It was their first real taste of their new routines…

(more on that in a moment)

AND they got to meet their first toddler and enjoy a family bar-b-q !!!

They were all amazingly gentle with Millie’s Dad’s 16 month old grandson – no nibbles or jump ups at all…

And he was extremely gentle with them too…

We had very very sleepy little ‘doodles (and toddler lol) come Saturday night…

OK here’s their new routine…

As soon as they are awake (4.40am lol) the patio door is open and out they rush…

We use the cry “BUSY BUSY” as used by the Guide Dogs Association to house train their pups…

This lets them know it’s time to do their “business” – and oh boy do they respond well…

9 little ‘doodles piddling and pooping whilst we clean up their room !!!

Then out comes the shovels for the piles of poop in the garden…

The neighbours must think we’re mad out and about at that time in our PJs ha ha…

Over the weekend we left the garden borders accessible – BIG MISTAKE !!!

They were like a tribe of plant stomping locusts – so now we have the borders secured…

It’s a mish mash of deckchairs – plant pots and even a ladder wrapped in a tarpaulin lol…

But it keeps them out of mischief – mostly…



MAX DECIDES TO TRY A TOMATO ONLY DIET

This new freedom and exercise has coincided with them now stopping mashed kibble all together…

Well actually they point blank refuse mashed kibble…

“Do you think we’re babies…?” is the look you get lol…

This makes life a lot easier for both us and them…

For this week only we’re letting them “graze” as and when they like…

But by the weekend we’ll have them on four main meals per day…

And that will make life a lot easier for the new families !!!

OK back to the new routine…

After 40 minutes in the garden they demolish a whole tray of dry kibble washed down with water or Lactol…

We then probably get them to sleep until around 7:30am and out they charge again…

Millie joins them at this point and they have a great time chasing and being chased by mum !!!



WHO’S CHASING WHO..? MILLIE TRIES TO ROUND UP HER PUPS


They do try to suckle sometimes – mostly the boys – but she shrugs them off…

Millie’s milk is almost completely dried up and her wound is healing extremely well…

A couple of the girls namely Mazsola and Lulu really do not like being cleaned by Millie…

They growl and bark and try to box her – Millie swats them and waits until they’re settled…

The other day she got a little confused as Mazsola hung onto her beard for grim death ha ha…

After a good 40 minutes play Millie goes in and the little ‘doods follow…

If they don’t – we tap our fingers on their water bowl and they pile in eager to quench their thirsts…

It’s really cute seeing them all tumble in lol – even funnier watching them beg to come in whilst cleaning is going on !!!

That will be them until around 11 when the whole thing starts again lol…

Between 12 and 3pm (sometimes visitors) – particularly when it’s hot – we darken the room and they sleep deeply…

They really are only little guys and girls and need to put back all that play energy…

Once awake in the late afternoon it’s nice to just open the patio doors and let them come and go…



RUSHING AROUND LIKE LOONS IS THIRSTY WORK


Even though the garden is secure they have a habit of finding trouble so one of us is always there lol…

Bedtime now is around 8pm – and yeah we both sleep in the same bed now – the first time since they were born !!!

And that will be the little ‘doods until the morning !!!

We’re pretty sure that once with their new families they will be up later and therefore awake later…

It’s just that with 9 of them – we need to respond to and manage their needs as a litter…

For instance I’m pretty sure Murphy Max and Cookie would sleep much more lol…

It’s the little one’s like Lilly and Tilly and the feisty ones like Lulu and Mazsola who have boundless energy…



BUTTER WOULDN’T MELT – TILLY LILLY MURPHY MAX COOKIE AND LULU

But once settled in their new homes – new routines will be created…

And these little ‘doods will settle into them perfectly…

Murphy’s new mom emailed me this week saying it was only “12 sleeps ’till we come and get him…”

That really brought it home to us…

OK we keep three for a couple of weeks – but gosh the time has flown by…

At times it seemed all we did was clean up poop and piddle…

Worry ourselves silly if they would survive lack of contact with Millie…

Panic when one had runny tummy…

Sit up all night to make sure one that had coughed up milk wasn’t ill – etc etc…

We have nurtured nursed cursed laughed and cried…

But we sat last night watching them play in the garden not a care in the world…

Each one seemed to recognise our mellow mood…

And each one individually trotted over nuzzled us both before going back to play…

That I think made it for us – that and now seeing Millie love her babies…

I’m so very very proud of this litter of pups – they’ve come through a hell of a lot…

I know they all have amazing loving kind families…

But we are going to miss them terribly…

Goodness where did that come from lol…

OK I hear the pitter patter of tiny ‘doodle feet again…

More soon I promise…

Lots of love ~ Kate ~ Millie and the Gorgeous Goldendoodle Puppies XxX



PHOTO OF THE WEEK ~ MURPHY THE CUTE GOLDENDOODLE PUP SHOWS SOME BALL SKILLS

(credit to Lauren my sons lovely girlfriend for the super photo)




DIGBY ~ MOLLY GOOD LITTLE PUPS – BUT LULU EATS THE HOUSE PLANT !!!

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