Cockerlover, I have to give you a special "thank you" because I believe (I'm really bad with names and it's been a while since I had posted) that you were the one who emailed me a lot of information on breeders.

I can't wait until Frid...

I just want to thank everybody for their "Congratulations". Everyone has been very pleasant and nice.

This will be my husband's and my first "baby", so maybe we are just a little more excited than usual.

I hope this wee...

Hi Everyone,

I've only posted a few times, but just wanted to say that after much reseach and decision making we finally picked out our little guy. We got a call from the breeder on Saturday evening and went to meet her and the little o...

Hello,

I was reading a thread on Petsmart grooming yesterday. There were a lot of mixed reviews. Does it really depend on location? I went to the one in my area (Fairfax, VA) and on the surface it looked really nice and the groomers s...

I'm not too particular on the gender. The breeder I spoke to was selling her male maltese puppies for $700 and females were $800. The $700 range is reaso...

Thanks Cockerlover.

The lady with whom I spoke still went ahead and took my name and number. She said she would contact me when she has a Spring litter, since that is when I 'm interested in making my purchase. I was kind of surprised....

Hi,

I used the Purina One Dog Breed Selector to help me.

Here is the website.

http://www.purinaone.com/

Go to "Dog Care" and click on "Breed Selecto...

Thanks for the replies so far.

I do work very close to home (5 mintues) and come home for lunch each day for an hour. I understand that there are many adult dogs out there in shelters, but have my heart set on starting out with a puppy....

Hi,

I'm back with more puppy questions. I called a Maltese breeder last night to ask her a few questions. She was very kind and helpful. However, she men...

Thanks for your answers.

It is really shocking as to what some people will come up with to make a few (or a lot) of $$$$. Actually quite sad. I did check out petfinder.org and saw a lot of these homeless "designer breeds" out there. ...