Spoiling my puppy

Tink · 05-29-2007, 09:59 AM

Moses, being a poodle, loves water. and playing in it. So this weekend dh and I bought him a small wading pool for the yard. It's about 4' across, maybe 8" deep, and looks like a huge yellow flower. LOL

We filled it and let the sun warm the water for him, then introduced him to it on Saturday. He drinks out of it frequently, and likes to stand in it and cool his toes.
I kinda wondered how dh would react when I suggested the idea, but he was cool with it thank goodness. I never planned on buying a kiddie pool at this age, but oh well. LOL

Mandy · 05-29-2007, 11:00 AM

Its so much fun to spoil the fur kids! My girls have a kiddie pool too, they love it.

Janet · 05-29-2007, 12:01 PM

We haven't had a kiddie pool in a long time. My babies aren't outside that often, but maybe after we get the fence up. Now Penny our Golden loves the water, but we take her down to the creek and then hose her off when we get home. She loves to be able to swim.

AngieDoogles · 05-29-2007, 01:18 PM

Aww, that's such a good idea! I bet he just loves it!! What a lucky puppy you have!

Taurus Babe · 05-30-2007, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Tink

Moses, being a poodle, loves water. and playing in it. So this weekend dh and I bought him a small wading pool for the yard. It's about 4' across, maybe 8" deep, and looks like a huge yellow flower. LOL

We filled it and let the sun warm the water for him, then introduced him to it on Saturday. He drinks out of it frequently, and likes to stand in it and cool his toes.
I kinda wondered how dh would react when I suggested the idea, but he was cool with it thank goodness. I never planned on buying a kiddie pool at this age, but oh well. LOL

Baby pools are so great for the pups in the summer heat! We did that last summer, and it was a big hit. They surely won't run out of drinking water with a dish that large!

DianaB · 05-30-2007, 04:32 PM

I bet that Moses will really enjoy it when it's so hot this summer!!! I didn't realize that poodles were water dogs. I knew that labs were though. Mollee, our airdale, gets in the pond to cool off. She just goes out there and stands!

Tink · 05-30-2007, 04:39 PM

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Poodles were originally gun dogs and may be seen occasionally in that role. The show clips evolved from working clips which were originally to provide warmth for major joints during duck hunts in cold water. The rest of the body is shaved for less drag in the water.

So what's seen as "poofy and showy" is actually very utilitarian. I've started to think Poodles are one of the best kept secrest in the dog world. There are so many things about them that I didn't know or misunderstood about the breed prior to having one.

DianaB · 05-30-2007, 04:57 PM

I never knew that about poodles. My husband is a duck hunter. Do you suppose I could talk him into getting a poodle instead of a lab for a hunting dog?..........Naa!!!

judy · 05-31-2007, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DianaB

I never knew that about poodles. My husband is a duck hunter. Do you suppose I could talk him into getting a poodle instead of a lab for a hunting dog?..........Naa!!!

Yeah, that'll happen!!

Tink · 05-31-2007, 08:55 AM

ROFL Diana, can you imagine most American mens faces if asked to take a poodle hunting instead of a lab? My dh really likes Moses, but he's asked me NOT to ever get him the standard poodle clip because it just looks so ridiculous to him. LOL

Passionfruition · 05-31-2007, 10:12 AM

Aww. You should take some pictures for us!

DianaB · 05-31-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tink

ROFL Diana, can you imagine most American mens faces if asked to take a poodle hunting instead of a lab? .......LOL

Can't you see the front of the duck hunting magazines with a picture of a hunter with his trusty poodle holding a duck in it's mouth? LOL

Janet · 06-02-2007, 11:31 AM

Poodles are great dogs. I had a Toy Poodle once. He was very smart. I always had him groomed and he would come home and hide for a little while. You never EVER wanted to laugh at him, cause you could tell it hurt his feelings.

DianaB · 06-04-2007, 06:51 AM

Honestly, I'm not trying to make fun of them. I just don't picture them being a gun dog like they have in the hunting magazines. My husband wasn't too excited about it when I suggested that instead of a lab he should try a poodle!!! Go figure!!!

Tink · 06-04-2007, 07:08 AM

I totally understand Diana. My dh thinks of poodles as Ladies dogs... all froofroo and such.

05-29-2007, 09:59 AM	#1
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	Spoiling my puppy Moses, being a poodle, loves water. and playing in it. So this weekend dh and I bought him a small wading pool for the yard. It's about 4' across, maybe 8" deep, and looks like a huge yellow flower. LOL We filled it and let the sun warm the water for him, then introduced him to it on Saturday. He drinks out of it frequently, and likes to stand in it and cool his toes. I kinda wondered how dh would react when I suggested the idea, but he was cool with it thank goodness. I never planned on buying a kiddie pool at this age, but oh well. LOL __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

05-29-2007, 11:00 AM	#2
Mandy Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Who cares! Posts: 4,587	Its so much fun to spoil the fur kids! My girls have a kiddie pool too, they love it. __________________ Many people will walk in and out your life, but only true friends leave footprints!

05-29-2007, 12:01 PM	#3
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,624	We haven't had a kiddie pool in a long time. My babies aren't outside that often, but maybe after we get the fence up. Now Penny our Golden loves the water, but we take her down to the creek and then hose her off when we get home. She loves to be able to swim. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

05-29-2007, 01:18 PM	#4
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	Aww, that's such a good idea! I bet he just loves it!! What a lucky puppy you have! __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

05-30-2007, 04:32 PM	#6
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	I bet that Moses will really enjoy it when it's so hot this summer!!! I didn't realize that poodles were water dogs. I knew that labs were though. Mollee, our airdale, gets in the pond to cool off. She just goes out there and stands! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

05-30-2007, 04:57 PM	#8
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	I never knew that about poodles. My husband is a duck hunter. Do you suppose I could talk him into getting a poodle instead of a lab for a hunting dog?..........Naa!!! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

05-31-2007, 08:55 AM	#10
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	ROFL Diana, can you imagine most American mens faces if asked to take a poodle hunting instead of a lab? My dh really likes Moses, but he's asked me NOT to ever get him the standard poodle clip because it just looks so ridiculous to him. LOL __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

05-31-2007, 10:12 AM	#11
Passionfruition Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 492	Aww. You should take some pictures for us! __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."- Dr. Seuss

06-02-2007, 11:31 AM	#13
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,624	Poodles are great dogs. I had a Toy Poodle once. He was very smart. I always had him groomed and he would come home and hide for a little while. You never EVER wanted to laugh at him, cause you could tell it hurt his feelings. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

06-04-2007, 06:51 AM	#14
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	Honestly, I'm not trying to make fun of them. I just don't picture them being a gun dog like they have in the hunting magazines. My husband wasn't too excited about it when I suggested that instead of a lab he should try a poodle!!! Go figure!!! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

06-04-2007, 07:08 AM	#15
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	I totally understand Diana. My dh thinks of poodles as Ladies dogs... all froofroo and such. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

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