🚀 go-pugleaf

I saw the picture of Molly she is VERY cute , I can see why you are
upset about having to give her up. I do want you to understand that ALL
pet shops tell you thier dogs come from a private breeder. But breeders
would not deliberatly breed mixed breed dogs! I wish you success in
finding a great home for Molly.

In <420lou$3nko@tigger.cc.uic.edu> blackman@tigger.cc.uic.edu (Samuel
C. Blackman) writes: 
>
>An incredibly sad day at our household.  Shannon (my fiancee) has
developed
>allergies to Molly, our 16-week old puppy.  Her allergies are such
that for
>the sake of her health, we must try to find Molly a new home.
>
>Molly is a Bichipoo - a Bichon Frise/Toy Poodle mix.  She's a light
apricot
>color (sort of the same color as unfinished pine wood), she's _very_
bright,
>incredibly affectionate, and we have both fallen in love with her. 
She
>is, in the words of someone we passed on the street, "so cute that she
>makes you want to puke."  Please check out her pictures (see below). 
>Unlike other puppies, who seem to be terrified of children, Molly
LOVES
>kids.  She has been around several young children, and has always been
>very playful, yet gentle, with them.
>
>She was obtained at Lamb's Farm in Libertyville, IL, and did _not_
come from a
>puppy mill or pet store.  Lamb's Farm is a small farm/family
recreation areai
>that employs/benefits mentally handycapped adults.  They have a pet
shop that 
>serves as a "front-end" for a breeder in Missouri who hand-delivers
all
>puppies that he raises. 
>
>Molly is in excellent health - and is completely up to date on all of
her
>immunizations.  She has been crate-trained since we've had her (since
she was
>8 weeks old) and is 90% housetrained.  She is still in the process of
learining
>to "signal" when she needs to go out.  Molly has not been spayed yet.
>She is obedient to the commands "sit", "stay"(sort-of), "down",
"shake", and
>of course, "no".  Not bad for 16 weeks, huh?
>
>You can see pictures of Molly at
http://www.uic.edu/~blackman/Molly.html
>The pictures I've posted are of her at 10 weeks.  She's currently 8
lbs,
>and probably won't grow to be more than 12-15 lbs.
>
>As you can probably tell, Shannon and I love Molly very much and are
>extremely concerned with where her next (and hopefully permenant) home
>will be.  A face-to-face meeting/interview with prospective buyers
will
>be necessary for us as well as Molly.  Molly is the type of dog that
requires
>a lot of attention and a lot of devotion - she has an extremely
energetic
>and engaging personality and deserves a caring, devoted and loving
companion.
>
>If you are interested in providing Molly with a new home, please
contact
>us by e-mail or by telephone at (312) 752-1082.  Also, please note, we
are
>not _giving_ Molly away.  Price (which includes all of her equipment,
toys,
>cost of shots, etc.) will be discussed at the end, not at the
beginning.
>We are looking for the right person, not the right price.  Please be
aware,
>however, that the purchase price for Molly alone (from Lamb's Farm)
was $400.
>As a mixed-breed dog, Molly is not AKA certified, but we do have all 
>documentation (health, etc.) available.
>
>Hope this doesn't sound too severe, but it is very hard for us to part
with
>Molly, and I'm sure that shows through in the writing of this message.

>-- 
>Samuel C. Blackman        ! InterNet : blackman@tigger.uic.edu
>MD/PhD Student (3/7)      ! Disclaimer : Who cares what I say, I'm a
student!
>Univ. of Ill. at Chicago  ! Quote : "I'm not a doctor, but I play one
on TV."
>Dept. of Pharmacology     ! Phone : 312/996-4983 (lab)  Fax:
312/996-1225