renee, I hope that you enjoy the read. Anytime you would like to discuss view on any topic, just touch base with me. By the way, your fila baby is beautiful! I had a friend who owned a beautiful Neopolitan Mastiff who was a doll! Chat with you later!

Last night a friend (who happens to be a breeder) called me. We were laughing about how fired up people can get over others who have conflicting beliefs or values. She happens to share some of my beliefs but she also has strong feelings about breeding practices in the purebred lines. She...

Thanks a bunch everyone! I am pleased that there are so many good quality people out there. :D

Saje, I look forward to meeting more interesting and friendly people in the small dog forum. I have made many new friends on this site and I know that I will have the enjoyment of making new friends along the way. I think that the original topic of this discussion was missed, as Serena...

I respect your thoughts and views. However, I see that you do not respect mine (which is fine). With every topic, there are always two sides. Factual data and expert opinions sit on both ends. I think that it is wiser to broaden our opinions with the opposite views of others than to...

I see and understand where Serena is coming from with selective line breeding. However, I never stated that the mixed puppy is healthier or sounder. I merely said that there is more control in breeding with pure lines. The more popular breeds do have significant hereditary problems. The more...

I have 4 dogs. 3 of them we have had in our family for over 5 yrs. They are larger mix breed dogs that we adopted from the local shelter. 1 of them, our boy Jake, was actually on death row. A three time loser and had only days left. I will be honest, he wasn't the dog that we were going to...

Domino 3 weeks

I just stumbled onto this site and think that it is a great tool for people who love their pets. I look forward to meeting wonderful new friends and hope that whatever knowledge I have can be used. Check with ya later :cool: Stacey

I researched different Papillon breeders every day for over 6 months before I found the puppy for me. I was disgusted at how many so-called "reputable" out-of-state breeders there were that didn't care to know who I was, where their puppies were going and how they were going to be treated...

Thank you to everyone who left their ideas. I put them in place last night and he slept like a baby! I put him down at 10:00pm and set my alarm for 3:00am to let him outside for a potty/praise/love break. Then I put him back in his crate - He was awesome! Not one little peep!!! This has...

I have a new 12 week Papillon puppy who has started barking in his crate at night. He is perfect in every other way but the lack of sleep is KILLING ME :( ! The first 4-6 days was tolerable. I believe in crate training (especialy at night) but he now barks for at least 30 minutes every 1-2...