If you’ve been following my puppy posts (all four of them) you know I’ve been super excited to finally be in a good space and situation in my life to add a puppy in the mix (read: not working a gazillion hours, traveling around the globe, and generally just being too stinking busy most of the time). Fattie and I researched local Swedish breeders, sent a bucketful of emails, spoke to some over the top folks (memories of the hilarious spoof Best In Show – which pokes fun at these ‘kooky dog show people’ who take themselves way too seriously came flooding in – check out this famous clip of Parker Posey ~ Where’s the Busy Bee?), and finally stumbled upon a wonderful breeder who was just getting ready to have a litter from one of her prized bitches.
After meeting with her and her family we reserved a baby French bulldog puppy who was born about three weeks ago. But like all good stories there is a surprising twist…..we have ultimately decided not to bring home one of those French bulldog puppies. I know, kinda sad.
But the really exciting news is………we opted to take home this little cutie instead.
We saw Jasper on our initial visit to the kennel to meet the pregnant mama, Esther, who was due to have puppies any day. We fell in love with this black bundle of cuteness (his current owners call him Jeppe, pronounced ‘yep-pee’, which is apparently a nickname for Jasper) but wasn’t aware he was available.
Attentive, kind, with deep thoughtful eyes, Jasper has an amazing pedigree with champion parents in Holland. He’s adorable. This dawggie is just under a year old so technically he is still a puppy – but comes with the benefit of already being house trained. (a MAJOR, MAJOR plus!)
And the extra bonus is……our cute new dawggie doesn’t even snore! Which I hear is pretty rare for a Frenchie.
We get to pick up Jasper (after some vaccines, a thorough health check, and some tedious paperwork) and bring him home next week.
We’d love to hear from you. Let us know if you have any great puppy advice or any how to welcome-home-&-acclimate-a-new-dog suggestions!
that’s not sad, it’s great!! he is adorable and YES, the already housetrained part is a HUGE bonus! did you know hh was not fully housetrained till he was 3?!? I am somewhat to blame, I know, but it was a total nightmare. so i am glad for you that part is already done. and he is soooo handsome. you are going to love it!!!
Yes it is! We are actually VERY happy with this decision – it just feels right, you know? Plus we get to bring him home very soon. =)
I can’t believe cute little henri took so long. Jeez, take about potty training dragged out. Smile. Well, we can’t all be super quick at everything now can we?
Thanks for the encouragement. We are stoked.
Hey!
Love the pictures of your new baby, he’s a real cutie!
Thanks for stopping by the blog. We adore Stockholm and, although we’re happy to be home, look forward to visiting Sweden again some day. Maybe we will venture outside the city next time – I heard great things about Gothenburg from our Swedish drinking buddies.
Take care,
C.