picture of Sadie

Jannie · 01-18-2010, 09:44 AM

This is Sadie, our 4 year old labradoodle, taking a well deserved break from playing with her new little brother.

Hnybny · 01-18-2010, 09:55 PM

awww! It looks like she's hiding! What a cutie. Pretty coloring

KingstonTodd · 01-18-2010, 11:31 PM

very nice coat. Has Sadie always been that colour? Looks kind of like one of our chocolates that faded to lavender.

Jac · 01-19-2010, 01:28 AM

Pretty girl, Sadie is! Looks like she is enjoying that break!

**MaxandMe** · 01-19-2010, 05:01 AM

SADIE is sooooooooooo cute and i love her apricot like color as well ...........and i like how she appears to be quite loved as well

Jannie · 01-19-2010, 08:15 AM

Thanks for the kind words. She is an apricot colour - the photo was taken in the evening and the flash makes her look a bit darker. Although pretty, her coat is actually a lot of work - she mats easily and I have yet to find a brush that doesn't pull.

I think Finley's coat will be easier - his hair seems to be straighter and flatter.

Hnybny · 01-19-2010, 11:59 AM

Ozzie's hair is just that! Hair....not fur. It's like brushing a person's head....just much larger!

We get him clipped short in the summer months to make everyone happier and more comfortable and this past fall we had him clipped once more before winter. It's worked out great since his back hind quarters haven't clumped and matted at all. I'm very lucky because he absolutely LOVES to be brushed. He will sit the front end of him on my lap and fling that huge head up over my shoulder so I can brush under his chin! He's such a cuddle-dood! He will turn his head and watch me very carefully when I brush around his tail. He has a thing about the brush getting too close to his butt!!!! haha!

I guess I would be as well.

He does shed a lot so the curly fur doodles are lucky in that area. Even with having to chase hair-tumbleweeds all over the house I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world. I love him to pieces!

Jannie · 01-19-2010, 12:25 PM

Ozzie looks like a really sweetie. I love his name too!

I wish my Sadie was more like Ozzie. She in fact HATES being brushed. I think the brush really pulls and hurts her. I have tried lots of different brushes, including an expensive les pooches brush, but they all pull on her tight curls. And none of them seem to get right down the the skin, so the mats form underneath her top coat and sneak up on us.

Hnybny · 01-19-2010, 04:25 PM

aw! Poor Sadie

I guess each coat type has its good and bad points. When we rescued Ozzie his name was Oscar but we didn't care for it. It made him sound grumpy and he already was a very unhappy pup. We didn't want to stray too far from what he was used to so it got shortened to Oz then it just turned into Ozzie. Actually when I get really mad with him (when he ate my husbands glasses, my shoes, my slippers, my new CAMCORDER (aaargh) the tv remote, etc) I use his full name that I gave him. It's Ozbodacious Malidoodle! It's a mouthful to say but he either stops what he's doing because he finds it humorous or he's just wondering what the heck I'm saying!!!! hahaha!

Either way it gets his attention. I hope you find a good brush that does the job with minimal discomfort. Those mats can be wicked!

Jac · 01-19-2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Hnybny

Actually when I get really mad with him (when he ate my husbands glasses, my shoes, my slippers, my new CAMCORDER (aaargh) the tv remote, etc) I use his full name that I gave him. It's Ozbodacious Malidoodle! It's a mouthful to say but he either stops what he's doing because he finds it humorous or he's just wondering what the heck I'm saying!!!! hahaha!

I just love the way you treat your Doodle and the obvious love you have for him!

About brushing, I use a rake that has spinning teeth. It helps not to pull so much. I hate slicker brushes because they just make them fuzzy. The rake "combs" rather than brushes and if you do it correctly, it won't pull so much. (My dogs are fine until I get to their legs...they hate me to brush their legs!)

There is a video that shows how to brush to the skin...until I learned that I could never get rid of mats and it pulled their coat...but if you use the technique in the film, it helps a lot...plus you can use special conditioners for the coat that help...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szIij_zknNs

By the way...Sully, in this video (the sweet, darling dog that he is) is very, very ill...he is being treated and everyone is praying...if you want more info check out the Doodle Zoo and search for Sully... but if you just feel moved to, remember Sully in your thoughts and prayers...

Jannie · 01-19-2010, 06:52 PM

Thanks - the video is quite helpful. I wish Sadie would be as patient and cooperative as Sully, but she REALLY does not enjoy being brushed.
She is frightened of any kind of spray conditioner, so we don't use that on her, even though it might be a good detangling aid.

My thoughts are with sweet Sully at this time and I hope he will make a full and speedy recovery.

01-18-2010, 09:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jannie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 424	picture of Sadie This is Sadie, our 4 year old labradoodle, taking a well deserved break from playing with her new little brother.

01-18-2010, 09:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hnybny Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallmadge, Ohio Posts: 61	Re: picture of Sadie awww! It looks like she's hiding! What a cutie. Pretty coloring

01-18-2010, 11:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
KingstonTodd Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,005	Re: picture of Sadie very nice coat. Has Sadie always been that colour? Looks kind of like one of our chocolates that faded to lavender.

01-19-2010, 01:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jac Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: northern California Posts: 9,243	Re: picture of Sadie Pretty girl, Sadie is! Looks like she is enjoying that break!

01-19-2010, 05:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	Re: picture of Sadie SADIE is sooooooooooo cute and i love her apricot like color as well ...........and i like how she appears to be quite loved as well __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

01-19-2010, 08:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jannie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 424	Re: picture of Sadie Thanks for the kind words. She is an apricot colour - the photo was taken in the evening and the flash makes her look a bit darker. Although pretty, her coat is actually a lot of work - she mats easily and I have yet to find a brush that doesn't pull. I think Finley's coat will be easier - his hair seems to be straighter and flatter.

01-19-2010, 11:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hnybny Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallmadge, Ohio Posts: 61	Re: picture of Sadie Ozzie's hair is just that! Hair....not fur. It's like brushing a person's head....just much larger! We get him clipped short in the summer months to make everyone happier and more comfortable and this past fall we had him clipped once more before winter. It's worked out great since his back hind quarters haven't clumped and matted at all. I'm very lucky because he absolutely LOVES to be brushed. He will sit the front end of him on my lap and fling that huge head up over my shoulder so I can brush under his chin! He's such a cuddle-dood! He will turn his head and watch me very carefully when I brush around his tail. He has a thing about the brush getting too close to his butt!!!! haha! I guess I would be as well. He does shed a lot so the curly fur doodles are lucky in that area. Even with having to chase hair-tumbleweeds all over the house I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world. I love him to pieces!

01-19-2010, 12:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jannie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 424	Re: picture of Sadie Ozzie looks like a really sweetie. I love his name too! I wish my Sadie was more like Ozzie. She in fact HATES being brushed. I think the brush really pulls and hurts her. I have tried lots of different brushes, including an expensive les pooches brush, but they all pull on her tight curls. And none of them seem to get right down the the skin, so the mats form underneath her top coat and sneak up on us.

01-19-2010, 04:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hnybny Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallmadge, Ohio Posts: 61	Re: picture of Sadie aw! Poor Sadie I guess each coat type has its good and bad points. When we rescued Ozzie his name was Oscar but we didn't care for it. It made him sound grumpy and he already was a very unhappy pup. We didn't want to stray too far from what he was used to so it got shortened to Oz then it just turned into Ozzie. Actually when I get really mad with him (when he ate my husbands glasses, my shoes, my slippers, my new CAMCORDER (aaargh) the tv remote, etc) I use his full name that I gave him. It's Ozbodacious Malidoodle! It's a mouthful to say but he either stops what he's doing because he finds it humorous or he's just wondering what the heck I'm saying!!!! hahaha! Either way it gets his attention. I hope you find a good brush that does the job with minimal discomfort. Those mats can be wicked!

01-19-2010, 06:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jannie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 424	Re: picture of Sadie Thanks - the video is quite helpful. I wish Sadie would be as patient and cooperative as Sully, but she REALLY does not enjoy being brushed. She is frightened of any kind of spray conditioner, so we don't use that on her, even though it might be a good detangling aid. My thoughts are with sweet Sully at this time and I hope he will make a full and speedy recovery.

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