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Oh Kathy, me too! I had a wonderful cock -a - poo for 16 years, my very first dog ever, he was my heart and soul. My poor step son went off to war in Iraq when he was 18, and when he came back a year and a half later, our dog and two of his dogs at his moms house had passed. It was a very sad time, and I made it a couple of months before I was searching for another dog to come into our lives. We live in Vegas and I hit two royal flushes in one night after dinner at a local casino, I hardly ever gamble and win even less! I called my husband, told him what I hit and that is was puppy money! Searched for another larger cock-a-poo and got a little more than we bargained for, instead of 40 lbs he is 60 lbs and such a wonderful boy. I new I wanted a second pup, and as I got a little older and realized that my dream of having a child of my own was probably never going to happen, hubby finally relented and we started looking for a second dog to add to our family. Went back to Buddy's breeder, but even though she had a litter from the same parents as Buddy, they were all black, and my first baby was black and I couldn't go their yet :( She said she had a special labradoodle litter she hadn't even put up yet because they were going to breeders, she showed me a picture of my little munchkin Kona, as dark chocolate as you can get, and I totally fell in love. I said I had to have her, and we are so thrilled with her, Buddy included. She is a little bossy girl that has totally got my hubby wrapped around her paws, to hear a grown man giggle as his dog hugs and kisses on him is the most wonderful sound in the world to me.
Mark giggles all the time, too. Amazing how the furkids bring out the child in us!
I became a special ed teacher 3 years ago and the school I am teaching in has therapy dogs. I have always felt bad about leaving my min schnauzer home when I went to work (she would NOT make a therapy dog, too set in her ways). I have thought about it all this time, and wondered what breed to get (labs do very well, but didn't want all the shedding). I came across labradoodles in my search and thought they were so special, and adorable looking. I found a breeder by me, but I decided to get one sooner than hers would be ready, and found another breeder in Colorado. I loved her puppies, exactly the color and coat I wanted and we discussed the temperment I wanted. Every time I looked at pictures of the puppies I wanted a different one (she had 18- 2 litters). Then when it became pick day for me, we talked on the phone and she thought one would be perfect for me, not one I had considered before. But she sounded perfect for me, loved her photos, and chose her. I have had her for almost 3 weeks (born 2-2-09) and love her very much (especially right now while she is sleeping on her blanket, lol). I had not really told my DH about getting another dog until about 2 weeks before pick day. He thought they were cute. I did the choosing and decision making on this, since I will be going to training with her for therapy work. I have to admit she has fit right in and DH thinks she is SOOOO smart. I cannot imagine having a different one than her.
In Sept. of '07 I put down my dog of 18 yrs. We weren't going to get another dog. The house was very empty. Noone to come home to. My husband was very OK with it. Husband is not home much - works a lot and has many many hobby's which take him away lots of weekends. I'm home all day (work part-time evenings) and just missed not having anyone greet me when I came home. I've seen a few doodles and just thought they had to be the cutest thing I ever saw. I made the decision we'd get another dog with much argument from husband. So, I did the doodle study for days and weeks on the net and found a breeder within my price range and close enough so I could pick her up and I sent in my downpayment that following Jan. - '08. April 8, 2008 finally arrived and I picked up Fergie. She has been the best purchase of my life - so much so that last month I drove to MN again to get her full sister. So now I'm the proud owner of two beautiful girls. My entire neighborhood just loves Fergie. My good friend also got into doodles and they come to visit a lot. What surprises me is how much everyone comments on how wonderful my dogs are, they go out and purchase some other type of dog when they get a dog. What is that about? Why would anyone get anything but a doodle?
Anyway, Fergie is great. Husband loves her too - more than he could imagine. Lucy has a lot to live up too. I think she's going to be the younger naughty sister.
Both DH and I have had dogs (and cats) in our lives. There is only twice my life I remember not having a dog. When I was in college living in the dorm (but I had a very friendly guinea pig) and for about 10 months after we had to have our 13 year Pointer and 13 year Springer put down within a few weeks of each other. It was too lonely without dogs. We ended up getting beagle litter mates for our daughters and the boys each bonded with 'his girl' immediately. The boys look to me as pack leader but they LOVE their girls. When the girls are home the boys have eyes only for them. It took me several years to realize that I missed having a dog that looked to me as his/her person. After our 14 year old cat passed this past January (yes we have a few geriatric 4 footed children) DH and I found ourselves talking more and more seriously about getting a LD. In May Harlow joined our pack and everyday has been wonderful since.
Samantha, fostered Mickey (now in his forever home) and now Charli. Having 2 Doodles is just incredible!
We have double the joy! We sit back and giggle at their antics for hours a day. Charli has no fear of anything - except for Samantha early in the morning.
I got my doodle (Buddy) on Dec 10, 2007. He was two Oct 17th. I got him for companionship. My husband passed away from a heart attack in 2006. My children (two girls) are grown and have their own families. Buddy goes everywhere with me.
We got our doodle 7 (holey moly!) years ago, after losing our much-loved golden to cancer. Our golden had become my dog when our son moved out. I missed having a dog to share walks and love. I also work at home in the country, so my dog is my door bell and intruder alert. LOL I am madly in love with our golden doodle Clyde -- he has added so much to our lives. We now have a 3-year old grandson and another on the way and I could not ask for a better baby minder. Wherever Liam goes, so goes Clyde. :-) Clyde goes most everywhere with me. He is a patient shopper and never minds waiting in the car (depending on weather.) I like having a dog at this stage in my life because I am able to spend the time on him and with him that he deserves!
I adopted Jack from a local shelter in January of 2006. He had been purchased from a pet store as a puppy and then relinquished to the shelter when he was 14 months old.
I lost my poodle in Sept. 2005 and was lost without a dog. I had never lived more than a month without a dog my entire life. At the time I adopted Jack, I wanted an adult dog who needed a home. Didn't want to deal with puppy stuff at that time in my life, I wanted a dog who was already housebroken and had some manners. I had also been involved in rescue for years and adopting a homeless dog was the only thing that felt right to me. BUT...I wanted a medium-sized poodle or poodle-mix, and I absolutely did not want a doodle, or a big dog, or a dog who sheds. LOL- as John Lennon said, '"Life is what happens to us while we're busy making other plans"!
Jack found me, (with the help of a very astute shelter worker), he won me over, and the rest is history. We'll celebrate our 4th anniversary together this month!
I have always been interested in animals and nature. In fact I originally wanted to be a vet but there were only 12 vet schools in the country at the time. You also needed farm experience and I lived in the city, and my parents were not encouraging. So the rest is history. I had assorted fish, birds and turtles when I was a kid but I wanted a dog. My father told me I could get one when I had my own home. It took many, many years before the time was right. Both my boys are grown and live in New York City. Although I now live in what is officially the suburbs it really is pretty countryish here. I'm lucky enough to have a large yard which I fenced in to keep the deer out of the garden. A few years ago when labradoodles were still scarce, I read about them and decided I wanted one. But I became concerned about raising a puppy and my schedule and didn't get one.Then for about a year my older son and his standard poodle came to stay. My son left and the poodle stayed. Unfortunately, not too long after that Rex became ill and ultimately I had to euthanize him since he had a rare cancer for which there was no treatment. I missed Rex a lot and got Luca about 5 months later. I work only part time now and very close to home. Puppy raising at times made me question my decision, but a trainer and eventually DK, taught me so much. By the time Luca was a year old I decided he needed a doodle companion and Calla came just a year after he did. She was four months old so it was a little easier especially since I was a lot wiser : ) They are wonderful dogs and great companions. I do find they sometimes tie me down but they are worth it.
We got Clyde, our golden doodle, 7 years ago after we lost our golden retriever to cancer. I had "inherited" Guy, our golden, after our son left home. Being a dog mom was wonderful and helped ease the pain of no HK around. So when I had neither, it was too lonely and too quiet. Even on days when he is being groomed, I miss his companionship!

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