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I posted a blog a few months ago about my mother not liking Peri. She was getting into her flowers and just being a normal doodle puppy, but mom upset me by saying she "shouldn't be like this now that she is almost a year old". We spend each Sunday at my parents' house for "family day". 4 dogs get to enjoy time together playing around, us humans do fun family stuff like games, movies, etc....

Since the comment my mom made, I have stressed to my parents the importance of not just…

Holly, our year and a half old Goldendoodle, just loves puppies. Although Holly has been spayed; our work with American Maltese Rescue often provides her puppies to love and care for (see my photos for examples of Holly's interaction with little Maltese pups).

A Maltese breeder in the Pacific Northwest has terminal cancer and will soon pass away. The breeder has no one to care for her dogs so, American Maltese Rescue is stepping in to help. Judy is driving from Escondido to…

On Friday our dear Ella Fitzgerald at 4 1/2 years old officially retired, she was spayed. It is bittersweet because it is time, but I still swallow a lump in my throat. I do not know if I can find the words to express how I feel about Ella but am going to try.…

Hi, It's me Quincy, I want to tell you about my fun day and how I made my mom and dad proud. Today we went to a Pet Expo, it was a fundraiser for our local shelters that help the animals. Yipeee! Dogs were allowed inside. There are not many places in our town that allow pets inside. First we watched the agility demo outside and I thought that looked like a lot of fun to try but the lady said they have a really long waiting list. It started to rain a little and my mom said she didn't want me…

He's been here almost a year now. Despite what seemed like an endless period of potty training, it's been good. (note: We actually discovered our other dog WASN'T potty trained in this process and she was a bigger problem than he was...) He's come into his own in the last few months, turning from a skinny teenager to a "buff dude" (as my daughter refers to him). He is SO affectionate and loving, yet the bark when he sees or hears something not quite to his liking is pretty scary. (Great for…

This is from PETA, it gives you some really great ideas about what to do when you see a dog in a car and it's to hot. There are also printable fliers that you can put on car windows.

http://http://www.peta.org/actioncenter/too-hot-for-spot-ty.asp?fbsc=1

This is a video from Simon Cowell.... be prepared if you watch past the part about dogs being left in hot cars its very…

I am totally in love with my Labradoodle Phoebe. It was a firm decision to, someday, get another one. With the growing number of pets in shelters I felt it would be politically correct to try a rescue. If it were meant to be I would find a labradoodle pup to keep Phoebe company. If not, I look to the breeders.

And then…

Hi guys! It's me Whopper. Thanks for all the well-wishes. I'm hanging in there but definitely in pain and don't really have much energy. I don't know what got into me Friday night...I've never eaten (or should I say swallowed) anything I wasn't supposed to but I think that thing called a brillo pad must have somehow confused me. I woke up not feeling well and my mom and dad knew that something wasn't right. I didn't want to drink or eat anything. I just wanted whatever was stuck inside of me…

I'm sure it comes as no surprise to any of you that I think Callie is the greatest thing since sliced bread. One of the reasons is her "go with the flow" attitude.

Yesterday, we had quite a day planned...early morning walk, haircut (for me - Callie got groomed on Friday but she is a welcome guest at my salon), tennis match, then we were both invited over to a friend's house to visit (me with their new baby, Callie with their dogs). Callie was a dream through the whole thing.…

Hi Doods...

Just got back from my morning walk with my human mom and I just had to take some time to blog about my experiences yesterday - because it was an AWESOME day....

Saturday morning I learned that my mom had arranged a doodle romp for me and 3 other doodles in our back yard. We are all puppies - I was actually the oldest at 7 months, and most of us hadn't ever been to a dog park, so we romped in MY backyard. It was so much fun... my friend Malu was there…