November 2008 Blog Posts (31)

Rosco played a sheep today

This morning at the dog park (I only had Rosco with me) a cute six month old blue merle border collie decided Rosco looked like a small cow/large sheep. Every time I threw the ball for Rosco, the BC gave chase with no interest in the ball itself. When Rosco would lie down to chew on the ball, the BC would hunker down about 6 feet in front of him and watch him intently... LOL At one point, as I was walking toward Rosco, the BC essentially heeled on one side of me as if "working with me." It was… Continue

Added by Adina P on November 30, 2008 at 10:29pm — 1 Comment

I thought I was going crazy...

Okay.. I'm preparing my dishes for Thanksgiving and had laid out a stick of butter to soften - I thought!.. I got through with a couple of housekeeping chores and went back to the kitchen and the butter was gone... mmmmm... I thought I'd put a stick out to soften.. sigh.. go to the fridge to get a stick.. there's a stick missing from the box.. I DID put it out!! LUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCYYYYYYYYY... and she comes running with the greasiest beard you've ever seen!! Yes.. sigh.. she'd been counter… Continue

Added by LeAnn, Lucy & Rusty!! on November 29, 2008 at 6:38pm — 7 Comments

Can your doodle tell time?

Mazie is unbelievably accurate about telling time. She eats at 7am and 5pm and God help you if you're in the middle of something and try to postpone her meal for, oh, I don't know, 5 minutes? She is relentless! Usually my sweetheart feeds her and takes her out in the morning (much safer for all involved, since I am NOT a morning person) and I'm in charge of dinner. Well, John left early this morning and left Mazie sleeping (on the bed - which is a BIG treat for her) with me. At 7:01am she was… Continue

Added by Nicole Wayne on November 29, 2008 at 6:43am — 8 Comments

Golden Doodle Owners...Is there a difference when dad is golden or poodle?

Hey friends...

I am curious if it matters the combination of the parents on how the dog turns out. My uncle has two dogs one with a poodle dad and one with a poodle mom and our Cooper has a poodle dad. I just wondered if people have an opinion on if it matters and if so, what have you found the differences to be.

Have a great holiday.

Lesa

Added by Lesa on November 28, 2008 at 1:19pm — 3 Comments

Training & Behavior Links

No more pulling on walks (and no choke chains):

Gentle Leader’s Easy Walk Harness

Sense-ation Harness

Halti Training Harness

Great dog trainers/authors:…

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Added by Sharon, Boo & Cricket on November 28, 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments

Sharon and Boo's "Favorites" List

Thought I'd try out this blog feature...

Sharon and Boo's "Favorites" List

Favorite Book:

Bones Would Rain From The Sky: Deepening Our Relationships With Dogs by Suzanne Clothier

If you only read one dog book, this is THE one to read! Its “James Herriot" meets "Jane Goodall" meets “Men… Continue

Added by Sharon, Boo & Cricket on November 28, 2008 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

What's going on with my doodles hair?

Can anyone help. I love what my puppy looks like. He is about 17 weeks old. For some reason he has one area, on top close to his tail, that is completely different than all the rest. My vet thinks that he is chewing on it. I don't think that is it. It seems like a different texture. Anyone elso have this problem?

Added by Johnna on November 26, 2008 at 10:31pm — 6 Comments

So much to be thankful for

Lilo: It must be turkey day again soon, there’s a headless bird sitting on ice in the bathtub.

Rocky: Maybe it’s for us? I like turkey!

Lilo: No dummy, it’s for the humans. They’ve barricaded the bathroom, so we can’t go in there. But maybe we’ll get the giblets again this year! They’re the best part anyway...

Rocky: Why do the humans only eat turkey once a year?

Lilo: Probably because it’s such an ugly bird, and it takes forever to pluck the feathers… Continue

Added by Eva (Lilo and Rocky) on November 26, 2008 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Karen is home for Thanksgiving

Hi everyone Willson was the happiest doodle in town last night I bought Home Karen, I picked her up in Appleton WI

we walked into the house put a few things away, got him out of his kennel and he ran right upstairs to her room, but she was in the basement then Karen called out Willson's name and he ran to her giving her hugs and that tail was a wagging at full speed HA HA HA

He was giving her kisses and just loving her it was great. Now tonight my son Jack comes home from… Continue

Added by Sue & Willy Babe on November 26, 2008 at 4:24am — 3 Comments

Do you have tons of silly nicknames for your Doodle?

We do. And I'm guessing we're not the only ones. Here's what we routinely call Mazie: Maze, Mazie Doodle, the Mazinator, Mazelah, Munchkin, Moo-Moo, Crazy Mazie, Lazy Mazie, Mazie-Doodle-Half-a-Poodle. Come on, guys, 'fess up! What do you call your Doodles besides their "given" names?

Added by Nicole Wayne on November 24, 2008 at 9:50am — 13 Comments

Lots of fun today

The temperature today was a beautiful 44 so Wilson and I had a great day with our walk, then this afternoon was the best, he went over to play at Bell's house, and they were playing so nicely, then Abbey the Lab peeked its head outside, well Wilson ran right over and waited in front of Abbey's door to see if she can come and play, It was so cute, well Abbey did come out and play and they ran and ran, but all of a sudden Bell started to bark Wilson didn't know what to do he had two friends… Continue

Added by Sue & Willy Babe on November 23, 2008 at 6:07pm — 2 Comments

Sleep? What does that mean??? -- Day 3 with Camden

I've been up since 5am to relieve DH from puppy duties - I think he was up from the time I passed out (around 12 or 1am). Sound familiar? Camden is 8 weeks and came home on Friday night. It's Sunday morning and he is now sleeping at my feet - interesting to watch Camden decide whether to go back to his "bed" and continue sleeping with DH or come out to the living room and sleep at my feet.

Baby Camden has a crate in our bedroom. He goes in willingly and is very comfy in his "bed" -… Continue

Added by Camden's Mom on November 23, 2008 at 4:44am — 4 Comments

10 weeks

A 12 week old golden retriever puppy (named Wally) joined our puppy class today and Oliver was absolutely smitten. He likes all of the other puppies in class, but he had a difficult time paying attention today since all he wanted to do was play with this other puppy that looked so similar to himself!

Our teacher decided to use Oliver for an exercise on how to teach them to walk on a loose leash (i.e. they don't PULL you, there is always slack in the leash). Although Oliver… Continue

Added by Oliver on November 22, 2008 at 8:35pm — 2 Comments

Healthy as a horse--only slightly smaller.

Rosco and I had a lovely day today :-)

First, we got to meet with Trasa and her almost 11 week old labradoodle puppy, Nouli. I was a little concerned about how Rosco would play with such a tiny puppy... But he did well. Nouli is a doll and I feel like I'm getting a glimpse of Thule at that age (we got her at 11 months). Nouli might even end up a little bit scruffier then Thule.

Rosco initially ignored Nouli after… Continue

Added by Adina P on November 21, 2008 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments

my dog has diarrhea

Not sure what to do but came home from work and my doodle had diarrhea all in his crate and he went outside about 5 times after that. The vet said to boil chicken and rice for him over the next few days. Does anyone know the cause of this? Do dogs get viruses? Please help

Added by Jeanne Hesprich on November 20, 2008 at 2:28pm — 2 Comments

10 Ways to Make Your DoodleKisses Page Stand Out - Step-By-Step

I follow Tonya's small business blog at www.fakeituntilyoumakeit.com, and she has some really easy and fun ideas for sprucing up pages on sites like DoodleKisses and ISeeColor. Here's her top 10 ways to make your page stand out (I love that she included step-by-step instructions!):

1. Bling your theme

• Click on "Change Theme" you will see over 50 choices where you can change colors, font and background… Continue

Added by Crystal on November 20, 2008 at 10:38am — 2 Comments

Teaching the commands "sit" and "down"

At 9 weeks old, Oliver has mastered "sit" and "down! Yay! He's such a smart puppy! Next we'll be working on… Continue

Added by Oliver on November 20, 2008 at 10:03am — 2 Comments

Fleas!!!! Does the cold kill them?

I am losing my mind, as most of you know I got Riley just over 2 weeks now. I was first & still dealing with parasites that Riley shared with Duffy and they are on the second round of Meds. I am dealing with Riley & his potty training issues & now FLEAS!!!!!!!. When Duffy went for his first haircut the groomer informed me he has fleas he did have Frontline & Riley had Revolution treatments. I have cleaned my house & washed all their bedding in hot water but I am afraid of… Continue

Added by Tricia Campbell on November 20, 2008 at 8:17am — 1 Comment

Duffy's first haircut, I hate it! How long til it grows back?

Well, it's time to take the annual christmas picture, the kids & I were thrilled because this year we have 2 new pups to include. Well Duffy's hair grew very long so I wanted him to look nice for the picture I had Hubby take him for his first haircut & I gave him the print out from this site which he gave to the groomer & I gave instructions over the phone that I didn't want it too short. Well My son just came home from school & was so… Continue

Added by Tricia Campbell on November 18, 2008 at 1:00pm — 9 Comments

Pet Insurance

I had pet insurance for my golden retriever and want to get it again for my Goldendoodle. Is there anything out there besides Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI)? That's the only one I know about.

Added by Carla, Lucca and Izzy on November 17, 2008 at 9:35pm — 3 Comments