UPDATE: Just Discouraged Facebook "friend" from Buying a Doodle

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

UPDATE: See first post below for scoop, but for those of you who have followed, I received a very great email from my friend. She is going to put her schnauzer into training (has never done this) and try to really work with her before making any decisions. She has also decided to NOT rehome her before seeing how the baby and dog react to each other. Sooo, maybe I actually helped in this situation. She also said she would think long and hard before 1) giving her current pup up and 2) adding any other dog to her family. Sometimes advice is taken and I am really happy I spoke up in this case.

ORIGINAL POST: I am posting this on the forum because I thought it might stir some of you, especially those of you involved in the DRC.

A "friend" on facebook saw a photo of Peri recently. You know how those facebook "friends" are - I am closer to DK friends than those people sometimes. Anyway, she was asking me if they shed and many other questions.
I explained that it is never a guarantee that they are non-shed, EVER. Especially with the first generations...I really tried to educate her. I told her if she is that worried about the cleanliness of her house and needs a non-shed dog for that reason (she does not have allergies), go with a poodle or other non-shedding dog like a terrier, etc....
Then she proceeds to say she is going to re-home her Schnauzer next year because she is trying to have a baby. She said he is too used to being an only dog and may snap at the baby. Now I can totally understand being scared about a snappy dog being around my child, but the entire conversation irked me. Do you know what I mean? The whole non-shed thing, child thing, etc...
Isn't this why so many doodles end up getting re-homed? People think they are non-shed, they may not be. People think they are so smart and easy, they are puppies for the first 1-2 years of their lives, for goodness sake!
This is more to vent, but I did think it was worth posting in the forum. Because I really told her she should wait and not rush out and buy any dog before really thinking it through.

I have had a lot of blogs lately, hope you are not sick of me :)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Here's the link:
http://www.poodleclubsocal.com/

[Michele Barton]

It blows my mind how heartless some people are. A while back there was a 14-year-old dog at our local shelter, given up by his owners (who had him his entire life) because they wanted to travel.

[Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey]

OMG! How heartless! Some people are so shallow!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Karen, thanks to you the poodles (by today there were two! -white standard female and black standard male) will be picked up by the poodle rescue tomorrow. With the information you gave me I found the link and sent it to my daughter who immediately e-mailed them.
Thanks again!!!!

[F, Calla & Luca]

That's so good, Nancy.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I spoke too soon. The humane society won't turn them over too the rescue but will keep them until they are placed - at least that is what the rescue told Courtney in a second e-mail. They want to have a hand in interviewing and placing the dogs. At least the end result should be positive although a temporary home seems better than a temporary caged area.

[F, Calla & Luca]

I agree.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Some humane societies won't work with rescues, especially when the dogs are highly adoptable. It's a shame. Let's hope they get adopted quickly.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I will let you know if I find out. My DD will probably tell me when she goes to pet the dogs if one or both of them are gone.

[Dan, Judi, & Timbow]

So not sick of your blogs! I think it's great that you talked her out of it! I feel so sad for her poor little schnauzer though. He is going to be so confused as to why mommy and daddy are giving him up. :-(

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

I am going to still try to get her to at least wait and see how the pup takes to the baby (she is not even pregnant yet and she is saying this). I will say I use the term "friend" as in Facebook friend! My best friends are completely as nuts as I am about dogs. None of our dogs are the same breed but we all love them the same! I have a pregnant friend with three dogs! Rescue boxer, rescue min pin, rescue mix. She is excited about acclimating them to her baby.
Adina I know you know what I am talking about with that!

[Dan, Judi, & Timbow]

I'm glad you're trying to encourage her and I hope she listens. She will never know how the dog will act until the baby is there (he might understand that the new baby is part of the family..dogs are so smart!).