November 2016 Blog Posts (6)

I swear I do not live in the country! I live in a suburb very near the center of my town. It’s not a huge town, but it’s definitely not the country! And it’s far more developed than the subdivision I moved from a year ago – maybe that’s the problem. There was more room for the wildlife to be out in the woods. But I have seen more possums in the yard since I moved here than ever before – in fact I’m sure that I never got up close and personal with one until we moved here.  But the dogs and I…

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So I didn't get any table food on Thanksgiving....so I thought I would get even tonight....Mom made hot chicken sandwiches on a croissant roll and she had 4 chicken wings on her plate. She left it unattended and I woof down her sandwich (which was yummy) and the 4 chicken wings just as she remembered I was alone in the kitchen....Boy was she mad....it was yummy but what happened next wasn't so yummy....Mom poured salt in my mouth and not 3 minutes later I had to give it back…

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my doodle buddies!!!!!!I didn't get anything but my kibble. Hope your doodle Mom's gave you something that they were eating....kibble is just not right on Thanksgiving!!!! Paws to you all---Turbo

Hi all, I tried searching past posts and couldn't find anything so I'll apologize if this is a repeat.
Does any one have any tips or tricks to keep pups away from the Christmas tree? I'm not worried about the ornaments as much as the actual tree. My Tucker is still teething so he likes to nip at almost everything.
Any help would be appreciated.

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My husband and I have had shelter dogs all our lives but this time around, we decided to give ourselves the "gift" of a lovingly raised 8-week old puppy.  We decided to purchase an 8-week old F1 mini Aussiedoodle pup from a breeder. Although our puppy is wonderful, we had a terrible experience with the breeder in spite of doing extensive research beforehand. We'll never purchase from a breeder again.  More about that later...  

I'll start by saying we have had our puppy, Dash, for…

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