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Halloween Doodles!!

From: DeLamielleure, Mindy

Sent: Mon 10/08/07 5:11 PM

To: goldendoodleworld

Hey Dee!

Here are some updated pictures of our doodles! Bailey, the apricot one (or cowboy), is from Sarah and Pierre's litter (6/26/06). Tyson, the wizard and golfer, is from Sugar's litter (3/16/06). They weren't too excited about getting dressed up, but when I said that the pictures were for Aunt Dee they said, "woof"! I believe Bailey is giving you a 'wassup' nod on the last one! Enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

Mindy and Todd DeLamielleure

Katie and Dixie

From: Joe and Marie Keffer

Sent: Tue 10/09/07 8:05 AM

To: Goldendoodle World (goldendoodleworld@hotmail.com)

Dear Dee,

Katie is doing wonderfully. She is a loving and sweet Golden Doodle, just as is Dixie, the two year old. We are very pleased with our new addition. The two romp in our mountain meadow with unsurpassed joy. Wish you could see them. We will have to take a video and send it to you. It is a marvel to watch the interplay. I attached several photos to show Katie with her favorite toy, a stuffed kitty; one with Dixie and one of the four, our two 12 year old Bichon's and Dixie and Katie.

Best regards,Joe and Marie Keffer

From: "Glen Nickel"

To: <goldendoodleworld>

Subject: RE: Gidget's doodle girl

Date: 10/10/07 06:13 AMWed

Hi Dee,

I have alot of photos of Aspin and I absolutely will share them with you. This has been on my to-do list (HONESTLY, it has!), but I'm behind on the whole picture thing. Even my wife Dianna asked me to get up to speed on our summer vacation pictures.

But real quick, Aspen is doing awesome! She's out of Gidget's '07 litter. She has the best disposition one

could ask for. In our neighborhood, there is a dog next door (Golden Retriever), across the street (beagle-mix) and next to the beagle-mix is a mutt. Aspen has the best time playing with all three. She has so much energy and races around! We don't have to keep her leashed when she's playing because she will not stray. We have taught her to sit and shake... she seems close to being house-trained with only a few accidents. She's a great puppy / dog !

I'll send a picture soon.

Thanks for the reminder and I hope all is well.

Glen

Dear Glen, Thanks for getting back to me. We haven't had many photos sent to us from those who got a puppy from Gidget's litter which is why I asked if you could send some. Thanks for getting back to me and we look forward in seeing them when you get a chance.

Thanks.

Dee

Re: Good traveler

From: Robin H.

Sent: Mon 10/15/07 12:33 PM

To: Goldendoodle World

Hello Dee!

Meeryn (meer-in, b/c she reminds me of the meerkats on Meerkat Manor on Animal Planet) was an excellent traveler! She did get a little car sick, but we had newspaper ready to catch it. She didn't whine or cry at all. The moment we pulled onto your street, she just curled right onto my lap and was content the rest of the way home. Meeryn and Dusty got to play at a park when we stopped to meet my brother, everyone had a great time! I have a vet appointment this Wednesday, so I will fax the health certificate to you Thursday morning from work. I know to call ahead of time so you can plug the fax in. Thanks again for helping with all my questions. She has really adjusted well so far. Time for lunch and then her first big trip to work this evening. Hope all is well, I'll be in touch Thursday!

Thanks again,Robin

Thank you, Robin, for making the drive to our home from Virginia on Sunday. It was nice to meet you, your mom and her lovely Golden Retriever, Dusty! That's a very cute name, Meeryn and I have to admit every time I see the plug for Meercat Manor, I want to watch it and yet, I miss it every time from working late nights! Keep in touch and do send photos! Your mother's Golden Retriever, Dusty, seemed to enjoy meeting Meeryn but Meeryn was a bit scared, I'm afraid! I am sure once she knows that Dusty won't hurt her, she'll be jumping all over him! He's a beautiful big Golden Retriever! I have a few his color but only 2 that are as large as he is. Meeryn really took a shine to your mom and I know that you will both enjoy her tremendously. I'm sure your gym customers will love Meeryn!

I am also very interested in what changes, if any, occur with Meeryn's coat! She is the only doodle in her litter to have a near identical appearance of a purebred Golden Retriever and as you saw, NO SHEDDING HAIRS! lol She's such a sweetheart as is her brothers from Mara's litter and I think she will be pretty petite as an adult.

Can't wait to see how she grows and if any changes occur. Thank you for joining our Goldendoodle World! HERE IS A LINK TO MEERYN'S PERSONAL PAGE.

Dee

From: Joanne Singer

To: goldendoodleworld

Subject: Arrived Safe and Sound!

Date: Wed 17/10/07 08:48 PM

Dear Dee,

Just wanted to let you know that Ollie arrived safe and sound here in California. He's just wonderful. He is an absolute beauty and has the sweetest personality. He wasn't thrilled with his parking lot bath at LAX, but had a great time at a park in Malibu, where he

was a big hit with the little kids and adults. One woman came up and announced, "That's the happiest, most beautiful doodle

I've ever seen!", so he's already started his own California fan club. He did really well on the leash! Seems like he wants to please,

rather than resist. He sat on the front seat of the car with his head in

my lap the whole trip home, and is now exploring our

house, probably trying to figure out where his brothers are hiding.

Ollie's exactly what we wanted. He's the shape and look we

love, he'll clearly be a nice big dog without being a giant, like

Harvey (our first doodle from you) and he has his own wonderful personality, so he doesn't feel like a "replacement" for Harvey. Thanks so much for the effort to get him to the vet and the plane, and for raising such lovely, beautiful dogs. Ollie is out of Queenie and Darby's litter. My daughter is reconsidering getting a pup after hearing us rave about Ollie. She's wondering if you have any of his

litter mates left that look like him. I gave her your email. Ollie slept through the night without a peep and hasn't had any accidents in the house and seemed to just naturally heel on the leash this morning when I walked him at a park along the ocean. He's a great little fellow.

Joanne

Dear Joe, I was not aware that you had started a doodle group to hold doodle romps and such. We have not had any updates from you since the photos up above that you sent Thanksgiving 2006. Boskoe was born here at our Goldendoodle World and his dad, I believe, is Orlando. You got him around Christmas time 2005 from us, but we have not had any updates til now. It would be great if you can send some updated photos of him and give us some other updates on his size, etc; Thanks for contacting me but I'd love photos of Boskoe to see how he has grown in 2 years! Here is a link for the website you created regarding doodle romps and perhaps people who own our doodles would like to try to attend the romp you have coming up this year! If we get a chance, we ourselves, will bring a doodle of ours and meet some of these doodle people face to face. Happy doodle tails, Joe and family! I am glad to hear that another one of our doodles has been noticed by their local paper.

For doodle romp information provided by Joe... visit one of his sites at http://www.columbiadoodledogs.com/1.html

Dee

From: "Hnatko, Joseph"

To: <goldendoodleworld world>

Subject: RE: ps: About Boskoe

Date: Mon 22/10/07 08:14 AM

Dear Dee,

Yes, I am from Columbia and purchased Boskoe from you in 2005. Boskoe weighs 45 pounds; is 21 inches tall; He measures 20 inches from shoulder blade to tail. His dad is Orlando and his mom is Rosie. His date of birth is 7/27/2005.

I am in the process of trying to form a doodle club here in Cola, South Carolina.

It has been very difficult finding others in the area who have doodles.

If you go to columbiadoodledogs.com you can see our last doodle romp here in Cola, South Carolina. I have created a sister site called Carolinadoodledogs.com (this is still in the works but you can view it as well).

What you saw in the article was only about a tenth of what we talked

about. Due to space limitations, the editor chopped the article down quite a bit.

I will get you some updated photo's in a couple of weeks.

Thanks,

Joseph

Thanks, Joe! It would have been nice if our name had been in the article giving us credit for Boskoe but I completely know how articles are NOT written by the author who is doing an interview in a complete manner or by NOT putting in the article what was discussed in an interview. We ourselves have been interviewed several times for magazine articles and all have been either chopped up versions or I've been misquoted! As a matter of fact, our article in the PARENT PAPER magazine is now only in the magazines that I have or that others purchased because their site changes as their articles change! Quite frustrating at times! It is hard to remember everyone who buys from us, but your last name looked familiar to me. Just send me your banner/s and lots of photos and I'll be happy to put them here on our site to help you out!

Thanks, Joseph! Hugs to you, your family and Boskoe.

Dee

Re: Our beautiful Kif

From: Loraine Dotson

Sent: Tues 10/23/07 1:12 PM

To: Goldendoodle World

Dear Dee and Mike,

Here is a picture of our boy! He has been a great addition to our family! He has been neutered (I snail mailed you Kif's photo as well as a copy of his vet check up and neutering) back on September 25th, 2007. We are going to fence in our backyard soon.

Then we may be looking for a buddy for Kif from your Goldendoodle World! We'll let you know soon.

Thanks again for everything,

Loraine Dotson

Dear Loraine,

Thank you for sending me Kif's photo and the copy of your vet's report. I think they must have checked Kif for everything under the sun and found him to be EXTRAORDINARILY healthy! I could NOT believe all the testing and things they checked Kif for ...but good for him! He was given a 100% THOROUGH check up by your vet and found to be perfect! Kif is turning out to be a gorgeous boy like his siblings...some we still have available for sale!

I love our doodles with more Golden Retriever traits....they are just stunning. We have plenty of doodles available that look just like him, so come on back when your ready!

Keep in touch!

Dee

From: Robin Hudspeth

To: deedee

Subject: Re: Hello! Meeryn Update

Date: Tue 11/13/07 05:12 PM

Hi Dee!

I just wanted to update you that Meeryn is doing great and growing. She's up to 17.3 lbs at her last vet appointment last week. Her appetite is definitely increasing, perhaps she has a growth spurt on the way.

I've attached a picture taken this weekend. Look at what smart puppies

you have, she's reading Harry Potter! How are her brothers doing? Have any found new homes yet? I keep trying

to get someone up here to get a brother. I hope you and all the pups are doing well!

~Robin

Hey Robin! Hi Meeryn! I see you're reading my favorite.....HARRY POTTER! What a beautiful girl you're turning out to be! I love those ears! Yes, Robin we still have Meeryn's brothers available to someone who wants to share their life with a fuzzy doodle. As you know, Meeryn was the only one in her litter to have a purebred Golden Retriever appearance but the nice thing is....still low shedding. We have three more doodles that have picked up Golden Retriever traits but they are out of Bella Donna's litter and one boy is very creamy white with green eyes; one boy is the same color as Meeryn but he has blue eyes and one female is lighter than Meeryn and has blue eyes. They too are void of the facial beard but their coat is slightly thicker than Meeryn's. What I like so much about Goldendoodles is the fact they are such unique dogs and I just completely am in love with them! Send us lots of photos, Robin so we can make a personal page for Meeryn!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dee

From: Lori lundquist

To: dee

Subject: Pictures of Marley

Date: Tue 11/27/07 04:57 PM

Hi Dee,

Hope you enjoy the pictures. I will keep sending pictures of Marley as he grows. He is such a sweet boy! We absolutely love him to pieces! Marley is doing great and adjusting very well!

Lori

OMG, Lori! Is this a beautiful photo or what??? Thank you so much for sending me these photos! Marley's brothers look identical to him with the same exact shaggy coat and appearance. We love this mixture so much that we will repeat this type of mix next year! Gee, the last photo you can't tell Marley is happy, can you??? lol! ;o) (SEE THE TERRIFIC PHOTOS DOWN BELOW! IF YOU ARE SEEKING A GOLDENDOODLE, WE HAVE THEM AVAILABLE AND READY TO GO! ) Marley is out of Mara and Star Dust's litter. He is light apricot and very, very shaggy! HERE'S A LINK FOR MARLEY'S PERSONAL PAGE TO VIEW MORE TERRIFIC PHOTOS!

Dee

Bruno (to the left) is a chocolate, green eyed Goldendoodle from Rosebud/Emerald's litter.

He now resides in California with his new family and they have reported INSTANT doodle love!

This lovely boy, like his other solid chocolate doodle brothers with green eyes, is very outgoing and very spoiled! He enjoys following every where you go and wants alot of attention. Their low shedding coat works out very well for those who have mild allergies and if you are on a doodle quest for a unique doodle puppy, We have'em!

This beautiful boy is apricot in color....very, very fluffy and is out of Ariel and Pierre's 2007 litter. Everyone at our vets' office said "AWWWW" when he came in!

Not only is he gorgeous and very laid back, this boy flew to Connecticut to make someone a terrific engagement/Christmas present!

I purchased a gorgeous blue coat by Maximillion, to help him keep warm during his flight and to make the "gift" special, I had my vets' office engrave "MARRY ME" on his ID tag so that when he was presented to his new owner, She'd read the tag and be speechless!

Let's just say, Jack reports that he's already in love with this fabulous doodle and the "gift" was memorable.

We can't wait to find out what his name is and get photos of the "presentation".

Stay tuned! This one's a heart felt, romantic tear jerker! OKAY JACK...WE'RE ALL WAITING FOR THE PHOTOS AND THE STORY!

Dee,

Tasha and Gypsy Blue got to spend Christmas together! Both are from your Goldendoodle World! Thanks so much for some of the best doodles in the world! Have a Merry Christmas!

Maxine, Laura, Blue, Tasha, Oliver and Jordan

Dear Maxine,

I placed your photos on Tasha's page! I'm so glad that Tasha and Gypsy Blue got to spend the holidays together! What fun!

Merry Christmas to all! Here's a link to Tasha's page.

Dee

Dear Dee,

You've made our Christmas a special one thanks to Marley! Here's some photos of his first Christmas...2007! Thanks again for such a terrific family member! Merry Christmas!

Lori and Keith Lundquist

Dear Lori,

THank you for joining our Goldendoodle World and allowing us to help make your Christmas a special one! Our Goldendoodles make a terrific asset to any family and we encourage all to get one! Merry Christmas to all! We still have four of his brothers left for sale.

Here's a link to Marley's page.

Dee

Re: Toula

From: Nancy Lewis

Sent: Fri 12/28/07 1:14 PM

To: Goldendoodle World

Hi Dee,

Here are two photos of Toula...a Schnapso I got from you. I had her groomed & her hair is shorter than when I first got her from you. She's definitely more Lhasa than Schnauzer. This pic is more close up but her eyes aren't there! I was going to get a pic of me & her with Santa but maybe next year. Toula will be spayed soon, either Jan or Feb. I'll send my vet's report after the procedure. Toula is a very sweet dog. The Lhasa in her is obvious; she does the low growl at the smallest things, like something on the kitchen counter. She's overly protective! She & I have bonded very closely & I love her so much!

Happy Holidays to you too.

Nancy

Dear Nancy,

I'm glad that you and Toula had a nice Christmas! Yes, Lhasa can be protective as I remember when my kids were small, we had a Lhasa Apso (purebred) and we loved him dearly! He was so protective over me and my kids that it was funny! This little fluff ball barking at strangers as we would pass them when in our car! He loved to go for car rides with us. We took him everywhere we went. He'd bark even at people walking on a sidewalk as we drove by them! lol

Yes, in Toulas' litter...she, her sister and two males in that litter picked up more lhasa apso traits. We still have the other three that picked up more Schnauzer traits but they are as cute as can be. Stay safe during the new years and thank you for sending the photos! Just mail a copy of her spaying so I can put it in your file. Happy holidays!

Dee

12/29/07: Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Hudson for coming out from Tennessee to pick up their lovely boy from Mara and Star Dusts' litter. If your wondering about the towels lately on the doodles...it's because it's been very chilly here in December!

Please keep us updated and send lots of photos! I am sure this boy will make a terrific playmate for your other doodle.

Happy holidays!

Dee

Mr and Mrs Kuhl came to get their little doodle girl today, 12-29-07. We sure hope you love her as much as I do. This doodle girl holds a special place in my heart and I became quite attached to her while she was with me....so please take very good care of her and treat her as the special doodle that she is. I actually kept this little girl next to my bed every night when she was just a few weeks old because she was the smallest in the litter and was being pushed aside by the bigger siblings. She was bottle fed and spoon fed by me every 2 hours around the clock. To say she's spoiled rotten is an understatement! lol

Thank you for joining our Goldendoodle World and we hope you give this little girl loads of love.

PS: GO!!! CAROLINA HURRICANES!!!!

Hi from Max Winston

From: Karen D. Winston

Sent: Sun 12/30/07 1:00 AM

To: goldendoodleworld

Hello Dee,

I was reading about Golden Doodles and saw your name! Hope you are doing well. I thought you might like to hear from Max. He is doing well. Max turned 7 years old this year. My Dad passed away a few years ago after a stay in a nursing home. While Dad was there, Max was quite a hit with everyone, and was allowed to visit long after visiting hours ended for everyone else. Even at the geriatric hospital, where pets were allowed on Sunday, Max had special permission to visit any day of the week.

He is still the smartest boy around. Hope you enjoy this photo. Max and his ‘brother’ Hunter appeared this month in a feature article in Atlanta Petz magazine (on photographing your pet).

He loves to pose for pictures. I am checking for my sister right now (her Airedale died last year). She loves my dogs, but is allergic, so I want to give her breed information. She works for Habitat and travels some, so her dog would be with us a lot. We may definitely be interested later this year after I finish some coursework.

I don’t have a recent picture of Jared and Max, but that is a great idea. I will take one soon and send to you. Jared was probably in 4th grade or younger. He is now in his 1st year at high school, but last year played as an 8th grader with the high school JV Baseball team.

It is good to see you are still in business! I have attached a scan of the Atlanta Petz cover and first page of the article. They don’t show their print articles on the website. Also, if you scroll down on this site, there is another picture of Hunter and Max. They are both beautiful dogs, but Max definitely the brightest. He has good deductive reasoning and trains easily.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/goldenretriever.htm

Thanks, I hope to be in touch in the future!

Karen

Dear Karen,

It is really good to hear from you! What a very long time it has been. Thanks so much for sending me the photo of Max! He sure reminds me of Gruffy.....my original Golden Retriever who passed away in his sleep at age 14, last January. I bet your son, Jared has grown so much! I've got the photo you sent to me of Jared and Max together when he was younger, in his baseball uniform somewhere on my website, I'm sure! I'm very sorry to hear about your dad. I also have a photo you sent to me of your dad and Max together somewhere on this site and I remember that you had said your dad loved Max so much. If we can help your sister with a Goldendoodle, let me know! I'm glad to finally hear from someone who got one of my Golden Retrievers from so long ago! I'm also glad to hear that he, too, was in a magazine! How cool! I can tell you that my Golden Retrievers, Poodles and doodles are some of the best dogs around, without a doubt!

Have a very safe New year! We look forward in hearing from you again!

Dee

Re: Casey

From: Melissa Walker

Sent: Sun 12/30/07 12:12 PM

To: Goldendoodle World

Hi Dee!

It has been a busy season to say the least. Our puppy Casey is doing very well. We are settling in to some sort of a puppy routine and it will be nice to have the hustle bustle of the holiday season behind us. Casey is growing like a weed. He weighed 12 lbs at his second vet appt. at about 12 weeks I think. He did great with his second set of shots. He was not fazed one little bit and seemed to have no side effects at all. He is eating more right now and I think he is in another growth spurt. He loves everyone and he loves to dig in and eat dirt? We aren't sure about that but it is his favorite pastime if given any leeway to do so!! We are looking forward to starting obedience school in the next few weeks. He is getting there with the potty training. It has been 2 days (knock on wood) with no accidents in the house so we hope it continues in this direction. He does great in his crate at night now after a rocky beginning. We are happy to be sleeping through the night!! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and hope you enjoy the pictures. I am sending the pictures from my MAC so I hope they are jpeg Let me know if you cannot pull them up.

Melissa

Dee, my best friend is Max’s vet. She now calls him “old man.” He does run things around here and he runs Hunter. Ha! I think it was 2000 when we got Max from you and his birthday is May 30th, but I don’t recall his parents. He is good at looking cute. The 3rd ‘golden’ in the picture was a Goodwill find for $3.00.

Your prices are excellent! I was expecting the cost to be much higher. If I run across someone looking in the meantime, I will certainly give them a referral. I also see dogbreedinfo has your article on goldendoodles! They also have one of my pictures of my sister’s dog Savannah (under Airedales) as well as Max/Hunter.. As soon as I get that new baseball photo, I will send it.

Karen

Dear Karen,

I laughed when I saw their "buddy"....that cute huge stuffed Golden Retriever! lol Max looks just like Gruffy. His registration papers that we gave you has his parents' names on them but I am most certain his daddy was Gruffy because he's the spittin' image of him!haha Unfortunately, both Gruffy and my original female Golden Retriever passed away of old age (Gruffy was 14 and Ginger was 11 years old). Gruffy passed away in his sleep as did Ginger but Gruffy died in his sleep last January and Ginger followed him 6 months later. It was very sad to lose both, but we do have their children and grandchildren to help carry on their terrific genes.

Dee

Special thanks to the "Divine" family for coming out on 12-30-07 to pick up their little doodle boy out of Rosebuds' litter. "Buddy" (as their daughter, Carly, affectionately nicknamed him) was very playful with the kids and excited about going home with his new family and I believe Carly took a special shine to her new doodle pal.

We look forward in watching this beautiful doodle boy grow, so please send photos and keep us updated. "Buddy" was the only apricot male in his litter. His two sisters were apricot and his other brothers are chocolate.