Samantha has come to work with me since the day she came to live with us. We go to puppy classes every week, the dog park, take walks, nap, play ball - get the picture? There is rarely anywhere I go that she doesn't come with me. that is not because I am afraid to leave her but at this stage of my life we love just to stay home. Build a fire, watch a movie, football or whatever. I cook most nights or we bring in but we rarely are not for dinner.
So here is my dilema - if I am out of…
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Added by Adrianne Matzkin on December 27, 2008 at 6:43pm —
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Well Lola turned four months old on December 21st. She really has surprised us in the past two weeks. Just when we thought we were going to lose all of our hair she has made some real progress. The most amazing is that she started ringing her bells and she seems so proud that she gets it. She does abuse it a bit in the evenings when we are busy, but I prefer this much more than pee on our floors. Once she got it, she GOT it!
Lola also started obedience training. Today was only her…
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Added by Jamie on December 27, 2008 at 5:57pm —
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On Monday morning, I'll be taking Jackdoodle to the Veterinary Specialty Clinic, where he will finally undergo the intradermal skin testing that I've been putting off for 14 months now. It has to be done; the autoimmune disease that causes his problems only gets worse, and it can become life-threatening without treatment. There is no cure, but hopefully we can manage it and give him a decent life. The best way to do that is to first find out exactly what is causing his flare-ups. And it has to…
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Added by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on December 27, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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So Oliver just recently celebrated his first Christmas! He didn't really understand why wrapping paper was scattered all around our house so early in the morning, but definitely took advantage of the mess! Hopping all around our house with all of his various Christmas toys surrounding him. He definitely had a good Christmas :)
He has gained 3.6lbs. since last week and now weighs 30.8 lbs at 15 weeks! What a big boy!
We haven't been working on tricks like ROLL OVER much…
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Added by Oliver on December 27, 2008 at 6:22am —
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Two years ago I read Marley & me. I laughed, I cried (well more like sobbed.) I loved it! From the moment I heard about the movie I have been eagerly anticipating it's arrival in theaters. It's funny how over time your memory dulls a bit. I remembered some things in the book that might not be child friendly, but the movie is rated PG, so I ASSume that those things aren't included. I know the ending is sad, but also know it's very funny and again, ASSume it may be sad at the end, but the…
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Added by April Cliber on December 26, 2008 at 7:23pm —
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A group of well trained dogs trimming the tree and putting presents under it.
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Added by Richard Crowe on December 26, 2008 at 10:29am —
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I had to take alley to my friends house Kate for christmass because we were going out of town for about8 hours, Well alley has been at kates before and she has 2 dogs of her own and was watching another dog too. So there was 3 dogs to play with I thought she is going to really have fun. When I picked her up kate told me she cried the whole time I was gone. wouldnt play or eat. You never know how attached your dog is to you.Alley is only 4 months now. .I felt special when i picked her up and…
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Added by marcia hill on December 26, 2008 at 2:04am —
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My sweet Rosco is SOOOO dedicated to his poop spot (the two far left and right sections of our backyard) that this morning he trekked ALL the way out there in belly high snow!!! He did his typical brisk walk (as brisk as he can be walking through high snow) back and forth until it was the right moment to hunch over. I should have taken a video or photo it was soo adorable...LOL.
Now if only his pee spot was that far. He practically pees on our cement walkway now that snow is covering…
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Added by Adina P on December 21, 2008 at 10:00am —
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Well Jack brought home Lucy a Terrier Mix King Charles Spaniel They wrestled last night and this morning, sometimes Lucy just won't leave Willson alone. But she is nice and they do seem to get along okay, We just keep making sure Willson is getting attention also . The only problem I see is the eating so we make sure Willson gets fed first then LUcy since this is Willson's house, But after they have had some puppy play time Willson is tired !!!
Lucy is 1 year old and Willson is 6 1/2 now.…
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Added by Sue & Willy Babe on December 21, 2008 at 7:38am —
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Last night I learned what it feels like to have 70 lbs. of doodle blindside you! We were getting ready to go to a dinner theater show last night when I let Yoda out one last time. He didn't come when I called him, and of course I went around the house to find him racing the fence with his buddy the pug next door. When he saw me he started running inside, so I turned back around the corner of the house to let him in.
Suddenly...I'm on the ground. Yes, that's right. My silly dood raced…
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Added by Christy and Yoda on December 21, 2008 at 7:01am —
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my doodles hair is straight with just a little wave in it. Does it get curleyer as they get older> she is 4months now.on the picturs i see alot of really curley hair doodles.
Added by marcia hill on December 21, 2008 at 12:57am —
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Oliver is now 14 weeks old! Just did my weekly weighing of him: He now weighs 27.8 lbs. which is an increase of 3.4 lbs. since last week! There's a doodle equation that is pretty accurate in terms of how big a puppy will be as an adult that I can't wait to use when Oliver is 4 months old (only 2 more weeks!). As it is right now, if he only gains 2 more pounds over the next 2 weeks, he should be 60-70 lbs. as an adult. But at the rate he's growing, I haven't seen a <3 lb. increase each week…
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Added by Oliver on December 20, 2008 at 12:30pm —
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Lucy is such a funny puppy! She got fixed a few days ago and she hasn't been feeling great so we let her sleep with us in our bed for the past few nights. As soon as we put her on our bed, she immmediately goes under the covers to our feet and stays there until morning. She also loves to go underneath our bed (which requires her to basically crawl on her tummy because there isn't much room under there). She also likes to sit in our open dresser drawers and the laundry basket . I guess they just…
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Added by Becky on December 20, 2008 at 8:20am —
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thank all of you who welcomed me to doodle kisses i will have more photos soon marcia
Added by marcia hill on December 19, 2008 at 1:27am —
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Lucy is 6 months old. She weighs 21 pounds. The vet says she will probably gain another 2 or 3 pounds. We have decided that Lucy is really a barn dog in a designer coat. We have 3 fenced in acres here in Florida. She is free to run, dig holes, chase squirrels, follow my husband to the barn, and, of course, stick her nose into anything that is happening. She is hoping for a chance to steal, chew, dig, eat, or jump into the smallest puddle of water. Our yard looks like a war zone. Critters are…
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Added by Sharon Austin on December 16, 2008 at 7:43am —
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Wow. How easy it is to fall in love!
We knew we loved her the moment we found her but my goodness..after one week with her, she completely has our hearts!
It's interesting to look back at the labradoodle puppy we picked up 9 days ago and compare it to the one we have now! She is a completely different doodle. All shyness has disappeared.. and cheeky abby (often dubbed Darth Abby) has taken over! She'll eat anything except her toys (I honestly think she has learnt she gets more of a…
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Added by Krystle on December 15, 2008 at 9:36pm —
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Well, Oliver has gained a wopping 4.4 lbs. since last week. He is getting SOOOOO big!
His new thing over the past few days has been drinking out of the toilet :\ Obviously I'm not too happy about this. As soon as he hears me coming to get him out of the bathroom he very slowly pulls his head out of the toilet and stares at me like, "What? Want a drink too?" LOL Ugh! Down the toilet seats go for all eternity! Well, hopefully not for ALL eternity!
So, Oliver is completely…
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Added by Oliver on December 15, 2008 at 12:34pm —
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Added by Adina P on December 14, 2008 at 10:30pm —
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A letter to Finn:Dear Finn,
This is such a special time for us, as we celebrate your arrival a year ago, come Thursday.
Do you remember leaving Grandma - and all you knew at Avonlee? Do you remember the noisy plane and the horrible car ride from the airport to your home? We could barely contain our excitement - whilst you could barely hide your fear - and turned each time we looked at you!
Once home, we eased you out of your crate and you stood… Continue
Added by Jessica on December 13, 2008 at 8:30pm —
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I shared this with the therapy group, but I had to add it here too because it was just too cute:
One of Rosco's library kids (8-9 y.o.?) was so cute this week. At the end of her session she asks me
"have you heard of the Blueridge [local elementary school]cheerleaders?" She proceeds to tell me that she is one of them and apparently they are having some kind of show coming up and that
"anybody can come!" She tells me several times
"anybody can come." And finally…
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Added by Adina P on December 13, 2008 at 7:00pm —
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