Doodles in Los Angeles???

[Badgley "Monster" Kopel]

Hi Doodle friends! My husband and I are SOOOO excited to be adopting a doodle. We're still waiting on our breeder, it's probably going to be another few months. In the mean time, we're doing a ton of research. Reading books on training and raising puppies and all that good stuff. I wanted to know if anyone could recommend literature (blogs, books, whatever) particularly pertaining to golden doodles? AND, I would like to know if there are any goldendoodle groups out here in Los Angeles? We would LOVE to crash one your get togethers so that we can see how doodles play and interact with each other. Thanks in advance for any guidance and advice! 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Santa Maria is close to San Luis - maybe 20 miles (10 to Pismo and 10 more to SLO). We vacation in Pismo but live in So. Cal.  Are you driving from AZ or flying into SLO?

This is all on the Central Coast and over 100 miles from the Los Angeles area.

[Susan, Coby & Chloe]

I flew from Scottsdale to SLO; it was just under an hour and a half flight. I brought Coby home today and she has been amazing. As Aly says in her Pillars of the Pack program, she has embraced a "calm state of mind". Nothing rattled her on the entire trip home through the entire flight, including when someone went out an emergency exit and the alarms went off - it only caused her to break her "down" position momentarily. Upon bringing her back home, where she'd only been for a week prior to the training, she immediately took to her fleece bedding I laid down in the kitchen and maintained her place for much of the afternoon. She is calm and complacent - astounding for a 14 week old puppy. 

I drove through Pismo to get back to the airport; it was about a 25 min. drive from Santa Maria. Beautiful country!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Congratulations on a successful trip and successful training.  Yes, the central coast is really a lovely area.