Guess Who's Getting a Puppy??

I try really hard to make every birthday, anniversary, & Christmas awesome. I love to get Rich stuff that I know he will love!! On the recent list of awesome things I have gotten him are his set of Callaway golf clubs & an iPad (among many other things!), so I wasn't exactly certain how I was going to outdo myself at our anniversary this year. Rich has been asking for a Golden Retriever for some time. I keep putting him off with reminders of how busy we are, how messy puppies are, etc. etc. Also I could not stop thinking about my entire house being covered in a fine dusting of golden fur. We finally compromised and agreed to get a "Goldendoodle" which is a large (Standard) Poodle mixed with a Golden Retriever or Goldendoodle. This match-up helps with the ridiculous energy level of a Golden and also poodle mixes don't usually shed. Yay!  

Rich's new job has been going so well for the last year that he is finally able to be home a lot, and so we decided that this would be "the year of the dog" in our house. :) Since my dog turned 15 this year, I guess it's time to face reality that he won't be around a lot longer. :( 

I decided to go ahead and find a breeder and put a deposit down to get on the waiting list, and give Rich a "gift certificate" on our anniversary. SUCCESS!!! He was so excited. Our little puppy is scheduled to be born in June so we should should be bringing him/her home around the beginning of September. 

Here are some pictures of the parents, as well as their previous litter from last year. It's a fluff-fest! 

The Mommy! 

The Daddy! 

The last litter of 2 boys. 

Our favorite (he is the one on the left in the picture above). We think he is adorable!