New to the group & new Goldendoodle puppy coming home soon!

[Patty, Duffy & Oliver]

Hi everyone. I've lurked on this group & enjoyed reading discussions for about 6 months now & decided to join now that I have a Goldendoodle puppy arriving soon! I've always owned Labs in the past and not that long ago lost my 9 yr old 109 lb. yellow lab to a very rare invasive tumor. He was my Marmaduke for sure!  All my past dogs have lived to a ripe old age, so this was my first experience of losing a furbaby before his time.

I live in WV on the Tygart Valley River so I've already stocked up on grooming supplies and a good blow dryer thanks to reading the suggestions on the forum!  I can throw a rock from my porch to the river so I expect to have a fun time keeping this guy clean. LOL!  I have to admit me and my husband might be a bit nuts because our doodle will be here before the New Year and then we have a black lab puppy arriving about a month later.  It won't be my first two puppy at the same time rodeo, but it will be my first time of having one pup about a month before the second pup arrives & one of those pups being a Doodle. Oh and both puppies are boys which I've always done a boy & a girl. I've always done two at the same time. I must be getting old & losing my memory because I vaguely remember saying something like "I will never get two pups at the same time again". Haha! I'm a glutton for punishment. (Actually it wasn't that bad).  

For now, the only pic of my doodle is my profile pic with his mom. I'm lucky enough to have a slew of pics from his birth until now but I read the post on helping to keep the forum pics file size down and I want to reduce the image sizes on my pics before posting or use my external photo account & youtube for videos after I get more familiar with the forum. I know I'll be posting more here once he gets home. Just a warning that if I start blubbering, everyone will know both puppies have arrived. Hehehe..

It will be exciting to see if he doodles up or not, I loved his face and personality. He wasn't the pup with the most curls or the V everyone talks about & it was very hard to choose between him and a couple other pups that were much more doodled already. I was 4th on the list of seven pups so I had four pups to choose from & he was the least curly of them all. His name will be Macduff aka Duffy and he is an F1b Goldendoodle. I'm happy that I found what looks like a wonderful group of Doodle owners! :) 

[Patty, Duffy & Oliver]

Duffy is finally home!  I thought instead of making a new post, just adding his welcome home pic here. I'm still getting used to the forum. 

He's been keeping us on our toes for sure! He seems very smart. He picked up sit, shake and come, in just a few days. Lie down and no bite is a whole other story. Haha!  I can't wait until next Christmas when he grows into his Santa hat! lol

[Gracie, Jade, & Barkley]

He's cute and I like his name! Have lots of fun!

[Julie, Eloise & Beasley]

Adorable!  How fun to ring in the new year with a new little puppy!  :)

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

He is adorable!  Congratulations on getting Duffy.

[Terri and Harley]

Too cute! Congrats! I was at the vet today with Harley and a woman was leaving with her doodle puppy, she'd only had him a week and all I was thinking was I remember Harley being so small you could just pick him up and move him. LOL. That isn't the case anymore...he's 57 lbs at 9 mos old.

Terri and Harley

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Duffy is definitely a cutie. How big does the breeder think he will be when full grown? I love his coloring. Terri, you made me have to think of when it was I could pick mine up and carry them. They are each 60 pds now. I can certainly pick one up, but it's the squirming around that makes it impossible to carry one anymore. 

[Patty, Duffy & Oliver]

Awww! Thanks everyone! He is already growing so fast! My lab that past away was 109 lbs so anything below that weight is going to be a piece of cake for me! lol The previous litter from Duffy's mom and dad averaged anywhere from 60 - 80 lbs. He wasn't the biggest pup in the litter but he wasn't the smallest either.  It will be interesting to see what he turns out to be.  I'm more curious to see if he's going to shed or not, so far no shedding but I'm not sure there is a way to tell this early. 

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

Congrats on your new puppy. How adorable!
Welcome to DK and enjoy your new doodle.