Doodle Wanted!

[Carol Hackler]

Mods, I hope this is okay to post, if not I understand.

Hi there,

We recently lost our Brittany, Boomer, after a long battle of neurological and lung disorders.  We also have a Goldendoodle, Chloe - 5 years, who is most pout because her pal is gone.  We are heart broken and would like to adopt another dog to pass on the love. We are open to either a male or female dood.  In a perfect world I think we would prefer a male as a balance but I know that's not totally necessary.  Chloe can be a bit bossy when it comes to her toys but other than that she's pretty submissive.  

Doodles are kind of hard to come by and we do not want to get a puppy because we just don't have the time to raise it as both my hubby and I work.  Rescue is the option we would like to go but again, doodles are scarce because of their popularity.  We got Chloe through a rescue which is now dissolved for some reason.  Our dogs go everywhere with us on the weekends when possible and Chloe loves her trips to the beach (Boomer on the other hand was not a fan of water and preferred to stay home).

So, if any of you know of a doodle that needs to be re-homed please shoot me a message.  I have attached some pictures of Chloe and Boomer so you can see what wonderful goobers they are (were).

Thank you,

Carol

[Jolene, Sassparilla & Josie]

Carol so sorry for your loss, hoping one pops up soon for you.

[Carol Hackler]

You have a Brittany?  They are so hard to come by here in So. Cal.  I would love to have another Britt but I just can't get an Orange and White one as that's too much like Boomer.  I'm still taking his loss very hard.

[Lynda Kamrath]

Sorry for your loss.  Yes, it is very hard for you, but even more difficult for Chloe.  We have been through this several times and now always have more than one dog for this very reason.  Doodles are very sensitive and feel loss deeply.  The last time we had a loss (Groucho Too), Harpo was beside himself with grief.  I had put in a request for a sheepadoodle from my breeder, but her breeding stock were young and it was going to be at least a year.  My husband said it was not feasible to ask Harpo to wait a year for a companion so we got what was supposedly a mini-labradoodle from a rescue.  We took one look and knew it was not a doodle of any kind, but Harpo loved him and they would wrestle and play continually, so we took him.  He weaseled his way into all our hearts.  This summer, I finally got my sheepadoodle, so now we have three dogs.

There are many rescue organizations in Southern California.  We have worked with the DRC in SoCal, and they are great.  You might also get in contact with IDOG (International Doodle Owners Group).  Once you have started with doodles, it is hard to go to another breed, so these are two rescue organizations I would recommend.  You might even make yourself available for fostering if you want to try it out.  But, fosters often do lead to adoption.  You get very attached to some fosters.

[Carol Hackler]

The only concern with fostering is that we aren't home during the day to monitor the foster dog.  I would hate to bring in a unvetted dog that might clash with queen Chloe.  

[Jolene, Sassparilla & Josie]

Ha ha, actually she's not a Brittany although I agree with you she certainly has the look. We lovingly call our sweet Josie our whoops-a-doodle. She's actually a lab, poodle, greyhound mix who came from a labradoodle breeder as a labradoodle (go figure)! For Christmas her first year we had her DNA tested. She definitely has the temperament and prey drive of the greyhound but the love of a doodle.

[Carol Hackler]

Wow, from the picture she looks like a Britt.  Total cutie patootie!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Hi Carol, I am very sorry for your loss.

Doodle Rescue Collective often has adult doodles available for adoption in So. Cal. Here's a link to the website:

http://doodlerescue.org/

There are always at least a dozen dogs in the program who are being vetted/evaluated and are not yet listed. Because of their popularity, there are usually many approved adopters waiting, so your best bet is to submit an application even if there is not currently a dog in whom you are interested. The right match might come along any day, and having an approved application on file helps your chances of successfully adopting. Good luck. 

[Carol Hackler]

Thanks Karen!  I assumed that if there was no doodles on the page from California there wouldn't be any available.  I'll definitely complete and application and at least get that going, just in case one in foster care becomes available.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Also, if you are on Facebook, watch this group: https://www.facebook.com/OPCA.Shelter.Network.Alliance/?fref=ts

They quite often post doodles who are at the SoCal kill shelters; I doubt there's a week that goes by that DRC doesn't get a message about a possible doodle at one of them, and the shelters will often not allow rescue to pull them. They operate on a first come, first served basis; some of them conduct lotteries where you have to show up early and get a number; winning number gets the dog. (I know, awful way to place dogs in good homes.) But you never know when there might be a really nice one available at a shelter near you, and then you have the extra satisfaction fo knowing that you truly saved a life. 

[Carol Hackler]

Application completed.  I'm concerned because towards the end there's some pretty straight forward yes or no questions, and I answered yes to all except..."I agree to never leave the doodle outdoors when no one is home."  Hubby and I work so I had to check the "no" box, though I did explain once we are home the dogs are with us and we take them to run errands on the weekends.  Hopefully they won't hold that against us.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Carol, Rescues are looking for dogs not to be left outside alone during the day.  New-to-you dogs are quite likely to try to get out, or if they get out accidentally, they don't know/think to stay around the house.  Once a dog is settled in, we use our dog door so that our dogs can go in and out as they wish.  We learned this the hard way.  When we first adopted Clancy, our gardener didn't latch the gate fully and he got out and we we not aware at all (We thought our yard was secure).  I just happened to walk out front and see him.  He was posed at the top of the street looking lost and ready to take off.  I called to him and he was overjoyed to see me and came running.  We were lucky; very, very lucky.  If our latest doodle had gotten out, he would have been gone - he would not have paused at the top of the street and he would not have recognized me and come running when called.  So, unless you are willing to have your dogs inside while you are at work - at least for several months, you probably wonuldn't be chosen to adopt.

[Carol Hackler]

I'm going to hold out hope and wait to hear what they say.