Merry Christmas from the dogs of Tualatin River Labradoodles and Goldendoodles!

Tualatin River's Penny's From Heaven

This is Stella (formerly Penny) from Maggie and Brody's Aug. 2009 litter. She is living in a loving guardian home nearby. Her coat is beautiful! She will have her testing done next spring to see if she will qualify as a breeding dog for our program.

Beautiful Shiloh!

Teva is in heat, too!

Our beautiful Teva is in heat now, too, along with Leila! Teva lives with my sister, Molly, and her husband, Jack, in Columbia City (near St. Helens). This is Teva's first litter and she will be bred to Yankee Doodles Chips N Dip, owned by Dixie Springer of Springville Labradoodles. Teva and Chip are both parti-factored so I am hoping we will get some chocolate and white parti labradodoodles. Most of their pups will be solid chocolate and the pups will be in the 28-lb. range as adults. I expect some gorgeous fleece coats from this pairing. Teva will be bred around Christmas, which throws a little change into the holiday plans...! Her pups will be due around the end of February. I will post when we have a confirmed pregnancy!

Welcome our newest member of Tualatin River Labradoodles...Noble Vestal's Walk the Talk!

Teko is our new Australian Labradoodle puppy from Noble Vestal Labradoodles! He is an apricot and white, parti-factored mini and he is oh, so cute! We hope he will help us in the future produce some beautiful mini and medium parti labradoodles! Thank you, Kendra, for this special boy!

Leila is in heat!

Leila came into heat a few days ago so she and Jet will be breeding very soon! Female dogs are usually ready to breed around the 12th-16th day after they first start bleeding. I do progesterone testing on my females to get the best idea when she is ovulating. At about 24 days after she is bred, I go to the vet to get an ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy. The pregnancy lasts 9 weeks or 63 days from the first breeding. The girls are usually bred two times, two days apart, to get the best chance of a pregnancy. At about 58 days gestation, I go to the vet for an xray to see how many babies she is carrying. This gives me a good idea of when the mama is done delivering so that I don't worry that she might have a pup or two left inside.
Leila was a wonderful mama with her first litter! She had a quiet, fast first labor, also. Many dogs are very restless, nesting, and panting for a few to several hours before the actual pushing phase of labor begins. Not Leila...she was just quiet that day and did not eat her breakfast. We also watch for the girl's temperature to drop to around 98 degrees and stay there to let us know that she is getting close to delivery. The normal temperature for a dog is 100-102 degrees.
I will post when Leila has been bred and then it is time to wait for the ultrasound!

Waiting and waiting...

I am still waiting for Teva and Leila to come into heat...I am hoping that they both will be ready to breed by Christmas, but Mother Nature sometimes has other ideas...!
Teva will be bred to Chip from Springville Labradoodles and they will have chocolate babies together! I am hoping they will produce a few chocolate and white parti labradoodles since they both carry the parti gene. The pups will be a perfect size for most families, around 25-35 lbs. as adults.
Leila and Jet produced a beautiful litter together of F1b goldendoodles last year. They had 6 babies that were cream, red, and black, all with wonderful soft coats. I have decided to accept some reservations for their litter together. Let me know if you are interested in one of their puppies coming soon.
I am anxiously awaiting Lani's OFA hip and elbow xray results. It takes about 3 weeks to get the results in the mail and tomorrow will be 3 weeks...She is a gorgeous white English Golden Retriever pup who I would love to have goldendoodles from in the future. She is the sweetest girl and she lives with the sweetest guardian nearby. She and Sam are best buddies and they go everywhere together!
Since I decided to have Brody neutered, I am looking for the right boy for CocoBella's next litter. She had a incredible litter of parti labradoodles last May. I am thinking about a few boys that live nearby and I will make a decision when she comes into heat again.
Juno, our parti F3 standard labradoodle, and her half-sister, Kali, F2 black, parti-factored labradoodle, will have hip, elbow, and eye testing in the spring. These cute girls live with a wonderful guardian family in Vancouver and they are very much loved.
Stella, Kali's sister, is a chocolate, parti-factored F2 labradoodle who also lives in a guardian home. Genetic testing will also be done on her in the spring. Kali and Stella have wonderful, soft, wavy coats. Juno has a gorgeous, curlier coat with wonderful tuxedo markings of chocolate and white with a touch of sable.
My sweet buddy, Maggie, had her last litter in August and she was spayed last month. She had 3 wonderul litters and now she gets to be the over-seer to her grandbabies! She is a wonderful dog and I love her so much!
That's the latest news at Tualatin River Labradoodles! I will post on my Available Puppy Page as soon as the girls are in heat and also when they have confirmed pregnancies!
Happy Holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving from Shiloh!

Rocky comes home!

Rocky is back with us temporarily while he waits for a new family. His previous family had some difficult family situations to deal with that made raising a puppy very stressful. He is 16+ weeks old now and already 43 lbs.! He is a big boy! He will be around 80 lbs. as an adult. He has had all of his puppy shots now, he is housebroken, he walks well on a leash and he sleeps all night in his crate. He is friendly to people and pets. He has a nice thick, non-shedding black coat with a spot of white on his chest and back toes. He is having a lot of fun playing here with his mom, Lucy, and Katie!

Beautiful Shiloh says "Happy Halloween!"

Thank you so much for the picture, Portia and Jerry!!

Next puppies not coming until 2010!

We are not expecting any puppies at Tualatin River for a few months. Teva, F3 med. chocolate labradoodle, will be bred to a chocolate, parti-factored Australian Labradoodle with her next cycle. She should have a litter of parti and solid med. labradoodles around January. Leila, our med. F1 phantom goldendoodle girl, will be bred to Jet, our black parti-factored moyen poodle, with her next cycle. Their last litter produced 2 cream, 2 red, and 2 black small F1b goldendoodles, all with beautiful coats. I am looking forward to these two litters that will be coming in early 2010!
In the meantime, we are replacing our carpet with Pergo throughout the house for easier cleanup. We will be doing some painting and before you know it, it will be time for Christmas decorations! I can't believe I just said that...I am not ready for the holidays yet...

Trekker and Teva come to visit!

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Maggie is a calendar girl!

Maggie has been chosen to be Miss February in the 2010 International Doodle Owner's Group's doodle calendar! http://www.cafepress.com/idog.409846462
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Jake at 8 Weeks Old! How he spends his day!

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The puppies are going to their new homes!

All of the puppies are going to their new homes today except for cute little Jake. He is the only puppy left available. He will be a bit lonely for his siblings, but he will get extra attention from us until he has a new home. He has a beautiful, shiny black, curly coat and he is full of smiles and tail-wags! Thank you to all of the wonderful families who have these beautiful puppies from Maggie's final litter!

Puppy Romp at 5.5 Weeks Old!

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5 Weeks Old!

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The puppies are growing well and getting to the "busy stage"...! They love to play and romp with each other. I have been taking them outside to play and explore in the grass. They are eating three times a day now and are nursing less. Maggie nurses them about 4 times a day for about 5 minutes and she lets them know when their new, sharp little teeth are hurting her....! They are using the litterbox for pooping most of the time now. Their personalities are showing more every day and they are all confident, happy puppies. The happy-go-lucky ones are Roxie, Lexi, Jake, and Cocoa. The ones that take their time exploring new things are Louie, Rocky, Penny, and Shadow. Shadow and Jake have curly, soft, non-shedding coats and they will be great for families with dog allergies. Roxie, Louie, Penny, and Cocoa have soft, wavy fleece coats. Rocky and Lexi have wavy to curly coats that may shed a little. All of the puppies love people and our other dogs and cat. My girls and I spend a lot of time with the puppies, cuddling and holding them as well as brushing them and talking to them.

Lily goes to her new home!

Sweet Lily, now to be called Shiloh, left today for her new home in California! We will miss her and we so love her... She has wonderful new parents who will give her a great home!

Here are the cuties at 4.5 Weeks Old!

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Hanging out and getting bigger!