Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Angel, what a sweet, sweet bear you have created! :clap: Amy will love her!    
Cheryl

Claudia, they are absolutely WONDERFUL!!  What a great idea and well executed as well! :clap:  :clap:  :clap:   Just adorable!    
Cheryl

Too CUTE!
Cheryl

He is sooo sweet!    
Cheryl

Love it!
Cheryl

Very cute!    
Cheryl

Cyndee, thanks for the groomer's perspective on it.  I hope all the competing groomers were as conscientious and caring as you and your grooming staff.  Sorry my previous post was a bit harsh--Matt has been putting in some 16 hour days lately and we were both VERY tired last night.
Warmly,
Cheryl

Gorgeous!  Gorgeous!  Gorgeous!     I love your work! :clap:  :clap:  :clap:
Cheryl

Well, we're with you.  Let's see the comments that came out of my husband's and my mouth when we saw the pictures of these poor poodles.  "Oh......my......gosh."  "That's tragic!"  "That borders on abuse, doesn't it?"  "It's just plain wrong."
Cheryl

Lisa, based on the responses from the folks here, I think I can safely say that there is a definite market for your wonderfully, fluffly little guys!    
Warmly,
Cheryl

Yeowwww!  That was so hard to pick just ONE!  All the entries are fabulous! :clap:  :clap:  :clap: Congratulations to all of our TT finalists!    
Warmly,
Cheryl

He's wonderfully sweet!!!    
Cheryl

How cute!   I love the shoes!!!
Cheryl

He's a sweetie!
Cheryl

He's wonderful!    
Cheryl

Oh my goodness!!!  He's is absolutely amazingly adorable!!!!     Great work!!! :clap:  :clap:  :clap: I can see why you are attached to him.  Plans for any more in the future?
Warmly,
Cheryl

What a cutie!    
Cheryl

Like all of your creations--simply gorgeous!!!    
Cheryl

Awwww!  He is so sweet!    
Cheryl

Oh, my!  It's hard to imagine how she could be any cuter in person because she is unbelievably adorable!        But I believe you!
Cheryl

Ohhh, Carolynn, Debbie, and Daphne, thank you all for such good advice!  I don't think he has a bug or anything because his stool is back to normal, but I'm still bringing him to the vet on Wednesday just to make sure.

Bingley is just shy of 2 years old so I think I will try to find some DAP.  Anything to help the little guy feel more comfortable.  He seems to do pretty well when we leave for just a few hours, but I don't think using DAP for those times will hurt anything either. 

I thought he would love the doggy motel since he loved it so much the last time we boarded him.  Now, though, I wonder whether they really babied him a lot the first time he was there since he was only 5 months old and this time they probably expected him to be "grown up" about us leaving him.  Our neighbor has already volunteered to give Bingley a trial run for a night or two, so, after reading your suggestions, I think I will take her up on that.

And, yes, Dapne, it is so hard not to baby him right now, but we have been making a conscious effort to act as if everything is and has been normal.  If anything, I'm afraid we're ignoring him too much!  He seems to be taking it in stride though--he's not quite his normal self, but things aren't quite normal around here anyways without the girls.  They'll be back in another week, so we'll see how things settle in then.

Thanks again for all of your wonderful advice!  I feel like I have a "game plan" now.
Warmly,
Cheryl

Oooooo! What a sweetheart!    
Cheryl

Oooooo!   :clap:  :clap:  :clap: As usual, they are just SO magical!    
Cheryl

I could use some advice from all of the doggy mommy and daddies here.  My husband and I returned from a trip a few days ago--we were gone for a week and our two daughters are still on vacation (with my parents) and won't return until the 31st.  Our little dog, Bingley (shih-tzu--poodle mix), just doesn't seem quite himself yet. I'm not sure if he just misses the girls, their energy, and the entertainment they provide. Or if he's still recovering from his time at the "doggy motel." He's not eating particularly well, he's somewhat lethargic, and he follows me from room to room.

Last time he stayed at the doggy motel, which is over a year now, he absolutely loved it--I wasn't sure he even wanted to come home with us. But this time, he apparently had a very bad case of homesickness. I suppose it would be called separation anxiety. He was fine as long as he was with the "motel" owners or playing with other dogs, but when he was alone, nothing could soothe him--he was just beside himself and would bark and bark. He's not a "barky" dog, so this was rather unlike him. He's still hoarse from it all. He also developed stomach problems and lost weight while he was there. Poor little guy.

I must admit I'm concerned about him. We're supposed to go on two other trips this year--one in October and one in December. The "motel" will take him one more time on a trial basis. In other words, if he doesn't "improve" they won't allow him to stay there anymore. Thankfully, a very sweet neighbor who loves dogs and adores Bingley has said she will give him a try and see if he feels more comfortable staying at her house. In the meantime, I'm going to talk to our vet to see if she has any suggestions to help him to feel more comfortable while we are away.

I'm just not quite sure what to do or to think about it.  He's a sweet little dog and rather well-behaved.  His only "fault" is that he occasionally gets rather silly in the evening when he's really overtired and he wants to play with the girls like they are puppies.  The vet says that he's just acting like a toddler then and seems to think we handle the situation well.  But this one is making me feel rather stumped.  As my husband noted, first you are supposed to get the dog attached to you and then what are you supposed to do?--push him away so you will be able to leave him without him missing you.  How do those two things go together?

Thanks for listening,
Cheryl

Wonderful!!!    
Cheryl