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  The puppies are growing fast and it has been exciting to get updates from the breeder with pictures and videos. My brother also had a chance to go down and meet the breeder on the day we picked our pups. My brother and I ended up picking the two boys from the litter and are looking forward to the official "gotcha" day only two weeks from now.

   I have been completing projects around the house to prepare for our new puppy. This week's projects will be installing the new hallway…

Lately I have been starring in my own version of the movie, Groundhog Day. If you haven’t seen the movie I can sum it up for you very quickly. It was about a weatherman sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and somehow ends up in a time warp and keeps repeating the same day over and over again.  I really never understood why anyone would leave it up to a rodent to predict the weather, but I do know that once my sister attended a Groundhog Day…

Hi, I'm not sure if anyone saw my previous post but I'm hoping to get some feedback on airline approved in cabin pet carriers;  if all goes well, I'm hoping to pick up a standard size labradoodle puppy in November.  I will be flying from NYC to North Carolina to pick up the puppy and the puppy will be accompanying me in the plane cabin.  Sherpa carriers are airline approved in the small and medium size.  The medium can accomodate a puppy weighing up to 16lbs; as the puppy will be just over 8…

Hi,

I'm anticipating flying from NYC to North Carolina, to pick up my standard size labradoodle puppy in November, and bring him/her in a carrier on the plane with me to go home.  The puppy may be 13 or 14 lbs, and I'm just wondering if any of you had experience in transporting larger labradoodle puppies in the plane cabin and what brand/size carrier you used which were plane approved for transport.

This morning I got up earlier than everyone else and turned on the TV.  There happened to be a show on with a couple of women trying to sell embroidery machines.  I have no interest in sewing, knitting, or needlework of any kind, but I found myself mesmerized by what they were doing and thinking that maybe I needed an embroidery machine.  Keep in mind the last sewing project I did was probably in my high school Home Ec Class where I tried to make a one piece jumpsuit and ended up cutting the…

Last month, I suspected that my son might be developing an ear infection, but there wasn’t an odor. So, I thought it might just be residual fleas from our May infestation/home invasion that crawled into his ears. Nope! Now my baby whines or screams if anything touches his ears (even if he accidentally rubs one against something) and I now smell the odor. I have some Tramadol, so I texted my FL vet friend what dosage to give him for pain. We’ll be visiting his local vet tomorrow.

I had…

Seems like yesterday that I was reading all about bringing home a puppy and how to train them.  Just like with my kids, they turned out well even if I didn't know what I was doing. They jump on company and bark in greeting. They sleep with us and will do anything for a cookie .

 Do not hesitate to get a second doodle. The best thing we did besides getting the first. They are best friends and have to touch when they sleep.

We are semi…

How do you feel when you're grooming your Doodle?

Do you feel at all rushed? Trying to get it over with pronto?

Or do you instead regard it as some quality alone time with your Doodle. Nice and easy?

And how is your Doodle behaving?

Does he trust you blindly?

Does he use his whole bag of tricks to get away from your brush?

Or does he feel playful, trying to snatch that brush (and your hand) whenever he…

Zeus is five years old now, but still a messy eater. So, I took him to the groomer for a Poodle-Do. Ok, so it's not as becoming as I thought it'd be (maybe I should've painted his toenails sky blue). Anyway, it'll grow back.

I have been researching dogs for a long time now, and for the past year I focused on goldendoodles. This year my family decided it was time to get our dog. I searched for a semi local breeder who fit the criteria and found one only 5 hours away. I clicked with the breeder immediately and put my family on the waiting list. That was a month ago in May.

One of my brothers expressed interest in getting a goldendoodle as well, so we decided to get litter mates and have the special…

We have never been bothered by fleas.  Once or twice a year Judy would find a flea on one of our dogs but, we figured that the flea got a ride on the dog someplace other than our home.  We got pretty complacent and weren't ready for this years flea infestation.

We have had an influx of squirrels on our property and we think that the fleas came from them!

We have never seen fleas like this.  Our poor barn cat had so many fleas that she has become anemic.  She is…

We have a snake on our property.  The first time we saw it I didn’t actually see it, but John asked me if I noticed it by the gate when I got home.  I had arrived home moments before he did and must have stepped right over it.  Usually, I am on high alert on hikes for snakes, but I didn’t think one would have the audacity to show up at our house.  My neighbor in Pennsylvania always told me that I didn’t have to worry about snakes because they shy away from yards with dogs.  My neighbor was…

My Doodle is 5 months old and she usually will hold her pee all day while I'm at work for 8 hours. But during the night she is barking at me every 30 to an hour becuase she wants to go outside. She usually pees everytime I take her out but I have to get up around 5 to 6 times at night to let her out. This is getting exhausting but I can't ignore her bc she won't stop barking at me. This just started within the past two weeks bc she use to sleep through the entire night. 

I don't give…

Our beloved English Springer Spaniel, Gordie, passed away suddenly from bloat last summer.  I have been missing him more than ever lately and have taken to haunting websites and looking longingly at every 'Springer looking' doodle I see, either in real life or on-line.  I began showing my husband these pictures - just once in a while, I swear  :-}   He reminded me that…

I have what probably seems like a weird dilemma.

My 7 mo old doodle is being trained, both by us and by a dog trainer, to be a support and service dog for me. Prior to school being out, I am home with him the most by far. Due to my medical issues, my husband has to be the one to walk him outside and to so service training in the stores etc.

The problem is... all this "special" time with dad is making the dog bond more closely with him. He is, of course, a family dog and we all…

Bogey is 11 months old. We started seeing a private trainer in April because he's leash reactive. He would lunge and bark at people and other dogs when walking him. Two trainers told me it wasn't out of aggression (although if I was the person on the other end of the leash I wouldn't believe it), but out of frustration. We started our training very slowly with sessions at my home/neighborhood so there would be less distractions. Recently, we started meeting at a local park. The first week he…

Two weeks ago Auggie turned 4! It's so hard to believe!

My "trouble" child, my itty-bitty-buddy-boo (well, not really itty-bitty) is an adult doodle. At least physically, LOL.

So what has he been up to in the last year?

Since his older brother Monty was out of commission most of 2015 thanks to his knee surgeries and rehab, I got to spend a lot of time with Auggie alone. Those of you with multiple doodles know how hard it is to have a dedicated one on one time…