Although I had named him Credence, I decided to change it to DUCKIE MALLARD and he lives with another ADNE stud named Phineas T. Barnum and they get along great. Big brother shows him the ropes and provides protection from creatures big and small that might scare Duckie.
Lucky little pup also gets to join his friends weekly at his day care facility and they all love him there. A friendly, willing to please kind of guy (definitely food motivated) he certainly is growing up happy and loved. Let's keep asking the testing angels to gift him with great results in a few more months. :+)
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| Showing off his patches of white on his chin and chest. You can also barely see his tan phantom markings on his feet and spread lightly over his cheeks. When he is trimmed up, it will show up more. His silky curls are sooo soft! |
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| If you make the pic larger, you can see his gorgeous green eye. He does have two of them! :+) |
What his guardians have to say about Duckie:
It was over a year ago and
our first ADNE Doodle, Phineas, had just turned 8 when our daughter,
Abby, started the campaign for a mini Phinny. After the joy Phinny has
brought us, along with how great Joyce is
to work with and her quality standards and love for her dogs, we knew
we had to call Joyce. As luck would have it, just a couple months later
Duckie arrived. It was love at first sight, at least for Billy, Abby
and I. Phineas didn’t think a lot of him at
first. Duckie showed us right away that although he was very small in
size, he was huge in personality. We started finding shoes, slippers,
and all of the dog toys go missing. We soon found out Duckie like to
store them all under the bed where Phinny couldn’t
fit.
One day as I sat in the
living room I watched Duckie from underneath an ottoman grab one toy at a
time and pull them under the ottoman as Phinny watched on growling
under his breath. Then only one toy remained
and it was right in front of Phinny. Coming out from under the ottoman
all you saw was one paw reach out very slowly right in front of Phinny
and pull the one last remaining toy under the ottoman. Duckie then came
out the other side with the last toy he
had captured in his mouth and pranced around with great pride.
Duckie was determined to
get Phinny to play with him and love him. He did not give up on Phinny,
continuing to try to initiate play. Soon enough Phinny gave in and
could not help but like him too. They are now
best buds playing together all the time, and cuddling.
Duckie is very mischievous
and stubborn. It is fortunate for us as we put him through training we
quickly learned he’ll do anything for food. He was a very quick learner
when food was involved. However, he is so
smart and I think he has learned to act up just in order to get
‘cookies’. We also never have to worry wondering if Duckie wants
something for he will certainly ask. He talks in this little whine and
makes it quite clear what he is after.
When Duckie isn’t up to
his shenanigans he is such a cuddle-bug. Sometimes I think he is part
cat as he snuggles right in on our laps or is rubbing against my legs
and sitting on my feet as I do the dishes. He
just loves to be touching someone. It is not uncommon to wake up in
the morning to find him sleeping on my head or snuggling under my chin.
Duckie loves to play with
all other dogs, but he is a little shy around people. It takes a while
for him to trust those he doesn’t know. After folks have been around
awhile he may get curious on his terms. However,
if the strangers offer up some food they become an instant friend at
least until he has captured the food.
STATS AND HEALTH CERTIFICATIONS:
- Date of Birth - 11/15/17. A mating of Laradoodle Corral's Little Joe and Labradoodle Corral's S'mores. Both parents non-shedding, curling fleece coats.
- Size/Color Genes - Duckie is approximately 18 lbs and 16 inches. Duckie is a chocolate and tan phantom and carries for the Parti gene as well. (bbEe, ky/ky, at/at, S/Sp)
- HIPS - PennHIP done at 1 year is .40/.35. Dr. Wallace of eVet OFA prelim of 'GOOD'.
- Legg-Calve-Perthes - Normal. OFA#HY-LP89/12M-VPI
- Heart - ECHOcardiogram and Auscultation is NORMAL. Done at 11 months.
- Patellae - NORMAL. OFA #HY-PA2171/12M/P-VPI
- OFA CAER Eye Exam - NORMAL. OFA #HY-EYE1730/11M-VPI
- Thyroid - NORMAL on 12/1/18. Hemolife #HML18256
- DNA Tests: NORMAL for Degenerative Myelopathy, Incorrect Coat, Exercised Induced Collapse. von Willebrand's Disease - Type I and PRA - PRCD.
More pis of Duckie at one year and ready for his 'duties'. :+)
