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Madeleine
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Post by Madeleine » Sun November 27th, 2011, 3:37 pm

What type of dog is it LH?
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Post by LoveHistory » Sun November 27th, 2011, 11:31 pm

No, MLE. That one I might have gone for.

It's a teddy bear, Madeleine. Not the fuzzy mutt that people usually associate with that term. The breeder deliberately chose to combine three very carefully selected breeds for certain attributes and has been breeding them for more than 30 years. She actually coined the term teddy bear dog. She's raised all her own breeding stock for generations and she knows her dogs very well.

Normally we would have gotten a puppy from my parents, but they don't have any right now and my husband doesn't much care for the way Elkhounds shed.

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Post by Brenna » Mon November 28th, 2011, 8:02 pm

Puppies!!!!! Yay, I'm a big fan. Post pictures once you've picked one out and brought it home! What about Lelo??? Good welsh name from a favorite SKP book :-)
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Post by LoveHistory » Tue November 29th, 2011, 3:58 am

The one we're getting is five months old so there's a very real likelihood that we will keep the name the breeder gave him, which is Milo. Two of the kids like it (one doesn't, and one is undeclared) and it seems to fit him well.

Other contenders are Barnaby, Bertie, Shermie (from Peanuts) and Dug. Though my daughter is into Toy Story 3 and wouldn't mind calling him Buzz or Woody.

He's coming home tomorrow afternoon!

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Post by Madeleine » Tue November 29th, 2011, 10:06 am

Pic please! Milo is a nice name.
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Post by DianeL » Wed December 7th, 2011, 1:03 am

Ugh - teddy bear, mellow Milo. I am dying of how perfectly wonderful he sounds.

Time for Siddy's walkies!!!
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Post by Brenna » Mon December 12th, 2011, 2:50 pm

Today is my last Monday at work until 2012. I'm super excited to be able to read all day, knit, take long walks with Padfoot, wrap presents, watch Christmas movies, make fantasticly unhealthy but wholesome dinners, and just enjoy life. Yahoo!
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Post by LoveHistory » Mon December 12th, 2011, 4:17 pm

[quote=""Brenna""]Today is my last Monday at work until 2012. I'm super excited to be able to read all day, knit, take long walks with Padfoot, wrap presents, watch Christmas movies, make fantasticly unhealthy but wholesome dinners, and just enjoy life. Yahoo![/quote]

Congratulations, Brenna. That sounds great.

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Post by LoobyG » Tue December 13th, 2011, 10:41 am

Ooh Brenna, that sounds marvellous! Enjoy your time off :)

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Post by Vanessa » Tue December 13th, 2011, 5:45 pm

Enjoy, Brenna!
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