MEET THE FAMILIES IN OUR DOODLE PLANET.....................
Our doodle families just keep growing larger and larger!!! This lovely Bedlington Doodle left just in time to make Mrs. Becker a very happy person for the holidays! This lovely lass now resides in North Carolina with her new mom and dad.
This lovely doodle made a family very happy for the Christmas holidays! Mr. McGeachy picked up this cutie just in time for Santa!
This lil boy now resides in North Carolina. Darby is his daddy.
This pretty apricot female doodle now resides with the Springer family in North Carolina and has made some children very happy for the Christmas Holiday! We look forward in seeing photos of all of our doodles as they grow! Darby is this lil girl's dad.
We thank the Hicks family for sending us these lovely photos of "Chrissie". She has turned out to be qutie beautiful! Thank you also for the great Christmas card! We hope your family has a safe and Great 2006!
Thanks so much, Eleanor, for sending us another great photo of Shirley! She has turned out to be very pretty! I love how she is groomed. Thanks also for the lovely Christmas card.
We hope you have a safe and wonderful 2006!
Lilly's little doodle girl, Scruffy, leaves for her new home in North Carolina! Hey....your new daddy sure reminds me alot of "Phil Hartman"....you lucky girl!
Little Scruffy looks like she will gets lots of lovin' from her new mommy! I am sure she will bring alot of happiness and Joy along the way.
The Groves family came out to pick up their little doodle boy. His new home will be in Georgia. Mrs. Groves and her daughter waited for a year before obtaining their little boy.....we hope he fills their home with lots of love and licks.
This little doodle baby made it home just in time for Christmas! May your future look bright and cheerful and we look forward in seeing lots of photos as you grow!
This doodle boy is one of our larger males who just left on 12-31-05 with his family back to Virginia. I took the liberty at taking some photos while we waited for his new mommy and daddy to arrive.
"Regan" shows he can follow commands immediately upon meeting his new mommy and is eager to listen to her.
"Regan" was very obedient to listen to his new mommy....but now it was time to show who really was in charge......
the very cute photo to the right looks like he took a bit of the behind...but really, he just jumped upward to say...ENOUGH WITH THE TRICKS ALREADY! LET'S GET ON DOWN THE ROAD TO VIRGINIA, LADY!
On 1-3-06, we received the following email and lovely photos from "Paisley"s" family. The email reads:
Hi Dee!
We adopted one of Sara's puppies in August 2005...we drove down from Maine (to personally pick her up). The drive was most definitely worth it! Paisley is such an asset to our family and she is so much more than we ever imagined. She is cuddly, well behaved, and very...very social!!! No matter where we go...everyone stops us to pet her and inquire about her. We just went to the Maine Mall last night to meet Santa on "dog night" and she did so well to wait in line for over an hour and a half and she just loved meeting all the children and the other dogs. We want to Thank you for such a wonderful addition to our family!!!
She brings joy to everyone who meets her. She has been spayed and has had her first hair cut and we were even able to find a few baby teeth to keep (the ones she didn't swollow). Her apricot color is slow to come through but her hair is so soft and very manageable. We brush her all the time (she loves to lick peanut butter from a spoon when we comb her). One of the things we like most about her appearance is her paws. They look like a Boyd's bear paw print they are so big, beautiful and perfectly rounded!!! Can you tell we are so very proud of her??
We are so goofy in love with her. Thank you for bringing us the opportunity to adopt one of your beautiful puppies!
Pamela Trempe
Dear Pamela,
Thank you so much for sending me such beautiful photos of Paisley!
It was nice meeting you and your family when you came out to pick her up and we definitely appreciate the fact you made the effort to drive so far! Our doodles are definitely worth everything we go through not to mention everything a family goes through to obtain one. It's so much hard work and TONS of effort on our part...but the end result is satisfied customers like yourself who can enjoy owning a superb canine to bring lots of happiness into your lives. Here is a photo (to the right) of when you first got her. It is so great to see our doodles turn out to be magnificent creatures as they turn into an adult! Keep those great photos coming!
Dee
On 1-6-06 we received the nice letter to the left from Vanessa Degeorge who owns our lovely Goldendoodle "Buddy". We copied the letter and added it to our customer comments page along with the great photo sent to us, down below. Thanks very much, Vanessa for sending us proof of neutering...his vet check up copies and this lovely photo of Buddy and your daughter.
Dee
Just recently (early January 2006) we received a phone call from Mike Luggio of New York who got his doodle right after Christmas. He took the largest male apricot Goldendoodle sired by Darby, that we had for Christmas. His phone message to me was:
Dee,
I'm just calling to tell you how enormously happy I am with my Goldendoodle from you! Immediately, the first day of getting him..he was walking on the leash...listening to my commands...we got stopped constantly during our walk and he is so beautiful...It's unreal!
I have given your phone number to many, many people who stop me and inquire about my Goldendoodle from you. I can't even begin to tell you how happy that both my wife and I are with this guy! He's the best dog I've ever owned and I want to thank you so much for letting him come into our lives. I'm letting you know that how pleased we are to own one of your Goldendoodles! HAPPY NEW YEAR AND GOD BLESS YOU!
Mike Luggio
New York
Mike...Thanks so much for calling and letting us know how happy you are with your Goldendoodle from us! We also appreciate you GIVING US SUCH A GREAT RECOMMENDATION!
Dee
On 1-10-06 we received the above lovely "doodle" Christmas card of the Maffeo family and their lovely Goldendoodle "ROXY" purchased from us in 2005. Their comment is placed to the left. Roxy and the Maffeo family reside in the state of Mass;
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING US YOUR LOVELY DOODLE FAMILY PORTRAIT. We look forward in continuing to watch Roxy grow over the years! MAY YOUR FAMILY HAVE A VERY HAPPY AND SAFE 2006!
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR DOODLE FAMILY...CLICK HERE AND BEGIN THE PROCESS! WE WELCOME ALL TO JOIN!
On 1-14-06, the Birchfield family picked up Lilly's last available male Goldendoodle puppy.
To the right, I snapped a photo of him after he had just had a nice bath and his expression is hilarious!
"I was JUST fine without the bath!!!"
On 1-16-06, we received the following email from the Hoover family. They own "Blaze" who was born 6-26-05 and is out of "Sara's" litter. The following photos and email are:
"Hi Dee!,
Hope you had a wonderful holiday season! I have someone here who wants to say Hello!"
"Ruff Dee! It's Blaze...remember me? I am having a great time with my new parents and I am behaving myself so good! My parents keep telling me how smart I am, I am only 7 months old and I can Sit, Stay, Speak, Shake, Lay down, Fetch and catch a ball! I am learning more things too! My mom is starting to take me to puppy training classes, so maybe I can be a therapy dog one day! That is my dream. (I also understand the word NO...a little too well I might add!). I am eating alot....so much that now I weigh about 45 pounds. Everyone tells me how great my eyes are and how they can see into my soul. I don't really get that, I guess that is grown ups talking. I have lots of new friends that I play with all the time. I am getting along with my new sister (Dutchess, a toy poodle) just fine even though she is boring and she never wants to play. Anyway, I will let you go for now. Tell everyone that Blaze Hoover said RUFFFFF!
"Hi Dee! It's Matt and Kellie Hoover. Just thought you'd enjoy hearing from Blaze. He is such a wonderful addition to our family and we are having a blast with him! Thanks again for all that you are doing with this breed. "
Dear Matt, Kellie and Blaze! Thank you for the adorable photos and for saying hello! Hugs to all! Simply BEAUTIFUL, Blaze!!!! Dee
On Jan. 21, 2006 we received the card to the left from the "Springer" family who picked up a puppy from us during the Christmas Holidays. It says:
"Mr. & Mrs. Gerrish,
I'm sorry to be slow sending "Sunny's" vet receipt but as you can see we did take her to be checked out as soon as we got home, let her meet the children, etc.
The vet said she was the perfect weight and she was a nice healthy puppy. She was quiet on the way home from your house but as soon as she became comfortable at home, she really perked up! We will send you a picture as soon as she sits still long enough to take one. Actually she's doing great with her training. She knows her name & will sit, etc.
Thanks for everything, Jen
Thank YOU, Jen for letting us know Sunny is doing well and that all was great at her vet check up. We know you will have years of love from her and we look forward in seeing pics!
Dee
Jan. 22, 2006 we received the following email:
"In Sept. of 2005 we adopted our puppy from you. "Scout" has been growing in leaps and bounds and has developed an extrememly outgoing personality.He loves to retrieve, is smart as a whip, and if allowed he would like to be the boss. He truly has favorites among his toys---and like a baby-still needs to be put down for several naps throughout the day he surely is keeping us on our toes." Michele and Rick Allen Roslyn, New York
Thank YOU, Michele and Rick for letting us know that Scout is doing terrific. Please send us photos as soon as you have the time! Huggles!
Dee
2-2-06:
Thanks to the "Fancher" family for sending us a photo of Chloe and her best friend. Sooooo adorable! Keep those great photos rollin' in! We love'em!
Dee
On 2-2-06 we also got a nice email from Janice who owns "Ozzy".......
Hi Dee!
I thought I would give you an update on Ozzy. He just turned 7 mos old and weighed 52# at 6 months! We have a big guy on our hands! He is the SWEETEST dog anyone could ask for. One minute he will "wrestle" with the boys and then play "baby" for the girls. He has been completely housebroken for months. He has been trained to stay in our yard and does really well with it. He hasn't had an official haircut yet, just trims by me. He is a ball of fur! He hasn't shed one bit so far. He is very protective and gives a deep bark if he hears an unusual sound. He loves to play "fetch" and go on walks. We are so happy that we got him from you. I would tell everyone looking for a sweet, family dog get a Goldendoodle from you!!! Ozzy ROCKS!!!!
Janice Shagena
On 2-6-06 we received yet another email from a past doodle customer:
Dee, Just wanted to update you on our precious Doodle \"Boyer\" that we
picked up from you an January 14th 2006. The name came from my husband\'s
grandfather who raised and showed prized collie\'s all of his adult
life. If we had had a little boy we were going to name him Boyer, so we
felt that it was just the right opportunity to name our little furry
boy \"Boyer\".
We are all in love with him and can\'t wait to get him trained so he can
have run of the house and sleep in the bed with us. He is so very
smart and we are hoping that this training period will soon be over. He
can not stand to be alone and wants to be right at my feet or at our
sides at all times, of course, unless he is taking one of his many mini-naps.
We took him to the Vet on January 16th and he is their first
Goldendoodle patient. I think they were impressed with his personality
and calmness.
Thank you for breeding a wonderful family pet and one we hope does not
reach 65lbs. Family and friends are taking a pool on his weight. I do
hope the lowest weight wins, but I will love every pound of him.
Wendy Birchfield
Dee,
If you ever need a reference, you are welcome to use me as one. I've seen some of the "bull" on some internet forums, and I will be the first to stand behind you. You have such early contact with the puppies and I believe that really helps them to be so social and sweet. You also have spent alot of time deciding which goldens and which poodles would be the best to breed. It is very obvious! After our lab died (at 14 yrs old), I swore off ever having another dog. 5 years later, we looked into your doodles and I was sold! Needless to say my husband and kids were ecstatic. They wanted another dog much sooner than I did. I don't regret for one minute getting Ozzy. He has been just a perfect puppy! He is literally my "baby" now! He was born June 26, 2005 from Pierre and Sara's litter.
Keep on doing what you do. I know you have your heart into all of your dogs and it shows when you get a puppy that is so well socialized and adapts easily to a new home at just 7 weeks!
I bet the "Ozzy" web page is getting very full! My kids (and I!) get a kick out of seeing his pictures on your site. I will be sure to let you know his weight and height at 1 year old. Take care and thanks for bringing Ozzy into our lives!
Sincerely,
Janice
Thank you for the lovely photos, Janice and the nice comments. I am glad that you have seen some of the "BULL" that has been posted over the internet and can vouch that this is all it is....BS.
I can tell you that many of our customers came to our defense when they found the same BS written and they posted in those forums telling those people what ridiculous information was being laid out...but the owner of the site/s deliberately deletes all the positive postings so that it appears to the potential customer seeking a doodle, that we are supposed "BAD" breeders when that is so far from the truth. We have learned that the owner/s are charging their supposed "responsible" and "good" breeders a fee to have them listed on their forum and they are being paid to direct potential customers to those who pay to list on their site. So....it's a no-brainer to see where the motive to bash us and other breeders comes from.
I am very appreciative of those who send us their photos and their great comments and who keep in contact.....because this helps show, too, that not all is as it seems inside of those ridiculous dog forums and what a shame it is that there is no way to shut such forums down for allowing that kind of garbage to continue! Believe it or not, two of those forum owners have had it in for us since 1999!!!!!!! As unreal as it seems, their nonsense just never ends. When one gets down to the nitty gritty of disecting such sites and postings....you can always see what the motivation really is about and amazingly it is never actually about "preventing" anyone from having a bad experience with a breeder....it's about THEM LOSING MONEY when people looking for a Goldendoodle shops with anyone other than the breeders who pay THEM to list on their website.
Thank you, Wendy for keeping in contact with us! We hope you'll send us some photos...even if you have to use "snail mail"....keep lovin' that doodle! I am very appreciative of any photos you send because that little guy was my favorite. He so reminds me of his grandmother, Nikki. She hasn't passed away, but the great-great grandmom did in 2004 and we sure do miss her! I can't tell you how hard it was to let HIM go!
From: Sasha Davis
Date: Tue 01/31/06 03:27 PM
Hi Dee - and hello from Chloe from the July 4 litter!
She is doing great and everyone loves her. She is beautiful and the show stopper at the park!
Just curious - when do you find that Goldendoodles hit their full growth potential? Is it like
most dogs - at around one year old? She is 7 months now and 30 lbs. We like
that she is on the smaller side. Since you track so many of your puppies, I would be interested
in what you have found. Thanks, Sasha
Dear Sasha, you'll have to let me know again who her parents are so that I try and remember if anyone got back to me on that particular litter. It's been a madhouse here the last few weeks as I am trying to work on this site to make it friendly for the sight impaired and change some things as we grow and grow. I apologize for not remember what litter you had told me Chloe was from.
Dee
From: L. Cuebas
Date: Friday 02/06
On Friday, we received the following lovely photos of "Beau" who has completed (with honors!haha) Basic Obedience Class! YEAAHHH, BEAU!!!! Good going!
Linda sent us the following letter to:
Thank you, Linda for sending us these adorable photos of Beau! And what a way to go for completing obedience class!!!! HERE'S A BONE JUST FOR YOU, BEAU!!!!!!!!!!!!
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