I'm Getting a Puppy!!

Yes, you heard right. It is really happening now. I am getting a puppy in August, which is a little sooner than I had planned, but I was offered a puppy in a litter from an amazing breeder, and I just couldn't say no.

I am getting a male puppy from a litter bred by Meghen Bassel of Statesman Welsh Springers. The mother is Ch Slapestones Sea Breeze or "Farina". It is a dual sired litter(which I admit I didn't actually know was possible in dogs!) with the fathers being 'Carson' Ch Bentcroft Statesman's Logo, WD and/or 'Cecil' Ch Statesman's Nearco. Meghen tells me that they will DNA test each of the puppies to determine the father of each. How cool is that?? The puppies just had their two week birthday yesterday.

This is not a decision I took lightly. Josh and I had originally talked about getting a puppy near the end of the year. We had a couple breeders we were interested in that were breeding fall litters. But when I got the e-mail from Meghen saying that she had an available male puppy from a 1 week old litter, it was just too good to pass up. First of all I really liked the idea of having a Statesman puppy. I think they breed gorgeous and healthy dogs with excellent temperaments. There was also the fact that we knew for certain we could get a male puppy from the litter(it is a litter of 6 boys!), which is very important to me, since Kiba doesn't particularly like other females as much. And there was the distance, which wasn't as much a limiting factor for me in terms of getting a quality puppy, but when it came down to a couple breeders that were all excellent, it was a consideration, especially for Josh. Statesman Welsh Springers is in Georgia, and the other two breeders we were looking at were in North Carolina and Michigan. And after Josh and I talked about it some more, we decided that getting a puppy in August might actually be better timed than getting a puppy later in the year, when things can be hectic. Cost was a factor, but with me getting a new job as a full time vet assistant and Josh possibly getting a raise soon, that shouldn't end up being a problem.

So now the puppy planning really begins! My puppy will be ready in early august, so I have less than 2 months to prepare for his arrival. Plan on seeing many more updates here as I work on my training and socialization plans, and post updates on my new puppy! I'm so excited!!!