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[Michelle, Lana and Phoebe]

Hello I'm Michelle I'm new to the group.i have a new 10 week old f1 standard English cream goldendoodle named Teddy. My daughter also has an f1 English cream goldendoodle named Benjamin. He is Teddy's half brother. I'm so happy to have found this forum. It is such a great source of information. Looking forward to learning all things doodle.

[Michelle, Lana and Phoebe]

Thank-you

[Joani, Skadi & Elli]

Puppies are a lot of work..even good puppies...like good babies.  Skadi was very bitey and wild when we got her at 3 months old...but today...very sweet and lovable.  Good luck with Lana she is so very cute.

[Michelle, Lana and Phoebe]

Thank-you. It's amazing the differences you can see in temperaments even as puppies. Puppies are definitely a lot of work! Teddy was not a bad dog just wasn't the temperament for me. Lana has that middle of the road temperament I was looking for. We feel very fortunate to have her.

[Joani, Skadi & Elli]

I think you are absolutely right.  I have never had the privelege of being able to "pick" a puppy out of a litter myself or with someone to help me... Skadi was given to us ... probably because she was somewhat "wild".  I had not had a puppy for over 30 years!  Only had one older dog that had many issues  and I had my cats.  So when we were presented with Skadi, from our grown children who couldn't handle her, I began my quest to learn as much as possible to make our lives together a successful one.  Skadi took a "good" long time to finally accepted us as her family.  Now, 4 1/2 years later we have adopted another dog, Elli, who is 6 ....and I thought having a "puppy" was work...HA.  So, love that little girl and have fun fun fun...and welcome to DoodleKisses. :)

[Michelle, Lana and Phoebe]

That's awesome you had the time and patience Skadi required to make her a great dog! I have a 14 year old male Havanese I adore! Honestly, he has been the best dog. From the time he was a puppy he never destroyed anything in or out of the house. He really was not much of a chewer. He was very easy to potty train even without a doggy door. He has a very soft obedient temperament and very easy to train and live with. On the other hand, we also had a female Corgi who lived to be 9 years old. She was more of an alpha type female....very bossy, but obedient due to proper training with a professional trainer. She was so smart and intuitive since she was a herding dog. We really loved and enjoyed her, but had a complete different experience with her versus our Havanese. She definitely wasn't a bad dog just more headstrong and required a firmer hand. This time around, we knew we wanted a sweet go with the flow temperament which I feel Lana will have. Although, as with all my dogs, obedience training is a must. We're so looking forward to many wonderful fun years with her. I'm also looking forward to learning more about Doodles from all of the wonderful members on this site! Thank- you for your insights and the warm welcome.

[Marianne Kay]

Good luck with Lana! She is adorable. I think you made a good decision.

[Michelle, Lana and Phoebe]

Thank- you so much! It was a difficult decision, but I know I made the best decision for me and my family.