Ever since Kook died last January our pug Buster has been so lonely that his health has gone downhill, so we figured it was time for another dog to keep him company. Cherryl's birthday is this Tuesday so my mom and the kids all pitched in with me to get her a new dog.
This is Buddy. He's a Papillon. He's a miniature and will probably never get any bigger than 8" high at the shoulders and about 6-8 pounds. They're supposed to be in the top 20% for intelligence (which puts him WAY beyond Buster even as a puppy _ no nose, no brain as we say here). We all came up with names, Binky, Binkley, Berkley, Napolean, Cocoa Puff (?), Gizmo, Furball, etc. No one could agree. Then someone said lets call him Buddy cuz he's Buster's buddy and it seemed to stick. Buster is acting younger again, playing with him, so it seems to have worked.
He turned 8 weeks old yesterday and it's like they say, we have a new baby in the house. So now we get the joys of cleaning up after him when he has an accident, potty training, waking up two or three times a night when he does, special food, teething, the whole nine yards.
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He's cute. I have never heard of a Papilion before
Its Papillon. It means Butterfly in french. When they grow up their hair gets very long and the ears large. The color and shape looks like a butterfly when you view them straight on. We'd never heard of them either till GK told Cherryl about them and she decided she wanted one. I told her I didn't have the money for it, but we all surprised her with it.
They are some of the cutest dogs. I've heard of them and have also wanted one. Congratulations on the new additions to the family.
That's a freaky picture.
Which one? The dog's or yours?
Did I mention all my sisters want to kidnap your dog from Ned's party.
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