Would you like to meet our new dog?

I know what it feels like to lose a pet…I still can barely talk about my cat, and I lost her about 6 years ago now.
I just noticed the new picture on your profile. She’s adorable.
Good for you for adopting a dog, and much love to you and Piper.

Yay @Plucky! So glad you got a new dog. Your old one was a sweetie and Piper looks adorable too. Congratulations!

Piper is precious! Congratulations to you, Plucky. Piper’s a lucky pup to have you as a her closest friend.

Beautiful photographs. Piper is an adorable pup. I’m very, very happy for you all.

She’s a cutie. I still haven’t gotten up to having another.

Those ears! How cute!

She is really cute!

Piper, you’re a cutie !!!

What breed is she or is she a mix?

Congrats. What an adorable dog. Gus will always be with you and approve also.

MIlo here; For a dog, she’s not bad. (To be fair, I have to mention that Gail is sitting beside me and laughing at the pictures.)

Beautiful!!!

That is not a dog.
This is a dog.

Congratulations @Plucky She is adorable.

I know how happy she makes you. We just got a little star from a dog shelter and she has changed our lives in a few weeks. Gotten us out of our depression a bit and out and about, may these little friends all be blessed!

She just sparkles, doesn’t she. You’ll always have memories of of Gus, but now you’ll embark on another experience with another friend. Thanks for sharing. Your comments will help others who are still mourning lost loves.

Beautiful dog! Congrats!

It looks like some sort of terrier. An adorable sort of terrier at that.

Oh. Piper is just gorgeous.

What a cutie. Congratulations.

What a sweet face! I’m glad you found your forever dog and she found her forever home.

Thank you so much everyone. I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted on Fluther, and I was hoping some people would remember :)

As for breed, we were told she’s a Yorkie/Maltese (Gus was a Mini-Schnauzer/Maltese)... Strangely, we actually didn’t realise the similarity in appearance until we were driving home with her, lol. Sort of took us for a loop when we did.

Whomever had her before she went to foster, cared about her (enough to send instructions and notes on how they “trained” her) but didn’t know how to raise a dog properly. They bought her and her brother from a backyard breeder. They smacked her a lot and muzzled her if she barked. Now, if she barks, when she knows she’s not supposed to, she will do a closed mouth bark. Which is cute as heck because she thinks she’s being so smart and getting away with it… but it’s something we are working on. We think they got her in trouble for peeing/pooping often, because she took awhile to get used to the fact that it was ok to do it. She would always look so ashamed after she went.

We will be taking her to obedience classes soon, as we recently realised she needs some work with socializing and confidence around other dogs (especially larger ones). She can be quite reactive in those situations. And, because I’m quite shy, I get embarrassed in public easily and have a difficult time calming/correcting her in front of others. So, the classes will be great for both of us, lol. I’m the dog person in our house, so I do all the training and such. But I think Piper may have converted my partner a bit… from crazy cat lady to a Piper lover! Other than the socialization issues, she’s really wonderful and funny. And, super smart (she learns so quickly)...so I know, with a bit of extra work, she’ll be a model canine citizen in no time :)

What a cutie pie (and I know something about cute pups)! She and the various ear-expressions will give you many years of photographic joy as she seems made for the camera.

Great dog. Looks to have a lot of personality. Love the askew ears.

YAY! I’m so glad your new dog is bringing you joy so quickly! Piper is adorable. Thank you for sharing her with us. :-)

I can definitely see the the Yorkie in Piper.

Thank you again everyone. This “question” will be taken out, as it’s not a real question. The mods were kind enough to let me introduce our little one to you all. Thank you, it means a lot to me :)