March 2009 Blog Posts (151)

I'm Jess

When I arrived this morning I heard Jess say “All I want is a teaspoon of tapioca pudding.”

Yes, he did not pass the swallow test again. When you have ventilator tubes down your throat for four weeks things do not get back to normal real fast. His vocal chords are not collapsing properly, causing the fluids and food to go into his lungs. We have worked so many weeks in clearing them, this is not something we wish to screw up.

Today Jess seems to be more at the acceptance… Continue

Added by The Kleins, Tempe, AZ on March 31, 2009 at 7:00pm — 15 Comments

no more boring page

Decided I was tired of looking at our home page so I am attempting to jazz it up a bit.It's not like I don't have the time, this shoulder recovery is a slow process. Where did everyone go to get their templates? I also added a picture of us, not as cute as a doodle but I thought it was cuter then the silhouette. :-) Tweaking our home page keeps me from shopping for our doodle baby. We will be moving before the puppy arrives and I don't want to have to move the puppy's stuff so I am trying to… Continue

Added by Kai Doodle (Kathy & Keith) on March 31, 2009 at 11:58am — 1 Comment

Moved to Michigan--Any DDs near Ludington?

Amongst the boxes, paper, boxes and more boxes the dogs & peopls are happily settling in. Yesterday DH took the dogs to the beach to run and play. Sam is used to going to the beach in the summer and is very water crazy. DH said that Sam went running to water, got his feet wet and ran back out. Brrrrr it is still toooo cold. Wish I had it on video. But I can just imagine the look on DD face. Any DDs looking for beach bums this summer let us know. We love to play in the water. Think NO MORE… Continue

Added by Jeri on March 31, 2009 at 6:05am — 3 Comments

home

well iam home and alley went nuts when she saw me she was so exicted she peed on the floor while doing circles.Iam glad to be home too. i brought her a new toy and she loved it started playing with it right away;thanks for all the in put you gave me while i was gone. thanks again marcia and alley.

Added by marcia hill on March 31, 2009 at 3:51am — No Comments

Feeling it

Tonight marks the five week anniversary of Jesse’s AirVac arrival to Mayo. As his sedation leaves his system he has become more and more aware of the life he has in the CCU. When I arrived, he was down, and he stayed that way for nearly my entire ten hour visit.

Jess began his morning with a swallow test. He was allowed a teaspoon of tapioca pudding – which her reported tasted like “heaven.” His voice is not back and they are afraid of vocal chord damage. Jess had a test and will be… Continue

Added by The Kleins, Tempe, AZ on March 30, 2009 at 9:31pm — 3 Comments

a new group @ doodle kisses

We searched through all the groups today & didn't find one for puppies frm Manor Lake Australian Labradoodles so we created one. Within a few minutes of it's creation Kelly & Cole, who got their adorable puppy Marley from Manor Lake joined the group! Our puppy will be a half brother or sister to Marley, they both have the same sire, Kingston. We were excited about our puppy before, but seeing Marley and all of the adorable pictures of her is like looking at the future. We can't wait!!!

Added by Kai Doodle (Kathy & Keith) on March 30, 2009 at 7:28pm — 1 Comment

The Giant Termite

Okay, that is what Phoebe seems like to me these days anyway. This puppy will gnaw on anything wood like my kitchen chairs or, my personal favorite, the decorative inlaid molding around our island in the kitchen. I have tried 'trading' her a favorite toy or treat to stop gnawing...she takes the bait and then returns to her passion a second later. We have tried bitter apple which she loves and now Tabasco which she licked off the gate excitedly. I have plopped her in her ex-pen to calm down and… Continue

Added by Phoebe's Mom on March 30, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Herbie's first swim!

Success! Herbie has random fears of a lot of things, so I was unsure of how his first swim was going to go, I thought it might take so coaxing, but nope. We went to the beach today and I thought the water might still be too cold so we were just gonna play frisbee on the sand, but he jumped right in! It was so much fun and I'm looking forward to summer even more now that I know he loooooves the water.…

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Added by Katie on March 30, 2009 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

Website Update

Just uploaded a whole new look for our website! Check it out and let me know what you think. I am open to feedback! http://www.mountaincreeklabradoodles.com

Added by Tom & Robyn on March 30, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

The Klein Room

Five weeks.

Today makes five weeks since Jesse suffered his heart attack.

Before Jesse woke up, family and friends occupied a small pocketed area on the second floor of Mayo. We pulled more chairs in. Kathy moved a small square end table to the center and brought snacks for everyone. We waited. And waited. Daily surgeries. Hours. Days. Weeks. There was something about that room that comforted me while my world was falling apart. When the evening cleaning crew returned the table to the… Continue

Added by The Kleins, Tempe, AZ on March 29, 2009 at 7:36pm — 10 Comments

Puppy biting.....I just have to vent! (want to scream, could almost cry...hate this part)

I have been so completely frustrated with the biting that Dex is doing. I thought about waiting another month before complaining again. However, I also know that I'm not alone in my frustrations and (at some point) it may be helpful to look back at this time and see some improvements. I have confidence that things will get better--I'm not sure it can get worse!

Dexter has acted more aggressive lately. In the week since his training, we have been practicing "ignoring" the bad biting… Continue

Added by Jodie on March 29, 2009 at 6:02pm — 18 Comments

How Hartley Redeemed Himself!!

Hartley (15 month F1 LD) was a very very bad boy yesterday!! We went to a local park to play fetch, something we have done many times without incident. And for whatever reason, he ran after the ball, picked it up and ran off with it. He would NOT come back. Everytime I got near him he ran off again, he even teased me by running up to me and stopping before charging off again. I had our new puppy with me (14 weeks old), so I was a little hampered in my attempts to catch him. I was so… Continue

Added by Stella on March 29, 2009 at 5:52pm — 3 Comments

Whose fault is this?????????????????????? Doodles are smarter than you think

First part of the story...............

I have an invisable fence for Lucy. She has had this for about 2 years now. She knows her boundries very very well. I love it. We do not always put her collar on ( I KNOW, WE SHOULD ALWAYS PUT IT ON HER ) We live on 10 acres and have a big pond straight out from our house just across a field. At this time of the year wild geese come and mate and hatch their eggs. Lucy's boundry is not out as far as the pond so she lays and watches these geese. When… Continue

Added by Karen & Lucy on March 29, 2009 at 4:06pm — 7 Comments

My Kind Of Town...Chicago Is! By Jackdoodle

I was sad because I thought the snow was all gone until next winter! But look what we saw when we woke up this morning!

Mommy was not awake enough to get any pix of me zooming. I was good boy and came to the door when she called me, but I didn't really want to:

One last look. 'Bye snow! Stick around, please, I'll be back!…

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Added by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on March 29, 2009 at 8:30am — 13 Comments

Otter Hound

I went to an Agility Trial yesterday where this women told me Rusty looked like an Otterhound. I've never seen one so I didn't know if he did or not. Everytime I saw this woman yesterday she said the same thing "there's that cute dog that looks like an otterhound". So,, I looked it up... and ya know what?? He does sorta look like an otter hound

The Otterhound Club of America says "Otterhounds can make great pets, if -

- you have… Continue

Added by LeAnn, Lucy & Rusty!! on March 29, 2009 at 6:19am — 4 Comments

Too Cute Not To Share

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard.

I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.

He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.

An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.

The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept… Continue

Added by Adrianne Matzkin on March 29, 2009 at 4:46am — 9 Comments

You've got it, babe

I woke up fairly early, stared at the ceiling for nearly an hour then called to check on Jess at about 4 a.m.. Naturally, he was awake and he asked for his mask (lung ventilation device) to be removed. He just had the nose cannulas giving him a little oxygen. His blood pressure had been dropping. When I asked Jess if he felt the mask was O.K. to be removed, his response was, “Well yes, you see I have had it on for two weeks.”

He has not been awake for two weeks.

He requested… Continue

Added by The Kleins, Tempe, AZ on March 28, 2009 at 8:55pm — 11 Comments

waiting for the breeder to tell us the puppies were born

We are counting down the days until our doodle is born. I've had dogs my entire life, labs, retrievers, weimeriners and german sheperds.Keith has never had a dog before. He is excited for what I keep telling him will be a life altering event. Every time he looks at my computer screen it has something "doodle" on it. Reasearching food, looking for toys etc. I have a lot of time on my hands right now, I had my second shoulder surgery in the last 5 months last Tuesday. Thinking about puppy and… Continue

Added by Kai Doodle (Kathy & Keith) on March 28, 2009 at 8:21pm — 2 Comments

I miss walking Holly...

Walking Holly is one of my favorite past-times. I especially love walking where there are people who always admire Holly. She is a people magnet.

Unfortunately, my walking has been halted by a combination of knee and back problems. I had my right knee totally replaced on February 2ND and that surgery was totally successful. I experienced minimal pain and I was able to walk very quickly. However, my back started causing me extreme pain and halted any type of exercise. I will have… Continue

Added by Richard Crowe on March 28, 2009 at 11:32am — 5 Comments

How much do I feed?

Our 8 Month Doodle, weighing 37 lbs is a horrible eater. We have finally given up on a commercial food diet of either kibble or canned and prepare chicken breast, meat, Turkey etc. with veggies for her meals. She has started to eat again and seems to like being spoiled. Problem is we feed her twice a day and I am not sure how much to feed. .......I am guessing around a pound per day but really have no idea on what to give her. She is an average active pup, runs and plays, I don't want her to be… Continue

Added by Lee Seidman on March 28, 2009 at 8:30am — 2 Comments