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Watch Out, Watch Out! There's a Rupert about!

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Category: Life & Stuff | Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:08 pm

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It's now 10 weeks since our black labrador, Flapsy, had her first and possibly last, litter. This is her a few days before they arrived...

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There were 4 pups, three boys (choc) and one girl (black) and they were a really bright, lively bunch and I named them: Monty, Rupert, Tyrone and Lil Sis, for the duration of the time that they were here.

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All of them were weaned a couple of weeks ago and over the course of the last week, three of them have gone on to new family homes. Their new owners seem kind and all were delighted to take charge of their new Honourary Household Members (i.e. Pets)

It was a bit sad seeing each of them go but they were of the age where they needed to get out and about in the world and I'm confident that they will each do well with their new people. Tyrone went first; biggest roly-poly of them all, Monty went next and Lil Sis the following day.

They had all been living in a proper penned area in an outbuilding here but when we waved goodbye last night to Lil Sis, me and Himself were a bit concerned about the remaining pup, Rupert.

We weren't going to leave him in solitary confinement in the pen but a puppy in the house would require a bit of forethought.

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Well, we brought Rupert in and he had the run of the kitchen and the adjoining porch for the day and so far, he's been absolutely outstanding. He's had his mad minutes of careering about, spooking at shadows and amusing himself with everyday objects before collapsing into puppy-naps but it's his toilet-habits that have really been impressive.

In their pen, we had shredded paper towards the front and then wood-shavings at the back and shortly after being moved from the whelping box to their new home, they cottoned on to resticting their toilet activity mainly to the wood-shavings at the back.

With this is mind, today we put wood-shavings into a makeshift tray-type affair and left it just outside the porch door, where Rupert could see it. And honestly, within an hour of plucking up the courage to explore the porch step, he had realised the tray's significance and visited it for it's intended use. The next time, he didn't even bother with the tray, just strolled outside and relieved himself in a quiet corner!

Well, the relentless rain that we've been having here for longer than I can remember was absolutely torrential, so we had to shut the porch door and deny Rupert outside access, so a bit of a dilemma!

We needn't have worried though, I brought the original tray back in and Rupert once again used if for it's intended use,in a corner of the porch.

I think that this shows that Rupert is a very bright boy and whether he ends up staying with us, or goes on to pastures new, I think he'll have a very good future.

Certainly, he should begin getting trained quite soon because I think he's got the intelligence and speed to catch on quick. He's certainly taken very well to living as part of a household and he's a genuinely lovely little pup: gentle, outgoing and intelligent!

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This is him in his new home in the kitchen and that's where he'll be staying from now on; he certainly won't be left pining in a pen on his own.

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eileen wrote on Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:34 pm:

I'm so glad you managed to find good, caring homes for three of the pups Sharon. They all looked adorable and would have been hard for me to resist if I'd seen them. Rupert sounds as though he's a very quick learner and I think he'll do exceptionally well with training. I hope, in a way, that you don't find a home for him as I would love to hear updates about him as I have a feeling he's going to be an exceptional dog.

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glendann wrote on Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:09 am:

I do think they are so adorable and I'm glad the others has great new homes but I do hope you keep Rupert.He would be a great dog for you to keep.

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sharon mc wrote on Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:02 am:

I feel very close to 'Loopy Rupert' as I call him. We'll have to see what happpens, I did have a call last night about him but as I say...He was fine sleeping in the kitchen overnight, didn't cry and following breakfast, is now tearing around after a flower-pot!

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gardengater wrote on Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:33 pm:

What a good and adorable pup is Rupert. They all looked very intelligent and friendly. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Gardengater

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