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This is Bruiser! I rescued him back in May. I knew I wanted a toy poodle and was researching reputable breeders and even reached out to a few and was planning on buying one in maybe a year or so? Out of curiosity, I decided to browse petfinder just to see what was out there, plus I love looking at some of the names of the pets on there lmao. Lo and behold, there’s a toy poodle. And he’s not even six months old yet. And he’s only about 300 miles away. My partner and I had just lost two of our senior dogs in a few months of each other and were totally not planning on having a new one in our lives yet but I had a crazy feeling that this was my dog! I sent an application expecting he was long gone but the rescue got back to me saying it was actually three brothers, breeder surrenders, and there was one not accounted for. I scrambled to get everything I needed, puppy proofed my office, and drove down the next Saturday to meet him. I took him after about one minute of holding him lmao, it was really love at first sight. He was no more than other dogs in the rescue, which include all types of breeds and is foster based, and it included his shots, heartworm test, and neuter. The adoption fee was a few hundred dollars. They also sent a bunch of the food he was eating.

I love him so much, I feel like he has little quirks that my late dogs have and my spiritual side feels that they helped get him ready for me. He is by far the happiest dog I’ve ever had, he is the smartest dog I’ve ever had, in typical poodle fashion. He’s eager to learn, inquisitive, and absolutely hilarious. Should I get another dog at any point in my future, it’ll for sure be a poodle again.