Of course--unfortunately, the only bows I have that would be appropriate come only in plain white, not the festive reds, greens, silvers, and golds of the season. Then again, white represents snow--a perfect symbol for winter, at least before the dogs change its color.....
Thanks, Ardy and Charmaine! As for you, Lela......after you woke her up, she produced a little present for you that she wants me to send to you. I think I'd better over-night express it, so that it stays fresh....
We met one, a golden labradoodle, at the coast last year....a most wonderful dog...the owner walking her so we got to meet them both! The owner raved about her dog, telling us all her great and charming virtues....sounded like a perfect mix!!! And you certainly agree!!
We used to have a black lab who was a "brood girl" (their polite way of saying "bitch") for the Guiding Eyes for the Blind--she lived with us full-time, and when she went into heat, we would bring her to their breeding center and they would choose a mate--usually via AI--for her. We'd then take her home and keep her until she was ready to give birth, at which time we'd bring her back there (one time, she was a few days early, and we woke to find her trying to make a nest--hurried her into the car--she had her first pup on the drive--they all were fine!). She'd stay there until the pups were weaned, and then we'd get her back again. She had 39 puppies over the years, and many of them ended up graduating from their program and becoming guide dogs, or going to other training as bomb-sniffing or drug-sniffing dogs--they did really well, which is why she was bred so often. Once she was done--she developed breast cancer at age 9, so they retired her--we got to keep her permanently, and she lived to be 14. She was an amazing dog! We also had a yellow lab from them, one who didn't pass her puppy tests to go on to training (she was not one of the black lab's pups), and they were "sisters" for 10 years. We loved them dearly, but my husband wanted to try a different breed this time--he did a lot of research--and I'm so happy we have the labradoodles now--the best of both breeds, with the temperaments and easy-going nature of Labs and the hypo-allergenic, non-shedding hair of poodles. :-)))))
wonderful mix....both such smart as well as sweet dogs!!! My dad had a wonderful black lab that he bred once...she had 8 little ones....adorable and smart!! I had a black poodle at the time and my dad told mother that he was the daddy to be ....we were all disappointed when it turned out they were all lab......
She is a total sweetie! When we got her as a puppy, her coat had blond highlights, but they grew reddish on her muzzle and greyer on the rest of her as she turned into a young adult, and her coat has a grey highlight to the brown now. Technically, she's called a cafe-au-lait, and both of those changes occur in all of that color labradoodle, starting young, as I said. She'll be 7 in February, and her "sister" (same breeder, but not related parents), the smaller, oatmeal one, will be 7 on Christmas.
oh, my black poodle grew a reddish muzzle as he aged....I think it was the water left on his whiskers or licking his chops that became bleached by the sun...at least that is my theory and I’m sticking to it...lol....lovely dog!!!!! Bet she is as sweet as she looks....I would love to sit there with her basking in the sun.
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