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Milton's Momma (me) likes to exercise everyday if possible, whether it be yoga or a walk/run.  Sometimes Milton gets in the way of this when he asks to go potty, play ball, or take a walk for his own daily constitutional.



Last week, he certainly interrupted my workout routine by pulling this little stunt:…

I like contests.  We all know how competitive I am.  We are now having our own contest called, “Which Doodle is More Annoying?”  Let me assure you, it is a very close race and we may have to have a third party tally the votes.  Could the winner be Vern who got me up three times last night to go out?  Or could it be Fudge who got up with Vern each of those times and then came back to bed with me swinging her paws in the air repeatedly to let John know she was waiting for her belly rubs?  In…

Judy attended a two day SUPER PET ADOPTION rescue event in Rancho Mirage (near Palm Springs, CA).  There were a total of seven Maltese and Maltese mixes from our Maltese Rescue, three from our house and four from other fosters.  Judy came home tonight.  She had run out of dogs...  Six of the seven dogs were adopted (and the seventh has two people coming to see him tomorrow).

We had extra people there to help with filling out applications and to make home inspections.  It was…

I realized the other day that I have not blogged here is quite awhile.  Just logged in to look this up...HOLY MOLY...its been almost a YEAR!  Wow...2012 sure must have been keeping us very busy with work and play.  

Zoey is doing great, which is a BIG improvement from this time last year.  Right after the holidays I'd had her fixed and getting through the recovery from that, I literally cried for a week as NOTHING would keep this dog from pulling/licking at her stitches.  Frustration…

Daisy had a grooming appointment on Thursday. Nothing special just the same old drop off and pick up, bath, trim, brush. However this time we were changing the person that was doing the grooming as her regular Sarah had left the business.

I was a bit nervous (I know you all know the feeling with new groomers) but I really like the place, they don't crate, it's in an actual home, on my way to work and close enough to run and get her when they are done.Daisy always seems to do okay…

Trav and I were the lucky winners of a $50 gift card credit from Only Natural Pet Store, thanks to the Doodle Kisses calendar drawing.  And did we score some great stuff! 

First, I agonized for what seemed like hours over the vast array of items I could order, but finally managed to make my selections.  Then I lost the screen, and the selections!  Despair.  The selection process began again, and was eventually completed.  We've been waiting …

8 GREAT years with a super sweet dog!! Who knew back in January of 2005,on a frigid day what I was getting into. He has brought so many wonderful people into my life! I can't imagine a world without him!

My dogs need to be groomed.  They have an appointment next week and if I thought my groomer had a drop box I would have left them there last night.   I leave my car at the mechanic’s the night before an appointment with a note stating what needs to be done, so why can’t my groomer be as accommodating.  I have thought about tying them up outside her grooming salon so she finds them in the morning with a note around their necks that reads, “Mom says we can’t come home until we are clean.” The…

10,000.  Does this number mean anything to you?  It means an awful lot to me because last week I hit 10,000 PAGE VIEWS on my blog, goldilocksandherdoodle.com!



Since I began blogging on May 28th, the week prior to bringing the Milt home, I have garnered 10,000 viewings of my blog (plus lots and lots of doodlekisses.com views here), and I am positively thrilled.  To all of my loyal readers, thank you for reading multiple times a day (Mom), checking in weekly, or occasionally…

A person wrote in to one of my photography forums asking how he should shoot pictures of his friend who wants to post them on a dating site.  I recommended that he borrow a doodle and shoot his friend with the dood!  I explained that Holly is an amazing chick magnet and I have heard from other doodle owners that their dogs also attract gals.

It's amazing, how Holly will attract gals.  Of course, men like Holly but, gals from eight to eighty just fall all over…

For the last few years (well, for as long as we’ve had Doodles), I’ve struggled with the whole holiday card thing. I dream about sending out those cute “Tis the Season To Be Jolly” holiday photo cards but it always becomes this nightmarish saga – of “epic” proportion.

The problem, or should I say “my” problem is that I wait too “doodle” long and before you know it, the holiday season is hovering over me, and I end up making excuses, chewing myself…

Last night it went down to 33 degrees F. in Ramona which is in the hills of San Diego County.  Today it hit 83 degrees;  a shift of fifty degrees!  That's why they dress in layers...

Last week, I got to work with one of DK's own - GBK- on a couple of doodles of her gorgeous doodles Kona and Buddy!  Okay, I know I might be biased, but I think doodle owners are by far the most fun people to work with on art commissions.  Who else would submit photos of the pups dressed so stylishly?  …

This past weekend our little family made the trek once again to northern Louisiana to visit the magical land complete with trailer, slough, and all.  Our boy was thrilled that we finally made it back into that neck of the woods both to see his grandparents and run wild for a couple of days.  We did not take nearly as many photos as the first time we visited because we were caught up in the moment, and it's not always easy to tear away and grab your camera when you're having fun or, rather,…

This past Saturday, several Brazos Valley Doodles and their owners participated in the "Paws for a Cause 2K Run" which benefited a local rescue group called God's Little Creatures.  I am looking at the souvenir T-shirt as I'm typing this and realizing for the first time that it was a RUN!  What?? Please don't let our doods, because that's the last thing they were doing!  Perhaps they would have run if it hadn't been for their slow owners, so let's give them the benefit of the doubt! After…

It is that time of year in our household again.  Let me be the first to say, if you are one of those people who gets disgusted every year by the way the retail world rushes the holidays, this blog might not be for you.  Every year I have a cookie party and lots of company on Thanksgiving and because of all the hustle and bustle, I like to get my Christmas decorating done early.  This year, we opted not to have the Cookie party, which I have hosted for more years than I can remember, mainly…

On days when Milton does not attend daycare, we feel compelled to take him for an awful long walk in the morning.  Generally it is my duty and desire to take the Milt because I like the exercise too, but last week Jeff joined us for a very early morning walk.  Thankfully with the daylight savings time, it approaches light toward the latter half of the walk, so we are not in complete darkness the entire time.



Generally Milt enjoys his walks, but at times he can get a bit obstinate…

HARLEY: A Veteran is any person, who served honorably on active duty in the armed forces of the United States.

LEO: And our “doodle dad” did that?

HARLEY:…

I was looking back at some of my earlier posts begging for advice on raising my insane puppy. From biting, to potty training, to sleepless nights; it felt like we jumped over hurdle after hurdle. 8 months later, as my Dood is snoozing on the couch next to me I realized all the little changes that have made things much easier.

1. Sleeping in. My husband and I have been married for 4 years and do not have children yet. So for now at least, we LOVE to sleep.…