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For years, when the two legged children were sick with colds, viruses and flu like symptoms, I would tell them they had the “coll – e -mock – is”, and for whatever reason they battled through each illness with pride and from those tender elementary school ages, when they couldn’t pronounce it, (like I cannot spell it), it seemed to make the days in our home infirmary fun!

I have carried this made-up diagnosis over to the four legged children and this is what I tell the vet…

It occurred to me recently that I have been sitting on a gold mine idea for a very long time for saving for any big vacation.  I guess the 2013 Cruise "jarred" my memory. For years, when someone in our family or circle of friends got married, I have given them a wedding saving’s jar along with a letter I have written.  Since I would hate to have the newly married couple say, “Are you kidding me with this gift? All we are getting is a letter and a jar?” we also include a check to get the…

Every night our family has a little routine.  About 15 minutes before we are all about to hop into bed, either Jeff or I take Milton out for his final walk of the day.  We go down the stairs, cut through the parking lot, wander about the gardens, take one, hopefully, two bathroom breaks, and wrap around to the pool.  To Milton, this pool stop is the equivalent of a bedtime bath.



Milt never breaks routine and consistently climbs down to always the first step of the shallow end…

I spent yesterday making sure both the girls were brushed out and looking their prettiest for today's romp.  Then today I packed the car with water bowl, brush, car seat cover and towels... lots of towels since both girls have a tendency to get car sick.  Amazingly enough neither one of them got sick on the ride to the romp (this was the first of the firsts today).  After we arrived at the romp Harlow was ready to go play with all the other doods so off came the leash and off she went to…

This is George's baby picture when our son first got him.  Cute little guy, huh?

His training seems to be going well, and Dustin flew down to Florida to spend a couple of days with him.  He'll be home in about a month.  I'm sad that Dustin and his family missed the adorable puppy stages, but they will have a better experience with George being through most of…

In another life, I think I was probably a reporter, so I took notes on the Doodle Cruise so I could report back the facts to all those unable to attend the First Annual Doodle Cruise starring Fudge and Vern.  I uncovered some things we never knew about our DK members and luckily I was not sworn to secrecy.  I urge you to remember drinks were flowing freely.  I would also like to note it has taken me an entire week to blog because I knew it was important to say everything…

As many of you know Darwin has been slightly off this summer from the drastic change in home and company. I suspect one of the big reasons was that my SIL Kate left for the summer. We lived at the in-laws for 8 months, and during those 8 months Darwin grew really close to Kate. I think they were really good for each other and in a way he was kind of her dog for that time. When she left we did also and moved a few hours away into a completely different area. We also went from having a yard to…

I just wanted to send a BIG thank you to Jane for ALL of the work she did organizing our FIRST EVER Doodle Cruise sans Doodles, of course).  She spent endless hours....doing too many things even to list here.  Not to mention all of her hospitality in Miami (pre-cruise cocktails and snacks), Bon Voyage drinks always available in our cabin (spiced rum, Baileys, vodka), adorable Doodle Kisses doorhangers, arranging the door decorating contest and all of the prizes she brought (yes, we were the…

Tomorrow marks the 3 week point in our home and as part of our family. from what I was told she was a rescue dog and had little to no contact with the "outside world". If that is correct then her 1st 3 weeks with us has been full of firsts for her.

In no order - here are some of her firsts

1. Boat ride - went OK, she's not thrilled with that form of transportation. She likes the car much better.

2. Take her to work. She took a few days to warm up to the office…

The Milt and I are proud members of the amazing Doodle Kisses.  DK's slogan is, "Where Doodle Owners Can Connect," and that is certainly the truth as I have met two very good Dallas friends through this site.  In addition to the awesome photographs and videos, the  discussion forums have been amazingly helpful in answering some of my most pressing, embarrassing, ridiculous questions regarding the Milt.  Such a vast collection of doodle owners provides a wealth of knowledge for all of us…

Pretty much everyone knows how naughty Big Murph has been and how he's had us on our last nerve.  We were actually so "burned out" from the hours and hours of training, Vet visits, monitoring his every thought and move that I'll confess I looked forward to getting away for a week, without the Doods.  I knew they'd be fine at their Daycare because we know the owner well and they go there once a week.  She is a trainer and knows how to handle Murph...he gets away with nothing there.  They've…

This past Saturday, my doodle friends and I, with our respective doods, of course, attended Barktober Fest 2012 at Fort Woof in Fort Worth.  As can be imagined with the crisp fall weather (temps in the 50s), the Halloween spirit, and dogs on parade, it was a magical morning!  Here is our little party:…

Our "gotchya" day year doodleversary was about a week and a half ago and as I sit here with Ollie boy cuddled up on my lap, I think back to our first week together.

This dog drove me crazy. Did I love him? Yes. Was he adorable? Yes, but it was not an easy start. A year ago I had just moved 20 hours from my family and started my first grown up job in a position that was "difficult" (to say the least) and I was extremely lonely. It's crazy that it has been a year...what a huge year it…

I cant seem to get enough on anything doodle. Im not sure why but every evening after the kids go to bed this is all I research on the computer. We have decided on a name. Luna. Her name will be Luna. The full name is still in the tweeking stage. Im already attached to a puppy that I dont yet know. Im not sure why. Mostly right now my interest has been in grooming and differant cuts. 3 MORE WEEKS. Are we ready? Probably not

I know you're all thinking, wait, Milton can't possibly be a year old yet!  Well, he's not.  I turned 27-years-old today!…

This has been an extremely difficult week for our family. On Wed, Oct 3rd, we received news of the passing of a dear, dear friend, after a long battle with the disease Alzheimer’s.

Rick is not only DH Lee’s BFF in college (bonding on the football field, the frat house, and then careers in the military), he’s also the husband of my girlfriend (we all attended the same college), and has truly been like an uncle to my children.

The boys never got…

Bayley and Mayzie went on a beach vacation last week. The whole week was about them. We found restaurants that allowed dogs on their deck and took them everywhere we ate. There are several stores and shopping areas that allow dogs. Orvis is wonderful. They gave the dogs water, and treats; let them try out their dog beds and pick out toys to buy. Bass Pro Shop also allows dogs and the staff was very welcoming.

Mayzie, the bearded collie, is a very beautiful dog, and the breed is fairly…

When I was writing my story last week about the coyote decoys, it reminded me of another adventure. A couple months later, we spotted 2 geese on the pond. We rounded up our two dogs to try to shoo them off. Mayzie and Bayley are great at flushing the geese off the ground, but when the geese swim into the middle of the pond, the dogs are useless. Mayzie, the Bearded Collie, gets waterlogged with all her long hair, and Baylie, the goldendoodle, who should love the water, was…

Just received pictures of the puppies at 4 weeks of age. I feel so happy when I see them and am already connecting to some of them without even meeting them yet. I wish we lived closer to visit. Yes it is only 3 hours away but still hard to make a day of it for all of my family. Come next week. I await next pictures. VERY GIDDY! Oh and lets not forget my 4 year old daughter says she wants the purple ribbon one. Im gonna have to make sure the two we choose from dont have any colors on them.…