Poo came to us one warm day in June of 1998, here's the story....

I was very depressed, not happy with the way things were going in my life. My boyfriend and I decided to go out for the day to go on a nature walk. On our way there, we stopped at a pet store in my town.

I walked in and immediately I was drawn towards this little white fuzzy dog. I didn't know he was a poodle and at the time, I didn't care. There was just something about this dog that made me just have to have him. I never liked dogs much, I was more of a cat person so it was strange for me to take to a puppy when there were tons of cute kittens around as well.

Well, I stayed in the pet store for about an hour and played with this puppy and fell more and more in love with him. We ended up leaving the store and going as planned but the whole time, I couldn't get my mind off of this little miniature poodle puppy that I had seen earlier. Then, as we were walking through the trails, a woman came along the path and she was walking a miniature poodle....this one was full grown but it made me think more and more about that little puppy from the pet store. As this woman approaced and I realized it was a poodle, in my mind I said to myself "ahh Poo, now i'm really sad that I left that puppy"

The word Poo stuck in my head and thats what I called that puppy from then on.

The puppy from the pet store was $600 and I knew I couldn't really afford that at the time. It seemed hopeless but never the less, everyday for a week, I went and visited the puppy in the pet store and played with him a lot. It got to the point where the owners of the pet store knew me by name and expected me everyday.

Finally, when my boyfriend saw how happy that puppy made me, he bought him for me. I was sooo excited! For the first time in a long time, I wasnt depressed anymore. I felt happy and the void in my life was filled. Ever since that day, Poo has brought me nothing but joy and happiness. I treat him as a mother would treat a child. I don't have any children of my own and I really don't want any because that would take the attention away from my Poo. He is all the child I'll ever need.

Poo is now 2 and a half years old and let me tell you...he is the smartest dog I have ever seen. I trained him from the day I got him. After I had him only 2 weeks, he knew how to sit, roll over, lie down and speak. He was potty trained after about a week as well. Now his vocabulary is huge and he knows just about every word I say. He knows over 30 tricks and performs them regularly. He is my baby!!