tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post371803193302448936..comments2024-03-16T00:26:41.051-04:00Comments on Scaramouche: Puppy Update: Sleepless in Torontoscaramouchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04380374512378209528noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post-74208963699644452262014-03-25T12:27:48.961-04:002014-03-25T12:27:48.961-04:00Thanks for that, Mal. My pup is a dead ringer for ...Thanks for that, Mal. My pup is a dead ringer for puppy Artemis.scaramouchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380374512378209528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post-50947548862887045752014-03-25T11:44:07.564-04:002014-03-25T11:44:07.564-04:00A quick search turned up this clip that gave me a ...A quick search turned up this clip that gave me a taste of what you're experiencing – especially at :51 sec. Fingers crossed you get the sleep loss sorted soon.<br />Lovely dogs, though...<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=updtuVYlFhY<br /><br />Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220588171793490407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post-42591964474414655072014-03-25T10:47:43.714-04:002014-03-25T10:47:43.714-04:00Glad you're enjoying them, Mal. Flatties (that...Glad you're enjoying them, Mal. Flatties (that's their dog world nickname)are an amazing breed--perhaps the most beautiful and most loving dogs you can find. However, the puppy stage is always a challenge, something you forget each time you go through it. It's especially challenging this time because, well, we're a lot older than we were when we got our first dog--a golden retriever, but the kind raised for hunting rather than for the show ring--and our second (our first flattie, who we got nine years ago, and who died suddenly and unexpectedly last December); we were also much younger, and could therefore rebound more quickly, when our son was born almost 16 years ago. And as hard as it was to become parents for the first (and, in fact, our only) time, I'm finding it much more difficult to deal with this puppy's nighttime antics/anti-crate mentality.<br /><br />I'm going to see my doctor tomorrow, to try to get a handle on my insomnia before it gets any worse. Wish me luck.scaramouchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380374512378209528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post-4490612498572169062014-03-25T10:00:30.674-04:002014-03-25T10:00:30.674-04:00Never even having heard of Flat-Coated Retrievers ...Never even having heard of Flat-Coated Retrievers until you wrote about yours, I'm following your puppy posts with interest.<br />What a beautiful dog, Scara!<br />I may be too old now to be an effective Flat Coat working-human, but I'm thoroughly enjoying your posts and pix.Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220588171793490407noreply@blogger.com