Nicky, Riley & Boris's Blog – March 2011 Archive (4)

I am now surrounded by Puppy stuff, Crates X 2. A stairgate, bed, bowls,feed,toys.  I have checked out and decided on a Vet, Puppy Creche, Dog Park, Classes.  I have decided which grooming tools to get and have bought the basics.  I have written a Socialization plan list to tick off and have the money saved and ready.  So what to do now?  I seem to spend quite a bit of time here on DK trawling all the interesting information, pictures and above all videos which are so good to look at.  The…

Preparing for a new puppy has churned up lots of memories of past puppies and other animals that I have shared my life with so far.  My Maltese Terrier Snowy came to me in 2007, in a most unusual way.  In the Summer of 2007 my ex husband  and I sent our yourngest daughter to her cousins in Vancouver for the holidays.  Chloe who was 14 at the time spent three weeks in Summer Camp in the USA and returned to Vancouver to spend a few days with my Mum.  Precious Grandma/Grandaughter time.…

With Earthquakes, tsunami's and a virtual torrent of news battering our news screens in real time it's hard to absorb all the horror which is why I find myself checking in here from time to time.  A sanctuary where I can focus on new friends and all things Doodle.  My passion for dogs, and these dogs in particular started when I was a small child.  My first puppy was a Doodle type.  We called him a Terroodle as we didn't know who his daddy was.  He had that curly poodle coat and the…