Ms. Sadie Benz

I am beyond 'over the moon' with the guardian family who visited to meet myself and Sadie on Monday. It could not have been a more perfect applicant. Ms. Sadie will be dropped off at her new home in Rochester, NH on Thursday morning.

Some things are just worth waiting for.  :+)

Daisy and Sadie playing together.

Sadie (10 weeks) is always trying to play with the adult doodles around here and typically just gets bowled over by them.  Today, I had the opportunity to have just a 'Mother and Daughter' playdate. Sadie was thrilled to have her mom all to herself to chase, tug  and wrestle with.

Daisy Mae is a wonderful mom and very gentle but in some of these pics you would think they are killing each other!! 

Sadie looks like she has a strangle hold on Daisy!

Sadie taunting her mom.

'Oh, I love you sooooo much'!

'Play nice, Sadie or mommy will leave.'

'Okay mommy, I will - I promise.'

Such cuties!

Ms. Sadie Benz is still looking for a Guardian Home.

What a great pup Sadie is. Calm for a girl just 10 weeks of age (8 lbs.).  She is doing very well with sitting in front of you when called and sitting for her meals.  This little girl is a miniature Labradoodle who will be about 25 lbs. at maturity. She is learning to calm down quicker when placed in her crate area. Each night there is less and less objection - maybe 3 minutes.  :+)

I was away for about a week and upon my return, she was cheerful and engaging, not shy or reclusive. Sadie is not a hyper pup but does love attention and cuddles. She likes to play with a ball and loves interacting with all the adult doodles here.

Sadie would truly love another dog to live with but would also acclimate easily with someone who is home and wants furry company. She would do great with well behaved, gentle children. 

Ms. Sadie Benz has a soft, sweet (not timid) temperament and completely settles when held.

If I don't answer right away.... UPDATE!

I will be taking a few days off attending a 5 day Labradoodle seminar in NYC!  Hubby will be in charge of doodles while I am gone.  So, please be aware I may not respond as quickly as normal to questions and such.  It will be a hectic but fun time!

:+)  Joyce

UPDATE:  Although I will be gone again tomorrow through Monday to attend our grandson's birthday party in another state, I think I will still be able to answer emails. It sure has been a whirlwind few days! I can't wait to get into my bed tonight.

The DAISY X EMMETT LITTER GO HOME!

After an incredibly busy week, today has culminated with all these families meeting each other and enjoying their new addition to their family.  Hopefully, all will go well over the next few nights in their new home.

After everyone left, I had another family visit for my spring litter and then I laid down! :+)  Here are the pics of all these furry babies with their owners.

Louie -  Louis has been adopted by the Jones family.

Simba joins the Kasell family.

Little Rosie joins the Prellwitz family.

Ziggy Stardust is adopted by the Blumbergs.

Montana joins the Swartz family.

Lots of big smiles as Piper joins the Walsh family.

Barrister will be an armful indeed for the Farzan family.

Maggie Lutsk will be the special companion for her owner.

Ms. Sadie Benz and her Guardian Family.

Enjoy your babies as you all venture into the world of puppydom!  It is challenging but incredibly rewarding.  :+)

Surgeries today! MORNING AFTER PICS!

Early this morning, eight of the pups and I traveled to my vet for their surgeries. This was their second 'big' car trip this week. Friday is their last trip before they go home.  They have done very well in the car, so I am happy about that!

I picked them up early this evening as they also need to recoup and be able to urinate before leaving the vet facilities.

In the meantime, Ms. Sadie Benz has been home alone but she is such a good girl and kept herself perfectly entertained with toys and put herself in a crate for a nap. She happily watched me vacuum the pup area of leaves and debris, disinfect it and stack the play-yard toys in one area for their winter location.

Now that the pups are home, their play space will be quite limited until pick up. They will need to be monitored for 10 days which means more quiet time than 'rough-housing'. Yes, walks are fine and holding is fine but children definitely need to be supervised as the surgery heals.  They bounce back very quickly and want to wrestle and rock and roll, but 'surgery is surgery' and having them with their owner is far better for healing than the temptation of wrestling with 9 siblings!  It truly is impossible for me to prevent them from frolicking.  I guess if they were locked up in a crate all day and night and that would limit their space but just promote anxiety and loud barking - both of which I want to prevent.  Gentle playing is just fine, you just don't want them running hard for a ball or jumping all over the place as that will impair healing and possibly open up the surgical site and cause an infection. So, please follow the instruction sheet provided to you at pick up.

It is too late to post pics but I will tomorrow so you can see that they are all fine.  Rosie, Maggie and Piper are still under the effects of anesthesia and did not want to eat, just sleep.  This is when you follow their lead and leave them in an open crate.  I will offer them some food later if they are up.

Once again, I am grateful to my vets and their technicians for their surgical expertise and kindness to my pups.

UPDATE:

The sun is shining and they are outdoors enjoying it.

They will only have access to these outdoor pens until they go home to keep their activity to a minimum.

Ms. Sadie Benz

What a great puppy!  So happy I chose her to be a future hopeful for ADNE. Sadie was home without her siblings all day (they were getting their surgeries) and was nary a problem. So self entertaining - played with toys, watched me work outdoors putting stuff away, had lunch and put herself in a crate for a nap afterwards. No barking, no crying, no complaining. She is so stable.  :+)

I took some pics of her because she is so photogenic and was happy to participate.  We are still hoping for a local guardian home for this great girl but in the meantime, Carl and I are enjoying her wonderful self.  My bet is that she will lighten as she ages and have a fabulous wavy coat.

Hi,
My name is Ms. Sadie Benz, after that 'fancy' car.

My mommy says 'I have great lines' - not sure what that means.

She says 'My front grill is nice and wide'.

Then there is this thing she calls 'balanced'.

Sometimes, I think she is confused as to what I am!

This little charmer is 8  1/2 weeks in these shots and will grow to about 16 inches and 25 lbs. Her temperament is truly wonderful - focused, gentle and willing.