Muddie Pearl - RETIRED

My ballerina.  Pearl is a gorgeous Lavender colored girl that really needs to compete in Doggie Dancing.  She literally can meet and greet you standing on her hind legs. I do believe she thinks she is human.

Grace with Pearl at a year.

Pearl is a lovable creature who enjoys running with her human mom; sitting with her human dad and is the furry sister of her human youngster. 

A coat that is non-shedding and lush, Pearl is the true version of a real teddy bear and just as comforting.  Pearl is smart and has a good dose of energy that balances  perfectly with her guardian family.  She loves to be physical but also will snuggle with you as soon as you are on a couch (or floor) for pats and belly rubbing. 

This is what her guardians have to say about her:

Pearl is very, very smart, energetic, loving, comical, spectacularly beautiful, alert, patient and playful. She also has periods of  mellow, quiet thoughtfulness. 

Pearl has never met a lap she doesn't like. When loading the wood stove, we can always expect loving, furry company.  Pearl is in Nirvana when a member of our family invites her to cuddle and snuggle on the furniture with them. Wise Pearl asks Mom for on-the-furniture snuggles only occasionally; and usually when Mom's guard is down.

A curiosity about Pearl is that she is not a dog motivated by food. She often leaves yummy treats on the floor when they have been offered to her. Perhaps if there were competition from another dog it would be different. 

She loves to go outside for leashed walks and can always keep up with me on my around town runs; and is great with our 9 year old and her friends. However, she wants to be in the center of the action so is sometimes 'uninvited' to play with them.  Often, she plays hide and seek with our daughter, staying in the 'stay' position while Grace hides, then very quickly finding her when released.

Pearl at about 9 weeks.

 

We were originally interested in a labradoodle because our daughter has pretty intrusive asthma. Having Pearl in the household has not irritated Grace's asthma at all. Though she didn't test as allergic to dogs, Grace's asthma doctor told me that if we were serious about getting a dog, we should definitely go the hypoallergenic route just to stay on the safer side. 

She lets us know when there is a car in the driveway, or in the neighbor's driveway, and when the school bus is nearing Grace's stop.  Pearl loves our next door neighbor's free range chickens. Our yard is part of their range and Pearl will happily follow their movement around the yard, peering out and skittering from window to window to keep tabs on them. 

When company arrives at the door, we put Pearl into her crate for about 15 minutes, until the person has acclimated to our house. Pearl is so smart that, often, if someone is coming to the door, Pearl will head for her crate while sending out warning barks that someone is here. 

 

Pearl with Dad.  Still diluting in color.

When she is feeling more pensive, she will sit directly in front of the door of the wood stove and stare at the lazy flames. At these times, I like to imagine that she is planning the next chapter in the novel she is secretly writing.

Pearl is the perfect fit for our family. Even my husband, who is not a traditional 'dog man' thinks Pearl is pretty great. Neither of us ever imagined that we would be people with the type of dog who looks like Pearl - longer haired, needing grooming, more poodle-appearing than the all purpose lab but she is just perfect for us...... and her non shedding feature is priceless.

Pearl's mature color is called 'Lavender'.  It is a dilution color
from the chocolate gene family.  People stop to ask questions
all the time because her color is so uniquely beautiful.

Stats and Certifications:

• DOB:  January 16, 2010 from Annabelle's Cadbury Nougat and Rumple Sticks, both Australian Labradoodles.  
• Size/Color/Coat:  17 1/2 inches tall and about 31 lbs.  Color DNA is bbEe (lavender) and her coat is a lightly curling, non-shedding, soft fleece.
• von Willebrand's Disease - 'Clear' through parental DNA.  Copies provided.
• Annual Thyroid/Blood Work/Chemistry's and TgAA - 3/8/12 all 'Normal' #HML32648; 1/18/11 all 'Normal' #IRBD80622242.
• Hips - PennHIP done on 1/17/11 is .56/.51 and OFA Prelim is rated as 'Good'.  OFA certification #NOREG1490618 is 'GOOD'.
• Patellar Luxation (knees) - 2/7/11 is 'Normal'.  OFA #HY-PA271/12F/P-VPI
• Elbows - 3/19/12 is 'Normal'.  OFA certification #NOREG1490618
• Legg-Calves-Perthes - 2/7/11 is 'Normal'.  OFA certification #HY-LP39/12F-VPI.
• Annual Eye CERFS - On 2/27/10 is 'Normal'.  9/24/11, 6/08/12 one Distichia on Right eye. Left eye is Normal.  On 11/03/13 Both eyes are 'Normal'.
• PRA/prcd - On 3/19/10 is 'Normal'.  Optigen #10-1828
• Heart - Auscultation 10/3/11 by Canine Cardiologist is 'Normal'.  OFA # HY-CA547/20F/C-VPI

PEDIGREE:

MUDDIE PEARL LITTERS:

With Coriander on 11/17/12:
http://annabelledoodles.blogspot.com/search/label/Pearl%20x%20Coriander%20Litter