Kathryn Lee - Goldendoodle

Welcome to the world of this charming Doodle who is worth his weight in gold.

The publisher wishes to thank the following Goldendoodle owners and breeders for cooperating with photographer Mary Bloom and/or sending photographs of their dogs for use in this book: Frank Anderson, Maddy Bailey, Heather Bernatchez, Mary Lee Blackwell, Blazing Star kennels, Amy Cabre, the Cornell family, Reed Donahue, Noreen Fisher, Audrey Garden, Katrina Grady, Holly Haringa, Sharon Janikies, the Kehoe family, Tracy King, Polly Kurasch, Amy Lane (Fox Creek kennels), Deirdre Lightsey, N. Beth and Jeffrey S. Line (IDOG), the Marble family, Monica (Joy) Parkin (ShadyMaple Doodles), Russ Polen, Diane Richards, Cindy Stephens, Laurie Warren, Kathryn Yamartino and last but not least, our author, Kathryn Lee.

Kennel Club Books, the countrys only major publisher of exclusively dog books, proudly presents its Designer Dog Series to celebrate the Goldendoodles coming-out party. Continuing in its bold effort to produce a unique line of dog books, Kennel Club Books releases the first ever books on the specific designer-dog crossbreeds. The company has also released many Special Limited Editions and Special Rare-Breed Editions on various unusual breeds.

Visit the publishers website at www.kennelclubbooks.com to read more about the unique library of books available to dog lovers around the world.

KENNEL CLUB BOOKS

Designer Dog

SERIES

G OLDENDOODLE

ISBN 13: 978-159378671-7

eISBN 13: 978-159378990-9

Copyright 2006, 2009

Kennel Club Books a Division of BowTie, Inc.

40 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728 USA

Printed in South Korea

Photography by:
Mary Bloom

with additional photos by

Mary Lee Blackwell and Isabelle Franais.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, scanner, microfilm, xerography or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the copyright owner.

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S ue Hazard of New England recalls an unexpected pregnancy of a neighbors brown Poodle by a Golden Retriever in the fall of 1963. Wishing to assist her friend with this surprise occurrence, she began planning to take in one of the puppies as a pet. Excitedly, at Christmas that same year, her family became the proud owners of one of the first known Goodles ever in the New England area. The dogs were called Goodles at the time, she says, Because we did not know what else to call them.

On Christmas Eve, my husband told our two daughters that he was going out to get a turkey, and he came home with this adorable puppy under his coat. She immediately hid under a chair for the rest of the night, and my parents, who were visiting, were convinced she might just stay there forever, but she did not. We named her Holly, and she went everywhere with us. She had a fluffy blonde curly coat and was a wonderful puppy with absolutely no bad habits. These were the days before obedience schools, dog trainers, leash laws and crates.

In time Holly was joined by two more human sisters and more pets tooa cat, a Golden Retriever named Daffy who had been cast off from a breeder because of an eye condition called entropion and another mistake Goodle named Winnie, who also had many fine attributes. Holly remained so endearing to all.

On long ski trips north she would sleep contently, curled up at my feet, so happy to be along with the family. She was also so smart and easily trained. She would sit, lie down and give you her paw, but her favorite trick was being able to add and subtract, and even multiply. She would bark the answer and when you slightly touched the top of her head, she would stop. It was quite a trick!

Everyone in the neighborhood and friends wanted a Holly. I was able to find a rare ad for a Golden mother and a black Poodle father combo, and so some of my friends were able to get their Goodles also.

One of those friends is Mercy Wheeler, who recalls equally as well the day she got her black Goodle puppy, Baba, for ten dollars. She tells of living in Needham, Massachusetts in the mid-1970s, and one particular day on which she eagerly waited to finish up her weekly tennis match with her good friend, Sue. This was the day that she was going to pick up her new Goodle puppy! She recalls how adorable all of these curly black puppies were, the likes of which she had never seen before. She and her family adored Baba; she was a wonderful pet. Since Mercy was a tennis coach for the high school, Baba became the team mascot and was adored by all. She appeared in team pictures, always with a beloved tennis ball in her mouth.

The years went by and they were kind years of great joy and love, but in time Holly, Winnie and Baba passed on, leaving their families with wonderful memories. Their owners looked and looked for more Goodles, but were never able to find any of these incredibly affectionate, intelligent, unique, loved and wanted-by-all canine beings. What they did not know was that they and their wonderful mistake Goodles were on the cutting edge of a rising tide of new thought and technology in the breeding, selection, care and training of dogs throughout the United States and abroad.

This adorable designer Doodle is bursting onto the scene.

The Goldendoodle promises to add fun and love to your lifehell even shake on it.

Remember again, Sue described her Goodle puppy as a fluffy, blonde, curly, wonderful puppy with absolutely no bad habits. Yet, These were the days before obedience schools, dog trainers, leash laws and crates. Now, these are the days of leash laws, the Internet, advanced communications, new breeding technologies, new veterinary disciplines and many new training resources. There are excellent advantages to all of these new advancements, but there are also pitfalls along the way. I know that both Sue and Mercy were overwhelmed by not only the cost of todays Goodles, now known as Goldendoodles, but also by all of the new marketing and training challenges associated with them. Also, they are shocked by the scarcity of quality Goldendoodles, requiring the smart and informed owner to plan ahead.

Mercy now lives happily with a beloved Goldendoodle named Sweep, who was acquired during the Boston Red Soxs World Series victory in 2004. She calls Sweep the most wonderful and beautiful dog she has ever had, thanks to the great efforts and skill of good breeders who produce the best Goldendoodles possible, as opposed to the mistake Goodles of the past. Mercy also proudly reports that Sweep is an icon at a Cape Cod dog park, where he always draws a crowd of admirers, as all Goldendoodle owners will tell you of their dogs. Mercy adds, Sweep is easy to maintain, loves other dogs and rolls over for tummy rubs in an instant!