Heidi & Milton's Blog – September 2012 Archive (11)

When asked to describe Milton, one of the first words that pops into my mind is, "helpful."  Yes, our boy is just plain helpful.  For example, he guards our front door, not by barking like a watchdog would, but by using a full out sprawl to body block the door.  Helpful, indeed.  Likewise, our goldendoodle is in charge of exercise in our home and drags his Momma and Daddy out on "forced fun marches."  Not to mention he is a virtual alarm clock, not during the week, but rather on the…

Welcome to my very first guest blog post by my good friend, Thuy, the proud owner of an Aussiedoodle (see picture below)!  Thuy and I met via the popular doodle forum, Doodlekisses.com, and since we both live in Texas, friendship was just plain easy!  After a bit of persuasively cajoling from me, Thuy graciously wrote a fun and informative post on Aussiedoodles.  Please do read on...! …

Generally our Milton brings home any sort of stick he can find from the Great Outdoors.  This time he brought in a whole tree branch complete with leaves.…

I was all ready to upload a magnificent guest post from a dear friend of mine, when NEWS happened.  Sometimes it just falls right into your lap like that.  Well, tonight Milton was lying on the floor gnawing on a chew toy when Jeff discovered something priceless, collectible, and purely worth its weight in gold.  A tooth!…

Milton loves to cozy up whenever and wherever he can.  As of now, we still do not allow him on the furniture or in the bed, so he will curl up in any overflow that topples onto the floor, like pillows or a quilt.…

1.  you begin amassing dog paraphernalia just because it makes you feel giddy. (In our heart of hearts, we both hope Milton might learn to read, just a little, someday!)

2.  you stay up way past your bedtime to bake your dog chocolate chip cookies…

Halloween is fast approaching, and the Milt needs a costume quick!  Our first big event is in very early October at Barktoberfest in Fort Woof Dogpark, and I  certainly don't want my boy to feel awkward if his costume isn't as cool as all his little buddies.  That would make for one lame Momma.



If we design a costume though, we might need to showcase it at more than one event in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex this year.  Why waste creativity on one day?  If anyone else is…

The more fun rides we take in the car to daycare, the creek, dog park, etc. the more the Milt wants to hop right in!  Lately, he likes to try and ride shotgun.  Momma doesn't allow it, but I think Daddy does due to certain habits I have noticed emerge.  I am actually happy that our goldendoodle has a desire to stare out the window and notice the world flying by.



Truth be told, the Milt and I are quite the team.  When I bake, Milton sits on the floor, watching my every move - my…

All Dogs Go to Heaven was a popular movie when I was a kid.  Well, Milton has discovered Heaven on earth, and it's called doggie daycare!  Three days per week Milton joyfully hops into Daddy's car, and together they carpool to Downtown Dog  http://www.downtowndogdallas.com/.  Before Milton entered our lives, I stopped by this daycare with a couple of close friends when they were dropping their two dogs off for the day.  I…

Some people live by the ocean, while others have a lake in their backyard or a pool all to themselves, but we have the poor man's pleasure - a bathtub.…