[Rocmistro]

Hi everyone. Thanks for the great advice you all gave. I now have an update to this story. My girlfrind and brother conspired to get me a Rotti for my birthday, and yesterday, 8 week old female Chloe became part of my family. 'Twas a little earlier than I had expected and would have liked, but...as Gandalf said "Generous deed should not be checked by cold counsel"

So anyway...I love her. She looks like a fat little german sausage with black fur. She's very cuddly and loves being picked up.

So now I have a few more questions since I've had her all of...16 hours.

1. She's a strong-willed little thing, as I anticipated from all the advice and info I read. Any suggestions for when she resists walking when I put her on a leash? To be sure, i'm not trying to take her on a marathon....just trying to get her to walk for a few minutes outside. She's plopping herself on the ground and to try to get her to "walk" involves pretty much dragging her. I don't want to hurt her of course, but also want her to realize she's not the boss. Any recommendations?

2. How long typically take to potty-train.

3. We introduced her to my girlfriend's 2 cats, and the results were pretty good. It kind of looked like a standoff in a Western.

4. How many times a day should they eat? I have the total daily volume listed on my Eukanuba bag, but not sure how many times to divide that up throughout the day.

I guess that's it for now. Wish me luck :-)