From long walks on bridle paths – splashing about in the sea – and ‘doodle dashing everywhere…

And even very scary smugglers tunnels!

LEADING THE WAY TO THE PUB AFTER A DOODLE DASH ON THE NESS BEACH

Wally really came out of his shell and Millie was her usual laid back princess haha…

We even managed to get them both on tiny ferries from Instow to Appledore and Shaldon to Teignmouth!

And how very well behaved – and brave – they were – proper salty sea dogs!



WALLY AND MILLIE THE GOLDENDOODLES ABOARD THE TINIEST FERRY!


We stayed at a real dog friendly cottage called the Old Dairy – highly recommended and 100% dog friendly indeed…

There was even a dog agility course right on our doorstep – but sadly neither Millie or Wally felt up to the challenge!

Instead they managed to cause a stir wherever they went with quite literally hoards of people stopping to fuss them…

Wally – who until now has been reserved around strangers – took it all in his stride and even seemed to enjoy all the fuss!

But it was on the beach the boy came into his own and it was hard getting him out of the sea such was his enjoyment lol…

DOODLE DASH ON INSTOW BEACH

MILLIE GOES UNDER WALLY PREFERS SPLASHING


WALLY THE GOLDENDOODLE JUST LOVED THE SEA!

WALLY MAKES A FRIEND LOL

YUK! WALLY ROLLS ON A DEAD FISH – BOY DID HE STINK HAHA!

BEST BEACH BUDDIES MILLIE AND WALLY THE BAYWATCH GOLDENDOODLES LOL

Every night back at the cottage Wally would still be raring to go – the boy has energy!

However Princess Millie took to her sofa in the conservatory and snoozed…

Well a lady does need her beauty sleep haha…

FOR MILLIE A SOFA IS TOTAL BLISS!

As you can see the humans and the ‘doods had a fab time and found tons of dog friendly places to go…

I can highly recommend the GOOD DOG GUIDE – it certainly helped us find great places to eat – drink and visit…

Sadly we’re back home and both Goldendoodles although tired seem to think we can magic a beach out of thin air!

The last few walks have been slightly low key as they look at us expectantly – “where’s the beach?”

Hopefully we’ll get them to one in a couple of weeks time all being well

But oh boy do I miss this view all ready!

THIRSTY AT TREBARWITH STRAND

Just to let you know Millie was 3 on Sunday (Aug14th) – wow how time flies!

It seems like only yesterday we began this blog with a month wait before we could collect her!

I can honestly say choosing Goldendoodles as our pet dogs was the best move we ever made…

They’re funny – loving – clever-ish (well Wally is sort of getting there lol) and more than a little crazy!

And judging from the amazing reactions from people we met – they’re show stopping superstars!

OK I need to feed the ‘doods so I’ll love and leave you until next time…



Loads of love ~ KATE ~ MILLIE and WALLY XxX

And whilst I write this there’s only one – our little Max (or Dave as he’s known in these parts lol)…

Well I say “little” – he has a squawk as big as his feet !!!

It was his first night alone without the litter last night…

He howled for 2 hours – he was in such a state I had to come down to him…

He eventually fell asleep – but he really is missing his brothers and sisters…

Millie totally ignored the noise lol – well she is still shattered from the mini Midlands ‘doodle meet…



MILLIE TAKES A MUD BATH LOL


As you can see she had an absolute ball and loved seeing her best mates Biddy – and of course Paddy and Lynn…

OK onto the last of the little ‘doods…

They had a whale of a time their last week with us…

I think they enjoyed the more personal touch and loved the “sit and beg” game…

…aren’t they just clever little ‘doodles !!!



MILLIE JOINS IN THE GOLDENDOODLE PUPPY TRAINING CLASS

The last day with the three puppies didn’t start too well lol…

We were woken around 4am to a noise of real distress from all three…

Convinced someone had broken in and was trying to steal them we raced down the stairs…

Some how and no idea on God’s earth how – a black kitten had got into their room…

They had obviously woken and spotted it…

She was a beauty and sat bold as brass staring at them…

The three amigos were in a dreadful state lol…

It took us a long long time to calm them down…

Big tough guys I think not lol…

Our little Lulu (White) was the first to leave us yesterday…



LULU CUDDLES HER NEW BIG SISTER (we love the collar and tag!!!)

She has been a complete star this past few weeks…

Always helping with the cleaning up (lol)…

And always first to come for a cuddle or lick and fuss over any pups who were sad or distressed…

I just know her new family absolutely adore her and she’s going to have a fantastic life…

Word reaches us that she already adores their Labrador Stanley and he her – that is really sweet…

We were both a little sad to see her go – but Millie’s Dad in particular was very quiet…

Maz and Lulu have both been his little “angels” (sometimes the “sisters of sin” lol) since they were born…



MAZSOLA OFF TO PASTURES NEW – AND SOON TO BE BI LINGUAL !!!

Mazsola’s family arrived late afternoon and mum and dad were very excited…

Little Lilac seemed delighted to meet them again and even allowed a lot of tummy tickles from her new dad…

Now THAT is a rare honour…

They were always hoping for a mischievous puppy…

And with little Maz they have got that in bucketfuls ha ha…

If Millie’s Dad was quiet when Lulu left – I swear I saw a tear in his eye when his little Mazola left…

I have to admit this past week the two girls have gotten to me too…

Both absolute stunners and everything you would want in a dog…

Smart – pretty – loving – naughty – feisty – they have it in bag fulls…

OK that leaves us with our old mate Max (Blue/Dave)…




DAVE THE ‘DOODLE – HE LIKES BUCKETS AND DRAINS LOL

He kind of eyed us all suspiciously when we opened the puppy gate giving him the run of the downstairs…

He spent a long time sniffing around and playing with his mum…

But it is at my feet he wants to be – and still whimpers when I leave the room…

He’s the strong sensitive type I reckon lol…

As I mentioned earlier we put him back in the puppy room at bedtime…

But he was having none of it…

We have some work to do there I feel lol…

Max leaves us on Friday (his family are on honeymoon in the US)…

I shall be extremely sorry to see him go – we have a real natural bond going on…

Until then whilst I’m at work Millie’s Dad will have the hound dog howls ha ha…



GORGEOUS GOLDENDOODLE PUPPY MAX

WHERE ARE THEY NOW..?


We have received lots of calls emails texts and photos of the little ‘doodle pups…

I can’t tell you how happy it makes us to see they’re all settled in and happy…

I guess every time I pop a blog post up I’ll slap a few photos/movies on too…

Please keep them all coming we love to see and hear all about our brood lol…

And just a quick note for those using GOLDENDOODLES PHOTOS…

Please check the little message at the end of this post lol…

OK here’s an amazing video showing Cookie’s (Purple) first few days at her new home…

It brought a tear to my eye I have to say – and thank you so much for sending it us !!!








It’s obviously very tiring playing with Cookie the Goldendoodle puppy – don’t they look absolutely adorable !!!



LILLY IN HER I MUST NOT CHASE BOYS T-SHIRT LOL!!!


Lilly is absolutely loving her life in Wales…

And with that very apt t-shirt looks like she’s headed for the dog cat walk lol…










MURPHY THE GOLDENDOODLE PUPPY HAS BECOME MUM’S LITTLE HELPER LOL


Please keep them coming and I’ll pop more up next post…

OK Millie’s Dad says those of you using GOLDENDOODLES PHOTOS might want to download something…

Photos off digital cameras are HUGE !!!

So before uploading them to the site – firstly download – EASY THUMBNAILS – it’s completely free…

Under the settings go for 600 wide 800 high…

Under New Name add prefix tn_…

Then choose the photo from the window and click make (if you are doing lots click make all)…

You’ll now get resized photos with the prefix tn_ (thumbnail)…

So big JPG.1 would now be tn_JPG.1 – it’s smaller and fits nicely into forums !!!

OK enough techno speak I’m off for a girly morning shopping and coffee with Millie lol…

It was always our Saturday ritual and she loves the butcher’s shop !!!

So until the next time much love KATE MILLIE AND MAX XxX


GOLDENDOODLE PHOTO OF THE WEEK




LULU MAX AND MAZOLA F1B GOLDENDOODLE PUPPY TRAINING CLASS OF 2010 LOL

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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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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:

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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..?

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