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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WITH Kate away all weekend it’s been up to me to look after the tribe of ‘doodles…

Hello I’m Millie’s Dad – and what a Father’s Day weekend I’ve had !!!

The pups have had a real growth and development spurt – Kate will be amazed later today !!!

As you can see from the video the pups are now beginning to play fight…

And vocally they’ve started giving cute little growls…

But all this playing – poohing (more about that in a minute lol) and feeding is a tiring business…

I have to say they are growing up fast…

Purple Pup even made a break for freedom !!!

Millie had left the box and I was feeding her in the dining room…

I returned to watch the football to hear an angry squeak…

Millie had pushed a cuddly toy near the box entrance…

And Purple Pup had used it as a launch ramp…

She was skittering across the floor making a hell of a racket…

Millie raced in and gave me a look of total and utter contempt…

As if it was all my fault !!!



MILLIE NOT HAPPY WITH HER DAD SEEKS COMFORT IN A PUPPY TOY


As if that was bad enough…

A little while later when the puppies were settled I decided to cut the lawn…

Millie has always loved to help – and typically fell asleep under the bush…

Twenty minutes later I returned and my nose told me something was not quite right…

You guessed it – puppy poop fight !!!

I’ll spare you the photos lol – suffice it to say it was a mess !!!

It would appear two of the little ‘doodles had woken at the same time and moved their bowels…

(Millie usually cleans this up immediately she gets the scent)

It was obviously tiring for them so they had fallen asleep…



WAIT ‘TILL KATE GETS BACK I’M TELLING

The others had thought it was jolly good fun to join them…

The end result – 9 little Goldendoodle puppies covered in gooey puppy poo…

I was frantic – I’d already annoyed Millie…

I popped them all in a large basket lined with a towel and began cleaning as best I could…

After five minutes I looked up to see Millie glowering at me…

Not a happy mom lol…

She went into super mom mode and began topping and tailing them – vigorously lol…

Half an hour later they were all good as new and snuggled up to mom for a long sleep…

All I can say is it’s been amazing but boy am I glad Kate’s back later today…

And I have no doubt Millie and the baby ‘Doods are too…

C’ya – Millie’s Dad…

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GOLDENDOODLE PUPPY OR MEERKAT HA HA


JUDGING from the number of emails I received yesterday…

I’ve managed to turn you all into ‘doodle puppy photo addicts !!!

Trust me I really do know that feeling – I need my daily fix too !!!

KATE ~ MILLIE AND THE GORGEOUS GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES

My apologies for not making a daily post…

It was frantic here yesterday – the puppies and Millie are more than fine – more to do with me…

I have a big family wedding in Scotland over the weekend…Congrats Leanne !!!

And a girl needs to look her best – so it was hairdresser and beauty salon for me !!!

Boy did I need it after 12 days of the puppy ‘doodle invasion haha…

I tried to coax Millie into the shower – but she was having none of it…

After giving birth and caring for 9 ‘doodles she really does need it…if you catch my drift lol…

But she refused and I didn’t want to stress her…

Millie’s dad is staying behind to look after them so in between football they’ll be well looked after lol…




“WHITEY” SUCKLES ON MILLIE’S DADS BOTTOM LIP HA HA!!!


With Millie spending more time out of the doodle pup “nest”…

I decided to buy a pile of cuddly toys to give them other things to snuggle up to…

I was thrilled to see them wake and start sniffing and investigating the new members of their nest !!!

They have taken to them immediately – especially Millie’s cuddly fish which they all love to cuddle up too…

GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES AND SOFT CUDDLY TOYS


Millie however had other ideas…

Once she woke from her afternoon nap she climbed into the whelping box…

It was a classic double take as she saw her litter had “doubled”…

The look on her face was one of confusion and then joy as she saw they were toys…

Millie has always been a great organiser of her toys – each one has a special place in the house…

(we have found her toys in all sorts of strange places – we move them she puts them back)

So once she had fed her pups – each toy was taken out of the box and deposited in her special places…

We need her to play with them so the pups get her scent…

I’m pleased to say she has now let the toys stay and the puppies love them…



“PATCH” CUDDLES UP TO THE CUDDLY TOYS

Each pup will of course be taking one with them when they leave…

Which gave me an idea lol…

When Millie arrived with us at just 8 weeks old she too brought a toy with her…

It was full of the smell of Bess her lovely Golden Retriever mum…

To this day it’s Millie’s special toy and is always near by…

So here’s three photos of Millie – the first when she was born…

The second when she arrived in our home with her special cuddly toy…

And Millie now with that same toy – oh boy has she grown !!!

MILLIE WHEN SHE WAS A NEWBORN PUPPY





MILLIE AS A PUPPY WITH HER FAVOURITE CUDDLY TOY

MILLIE TODAY WITH HER FAVOURITE CUDDLY SOFT TOY


OK I’ll leave you all with the very latest ‘doodle puppy photos…

I have a long drive ahead of me and I really am going to miss my little darlings…

I’m slowly adding more movies to Millie’s You Tube Channel – so subscribe and check regularly !!!

Have a lovely weekend love Kate Millie and the Doodle Pups XxX

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AS you can see and hear (lol) from the video…

The “DOODS” have not only found their collective voices…

But have also began to take those first real steps!!!

Given the World Cup is on constantly in our house…

At least the little doods squawks and squeaks drowns out that awful vuvuzela buzz lol…

As for taking their first real steps – it can be a tiring business…

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SHARE A TRULY TENDER MOMENT

Purple was the first little Goldendoodle puppy to try to stand…

After all she was also the first to scream for her mum (boy she has a voice ha ha)…

And that has enabled her to get the “drop” on the others when it comes to feeding…

As you can see as soon as Millie arrives in the nest – they go berserk…

As the day wore on they all began standing – to varying degrees of success !!!

This morning they were all absolutely worn out with the exercise and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast with mom…




We have of course being weighed the little ‘doodles daily…

And once again I’m delighted to sat they are all thriving – and couldn’t be in better health…

Last week for instance when we changed their bedding we were using a tiny basket…

Yesterday my partner had to use a full sized laundry basket to fit them all in !!!

A BASKETFUL OF DOODLE PUPPIES !!!

Millie had another check up at the vet yesterday…

Being a former nurse I noticed her swollen nipple was looking a little sore…

The swelling had gone down considerably – but the skin around it was tender and red…

It was probably caused by tiny little doodle feet – the vet took a look and gave her the all clear…

However she has been given more antibiotics to keep it under control…

She shows no sign of discomfort and the pups have done her proud clearing it out !!!

OK a little later today we shall be taking individual portrait photographs of the Goldendoodle pups…

And we shall post them tomorrow so you can all get a clearer look at the little darlings…

Until then just to say Millie is now on Facebook and Twitter haha – checkout the links in the sidebar !!!

Her daddy is also working on – of all things – a Facebook application !!!

My partner got the idea after the photo of Millie the Goldendoodle in her England flag was tagged on Facebook…

Quite a few people are using that photo – some even as their profile photo…

MILLIE WEARING THE ENGLAND WORLD CUP FLAG ON FACEBOOK

The photo has appeared on the official English FA page and Carlsberg for England !!!

And best news of all the OFFICIAL FA BACK THE BID 2018 (the World Cup In England) want the original photo !!!

We’re all pleased but Millie’s dad is ecstatic – he says she really is the World Cup Goldendoodle haha…

He thinks we should get Millie and agent – good Lord what next !!!

OOOps and don’t forget Millie has her own You Tube Channel…

We have a ton of videos waiting to upload – so don’t forget to subscribe

OK that’s it for now – don’t hesitate to contact me via email – guest book or comments – I love to hear from you all…

Until tomorrow loads of love…

KATE – MILLIE and the little DOODS XxX

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THE PROUD MUM AND HER LITTER OF CUTE GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES

POOR little Millie the Goldendoodle has a nasty case of mastitis…

It all happened so quickly…

One minute she was feeding happily and the next she became quite poorly…

She had a high temperature and became very “spacey…”

She simply couldn’t lie down – but still allowed the puppies to feed by sitting upright…

A quick examination showed one of her teats was swollen and inflamed…

Luckily the pups had fed well – were sleeping soundly and we rushed Millie to the vets…

He was fantastic and agreed it was indeed mastitis…

He gave her two injections (both safe for the puppy milk) – antibiotic and a pain killer…

Within minutes Millie was much happier…

Infact she pulled us out of the surgery to the car – such was her haste to get home !!!




CHECKING MILLIE IS NOT IN TOO MUCH DISCOMFORT WHILST NURSING HER PUPPIES

On her return she immediately checked on the babies…

Before lying down gingerly and falling asleep for a good 3/4 of an hour…

It was the longest sleep she’s had since the puppies were born…

Once awake I checked her sore teat again and gently massaged it with olive oil…

In fact I gave all of her nipples a good gentle clean…

Millie seemed to really enjoy the close attention and lay happily on her back…

The swelling had gone down considerably and Millie was more than happy to return to her whelping box…

The puppies on the other hand seemed none to concerned at mums return !!!

They had all curled up together and were all snoring in a deep contended full belly sleep…

Millie was a little miffed and eventually began licking and nosing them to wake.,..

It was a great relief to us all that the puppies immediately “latched on” and fed happily…

The vet had recommended we allowed the pups to suckle the swollen teat…

This would both gauge Millie’s pain level – and of course help bring down the inflammation…

We rotated the aggressive and gentle feeders and was delighted to see Millie showed no discomfort…




“PINKY” ONE OF THE MORE GENTLE PUPPIES HELPING TO NURSE HER MUM

The great news is Millie stayed with the puppies all night…

And I can assure you all they have gorged themselves on her milk !!!

My partner stayed with them and says it was the most peaceful night they’ve had…

I managed to sleep a little longer despite my concerns…

As soon as I came down this morning I coaxed Millie on her back to check her nipples…

I am so relieved to say the swelling has almost completely gone !!!

I have weighed all the puppies and am delighted to say they have all gained weight considerably…

They are all feisty squeaky and none the worse for yesterdays dramas…

And as you can see all happy content and coming on amazingly well…




MUM AND DAUGHTER GOLDENDOODLES SNUGGLING AND SLEEPING TOGETHER

OK I shall leave you with the latest pictures of Goldendoodle Millie and her cute puppies…

Millie and me are off to the vets this morning for a quick check up…

I’ll let you know how it goes – but pretty sure everything is more than OK !!!

Put it this was I’m a lot happier taking her today than I was yesterday !!!

As always thanks for your messages it’s really helping us all!!!

Lots of love Kate – Millie and the doods and doodettes XXX

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MILLIE had her first little walk yesterday…

And oh boy did she enjoy it – albeit a very brief respite from the doodle puppies…

We were not at all sure she’d want to leave them…

But she instigated it by sitting at the front door and responding to “do you want a walk..?”

Can’t be much clearer than that ha ha…

My partner was overjoyed to be able to take her out…

He works from home so has “missed his baby” this week (bless him lol)…

MILLIE TAKES A RARE BREATHER FROM HER LITTER OF GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES


She pulled all the way to her favourite field less than a minutes walk away and ran and rolled like a puppy…

She was only gone 10 minutes but in that time I was able to clean out the whelping box and check the puppies over…

The great news is they are all healthy and gaining weight…

Some more than others – but there are no problems whatsoever…

WEIGHING NEW BORN GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES – THIS ONE IS THE NOISIEST OF THE BUNCH!!!

On her return Millie was straight in there nudging them all into position…

The noise they made on her return was a complete joy…

They really are vigorous feeders…

So much so I’ve noticed Millie’s nipples are very sore…

I spoke to a close friend of mine who owns a farm…

She has bred working sheepdogs for years and knows only too well the problem…

She has recommended a puppy safe cream which I’m applying this morning…

Let’s hope it gives Millie some relief…

Not much more to add this morning – mum and her puppies are doing very very well…

I’ll leave you with a video of Millie and her litter feeding…

As you can see she’s a fantastic mum…

As always thanks for your emails and messages of support – it means so much to us all…

Love Kate – Millie and the Pups XxX

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SAY HELLO TO NINE GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES

TWO days old and all putting on weight and making a right racket !!!

Welcome to the wonderful world of newborn Goldendoodle puppies…

The good news is Millie took a break for a few precious moments last night…

She ran and rolled around the garden before having her first bowel movement in days !!!

I think the relief of that was a good as giving birth ha ha !!!

Please excuse the quality of the individual goldendoodle puppy photos…

We didn’t want to stress them or Millie – so were snapped very quickly after being weighed…

TAKEN MOMENTS AGO MILLIE FEEDING HER GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES

There is one strange thing to add – involving of all things – a football !!!

My partner trod on it in the garden and it squeaked…

Millie ran outside – grabbed it and took it into her whelping box…

She immediately began nuzzling and licking it…

I was alarmed at first – as Millie showed some distress…

But all is well now and the squeaky ball is right where she can see it !!!

OK that’ll do for today’s update…

Mum and her pups are doing more than fine…

So love from me Kate – licks from Millie and squeaks from the little doods and dudettes !!!

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