This post is very different to my usual Monday posts.
Last week this sentence at the beginning of my post 'My excuse is that at the moment I'm taking advantage of a rare peaceful period when instead of a ball of fluffy energy charging around the house finding mischief where there should be none to be found as the the said ball of fluff is curled up under my computer chair.' generated more interest than the rest of my post. Several comments requested more information about the ball of fluff so here goes.
Ruby is a phantom miniature poodle puppy. Phantom doesn't mean she is a ghostly apparition - it's the name given to poodles with her colouring. She will be seventeen weeks old on Wednesday and joined our family just over eight weeks ago before the current lockdown situation.
Regular readers will know that we lost our lovely Tivvy in January and were debating whether we could welcome another dog so quickly but Tivvy left a gaping hole that needed filling. We saw an advert for the litter of which Ruby was one fifth and decided to take the plunge even though this meant two return journeys to Bristol - one hundred miles away. One journey to meet the litter and another to collect Ruby.
Ruby settled in quickly and in no time at all was up to all kinds of mischief. Everything, however tiny is picked up and whenever possible taken into her bed to chew and determine whether it is potential food.
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She found the TV to be fascinating.
In fact she finds everything fascinating. She loves watching the world go by from both house and car windows.
Until she was fully inoculated, Ruby wasn't allowed out to anywhere that other dogs had been so we practised her being on a lead in the garden.
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Having never experienced grass before she was fairly hyper at first, ripping up grass and bouncing around but she quickly settled and was soon walking nicely.
After her second inoculation she had her first visit to the allotment and she has also had short walks during the permitted exercise time.
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There are periods of calm amidst the play and general mischief and Ruby loves laying on her back for tummy rub.
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We decided that we should have named Ruby - Jekyll and Hyde - sometimes she is cute and cuddly and at other times when she decides to 'play' bite, run off with clothing or emulate the Andrex dog she is a little monster.
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Oh my goodness, she's adorable! I know she'll be very happy with you and she'll love being an allotment dog. Poodles are wonderful. Bertie is part poodle and has lots of poodle traits which are great. Welcome Ruby!
ReplyDeleteShe should have had her first puppy trim in the week lockdown started so we are hoping the groomers aren’t too long before they are back. How are you managing Bertie fur. We would have a go ourselves but Ruby’s such a bag of worms - it’s bad enough bathing her.
DeleteWhat an absolute bundle of joy! Ruby is adorable, and I think you made a very wise decision indeed. Oh! Welcome, Welcome Sweet Ruby. Looking forward to many of your adventures.
ReplyDeleteShe’s not always sweet, Deborah
DeleteAaaaaaaaaw - she looks an absolute sweetheart Sue but I imagine that she is keeping you both on your toes �� Looking forward to hearing more about her adventures.
ReplyDeleteShe has three of us on our toes, Anna as she spends time with my sister too
DeleteYou and Martyn are brave souls. A puppy is so much work but well worth the effort. What a little beauty. I am sure she has you two wrapped around her little paw. It will be fun to read updates about her growing up. I have never seen a poodle marked as she is. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWe share the work with mu sister,Lisa as Ruby spends time with her too. The colouring attracted us as she looks different to Tivvy who was black and we didn't want her to be the same.
DeleteReally pleased for you both your home is complete again I look forward to hearing about her exploits
ReplyDeleteMore like complete chaos, David
DeleteOh she is gorgeous ! :) My daughter also got a new puppy(she is a Briard )around the same time as you . We only had one cuddle and now with all that's going on ,we cant go and see her . Missing out on all the puppy fun ...I will post a picture soon :)
ReplyDeleteRuby is scrumptious doodley , enjoy all the puppy fun and take lots and lots of pictures ! :)
It’s also made socialising her impossible, Debs but fortunately she was introduced to lots of dogs by the breeder who owned 12 poodles - some standards. There was lots of rough and tumble so hopefully that will help. At least you’re missing the puppy pandemonium too - the 😳Hyde side 😳
DeleteAdorable!
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DeleteAww, she looks like a sweetie! Thanks for sharing the pics. I am guessing you will have your hand full fora while.
ReplyDeleteShe’s certainly a handful, Dave
DeleteWhat a sweetie!
ReplyDeleteShe's good at cute Poses, Mal but she can be a little terror too.
DeleteAwww, she's absolutely gorgeous, no doubt ruling the roost already, haha.
ReplyDeleteYes - at times it's a battle of wills, Jo
DeleteOh, what a beauty! How lovely to meet her. Puppies are exhausting, I remember being worn out looking after Sam and Annie as pups, it's a shock to the system after having older,sedate dogs!xxx
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is, Dina at times I wonder if we will get to a calm period
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