Time I’m afraid has been against me – I shall get onto it later today I promise…

And the new batch of coloured collars has arrived – so they’ll look all smart for their close ups !!!

The fantastic news is a few of the puppies have their eyes partly open !!!

It’s usually between 8 to 12 days – so they are well on course…

They are all gaining weight at an amazing rate…




SLEEPY DOODLE PUPPIES IN THE SUNSHINE




To give Millie a bit of a break last night – and after cleaning her nipples which are much better…

We brought her beloved bed into the lounge…

She was over the moon and rolled over in it like a frisky puppy…

We then brought two pups at a time to her…

Without the chaos of the nest she was able to give each special attention…

They all had a fantastic feed and very thorough top and tail…

Their squawks and squeaks were a delight as Millie washed them all over…

OK I have to dash and I promise I shall have the close ups tomorrow…

Don’t forget to keep in touch and I’ll leave you with the latest photos…

Lots of Love Kate Millie and the baby Doods…

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

What an absolute dream mum Millie is !!!

OK the best thing to do is start at the beginning…

I spoke to a lot of you on the phone yesterday…

And I guess you could see how excited I was – very wired and high ha ha…

OK – around 4pm on Monday evening Millie began the first stages of labour…

She was restless and panting and anxious…

She eventually settled in her whelping box around midnight…

MILLIE SETTLES IN HER COMFORTABLE WHELPING BOX

I stayed on the sofa next to her and had to let her out a couple of times for the call of nature…

Otherwise she slept reasonably well until 4am…

My partner came down to give me a break – but I couldn’t sleep !!!



MILLIE AND HER DADDY


By 10am Millie was pacing more often…

She sat next to my partner on the floor and her tummy suddenly contracted four times…

She jumped up with alarm as her waters broke…

As if by magic she ran to her whelping box and began pushing…

Within a few minutes the first puppy was born…

My heart skipped a beat as I wondered how Millie would take to this…

I needn’t have worried – we helped her clear the little girls mouth – who let out an almighty squawk !!!

Millie was absolutely fantastic – she instinctively ate the placentae leaving a perfect little strand left…

Within 13 minutes Millie was pushing again !!!

Another little Goldendoodle girl puppy arrived in the world and again letting out an almighty squeak !!!



AND THEN THERE WERE TWO GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES !!!


The next three came at 10 minute intervals and we began wondering just how many were in there lol…

The scan had shown us at least 5…

Within a few minutes the sixth arrived…

This time he came out tail first with one leg showing…

Despite Millie’s pushing he would not budge…

We managed to calm her down and get a little traction and with on last push out he popped…

He was a little listless but a good licking from mum and he coughed out some mucus and was fine…

In fact he’s become a right noisy little puppy !!!



NINE PERFECT MINUTES OLD GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES


After nine we were hoping that really was it – after all Millie only has nine nipples !!!

We waited and watched as mum cleaned and loved her litter…

After an hour we decided that was indeed it and gave them a little privacy (watching from a distance)…

Millie was incredible – none stop cleaning nudging and positioning the little pups where she wanted them…

We offered her some water and she gulped it down bless her – thirsty work indeed…

After 3 hours she sat up – it was a sight to see nine little doodles dropping off her lol…

She ran to the patio doors – raced outside and had the longest wee in history…

She immediately flew back to her Goldendoodle puppies and organized them where she wanted…

What an absolute star she is!!!




NINE NIPPLES AND NINE GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES !!!


For the next three hours mum and the puppies bonded and slept on and off…

Millie was exhausted but still woke immediately she heard one of them cry…

By 8 pm we felt it was the right time to clean the whelping box…

Millie was a little nervous about getting out – but we placed the puppies in a snug box where she could see them…

She even enjoyed a sponge down with warm water…

Once the bed was clean and snug mum and pups settled down for the night…

I decided to stay on the sofa near them over night – but not interfere…

I’d love to say Millie and me had a unbroken nights sleep – but with nine little pups hardly !!!

The short video shows mum and her pups first thing this morning – so happy and contented…

And what beautiful colours they all are – my partner calls them the Spice Girls ha ha…




THE SPICE GIRLS AND BOYS CUTE DAY OLD GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES


Being a former nurse I just HAVE to weigh and monitor my charges lol…

So I’m adding completely safe paper colour coded collars and weighing the pups daily !!!

I shall keep you all informed of their progress so stay tuned !!!

I really should be tired – but this has been such an amazing experience I’m wide awake !!!

I am so proud of our little girl it’s untrue – she has been and is being simple amazing…

We are blessed with Millie and I know her puppies are going to make people so very happy…

Ok I shall write more later – until then lots of love from me Kate…

And of course love licks and wags from Millie and the Spice Girls and Boys!!!

The great news is Millie’s temperature has dropped considerably this morning…

I checked again later this afternoon and it is stable…

All the signs are she’s ready to give birth to her litter of Goldendoodle puppies within 48 hours!!!

She’s been for a little walk this morning and had a real spring in her step…

And with the cooler weather she seems full of beans – jumping beans judging by the movement in her tummy…

This afternoon she slept for ages and enjoyed a relaxing tummy rub…

MILLIE HAS NINE NIPPLES HA HA!!!


Her appetite isn’t so good – we’ve tried everything she likes – but she’ll only eat the bare minimum…

I’m not to worried she’s put on a stone since breeding…

I have spent the afternoon preparing her whelping box and sorting through the kit…

I very much doubt we’ll use any of the kit apart from the scales lol…

Millie showed great interest in her whelping box and has slept for a long time in there today – great news !!!

I have to say I’m a little nervous – but very excited…

Just thought I’d let you all know her progress…

Hopefully we should have some more news in the next 24 hours…

Until then thanks so much for all your kind words it truly means the world to us…

So love from me – Kate and wags and licks from Millie XxX

MILLIE the Goldendoodle is pregnant!!!!

Yes our little Goldendoodle girl had her scan yesterday at the vets…

She’s healthy – the pups are healthy and we’re ecstatic…

Millie has decided that now she’s “with child”…

SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY OUR GOLDENDOODLE WAS A PUPPY!!!


She’s taking to her – make that our lol – bed at every opportunity…



BEING A PREGNANT GOLDENDOODLE IS SO VERY TIRING


She’s absolutely worn out bless her…

She just about manages to wander around the field – rather than charge around it like a loon…

And like all pregnant women – she has her “craving…”

In our case it seems to be iPod leads ha ha…

OK to the business…

If you’re interested in purchasing one of Millie’s pups…

I’ll give you the details at the end of this post…

I just thought you’d be interested in the breeding saga!!!

OK – we headed up to Hull and to Gundogs UK (where we got Millie)…

We were delighted to finally meet Millie’s mom…

Man she is an absolutely gorgeous Golden Retriever called Bess…

So loving gentle and very pleased to see her daughter!!!

OK we met Cracker aka Isaac the Babe – the Standard Poodle at stud…

He is a superb boy and had just been clipped…



CRACKER STANDARD POODLE AT GUN DOGS UK


So at first we thought he was a lamb on springs…

He just bounced and bounced and er bounced!!!

It had been a long long drive from the Midlands to Yorkshire…

So Millie was more than a little grumpy…

Cracker adored her and it was love at first sight!!!

However Millie was having none of it lol…

In fact every time Cracker tried to woo her…

She growled – barked at him and tried to jump out of the stable lol…

To be honest she barked more in the first few minutes than she has since we had her!!!

Strong willed woman or what ha ha…

Poor old Cracker couldn’t get a look in…

After an hour we decided to take her to our friends house in Boston (where we were staying)…

Special thanks to Gary Sue and of course Rosa the Boxer – for letting us invade!!!

Cracker was to say the least left wanting lol…

The following day we made the 80 mile trip and this time left them alone…

After the initial “playing hard to get ” we left the young lovers alone…

One nervous coffee later we went back…

Success!!! Cracker looked smug and more than a little pleased with himself…

Millie however had a look of “is that it..?” hee hee…

That afternoon we took her to a deserted beach in Lincolnshire…

She absolutely loved it ran herself silly and splashed in the sea…

On the way home the following day we popped in “for one last go” lol…

This time Millie was “more than up for mating…”

However Cracker sat in the corner licking his man bits…

“He’s never done that before…” said the breeder…

Millie was more than a little miffed!!!

So there we have it…



PREGNANCY IN GOLDENDOODLES CAN BE OH SO TIRING!!!


Millie the Goldendoodle is expecting a litter of puppies…

And we are expecting a lot of interest…

They will be due around June 8th…

And ready to go home with you the first week of August…

So please to enquire about purchasing a Goldendoodle puppy contact me at:

kstenning @ googlemail.com

Or checkout the ad with all the details here:

EPUPZ

Thank you all so very much for contacting me I love to hear from you all…

Stay tuned – we’ll keep you all informed on the Millie’s progress…

Until the next time – it’s goodbye from me and woofs from Millie xxx

She now stands at the patio window looking expectantly at the sky…

She’s miffed to say the least if there’s not a single flake to be seen…

If there’s snow – as soon as the door’s open she’s out like a blur!!!

Racing around the garden barking her head off!!!



I Love The Snow I Luuuuurve SNOW!!!!



I Mean I Really REALLLY Love it!!!


And a blur is exactly what we mean haha…

There really is something so cute about a doodle in the snow…

Particularly when she enjoys it like Millie does…



Can I Bath In It..? Can I Huh..?



Nope But You Can Take A Snow Shower!!!


That’s not me kicking her I hasten to add…:)

More a little game we HAVE to play…

It involves kicking as much snow as possible at her as she catches it…

Good exercise for my thighs I have to say and little Goldendoodle Millie loves it!!!



I’m Ready For My Christmas Card Close Up Now


On a more serious note – though how’s that possible with a Goldendoodle puppy!!!

Millie has – according to the vet – reached adolescence…

Aaaarrrggh if having a teenage son isn’t bad enough (joking honest)…

Then a puppy..?

Well we haven’t had her teenage health check yet – that’s next week…

But we have certainly noticed a few changes…

Obviously she’s growing fast and filling out…

But she also likes to test our resolve…

Where once she was quick on recall…

Now she thinks about it and eventually rushes towards us…

Before skidding away at the last minute!!!

A little pirouette later and madam eventually sits nicely in front of us…

Frustrating – definitely – but consistency will win through we hope…

She also seems to be sleeping more…

That could be the amount of exercise she gets – very healthy walks and runs…



A Bath Together..? It’s Our First Meeting!!!

It really does feel like we’re losing the puppy and seeing the dog…

Although put a ball in front of her and the pup is back!!!

Fingers crossed we’ve had no serious teething/chewing issues…

But we are not resting on our laurels…

We absolutely adore our Goldendoodle pup…

Can’t imagine life without her if I’m honest…

She’s sassy funny cute mad crazy gentle clever and pretty as hell…

I say it every time but if you’re looking for the perfect family dog…

There can only be one – A GOLDENDOODLE!!!!



How Could Anyone Resist..?

Go See ALL MILLIE’S Photos In The Gallery – It’s A Page In Progress!!!

Millie is being fantastic and not chewing too many bits of furniture…

Apart from the brand spanking new kitchen bistro chairs that is haha…

We have had to resort to all kinds of wild whacky and wonderful teething toys…

From rope pull toys soaked in stock and then frozen – Millie gives that a 5 out of 10 haha…

Expensive teething toys just sit there ignored – she’d rather eat the wrapper!!!

Teething chews are sniffed and then pushed aside with a look of utter contempt on her face…

So it was with some relief we tried frozen veg…

Carrots (whole) were nibbled nicely then spat out…

The same with apples – pears were at first munched on then ignored – but it was corn on the cob that was the big hit…

Frozen whole and Millie absolutely guzzles them down…

The iciness soothes her gums (so red and sore) and the taste drives her nuts!!!

A highly recommended and healthy teething treat – and it makes the poo interesting



MILLIE IS GROWING SO FAST!!!



As she’s starting to grow so is her world…

Though saying that the house has been in turmoil as workmen trapse in and out of the place…

Meaning we have been relegated to the kitchen – which wont be fitted until after Christmas…

Millie has taken all this in her stride and quite likes the men stopping work to fuss her to pieces!!!

Our walks have become far more adventurous with long free runs over the beautiful Comyn…



NO WORRIES MUM I KNOW THE WAY FROM HERE!!!


Millie simply adore the Comyn…

So many smells so many places to roll in the mud…

And of course tons of other dogs of all ages and sizes to play with…

The rumour that all Goldendoodles love water seems a little odd with our Millie…

She has been known to walk around puddles – but is also quite happy to paddle like a lady…



THAT’S THE BIGGEST BATH I’VE EVER SEEN!!!




MAYBE I’LL GET A LITTLE BIT WET…IF THAT’S OK MUM


Judging from our last trip to the river she’s only a few days away from jumping in!!!

It really is a a joy to see after our big long walks…

What was once a little ginger tinged bundle of white fluff…

Resembles a proper muddy mucky pup!!!

The ritual of the warm towel down the two hour sleep and then warm bath is an absolute pleasure…

All in all and given all our little Goldendoodle has had to put up with in her short life…

She’s an absolute little dream of a dog…

We love her to absolute pieces…

She’s funny – sweet – clever and has such a fun loving character…

Anyone looking for the perfect family dog…

Could do no worse than a Goldendoodle…

But then we are a little biased!!!

It seems overnight Millie the Goldendoodle puppy…

Has grown a leaf for her left ear!!!

Only joking – but what a super photo that is – haha the pose leaves (ouch) a bit to desire…

She’s such a hussy – can’t imagine where she gets it from…

Okay onto the matter of Millie’s first week of walks…

She has been absolutely fantastic…

Sure there’s been the odd noise – particularly from buses…

And she’s jumped – shivered and tried to wrap herself around our legs…

We’ve resisted too much fuss and simply gently led her past any problems…

The first free run was absolutely amazing…

The training we have done with her on recall has been well worth it…

It’s a sheer delight to see this white bullet come tearing across the field at the call of her name…



I’ll Only Come Back If You Have Treats!!!



I Dunno Whether To Drink It Or Bath In It


She’s a little unsure of the water at this point…

I hasten to point out it barely comes to her knees!!!

She kind of sniffs at it splashes a bit then runs away!!!

As for puddles far from splashing into them – Millie tends to skirt around them…

The look of disdain on her face at other dogs paddling is funny…

I hope she loses this and becomes a bit more tomboyish – one lady in the house is enough haha…

However water does of course have dangers…

Especially crocs and that’s where little Millie comes into her own…

If there’s a croc about this little hunter will find it…

Drag it to her lair and munch on it happily for an age…



Crocodile Dundee..? Naw Croc Hunter Millie!!!



I’m Sorry For Whatever I’m Supposed to have Done…

She’s now three months old and growing so very fast…

It only seems like yesterday we brought this tiny scared bundle of fluff home…

She has her mad moments and of course the garden looks like a bombsite with doggy craters everywhere…

But we wouldn’t swap her for the world…

She’s bright as a button funny cheeky and very very loving…

Anyone looking for a puppy will do no better than a Goldendoodle…

Stay tuned – you just never know what Millie the Goldendoodle puppy will get up to next!!!