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Once upon a time, there was a Princess named Sophie and her Prince Lord Hiawatha. On October 14, 2009, they found out that they were expecting 7 puppies.
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Here is the beautiful whelping box that Paul built.
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Hiawatha is very protective of his Sophie.
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They are very fond of each other.
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Two days before whelping, an X-ray shows that 7 puppies are about to be born. It's very crowded in there.
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The fist puppy was born at 11:35 on November 20, 2009. That puppy turned out to be our dog "Joey."
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It took many hours for all the puppies to be born. The 7th puppy was born at 4:00AM on November 21, 2010.
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When puppies are born they have very little coloring. Their noses, eyes, ears and pads are all pink. Their ears are sealed and their eyes are closed.
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Using their sense of smell, they wiggle their way to their mother to nurse.
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They like to stay very close for warmth.
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You will often find the puppies in piles.
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Hiawatha looks over his new brood. He is an experienced father and has sired many litters of puppies.
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Sophie is always close to her puppies. She occasionally gets up for a short break and then comes right back to check on them.
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You can see that some of the puppies are whiter and some are darker. Their faces are still pink.
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The whelping box has a special shelf that protects the puppies from being accidently rolled on.
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Kathryn Lee's book, "Goldendoodles" is proudly displayed while Sophie feeds her babies.
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Here is Hiawatha with his amazing black feather ear.
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The puppies nurse and....
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then fall asleep.
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We had a live Puppy Cam on 24 hours a day so that we could share our experience with everyone.
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Sophie looks very proud of herself.
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This is the first set of ribbons that we put on the dogs to tell them apart.
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It was fun to watch the different patterns the puppies made as they wiggled into various positions.
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The Kelly Green puppy who is now named Brady gives a big yawn. It's really neat to look into his mouth.
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See how his nose and pads are starting to darken.
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We would put the puppies into a laundry basket to keep them safe and warm while we were cleaning the whelping box.
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Melinda was a wonderful helper with the puppies.
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Here, Paul is carefully placing a puppy so that everyone had a spot to nurse.
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You can guess that this picture was taken around Thanksgiving. The puppies are wearing "Rick Rack" ribbons.
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We named them by the color of their ribbons.
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This is "Pink." Her forever family named her Roxie.
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This is "Orange." Her forever family named her Martha.
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It was fun to take detailed close ups of the puppies paws.
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Look how beautiful their faces are.
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At about a week old, their ears are still sealed.
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These are the three female puppies.
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See how their features are developing color.
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I can't believe they once fit in my palm.
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Little "Orange" is getting her tummy rubbed.
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They are always forming different patterns.
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Here is the "Black" ribbon puppy who we kept and named Joey.
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I think this is my favorite picture.
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Look how "Orange's" tiny paw fits between my fingers at 7 days old.
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We regularly weighed the puppies to track growth. Little "Orange" gets weighed on a postage scale -- 1 pound 7.4 ounces.
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The puppies love to snuggle close together.
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Sophie is always close by.
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The puppies are getting rounder and their fur is getting longer.
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Well... this is just too cute.
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The "Blue" puppy's ear is already changing at 8 days old.
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The "Blue" puppy was the biggest so we nicknamed him Moose. His forever family named him Frankie.
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The puppies got lots of love and attention.
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They are growing beautiful silky coats.
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Joey is nursing next to his 3 sisters, "Red", "Pink" and "Orange". "Reds" forever family named her Woodstock.
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The "Olive Green" ribbon puppy is using Joey as a pillow. His forever family named him Charlie.
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The ear canal is starting to open at 2 weeks.
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Another classic puppy pile.
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More beautiful faces.
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At 16 days old, they are getting plump. Sophie has done a great job taking care of them.
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At 17 days, they are starting to walk on all fours. They can smell their mommy on the other side of the whelping box. Sometimes mommy just needs a break.
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Here is Becca, the forever owner of "Kelly Green." She and Bruce named him Brady.
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This is one of my favorite puppy piles. Joey is wearing a white ribbon because we temporarily ran out of black Rick Rack.
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Every few days we had to change ribbons as the puppies grew.
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Notice how the ear has opened even more at 19 days.
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The puppies are getting their 1st taste of solid food made from ground puppy kibble mixed with warm goat's milk.
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They are starting to look like real dogs. See how their eyes are opened at 19 days old.
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Another puppy pile.
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Too big for the Whelping box, by 22 days old, the puppies have moved to a larger space.
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Paul and "Olive Green" are bonding.
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In their exercise pen (ex-pen), they have lots of room to move around. They nurse and eat 3 solid-food meals a day. They drink water from the pail attached to the ex-pen. They also are beginning to play with toys.
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Little "Orange" is looking very alert.
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Big yawn from brother "Kelly Green."
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By 24 days old, you can look down the ear canal.
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The puppies eat from a "flying saucer" pan. They often explore their food by stepping in it.
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You can see the puppy cam camera set up by the ex-pen so friends can share this wonderful experience.
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At 30 days old, the puppies are getting big. Sophie now nurses standing up.
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More eating.
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Mom watches her puppies eating from outside the ex-pen. She would like to eat up the food mixed with warm goat's milk.
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Growing up is hard work.
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Our good friend Ellen brought the puppies new toys.
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"Pink" is looking lovely.
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"Orange" and "Red" rest in the comfy crate.
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Now they are posing for the camera.
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Joey is wrestling with his sister.
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More eating.
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They are getting bigger.
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Mom is cleaning them after a meal.
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"Blue" is enjoying his 1st Bully Stick.
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More puppy piles.
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Paul weighs the puppies. It is a challenge to get them to sit still in the bowl. The puppies are starting to become paper trained.
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By 35 days old, it's a tight squeeze for mom and her 7 puppies to fit in the crate.
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"Olive Green" gets some one-on-one attention.
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Emily and Olive snuggle.
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The puppies feel nice and secure in their crate.
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The puppies enjoy playing with toys.
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"Pink" gets some special time with her mom on the couch.
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Our "Pink" puppy now lives in Philadelphia, PA.
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Puppies take a catnap.
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Melinda gets a snuggle.
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On Thanksgiving weekend (2009), we took on the daunting task of posing for a family photograph with all of the puppies. It was challenging.
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Melinda, Emily and Sophie pose with the puppies.
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Zach poses before heading back to NYC.
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As the puppies are getting bigger, it's harder and harder to keep the pens clean.
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It won't be long till they need more space.
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"Orange" gets to explore around the room.
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Emily is starting to feel sad knowing the puppies will be leaving in a little over 2 weeks.
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Emily shares some time with Sophie. We've grown very attached to the puppies.
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More eating and more growing.
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Sophie and all of her "mini-me's."
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Our friend Ellen comes over to help trim the puppies nail's.
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"Moose takes a nap with some of his friends.
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The orange canister in the background is a crate-drier, a wonderful tool to have if you are a doodle owner.
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Time out to nap.
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Doodles are cuddly and floppy.
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Their coat is just like their mom's.
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Lee and Melinda take the puppies to the upstairs exercise pen.
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What a pretty face.
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Emily gives a puppy a tour of our house.
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Happy New Year -- we barely fit in the crate while Emily is scrubbing down the pen.
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Ah, nice and clean again, at least for a few minutes.
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More kibble and goat's milk.
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This is how the room looks with the puppy Cam set.
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Some special time with Paul.
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Sophie and two of her girls.
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Looks like Sophie had a day at the spa. Her family is now living in a bigger space in the utility room.
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They are either in constant motion or sleeping.
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Looking for trouble.
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Alex and Sophie sit on the top of the stairs. The puppies haven't figured out how to get up them yet.
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Puppy pile in the new room.
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Solid food followed by a snack.
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They are looking huge. Sophie is very patient.
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Waiting in the crate while the floor gets cleaned, again.
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Here you can see how their coats vary.
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Tired after play.
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More sleeping puppies.
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"Moose" thinks it's time to wakeup and play.
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"Moose", now called Frankie, gets his very first touchdown on terra firma.
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It's too cold for the puppies to stay out for more than a few minutes. "Black", aka Joey, snuggles in Emily's arms to stay warm.
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Joey and Sophie sniff the ground together for the 1st time.
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Paul and Joey staying warm together in the winter sun.
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Melinda and Dana holding Joey and Frankie.
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Tired after a workout.
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Their 1st bath, in the kitchen sink.
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Clean and fluffy.
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Time for our portraits. "Olive Green", now called Charlie.
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"Charlie."
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"Blue", sometimes called "Moose", now called Frankie.
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Frankie.
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"Black", now called Joey
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Joey.
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"Red", now called Woodstock.
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"Pink", now called Roxie.
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Roxie.
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"Kelly Green", now called Brady.
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Brady.
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"Orange", now called Martha.
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Martha.
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That was a long portrait session.
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Puppies like to climb into the crate and sleep together.
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Sophie keeping her distance. She needs to wean her puppies.
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The three girls (Roxie, Martha and Woodstock), have a spa treatment.
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All clean and fluffy.
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Drying off on the bathroom floor.
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Emily with the girls.
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Sophie checks in on her family.
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The puppies are looking bigger.
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Off to the Vet's office for a wellness check.
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Woodstock likes the tech's hair because it matches her ribbon.
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This is our wonderful veterinarian, Dr. Lynn, weighing Joey.
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She checks each puppy and listens to their heart.
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Brady being examined.
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Paul shows Frankie how to say "ah."
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Everyone has had their 1st set of shots. Dr. Lynn says they are all in perfect health.
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Melinda and Alex play with some puppies out of the utility room.
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Just one more day before they go to their forever homes.
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Rest up -- tomorrow is going to be a big day.
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Hiawatha and Sophie say goodbye to Charlie. He's going home to live in Connecticut.
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Hiawatha and Sophie check-in on the remaining puppies.
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Roxie meets her forever family. She is going to a home in Rhodes Island.
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A happy surprise -- Brady is going to our friends, Becca and Bruce. They live on the Cape.
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Joey is lucky since he gets to live with his mom. She teaches him good manners and how to behave like a proper doodle.
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She also watches over him while he explores the world. There is so much to learn.
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Everything is a game, even chasing a leaf.
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It's a little lonely without all of his brothers and sisters...
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... but there is always companionship nearby.
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Joey gets a chance to explore the whole house.
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Snuggling under the living room chair, Joey looks like a Gund Teddy Bear.
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We are excited to have a new family member.
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We love him so much already.
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