Distracted while Doodling

Dear DoodleKisses - what an awesome site this is. I've spent an awful lot of time here reading, giggling, learning in the past year.

Oh how I love my Doodle girl - what a blessing she is! So sweet, so silly, so pretty, oh sure I can add adjectives and adverbs all day long....

Along the way there has been 'somebody missing' and we knew we were going to have two dogs - period. Life throws curveballs, often - my catching skills slip now and then. The great debate and the search continued. When we got our girl we had looked at Labs, Labradoodle's, got a Goldendoodle. We have both been gobbled up with a bad case of Doodle Love.

It's been bumpy during the search - I'll spare the gory details, but now we have a pack.

Well, he is not a Doodle at all - not even part Poodle - but I am so tickled with him I have to share! I looked at AussieDoodles and pure Poodles, other Doodles and on and on. Rescues and so on - for months - now he is here .... I've taken tons of photos and am currently sleep and caffeine deprived, but joy is in abundance.

So - here he is fellow Doodlers, he is a Miniature American Shepherd (yet another breed of controversy) and I fell in love with the breed, his breeder, made a two day road trip of fetching him. His name is Elmer and he may not be a Doodle, but he sure is a Doozy!

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Permalink Reply by Sally S Miles on November 11, 2013 at 2:51am

Here is Himself chilling, the above photos - day two and all sorts of Kodak moments abound. The two focused intently on the stove as it whirrs itself to life, while blowing warm air across the kitchen floor - dogs find it seriously fascinating.

Currently she prefers him while he is asleep...

Here is his 'mug shot'.

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Permalink Reply by Sally S Miles on November 11, 2013 at 3:25am

sorry - for some reason this refuses to situate properly

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Permalink Reply by Joyce (Casey & Cody's mom) on November 11, 2013 at 5:14am

He is adorable! Doodles are wonderful - but so are all of the other critters out there. :) I'm sure you will have a fun time and your two 4-legged young'ens will get along great.

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Permalink Reply by Three Doodle Life on November 11, 2013 at 6:27am

Wow! He is gorgeous, doodle or not! :-)

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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on November 11, 2013 at 6:40am

Congratulations on your new baby! He is beautiful! I look forward to seeing lots of pictures of Elmer and his big sister!

I'm surprised to hear that there is controversy about Miniature American Shepherds. They are a true breed that has been accepted for recording in the AKC Foundation Stock Service for more than a year now.

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Permalink Reply by Sally S Miles on November 11, 2013 at 10:13am

Ah yes, that they are - and frankly I'm tickled that they got the distinction - however amongst the Aussie folks it's not so great a thing.

I'm proud to be an American and my gorgeous little Spirit dog just takes some explaining to people who have never heard of such - others say 'pshaw'. A true original - The Original American RanchHand is a cool phrase.