Another newbie here

Hello all.
I'm a newbie to this board but not to SBT'S.

On Easter this year we lost my bestfriend suddenly. My wife started mentioning how she feels the need for a cuddle buddy, that coming home is miserable without our Rudy greeting her.
I said I understand but the only replacement I can deal with is a dog that hates me, even bites me on occasion but treats her well. I didn't want to try and replace Rudy, ever !
So about a week ago here comes the cutest darn 9 week old pup I have ever encountered.
The breeder even said that in all her years she has never seen a pup that wants so much lovin.
Throw in her deformed tail with her crazy butt of love and im finding it hard to disapprove.

So I'm still battle our loss and my guilt for bringing another dog into his house but to be honest Darla, the new girl, isn't giving me much time to fill myself with self pity.
Shes got other plans, as you all well know.

This will be my third SBT, even though Rudy the second broke the mold and I swore off dogs altogether.  
I'm feeling like I don't remember a thing from when I trained my first two.
I swear to God they came home complete gentleman, non of this Satan in a puppy jacket that im experiencing .
I'm sure its all me. In that I now over think , over worry and don't want to make a misstep in her upbringing.

Anyway I'm glad I found you guys and I've already got a bunch of great tidbits from learking.

Black one is Rudy, the greatest dog that ever was and you can guess the other pics, the cutest devil I've ever loved.


Oops, can't seem to be able to upload pics

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Hello and welcome!

So sorry for your loss of Rudy, I can only imagine the gaping hole he has left.
Congratulations on your new family member Darla.
Both are absolutely gorgeous!

Firstly, I don’t believe that Darla is here to, or can indeed, replace Rudy ever. It’s just that she’s arrived to brighten up you and your wife’s home

Nifty also has a deformed tail and it find that it adds to her charm.

“Satan in a puppy jacket”  
with sharks teeth to match !!
I completely feel for you, I am experiencing the same here with Tigress who is 15 weeks old

Please don’t hesitate to ask any question or to share any experience

Nifty staffy wrote:Hello and welcome!

So sorry for your loss of Rudy, I can only imagine the gaping hole he has left.
Congratulations on your new family member Darla.
Both are absolutely gorgeous!

Firstly, I don’t believe that Darla is here to, or can indeed, replace Rudy ever. It’s just that she’s arrived to brighten up you and your wife’s home

Nifty also has a deformed tail and it find that it adds to her charm.

“Satan in a puppy jacket”  
with sharks teeth to match !!
I completely feel for you, I am experiencing the same here with Tigress who is 15 weeks old

Please don’t hesitate to ask any question or to share any experience

Thank you very much, I appreciate your kind words .
I hopefully don't have a ton of questions but then again that's why I found you guys in the first place

I will have to search tomorrow and take a gander at  Tigress and her tail....
Thanks again.

Tigress is brindle pup in my avatar photo, Nifty is red staffy and the one that has a deformed tail. I will post photo when I fire up PC

Hi from me & Katy So sorry to hear of your loss of Rudy They can never be replaced. Darla is gorgeous & I can still remember Katy's puppy days We called her the Tasmanian Devil!!!

Tigress gets called The Monster or The Shark
I don’t think an explanation is needed