It all came on so suddenly late last night…

She had eaten well through the day and had willingly fed the puppies…

However about 11pm I had to take her to the vet…

She could barely move and was running a very high fever…



BATHING POOR MILLIE’S SORE NIPPLES

He gave her the same antibiotic and pain killing injection as before…

As well as a course of tablets – safe for the puppies…

We have been up all night with her – so please understand a brief post today…

I’m nursing her with the help of the puppies and hot water bottles and a warm compress…

She’s allowing the pups to nurse on the swollen breast and this is more than helping…

We are of course very worried…

However as I write this brave little Millie is feeding her puppies…

I can’t tell you how emotional we’ve been…

But with nine little pups we have just had to carry on…



LILAC GIVES MOM SOME LOVE WHILST BLUE PUP SUCKLES

On a lighter and brighter note the little ‘doodles had their first milky kibble meal this morning…

(more photos at the end of this post)

As you can see from the photos they did extremely well and we are very relieved…

They really are thriving – real cheeky little puppies !!!

However we have decided against moving them into the dining room today…

We feel this would be too much stress for Millie – the last thing she’s needs right now is change…

So I shall leave you with some of the latest photos of the Goldendoodle puppies…

Thanks and much love Millie ~ Kate and the little ‘Doodles…

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

12►

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

12►

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

PRESENTING DOODLE DOG PHOTOS – UPLOAD AND SHARE YOUR PUPPY AND DOG PHOTOS


SUBSCRIBE TO MILLIE’S GOLDENDOODLE YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE VIDEOS

And the little Goldendoodle puppies are spreading their wings…

In more ways than one lol…

First off sorry for the delay in this particular blog post…

Thank BT for that – 2010 and we still have rubbish internet connection and speeds…

Hope those of you on the puppy list got my email explaining the reason…

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the ‘doods – far from it…

They are all absolutely thriving and growing at an alarming rate of knots ha ha…

And as you can see from the video – they’re ready for weaning !!!

But more on that later…



PUPPY LITTER LEADER RED LOOKING ABSOLUTELY STUNNING


OK Sunday evening we got every single one of them out of the whelping box…

It was absolute chaos – and Millie’s face was a picture…

One of concern bordering on sheer terror lol…

So many bottoms and faces to lick where to start ha ha…

She eventually relaxed and really seemed to enjoy them all rushing about yapping and growling…



FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY FREE THE ‘DOODLES GO WILD




FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD LILAC FINDS A QUIET SPOT TO SNOOZE




‘DOODLE PUPS EVERYWHERE !!!


On Monday all the puppies fed so well from both Millie and the syringe we felt it was time…

We brought out a small dessert dish and filled it with milk substitute (Lactol Gold)…

Rather than a mad scramble and all the mess that entailed – we introduced Pinky and Lilac (collars lol)…

They are probably the “nicest feeders” lol…

GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES LAPPING THEIR FIRST BOWL OF SUBSTITUTE MILK


With just the bare minimum introduction the little darlings soon got the hang of it…

So much so that Pinky guzzled until she promptly fell asleep head first !!!

Millie was in like a shot licking all the yummy goo of her face lol…

With that we got a much bigger bowl and introduced the litter – as you can see from the first video…

Some got the hang of it far quicker than the others…

Red for instance – goes for a paddle before realizing what was on offer lol…

I’m pleased to say they are all now lapping like pros and tomorrow we shall be introducing “puppy gruel”…

We aren’t talking Oliver “can I have more please ” lol…

Rather we shall be mixing kibble (Science Plan puppy) with substitute milk formula…

Mixing it to the consistency of gruel and standing well back ha ha…

I’m sure the ensuing chaos will be memorable – thank God for hard floors – stay tuned !!!



THE ‘DOODS HELP MILLIE CLEAN THE BOWL AND JUG


Millie was delighted to see her “other mom” Lynne yesterday…

Lynne is Millie’s best friend Biddy’s mom…

Millie absolutely covered her in kisses and Lynne was a great help cleaning up puppy piddle !!!

I know those of you on the puppy list are all arriving this weekend…

And I’m sure you are more than excited !!!

The good news is the dining room is ready for them to move into…



MILLIE CHECKS OUT THE NEW ‘DOODLE PUPPY PAD

They will now have so much more freedom and if the weather is suitable will be able to play on the lawn…

So until tomorrow – the internet connection willing lol…

I’ll leave you with the latest photos…

I have been trying to upload more movies to You Tube – MILLIE’S CHANNEL…

But with the connection being up and down or out – it’s taking time…

Hopefully the large video will be ready to go soon lol…

And speaking of videos – we’re half way through individual cameos of the ‘doods !!!

OK loads to do – as you can imagine – so I’d better dash…

As always lots of love Kate ~ Millie and the little baby ‘Doodles XxX

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

PRESENTING DOODLE DOG PHOTOS – UPLOAD AND SHARE YOUR PUPPY AND DOG PHOTOS


SUBSCRIBE TO MILLIE’S GOLDENDOODLE YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE VIDEOS

THE puppies are growing so very fast and so are their appetites…

Millie can no longer just operate a “splash and dash” feeding regime…

She’s still being amazing and feeding them all regularly…

And we are helping by bringing her three at a time on a mat in the lounge…

She and indeed they like this attention and all the pups get a good feed…

But they are hungry demanding puppies and they need to feed almost 50% of the time…

So it might be a little early in regards to the puppy rule book (lol)…

But we have gradually begun the first steps towards weaning…

Not I hasten to add with anything other than mom’s milk substitute – Lactol Gold…

I made the first batch and tried to feed using a small tiny baby bottle…

But they were having none of it lol…

Switching to a syringe ( no needle ha ha) has had the desired effect…



LAPPING INSTINCTS HAVE TRULY KICKED IN NOW

And the little Goldendoodle puppies are taking at least 5 ml a feed !!!

It’s doing them the power of good – giving Millie a rest – and I love it…

There’s something quite magical about hand feeding a little puppy…

Their lapping instincts have really kicked in now…

I fill the syringe to 5 ml and gently drizzle onto their tongues…

They fix on and begin lapping – “Pinky” was the first and she does it quite beautifully…

Once they are full each pup is given to Millie who gives them a long top and tail…

Before they flop back into the nest and sleep it off…

Millie is always close by keeping an eye on the activities – and also waiting to empty the jug !!!



“WHITEY” SUCKLES THE SYRINGE WHILST MILLIE FEEDS THE ‘DOODLES


As you can see form the first video – they are all in good voice…

Whitey and Orange puppy have become the most vocal…

In full flow Orange pup sounds like an exotic bird or monkey lol…

We have been asked a couple of times for individual photos of the pups…

I can honestly say we are working on it – but they never seem to stand still for a minute lol…

We have some – but I think it might be best to do a short movie of them wandering around…

I got the idea after the stunning Red Puppy went for an explore…

RED PUPPY THE LITTER LEADER EXPLORES HER SURROUNDINGS


So watch this space for a brief video montage of each of the pups…

I’m back at work on Monday (long day aaargh) so I’ll leave it to Millie’s Dad…

We had visitors here yesterday…

A mum and daughter who are on the puppy list visited to catch a glimpse of the babies…

As you would expect they absolutely loved playing with them…

They return along with the rest of the families next weekend to make final puppy choices…

They are going to have an almost impossible job – they are all GORGEOUS !!!



MILLIE THE PROUD MUM AND HER LITTER OF GOLDENDOODLE PUPS


This has been an absolutely amazing experience…

The hard work and lack of sleep is more than worth it…

It seems each minute the puppies develop and something new happens…

We are absolutely loving it…

Millie has truly made a fantastic mum…

We are both so very very proud of our little girl…

AN INTERVIEW WITH MILLIE !!!


Last night was the first they all slept through…

Luckily for me I was on “Doodle Duty !!!”

After a great night’s sleep Millie and I have a new spring in our steps…

She’s going to need it as the little ‘doods are very active today!!!

As always thanks for your kind emails – phone calls and messages – keep them coming !!!

Lots of love Kate ~ Millie and the Doodles XxX

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

12►

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

12►

PRESENTING DOODLE DOG PHOTOS – UPLOAD AND SHARE YOUR PUPPY AND DOG PHOTOS


SUBSCRIBE TO MILLIE’S GOLDENDOODLE YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE VIDEOS

Not quite as dramatic as it sounds honest ha ha…

It simply means getting them used to the sights and sounds of a normal household…

For instance when Millie arrived with us every time the hoover would be brought out…

She’d run and hide – we’d find her quivering like a nervous wreck…

It took a long time to desensitize her – the same with the hair dryer for instance…

And as you can see from the video – the ‘Doodle Pups seem unperturbed by the noisy hoover…

However this is an exercise we shall repeat daily…

And once they’ve moved into the dining room and are more mobile and inquisitive…

Very many more experiences will be introduced…

After all no one wants a timid puppy lol…

If anyone on the puppy waiting list wants any special noises played…

( the mind boggles ha ha)…

Do let me know and we shall do our very best…

As an aside – when the hoover was turned on – Millie legged it !!!

So much for her conditioning lol – never work with dogs or kids ha ha…



RED SHOWS WHO IS PUPPY PACK LEADER


The puppy pack is now really starting to show it’s pecking order…

Red pup – a sweet faced girl who looks like a lion cub – has emerged as pack leader…

She’s quietly assertive and oozes an almost regal air…

The other pups are drawn to her when tired and try to cuddle with her…

However she prefers to be just ever so slightly detached…

And when we or Millie approaches – she’s the first yapping and growling…

She might think she’s a “tough little madam” – but the yap usually makes her fall over lol…

We call her the little princess – boy does she grumble if the bed isn’t just right…



THE DOODLE PUPS PLAY FIGHTING

Millie had a lovely time yesterday after her sleepless night…

The puppies were also “zonked out” and slept like angels…

This allowed Millie to get some well earned rest…

Which gave her a new spring in her step which she needed…

As another family on the waiting list brought their three children to meet the ‘doodles…

Millie adores children and was delighted to get so much fuss…

The two boys even played football with her outside !!!

They are a lovely family with an amazing house in the country…

One of the pups was drawn to them and they to him…

As they are waiting for the “last boy” – they have their fingers crossed…

We have been so lucky with the puppy families – they are all going to have great lives…




MILLIE LOOKING ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AS SHE FEEDS HER PUPS


She’s coping amazingly well – given the heat and the demands on her…

The mastitis has cleared up and the swelling has gone down…

However the puppy’s nails are like little needles…

Poor Millie has hundreds of tiny scratch marks over her belly and nipples…

They haven’t broken the skin – but I was concerned and decided to trim their nails…

So last night once they’d been fed I took each pup and gave them a pedicure lol…



GOLDENDOODLE PUPPY NAIL CARE


Given this was a new and not very pleasant experience for the pups…

They were remarkably brave – and seemed to enjoyed it…

All sitting very still for a good couple of minutes…

Of course 8 of the little darling managed to piddle on me – another trip to the dry cleaners lol…

I just used child sized nail clippers and an emery board…

I feel a new career coming on – Puppy Pedicures R Us ha ha….



A MILK SHAKE AND A PEDICURE – BLISS !!!


My carpenter friend can’t make it until Monday…

So we shan’t be moving the tribe until after the weekend…

I’m secretly pleased as being at work I don’t get to see enough of them…

I’m so looking forward to this weekend with them – they change almost by the hour…

And I so want to soak up every single drop of joy they’re bringing…

OK not much left to say other than please keep the emails and messages coming !!!

And have a great weekend – it’s going to be HOT – I might just get Millie a paddling pool lol…

Lots of love Kate ~ Millie and the little baby ‘Doodles XxX

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

PRESENTING DOODLE DOG PHOTOS – UPLOAD AND SHARE YOUR PUPPY AND DOG PHOTOS


SUBSCRIBE TO MILLIE’S GOLDENDOODLE YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE VIDEOS

The little Goldendoodle pups have really outgrown the whelping box…

As you can see the puppy power revolution continues…

We called this the charge of the ‘doodle brigade lol…



BEST VIEWED WHILST HUMMING THE THEME FROM THE GREAT ESCAPE

They really did make a bid for freedom – throughout most of the night too…

And whenever Millie’s Dad blocked it off – Millie would cry as she couldn’t get to them…

Letting her stay in the box caused her to overheat so it was a no win situation…

We’re all bleary eyed this morning to say the least lol…

I was downstairs at 3.30am letting her out…

We know the move to the dining room will offer them all more freedom…

However I’m pretty sure the puppy pen is designed for baby giraffes ha ha…

My metric conversion might have been a little out lol…



IF ANYONE NEEDS A BABY GIRAFFE PEN DO LET ME KNOW


Ah well it will fit a purpose – and I have a friend who’s a carpenter popping round…

We’d like him to build some kind of safe enclosure in the dining room…

OK what else is happening in the ‘doodle tribe world..?

Like most of England my partner was watching the crucial England World Cup game…

He had absolutely made sure the little pups were full to the brim of mom’s milk…

Millie had been fed and all were sleeping soundly in time for kick off…

“I reckon they’ll sleep for most of the game…” he’d said confidently…

How sweet and how naive’ men can be ha ha…

You guessed it – just before the referee blew his whistle to kick off – the pups er kicked off !!!

You have to laugh – sorry but you do lol…



Luckily he was able to pause the game – supervise the feeding frenzy – settle Millie and open a cold one…

The good news of course is England won – the bad – Germany…

Add that to a tribe of baby ‘doodles and my man will be a nervous wreck come Sunday!!!

We had a visit from a lovely family yesterday evening…

This was the one chance they could get to see the pups…

Such is the list they are waiting for the last little girl…

Tamas – the dad – spotted his favourite and really hopes she’s the one left !!!

He will just have to keep his fingers crossed as she is indeed a cutie pie…



NOT RABIES JUST WORMING MEDICINE LOL !!!!


I gave the pups their last splurge of worming medicine today…

Most of them took it quite calmly…

Little Orange Pup (as in collar lol) – wasn’t so keen…

I couldn’t grab the camera – but I swear she said “YUK!!!”

OK I shall love and leave you – a zillion things to do…

And I can hear Purple Pup plotting a tunnel dig ha ha…

Lots of love – Kate ~ Millie and the little baby ‘Doodles XxX

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

PRESENTING DOODLE DOG PHOTOS – UPLOAD AND SHARE YOUR PUPPY AND DOG PHOTOS


SUBSCRIBE TO MILLIE’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS

Involving a puppy revolt and worming lol…

Ok if you’re sitting comfortably I’ll begin lol…

I arrived home from work mid morning eager to see Millie and the pups…

As I walked into the lounge I saw Millie lying on the floor panting heavily…

Next to her covered in sweat and very dishevelled was her dad…

For a split second I thought something terrible had happened…

But no…

Lilac Puppy had decided to become head of the “Puppy Power Mafia”…



LILAC PUPPY PLOTS HER NEXT MOVE

At least that’s how Millie’s dad described it lol…

OK here’s how the story goes…

The routine after I leave for work is the whelping box is thoroughly cleaned out…

First the pups are popped into a laundry basket – giving Millie time to give them all a good clean…

The box is swept and cleaned with fresh bedding and then the cuddly toys added…

Once the pups are popped back into the box Millie goes in to rearrange everything to her liking…

She gives the Goldendoodle puppies a quick feed – or a splash and dash as we call it lol…

They then settle down for a good hours sleep – having been fed pretty much right through from 3am…

Millie will then eat a hearty breakfast before settling down for a well earned sleep…

However this particular morning Lilac Puppy was having none of it…

She had squawked whilst in the laundry basket – which is not unusual for any of them…

However once Millie had sorted them all out and the 8 puppies were sleeping…

Lilac Pup turned into rabble rouser…

She had walked up to each group of pups squawked loudly in their face before standing on them…

Once that group was awake and squealing through tiredness – she’d move onto the next…



ORANGE PUPPY MAKES A BRAVE BID FOR FREEDOM

Despite Millie’s and my partners best efforts – this went on for a good 2 hours…

With the decibel levels rising – considerably…

Removing Lilac Pup and placing her on a soft vets bed with Millie was the obvious ploy…

However – each time she fell asleep at the nipple and was placed back in the box – it began again…

After numerous attempts at calming them Millie and her dad left them to get on with it by going into the garden…

No joy lol – within 10 minutes the noise was deafening and Millie had raced back inside frantic…

You guessed it Lilac Pup had decided if she wasn’t getting her “Puppy Rights…” then it was a “dirty protest…”

8 beautiful sleepy yawning Goldendoodle puppies covered once again in gooey puppy poop…

Luckily (lol) Millie’s dad has experienced this before so the two of them set about cleaning up the mess…

Lilac Pup was the only one not touched by the goop ha ha…

Once all back in the box and settled Millie’s dad cuddled Lilac Whine (as he has now called her lol)…

Until she slept like a baby…

On my return they were all sleeping peacefully out for the count …

My timing is and has been immaculate – I miss all the action ha ha…



THE ‘DOODLE TRIBE GATHERS STRENGTH FOR THE NEXT REVOLUTION

Funnily enough I watched quietly this morning as Millie’s dad fussed over them…

Little Lilac Pup was the first to stumble over to sniff his fingers before licking his arm gently…

I think they’re big friends really ha ha…

On asking him if he had taken any photos or footage of the chaos – he just gave me a wry smile…

I guess the answer’s no ha ha…

OK back to the real ‘Doodle world…

Millie had her final check up at the vets yesterday…

The mastitis is pretty much cleared up and he’s very pleased with her progress…

She has also gained weight – which is fantastic news given the amount of energy she’s expelling…

RAISING A LITTER OF GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES IS A TIRING BUSINESS

We’re feeding her on high protein puppy food and goats milk (watered down)…

With boiled fresh mince or chicken breast and scrambled eggs…

We also put a couple of spoons of glucose in her water…

Nice diet ha ha…

Whilst at the vet I also picked up the puppies worming medication…

I arrived back with the syringes of worm medicine and asked Millie’s dad to help…

He held the pups as I squirted the medicine into their mouths…



WORMING THE PUPPIES – MUCH EASIER WHEN THEY’RE ASLEEP !!!

Yes you guessed it – after a day covered in puppy poo and wee…

His day ended covered head to toe in worm medicine…

Topped off of course with the odd dribble of puppy piddle lol…

None of the pups seemed any worse for wear from their dose…

And this morning I was able to administer the medicine single handedly – that’s a woman for you !!!

The pups take the meds for three days and they all have little booklets in which I have recorded it…

I have the morning off so my partner was able to have a bit of a lie in…

I have absolutely adored this precious time with my Millie and the pups…

Watching them feed be cleaned and play has been an absolute joy…

It is going to be a terrible wrench when we have to say goodbye…

But hey that’s a long way away yet – and I really must enjoy the moment…

The new puppy pen arrives today – hopefully – so that’s my plan this morning…

Thanks again for all your emails phone calls and messages – I love hearing from you all…

So until tomorrow enjoy the new batch of Goldendoodle puppy photos…

Lots of love – Kate ~ Millie and the little baby ‘Doodles XxX

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

12►

PRESENTING DOODLE DOG PHOTOS – UPLOAD AND SHARE YOUR PUPPY AND DOG PHOTOS

But I can’t tell you how much I missed my Millie and her baby ‘doodles…

And yes they have indeed become real little dogs !!!

Their little yaps growls and cute barks are wonderful – if a little noisy !!!

HOW MY LITTLE GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES HAVE GROWN

The puppy whelping box they’re in is now getting a little small – despite it being XXL…

So yesterday we ordered a proper puppy pen – it will give them much more space…

And we shall be able to take it onto the lawn when they get a little older…

I’d made my mind up that on my return I’d give Millie the Goldendoodle a real good groom…

And that’s exactly what I did – with the help of her dad as she was having none of it lol…

But trust me two weeks after giving birth she really did need it…

She was reluctant to get into the shower at first – but once in she really enjoyed it…

It was a gorgeous sunny warm day – so I was able to dry her off outside…

(the puppies had just been fed and were sleeping it off)

MILLIE HAS ALWAYS LOVED BEING TOWEL DRIED


Once she was partly dry I brought her into the lounge and began hunting for knots…

I can assure you there were very many of them…

And it took the razor comb – anti tangle spray and baby scissors to get 99.9% of them out…

SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MILLIE’S UNDERCARRIAGE

I basically give her a towel dry then brush hard against the coat…

As and when I find tangles I try to comb them out – if that doesn’t work I use the razor comb…

And – as happened on this occasion – if that doesn’t work I use baby scissors lol…

Once she’s relatively tangle free I get out the hair dryer…

MILLIE NOW ADORES THE HAIR DRYER AND FINDS IT RELAXING


It has taken a long time getting Millie to trust this…

But now she adores it and will stand or in this case lie quite happily…

Millie really enjoyed the close attention – but every now and then she would break away to check her pups…

At one point she gave them a quick splash and dash as my partner calls it – that’s a quick feed ha ha…

They then slept soundly warm from the sunshine pouring in through the window…

The whole grooming session took me about three hours – which is much longer than normal…

But honestly Millie really did need such attention- she was a state lol…

And of course there was the frequent puppy breaks…

When I finished I have to say she looked amazing…



MILLIE LOOKING GORGEOUS AFTER A LONG GROOMING SESSION


I used a mild puppy shampoo with no scent as I didn’t want the pups confused…

I was curious to see how they’d react when mom went back into the box…

They woke bleary eyed and stretched and yawned and began sniffing around…

There was a slight pause as their little noses got accustomed to the clean fresh Millie…

And then the cacophony began – wow these little ‘doodles can make a racket !!!

And as you can see from the video below – they suckled quite beautifully…



OK it’s back to work with a bump for me today…

The ‘doodles safe under the care of Millie’s dad – who works from home lucky beggar lol…

But trust me I shall be popping back (and so will my secretary ha ha) at every opportunity…

Until tomorrow loads of love Kate ~ Millie and the ‘Doodles XxX

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

[Show as slideshow]

[View with PicLens]

12►

PRESENTING DOODLE DOG PHOTOS – UPLOAD AND SHARE YOUR PUPPY AND DOG PHOTOS