Exercise and the Older Doodle Owner

[F, Calla & Luca]

Part of the reason I got a second doodle was to give Luca more exercise than I can. The two doodles do keep each other fit, I hope. This was especially good lately since  I my knee has been acting up. Any though on exercising doodles as we age?

[Jean, Rylee and Cooper]

We have a very large fenced in yard and my two doodles have a blast playing with each other out there.  I also have 2 friends with doodles and they have play dates out in the yard and exhaust themselves.  It is great and we are fortunate to have that for them.

[DeeDee and Sheila]

Oh I'm too scared and nervous to confess it, but my Sheila is 1 and 1/2 now and I am officially on my breeders list for a litter just born two days ago.  I have always wanted 2 mini doodles but Sheila had some health issues and so did I.  This is the mom I've wanted FOREVER and she had 5 pups, usually she only has 4.   Since I have had a deposit down with breeder for some time, I knew I could call my breeder and get one of Chutney's pups, but I had to move fast.  I swear my breeder could sell an orangutang her litters extras (ones born over # of deposits taken) go out .so fast, all spoken for ahead of time!!!  So I called when 5th pup born and begged for it.  It will be Chutney's last litter, she is being retired.

Now I'm about peeing my pants I'm so scared, can I do a puppy again? will they play w/ each other? will it be too much work for this 57yr old.  DH will help, but he is nervous too.

Then I happened to see this group and joined it and read the emails and I feel SO MUCH BETTER.  We are empty nesters and I miss my kids sooooo much.  I have to get on an airplane to see either of them, so I am lonely.

Plus I feel guilty leaving She She alone when I go out.  I run errands for like 2 hrs and she goes to daycare twice a week.  But she has so much more energy, and fun in her than just I can give her.

ANd I read about the antics of two together here on DK and just laugh and laugh.  We have a niced fenced yard, 2 parks right by us and can handle it financially.

But I still need the encouragement.  It's more of an energy issue (my energy) than anything else. Will they siphon off each others energy and will I have the energy for the year or so it will take to whip together this mess!!!! Plus DH will kill me if this is a disaster. 

HELP

 

 

 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

We have the multiple doods and they do entertain each other. They also try to grab the attention from each other - especially Ned.   Lucky for me both of mine are lower energy.  They do not get walked daily at all and sometimes don't get walked for a week because it is no fun to walk our Springer anymore so if we can't get someone to take or watch Gordie, we can't take the other two.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I walk mine twice a day no matter what kind of weather we are having. I also take them out to the yard a lot and let them play and wrestle and tire each other out. When it is hot, they have far less energy, which I like :)

[Robert Johnson & Joan Milligan]

I am thinking about getting a dog powered scooter!  Looks like the dogs like it and I might like it too!  I have only seen them online.  Has anyone seen/used one?