Amy, Cubbie & Ollie's Blog (10)

As I read the posts of all the people that have recently added a second doodle to their families or those stories of a sick doodle seeking out the comfort of their doggie sibling, I can’t help but struggle to fight off the green eyed monster

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The holidays are a time for families and also apparently a time to try and off load your dog.  Maybe I just have more exposure to it now or maybe I’m just more aware than I used to be but it seems like every time I turn around, I hear about someone who is giving up their dog for some reason or another and I’m not just talking about doodles.  It seems like the closer we get to the holidays, the more people are trying to get rid of their dogs.  I belong to a distribution list at work where…

As a child, there was nothing quite as exciting as being handed a wrapped present.  Christmas or Birthday, it didn’t matter.  The gift was for you and there was something special inside.  You couldn’t open that box fast enough.

Adopting a doodle has been a similarly exciting experience but I have learned that you have to be patient to…

As I sit in a hotel room while on a business trip eating my dinner from a multitude of take-out containers, I can’t help but think about the fact that we have become a society where so many things are disposable.  Take-out containers, plastic utensils, paper cups, plastic shopping bags, water bottles etc.  People no longer use cloth napkins at home because it is so much easier to just to use paper napkins that you can toss out after a single use.  Tissues instead of hankies (although I will…

In December of 2010, my SIL met Cubbie and it was love at first sight.  They already had 1 dog (a female black lab) but she told my brother that she had to have a doodle too.  He just laughed at her but I don’t think he realized just how contagious doodles can be.  They got married in September 2011 and they decided that they were going to wait a year before the considered getting another dog, but again they didn’t realize how contagious doodles can be.  As of February 20, 2012 they have…

Business travel is never fun and is almost always a hassle especially when I am leaving 2 doodles at home with DH.  There are certain things that I always take care of and tend to do on a regular schedule and when that schedule gets altered due to business travel it is a little bit frustrating.  Before I can think about leaving I have to make sure that both doodles are thoroughly brushed and 100% dematted.  Ears must be cleaned, nails have to be trimmed, and teeth have to be brushed.  I…

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to a special competition of the DWF (Doodle Wrestling Federation).

In one corner weighing in at 22lbs is Cubbie “The Peanut” doodle.  He might be the smaller competitor but he light on his feet and uses his speed to his advantage.

In the other corner we have Ollie “Big Head”…

We boarded Cubbie and Ollie this past weekend so that we could attend my brother’s wedding.  The place we decided to use is the doggie daycare just a few miles from our home.  We take the dogs there sometimes to play and decided to board them there because it was convenient (although I don’t like the fact that the dogs are crated at night and left alone – no employee supervision).  When we picked them up, I asked how Cubbie had done with the crate since he…

So after not having any business travel for a few years, I finally convinced my DH to let me finally get a dog and we got Cubbie.  After Cubbie arrived I did a little more business travel but nothing terrible so I convinced my DH that is would be a really good idea to adopt a dog, enter Ollie. Well, since we have had Ollie (coming up on 2 months now) I have had to go out of town twice now.  So here I am sitting in a hotel in PA spending time on doodle kisses just to get my doodle fix since…

So I was all excited to try my hand at doodle grooming

Les poochs brush – check

Shampoo and lemon water conditioner spray – check

Pet dryer – check

Grooming table – check

Andis 2 speed clippers (multiple blades) – check

2 hairy doodles in need of a groom – check

Determination – CHECK!!

So where did it go…