Life with Rooney & Stuart

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

Hangin with my brother!As Stuart's adoption fades into history, life at our house is finally getting to feel normal, well normal for us.  I can hardly remember those quiet, boring days before Stuart came - now the house is full of rambunctious dog play!  Our open floor plan, with all of these tile floors provides lots of entertainment for all of us as the dogs chase each other round and round skidding into walls and furniture as they go, ouch!  The expansive babygating, the ex-pen, the metal crate - all gone to the attic - replaced with having the back hallway/powder room/laundry gated off for those times when we leave them home.   Stuart is healthy now, growing like a weed (27 lbs now!) and well over his neuter - he'll be back swimming in the pool by Tuesday!  Stuart is a potty training champ - that boy goes and sits right at the front door when he needs to go out!!!!  His poo is a lot more firm with the addition of some raw food to his diet (Primal).  Stuart has been moved onto Origen Large Breed Puppy now that Rooney has been switched to the Regional Red - Rooney will be 1 in a few weeks!  Where has that time gone?  Yesterday Rooney spent 6.5 hours with the mobile groomer getting the matts that Stuart chewed into his long hair brushed out and then getting a super short cut.  Do other multiple dog families have this issue.  Rooney has never had matts before except under his chin and Stuart chews on Rooney's ears.  I was cutting the matts out in big hunks, he looked like he had big hairy earrings - I thought the groomer was going to have a stroke when she saw the hacked up mess!  I thought about putting some "bitter apple" on Roo's ears, would that work?  In Stuart's defense Rooney grabs him by the ears also.  So life is sweet in our two doodle house (except that when dh gets home this weekend he'll find Stuart sleeping in our bed which I promised I wouldn't do).  You may see my picture on PetFinder as he might feel the need to rehome me and the boys - it would have to be a "group" adoption.

 

[Clifford, Cloud, Jake..and Kim]

They look perfect together!  (And I noticed that your shedding doodle matches your couch - smart move!)

[Doris, Knox & Flash]

This is the cutest picture EVER! Both of your boys are precious!! Looks like they are big buddies!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

What a darling pair they are!  I just can't wait to see how big Stuart gets and what he looks like as a grown up.  He is soooooo cute now with such a different look from Rooney.  Ned and Clancy are older so when they wrestle it is not totally the ears.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Darling photo. Sounds like a two doodle house to me... ear mats and all.

I have stopped allowing Owen to chew on Kona's ears. It was getting to be too much and now when we say, "Leave it" he will stop right away. I wish I had trained him sooner not to do that.

[Ali & Sonny D.]

They are just adorable. You make me jealous I only have 1 dood, even though I love Sonny to pieces. He would love a sibling to play with all day.

[Mimi Linna, Lilly and Lolly]

love your blog...look at those two faces..the cutest. if you need to be rehomed.. let me know:)

[Ronna, Murphy & Wilson]

Could they possibly be any cuter?  Just as you are putting your house back together I am preparing to pull out the crates and gates again!

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

Thanks guys - I think they are pretty cute too!  Stuart brings tears to my eyes - I've learned to love that guy so much.  He is not Rooney - he is so different - and even though I know that he is growing to love me more each day - his person is not a person - Rooney is his special someone.  Though they rumble and tumble - Stuart knows that Rooney is the KING.  I don't think that will change with size.  I hope I can get them to stop chewing on each others ears - Joanne - all Rooney has left is the tail - DO NOT CHEW THE TAIL!!!  LOL

[Camilla and Darwin]

That picture is so adorable, and I agree with Karen that they are just such a beautiful pair. I would love to see them romping and playing all day, you should upload more videos of them! This makes me want a second dood.

 

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[Julie, Izzie & Max]

So glad to hear Stuart is well now and everything is going great with Rooney and Stuart.  We have two and have the same problem with the matting of the ears and tail.  They grab each other by the tail and also chew on each other's ears.