Zoey is a red parti multigen Goldendoodle raised at Country Lane. She is the daughter of Sadie and Bo. Her confident and sweet personality and beautiful looks convinced me that she should be our next mother dog. Zoey’s adult weight is 42 lbs and she...
While the experiences your dog has throughout his/her life has the power to shape the dog she becomes, this is especially true in her first sixteen weeks of life. When you get your puppy home, and you judge that she has made the big transition...
Getting a dog is a big decision and deserves some careful consideration. The following is a checklist that may be helpful in deciding if this is the right time to bring a dog into your family. I Have Done the Research One of the first steps is...
Set a timer! During day hours, take the puppy out to his spot every hour. Other signs/times puppy needs to go-about 10 minutes into a play session; 15 minutes after eating; 10-15 minutes after drinking, right after waking; if the puppy abruptly stops what she is...
Bo August 2023 Bo is sweet and bouncy 42 pound F1B Goldendoodle. As you can see from his photos, he likes to play and usually has the “zoomies” when playing in the backyard or dog park. But, in the house, he is calm and relaxed, usually...
We are certainly having a busy spring at Country Lane Doodles. During the night on April 29, we were blessed with nine beautiful puppies, the offspring of Molly and Bo. Five females and four males were born in a variety of colours from black and...
It is almost time for your puppy to make the big transition from her mother, littermates, and comfortable surroundings to a big, new world. Please give some consideration to making this transition as low stress as possible while also putting in place training and rules...
Puppy’s First Nights in a Crate/Pen The transition from your puppy being snuggled up with brothers and sisters to sleeping alone in a crate is often difficult. Dogs are pack animals and when he/she is alone in a crate, it is initially scary. This is why...
6-12 Weeks Growing pups should be fed puppy food, a diet specially formulated to meet the nutritional needs for normal development. Four feedings a day are usually adequate to meet nutritional demands. 3–6 Months Sometime during this period, decrease feedings from four to three a day. A pup...
Crate training is a great way to help teach puppy housetraining and it can safely confine him when you cannot supervise, I personally find a crate a little too restrictive for the puppy for extended periods of time. At Country Lane we train puppies to...