For goodness sake! This puppy hunting lark is taking forever! Prop me up please

[WTFwasthat]

I had my name down with a breeder for a boy in August but she only had bitches and two boys in litter, I was 3rd on waiting list....Then I was waiting on a breeder who had had a pup returned after a few weeks as the owners 'could not commit' , I mean wtf! Then after waiting a few weeks she decided pup would need an experienced owner. Ihave spent al my time since trawling rescue sites and applying for dogs that I want without success and looking for a new breeder with a pup ready NOW. It is totally exasperating. A breeder in Lewes had a liter with no yellow dogs. it is totally pissing me off tbh. I can see why people (of lesser characther ) resort to byb's and unethical breeders! I won;tdo that obvs but I am frustrated! Rant over

home checek tomorrow morning

Good luck, sure it will be fine

well what a morning! The homecheck was fine but I expressed my concern about going ot wales to meet Porridge as I will nly go by train and not car etc. the homechecker was really nice but said i should maybe look at rescues nearer to home etc. Then she calls back adn has offered pick porridge up from Wales, drive to the next town along from us and foster him there!!! I mean, talk about moving mountains! then MT rang me and offered this idea up and said they do not do this kind of thing and if there is any doubt in their minds they will keep the dog as a foster down this way. Sooooo we should be meeting Porridge on Sunday or Monday! Now I am nervous, excited, terrified, happy, overwhelmed and so on!! What have we let ourselves in for!!!!

Just hurry up and get him home then you won't have time to worry !

i will nee some advicew as to how to settle a 12 week old lab x in a few days. Cannot wait!

Sorry but I had to post, have been lurking since the beginning.

Congratulations that's fabulous news, how exciting, a new member of the family [hgrin]

Porrige is gorgeous, what a lucky boy to have found such a wonderful new forever home [hsmile]

I am very [henvy], I love Labs.

I sometimes think it is worse if you have a lot of time to plan , we decided to get a dog on a Thursday and got a 14/16 week old pup from Battersea on the following Sunday . It came as quite a shock when they said just take him , we'd expected a home check etc. I rang my mum from the car and said to bring me bowls , beds , etc and that was that . It's been fine he is the most perfect family pet and I really wouldn't be without him , I can honestly say that there has not been a single moment when I have regretted getting him .

Agree with Floral. My old girl passed away on a Wednesday. Due to a quirk of fate I was home checked and had a puppy on the Sunday!

blimey! yes i am feeling decidedly anxious now and wondering if i have made a mistake! I know I haven't but having waited and thought about it for so bloomin long now that it is here I feel like it's all a rush - how stupid is that

Ahh what a nice ending!

Anyone else on the lookout for a rescue Lab puppy there is a black 4 month bitch at Mayhew: here

she is beautiful!!!

if I wasn;t already spoken for

Naaaaah, you've planned and wanted this for two years. Time to move on to stage 2.

OMFG WTF have I DONE?!

Much more fun.

Honeydragon --- HAHAHAHA! . I am getting waves of that now! but I am also so excited.

Gotta think of a great name now, I was gonna call him Hudson (after my dearly departed Dad, but he was born in August so i could call him Leo. Or I'm thinking I quite like Porridge too

Dyson.

Especially if he has the notorious stomach on legs lab trait :o

I like Hudson

Incidentially I am now on stage 3 of puppy ownership

This stage is known as

WHY? Why? You BASTARD, why?
[sobbing is an additional option]
[also laughing hysterically*]

However by this time they have used their powers of mind control to love then unconditionally

*for example when they discover they can get up the climbing frame. But not down

So you love them

Terrible typing was that

Hudson is a great name but I like Porridge too, depends what you're more comfortable shouting when you're at the park and he won't come back!!! It will be hard work and you'll need to keep hawk eyes on him while he chew up plastic flowerpots but he'll be lovely as well!

or Vax?