September 2015 Blog Posts (22)

My first blog under this title immediately covers what I find to be the very essence: the purity and authenticity of Doodles.

Why do we have Doodles in our lives? And how come that we humans get along so well with them? We don't share

that much in common, in fact, evolution has removed many of the capacities that we once shared.

Could it be to remind us of who we really are? Of how we're supposed to be? To inspire us to BE more, like them?

I had a remarkable…

SEE HOW COOKIE LOVES HER NEW MOBILITY....

https://youtu.be/c4KCJmqK6VM

Maltese Rescue California - Cookies' Got Wheels. Cookie is one of our recent rescues who is paralyzed in the rear legs. Until now Cookie has been only able to scoot around on her bottom or sometimes her hind legs. With her great attitude, she is full of love and life. With contributions from supporters we were able to purchase Cookie a wheel chair to…

Bridget would have been 16. She died at almost 14. Chloe the eternal puppy, healthy as could be...energetic, well. Funny, fun, died suddenly at age 9, of an aneurysm. Other doodles are aging...I can't be the only one who has lost their babies...as some are older now...I am not trying to be a downer, but who else has gone through this horror?BTW I  adopted a beautiful Bella, a black F2 labradoodle this week.

I have been away for years, but Riley and I are still bouncing  around.  Or at least Riley.  Hard to believe he is 6 1/2 years old now. It will take me some time, but will try and update my page with current info and pictures.  Had an email change while back, so corrected that.  Was able to snag Joanne last night, but took me awhile not used to the newer mobile format and all..  Well, any of my ol' pen-pals still around give my a holler.

Hi All,

So he's officially a Therapy Dog now or as my brother keeps saying "he's legit!". It was the day of his final observation and he did so well today, we had a great time. I'm not sure how many people reading this have therapy dogs themselves, but we are certified through TD Inc. now, ATD and I am curious as to if the evaluation process seems similar for other organizations or if everyone has had different styles of evaluation. His test was very similar to the information…

No, not together!  Individually, both of these substances seem to have beneficial properties...

This is just an idea...  Please don't take my word for this, do some Internet investigation on your own...

Honey, dissolved in warm water with a splash of lemon juice is said to be helpful for the cough of bortadella or kennel cough.  I use honey and lemon when I have a cough or sore throat.  This doesn't cure the bortadella, it simply soothes the through and reduces…

You guys, I am so excited. As I wrote about in my earlier blog posts, I was struggling a bit with selecting which puppy I wanted. I was deciding between two boys.  One was front and center, always doing goofy things and, I swear, always had a smile on his little face.  The breeder even called him the "happy happy puppy" and noted that if he had been a girl, he'd have kept him.

The other boy was sweet but also quite…

Hello to all,

So today was one of those magical days were the lighting was PERFECT for taking pictures. For those who have black/dark chocolate doodles you understand  the pain, blood, sweat and tears that go into taking a picture of a dark colored dog. And then we have to get them to pose! Any ways the lighting was perfect and I actually got some great images of the boys that I think do a pretty good job of show casing their personalities. There really is no point to this…

 hello (again),

I was not going to post these last four of the boys but decided I had to. :)

 It's crazy to me how Moose at 6 months is almost the size of Loki. This is good for them though because they both play so rough together. 

I love this one of Loki because it's usually so hard to see his eyes hiding in the fluff and then factoring in the wind, movement, light- it's a lot. It's interesting to me too because when I see Loki in…

Hello all,

Loki had his second observation today and it went really well! There were so many nice people that we got to meet and it really made me even more excited for him to be doing work as a Therapy Dog. We went to a nursing home that was part assisted living and part Alzheimer's assisted living. We did our usually mini-walk around the grounds first, I use this time to get Loki used to walking with me and this isn't "a run or the dog walk type thing" and met the observers…

Just like clothes make the man, the coat makes the dog.

And in the case of Doodles that is saying a lot, as every owner who’s ever seen his dog after it decided to go for a swim is well aware.

The natural purpose of a dog’s coat is to protect its skin and organs, and thick long coats are generally intended to prevent hypothermia and therefore serve a practical purpose, even though there is nothing wrong with it from an aesthetic point of view either. In…

The week is finally here!  After almost a year, selection for the puppies is just a few days away!  It starts on September 17!

Truth be told, I'd been feeling a little *something* lately.  It wasn't at ALL that I wasn't excited about a puppy or anything like that, but I think I was expecting the process to be a little bit different.  I've only had two videos and a few sets of photos since the puppies were born.  Maybe that really is totally sufficient since in their first few…

Ruby is usually game for anything as long as she is with her people. 

Right now I am trying to teach her to read.

The Frenchies came back on Labor Day weekend!  They arrived with my grandson and his parents and are the price we have to pay if we want to see our grandson.  I love these little guys, but can honestly say that people who have four dogs are nuts.  It seems to me as if everyone in the house is free to move around freely, except me.  If I so much as move to get a drink, I have four dogs following me into the kitchen to see what I am doing.  We are also the people voted most likely to sleep…

Loki wow-ed me today. He had his therapy dog exam which he passed with flying colors and to be perfectly honest he did sooo much better than I would have expected. I was debating not even testing him and waiting until January, when they would be testing again. I spoke to an evaluator and she vey plainly asked me some questions and I said I think the two things he could get hung up on would be leave it and passing another team with a dog. She simply said "why not test him? If you fail, you…

Hi All!

We have started a new Doodle Romp group in the Phoenix Arizona area and would love to have you join us. You can find us on Facebook here:

https://www.facebook.com/Doodle-Romp-North-PhoenixAnthemScottsdaleCave-CreekPeoria-Glendale-1660193284211303/timeline/

Today I discovered that Brisco doesn't care for rain... Well, lets start from the beginning. Yesterday (or today depending on where you are) was my volunteer day at my sons school so Brisco had to hang out at home for a bit on his own. Normally rain, volunteer day ect would be just another day but I have had a tooth ache for 2 days and can't get into the dentist until tomorrow; needless to say I dont feel great. But being a mom you know sometimes you just have to suck it up. U…

I am a little shy about blogging but I also want to share my stories so here goes nothing...

It has been exactly 3 weeks since we brought our wonderful boy Brisco home in case you didn't know he is a 10 month old black goldendoodle. We knew pretty quickly that he was now where he was suppose to be. I'm not going to lie though I was nervous, he was a BIG puppy and a rehome, already having 2 owners before us. This is…