Ashley, Sadie and Coal's Blog (7)

It has been quite a while since I have recorded the many adventures of Sadie and Coal.  Having a high school senior and a freshman, along with a third grader, two wild doodles and 29 fifth graders keeps me busy... and when I'm not busy, my brain/body is completely useless!

Sadie and Coal will be a year old on November 25th, and we have come a loooooong way since…

Last night when we arrived home from our beach trip at 10 pm and unloaded the three kids and two dogs who were covered in drool and barf, my husband (who had stayed home "to work") said, "Yeah, I'm smarter than that..." He's only limping a little this morning.  So the car sickness has not improved with age... the Dramamine, the crates and the other things we have tried do not seem to help consistently either.  We have some meds from the vet which any sane person would have…

Well Doodle Friends, it has been a while...  After all of our relaxing snow days, the last quarter of school was very hectic, with trying to make up for lost time with my fifth graders, spring sports and two growing puppies. Believe it or not, we made it to summer vacation with two puppies and three kids, and all are relatively unscathed! 

Since our last update, we have been through a bad batch of food, puppy vaginitis and lots of growing.  Karen, and lots of other wonderful DKers,…

Well our precious pups are growing like weeds.  At almost 16 weeks, Coal is just under 20 pounds and Sadie is 18 pounds.  They continue to be healthy and happy, and we continue to love them like crazy.  Keeping them separate has provided us with bonding time and is allowing their personalities to really shine.  Sadie is a momma's girl and Coal is a snuggle bug.  So, that all sounds great, right?  It is, and it isn't...  

With one puppy, being a puppy parent is tough enough, but there…

OH. MY. DOODLE.  Did I say triple the work?  I might have understated that just a wee bit!  Exponential might be a better description.  We LOVE our puppies.  We do. We really, really do.  I have convinced myself that Sadie and Coal are "the best pups in the world," because there is no other option for my mental health.  

Here is what people need to know about having litter mate puppies:  Most people, our family included, get two puppies with the well-intentioned, but completely…

Once we realized what we had gotten ourselves into, we began to follow the recommendations from various sources of how to go about raising litter mates to be individuals who are well-bonded with their humans.  We have contacted a trainer who has given us some good advice and the pups are signed up for Puppy Class.  We also have a friend who is going to take them one at a time to her house to socialize with her well-behaved, easy going adult dogs (a doodle and a golden).  She is a sitter for…

Hello doodle friends.  I am thinking I should try to keep a journal of sorts here on DK, so that friends who are thinking about getting litter mates can make an informed decision or at least have an an idea about one crazy family's experience.  Most importantly, I don't want to forget all of the little milestones and stories about our puppies, and I am sure I will with the hectic life of having three human children and two fur babies. By blogging here on DK, maybe we can help someone else,…