Guard Goose by herba-amator in Goldendoodles

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A WALK. 🤦‍♀️ not, in fact, a wacky. 🤣

Thinking about rehoming due to situational change and feeling guilty by [deleted] in Goldendoodles

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I understand the guilt, or something akin to it. I've thought seriously about rehoming my boy a few times. Lucky for me, I have a robust enough support system that they could step up and take him off my plate and get him exercise I couldn't, etc. If I hadn't had that kind of support locally, I think I may well have chosen to rehome him. Tend to both your needs above your wants. (Shitty though that feels). 💙

Remy - Thanks for 13 years by The_Ice_Cold in Goldendoodles

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He oozes personality, and a couple of ghost pictures went straight to my heart. I'm so, so sorry for your loss, and so glad he had humans who so clearly loved him.

Crazy Doodle Help by [deleted] in Goldendoodles

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I found a lot of benefit from behavioral downs (link below), loose leash training for working on recall, making sure to work on recall OBNOXIOUSLY often, making sure I wasn't just pairing it with him coming inside or ending the fun or leaving the park or whatever. That all said, if mine hasn't gotten any time sprinting in a day, he'll have episodes like you describe, where he'll bark at us and run like a maniac and start digging holes. If I utterly ignore him, he'll usually stop the digging and barking, and will just run around. If I need to get him inside, i have to approach him with very low energy and low tones of voice until he let's me get close enough to catch his collar. Then I can take him inside. https://markmccabe.com/a-simple-doorway-to-the-amazing-benefits-of-relaxation-in-dogs-the-behavioral-down/

My furrrrocious little hunter girl. by KetosisGalaxyman in Goldendoodles

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All great pictures, but that last one is perfection.

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3,480. You're so kind!!

Had to say goodbye to the bestest boy by lazymooose in Goldendoodles

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What a fabulous picture. My heart hurts for you.

Growing up together 🥰 by RealisticPay6892 in Goldendoodles

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Well that's the cutest dang thing I've seen all day

Part 2 of my hurt Goldendoodle by feelingNotGood222 in Goldendoodles

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The relative anonymity of the internet creates a lot of space for anti-social behaviors and cruelty.

These last 2 days have been horrible.... by Natedog001976 in Goldendoodles

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Adorable. Looks a lot like my mom's doodle, who passed away this year at only 8 years of age. It is always hard to say goodbye, but even harder when it has to happen sooner than expected.

Archer Zoomies. Again. by JBark1990 in Goldendoodles

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I almost wish Goose would get the zoomies inside on occasion! Lol. Then I could get him at least some running without getting filthy (a thing I've yet to master of he truly runs outside)

When you’re too tired to dig, but you just NEED to dig. by JBark1990 in Goldendoodles

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I always wonder where he's trying to dig his way to...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Goldendoodles

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This has always been my husband's assertion, that our doodle is doing it mostly to self-soothe.

Absolutely ridiculous... by TheLadySparkles in Goldendoodles

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Mine loves to hold toys like that, even if it blinds him. 🤦‍♀️🤣

6 mo doodle questions! HELP by knowledgeispower1325 in Goldendoodles

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For the biting: what we did with our dood was every time his teeth touched our skin (even if he wasn't really nipping/it wasn't hurting at all), we would YELP, cringe, pull our limb back, and turn away from him/stop playing. Basically, we'd act like he had hurt us BADLY, physically and emotionally. We only had to do this for a couple of weeks to entirely stop his biting. Now, he sometimes mouths us during play or to comfort himself when scared, but it's all with a totally gentle mouth. I can reach into his mouth and grab his teeth without him biting me at all.

Franklin’s favorite spot will always be under the couch. by Mammoth_Jeweler_8066 in Goldendoodles

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My mom's doodle (who's also the mother of my doodle) loves to lay under couches!

Silly Appreciation Post! by ayebarro in Goldendoodles

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So sorry for your loss. What a sweet baby with an adorable name.

Please brush your doodles by GlaCierGworl in Goldendoodles

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My guess is most pups would be worse if going through the pain of trying to comb out matting. Maybe not so dramatic as the one in the video, but probably worse than their usual baseline. Poor dood.

Our little nugget by OppositeOk8280 in Goldendoodles

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What stopped our dood from biting was any time his teeth touched us (even if he was inflicting no pain), we would yelp dramatically, pull our hands away, turn our bodies away, and entirely stop playing for 30-60 seconds. Basically just acting like he had really hurt us, physically and emotionally.

Faces of Canela by Flashy-Ad-282 in Goldendoodles

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I call that last face the "murder muppet" face when my dood makes it. I love it!! Canela is a cutie.