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.

 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

OH the ear mess.  Deja Vu.  I wrote a blog last summer called, OH SPIT.   I was not used to having such sticky coats and Starlit chewed constantly on Spud's ears. It stopped.  Just cut all the hair off Rooney's ears once and he will find a leg or a tail to grab.  No, I'm not joking.  I did cut the hair off for awhile.  It was making me crazy.  I got over it.  I gave up.

Love the look of Stuart.  He is what I think of, when I think of a Goldendoodle. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

The boys are beautiful separately, but even more gorgeous together! They are so different, they really compliment each other!

I can't believe Rooney is almost one!

[Donna K & Quincy]

These guys are such little posers, they look great together.

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

Jane I cannot believe how big Stuart is....every picture you post looks like a different dog. He is so cute. Rooney looks like he knows who's boss and Stuart better realize it - haha.

I love the sound of two dogs screaming and rumbling through the house....Daisy and Lily (grand puppy) go running up and down the stairs and through the entire place, they do not need entertaining and they are so good, it's all about the chase.

I do enjoy my quiet, one doodle evenings though so you are out of luck being adopted by me - LOL!

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

They are toooo cute. Stuart is going to be much bigger than Rooney soon :)

[Traci -Bexter & Maggie]

They are so cute together!  I can't wait til I get my Bexter a sister!  I tell you, it is partially your fault with all your cute pictures & blogs!  I'll have you to blame (er...thank)!!!

[sandy b]

Love your blogs and pictures. Your boys are adorable.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Jane, I love that sweet picture and so glad to hear things are going great!!!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

It sounds like a "Wonderful Life" at your house, Jane.  I love hearing about your two guys....keep the blogs coming.  My guys also got matted from all their horsing around....that's when I decided they needed a shorter cut.

[Anna and Achilles]

What a great picture, I am melting, such sweet faces! So glad it is going well.