Piper Moon, another breeding hopeful visited us on Friday and Saturday.

   
My daughter has Piper Moon and spent the night with us catching up on a Mother's Day promise which included Gramps sitting our grandson while Heather and I went out to dinner and did some shopping.  :+)

Piper also needed a bit of a trim.  She has the prettiest coat which is even a better grade than Olive's, her mom.  Piper's dad is Connecticut's Cowboy and his coat is fabulous.

Her coat looks like so many different tints depending on where the sun was.  She is such a clone of Olive that it is very difficult to tell who was who unless you see the tails.  Olive has a curly tail and Piper does not.

The tender, caring personalities are evident in both dogs, however.  Piper is Heather's shadow as Olive is mine.  So funny how these traits are passed on.  I am always amazed at how much humans and canines can be so much alike on temperaments and physical quirks. 

I expect Piper Moon to follow in her mom's tracks with regard to weight and height as well - at maturity 32 lbs. and 18 inches.  Right now, at 8 months, Piper weighs 27 1/2 lbs. and is 17 inches tall.  She has done most of her growing and will 'finish off' at a year or so.

So far, I am loving Piper's conformation.  At a year, we will begin testing and see where she ends up.  I am hoping as a breeding girl for our program; but if not, I know she has a wonderful home with owners who love her dearly which is why the Guardian Home concept so great.  The dogs are always a pet first and foremost.

She is a love and just like her mom - HATES to have her toenails cut.  I can't say I blame her!

Her standing pic on the left is an excellent example of a fine form.  You could almost balance a glass of water on that topline!

   

The welcome mat is out for 'CAPI'!

Capi has such a luscious coat!

Quite at home in ones arms.

Loves being outdoors, too.

CAPRICCIO!  (pronounced Ka pri she o) aka Capi showing his conformation off.

I am always looking for new lines that come from proveable, AKC or Internationally registered stock and am so thrilled to be part of a co-ownership with this lovely medium male pup.  Tango Wool's Brahms Capriccio aka 'Capi, is a stunning third generation American Labradoodle that will produce creams, chocolates, blacks, apricots, reds and cafes'.  Capi hails from a variety of tested/registered Poodle lines in both Miniature and Standard sizes.  The AKC English Labrador lines are stellar and I feel very strongly that we must keep the LAB in the LABradoodle!

This boy has it all - conformation, non-shedding silky coat, square head and muzzle, saber tailset and winning personality.  Capi has been growing up in a Home School setting with lots of kid interaction, is crate trained, learning to walk well on a leash and has been started on house training.

As co-owners of this lovely doodle, it would be great to have a guardian home somewhere around Framingham, Massachusetts or anywhere close to Southern Maine.

Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to welcome this yummy boy into your life and family.  A fenced in yard is definitely preferred but we would consider an Invisible Fence.  We have a wonderful 'incentive program' in place.  Please contact me (Joyce) at 207-676-5579 if you have any questions or need more information.  Thanks!  I look forward to hearing from you.  :+)

An interesting note on his name:  The breeder, Marci of Tango Wool, uses names that are music related.  We all know Brahms was a well known composer.  Did you know that capricchio means 'an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation'.  How fitting that this particular name (and boy) fits how Marci and I breed!  We research and gather information that best suits our goals and then 'create music' with our selections.  :+)