5 AM TODAY THE PUPS WANNA PLAY !!!

5 MINUTES EARLIER SLEEPY LITTLE PUPPIES READY FOR THE DAY

(sorry for the delay in posting – madness here lol)

IT REALLY is the last full day with the whole litter of Goldendoodle puppies…

I said yesterday the time has flown by – it really truly has…

I’ve been awake since 3am listening out for them kind of hoping they’d wake early lol…

But no – they’re sleeping soundly and have been since 8 pm last night – good kids ha ha…

OK I shall be writing this on and off this morning – and hopefully adding some nice photos too…

So as promised – and the girls first – I present Millie’s Goldendoodle Puppies…

TILLY – aka Pink – Pinky – Tiz




We call her the Doodle Dynamo lol…

She’s the smallest but one of the toughest…

She grabs life and runs with it at high speed…

Everything is exciting and a challenge…

She was the first to take to solid food…

As cute as she’s nutty Tilly is first one folks pick up and fuss…

She’s always the first to trot over to say hello…

She’s fearless and never backs down in a squabble…

She absolute loves Lilly – those two are inseparable…

And together they kick some ass lol…

The “Scouse Mouse” might be tiny…

But she has bags of heart and spirit…

Bloody gorgeous…

If Tilly Could Speak: “It’s amaaaaazing!!!”

Voted The Puppy Most Likely To: Break a bone by jumping from great heights !!! Hold her tight !!!

LILLY – aka Yellow or see below !!!



Lilo Lil’ as she’s been affectionately named…

Those old enough to remember the TV show Bread will get it lol…

“She is a TART!” was the cry ha ha…

And our little Lilly just loves cuddles kisses and love…

She absolutely seems to spend 50% of her time on her back !!!

Always helping to clean the boys bits – she’s also a little madam…

If there’s trouble Lilly will be in the midst of things…alongside her best mate Tilly – what a pair !!!

This last couple of days she’s begun to assert herself somewhat…

The bigger pups are quite startled by her growls and yaps lol…

Millie has a tough time with her as she never keeps still !!!

She will race outside whilst being cleaned with Millie hot on her heels…

Lilly will then squeeze under something and yap at her mum…

It drives Millie mental ha ha…

I absolutely adore her coat – making her look like a sleek marmalade tabby cat…

A petite stunner she’s going to be a very very pretty dog…

If Lilly Could Speak: “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours !!!”

Voted The Puppy Most Likely To: Be the first to ahem conceive ha ha…

Lulu – aka White – Whitey – GetOff and LeaveIt !!!



Began life as a quiet little pup who’s eyes used to bore into you…

Almost as if everything was your fault lol…

With her oversized white collar we called her the Little Vicar…

These days we seem to call her “Hey StoppIit” !!!

She really is a proper little puppy – fluffy pretty and plump…

Don’t be fooled she’s a feisty little soul…

The shouts coming from the puppy room are hilarious…

It usually means Lulu has…

…ran off with the newspaper – sat in the water bowl – grabbed the kitchen roll OR…

Attacked the mop !!!

You cannot clean in her presence she just wants to help !!!

I’ve lost count of the amount of times we’ve chased her down the garden to get a cloth back…

Even the hoover holds no fear – most pups scatter she rushes it !!!

Despite that streak of mischief she’s a very loving puppy…

Always there or there abouts when it’s cuddle time…

She’s going to make a very solid beautiful Goldendoodle – a bombproof beauty…

If Lulu Could Speak: “Chase me – go on catch me !!!”

Voted The Puppy Most Likely To: Have the vets scratching their heads as to how she could eat a whole hoover !!!

Molly – aka Red – Princess and Molly Malone




Within days she stood out as a true beauty…

As she grew older she was also the most aloof…

Always slightly away from the litter she was the obvious litter leader…

It was a real privilege when she came for some fuss…

As she’s developed her initial standoffish behaviour has gone…

She’s a true fusspot and absolutely adores being fussed and cuddled…

She’s up there as one of the most affectionate of the litter…

However she certainly can and does (often) assert herself…

Everyone who meets her say how beautiful she is and boy doesn’t she know it…

We call her the Princess – and she seems to get that ha ha…

However there’s a real tomboy streak to her…

This little girl just loves to dig – protect your lawns (and putting greens lol) !!!

First into the mud – first into the fights and the first to truly bark…

And her latest trick is to clack her teeth together as a warning to the other pups…

It totally freaks them out !!!

I really can’t wait to see her grow up – she’s going to be breathtaking…

If Molly Could Speak: “Do you know who I am..?”

Voted Puppy Most Likely To: Wear a diamond collar or mate with a Royal Corgi lol…

Cookie – Purple – Purps – Cooks and Baby Girl



Nearly an identical twin sister of Molly…

Almost pure white and extremely attractive with a silky shiny coat…

She’s a little heartbreaker…

Cookie is the baby girl of the bunch…

The first to cry for her mommy and the first to cry when things are not to her liking…

HOWEVER…

As the weeks has passed her confidence has grown…

She is now an absolute little star and we adore her…

The first to bed and the last one awake she is deceptively big and strong…

On your lap she gives you the doleful big eyes nibbles gently and licks nicely…

Before closing her jaws in a vice like grip and grinding down HARD !!!

Many of the pups have tasted Cookie’s teeth lol…

She takes no nonsense from anyone but absolutely loves to be fussed…

She was tough to train to newspaper until we realised she prefers broadsheets !!!

She’s a little charmer who is the perfect puppy in the window dog…

The kind of puppy artists draw in children’s books…

She’s gorgeous cheeky a tad sensitive at times but absolutely full of love and fun…

A real Goldendoodle beauty in the making…

If Cookie Could Speak: “Listen I am not going to piddle on the Sun – bring me the Times – and ironed my good man”…lol

Voted Puppy Most Likely To: Win a prettiest puppy contest or eat a whole hand !!!

Mazsola – aka Lilac – Liley – Lilac Whine and Mad Maz




Regular readers will know Lilac intimately ha ha…

Oh boy did she cause mayhem in the whelping box !!!

And nope things haven’t changed lol…

Her name is Hungarian for Little Raisin – read that as little raising hell !!!

OK I’m teasing – but she’s by far the feistiest of the girls…

100% no nonsense I’m in charge or else tomboy with mischief as her middle name !!!

The epitomy of an F1B Goldendoodle she is going to have an amazing coat…

At the moment she may look like she has a permanent frown lol…

Far from it – in full flight and when the camera’s off her lol – she’s absolutely gorgeous and very very pretty…

She totally terrorizes Millie who absolutely adores her…

Those two always seem to be in the bed play fighting (with Maz winning lol)…

Otherwise she’s Speedy Gonzales tearing around the garden leaping on others backs !!!

It’s either 1000mph or complete stop with “Maz”…

But – and get this – she’s a real cuddly little puppy when the mood takes her…

I know a certain someone who has a real soft spot for her and she for him

She’s one I can barely wait to see all grown up – a real A Typical Goldendoodle…

If Mazsola Could Speak: “I’m a lover AND a fighter…but mostly a fighter…”

Voted Puppy Most Likely To: Shave her head and wear Doc Martins and boiler suit lol… (only teasing)

Murphy – aka Aqua – Flash and Smurf




About as cool and laid back as you can get apart from Max lol…

Nicknamed Flash – as in that gorgeous white streak on his head…

Certainly not for any speed he may show lol…

Sure he trots – rarely runs unless the goats milk is being poured…

Boy can that little lad run then !!!

He really is an absolutely gorgeous little dog…

Full of fluffy loves kisses and cuddles…

With more than an ounce of mischief and fun…

To my knowledge he’s never snapped or snarled – but he sure can yap !!!

He’ll grumble and let you know if you’re ignoring him…

Happy to play on his own with a ball – he’s shown amazing ball skills lol…

Saying that he was also the first one to “hump…”

At three weeks old one wonders if that’s a record ha ha…

To date he has humped pretty much everything including a plastic plant pot lol…

(well it was pink so I guess that’s OK ha ha)…

He is a gentle little soul and like nothing better than having his ears rubbed as he falls asleep…

He’s one that will be sorely missed – a real little treasure who will make his new family very happy…

If Murphy Could Speak: “Just call me Mr Lover Man and come over here sweet cheeks…”

Voted Puppy Most Likely To: Embarrass you by humping your Granny’s leg lol…

Max – Blue aka Bluey and Dave



For some reason Millie’s Dad calls him Dave and it has stuck lol…

He is the real surfer beach boy of the litter…

Laid back – lush and horizontal in the land of nod for 75% of the time lol…

There’s slow – lethargy and then there’s laid back love bunny Max…

If there’s any trouble he will seek you out for support…

Doesn’t like getting involved unless he really has to does our Max…

He is simply gorgeous and 100% totally huggable…

So gentle so kind and so full of love he’s on my lap the most…

He’s also the only one that really cries when we leave the room – aaah bless…

Saying that he can have his moments and yesterday he really kicked off…

Most of the rougher pups scattered as Max roared…

He’s going to be a true gentle giant of a dog…

I think he actually quite liked that as it meant he could sleep undisturbed ha ha…

He can and does sleep absolutely anywhere…

Not even the rattle of the milk bowl can rouse him lol…

I shall miss this little lad deeply – but hey I have him for two more weeks woohoo !!!

If Max Could Speak: “Like wow peace out man it’s just all so heavy – I need a hug…”

Voted Puppy Most lIkely To: Treat your kingsized bed as his own and rarely let you in !!!

Digby – Orange aka Orange-U-Tang and Diggers



Last but certainly not least is our old mate Digby…

Hey I apologize now for the bad press I gave the boy lol…

Readers will know all to well he was one noisy little puppy in his “younger days” lol…

He made a racket sounding like a constipated orang-outang with a red hot chilli up his bum !!!

Seriously high on the decibel level and annoying on the ears ha ha…

The fantastic news – for us and his new family is – he hasn’t done that for weeks !!!

In fact he was up until a couple of days ago the coolest little dood of the litter…

Rarely in trouble – rarely squabbling – rarely mixing…

He just did his doodle thing – ate – busy busy and sleep…

It was a rare honour for Diggers to wander over to say hello even more for him to stay on your lap lol…

He’d like to grab a hide chew and crash out at his fave spot in the garden and chill…

On Monday however he decided that Millie’s dad was his mate and no one else was allowed a look in…

This of course led to much kerfuffle in the doodle litter but none of them had faced an angry emotional Digby before…

Holy crap did he put the litter firmly in its place !!!

Over the last three days he has gone from the strong silent type to undisputed pack leader – well Mazsola keeps trying lol…

He’s going to be a very strong dog and will need that energy channelling – I hate to say it but maybe neutered too…

He’s not nasty at all – but he is showing the signs of being a future pack leader and is ultra smart if you catch my drift

He is a stunning boy who is going to be a complete bear of a Goldendoodle – can’t wait to see him grow…

If Digby Could Speak: “I’m the Godfather capiche..?”

Voted Puppy Most Likely To: Win the smartest dog competition he already tries to turn on the outdoor tap lol…

And there you have them all nine of the Goldendoodle puppies…

I’ve been as honest as I can be – and in all honesty there’s really nothing to hide…

They are all absolutely stunning bomb proof family ready little darlings…

They are eager to learn in desperate need on one to one training…

And to be given as much love as you can all muster…

There will be times when you want to tear your hair out…

And times when your heart will fill with absolute utter joy and love…

Mostly the latter

Goldendoodles are special dogs – funny crazy a little mad but so full of love it’s untrue…

They will fit in with whatever lifestyle you have…

Just remember exercise – discipline and affection…

It looked at times as if we were hard with Millie as a puppy…

But now when people say “what a well behaved dog” we swell with pride…

There’s no magic in bringing up a well grounded well mannered happy puppy…

It’s simply firm fair and consistent…

Your home your rules and they have to fit in with that – not you with them…

Remember Millie’s Dad’s simple adage – “they are dogs…”

I’ll leave it there for today…

Tomorrow’s (Friday) plans have changed a little…

I’m taking them all for their vet check and first injection in the morning…

Then at noon Lilly leaves us and then at 1pm Digby says farewell…

I shall let you know how it all goes tomorrow and probably add a few sites you might like to look at for puppy tips…

But as I shall say in the letters with the pups – we’re no experts but if you need us just call…

Right I’m off to spend more time with the litter – it is after all their last full day together…

As always much love and thanks for all your emails messages text and calls….

Kate ~ Millie ~ Tilly,Lulu,Lilly,Molly,Cookie,Mazsola,Murphy,Max and Digby the Doodles XxX






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MILLIE TILLY AND MAZSOLA (LAST OF THE FLOWERS HA HA)

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THE DOODLE PUPS BEING HOUSE TRAINED – RESPONDING TO THE CRY “BUSY BUSY ~ GET BUSY !!! ”

(Millie eventually shows the reluctant ones how to piddle lol)

IN LESS than 72 hours the first of our Goldendoodle puppies will leave us…

Lilly aka Little Yellow is off to start her new life in Wales with the lovely Katie and family…

As the pup with the most cuddles to offer she will – like all will be – sorely missed…

I cannot believe how quickly the time has passed – though there were moments there when time stood still lol…

By Sunday afternoon we shall be left with 3 little ‘doodles – one week later just one – our Max aka Blue…



THEY’VE BROKEN THROUGH THE BARRICADES ~ ALL HOPE IS LOST FIGHT TO THE DEATH MEN (Max)

To say the little ‘doodles are ready is an understatement…

They have grown and developed so much this past two weeks it’s unbelievable…

They are eager to learn and be taught – but as a pack it is difficult to do a complete job with them…

Millie has now completely stepped up to the plate and is playing a key role in their lives…

Her stitches are out – the vet is extremely pleased with her and she’s back to her old self !!!

Her early nervousness at being back with her litter has gone…

She now takes charge of them individually and as a litter…

If one refuses to lie still whilst being cleaned she charges after then…

Wrestles with them until they roll on their backs in submission…

Any attempts at suckling are met with a growl and if that fails a swipe from her paw lol…

She can now lie down and enjoy cuddles with them without the chaos that used to ensue…

It’s just beautiful to witness…

Although her and Mazsola seem to play fight all day long – Maz is a feisty little puppy !!!



MILLIE PLAYING WITH HER BABY GOLDENDOODLES

We’ve all taken them just about as far as we can as a litter…

Now they need their new mums and dads and families to set the rules and show them right from wrong…

There is of course lots of fun and cuddles with us still – but also an element of discipline…

Millie’s Dad seems to spend all day saying “No…Get Down…Leave It…Put It Down…OFF…” etc etc…

He seems to have perfected the angry growl which calms the pack down…

And when things are really “kicking off” he’s been known to bark very convincingly…

The little pups as one settle – their ears flat and their eyes down…

He then chuckles and calls them “Granddad’s Little Monsters…”

Training one little puppy is hard but NINE !!!

They are not ill mannered or naughty in any way shape or form…

Just very boisterous – eager to experience new things and ahem challenge boundaries lol…




THE GOLDENDOODLE PUPPY ESCAPE COMMITTEE ~ I’LL DIG A TUNNEL YOU BULLDOZE A WAY THROUGH !!!

All perfectly normal all part of a growing puppy – it just needs channelling the proper way…

Greeting visitors for instance can be mayhem – but what can you do..?

People enter the garden gasp – coo and shriek “OOOOOoo PUPPPPPPPIES !!!”

(we do try to say please go into the garden quietly lol)

They respond as a pack and mob the person’s feet nibbling shoes and jumping up scratching exposed legs !!!

Not naughty – just excited – keen – interested – they just need showing the correct way to greet new people…

Chewing is really starting to kick in now and we have had to resort to anti chew spray…

Something we only used once with Millie to great effect lol…

Most of the litter sniffed the spot and backed off…

Mazsola however snarled and barked and waved her paws at the area – tough kid or what !!!

We were either very lucky with Millie or that one taste of the spray worked wonders !!!

These little darlings chew anything and I mean anything they can get their mouths on lol…

No amount of NO’s or scruffs or distractions can stop them moving on to the next item…

The new families will be best advised to keep a close eye on this typical puppy behaviour !!!

Favourite items to chew – houses – walls – plants – wood – lawns – concrete – cardboard – each other – us !!!

Saying that – they will chew anything lying around – except of course puppy chew toys !!!



IN A RARE MOMENT TILLY ACTUALLY CHEWS A PUPPY CHEW TOY !!!

Crocs are good – so too are really really strong hide chews…

We have got through quite a few of those – particularly the huge knotted bones !!!

So our babies are truly ready to fly the nest – to be honest circumstance meant they were ready two weeks ago lol…

We’re sad and happy too – happy they will now get the individual love and attention they deserve…

Sad as we shall miss them all deeply…

I know they’re Millie’s pups and special to us – but they truly are amazing little dogs…

They have put up with a hell of a lot in their short lives…

We have packed in as much love and fun as anyone could muster…

Millie’s Dad asked me last night if ” the kids have had a good early puppy-hood…”

I watched them charging around the garden into everything and having a whale of a time…

And said quite simply “Yes…”



MURPHY LAUNCHES HIMSELF INTO ANOTHER ROUND OF PUPPY PLAY FIGHTS


Well I say charging around the garden – that depends on the weather…

Tuesday morning saw a real downpour…

5am usually means the pups want to burst out into the garden…

However the sights smells sounds and sensations of rain put them off !!!



However with a little gentle coaxing they eventually went outside for “busy busy”…

And on their return we had a litter of very wet little pups !!!

OK I promise I shall have the thumbnail word sketch of each puppy up by tomorrow…

There’s no truth to the rumour it isn’t up yet in case the new families back out !!!

Simply time really – we get maybe an hour in between feeds/play and stuff…

And there’s a lot to do as I’m sure you all understand…

Enjoy the new photos and videos of the Goldendoodle puppies – and gasp at how big they’ve grown…

Until then – much love as always and thanks for all your calls texts and emails…

I can’t tell you how much it means to us all !!!

Lots of love ~ KATE ~ MILLIE and the GOLDENDOODLE PUPPY PACK !!!

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MILLIE LEAPS INTO THE FRAY !!!

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A REALLY big weekend for the little Goldendoodle puppies…

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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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’S dad decided to begin “bomb proofing” the puppies yesterday …

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

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BOY are we glad the new puppy pen arrived yesterday !!!

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…



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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

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I WAS only away for two days…

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

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