My Little Helper

Sometimes when you loose a pet it takes forever to overcome the loss, and in the past it has been that way for me. However, when we lost Thomas so suddenly, I found it extremely difficult to come to terms with the emptiness he left behind. The house was so quiet I couldn't stand it and so after finding our breeder had none for sale, I searched the internet for another little apricot poodle and this is who I found.

THOMAS TWO

He was the right colour, but with a white chest and only a few weeks old. We went to meet him and fell in love immediately, though we had to wait a couple of weeks until he was old enough to bring him home. He was definitely worth waiting for.

6TH OCTOBER

We decided to call him Thomas too, because I knew if we called him something else, I would still find myself calling out "Thomas" when I wanted him to come, as my previous boy was still fresh in my mind.

14 OCTOBER

Thomas has been at my side during my recuperation and helped me immensely. To be completely honest, I'm not sure if I would have done as well without him.

5TH NOVEMBER

He has grown considerably since he arrived and has almost attained the same age as our first Thomas was when we got him, he'll be 5 months on 10th January. He has a gorgeous temperament, so affectionate and friendly to everyone he meets, dogs and people alike. He's a little bit bossy, but I don't mind that, it's to be expected of poodles.

CHRISTMAS DAY

A few days after his first grooming session he looked beautiful and so much like Thomas the first I could hardly believe my eyes. Whatever you may think, I feel in my heart this little boy was meant to come and live here with us.

Thank You

In response to your kind messages, I thought it was time to bring you all up to date with what's been happening around here.

Firstly some good news ~ Thomas is coming along really well and has been simply the best addition to our family, and just like a baby, he takes up so much of my time.

17th April

Not long after his first grooming session, looking like a real poodle. Of course he doesn't stay like that for long, his fur grows so fast.

On 8th June he finally found he had a voice. If you turn up your volume, you'll hear him practicing his bark.

30th July

He is the first dog we have had who actually adores wearing clothes. He had been groomed recently and had just had a bath, so he's wearing his favourite sweater to keep him warm.

As you are probably already aware, no doggy wardrobe would be complete without PJ's, and he has three sets ~ this orange milk and cookie set, his green sleepy cuddly koalas and blue night time bumble bees. Around seven 'clock he's asking for his PJ's, then it's up on the sofa for a cuddle and snooze until our own bedtime.

His favourite toys are his glow ball and his squeaky panda and squeaky hedgehog which he plays with all day long. All of which are quite manky now, both the panda and hedgehog have had their heads chewed off and the ball has to be washed often as it gets covered in dog slime. I cannot do anything without a little nose poking me on the leg to say "play with me mum", but I wouldn't change a thing.

The studio is finally finished, though there is heaps of stuff lying around which I am listing on eBay (it's very time consuming), so when it's all gone, the studio will be ready for viewing and I will post pictures.

On the downside ~ I'm still not ready to come back to regular posting, but I promise, I will try to catch up on your posts soon.

Love to all my readers, hope you are all well and happy, until next time.

P.S. I'm sorry, even though I can read posts blogger is stuffing me about when I try to comment, so you may not see my usual sig.