Four More Puppies Leave the Fold

Friday, April 20th, was a big day for puppy adoption, because four families came to pick up their new puppies.

Each of the pups has an interesting story. One of them will be trained as a therapy dog in a nursing home; one of them will replace a beloved pet that passed away recently; and one of them will run wooded trails alongside her forest ranger owner. Most heart-warming of all was the story of the new owner who had wanted a puppy all his life, but was never able to have one due to severe allergies. How severe? If a dog brushed up against his skin, it would cause him to break out in a rash. This couple visited three times to see if our goldendoodles would trigger a reaction. When they realized that allergies would not be an issue, it brought them to tears. They were thrilled, and of course, we were thrilled for them.

Jerie and Craig with Tucker

Maggie with Dory

Rebecca and Cody with Lucy

Jeff and Hilary with Annie

The Puppies Start to Leave

Although it's ideal for us to keep the pups until they are 10 weeks old, that doesn't always work out for everyone's schedule. Last Tuesday, Shawn made a special trip up from Florida to pick up the large male with the blue collar, and then jumped on the plane with her special passenger a few hours later.

His name is now Bohdi, and he's really getting into the swing of things there, going to ball games, horse shows, shopping trips, chasing the chickens, the whole 9 yards.

Writes Shawn, "Poupee has had a big day!!! He was a major crowd stopper!!! Gave the blog address to 3 people!!! Everyone is in deep deep love with our new baby!!!

Bohdi on the way to the airport

With his proud new owner. The pups have English Golden Retriever in their bloodline, and it shows..

In the airport waiting area, tearing up the carpet

Chowing down with the new sibs

In training to be a barn dog

 Checking to see whether the chickens need any help

On Thursday Bob and Jo picked up little Joey, one of the chocolate males. It was sad to see him go but, being our neighbors, he will be close by during the summer months, so that's great. Love that little guy. He was the fastest runner in the litter.

Bob reports that Joey is almost housebroken, and has been a real joy to them. Makes us proud!

Bob and Jo with Joey

Believe it or not, this is the first dog they have owned!

Joey relaxing in his new home

First Visit to the Vet

On Monday, we packed up all twelve pups into the car and took them to the veterinarian. The ride over was a little dicey as several of them threw up in the car. Fortunately, they were confined to their crates at the time. Dodged a bullet there.

Here is how Nancy described the adventure to Tucker's new owner: "Things went really well! He doesn’t have a nerve in his body! We put a leash on him and walked to the front door of Boothbay Animal Hospital and he decided to put the brakes on! I had Blue on the other hand and he too decided they were not going inside! I tugged on the leashes and still they refused! The hospital has double doors so I picked them up and we waited on the bench inside. Blue was shaking like a leaf when he saw a big dog come in but Tucker sat right next to me and was not fazed in the least! Once we got into the examining room Blue was still shaking and Tucker just sat on the scale and was adorable! Not even a whimper when he got his shots! Dr. Peterson and the tech were smitten and I was so proud of him! He sat like a gentleman taking everything in! The microchip needle was bigger than I thought and they didn’t want to microchip without sedating him, but I said he would be fine and all did an amazing job! We had only two that fussed!"

All the puppies passed their examinations with flying colors, which is amazing for such a large litter! Dr. Peterson seemed to be very impressed, they were so well behaved when getting their shots and chips.

With that hurdle out of the way, it is time for the first two puppies to leave the nest.

Scenes from the First Car Ride and Trip to the Vet

The Running of the Doodles

 

 

When the door opens in the morning, it's time for all twelve 'Doodles to run for the door! Even at six weeks they were easy to train. They'll stay outside all day, then it's another run for their room in the evening. A little food goes a long way in the training.