Miniature Golden Retriever Puppies

Daisy's turn to have puppies. They were born on Sept. 9/14....seven puppies, 3 males and 4 females.
Although Daisy is a Mini Goldendoodle, she got more of the Golden Retriever traits than poodle. Breeding her with a Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, (Harley, on the side bar) has produced some very pretty puppies that are like a miniature Golden Retriever..about 20-30 lbs full grown. They will be very affectionate, people loving dogs, with a much lower energy level than a retriever, or most doodles.
Edited to add: Some of Daisy's pups got much larger than we expected...up to 45 lbs! Apparently, the Golden retriever gene is a powerful one! 
You can see them grow up on our Pinterest board. Miniature Golden Retrievers

Daisy and her 7 puppies
Golden CavaDoodle, aka Miniature Golden

Pretty female miniature golden retriever

Golden Cavadoodle Puppies

Golden Cavadoodles are a cross between a goldendoodle female, and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel sire. They are bred for specific traits.

• They are a smaller, compact, yet sturdy dog that makes a great family pet. 
• They are highly intelligent, and easy to train. 
• They are cuddly, and affectionate, and love people.
• They are playful, but have a lower energy level, and easily adapt to your lifestyle.
• They are gorgeous! They have a sweet face, and a beautiful coat, ranging from fluffy, to silky smooth, with feathering on their long ears, feet, legs, and tail. 

Wednesday, August 6, Bitsy gave birth to her puppies. Two red boys, like their dad, Harley, and one black girl like mom. Bitsy is an 14 lb F1b mini goldendoodle...her mother is a 30 lb mini goldendoodle, and her father an 18 lb poodle. Harley is an 20 lb Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

Red boy # 1, day 1

Black girl with white markings, day 1

Three puppies together, day 1

Aug.10/14, day 1

day 1

   I didn't get a picture of the second red girl at birth, but will be adding pictures as they grow.

Pictures of the parents and grandparents are on the sidebar.

10 days old

10 days old

10 days old

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2 weeks old, curls are starting to show

Black female is turning Brindle!

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Five weeks old:

5 week old Golden CavaDoodle Puppies

5 1/2 week Golden CavaDoodle

5 1/2 week Golden CavaDoodle

5 1/2 week Golden CavaDoodle

You can see more pictures on our Pinterest board, Golden Cavadoodles.

Are You Done Yet?

Yes, they're just like kids!

Cute Dog Posters

This is such a cute picture of Bitsy! She is our F1b Mini Goldendoodle. The runt of the litter, she weighs about 14.5 lbs, and is about 14 inches high at the shoulder....and she's perfect!

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 I couldn't resist making a caption for this picture of Harley. The rawhide twist he's chewing looks so much like a cigar...and yes, he is the father of five sweet little boys!

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I'm sure this is where Danica would sleep all the time if we allowed her to...and the puppies would be glad to share their bed. These are Avalie's  puppies....five ruby boys, just like their dad.

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And here is our camera shy Daisy...trying to avoid eye contact!

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And beautiful Avalie, relaxing in her favorite place!

Puppy Pens and Kennels

This first picture is the whelping pen we built for Daisy's puppies. The guard rail, made from pvc pipe, was to keep the puppies from getting squashed against the wall by Daisy.

The rail around the edge of the whelping pen is made from pvc
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These next pictures are the pen we made for Avalie's puppies It's right in our living room, close to us and the other dogs.  

Puppy pen with potty area, and space for mom to rest

Daisy and Harley looking into the nursery at the puppies

At about four weeks, we expanded the pen to give the puppies more room to play and to start on solid food.

Expanded puppy pen with room to eat and play
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When Daisy's eleven puppies started to outgrow their pen in the house, we built a bigger one in the room at the back of our garage. The outdoor kennel was right out the back door.

Large puppy pen with area for mom, including kennel

The outdoor kennel right out the back door.
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This pen was built for potty training Avalie, Harley, and Bitsy. We had easy access out the garden door for outdoor training....we just had to step over the short wall of the pen!

Small puppy training pen with easy access to outside door

Bitsy and Harley sharing a kennel in puppy pen
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This portable fence has been great for closing off an area for the puppies to play. We've used it in both our front and back entrances.

Fence used to create safe puppy play area

Fence used to create safe puppy play area

This kennel, in our living room was used for 6 Cavadoodle puppies

Our 3 Cavies, and 1 doodle fit comfortably in this DIY Kennel.
Read more about this kennel HERE.

Daisy- Mini Goldendoodle

Daisy is our Mini Goldendoodle. She was born April 29, 2011, and came home in July, 2011. She has been an awesome dog right from the start...easy to train, friendly to everyone, and great with our kids.
No one can sneak into our house...Daisy hears their footsteps on the deck and lets us know! Once they're in the door, Daisy runs to great them. Everyone who meets Daisy loves her. All you have to do is pat your chest, and Daisy will jump up for a hug or maybe a little dance.

Mini Goldendoodle, Daisy July/11

Mini Goldendoodle, Daisy with her pups May 17/13

Mini Goldendoodle, Daisy and pups June, 2013

Mini Goldendoodle, Daisy, February 2014

Daisy would love to get in the kennel with Avalie's puppies. We decided she is saying,"I'll hug them and kiss them and call them all George!"

*Daisy now lives with our grandkids. They wanted a puppy, but mom works, and didn't have time for proper training. Since Daisy loves them all, we decided to let her go there....just a mile from us.