Choose The Right Dog For You And Or Your Family
Here are some helpful tips on what type of breed fits in your the best. Which one would be the best fit for you and or your family. Please give attention to what is important to you by Reviewing the List Below. This is what we normally do in our Pet Screening Process. We know its alot to think about. But, it pays to give it some thought for a perfect lifetime fit.
Also helpful is our "About Morkie and Shorkie" pages.
Let's Get Started
1. What Breed do you need? Teddy Bear Type for indoor-outdoor all terrain-all season for kids?
Or a slender built apartment, condo, travel-public friendly dog? Or alittle of both?
2. What gender? Find Interesting information on our FAQ pg. # 9
3. What Color? Some don't care about color. Some care alot. Like Me!
4. What type of coat? Bone Silk or thicker softer super Fluff (Both are nonshed with our puppy dogs)
5. What Size? Any Doctors orders on what he recommends? The smaller size of the dog-the less they can do physically.
6. What characteristics should you look for?
7. Are you a first time puppy owner? or do you have dog experiences? Because alot of puppy dogs are intelligent and
require more attention in the beginning. A first time puppy owner may be overwhelmed in this way.
A Mans and Ladies Companion Dog Needs To Be:
1. Allergy Free, Nonshed
2. Managable Size For Easier Maintenance. 3-10 lbs.
3. Low-Medium Energy Level.
4. Docile, Gentle, Loving, Affectionate
5. Attentive, Responsive, Easy to train.
6. Medium Dense to Silky Coated-unless you like to
groom/style/and bling up abit. Like Me.
7. Top Quality Clean Health and Temperament Guarantee.
This is so Important
Yet, some don't care about that, if the price is low.
So, if kids or special needs home's are involved- they will be at greater risk.
This is not a pretty picture.
8. Adaptable. For custom Housebreaking and potty area's.
9. Very Public and Travel Friendly.
10. Be weight conscience.
A Family Companion Dog Needs To Be:
1. Allergy free, Nonshed
2. Managable size for kids to participate in care and training. (6-10 lbs.)
3. Beautiful Walt Disney Teddy Bear Quality. Large button eye's. Short nose, soft coated.
4. Top Quality Clean Health.
5. Safe Stable Temperament. Attentive, Responsive, Affectionate.
6. Fun, Playful, Outgoing. Physically fit. Strong, hardy, Stamina to take the
take indoor/outdoor all season weather. But, some small families
found a low-medium mostly indoor companion.
7. Also, very Public and Travel Friendly.
*Side thoughts. How much of a say, should kids have in choosing a puppy? I've often observed that situation during our "Meet n Greet" app. It's different for everyone. Alot depends on the age, capablity,
and individual needs of the child. Only the parent (s) can know
what type of puppy fits best. Let me know-i can carefully suggest puppies that fit your child's needs.
*Preteens. 10 yrs old and up. This is already a challenge these days.
Our puppies help to build the characters that they will need.
Two together - are a super team! With less time on the internet
and out of trouble. There are so many benefits, one cannot imagine.
A Therapy Handi-capped Special Needs Dog Needs depends on the nature of the problem.
Cancer, Depression, physically challenged due to accident or illness, Social Disorders, Mental Disorders, Emotional Disorders,
Neurological, PTS, Stroke....And what does the Doctor suggest?
Look for:
1. The Right Temperament
2. The Right Gender We will be adding this subject on the FAQ page.
3. The Right Weight.
3. The Right Size.
4. The Right Energy Level.
The Right Temperament
Will the new puppy dog be ok with other existing pets involved? If there is a Alpha already in home, best to stay with
a "follower type" dog.
The Right Gender
Please refer to FAQ. Normally, the Male Gender is choosen above females for Therapy Needs In Home and Nursing Homes. Due to the risk of some females not aging as gracefully as one would like. Some females change their personalities when older. Some do not. Some parties can afford to take the risk of a possible changing female with not having small children or a more private life style. But, some who have kids, grandkids often choose the males. The Males are happy campers onto
10 yrs. of age.
The Right Weight
5-6 lbs. Are ideal for Apartments or Parties who are Home Bound. They are easier to bathe. To get an idea of what 5 lbs.mature weight feels like, try holding a 5 lbs. bag of coffee or similar. They can reach the couch, go up and down stairs, and they take up little room. Their excersize can be done in a small space. And, they are travel and public Friendly, provided you choose one of ours. We breed Temperaments that are safe and useful. They eat very little and are known to just snack several times throughout the day. Their Stools are smaller too.
8-10 lbs. Are ideal for greater strength. Bigger Broader built and hardy dog can lift and carry more. With strength- Will the Adult or Child have full control of the dog, especially on a leash? With Strength we found good benefits here.
Our family 12 lbs. Shorkie was saddled with a Fanny Pak. (a diy saddle bags like a rescue dog). She carried things up and down our many stairs in the zippered pouches. She was strong, agile, board chest, boxy type build. And, smart so this kept her something to do. She got rewarded of coarse.
Also needed to mention-This weight is not for Adults or Children to carry.
The Right Size
Best to check with your Doctor. Size is determined pending nature of Therapy, Handi-capped, Special needs person. It maybe helpful to stay with the 15" at the back- range. They are Physically more mobile. -up to the task of carrying items, outdoor service, getting up and down from furniture/steps, into and out of car...
The Right Energy Level
> Lower to medium is ideal for all age's. Pending nature of seniors for therapy, handi-capped, special needs person.
> Medium is good for everyone.
> High is good for parties with Dog Training Experience.To us, we find these are normally the smartest, most intelligent, and Loyal dogs. The Alpha position of the pack instinct can be both bad and good. Ok with other dogs that are NOT Alpha. Two Alpha Temperaments will 'war'. And, its not pretty. Also, they are Amazingly loyal, perfect watch dog that can discriminant real danger from social visit or owners physical danger. Given their abilities they are wonderful for the Dog Experienced Person. Who is ready to put in extra time in early training.
We can only begin to understand how smart these dogs are. Our Experience with our family shorkie "Shoolee" 10 lbs.showed us how we under estimated their intelligence. Shoolee would wake me up in the middle of the night when another Mommie dog was giving birth to her puppies! I never trained her to do that, she just did. She tolerated other dogs and gave them warning when they got to playful. She helped discipline our older puppies. Her place was by us. And there was no changing that. She would not rest until we were in sight.
Oh..puppy love Bond Factor
Note* Children are often unaware of their own strength and can unintentionally play a little rough. OR feed puppy forebidden foods. It is the responsibilty of the parents to supervise any interaction between pets and children and to teach the children to play gently. There are, however, times when a clumbsy child or adult may tumble near the family dog and paws could be stepped on. Or, the child may pet the dog a little too rough as she is learning how to be gentle. Or puppy can be held and dropped onto a hard floor. For these reasons, any designer family dog should be tolerant enough to allow some hard patting or tail and ear tugging.
He might also have to be patient enough to sit through a "dress-up" session or tea party and even periodically allow his nails to be trimmed and / or painted. Dogs living with children need to have enough energy to withstand hours of play and yet not be so rambunctious that injury could occur. And, should have that cuddle factor to bond with children.
Conclulsion
There's a Morkie, Shorkie, fitting Everyone's Life Style and Circumstances. It's our job to offer the best one.
Availiblity. It would be very difficult to find one at these locations, if not impossible. Whoever has a properly bred one holds onto them for life. Keep in mind, there are any good dogs in shelters, but no guarantee's on temperament and health. One maybe saving money in purchase price in the beginning, but maybe paying much more later in vet bills, or needed professional Dog Trainer.
Note: All Information here is not absolute. There are exceptions to the rule too. We are speaking from Personal Experience and that of our many customers.
Thank You For Considering this Information. Choose Wisely!
Jenni
Why do we call them "the little dogs that could?" Because, "they really can!"
Welcome!
Here we are going to share with you important information about our Quality "Designer Dog Breeds" that we specialize in, the Morkie (maltese/yorkie)...the Shorkie (shihtzu/yorkie)...and our new Teddy Bears (ShihTzu/Bichon).
We also have Occasional Purebred Yorkie and Maltese.
Also we can help you decide on which dog fits best with you.
How to "Choose the right dog for you and or your family."
In general - we cannot speak for the all these breeds fitting a "safe standard". Because most of them don't. The odds of finding a Quality Bred dog are slim. We can only speak of what we found to be true for us at OhpuppyLove.
And, we've got alot to speak of!
We choose these Breeds because they are proven out of our Bloodlines. Here they work. We started out with purebreds. But, as time went on-we saw positive benefits with our Morkies, Shorkies, and new Teddy Bears. We are not genetic experts. But, what we read became a reality here. Research shows "Designer Breeds" are better. Turns out the combination of the two Breeds mixed together are proven time and time again to be of superior Health. Some call it the Hybred Vigor. In short, we found the 2 different Dog Breeds actually compliment one another. The negative genes are held back. And the positive genes are shown in beautiful healthy litters.
Still Reputable Breeders need to be totally "careful" in developing Quality Foundation Blood line's. A carefully choosen breeding pair will produce the best results. Here, from having already experienced the purebred Yorkie, Maltese, and ShihTzu that we developed- We are off to a great start.
Anyway, there is no other way to accomplish the Quality to this level without a Clean Proven Strong Fondation Line to begin with.
Today, our job here is as good as it can get. Which is a satisfying happy place to be. We feel we did our part here.
Now, all we have to do is - "Find the right home" for each puppy dog. But hey, thats another story!
What OhpuppyLove Puppies "Can Do!"
Puppies For Sale
"The Little Dogs That Could"
Did you know,
people with the right dog
live longer?
Did you know, They are more Valuable for Therapy or Handi-capped Special needs Homes-than we ever imagined. Emotional and Physical Support (Harness saddle pack is filled with your items. Our dogs make it look effortless. They can also hear your heart rythum and alert you when needed.
They are your own Personal Body Guard! Pic shown here was my daughters Dob and our Yorkie. They alert us of anyone coming.
They look intimidating. But, they greet anyone with tails wagging.
So, they stay on porch watching the world go by. All is well on their watch!
"What do you see?"
Kids Doing Nothing or Kids Doing Everything?! Here we have:
Kids outside -in sunshine, fresh air along with their
precious family "dog."
Little do they know, the benefits of having the right puppy. Like - Lesson's in love, joy, compassion, empathy,
responsibility, learning happiness and contentment,
being Physically and Emotionally supported in a positive way!
And look-all that without the internet.
They Bring you comfort and companionship
24/7 Come What May!
Choose the right puppy dog for the Handicapped, Therapy, Handicapped,
special Needs
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This is Julie's Morkie From Us.
Who would ever thought this is possible?
This little girl has her dog under full control.
She learns herself 101 Leadership Skills.
