Hi Kim,

Just wanted to show you my “mascot” photo. I run an annual fundraiser for the middle school called Dancing With the Staff. The kids form groups and choreograph dance routines – the kicker is they have to have at least one staff member in the group. We donate all proceeds to the music department. This year we raised $8,000!  I give all participants t-shirts that they wear to school on the day of the show.

Monte and Stanley modeled the shirts and became the show’s mascots.

Cindy

Hi Kim and Erin!

Wanted to keep you up to speed on Brutus.  He is the love of our lives and it is the greatest feeling to see him thrive and be happy.

Wherever we go Brutus is a show stopper and we get stares, people wanting to take his picture, questions from awestruck fans, even Facebook followers.  Everyone knows Brutus!!!

Thank you a million times over for letting us share in the doodle world, we are changed forever!!

XOXO

Mimi and Mr. B

Labradoodles make fantastic therapy dogs.  We have heard from many of our clients what a great decision it was.  Hypoallergenic and non shedding dogs are able to help everyone, even those with allergies!  They have a calm, sweet disposition that is perfect for training and you will be hard pressed to have a better friend and helper in your life. If you are interested in your Manor Lake Labradoodle becoming a therapy dog, here are a few links to help you get familiar with the process.

First off, did you see Manor Lake Indy featured within the last few weeks? We got a new picture with her coat coming in beautifully!

Don’t know about water yet, but Indy sure likes the snow!!!  It’s hard to get her back inside.  :)

Thought you might like a picture.

Stacey

Hi Kim -

I wanted to send you a fun picture of Ike.  He is from the Leo and Sassy litter last February.  We take him hiking with us almost every weekend.  He can’t get enough of it.  He loves the deep snow and playing with the kids.  He is such a good boy.  He has grown up so much over the last year and we just love him.

Nicole

Hi Kim and Erin,

We just wanted to touch base and let you all know that Moxie continues to thrive in Maplewood, NJ.  He is now exactly 5 months old.

We had our first snow of the season yesterday and Moxie just loved it, as you can probably tell from this photo!  We are having such a wonderful time with him, watching him grow and acquire new skills.  Natalie takes Moxie to a weekly puppy kindergarten class and he has really come a long way in terms of socializing with other pups.  He also now responds consistently to “sit” and “down” and is working on “here”.

No matter where we go, people always stop us to pet Moxie and ask about him.  Everyone has something to say about his incredible wavy hair and coloring.

Thank you once again for providing us with such a fine pet.  Wishing you all the best for a wonderful 2012.

Natalie, Jonathan, Ethan & Jacob

Hi Kim,

We wanted to share a couple pictures of Gracie Rose playing in the snow yesterday.  To say she loves snow would be an understatement.

We can’t imagine our life without her.  One of the things you told us when we picked her up 18 months ago was, “she will make you laugh out loud every day.”  She’s a ham and her expressions are priceless.

She loves people and other dogs but gets so excited when our grandkids come over.  They love her and she loves them.

Thanks again for raising such wonderful Australian Labradoodles.

Ike and Renee

We absolutely love our little Ellie! After some serious dog searching, it was dog-sitting the Chance Family’s labradoodle, Kip (also a Manor Lake dog) that made us decide we wanted a labradoodle. In October, we made the trip, by car, from California to Washington to pick up our new addition to the family. From the moment we met her, we were in love! She has been a wonderful dog and gets along great with our family members’ four-legged friends, too! We cannot imagine our lives without her sweet, loving, and spunky personality. Thank you, Manor Lake, for giving us the opportunity to be parents to Ellie and for the first time parent/pet owner’s guidance…we couldn’t be happier!

Our Christmas card would not be complete, without our baby so, Merry Christmas from the Peters’ Family (Bryan, Courtney, and Ellie) 2011.

I never got a chance to tell you how much we love our girl Roxanne- she is 100% perfect!

So smart and so well behaved- she is honestly the best tempered dog we have ever seen-

she is admired by all who see her -

I never got a chance to say “Thank you for our baby girl”

Regina

PS -is it common for this breed to always carry something in their mouth?

Thank you so much for the update on your beautiful little girl! To answer the question though, this is indeed something we see every so often!  One of our ladies, Emmie, is so silly with her toys!  She has a toy horse that she carries around, and when she can’t find it she will pick up even a soft doggy bed and drag it with her.  It’s one of the more endearing parts of her personality!

Kim -

She’s a world different than our last dog.  She’s very tolerant of the kids and likes everyone (people or animal) that she meets.  She’s a star at fetch.  Actually started it herself about the 3rd day home.  She’s great in the car.  Doesn’t cause a fuss when she needs to stay home alone either.  She even gets along with my parents dreaded chihuahua.  I can’t wait until it’s warm and see if she likes the water.  She rarely barks at anything.  I think the only time I’ve heard her bark is when she wants to play…  She does great on a leash and has been walking to the school twice a day since we got her.  Was worried I’d be one of those people carrying their dog around but that wore off after the first week -whew!  She is the star of school and all the kids know her.

I do hope you have had a wonderful X-mas. I would like to send you an update about Mara. Although it is only 10 days she is here with us, it seems like she has lived here forever. She is very happy, plays a lot, eats very well and is not afraid of other dogs. We took her to the beach and she had a great time. She is quite athletic and loves to run around. We are very very happy with her and is a friend of us all.

Best regards,

Inge and Family

Kim and staff,

I’m excited to give you an update on Milo.  He is the most hilarious dog we have ever had.  He is the center of attention WHEREVER we go.  As I am sure, many others experience the question, “OOOOHHH MY GAAAWWWDDD! What kind of dog is that?” from passing cars, people at pet stores, folks in truckstops (remember we’re truck drivers). It’s so funny how many folks are fascinated by his gorgeous coat and silly demeanor.

He has become quite the communicator.  He touches whoever is driving the truck, ever so gently on the leg if he needs to go out.  He will stare at you for what seems like an eternity when he wants water.  He loves to have the wind rushing through his hair when we leave truckstops or shipper’s and sticks his head out the window.  This may not have been a good idea but now we can’t keep him out of the passenger seat when we are going at slow speeds.  He loves to snuggle on our pillows and lays on me will all of his weight when he gives me morning kisses.

We have thoroughly enjoyed having him in our family. I wish our truck was bigger because I so want another one.  You picked the best dog for us.  You were right, he won’t be a guard dog anytime soon but we don’t mind.  He is sweet, quiet boy.  Of course, if we get him to talking, he loves to communicate with the sweetest “RUFF”.  I still trim him myself and have been complimented a handful of times from folks asking, “Who grooms your dog?”  His puppy coat is beginning to come out and so we enjoy brushing time where he can relax and have his “mommy” dote over him.  He’s almost 10 months old and 47.6 lbs.  He’s the perfect size!

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and an even more joyous Christmas.  Blessings to you and your family!

Michelle and family

P.S.  The picture is from a small hike we did in Eastern Utah.  He’s so handsome!

We’re working away on emails, Tweeting, Facebook and our blog. The best part about it besides getting to connect with our Manor Lake Australian Labradoodle families? Getting to have our own Australian Labradoodle snuggled up in our lap. How is your Wednesday going?