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Six years ago tonight, my mom adopted me! She came to the shelter where I was staying and took me home with her, and I've been here ever since!

It took her three days to decide to adopt me. The first day she met me, she wasn't sure she could take care of a big guy like me. She went home without me, to think it over. She needed some time to be sure we would be compatible, so neither one of us would have to have another heartbreak.

That was the longest three days of my life. Mom…

last week I went into town with DH and the inlaws. We dropped DH off at work, I went to my chiropractor appointment, then the inlaws and I went shopping for materials for the basement reno they (and DH) are doing. I took Cooper and the inlaws dog Abbey out for a run in the snow before we went, to get their sillies out, and in doing so forgot to eat breakfast so was starving by the time we got home mid-afternoon for a late lunch. A good doodle Mom puts her fur-kid first!

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I finally made the decision to get pet Insurance for the Doods.  I went with Presidents Choice, I think its only available in Canada not sure.  The policy for both the Doods $2500 all accidental $2500 all sicknes (no restrictions) and $350 a year for preventative vet care. was $57.00 a month for both dogs together.  I thought that was a pretty good price. It works out to be like $28.00 a month per dog. There was a cheeper one at 17.00 a month limits were $2000 and som sickness…

Right around “quitting time” Friday afternoon, folks in my area were racing to the grocery store for what “they believed” to be the first of many “wintery mixes” of the season. Forecasters touted most of the day that we would be hit with freezing rain late Friday night ending sometime midday Saturday. Just like “everybody else” I too, grabbed my shopping cart and scooted through the aisles of my local supermarket for those “feel good” foods you rarely get to eat (let alone cook) on Saturday…

I took a lI tool a lesson from my groomer, bought all the equipment and groomed them by myself.  Whew!  What a process, but I think they came out ok!  They don't look that much different in these pictures, but I swept up about 5 dogs worth of hair!

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See how skinny I really am...…

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After a very long dry spell, we finally got snow here in the mountains in California. This is where Stella has been spending her time most of the day if she wasn't outside playing in it.

My baby girl is 4 already:(

Still has ALL the energy of a puppy, still jumps around like a cat, still loves to lick, lick, lick.

I think Myla will stay the way she is. She came and took over Chloe's house-steals all the toys-takes the best seat during movie time-jumps on top of Chloe to get to where she wants to go and I could go on and on. Chloe is a trooper! It's true that no two dogs are the same! 

Myla came to us with an underbite and the runt of the litter but we…

Like any parents we have to watch as our baby doods grow out of puppyhood and become big doods.  Stuart at 9 months and 65 lbs is no longer a baby.  Now to my alarm he has a stalker girlfriend.  A new family has moved into the neighborhood and they have started coming to "big" dog time, they give "big dog" a whole new meaning!!  It didn't take their Great Dane long to lay claim to my baby Stuart.  She is obsessed with him and although she plays rough and I had to…

Hudson turns 1 today and we couldn't have asked for a better birthday present for him.....a fun romp in the snow!!  I can't believe my little puppy is 1 year old already, the time has sure flown by!!  We couldn't have asked for a better dog and he has brought us so much joy in such a short amount of time.  Happy birthday buddy!!!!…

Today I found out just what Banjo's made of.   Just as I'd suspected...he's completely "opportunistic".   This morning I took him out to the backyard to play in the snow.  After a good 30 minutes of tossing snowballs for him we headed for the back door.  I didn't have a leash on him and so I held his collar and started on to the ice slicked patio to the door.   Well,…

First of all, before I go any farther, I want to say I love Vern.  What we don’t love is Vern’s waking and sleeping patterns.  When I first brought Fudge home, we crated her at night.  In the beginning, I made up her crate like I would have liked it, if I were sleeping in a crate.  She had blankets, cushions and a snuggle puppy inside that crate with her from day one.  All that was missing was a few magazines, the TV remote, and a computer. What I hadn’t banked on was the fact that a…

 I love Brownies with nuts in them!

The bacteria I am culturing that I have been doing IV antibiotics for for five months eight hours a day is growing stronger then it was before I started treatment and they don't know why and that scares me beyond imagination.

I have a friend I have never met before in person but met online through our breeder's fan club I moderate and is coming to see me this weekend and I am so excited!!!!! All the way from Wisconsin, just to see little old…

Well!  Polly's been home 3 weeks now and I can hardly imagine our lives before her!  Thank you all for your support!  I HAVE to say that I was so impressed reading your posts about all your Doodles and how special they are.  Especially when I saw some of you with multiple Doodles! I've known and loved many dogs in my life but Polly is our first Labradoodle (Australian) and reading about them just doesn't prepare you for one!  I've NEVER known a better natured, more lovable, more intelligent…

Yesterday, Kona was limping on his left hind leg. I searched his paw for any obstruction, but nothing was there. He limped through the day by evening was doing better. Late last night he started licking his "knee". Upon further inspection I found a 3/8 inch gash. Because of the wisdom on Doodle Kisses I knew exactly what to do. I cleaned it with Betadyne, put Neosporin on it and wrapped it in a strip of gauze (I didn't have the breathable stick-to-itself-tape. I put a t shirt on him with his…

Happy 2nd birthday to Jasper!  This is absolutly the sweetest, not always obedient little dog I've ever met.  He is truly my lover boy.  After last potty time at night, he warms my pillow while I get ready for bed and always kisses me good night before cuddlling up to my back. He is also comical, DH calls him the circus dog, athletic, smart and of course adorable, which works in his favor when he's less than obedient, a great playmate to Zeke, Lily & the grandchildren and my best buddy. …

Ive always wanted to get insurance for Cooper, but have never been in a financial position to buy it. We still arent really, but recently we went down to 1 cell phone between us as im studying at home and dont need one. With the saved money I convinced DH to get insurance for Cooper. Shes so clumsy I can so see her breaking a leg after one too many skids on ice

I decided to go with the most expensive plan, as it was still very reasonable (she is down as a lab mix rather than…

 Quincy turns 3 on Jan 17, it's hard to believe my little baby is 3 years old already. Where oh where does the time go? We've logged a lot of miles, taken a lot of pictures and had a ton of fun. Happy Birthday Quincydoodle. Some pictures from then and now and a song dedicated to Quincy.

Baby Quincy, Quincy and Mom, Quincy and Dad, Naughty Quincy.…

Just had one of my new puppy families call and tell me that when she took her pup to the vet for a check to comply with my guarantee, that the vet told her they had just confirmed that a dog had come in with Parvo. They let her know while she was in the waiting room.  I was so glad I had told all my new families not to let the puppies touch the floor or be handled or touched by anyone but the vet.  She beat a hasty retreat and cloroxed her shoes before stepping onto her property. 

As Harley promised in "his" blog - “A Night With The Stars”, I'm blogging to share our family's heartfelt "holiday DC tour." Even though we live in the area, even though it was 39 degrees outside, even though this was the birthday of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the place would be PACKED -  we…