GentleLake Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 So this is the long awaited puppy -- proof that with patience you can adopt puppies from rescues. It took me 6 months, but I was looking specifically for a purebred and one with what seemed like it would have an easier going temperament so she or he could become a therapy dog. There were quite a few puppies prior to him, but I was waiting for the right one. His name is Wink, aka Mr. Wink, and he came home yesterday. He's 9 weeks old, younger than I'd expected to find! And house training in January in upstate NY? Yikes! He's very people oriented, not over the top energy but playful, inquisitive and confident. Smooth coat and looks like he'll have prick ears! He came from an Amish dairy farm in upstate NY. Not a puppy mill but they don't believe in spaying and neutering so they end up with a litter every year or so, which they apparently sell for $30 a pup. So rather than seeing them go to inappropriate homes (really, do you think they're caring who takes them?), the rescue (or a past adopter who works with the rescue, I'm not sure which) buys them and they're taken into rescue and are placed in appropriate homes. I'm told the parents work the dairy cows, though how much actual training they have is questionable. But more working bred than pet or sport bred, which suits me just fine. I hope these pictures come through. I tried copying and pasting but it didn't work. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/?ui=2&ik=72800d61f8&view=fimg&th=1526bbd697d65a90&attid=0.1&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ_QE3VOeRIUuQjsSDOT1fYNx6_udptzChBnBlC7YcBZhQ0xiTYNv8UOZx_ghfSfF3k0TK_AabGjm3u2i8jXnHcGE_a_zD9am4NMcL3_zk29yvx7lVmVl-PDdus&sz=w1802-h1522&ats=1453640856515&rm=1526bbd697d65a90&zw&atsh=1 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/?ui=2&ik=72800d61f8&view=fimg&th=1526bbd697d65a90&attid=0.2&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ9h4X3N9LEpXXElNxBq-5qOFW9Ls5PS0QDCotvJiCVf7hIZQeFrOthjZNzqt6gKKVtsL_jWkkPOfac4yjFV7J_Fata7eG3xIXRKNnt_YuBIoyTMOoFnWqBPcPI&sz=w1802-h3484&ats=1453640856515&rm=1526bbd697d65a90&zw&atsh=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher7151 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Congratulations!! What a cool find, I'd absolutely rescue a pup with that background. I hope he's everything and more that you've been looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Yeah. I'm pleased as punch about that since so many rescues are of pretty much unknown or questionable breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Elle Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Congratulations on your new pup! Can't use the links, though. It takes me to a page that asks for a password that I do not have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Can't use the links, though. It takes me to a page that asks for a password that I do not have. I'm sorry. I don't know how else to try to post them. There is one here, though. Msg. #34 http://www.bordercollie.org/boards/index.php?showtopic=38956&page=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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teresaserrano Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 He's sooo good looking Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Congratulations! He is a very handsome boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickAndArtoo Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Oh he is gorgeous!!!! Yay I am so happy you found the one for you how exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Oh that face! I'm tempted to come visit, even in the middle of Snowmagedden! He is just Over The Top CUTE! Whadcha name him? Ruth and Gibbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxMom Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 What a serious expression. Love him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maralynn Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 What a cutie! Here's to many, many happy years together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Whadcha name him? Wink. (aka Mr. Wink) His name at the rescue was the same as the first name of a politician running for president. I ain't gonna have a dog named after a politician . . . especially one I wouldn't vote for! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher7151 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 He actually reminds me a fair bit of Maralynn's Kolt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pageturner Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 awwwww! Our Finley will already be a year old in 3 weeks, all that cuteness overload never lasts long enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Enjoy! I potty trained Celt in the dead of winter. He got me up every night about 2 am for a potty trip out into the yard. I have vivid memories of standing with him under the big apple tree in the yard while he found just the right spot to do his peeing, and the snow and the wind were swirling around me in my jammies over which I'd thrown a jacket. I couldn't wait until he could make it through the night. That was a very cold, very snowy winter. It was worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Congratulations. He sure is a cutie! Will be looking forward to more photos. My last foster dog, Lya, came from an Amish farm. She came into rescue with 2 puppies that a fellow rescuer was able to talk the farmer into giving up. Actually, he wanted to give the 3 pups to rescue, but she managed to get the mom (Lya) and 2 pups (and then went back a couple weeks later for the last pup). This was her second litter. Now that she is spayed, no more yearly litters. Unfortunately, the small Amish community near where she lives now has her number, and she has already received another call from the brother who wanted to surrender his pup to rescue. Lya's first litter was apparently sold at a farmer's market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickAndArtoo Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Ugh and I thought potty training was rough in the summer!! That will be torture for you lol. I only pray he catches on quick and may he always find his poop spots in haste also I love the name Wink... Our Aussie is named Wick and we call him Mr.Wick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligande Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Welcome Wink, he is just lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildFlower Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Adorable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody & Duchess Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 What a cutie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islanddog Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Adorable, wonderful, and congratulations. Now, I can't say I envy you the puppyhood, but, but, but... you have a puppy! And all that charm and being able to shape and socialize right from the start will make up for potty-training chews everything stages. Hoping we get to see him grow up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 At least so far Wink's looking like he's going to be a pretty easy going puppy, and learning fast. I don't have his exact DOB but it's looking to be around Nov. 17-20, making him almost 10 weeks old now. He pees every time we go out. They started the pups on pee pads a couple days before I got him and he's used them in the ex pen. There have been a couple pee accidents, which is to be expected, but very few and the one he had today (my fault; I wasn't watching closely enough) was right at the back door so that tells me he's got the idea. And he does all his pooping outside. (Good boy!) So it looks like potty training in January isn't going to be all that bad. Thank dog it's not like it was the past couple of winters though! And he's very quickly getting the hang of what things are toys and what's off limits. . . . although he really likes chewing the corners of cardboard boxes. Still working on getting him onto my schedule but he sleeps through the night, waking up at about 6:30 and cries to go out. Then we go back to bed for a little while. By the time he's fallen back asleep I'm wide awake of course so we get up again around 8:00. I can live with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo33 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Potty training in winter isn't going so bad here (northern WI). Solo goes immediately when we go outside, and when he's done, runs over to me for praise and then we go inside! He really is a cute pup! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Oh, what an absolute doll! Congratulations and may you two have many wonderful years together. ~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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