Living with Doodles: 2014

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Looking for a Doodle?

Maia and Fischer will likely be expecting in Spring/Summer 2015.

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Maia and Fischer have had many adventures this summer. They've spent much of the summer in Seward on our boat, and in the back of the truck or the jeep on road trips. They are such good sports, even when they get crammed into the very back.

Hopefully there a few more fish to be caught and a few more rays of sunshine to soak up before more of the leaves turn yellow and orange!

Loki aka Homer Update

Homer found a new home on July 1st. Homer, who got a new name "Loki", is going to train as a therapy dog for a friend's autistic children. He is growing quickly and still has a doodle look. Since we gave him away we never verified his genetics, but he still has fluffy hair and a laid back personality. He is fitting in and loves his new family!

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Meet Homer

Meet Homer the newest member of our household. You might recall I mentioned Homer was found on our sidewalk back in early May. Well here we are 6 weeks later and he is still part of the family. We tried to pick an "Alaska" name and tried out quite a few before we decided on Homer. Our friend's little girl thinks Homer Ralph is a good name. He has grown a lot in the past 6 weeks, from 4 pounds to 14+! He fits right in and Maia loves playing with him. Fischer seems to tolerate him but still isn't a huge fan of being the middle child.

Homer had his first camping trip to the Denali Highway last weekend and did great with the tent and 550 miles on the road. He fits right in and still looks like a black doodle. We haven't done the genetic test yet so the jury is still out on what breed he is. While I'm not looking forward to the potential, well likely, shedding of black hair all over my house he is pretty darn cute and loveable!

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Meet the newest "temporary" member of our family!

The jury is out as to what kind of puppy our new family member is and the jury is out as to whether or not we will keep him. A lot of people think he looks like a labradoodle, but who knows. He looks a lot like a long haired lab. We found him two days ago on our sidewalk cold and scared. We think he was dropped, as he is very little (likely 5-6 weeks) and no one in the neighborhood is missing him. For now he is chilling with the doodles and learning to like his kennel. We may do a DNA test on him if we decide to keep him. He may also end up being a "gift" to a special someone.

Any name ideas?

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Going home day

Going home day is always full of lots of smiles from the new families and a few nervous shivers from the puppies. They have all now settled into their new families perfectly!

Fischer's New Do (or lack thereof)

Fischer went to his first ever professional grooming appointment. He came back a little naked. He desperately needed a good shaving and should be good to go until mid-summer now. I haven't weighed him yet but I'm sure he lost a few pounds in hair. I think he feels liberated. He and Maia are wrestling in the living room, on the deck, in the yard, etc.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Empty house

It's been a week since the first few puppies went to their new families. The house is pretty quiet, but Maia and Fischer haven't even noticed, and I am enjoying catching up on some sleep and less cleaning. All the puppies are settling into their new homes nicely and I've received several updates.

Friday, February 28, 2014

Happy 1st Birthday to Maia and Fischer's first litter!

Yesterday, February 27th, marked the last litter's first birthday! Kona's parents shared this video today of him with his birthday cake! He looks a little unsure about the singing but I'm sure he dug right in. He's currently 74 pounds and is the biggest dog so far. He was twice the size of the other puppies when he went home. I hope all the puppies enjoyed their first birthday.

Monday, February 24, 2014

day 2 in the snow

The pups are huge!

After a week away from the puppies I was ready to come home early Sunday morning. The pups grew so much while I was away for work.

The puppies got to play in the snow for the first time on Sunday since it was above 30. They only stayed out a few minutes but loved eating the snow and chasing Maia and Fischer around the yard and driveway. Then they all got baths and ran crazy around the house while I made sure their play pen and box were nice and clean.

Here are a few videos from their snow play day.

Friday, February 14, 2014

Girl photos

The calmest girls are the purple one (whose collar is now black since it came apart) and gold. The others are a little more rambunctious!

Gold Puppy

Blue (/Green) Hearts

She wanted to be my valentine!

Red/Gold Hearts

kisses from Dad.

Purple girl (her collar is black in this photo)

She doesn't care at all how you old her, she likes to be all stretched out and sort of standing up on her hind legs.

Brown hearts

She had a bit of a deer in the headlights look from the flash

"Claimed" Puppy List

To help keep track of which puppies have been chosen I've started the following list:

Males:
Blue with Silver Hearts - "Percy" - Fairbanks family
Black - "Neptune" - Palmer family
Red - Soldotna family
Blue Spots - Anchorage family
Red Spots - Healy family
? - Anchorage family #2
? -Palmer family

Females:
Blue/Green hearts - Eagle River family
Purple "Willow" - Homer family
Gold "Scout" - Homer family #2
Brown Hearts "Daphne" - Anchorage family
Red/Gold - Wasilla family

Thursday, February 13, 2014

It's rough being a tired puppy...

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Choosing week has arrived!

I can't believe the puppies will be going home in two and a half weeks, it has gone by way to fast. I am definitely ready for a few naps and less cleaning. I am very sad that I will miss their 6th week, but I'm sure they will have lots of fun with Chris and will grow a ton while I'm away for work. I'm excited that I get to spend several full days at home with them when I get back though. I reconfirmed their vet appointment for the 24th today. They will receive a full checkup and their 8 week vaccinations.

Our first puppy family arrived on Sunday and chose blue with silver hearts as their new family member. The second family is leaning towards black, but won't make a final decision until Friday. Then Saturday arrives and the puppys will have LOTS of visitors to impress. The first few females will find their new parents on Saturday and most of the boys. If you'd like to bring a collar and tag that would be great.

Just a reminder that the puppys will be ready for their new homes February 28 or later. Let me know what works best with your schedule. It's Iditarod weekend, so its a great weekend to be in southcentral, that is if trail conditions improve.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Girls Video

So purple collar puppy (looks black now as it fell apart!) likes to play with the others but prefers the boys or alone. She is not very dominant. Gold with red hearts and brown with silver hearts seem to be the dominant girls. Blue/Green hearts is a licker! She is very playful but also comes up to snuggle and visit alot. Brown with silver hearts loves to be held and snuggled up. Gold is very playful, as they all are. She kept going on the other side of the dog play pen and wasn't able to figure out how to get back so she would cry. Shes fairly independent and explored the living room on her own and she liked to chew on the toys.

I think purple collar puppy would do well in a single dog home and the more dominant ones would do well with either another similar size dog that likes to play or no other dogs in the house.