Meet Goldendoodle Worlds doodle families of 2007.

From: Marion Simmons

To: Goldendoodle World

Re: Suri's sister

Dear Dee, Here are a couple of photos of Penny (Suri's sister) and her pal, Lola. Lola is a beagle-Poodle mix.

It is funny that Penny does not like to share her toys with Lola but they love to eat out of each others dishes. Penny is too funny, we dont have enough room in the bed for both dogs to be up there so Penny gets the bed and she brings all her favorite toys and chewies up there so Lola couldnt get them. Penny loves to sleep just about parked as close as she can get to me all night. It kills me what personality dogs can have if you bond with them and take the time to notice. Penny loves to sleep just about parked as close as she can get to me all night so maybe powder will take to having Richard spoil him. Everyone who meets Penny says they wouldnt mind having a dog if it was like her. We have a little yard out back for the girls to use the bathroom and we just let them out the door a couple of times a day, they usually let us know when they want to go out and they just scratch on the outside of the door when they are done and want to come back in. My husband does like to brush penny out and pet her even tho she seems to prefer me, but he helps me bathe both dogs. We don't dry them with a hairdryer because Penny is afraid of it. Its just easier to rub them down good with thick towels and let them air dry. In the summer they are glad for the coolness and in the winter we have a wood stove so we just take them out there and set them on a towel on the couch to dry. We are excited about having another Toy sized doodle....Penny's nephew...coming to our home soon.

Marion

Aug. 2007: Marion, you have a heart of gold and thank you so much for being able to give so much love to Penny, Lola and now your new addition, Powder (Teddy). Powder (out of Suri's litter) was never given the proper chance to bond with his original family and unfortunately after only a couple of weeks, the novelty worn off with his child owner, Sophie and her father. It is quite unfortunate when a parent sets a bad example by immediately dumping their newly purchased pet just because their child/ren suddenly realize that dogs are live animals that require alot of responsibility and care and the kids...including the parent.... don't want to provide what it takes to have a good, lasting relationship with their new purchased pet. They can blame the dog all they want, but it always comes down the the dog owner including their kids. I was terribly upset when my husband told me Powders' owners' father was going to dump him at their local New Jersey human society if we didn't take him back. I will never allow another dog of mine to go to that family and I certainly pray for any other dog that lands in their home! Parents should know that their kids are not going to take full responsibility for a dog, I don't care how much they say they will. Kids have no concept of how much work a live animal requires, This is why we will no longer allow anyone with young children to adopt our dogs unless they agree to take full responsibility of the dog when their kids no longer want anything to do with the dog. Sadly for Powder, his little girl owner decided in less than three weeks that she didn't want him and the parents didn't want to do the responsible thing in hiring a trainer to come in and work with them and the dog. It was quite obvious to me and my husband that this little girl ran the household and what she wanted, she got without having to deal with any consequences. It's unfortunate that this event will teach this little girl that its okay to dump things out of her life when she grows tired of them even if what she is tired of is a living entity. The parents who allow a child to do this set a very bad example. They said they had a dog for 16 years and yet, had no clue as to how to care for Powder...what to do for him....it just left me frustrated, perplexed and bewildered. I don't get it. But thank God, Marion, you have opened your heart to Powder and your home. I can't thank you enough. Please let me know when he gets to your home and we'd love to see photos of him and Penny Together. She is his auntie and you will see that Powder has so much love to give...is an extremely loving doodle and that the problem wasn't Powder, but his family's inability to understand him and accept him. Penny and Powder are clear examples of the problems that occur when the buyer does NOT take the advice of the breeder they are buying from. We did NOT recommend Penny's original owner in buying her because they had small kids and I definitely told this man and his daughter, Sophie, that they should adopt a larger doodle because Toy sized dogs just don't go with young children. I most certainly feel bad for the next Goldendoodle breeder her father calls on his daughter's behalf because I know that she will cry and demand a new puppy and of course she will get what she wants because "what sophie wants, sophie gets". I pity the new dog and the breeder they get the dog from. This little girl isn't going to take the responsibility for a dog no matter where that doodle comes from and the father or mother will want to return that dog too! Hopefully they'll find a New Jersey breeder so that the breeder can go and pick up their dog when their daughter is ready to dump it! In Penny's case, we recommended a larger doodle for her original family as well and they did not heed our advice....which is why you now have her. We will never sell another toy sized Goldendoodle to anyone who tell us they are buying the dog for their kids. Most children do not understand that a dog is a life long commitment and isn't something they can just toss to the side when they grow tired of taking care of them. The worst part about this is when the parents condone this behavior in a child, it really sets the tone for a developing childs' future and this sort of kid will grow up thinking it is okay to dump anything that makes her uncomfortable, and she'll then quickly move on to a new "fix" in her life. It won't hurt HER one single bit! Only the animal she's so coldly dumped.

Dee

Aug. 2007: Dee, here is a photo of Miya and my daughter. Miya gave us a terrible scare on Wednesday. I took her for her rabies shots and Thursday morning she was listless, tail tucked between her legs and moaning as if in pain. I rushed her to my vet. The diagnosis? Allergic reaction to the rabies vaccine! She stayed until 3pm at my vet's office where they treated her for the allergy and thankfully, she is now back to her old self again. I was so scared it was life threatening! Thank you for calling me and for your upmost concern.

Vanessa

Dear Vanessa,

As soon as I read your email I had to call! Thank God, Miya is fine. Awhile back my vet came out to give our dogs their rabies vaccines and one of my Golden Retrievers (Nikki) fell to the ground within 10 minutes of her shot...her eyes rolled back into her head and thank God my vet was here to give her an immediate epinephrine shot! Within an hour, she swelled up like a chow chow from her head to her chest!!! I had to give her doses of Benedryl! The next morning she was back to normal but it scared me to death! Thank you for sharing this info with us! It helps Everyone with a Goldendoodle to know they should wait awhile before leaving their vets' office AFTER any vaccine. Some brands of vaccines whether rabies or parvo/distemper.... may be causing the allergic reactions because we have read on the internet that it happens to other breeds as well and not just the doodle. I'm glad she's better!

Dee

Marion,

Thank you so much for these cute photos. Looks like Powder has settled right in with his auntie, Penny and they are happy as can be. I told you Powder was as sweet as a bran muffin and he would never hurt a single flea! He's quiet! He's not a yapper! Not a barker! Sooooo incredibly sweet! When you showed me a satellite photo of his original owners' home...I just could NOT believe how much yard they had and could have set up a nice kennel run for him to run around in if they thought he was causing them such headaches. Tsk! Tsk! I mean, I just don't get it. They have plenty of neighborhood road to walk him on.....plenty of grass for allowing him to roam...a huge house to allow him the time to become acquainted with the family and yet, he was completely ignored and pushed aside in less than three weeks after his arrival.....it makes me sick just thinking about it and I'm go grateful he now has someone who will appreciate him and love him the way he should have been with his original owner/s. I will never allow another family with young kids to adopt our very small doodles. This one broke the camel's back and made up my mind permanently about whether small dogs are okay to be in homes with small kids and I have to now agree with other breeders of Toy sized dogs......small dogs don't belong with small, young kids. It's a disaster waiting to happen. While some may work out okay....most don't. He's completely at home with you and your husband, Marion. I am sure that Penny somehow knows that Powder is her nephew.

I'm pleased as punch that all is well.

Dee

Brian, I remember when your family came to pick up Paisley as I took a few photos of her and your daughter and they can be viewed on our past doodle pages for 2005. It's funny because I was going through some of my doodle photos on my computer and I kept seeing the last name "Trempe" on such an adorable doodle and for the life of me I could NOT remember what you had named her! I think its funny that you called me yesterday because I had just been looking at those pictures the night before! Thank you so much for sending me these updated photos! I also appreciate you letting me know the other info because it helps those who like the look of various doodles in their pictures. She is soo beautiful and definiately has that Classic Goldendoodle look that we see in 90% of our Goldendoodles. I've included on this page some photos of Paisley when she was just a little girl! Pierre will be a daddy again for doodles that we'll have available at Christmas time this year. But we have bred him to Ariel and their doodles wil be cream which is lighter in shade than Paisley. Your doodle is apricot in color. If you send us more photos, we can give Paisley her own doodle page complete with a guestbook so all of her friends can sign it!

Dee

Sep. 2007: Dee, here are some photos of Powder with his aunt Penny. We finally got him around midnight Wednesday. He smelled when he arrived at our house from the airport but I guess that is because he rode in the crate for seven hours from New Jersey to Charlotte, NC. David had placed towels in the back of the crate with newspapers in the front but Powder had urinated on the towels and he was covered in it when we picked him up at the airport. He did not seem afraid at all when we met him at the airport. He was quite calm. Powder rode in the back seat nicely with my family and they gave him drinks of water until we got him home. I gave him a bath and now he smells much better. I'm not sure why David sent him so late to us. But I'm just glad he is here now and he doesn't have to worry about being dumped at an animal shelter by someone who doesn't want to take responsibility for their new pet. Powder never even had a chance to adapt or bond since he was kicked out in less than three weeks. He is laying so nicely by my feet in my office where I work. He went outside this morning with Lola and Penny...smelled around for awhile...did his business and came back inside. Rich fed him and he gobbled up his food really quick. He then went to another area, spit it out and began to eat it again. So Rich picked up the bowl and gave him small portions at a time so he would not gobble the food. I sent you a link to see where Powder had lived and it seems they had lots of room to take him for walks and to allow him to roam around in their yard so I don't see what the problem was. I guess they just didn't want to take the time to spend with him. Penny and Lola just love him and he seems to like them too.

I had to keep telling Penny to leave him alone because she was so excited to see Powder that she was all over him wanting to play. I hope you like the pictures. We would never be able to afford such an expensive dog if we had to buy one. Everyone who meets Penny always says they want one just like her. She is so funny and has alot of personality. We think her, Lola and Powder are going to be great friends. So far, everything is just great. Thanks for considering us for Powder. We'll give him a very loving home and he'll be taken very good care of.

Marion

Dear Marion,

Powder had never gobbled up his food while here because he didn't have to compete for food. Perhaps he did that because I do remember the guy telling me they had a terrier and maybe the Terrier was trying to snatch his food. Well, over time Powder will come to know that it's okay to eat his food and your dogs won't be snatching it up! Try feeding him seperately or in his crate so that he knows he is safe while eating. Also, I visited the link you sent to me and I was quite surprised myself to see how big their yard was and how much road they had where his daughter or even his wife could take Powder out for walks in the neighborhood! Or at least, build a small kennel run for him to be in if his daughter had such an issue with staying outside with him until he did his business. After seeing how big their house was...all the ample room they had for a yard and all the places this dog could have been walked, I was shocked to say the least that they never gave this dog a single chance to become acquainted with them or to get to know anything about his new home. But....live and learn! I once had heard about a doodle that was bought from us a couple of years ago and was dumped at a boarding facility and was never picked up by their owners. They just took him there on the pretense of boarding him and never came back. Some people don't deserve to own dogs but thank God, such incidents are far and few in between! The dog found a home through the boarding facility with elderly people who also didn't have a clue as to how to take care of him and I don't know what happened after that fiasco. You will see, Marion, over time that Powder is an exception doodle that just wants to be loved. He is not a barker! Not a yapper! Not aggressive and completely loves to be around the person or people who loves him. I consider the fact that giving up Powder without so much as a single ounce of effort in allowing him to adapt to his new home, their loss and YOUR gain. At least I know he is safe with you and Rich and that he will be happy and have a terrific home. Thanks for taking him in.

Dee

From: Nancy Lewis

Sent: Mon 9/10/07 1:57 PM

To: Goldendoodle World

HI, I re-named my Schnapso..... she is Fortoula, "the light of God" from the movie "my big fat greek wedding". I call her Toula. She rode fine in the car. She was stiff & nervous yesterday, & she clings to me when I picked her up. I gave her a little stuffed animal that I keep with her & she grooms it frequently. Today she walked around a little to smell stuff & then she let me groom her & touch her tummy. She learned I give good tummyrubs. She is more relaxed today but has a ways to go yet. She is alert even when falling asleep still. She slept fine with me last night. She likes my bed & since my computer is next to it she is close by & having a nap right now. She started eating & using the papers within hours of getting here but I have to carry her to them still. When I put her down she is hesitant to go very far. When she relaxes more I'll start taking her out on a leash. She doesn't like a leash but she will. She'll do fine, it will just take time & I have plenty of that!

Nancy Lewis

Dear Nancy, Thank you for adopting that sweet little girl!

Paul had told me that it only took a few days for her sister, Shayna, to settle in and so I am sure it will be the same thing for Toula. I love that name! We have a past doodle we sold to someone many years ago with a liver nose and beautiful green eyes that she named "Toula". We'd love to see photos of her as time goes by.

Dee

Re: Teddy

From: Marion Simmons

Sent: Wed 9/12/07 11:15 PM

To: Goldendoodle World

Hi Dee,

We renamed "Powder" to "Teddy".

Actually he is such a good natured little guy. Penny and Lola are not bothering him at all. He is such a sweetie pie. We placed diapers on Teddy and it has worked all day today. Hopefully when we get him used to the fact that he can now be down to play with us. This way it has been more positive for both of us. He just needs to associate his little yard with a bathroom. Ok your papers for Teddy are on their way. I ended up buying Teddy some pampers and put one on him and he has not offered to get in any kind of potty stance in the house. I hope this works. Hopefully he wont like it much if he does feel the need to go potty and will fuss about it so we will know when he wants out and he'll get used to telling us. He looks too funny in the diapers tho lol.Yeah he's doing much better. He is still not house trained very well and would just go to the bathroom in the crate too but I finally figured out that he would not go in our bed so I put a leash on him at night and hold onto it and if he gets out of the bed thats his signal that he needs to go out. Then during the day we either have to make sure he gets out fairly often or keep him close to us on a leash in the house so he wont have an unsupervised moment where he can wander to another room and go. Other than that he seems to love being here and will about lick you to death when he comes back in from outside. Penny and him seem to have their dominance issues pretty well settled out too except if he tries to horn in on her rawhide chew lol. Since they dont even eat at the same time they have been eating out of whatever dish they want with no problems there. Yes I did find that all the papers that David sent and they are all there. I'm glad you reminded me about them. I've had a lot going on so forgot to get that one sent to you. Will be doing that fairly soon ok? Thanks for writing. I did take some more really great pictures of them but havent downloaded them to my computer yet but when I do I'll send you some more. Do your dogs give you any specific type of sign to let you know when they need to go out? All penny has ever done was pace over by the door and if I'm asleep or busy I dont always notice that shes doing that but she is great and never goes inside anyway, she has finally started to give a bark to let me know if I dont catch on soon enough. Is there something I should be watching for with Powder (who by the way is now Teddy, what do you think of that one?) He doesnt give me any kind of signal that he wants to go out, he will just go wherever he is at. We had a list of names I set up to choose from but after seeing him for a few days we decided that he just was a little old teddy bear, just happy as can be, sort of shy around strangers, and just sweet. He will growl at Penny at times but mostly he is just a sweetie so we felt that Teddy fit ok. He doesnt bark at strangers like Penny does tho, he just doesnt like to come all the way down the hall to see them. He will stay back until I just go pick him up. Most of the people who come here are just family and they all want to hold him and pet him so maybe he'll get used to the ones who come all the time. Penny never does but they have come to understand that and do the best they can with her offering her treats and she will let them hold her if I pick her up and give her to them. Take care!

Marion

Dear Marion, I like the name Teddy and it suits him better than Powder. I also created a page for both Penny and Teddy by CLICKING HERE. It fits him well. We are not professional trainers but just experienced dog owners of many years. Expert advice should be sought through registered dog trainers, but it sounds like so far, what you're doing is working. At least you are making more of an effort than his original owners and your efforts are paying off. I thank you for giving this doodle a chance at proving he's everything we said he was....incredibly sweet, loving and has the desire to be a good pal to someone who can appreciate him.

Dee

Says Mrs. Keffer..."Dee, I just have to tell you that Dixie has been a wonderful addition to our family. We love her so much and we wanted another doodle from you because of how great Dixie is. Before we bought Dixie from you in March of 2006, we looked at a tremendous amount of Goldendoodle breeder websites and we chose YOU for our Goldendoodle breeder because we could tell how much you love and care for the Goldendoodle dogs that you create. Your website, whether someone buys from you or not, provides so much important and comprehensive information about the Goldendoodle and it's the best website on the internet about the Goldendoodle. We specifically drove so far to get a doodle from you because we felt not only are you the best doodle breeder available, but because you do so much to put the awareness out there about the Goldendoodle. We would have never considered going anywhere else for our second doodle! Thank you so much for Katie! She's so beautiful and Dixie now has a doodle playmate to share her life with. We highly recommend you to everyone who wants to add a Goldendoodle to their family".

From: Leslie Davis

To: Dee@ GoldenDoodle World

Subject: where has Tucker been?

Date: Tue 10/02/07 01:09 PM

Dee,

Sorry it's been a while since you heard from us. We found out rather suddenly that we were being transferred to Columbia, MO. So, it's been a crazy time around here. Tucker did fabulous with the move. I'm sure he misses the pool, but he has a huge backyard now to run around in and he enjoys barking at walkers and bike riders that he

can see from the back. Thought you might enjoy some more photos! I'm training for a half-

marathon right now and Tucker is too. The trail we run on is just absolutely gorgeous. All shaded and so picturesque. He loves it.

We entered him in a newspaper fetching contest at a local Paws in the Park day. He did great. He loves to retrieve. He didn't win but he was so cute, he got kind of embarrassed by all the people looking at

him.

Hugs,

Leslie

Leslie,

Thank you so much for the updated and MOST adorable photos of Tucker! He just keeps getting prettier by the day. I have placed his new photos and update on HIS personal page and those who want to view such terrific photos from you can CLICK HERE to view. I am sorry to report that malicious activity has been happening with our photos that we use for our advertisements! I am not even sure who is behind such hateful, malicious scams but its very frustrating for us to try and keep track of these goings on! We found a photo that you had sent to us placed at THIS LINK http://union__sa.pet-4-me.com/dog-goldendoodle-pet_for_sale--6940696630310383451/ claiming that the "seller" is in another country (Paraquay) having Goldendoodles for sale and YET it is YOUR daughter with TUCKER in the photo! The very photo that you sent to us and is on Tucker's page! I do not spend that much time on the internet, but by the day, we are finding more and more malicious content from either scammers, scam artists or people who are on some sort of campaign to ruin our reputation and business posting malicious material and untrue stories. It has gotten to the point that we are having to record every site that we are finding the material...printing it out so that we can forward it to our attorney for legal action. We are not sure who is behind this smear campaign but we are HOT on their trails by having others search for it and then let us know where the links are so we can try and either contact the site owner to ask them to remove the content or forward it to our attorney so that we can go after each site owner who refuses to remove the content. Unfortunately, some of this stuff has been on the internet for YEARS and we are just now seeing the bulk of it since we have been more diligent about locating the suspects and the websites who are hosting the information, plus we've incorporated more people to help us find it. I really just don't have the time or energy for such scum sucking people.....which is why I've asked other people to help me find it, document it and forward it to my attorney. If you see any of your photos, Leslie, on an ad that you feel was not posted by me, let me know the URL where you found it and we'll tackle the beast! I honestly just don't have the time to spend on the internet to scout everywhere looking but as I said, we've incorporated a few extra people to help us find this nonsense so we can get it removed. As a note: KNOW THAT WE ARE ONLY LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AND ONLY IN NORTH CAROLINA. WE are warning ANYONE IN SEARCH FOR A GOLDENDOODLE TO NOT SEND ANY MONEY TO ANYONE CLAIMING THEY ARE FROM OUT OF THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR MONEY TO SCAM ARTISTS PRETENDING TO BE BREEDERS OR FRIENDS OF BREEDERS AND THEY ARE STEALING PHOTOS FROM VARIOUS BREEDER WEBSITES AS A MEANS OF SCAMMING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR MONEY.

PS: I see as of October 6, 2007 the link above that I provided showing your photo with the fake goldendoodle listing that was posted by a scammer has been removed! At least we are finding the sites and getting alot of this sort of junk removed from them. My friends' efforts at finding the garbage is helping us tremendously. Slowly but surely!

Re: Teddy

From: Marion Simmons

Sent: Sat 10/06/07 2:38 PM

To: Goldendoodle World

Well Dee, today is Teddy's one month anniversary here and I do believe we got the housetraining down now. We have even gone away for a few hours and been able to leave him inside and we can let him wander the house whenever he wants and we havent found any wet spots Yayy!! Our baby boy has grown up finally. He is very happy and wants to hog all the attention. Everyone who meets him thinks he is a little clown, impish, gets away with a lot cause he acts so cute and innocent hehe. When looking for names at first my daughter suggested something like sparky or or spunky and we thought oh no from what we can see he is far from that description, but now after being here a month I can truly say he is sparky and spunky with a sparkle in his eye and a little mischief maker who steals everyones hearts. Lol he truly acts like a small boy, he burps every time after eating ( I have never heard a dog burp before lol) and when he goes in their yard he finds the dirtiest weediest places so when its damp in the morning his little white feet look absolutely black and his hair is full of weed seeds and stems lol. Then we have to clean him all up again. He is getting so he enjoys his bath and getting brushed, he didnt care for it too much at first. Hope things are going well with you. Thanks again for referring him to us.

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