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2 years ago Peri came home to us.  I took the week off work to spend time getting her used to our home and her little brother Taquito.  We were up in the middle of the night taking her out, calming her down, potting training her, walking her in strollers to prevent sickness, etc...you all know the puppy drill!  It's a little overwhelming.

Fast forward 2 years and what do I have?  The most loving companion I could ask for.  A doodle with the title "Canine Good Citizen".  A…

So Lola got her summer cut today, she looks ADORABLE!!

She has a routine when she gets home from the groomers....lap up about 1/2 bowl of water, and go to the backyard and investigate - you never know what/who's been there since this morning!

She decided to…

I haven't posted any of Murphy's antics in a while.  It's been busy here, and Murph has not been feeling well.  He started with giardia a couple of weeks ago, and then he caught an upper respiratory infection, his allergies are horrible, his tummy is a mess (even home cooking isn't working), his anal glands are just dysfunctional.....need I say more.  My poor guy is a "junkie".....he gets up in the morning and runs downstairs to the kitchen counter where the pill pockets are kept, sits and…

Dear doodle friends, 

Mom caught me the other day stealing the cool stickers that are stuck to the bottom of every single one of mom's fancy dining room chairs.  I have no idea how she caught me!! I have been sneakily eating them for the past 2 months, but mom was never sure if it was me or my naughty brother who actually stole them.  Well....somehow....this week she figured out it was me!! That mom sure is smart.  I guess I can't blame Seamus anymore, so I might as well confess to my…

It has been a bit hard on the us as everyone has a hard time going out in this heat. I love to try my hand at grooming so everyone had summer cuts. I am having a groomer come by next week to give me some tips on how to fine tune the style. I am determined to groom my own dogs in style. Right now, I spent about 3 hours every 3 weeks, trying to get it just right. That's 3 hours each.

As it is right now, everyone wants to stay in most off the day and play outside at night and in the…

Just wondering if anyone is heading to Yellowstone from June 23-27.  My sister-in-law and I will be in my little trailer, in West Yellowstone over that time.  We'll play there for a short time and then move up to West Glacier for about a week.  Then we'll move to East Glacier/Wateron for another 6 days, before heading back to Utah.  I will leave Brulee with DH, as there are so many places you can't take pets.  It would be happier, I think, to be in her own space.  I will miss her…

Who knew that weeding could be so dangerous?? We don't put any chemicals on the backyard lawn because of the girls. Needless to say, clover and some other weed has just taken over. I hate them so I spend hours sitting on the lawn with a small trash bucket and pick the weeds. I happen to enjoy the quiet time - just me and the weeds.

Should be safe, right?? I wish I had pictures but since I don't, try visualizing this scene.

Me sitting on the lawn

Throwing the ball with…

Today my co-worker and I were exchanging "dog stories" and she told me about her very best friend in Georgia who just rescued a goldendoodle puppy.  She was so excited for her friend as this little puppy will eventually be an Assistant Dog for the friends disabled daughter.   As she was sharing this with me I couldn't help but think....hmmmm....rescued goldendoodle....Georgia.....    Could this possibly be from the same litter that our Jane & Rooney is getting their little…

So happy that they both made it the same week-http://www.thebark.com/content/smiling-dogs

We've been trying for a few weeks now! YEAH!!!

Saturday was Snickers 2nd Birthday, we spent time at the dog park and mom made him homemade Bow Wow Brownies. I was fortunate enough to take a dog cookie cooking class earlier this year and this is definitely one of Snickers favorite treats so it made sense to make them for his birthday.

Here is Snickers enjoying his birthday brownie

Here is what…

This past weekend had been a rough one for me. I learned around midnight on Saturday that my very best childhood and longtime friend lost her 21 year old daughter on Saturday morning in a tragic car accident. The heartache this has caused has affected so many people. The family is based near Mackinaw (about 20 miles south) in Michigan and the accident happened there. My friend and DH now live in Chicago due to his job. She called me from the road and I could only listen to her sobs and…

After what seems like months of rain, our weather is looking up and my DH and I have started bike riding. He is a serious biker and I am a not so serious biker. Any bike ride I go on has to have a beginning and an end designated BEFORE we start the ride. This is important because my DH can ride for hours and even rides 100 miles every year on his birthday. I could ride 100 miles too, but it would involve about 5 nights in a hotel and lots and lots of stops for…

On Friday, Michele of the DRC sent my DH and I to check out a doodle at the San Bernardino City Animal Control Shelter.  It was to be the dog's last day but the DRC had gotten a hold put on him (Yay!).  He was supposed to be a large white male doodle, but when Michele spoke with a worker there, she was told that the dog was small.   Michele was trying to find a foster home or get the poodle rescue to take him, but there…

UPDATE  Exciting news and some of you have a good eye because this was part of a message that I got today. 

DOB:  7 week old- Golden Doodle Pups - 4/5/11 - ((Sophie --the Mother …

My friend (I think that is still the proper term) picked up a "free puppy" at WalMart Monday, saying she couldn't resist and was afraid of what might happen to him. Her husband was furious because she is terminally rescuing something. She brought the little guy in and asked me to keep it to "save her marriage". Much to my amazement, he looked like a "solid black Murphy".  Took him to the vet, got his first shots, worming etc. With the web feet, her guess was a labradoodle or a Newfie and 8…

About a month ago, we decided to let Luna roam the bedroom at night instead of being locked in her crate.  It was starting to get warm in the bedroom so we thought she might enjoy spending some time on the cool wood floor.

We quickly realized that in the morning Luna decided it was time for us to get up... and let us know by licking any exposed body parts within her reach.  This was pretty annoying if we wanted to sleep in!

One day... my fiance tried saying…