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PIC OF THE WEEK – MAZSOLA CHILLIN’ OUT LOL


MILLIE is doing absolutely fantastic…

She had her operation with no problems whatsoever…

She has even left her stitches alone – so no need for the silly collar !!!

Her appetite is a not as good as we might hope – she even refused fresh trout yesterday lol…

But I’m sure it’s just a passing phase…

The good news is she is able to see her puppies – one at a time for short periods…

We managed to film the first encounter between her and Molly (red)…


I was close to tears it was just so moving and beautiful…

One by one all the pups have had 10 minutes with their mom…

It had been so long some were a little frightened and only a few tried to suckle…

We’re glad Millie is now able to play an albeit small part in their development…

She’s still on antibiotics and milk suppressing tablets – and still a little sad…

Hopefully she’ll get though this and enjoy the last couple of weeks with her babies…



COOKIE GETS TO PLAY WITH HER MOM

OK onto the beautiful Goldendoodle puppies…

They have grown so much this last week it’s unbelievable !!!

And with that comes the extra work – we are now more kennel managers than “grandparents” lol…

What I’m trying to say is the size of their piddles and poops has reached shovel proportions ha ha…

And given their intake of food and drink (huge) – there isn’t a spare moment…

OK maybe the odd half an hour here and there – but not much lol…

But even on those rare occasions when they are all asleep (BLISS!!!) – one will wake up…

It’s usually Digby (Orange) – who yawns – scratches – then wanders over to the newspaper and piddles…



DIGBY CONTEMPLATES THE MEANING OF LIFE AND ALL THAT

Before staggering back to the puppy pile and waking everyone up by walking over them…

He’ll fall back to sleep but the others get up and so the cycle goes…

Oh boy does Digby grumble when they tread on him !!!

They are all about 65% trained to go on paper – there’s a couple who miss often…

But all in all they appear to understand the concept…

However there’s a couple of little terrors who adore ripping up the paper…

Lulu (white) – Mazsola (lilac) – Murphy (aqua) and Molly (red) are the main culprits…


With Lulu being the main instigator – she’s a little sparky madam lol…

She does NOT like the dustpan and brush and Millie’s Dad has a right battle with her lol…

But she’s as gorgeous as she’s cheeky – always into mischief !!!

The fantastic news is they are now eating kibble WITHOUT any water or Lactol…

This is great news for the new families and will mean a lot less mess…

We still offer three “wet meals” per day – but with hardly any water…

We also leave a bowl of dry kibble for them to graze on – alongside a bowl of water…

However we have decided to continue with three Lactol breaks per day…

They missed so much of their mother’s milk we think it can only help them…

Plus they absolutely adore it and see it as the highlight of their day lol…


They really do enjoy lapping water – and yeah what goes in has to come out…

Our newspaper pile is dwindling at an alarming rate…

Now we charge friends and neighbours newspapers to come cuddle the ‘doodle pups ha ha…

We did promise a video of them all in the garden – but torrential rain and gale force winds curtailed that…

As soon as the weather brightens we’ll get one up !!!

Until then here’s a very short one lol…





MAZSOLA MAX AND COOKIE MAKE A BID FOR FREEDOM


4am appears to be their wake up time – the whole street hears them too lol…

The noise is absolutely deafening !!!

You really do have to hit the ground running…

Their room is usually a bit messy and they are very hungry and let you know it…



THIS IS YOUR 4 AM WAKE-UP CALL – ROOM SERVICE HERE SUCKS


It takes us a good half an hour to clean feed and get them settled – but even then they want to play…

And these days the little ‘doods play very very hard…

Play fighting – rough and tumble and chewing on anything that isn’t nailed down !!!

Their favourite teething toys appears to be fingers and feet – those teeth are SHARP !!!

But Millie’s Dads Crocs are still the best toys in the world – that and his trousers ha ha…



MURPHY PLAYING IT COOL – A MOMENT LATER HE ALMOST PULLED THE CROCS OFF !!!




CROCS AS A TOY AND…



CROCS AS A PILLOW !!!

OK I’ll leave you with the latest puppy photos…

I have a room to clean AGAIN !!!

I just have to show you this photo of little Tilly…

Isn’t she a little cutie lol…



See you all very very soon now – lots of love Kate ~ Millie and the little ‘Doods XxX








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MILLIE JUST BACK FROM THE VETS WITH COLLAR AND DRAIN


MILLIE’S mastitis has become so bad the vet has had to drain the breast…

A tiny hole had formed – the area around it black bruised and leaking fluid…

She was so very brave the vet was able to flush most of the infection out without anaesthetic…

However it was so deep rooted – despite her being full of antibiotics – he had to sedate her…

He called her “an A1 dog…” saying any other dog would have at least snarled as he squeezed…

It was a very anxious wait but three hours later I got the call to collect her…

As you can see she’s in a woeful state – very very distressed at not being able to see her babies…

We have to continue with the antibiotics and also strong pain killers…

So thank God Millie is not in any pain…

All we can do now is separate her from the litter – keep her calm and the wound clean…

The urge to go see the litter is so very strong and it’s heart breaking to hear her cry…

It wouldn’t be called tough love unless that’s exactly what it was…

The pups have cried once or twice as she’s walked past the door…

But in all honesty they are doing more than fine without her…

Myself and Millie’s dad are the surrogate “parents” and puppies now recognize that…

She’s going back to the wonderful vet on Saturday morning – we’ll know more then…

I have beaten myself up with worry and blame…

Could I have done this – should I have done that…

But the vet has assured me we have gone beyond and above the call of care and duty…

“I have had to research this…” he said yesterday evening…

“And have to say it’s incredibly rare for this to happen – you have done all and more than required…”

Small solace – but I want to thank him for that…

His partner had helped him with the full flush of the wound…

As we were leaving he said brightly – “We have a problem child on our hands !!!”

Indeed we do – poor little Millie…



THE GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES SLEEPING OFF A MEAL

OK let’s talk about the 9 bundles of joy – the gorgeous Goldendoodle puppies…

Thankfully we had begun the weaning process before the drama began…

I’m proud and pleased to say they are now 99.9% weaned…

They are eating kibble mixed in a blender with substitute mothers milk…

We began with it quite sloppy – the consistency of a yoghurt…

By late afternoon the consistency became that of humus…

They absolutely wolfed that down – AND began lapping water !!!

Taking to water so well and so early has made me VERY proud…

The vet suggested a separate bowl of Lactol – which we were doing anyway…

The pups absolutely love this and I guess see it as “pudding ” !!!

Given we are now their primary carers if they weren’t “human friendly” before – which they were lol…

They are now absolutely 100% accepting of the human touch…

A friend of ours noted this last week…

She got her dog from a “proper breeder”…

Obviously human contact had been the bare minimum…

Not our little ‘doodles !!!


They see us and come running – lots of squeals of delight and licking sucking and play fighting !!!

They really are little treasures and so sweet funny and each with individual characters…

ORANGE – little boy – very vocal and funny as hell – he’s nuts (lol) and loves a cuddle…

BLUE – little boy – laid back very wriggly – loves tummy tickles and is in the middle of all the mischief…

AQUA – little boy – about as laid back as they come – if he could speak his first words would be “Peace Man” lol…

RED – little girl – probable litter leader – she’s beautiful stunning was a little aloof now comes running for fuss and cuddles…

PINK – little girl – sweet like a little fluffy porcelain doll very gentle but bright as a button – the first to lap and grasp solids…

LILAC – little girl – a big fluffy bundle of puppy gorgeousness lol – our little “baby owl”…

PURPLE – little girl – another absolute stunner – likes to find quiet corners and hidey holes to sleep off her meals…

YELLOW – little girl – simply gorgeous – just wants to cuddle (all day lol) – play and lick your face off !!!

WHITE – little girl – very pretty very affectionate and another one you could cuddle all day – fights the boys OFTEN !!!

I know most of you on the puppy list are coming this weekend to make your choices…

And trust me I know how hard it’s going to be they really are all absolutely fab little dogs…

I can’t wait to see you all and begin giving them proper names !!!

So far I know we have a Digby – Lulu and a Tilly – but which one will get the name..?

OK I’ll leave you with the latest set of puppy photos – enjoy and I’ll see you all soon…

And again thanks from the bottom of my heart for your messages and calls concerning Millie…

It’s a real lift to know you all care so much for her…

Lots of love Millie ~ Kate and the little ‘Doodles






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I’M sorry to say Millie has mastitis again…

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






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WITH age comes more freedom and more experiences…

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


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