Lola Spinone

 

Puppies

WHY YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A SPINONI PUPPY

  1. The dripping wet beard (this is from nose to eyeballs) that they drag over furniture, bare legs, cats, computers, etc..
  2. You like clean windows in car and home.
  3. You don't like cleaning slobber off the ceiling from those shaking jowls.
  4. You wear tights (front paws are a quick batting tool).
  5. Your cat objects to being stalked.
  6. You don't have lots of time to work with them as youngsters. Consistent socialisation takes about 12 months, and is a must.
  7. They question authority which can make training a challenge. You can’t make a Spinoni do anything (but you can ask).
  8. Much of the time they require your undivided attention.
  9. Sometimes, when they don't get their own way, they tend to sulk.
  10. They are smart, sneaky, conniving and manipulative.
  11. You object to water being left all over the floor after they've been drinking from the bowl.
  12. They can be diggers (like most dogs).
  13. They are 10 times more addictive than heroin. The habit is also more expensive to maintain. One will not be enough.
  14. You need to have a puppet/dog who never has an independent thought, never laughs at you, and anticipates your every wish.
  15. You prefer a dog with a dead nose who wouldn't know a quail/pheasant scent from the track of a BMW.
  16. They are EXCELLENT worktop surfers. They have also been known to open doors, refrigerators and turn on water taps.
Thanks to the breeders of Barba Bagnata ( = Wet beard ) Spinoni for the list!