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Sally loves Maple and Lucky replied to Richard Crowe's discussion 'Kibble topping to end all toppings' in the group The Food Group

guess it probably the dog :(

5 hours ago

Richard Crowe replied to Joy Williams's discussion 'Calendar Photos' in the group Photography Group

Ann asked "Do you have a recommended focal length range thats good for reducing the distortion?" Actually distortion is caused by shooting too close to a subject not by focal length. However, the focal length and the sensor size determines how clos…

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Richard Crowe replied to Richard Crowe's discussion 'Kibble topping to end all toppings' in the group The Food Group

Yes... Although we don't feed Holly any kibble we feed the adult Maltese a combination of Taste of the Wild Salmon and Science Diet Canine WD kibble flavored with a liberal dose of whatever topping we are using. The Maltese rescue puppies eat Purina…

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Karen & Jack replied to Richard Crowe's discussion 'Kibble topping to end all toppings' in the group The Food Group

Depends on your dog. Cutting it up really small helps, too, whether it's chicken or meat.

8 hours ago

Sally loves Maple and Lucky replied to Richard Crowe's discussion 'Kibble topping to end all toppings' in the group The Food Group

I've been topping with plain cooked ground chicken this week (with pumpkin on the side - "dessert"). I've noticed the girls are a little gassy as they first digest it. The kibble I'm feeding is Solid Gold Wolf King and Wolf Cub respectfully. But my…

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Karen & Jack replied to Richard Crowe's discussion 'Kibble topping to end all toppings' in the group The Food Group

Jackdoodle loves fish. I often broil a small filet and add that to his dinner kibble. He loves canned salmon & tuna as well. The chunk light tuna has about half the mercury of the albacore, and dogs like it better, anyway. Any kind of fish is great…

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Taylor Pentz replied to Richard Crowe's discussion 'Kibble topping to end all toppings' in the group The Food Group

This is good. We always have to mix Huff's food with something because he doesn't like dog food much. The only thing is that fish makes his beard and moustache smell and he doesn't like it very much. I wish I could try this though, I'm sure he would…

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Lori replied to Richard Crowe's discussion 'Kibble topping to end all toppings' in the group The Food Group

Sounds good - you have some luck doggies!!!

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About Me:

My wife, Judy and I, are retired. I spent 30 years in the Navy and worked in non-profit organizations after my Naval Career. Judy is a retired community college nursing professor. We are also retired from raising pure-bred Maltese. We live just north of Escondido, CA on a fenced acre and a quarter.

What Type of Doodle(s) do you have? What are their names? Tell us about your doodle(s) or any other pets you have!

Holly is an F-1 Goldendoodle. She was born in Texas at Cheyenne Valley Labradoodles and Goldendoodles kennel just north of Dallas.
Holly is a darling girl and is very smart. Of course she would be; she is a doodle, isn't she?
Holly has completed basic and intermediate obedience and is enrolled in a Therapy Dog Prep class. We will continue working with her toward her Canine Good Citizen award.
We have a nice pool and Holly loves it. She was afraid at first but, will now jump in the pool and venture off the pool steps to swim around a bit. It took a while and some patience but, Holly has conquered her fear of the pool. She also loves to romp in the lawn sprinklers and jump for a stream of water from a garden hose. Holly also likes snow but, as a Southern California Doodle, has had only limited experience with the white stuff.
Holly lives with four Maltese buddies whom she dearly loves. Holly's best big-dog buddy is Shadow, our daughter's 3 year old English Labrador. These two young dogs are the best of buddies and will play until they are both exhausted.

Where did you get your doodle(s)?

Breeder

Why did you choose a doodle rather than another breed or mix?

We had a Golden Retriever - German Shepherd cross that we loved very much. When she passed away from cancer; we wanted another big dog. We also wanted a dog who would not shed quite as much, who was intelligent and whose personality would fit in with our lifestyle and our little dogs. Holly is a jewel and we are so happy that we got her. Holly receives more attention from strangers than any dog we ever had (and that encompases a lot of dogs). People stop their cars to ask what breed she is and strangers just can't get over how calm and well mannered this young dog is.

What are Your Favorite Things to Do With Your Doodles?

Playing and walking especially where there are lots of people. Holly thinks everyone is there just to see her. Holly does very little fetching and but, really enjoys our pool.
Holly is doing very well in her Therapy Dog Prep Class and it is fun to learn new behaviors with Holly.

Does your doodle(s) shed?

A little bit but nothing major

Who grooms your doodle(s)?

We finally found a great groomer who will groom Holly every couple of months. Judy will do the interim grooming.

Favorite Doodle Products?

Anything legitimate for Holly to chew especially Free Range Bully Sticks www.freerangedogchews.com. Any sturdy toy with a squeeker.
She absolutely loves squeek toys. We are beginning clicker training,

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Married

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Photoraphing Puppies

Puppies are inherrently figity and will definitly move or turn at the worst possible moment when you are shooting their picture.

There are two ways we use to secure our puppies:

First is using a narrow black show lead. Get behind your couch or chair and hold the pup in place with the show lead which is easily removed from the image using an editing progarm if you desire. Covering the couch with a blanket or other type of cloth helps keep distractions down.

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Posted on August 21, 2010 at 12:07pm — 3 Comments

Holly's new bark...

Holly barks at strangers entering our property; until we let her know that the strangers are welcome. However, her bark has always just been sort of a warning. It is simply a "Here I am and this is my house!" bark. Enough to warn off strangers but, certainly not ferocious.

Last night after midnight, Holly perceived something or someone on or near our property and she reacted quite differently. Her bark was not a warning but, an "I want to tear your head off!" bark; combined wit

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Posted on August 16, 2010 at 9:50am — 3 Comments

AKC Canine Partners...

We all know that Doodles are among the best breeds of dogs. And we all know that the American Kennel Club considers our Doodles as "mixed breeds". However, the AKC allows some mixed breeds in selected competitions and among these are agility and obedience.

http://www.akc.org/mixedbreeds/index.cfm?nav_area=mixedbreeds

Even though the AKC relaxed its "purebred only" criteria when its revenu

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Posted on August 15, 2010 at 9:55pm — 1 Comment

MACH ONE...

We are co-owners of Sara Marie who is the very first female Maltese ever to achieve an American Kennel Club (AKC) Master Agility Championship. She is now known as Master Agility Champion Jule's Catch Me If You Can - of course, she's still Sara Marie to us. We don't want her to get a big head about this. It's bad enough with us having a big heads.

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Posted on August 14, 2010 at 9:00pm — 11 Comments

Eventful Day...

Every evening I give the Maltese and Holly a light snack, Tonight two of the rescue females who have been totally afraid to come near me, came up and took several snacks out of my hand. They have been watching the excitement of Holly and our other Maltese when it is snack time and just decided they wanted part of the fun. Each great journey starts with a single small step.

Another one of the fearful trio of rescue Maltese has been accepting treats from me for several weeks now.

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Posted on August 4, 2010 at 9:40pm — 9 Comments

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At 3:50pm on July 20, 2010, Lynda Kamrath said…: I went to your site with the photos from China and it was fantastic. I started this morning but will have to finish up tonight. You are a fabulouos photographer! Thanks for sharing you beautiful photos.

At 3:40pm on June 24, 2010, Wendy, Eddie, and Elmo said…: I think I used to feed the ducks up in Hidden Meadows when I was little. That area has sure grown up a lot since then!

At 10:38am on February 22, 2010, Debbie and Toby said…: Thanks for the comment on Toby's photio. He loves to play in the snow! Holly is absolutely adorable! Congratulations to Holly for her therapy work.

At 10:41am on January 14, 2010, Lynda Kamrath said…: Nice comment on my car photo, especially coming from you. I love your photos also. This was done when my son was trying to teach me to use layers in Adobe Photoshop. It was a birthday card and I added the dogs photos. Some problems, but I am getting better.

At 6:01pm on December 24, 2009, Debbie and Toby said…: Glitter Graphics

At 2:37pm on October 30, 2009, Kathie, Winston, Freya and Bella said…: Thanks it is cute. He will wear it tomorrow while greeting the few kids that come to our door.
I took Holly's piture to the groomer with me yesterday. I wanted them to try and do Winston's head like her's. Didn't quiet work, his hair is different. I love her look.

At 11:23am on October 28, 2009, Jaime said…: Thanks for sharing the therapy dog pictures. It seems like a very thorough class. I'm sure the stresses they put on your dog will be worse than anything you experience in a real situation. I can't imagine every meeting a person with a puppet but squeaky voices - yes.

At 5:18pm on October 16, 2009, Richard Crowe said…: Judy grooms our Maltese and tried it with Holly. However, she said that Holly was a little too much to groom regularly. She will touch up Holly between beauty parlor trips and she does my hair also. Judy has a heavy-duty Oster clipper that she likes.

At 5:05pm on October 16, 2009, Adrianne Matzkin said…: Samantha is so easy - a cheap pocket comb goes through her. Charli isn't as easy but so far so knots!! I bought a cheap pair of clippers to groom Samantha but the motor isn't heavy enough for Charli so I am ordering a better pair this weekend. After reading all the horror stories I decided to do it myself. AND I am cheap so if I can do it myself I will. I can only blame myself if it turns out bad. Last weekend, with Mickey here I groomed 3 doodles in 1 night! I understand why groomers charge what they do!
I am glad you found one you like!!