Bringing our 5mo ALD home on Monday!

I'm so excited to bring her home! We've been puppy proofing and getting supplies, and should be all set for her arrival on Monday. She's a 5mo chocolate Australian Labradoodle. Her name is Matilda and we're going to call her either Tillie or Mattie. The kids are pushing for Mattie but Maddie is such a popular name I think Tillie might be better. I think we'll wait to see what name fits her better.

Here's some pictures:

This is my first dog since I was a little girl, and I'm a little nervous... especially about the first few days. Any suggestions for helping with the settling in and bonding with an older puppy? I went to our first training class last night (the first night is without dogs) and felt SO inexperienced! I have so much to learn. I'm grateful to this group for already giving me lots of support. Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on April 19, 2014 at 4:49am

Oh she's adorable, congratulations. My only suggestion is to try your best to keep things calm, especially those first few days. That's not easy, but I find excitement triggers the bad behaviors, especially at this age.

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Permalink Reply by Julie, Eloise & Beasley on April 19, 2014 at 6:44am

Matilda is so adorable, congratulations! Looking forward to more pics & stories when she comes home - so exciting!

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Permalink Reply by Lynda Kamrath on April 19, 2014 at 8:39am

Oh, it will work out fine. Welcome to DoodleKisses. It is a great website to find out all kinds of information and to share your joys and challenges. Remember that ALDs are very energetic dogs and be sure to get lots of exercise into your schedule. My oldest doodle (right now) is an ALD who was an overaged pup also. Take a look at my pictures to see him. He is just a joy.