Lynda's Page

I usually look at the new members as I am in the Welcome Group.  Ace caught my eye as he looks like such a happy boy!  We had a very smart black standard poodle for years and I just loved to watch him run.  He passed away before Christmas 2010, and we were devastated.  I started searching for low shedding poodle mixes and came upon the Australian Labradoodle.  I caledl a breeder here in Washington state just to talk about this breed and she offered to send me some photos and information.  This was only 4 weeks after Wilbur had passed.  My husband was so against getting another dog right away because he was grieving so, but I just could not be without one - the hole in my heart was huge.  She sent me a photo of a recent litter and there was one male whose face I fell in love with.  When I emailed her back to find out more about the lines of the puppies, she mentioned that they were born Dec 18th and that was the day Wilbur passed.  I just felt it was meant to be.  She also told me that we could not pick our own puppy as they used Bio sensor testing on puppies at 7 wks old and then decided what family they should go to.  I put a deposit down anyway.  I told my husband that if that puppy was not chosen for us, we could then move on to another litter in the future and he agreed.  At 7.5 weeks, I received an email from her with the puppy who was chosen for us.  It was Charlie Brown!  He is my heart dog for sure.  He is a little "old soul" - his eyes look right into you.  1.5 yrs later we got Beau from same breeder and he is a joker.  He makes us laugh every day - but truly he is not the brightest bulb on the block but we do not care.  Welcome to DK, I hope you will join some groups and enjoy this site.  I do not know if you have an interest in photography, but if you do you should join as it is very active.