Daisy the Goldendoodle at 15 Weeks

Here’s this week’s shot of Miss Daisy Doodle…

She’s getting so big!  And she’s doing wonderfully at obedience class.  The trainer said that she’s one of the smartest dogs she’s ever seen!

Here’s a nice shot of her and Andrew on the beach this weekend, too:

Looks like it should be titled, “A Boy and His Dog”.

Camping in Cape May

We went camping for a second weekend in Cape May and just returned – we had another GREAT time!

The weather report was really gloomy, but we ended up having beautiful weather anyway.

The campground had a demonstration with some therapy dogs which is what I would like to do with Daisy when she’s older – I think she and I would get so much out of it!

Speaking of Daisy, can you believe we packed everything up but forgot to take the dog’s crate with us?!? But she did great anyway – she just slept at the foot of our bed.

We stopped at the beach at Cape May Point again – it was an interesting day at the beach. There was a wedding right behind where we were sitting:

And there was also a large youth group meeting on the beach at the same time:

In fact, Andrew took the dog for a walk and Daisy was quite the ‘chick magnet’ for him with the youth group girls:

Who can resist a cute puppy (and a cute boy)?

We also managed to get a GREAT family photo on the beach – it may just end up as our Christmas card next year…but I wish I were having a better hair day:

Daisy loved the beach again…but she did test Andrew’s strength a bit…

And she LOVED the water and sand this time – she kept digging holes and burying her nose in it (can it feel good to have tiny stones in your nostrils?)…

With her eyes and ears, she looks like some sort of a mad dog in that photo! But she was having fun – TRUST ME!

I really noticed this weekend how good the camping trips are for me and my mental and physical health. It’s so nice to get away from the crazy schedule, the computer, the yardwork, the laundry (although I did have to stop at the laundromat to wash the sheets because some very muddy little dog jumped up on our bed Saturday morning!)…

I feel so much more relaxed and refreshed after a weekend away. Plus, it’s nice to spend some quality time with my family – especially my husband. He coaches Little League and is also the treasurer of the league too, so I haven’t seen him much since baseball season started back in March. But for the last two weekends, we got to just sit by the campfire after the kids went to bed and enjoy each other’s company for a few hours. It really does wonders for me!

We have a week at home before we go camping again – we can’t wait!

Daisy Update

Just a quick update – here’s the newest photo of Daisy our goldendoodle taken at 14 weeks:

She’s sure getting big! 🙂

Happy Mother’s Day!

We’re back from our first camping trip of the season! We went to Beachcomber’s Resort in Cape May, NJ this weekend and had a wonderful time.

This was Daisy’s first camping trip and she was great – just like an old pro! She slept in her crate inside the camper at night and adjusted very well to her new surroundings. She did not, however, like being tied up on the lead very much and tried her best to chew through it when no one was watching. Sorry, Daisy – that’s not happening! There’s a steel cable inside… 🙂

We went to Cape May Point (one of the few spots where dogs are allowed on the beach) and let the kids hunt for Cape May diamonds while Daisy dug in the sand to her heart’s content.

I was surprised that Daisy didn’t immediately jump in the water – she seems to like water so much (she even tries to jump inside the bathtub with Emily!). But she was VERY cautious and ran from the waves whenever they rolled in. Mike was determined to get her in the water, but she never went in past her little ankles.

That’s the famous sunken concrete ship in the background (for those not from this area).

What a gorgeous day! And Daisy was quite the little center of attention everywhere we went. Everyone stopped to pet her and wanted to know what kind of dog she was. I went into one store for a few minutes and came out to find Mike surrounded by a dozen admirers – of Daisy, not Mike, unfortunately for him. 😉

But I did tell my husband that if, God forbid, he ever found himself single again, he could sure use Daisy to meet women!

I also managed to fit in some stops to a few antique shops while we were in Cape May. I found it so hard to justify paying ‘antique prices’ for items that I knew I could probably find at a yard sale for less than $5.

But I did make one purchase – a unique vintage sewing cabinet.

I thought this would be so cool to organize my punches, embellishments and rolls of thread.  It has little clear jars and lots of little pockets too.   Best of all, it folds flat for storage:

Only $25 – not bad for something not only pretty, but useful too.

Hope you have a happy day!

Cape May Point on Dwellable

Crazy Daisy!

I just adore my new puppy – she is the cutest thing ever! But it’s a good thing she’s cute…because she’s also quite mischievous! It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a puppy – we forgot how tiring it can be! It’s like having a baby…but this baby you can put in its crate when you leave the house! 🙂

She is growing SO fast – I decided to take a photo of her every week with the same object – a stuffed Pooh bear – to track how she’s growing. Here she is at 9 weeks:

10 weeks:

11 weeks:

12 weeks:

And now at 13 weeks:

She was 13 pounds at her first vet appointment four weeks ago – today she was almost 18 pounds at her appointment.

She’s such smart dog – I’ve started taking her to obedience classes. It’s amazing how quickly she can pick up new commands! She can now sit, lay down, walk nicely on a leash, ‘leave it’ and ‘give’.

Here’s Daisy before I took her for her first puppy haircut:

And after her bath, blow dry and trim:

We could see her eyes for the first time!

This is how we usually find her sleeping in the kitchen:

She’s such a nut (fits right in with the rest of our family!)!

Just a few more photos taken today for those who keep asking to see pictures of her…

And here’s one of my favorite shots of her and Emily:

Gotta love life with a goldendoodle!