Hello There,

Let's introduce the cast of characters.
The twins (Coco and Sam) are golden doodles. For those who have never heard of a golden doodle they are a cross between a standard poodle and a golden retriever. Golden Doodles were bred for the intelligence of the dogs and the coat. They make good seeing eye dogs.

Ruff is a Cur. Or maybe I should just call her a mutt bred for hunting. I think she is what they call a black mouth cur but I'm not sure about that. I am sure she loves to hunt.

Katie is a chocolate lab. She is our newest addition. A friend of mine was moving and couldn't take her 100 pound dog with her as they were moving into a smaller house. I have about 7 acres and couldn't bear for them to have to give her up. She has a very sweet dispostion and loves attention. Don't they all. Katie quickly found her place here.

Ralph on the other hand is a miniture poodle and all alpha dog! He is king! They even made a movie about him "King Ralph" pretty cool huh.

Ruff was here first and her name describes her well. She is the one that will be in the lead when they are outside. She's also the one who came home with her chest ripped open (8 stitches worth). Then as soon as that healed she came home with a gash on top of her head and one under her chin. Sam is her usual running mate although Katie will give it a go, occasionally.

I think Sam is the smartest of the three because one day all three were out running in the woods and she was the only one who came home without blood dripping. I think they found a bobcat or panther who just wanted to be left alone. Katie got quite a cut on her ear that needed extra care, while Ruf just had a small cut on her ear. Coco is a homebody, she goes outside to take care of business but otherwise wants to stay inside. She hates to see anyone alone. If my hubby is in the bedroom with the other dogs she will come find me and lay by my feet. While if the other dogs are by me she'll seek him out. Ralph being about 1/8th the size of the others will stay with Coco although he must have his occasional runs. He is my husband's dog. When we went to get him we walked into the house and Ralph got into my hubby's lap and that was it. They were both smitten. Ralph just settled himself onto D's lap and wasn't going to get up. He was happy to come home with us.