When is your Doodle the happiest??

[Ginny Nightingale]

My three Labradoodles all have different loves--and are practically never overjoyed at the same time--(exception is when I come home after being absent from the house for more than 5 minutes) It got me thinking about a good question for DK-ers--when is your doodle the happiest?

To start off--Mattie, my oldest and smallest LD is happiest whenever there is food to be eaten. She will eat anything and looks forward to every meal for hours. She often barks to go out just so she can come back in in a few minutes and get her reward cookie. Her only other happy time is when she comes upstairs with me to sleep at my feet (the others sleep downstairs!)

Rio, the puppy, who will be 11 months old in just 2 days, loves to chew on cow hooves--he could do it all day and into the night and often does. He also loves to run in circles around the backyard. The other two doods will sometimes chase him but mostly watch him and wonder where he gets all the energy.

His mom Lyric, however, likes cow hooves too but would much rather be guarding the yard. She loves to sit outside the back door and watch for intruders, especially feline ones. They get quite a welcome--lots of barking. She also "greets" anyone walking by the house or down the driveway which leads to two other houses. Luckily we live in a very rural area without much traffic and the neighbors are mostly weekenders from NYC, so she is usually quiet. The guy delivering fuel oil the other day was pretty alarmed though--she is a big softy, but her bark is that of a Great Dane!

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

My Daisy is happiest when DH, Me and her are together at the park where she can run free and gallop around without a care in the world.

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

 Food-treats-food -treats-food-treats you get the hint!

[Jen & Ember]

Ember is happiest when she arrives anywhere... doggie daycare or puppy class, family's homes, pet store, dog park, etc. She's also thrilled beyond belief when I come home from work or someone comes over to visit. Her tail wags so hard it hits on either side of her body. Silly doodle.