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| Name: |
William
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Age: |
Four years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Toy Poodle |
| Home: |
Perth, Australia |
William
is very special to us because he's the first dog we've ever owned.
He's been so patient and understanding with us first-timers that it
sometimes feels like he's training us rather than the other way around.
He is very cheeky and energetic and loves nothing more than a good game
with his squeaky ball. That ball is so precious to him and he'll play with
it for as long as we let him. Every day we have to find a new hiding place
for it because William has a keen nose and an even keener memory, and he
thinks it's a terrific game to search every spot we've ever hidden it
before. He remembers where it's hidden better than we do!
When we brought him home William was so small you could hold him in your
cupped hands, but in hindsight every little quirk that made him special was
already there. His personality is very endearing and he has a way of
looking patiently at you when you talk, with his head cocked to the side,
that makes you feel that he wants to understand. A few times he has even
taught himself commands that we never set out to teach him. Saying "get it"
and pointing means to get a toy and put it at our feet for throwing, but we
never taught him that the way we did "sit" and "down". He just picks up
phrases if we use them often enough. We know he understands "get it"
because if we point somewhere there's no toy and tell him to get it, he'll
still run over and search in that area. I don't know if all dogs do that,
but as first time dog owners it was pretty amazing to us!
It might sound like he's got us wrapped around his little paw, but in truth
William is a pretty well behaved little guy. He's so smart and learns fast,
especially if there are food rewards, but even if there's just a kind word
and a pat on offer. He loves to cuddle and it's so funny to see him nodding
off to sleep when you rub his little tummy. He can always make us laugh.
We just plain love our little guy. William has become so special to us that
we know we'll never be without a dog again.
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