Breed: Full Black Schnauzer
Markings: White patch on chest area
Cost: S$1380
Introducing the newest member to our home. Slurpie born on Christmas Eve =)
After all the research online and visiting so many pets shop we finally found our best friend. To summarise the posts earlier, The man wanted big dogs, I like them too but given all that he shortlisted were shedders, I had to refuse as housework as it is now for 2 of us is taking up so much time. Then he wanted a Standard Schnauzer. However this is not available locally and to ship one of the flurry from NZ or Aus will cost a bomb. We got a little distracted by the gentle giant Black Russian Terrier pup which Ericsson Pet was selling at S$8,888. haha we are not that rich but the BRT is really a great pup although I wonder how can we both squeeze into the corridor at home and all the doorways seeing that he likes following his owner =P
The common schnauzer in Sg is the Salt & Pepper. There are also quite a few Black and Silver. Being the difficult persons we both are, we again wanted something not easily available. Full black. So we left our names on a waiting list and that also explains the price of Slurpie as there was only 1 F and 1 M pup making the demand/suppy curve pretty skewed.
Selection
Gan Cheong Spider (aka the man) wanted to be the first to select from the litter so we went asap on 17th Feb, Sunday. The female pup was very yappy, barking and howling and she was also smaller in size and her fur not as black (slightly brownish). We picked the male after much observation and deliberation (read this) as he was bigger in size and his fur were black and dense although he was not really full black as he has a white patch on his chest and a few white blotches on 2 of his paws. We figured the white patch made him special too. So we placed the deposit and went to buy the necessities to prepare for him. (he had to stay for 2nd Vaccination and we could only go bring him back the following week)
Preparations
this is the fun part, we happily went directly to the various pet shops to get ready for our best friend's home coming. we bought chew toys, fetch toys, teething toys, leash, collar, shampoo, playpen fence etc etc.
Slurpie shall have a corner in the balcony. the balcony has bamboo blinds so he will be safe from the elements and our furniture will also be safe. Besides, it is the airest part of the house and so the stench of his pee and poo shall not be a problem. Tip: buy the playpen fence as opposed to a cage no matter how big it is as the fence gives more flexibility to rearrange the size as your puppy grows. this is what we are using, you can hook them together and form the shape and size that is ideal.
we set up the playpen is a simple square first, then took it apart and formed a "house" shape using part of the wall, then took it apart and tried all types of configurations. we also had the plants in the balcony shifted around just to find the best spot for Slurpie. Finally we decided that since he was still so tiny, it would be easier for us to toilet/paper train him in a contained area where eat, sleep and poo areas are distinct. A too big area initially may confuse him and give him a choice of where to do what. Thus it will be better to slowly increase the area later.
i was really tempted by the nice kennels/beds for doggies. however i am aware that not all dogs like to use them and they are really not cheap! creative juices flowed and i decided to make one for Slurpie using the DHL jumbo box we had first. After all puppies do not mind the looks as much as we do =P. Wanted to give him an option to hide is he feels like it or stay covered should he feel cold or scared. Did not take a good shot of how my DHL house looks like but here is a pic that shows the layout of Slurpies initial home for the 1st couple of days:
tiny tiny black fur ball
in the end we had to expand the paper part to the full lenght on the left of the picture as he did not know he has to do his biz on paper. by instinct he never did it in the house or in the quarter with the water bowl. however slowly we reduced the size of the paper area by placing him on it whenever we catch him about to poo or pee and then go crazy with lavishing praises to let him know that is a desired behavior. well more on that later....
Preparations
this is the fun part, we happily went directly to the various pet shops to get ready for our best friend's home coming. we bought chew toys, fetch toys, teething toys, leash, collar, shampoo, playpen fence etc etc.
Slurpie shall have a corner in the balcony. the balcony has bamboo blinds so he will be safe from the elements and our furniture will also be safe. Besides, it is the airest part of the house and so the stench of his pee and poo shall not be a problem. Tip: buy the playpen fence as opposed to a cage no matter how big it is as the fence gives more flexibility to rearrange the size as your puppy grows. this is what we are using, you can hook them together and form the shape and size that is ideal.
we set up the playpen is a simple square first, then took it apart and formed a "house" shape using part of the wall, then took it apart and tried all types of configurations. we also had the plants in the balcony shifted around just to find the best spot for Slurpie. Finally we decided that since he was still so tiny, it would be easier for us to toilet/paper train him in a contained area where eat, sleep and poo areas are distinct. A too big area initially may confuse him and give him a choice of where to do what. Thus it will be better to slowly increase the area later.i was really tempted by the nice kennels/beds for doggies. however i am aware that not all dogs like to use them and they are really not cheap! creative juices flowed and i decided to make one for Slurpie using the DHL jumbo box we had first. After all puppies do not mind the looks as much as we do =P. Wanted to give him an option to hide is he feels like it or stay covered should he feel cold or scared. Did not take a good shot of how my DHL house looks like but here is a pic that shows the layout of Slurpies initial home for the 1st couple of days:
tiny tiny black fur ball
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