Hi from Rochester, NY

Debbie&Kira · 08-11-2010, 01:40 AM

Hi, My name is Debbie and my F1b miniature Labradoodle is Kira. I tried to join the forum 2 years ago when I got her but they said I was a spammer and not allowed in (turns out my kids downloaded a music sharing site and someone was getting into my computer) so I have just been reading as a guest. I have learned so much and I enjoy reading about people who feel the same way I do about my doodle, so the other night I decided to try again and had no problem registering!

2-1/2 years ago my sister came over with her standard chocolate Australian Labradoodle puppy that looked like a little bear and said she was going to be a guardian for her friend who is a local breeder. My first question was a Labra what?! And what do mean guardian? She just laughed and said you'll see they are the best dogs! Then a month later she brought home a red F1b miniature Labradoodle she was also going to be a guardian for.

I was starting to be obsessed with her dogs, which wasn't good because my husband and I decided no more dogs. We had a shepherd lab mix, we called her a Lollypop special because we didn't know exactly what she was, she looked more like a seal than a dog and we got her at our local shelter Lollypop Farm. We had Sheba 13 years and it killed us when we had to put her to sleep but she couldn't walk anymore and was in so much pain it wasn't fair. We were dog free for 7 years and it took meeting a doodle to change my mind!

It took some begging but my husband finally gave in and we called my sisters friend to see what she had. I was planning on bringing my new dog with me to work so I wanted a small, red, wavy haired one like my sister's miniature which was 15 lbs. She didn't have any litters at the time but she did have 1 older puppy that she was planning on keeping to breed. She was 4 months old, white, curly poodle hair and a double the size (28lbs) that I was planning on but none of that mattered it was love at first sight! We had already decided not to be guardians but to buy her and it has been the best decision we have ever made! Kira has brought us so much laughter and happiness, there is nothing like a doodle!

When we got Kira she was crate trained, house trained, and didn't go on the furniture. She is still house trained but she goes on the furniture and sleeps right in the middle of us belly up and we wouldn't have it any other way!

I am looking forward to getting to know everyone!

**lindamarie** · 08-12-2010, 01:15 PM

WELCOME TO THE FORUM, DEBBIE!!

What an amazing story!
Seems like it's WE that have to get to know YOU the SPAMMER!! The STALKER!
I am soooo happy that you finally were able to register! That would have made me crazy!

Kira is BEAUTIFUL! AND what a bonus having so much training done prior to bringing her home!
We look forward to more stories and sharing.

Debbie&Kira · 08-12-2010, 11:29 PM

Thanks LindaMarie and your Bogart is a handsome guy!
I am definitely not a spammer (not on purpose at least) and it did make me nuts! I tried to explain and straighten it out but I never received a response. I only stalk because I found this forum after Kira's first trip to the groomer! What a shock that was, I thought they gave me the wrong dog! Now I check before I do anything from buying shampoo and brushes to what flea preventative to use. The answer to any question you have is in here someplace and everyone is so helpful.

**lindamarie** · 08-13-2010, 09:43 AM

Debbie.......you HAVE to know I was JK about the stalker and spammer, right?
Why did you think they had given you the wrong dog?

Yes, this forum has been going for a looooooong time and it sees everything has been discussed. But, we nevermind going over things again.
It makes it fun and we get to know each other and our doodles!

MaxandMe · 08-13-2010, 04:50 PM

HI......how i wish you were able to contact me in the past i'd have helped.

and GUESS WHAT? I am in Rochester NY too with MAX and Peanut

congrats on your puppy!!!! what a cutie pie!!!

and like linda said
1st you were a spammer
then you changed to a stalker
and
NOW you are an official MEMBER........WOW you've come a long ways baby 9as the expression goes

Can't wait to see MORE PICS of you new doodle puppy who's ever-s0-adorably-cute!!!!

AND who's your groomer? I can recommend 2 different places that are awesome in cutting doodles depending where in Rochester you are as i've been to both. Peanut my goldendoodle is the one who needs grooming as romping in my 6acre backyard well let's say she can matt at times

Debbie&Kira · 08-14-2010, 12:16 AM

Don't worry Linda I have stalked enough on here to know you guys like to joke around! LOL!!
I had never had any experience with a dog groomer so when I went for the first time I told her that I wanted her cut the same just shorter. So I guess it's kind of my fault, I wasn't specific enough. The first picture was right before her appointment, the second is right after. I just wasn't expecting her to look like that and I didn't think she was so skinny.

Hi Annmarie, I wish I could have contacted you sooner too but it's ok I'm in now! I am in the Gates - Spencerport area right by the canal. What area are you in? I found a groomer that I like her name is Janice at K9 Design in Greece. Just out of curiosity who are the groomers you recommend? Peanut and Max are very cute too! Thanks for the welcome.

MaxandMe · 08-14-2010, 10:57 AM

WOW I am in RUSH not too far from you hahaa and i am going to PM YOU
so check your messages

i use FOUR PAWS GROOMERS in Scottsville......they do an awesome job
so many other members here and on a UK site always ask me for pictures to bring to their groomers hahhahhaaaaaaa

Peanut isn't curly she is wavy and some curls...she didn't matt till she turned 2yrs old and her coat is THICK

I SENT YOU A PM (PRIVAT MESSAGE) SO CHECK THEM

live on a private 6 acres and my house is large so i've had 4 doodles run around before and they have enough
space hahhahahaaaaaaaa
__________________

MaxandMe · 08-14-2010, 11:02 AM

PS LOLLYPOP FARM is GREAT!! i had adopted from them before and i dontate to them when i get those name label stickers hahhahaaaaa how can i not? the people there are sweet, Tom Gullisano really changed that place around for them ---shame the taxes & his divorce forced him to leave. HE REALLY gave alot of $$ to hosptial and LOLLYPOP FARM

**lindamarie** · 08-14-2010, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Don't worry Linda I have stalked enough on here to know you guys like to joke around! LOL!!

Tooo funny!
We really do! It's FAMILY here!

MaxandMe · 08-14-2010, 02:09 PM

hey we can handle stalkers ......it's the flashers that scare me

and OH YEAH a sense of humor ....come on we all have one by having doodles PLUS as doodleaholics PICS are a must as it gives us our doodle fix

08-11-2010, 01:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Debbie&Kira Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 7	Hi from Rochester, NY Hi, My name is Debbie and my F1b miniature Labradoodle is Kira. I tried to join the forum 2 years ago when I got her but they said I was a spammer and not allowed in (turns out my kids downloaded a music sharing site and someone was getting into my computer) so I have just been reading as a guest. I have learned so much and I enjoy reading about people who feel the same way I do about my doodle, so the other night I decided to try again and had no problem registering! 2-1/2 years ago my sister came over with her standard chocolate Australian Labradoodle puppy that looked like a little bear and said she was going to be a guardian for her friend who is a local breeder. My first question was a Labra what?! And what do mean guardian? She just laughed and said you'll see they are the best dogs! Then a month later she brought home a red F1b miniature Labradoodle she was also going to be a guardian for. I was starting to be obsessed with her dogs, which wasn't good because my husband and I decided no more dogs. We had a shepherd lab mix, we called her a Lollypop special because we didn't know exactly what she was, she looked more like a seal than a dog and we got her at our local shelter Lollypop Farm. We had Sheba 13 years and it killed us when we had to put her to sleep but she couldn't walk anymore and was in so much pain it wasn't fair. We were dog free for 7 years and it took meeting a doodle to change my mind! It took some begging but my husband finally gave in and we called my sisters friend to see what she had. I was planning on bringing my new dog with me to work so I wanted a small, red, wavy haired one like my sister's miniature which was 15 lbs. She didn't have any litters at the time but she did have 1 older puppy that she was planning on keeping to breed. She was 4 months old, white, curly poodle hair and a double the size (28lbs) that I was planning on but none of that mattered it was love at first sight! We had already decided not to be guardians but to buy her and it has been the best decision we have ever made! Kira has brought us so much laughter and happiness, there is nothing like a doodle! When we got Kira she was crate trained, house trained, and didn't go on the furniture. She is still house trained but she goes on the furniture and sleeps right in the middle of us belly up and we wouldn't have it any other way! I am looking forward to getting to know everyone!

08-12-2010, 01:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
lindamarie Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham, Michigan Posts: 6,100	WELCOME TO THE FORUM, DEBBIE!! What an amazing story! Seems like it's WE that have to get to know YOU the SPAMMER!! The STALKER! I am soooo happy that you finally were able to register! That would have made me crazy! Kira is BEAUTIFUL! AND what a bonus having so much training done prior to bringing her home! We look forward to more stories and sharing. __________________ Linda & Bogart Dogs=Unconditional love "We have it all! Just like Bogie & Bacall!"

08-13-2010, 09:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
lindamarie Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham, Michigan Posts: 6,100	Debbie.......you HAVE to know I was JK about the stalker and spammer, right? Why did you think they had given you the wrong dog? Yes, this forum has been going for a looooooong time and it sees everything has been discussed. But, we nevermind going over things again. It makes it fun and we get to know each other and our doodles! __________________ Linda & Bogart Dogs=Unconditional love "We have it all! Just like Bogie & Bacall!"

08-13-2010, 04:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
MaxandMe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,092	HI......how i wish you were able to contact me in the past i'd have helped. and GUESS WHAT? I am in Rochester NY too with MAX and Peanut congrats on your puppy!!!! what a cutie pie!!! and like linda said 1st you were a spammer then you changed to a stalker and NOW you are an official MEMBER........WOW you've come a long ways baby 9as the expression goes Can't wait to see MORE PICS of you new doodle puppy who's ever-s0-adorably-cute!!!! AND who's your groomer? I can recommend 2 different places that are awesome in cutting doodles depending where in Rochester you are as i've been to both. Peanut my goldendoodle is the one who needs grooming as romping in my 6acre backyard well let's say she can matt at times __________________ *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?

08-14-2010, 12:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
Debbie&Kira Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 7	Don't worry Linda I have stalked enough on here to know you guys like to joke around! LOL!! I had never had any experience with a dog groomer so when I went for the first time I told her that I wanted her cut the same just shorter. So I guess it's kind of my fault, I wasn't specific enough. The first picture was right before her appointment, the second is right after. I just wasn't expecting her to look like that and I didn't think she was so skinny. Hi Annmarie, I wish I could have contacted you sooner too but it's ok I'm in now! I am in the Gates - Spencerport area right by the canal. What area are you in? I found a groomer that I like her name is Janice at K9 Design in Greece. Just out of curiosity who are the groomers you recommend? Peanut and Max are very cute too! Thanks for the welcome. Attached Thumbnails

08-12-2010, 11:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Debbie&Kira Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 7	Thanks LindaMarie and your Bogart is a handsome guy! I am definitely not a spammer (not on purpose at least) and it did make me nuts! I tried to explain and straighten it out but I never received a response. I only stalk because I found this forum after Kira's first trip to the groomer! What a shock that was, I thought they gave me the wrong dog! Now I check before I do anything from buying shampoo and brushes to what flea preventative to use. The answer to any question you have is in here someplace and everyone is so helpful.

08-14-2010, 10:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
MaxandMe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,092	WOW I am in RUSH not too far from you hahaa and i am going to PM YOU so check your messages i use FOUR PAWS GROOMERS in Scottsville......they do an awesome job so many other members here and on a UK site always ask me for pictures to bring to their groomers hahhahhaaaaaaa Peanut isn't curly she is wavy and some curls...she didn't matt till she turned 2yrs old and her coat is THICK I SENT YOU A PM (PRIVAT MESSAGE) SO CHECK THEM live on a private 6 acres and my house is large so i've had 4 doodles run around before and they have enough space hahhahahaaaaaaaa __________________ __________________ *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? Last edited by MaxandMe; 08-14-2010 at 11:14 AM. Reason: changed

08-14-2010, 11:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
MaxandMe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,092	PS LOLLYPOP FARM is GREAT!! i had adopted from them before and i dontate to them when i get those name label stickers hahhahaaaaa how can i not? the people there are sweet, Tom Gullisano really changed that place around for them ---shame the taxes & his divorce forced him to leave. HE REALLY gave alot of $$ to hosptial and LOLLYPOP FARM __________________ *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?

08-14-2010, 02:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
MaxandMe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,092	hey we can handle stalkers ......it's the flashers that scare me and OH YEAH a sense of humor ....come on we all have one by having doodles PLUS as doodleaholics PICS are a must as it gives us our doodle fix __________________ *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?

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