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 !!!

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

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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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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 !!!

Exciting news!!!

We’ve decided to breed our Goldendoodle Millie!!!

After a lot of thought and research we thought now is a good time as any…

It’ll mean she’ll be giving birth around June…

With her pups ready to go to new homes in early August!!!

And it really has been an interesting time…

We have had to have our Goldendoodle hip and eye scored…

That in itself was a real cause for concern – as we didn’t want to put her through any discomfort…

We shouldn’t have worried – she was an absolute star!!!

She melted the hearts of the vets during her eye check which she passed with flying colours…

And despite the need for general anaesthetic for the hip score…

She was none the worse for wear and showed no discomfort whatsoever…

So much so that a matter of days later she was boogying with the other ‘doodles at the Midlands meet…



WALKIES AT THE DOODLE MEET UP AT NEWBOLD COMYN




MUDDY FUN WITH THE ‘DOODLES AND THE DUDES (AND DUDETTES!!!)




MASIE MILLIE’S HALF SISTER




PIPPA ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE GOLDENDOODLE MEET!!!

MILLIE AND BIDDY BEING ANTI SOCIAL AS USUAL!!!





MILLIE THE GOLDENDOODLE COOLS OFF IN THE RIVER


As you can see a great time was had by all…

Millie’s great friend Biddy was there with Paddy and Lynn…

It was great to meet Kin and her lab Rosie and gorgeous ‘doodle Poppa…

And it was absolutely wonderful to meet Millie’s half sister Masie…

She brought along her dad her mum Jackie and delicious cakes made by Verity!!!

Masie and Millie share the same mom but different dad’s…

Despite her age she did her best to keep up with the older dogs…

By all accounts she slept like a log when she got home haha…

One of the funniest moments came when we all turned a corner to see a man with his ‘doodle!!!

He was certainly surprised to see us all but happily joined in on the walk…

I think that will be our last meet up for a while…

If Millie’s expecting puppies we can’t have her charging around like a loon!!!

And so this Easter weekend we’re piling into the car…

And taking Millie home to see her mom at Gun Dogs UK…

And of course to meet her stud dog Cracker…



ISAAC THE BABE – aka CRACKER

Now isn’t he a handsome boy…

We’ve been told his bitches can have up to 12 puppies…

I can’t wait for the chaos to begin haha…

So there you have it…

Our once little Goldendoodle puppy bundle of fluff…

Is going to be a mom!!!

We can hardly believe how quickly time has flown…

And how wonderfully Millie the Goldendoodle has grown…

But of course before any girl meets her mate…

She needs a trip to the beauty parlour…

And last weekend Millie had her very own spa day…



BEFORE MILLIE’S SPA DAY



AFTER MILLIE’S SPA DAY

We thought she looked amazing…

The groomer told us she took heaps off her coat…

And this time – thankfully – she didn’t get the bowl fringe haha…

Millie however wasn’t at all impressed…



BUT I LIKED MY HAIR OVER MY EYES!!!


Thanks to everyone who has emailed us and commented on the blog…

It means a heck of a lot to us that so very many people enjoy Millie the Goldendoodle’s tales!!!

And of course we shall keep you up to date on her Goldendoodle puppies!!!

OK must dash we have heaps to organise…

Happy Easter and thanks again…

Kate and Millie

A little late – but it’s been crazy here!!!

It only seems like yesterday I was posting Goldendoodles in the snow photos!!!

A year on and little Millie (ok not so little lol) still loves the white stuff!!!

Although snowmen scare the pants off her!!!

They say never work with kids or animals…

So typically the day I took the video camera…

Our Goldendoodle was brave as can be!!!

If only we could have captured her first sight of a snowman!!!

It truly was hilarious…

Millie is very excited at the moment…

Not I hasten to add that we’re off to Goa for two weeks very soon…

But more because she gets to spend a whole fortnight with her greatest friend…

Biddy and Millie together means trouble!!!

A special thanks to Paddy and Lynn!!!

We’re going to miss her terribly but she’s in great hands…

And sure to have loads of fun!!!

OK I’m off to pack my bikini and sun tan lotion…:)

I shall leave you with some photos of Millie the Goldendoodle playing in the snow…

C’ya…

HUNTING RABBITS IN THE SNOW!!!



I LOVE SNOW BUT HATE THE SNOWY CLING ONS!!!



MILLIE THE GOLDENDOODLE AND HER MOM KEEPING WARM IN THE SNOW



LUCKILY GOLDENDOODLES HAVE LOVELY WARM COATS!!!



GOLDENDOODLE AND HER MOM PLAYING IN THE SNOW

MILLIE AND RALPH ~ IT COULD BE WEDDING BELLS!!!

More on the main Goldendoodle photo later haha…

What an absolutely amazing weekend we had recently at the DoodleMania Welsh meeting…

It was a camping meet up for owners of all things ‘Doodle and we had to take Millie…

Last summer we spent most weekends camping…

The arrival of Millie and moving to the new house meant we missed it dreadfully…

Plus we were a little concerned how our little princess would take to it…

We needn’t have worried at all…

She absolutely loved it!!!

Probably more because of the arrival of hunky Doodle Ralph in the next tent…

He’s an absolute honey and it was most definitely luuurve at first sight!!!



MILLIE AND RALPH BECAME INSEPARABLE

He really is a credit to his mum Tracy…

So placid so gentle and very very cool…

He swept our Millie off her feet and I have to say she’s been pining for him dreadfully!!!

So much so the folks on the awesome DoodleMania forum are planning an on line wedding!!!

Haha how very sweet – if a little crazy – haha…

We had an absolute blast over the weekend and met too many people to mention…

The biggest laugh for us came when we took Millie to the bar-b-q and she spotted her great friend Biddy…

Biddy lives with her mum and dad near us and the pair often go for walks together…

When they clapped eyes on each other it was a classic cartoon double take – then fun and frolics!!!

Do surf over to DoodleMania and sign up for more pics and Doodle info you can handle!!!

I’ll leave you with some more pics from the weekend!!!



CAMPING CAN BE SO TIRING FOR A GOLDENDOODLE!!!



RALPH AND MILLIE KEEPING GUARD ON THE TENTS



MILLIE THE GOLDENDOODLE LOVED HER FIRST SWIM IN THE SEA!!!




UMMMMMMMM BURGERS MUST HAVE BURGERS!!!!




GREAT TURN OUT AT THE DOODLEMANIA WELSH TRIP – LOTS OF CASH MADE FOR CHARITY!!!




MILLIE BEHAVED QUITE BEAUTIFULLY – WHICH IS UNUSUAL HAHA!!!




CAN I SWIM IN THE SEA AGAIN DAD ? CAN I ? CAN I ?




RALPH ON MILLIE’S DADS KNEE – OR ASKING FOR HER HAND IN MARRIAGE HAHA!!!

So we’ll keep you all posted on the forthcoming doodle nuptials…

And if you want to learn more about Doodles…

Do check out the superb DoodleMania forum…

Great people and a great site!!!

C’ya XxX

TIME ON YOUR HANDS..? PLAY SOME FREE ONLINE GAMES!!!!

Yes our little Goldendoodle puppy Millie is one today!!!

And my how she’s grown!!!



This Is My Rock Chick Look

No Pictures I’m Famous!!!

Seems like only yesterday this little bundle of fluff arrived…

She has been an absolute star through house moves – builders you name it…

And all that life can throw at a baby puppy Goldendoodle!!!

House training was a complete breeze…

There’s been no chewing – OK we had a little “mouthing” as a 3 month old pup…

She isn’t fussy over feeding – has excellent table manners!!!

And as she gets that little bit older maybe the “dog people blindness” might stop!!!

As in – “Oh dog / people ” Millie charges over to say Hi!!!

But truly she has been an absolute angel – a real pleasure and a real intregal part of our family…

She shall be celebrating her first birthday with what else but a swim in the local river!!!



Goldendoodle Puppy Millie Swimming In River

She just needs to learn how to get out gracefully!!!

If you’re looking for the perfect loving soft fluffy family pet…

I shall keep saying it – BUY A GOLDENDOODLE PUPPY!!!!

IN all seriousness we got Millie from Gundogs UK…

And we can only highly recommend them…

They really are superb breeders…

So now there really are no excuses!!!

Right we’re off for her birthday swim…

C’ya x