Photo copyright Sophie Ralston, www.streamphotography.ca

Sully-Card (Standard F1 Goldendoodle), at 4 months from Yankee's and Dayo's January 2010 litter.

Photo copyright Sophie Ralston, streamphotography.ca

I hope you remember me. I'm the famous police officer that was on tv, remember?

Card, aka Sully, is really doing well... he is massive!!! He's very clever and has taught himself many tricks. We're very happy with Sully as he has blended into the family well.

Best wishes,

Neil and Sophie

Jake-Tetris (Mini F1B Goldendoodle), before 7 months (top) and after 8 months (bottom) from Misty's and Kodiak's August 2009 litter.

I hope this email finds you and family well - was on your website and couldn’t help noticing Jake’s photo in “Tomorrow’s Pups” page.

As you recall Jake, formally know as Tetris with Kodiak & Misty’s 2009 litter has developed into the “perfect dog” for us as a family. Looking back I was very impressed with your skill in choosing Jake based on our criteria which we sent you.

Jake has almost finished his obedience class and doing very well - although at 8 months he is in his “teenage” stage where lots of reminders & patience are required.

Jake is currently around 32lbs - and we will see if he gets any much bigger, but honestly he did turn out to be the perfect size - he loves the outdoors and has just recently started to recognize his love for the water.

Jake has experienced much travel (Vancouver, Jasper, United States) and will be joining us this summer to Yellowstone National Park - he again has turned out to be an awesome traveler!

More importantly, the rewards have out-weighed the challenges particularly with our 14-year old son - Jake and Ryan have a great relationship; not to mention that the added responsibilities seem to be a pleasure, as opposed to a chore when it comes to Ryan tending to Jake’s needs.

Here are a couple of recent photos we've taken - before the first haircut, and after.

From a very satisfied family,

Bill, Kathleen, Ryan & Jake Vandermark

Ruffin (Mini F1B Goldendoodle), at 9 months, aka Jigsaw, from Misty's and Kodiak's August 2009 litter.

Our family is now well underway with Ruffin in our lives. We can’t imagine life without him.

He is walked at least once a day and has quickly become a minor celebrity in our neighbourhood. People have pulled over to ask about him and some even stopped traffic. When walking on the paths down in the Calgary river valley Ruffin brings a smile to everyone he passes.

We have had no problem kenneling him and he recognizes it as a safe haven for sleep and travel. When he’s tired, but feels he needs to stay in the action, he climbs onto the lower shelf of one of the end tables in the living room and watches ankles go by.

Training Ruffin to do his business outside was very straight forward. We have a bell on a string on the backdoor knob and he rings it with his paw when he needs out. He figured this out in his second month with us and is very consistent at this point.

Just in the past weeks we have started working with him off his leash in open fields away from streets and he is doing very well in that environment. He stays close and comes when called. Environments he’s comfortable with, such as at home, his recall is 50/50 – we’re working on it.

Ruffin is a very well behaved dog, who loves people and has an uncanny knack of keeping himself occupied when need be. He has a very gratifying welcome and we are so glad we got him. He is healthy, happy and a joy to be around.

Cheers,

Angus and Krista

Willow-Brazil (Mini F1B Labradoodle), at 8 months, from Ruby's and Rumba's April 2009 litter.

Hello everyone;

Here's an update for you on Brazil. I kept her original name. She's from Rubys' and Rumba's litter, born April 2009. Had to add to it though. She is now Willow Brazil Aero, but Brazil is on her nametag. I'm so glad I found her, she's a wonderful girl. Brazil is just over 14 lbs now at 8 months old. She was fixed a couple of weeks ago.

Her coat is like velcro, but very soft. Brazil comes in loaded up with snow... lol. She is a cuddler, but very playful and curious. Anything dropped on the floor has to be immediately retrieved or it can be found either in her jaws or in her "spot". She stole a paint roller on a broom handle and dragged it into the living room. Luckily I hadn't dipped it in paint yet, but I drove myself crazy backtracking thru the house and garage looking for it.

Her favourite thing is stealing the toilet paper roll off the wall and tp'ing the living room. I had to hang it halfway up the wall. She'll also shred any paper she can find. She likes shoes as well, but doesn't chew anything that's not hers; except for one slip up. Brazil doesn't bark much, just the right amount. She's very well house trained and smart. She could break an olympic record for the broad jump and the high jump. She's fearless, it seems... she crash lands and does it again anyway. She is able to come to work with me and travels often. Since I work out of the truck, she hangs out and is great company. She is very well behaved in motels, so that is awesome. I don't need to worry that she's going to wreck anything.

Thanks for such a fine pet. I guess it was a match meant to be. Hope you are all well and have a very, merry Christmas.

Brooke

Regina, SK

Sophie (Standard F1B Labradoodle), at about 9 months, aka Juliet from Nite Nite's and Dayo's February 2009 litter.

Hi there!

We had adopted Juliet in the spring from NiteNite and Dayo's Valentine's day litter. We just wanted to give you a quick little update that we have since renamed her Sophie and she is a wonderful dog! Her temperament fits in really well with our family. We are grateful that you took the time to help us pick a puppy that would suit our family so well.

I've attached a couple of pictures of Sophie. One is with our 2 year old son from the summer. She came back from the groomers with bows in her hair and we thought it was pretty funny! The other one is what happened when we asked Sophie to sit one day in our truck :)

Thanks again!

~Cora-Anne

Gus (Medium F1 North American Retriever Doodle), at 4 months, aka Spice from Sugar's and Rusty's April 2009 litter.

Just thought I'd provide you an update on the not so little fella. He's been "snipped", but we're still waiting for that settling down that is supposed to follow that procedure. If anything, he has become downright hyper since the operation. He has all his adult teeth, and seems to have lost pretty-much all his puppy fur - the shedding has really slowed down. The groomer tells us that once his adult teeth are all in he has likely stopped growing, so we figure he'll probably remain at 40 lbs or so (as of the last time he was weighed - about a month ago). His colour has remained mostly unchanged and his fur is mostly straight with a very slight wave in spots. To look at him you'd never know he has any poodle in him. He has a lab build, and looks very much like a cross between a golden retriever and lab. He still has the white swirl on his chest, but most of the white on his rear paws has faded.

House training was no problem at all - he had only a few puddles in the first week or so, nothing since, although he has decided the gravel pad beside the driveway is his spot, and not the woodchip area I created for him in the backyard. He is a member of the family and we treat him respecfully as such, so we had/have no intentions of teaching him pet tricks. On command he will drop-it, come, sit, stay, get down, go to bed, relax (we use "relax" as a command instead of lay down and to differentiate between lay down vs. just get down on all four paws) and that's all he needs for us.

He knows all the family members by name, and goes to get them when we ask him to. He also knows (and gets plenty excited when he hears) play, walk, ride, run, drink, food, outside, backyard, deck, and of course - treat, and does his business on command ("do your thing"). He's a sloppy drinker, but patiently waits when we tell him "wipe your mouth" and do so with a towel after drinking. He also knows the difference between many of his toys (ball vs. bone vs. chicken vs. tire, etc.). I still say he's part goat though, as he has destroyed every soft toy we've given him within hours, and has gone through a couple blankets we put out for him to lay on when we're away.

He has a great personality, we love him to death, and funny enough (as she was the one we had to convince to get him), Ann has clearly become his favourite. The feeling clearly seems to be mutual, as she has formed a very close bond with him too. He needs his play time in the morning and evening and seems to really cherish physical contact with us. The kids take him out for a quick walk in the morning before school and Ann and I take him for a long walk after dinner. He loves being outside spending a lot of time (when we're home) in the back yard (big pie-lot), and socializing through the chain-link fence with the neighbours' dogs (labradoodle on one side, chocolate on the other). We can trust him off-leash now, which is a big relief.

His first snow experience was fun to watch. He romped and frisked through the yard like a new pup for hours - we're looking forward to his reaction when there is a foot or two to play in.

Thank you again for providing us with such a great addition to the family. As I'm sure you hear all the time, we can't imagine life without him. We had planned on bringing him out to visit, but seem to have run out of time this summer with all the house renovations and other activities. We plan on bringing him out next year though, or maybe even for a quick visit sometime this winter.

Take care,

Kevin and the rest of the family

Norman (Standard F1 Goldendoodle), at 9 months, aka Legend from Peachy Keen's and Dayo's December 2008 litter.

This photo is where Norman joined Darren and I on our engagement photo session.

I just wanted to give you an update on our pup Norman, formerly Legend of Peachy's and Dayo's litter.

Norman is 9 months old now and such a great dog! We get compliments on him often, remarking on how handsome he is and how nice his personality is. He has a wonderful temperament and loves to play and cuddle; he is especially gentle around children. Norman loves to go to the dog park and walks very well. He especially likes to hold his own leash :)

His coat has become quite wavy and has stayed a light cream/apricot colour. He is just as heavy as you had warned us, weighing in at a solid 66lbs! Even still, he's pretty sure that he's a lap dog.

Thanks for such a wonderful dog, we really enjoy having him!

Ronin (Medium F1 Labradoodle), aka Taz, from Darma's and Kodiak's January 2008 litter.

Just thought I would send you a current picture of our Ronin (Taz from Darma and Kodiaks litter 2008).

He has been an amazing addition to the family. We never had any problems with Maverick (our Beagle) and Ronin: they became best friends right away. Ronin was a dream to train in comparison to our beagle and does great off-leash. He loves playing catch and swimming and is obsessed with both like most labs. When we head to the dog park people are baffled - and usually think he has some sort of terrier in him with his wirey coat.

He is around 40 lbs and does shed some, but most of it comes out when I am brushing him or when the dogs are wrestling. Ronin has been great with our new baby and I never have to worry about him.

Once someone spends a few days with Ronin we usually have to worry about them wanting to steal him, cause they just fall in love with him. He is a great snuggler too and can never get enough!

Thanks!

Jaclyn

Katie (Standard F1 Goldendoodle), and inset, as Parable at 5 weeks, from Peachy Keen's and Dayo's December 2008 litter.

At 8 months Katie is a svelte 40lb, non-shedder. She still has great energy and loves to play. At the dog park she’s always seeking out other dogs to run or wrestle with, while at home she expends a good deal of energy trying to engage whoever isn’t busy in some sort of game. We’ve even run into a couple of other Hearty K9 pups including Maple and one of the reindeer (can’t remember the name).

Katie loves walks and especially getting out for long hikes on the weekends. She is also quite the water dog – both swimming in the river and trying to join me in the shower every morning. We both think it’s funny that she’s not a morning dog, preferring to sleep in until 7 when I get up, rather than go downstairs with Carol at 6.

Katie is also the first dog either Carol or I have had that you can free feed. It seems unnatural to have a dog walking past a full food dish for an hour or two until she decides to eat. We really enjoy her silly character, intelligence and energy. And, in spite of the poodle nose, she’s quite cute.

Hope you and Dean are doing well.

Cheers,

Grant

Toby (Mini/Medium F1B Labradoodle), aka Marly, from Savy's and Rusty's December 2008 litter.

How are you? I see you will be busy very soon. Just want to update you about Toby.

He is a handful at times. I'm taking him to obedience shool at Sherwood Park. He is doing very well. He related well with his classmates.

I was going to send you a video of him, somehow it didn't go but we put him in youtube (embedded above).

Talk to you later! Po