07/31/06 - Do schnoodles swim?  Read on.....

Just a brief update. We decided on Coby for the name of our new pack member. Lance and Coby have bonded fantastically. Today was Coby's new puppy check and everything was great. The vet fell in love and said he was 100% healthy. Coby is scheduled for his 3rd series of shots August 28 and also to be neutered at this time. He is eating well, crate training is going ok we have had a couple trying times. Potty training still in the works!!
 
On the way home from the vet today Jack & Lance stopped at a pond to go swimming and were excited to see how Coby would respond to the water. Our last dog would barely drink out of a pond much less swim. Coby investigated the beach, took a couple laps of water then walked right in and took off swimming. Lance was very excited, he had to stay close so if he got tired he could hold him.
 
thank you again for the great addition to our family.
 Jack, Chris, Lance and "Coby"

06/08/06
Michele,
Thank you so much for the special addition to our family.  Cooper has been such a treat.  He has been to puppy kindergarten where he learned a lot of commands, very quickly I might add.  He will be getting fixed on Monday per our agreement.  Our vet Dr. Babbit says he is going very well and healthy as can be.  They all talk about the little teddy bear dog and all the girls come in to see him each time he has been there. 

I wanted to say thank you because Cooper could not have come at a better time.  We recently found out one of our labs has cancer and will not be with us long.  So having a puppy has been good for our young son.   Thank You,  Laura

                                
03/26/2006
Hi Michele,
 Well, it is Maggie's birthday month and we think of you often.  Two is a great age for a dog!  Maggie is therapy dog registered and we make visits together to a nursing home and also to the children's hospital.  She is also taking canine agility classes and loves it!
 We love her so much.  I shudder to think of those scary parvo days.  You would never know to look at her that she was ever ill a day in her life, much less had a feeding tube and an IV when she was just 8 weeks old.
 Thanks again for breeding wonderful sociable pups.  Maggie is more than we ever dreamed for in a dog.
D, R, L and K (Wisconsin)


01/06/06  Maybe considering a second Schnoodles, Ink puppy?  Read on....

Our first schnoodle from Michele is a male named Harley.  He is great, gets along well with all other dogs (male and female).  He turned 2 years young in August and we just got another male puppy from Michele and we named him Davidson.

At first Harley wanted nothing to do with the puppy in the car on the ride home (9 hours).  If I held the puppy, Harley jumped into my husband's lap which he never did before.  Even my husband was shocked!

 We've had Davidson since 12/30/05.  The 2 dogs wrestle with love (open mouths and a sound that sounds like they are talking to each other). 

The only time Harley growls is when Davidson either lays on his bed or  eats out of his bowl and I think this is normal. Davidson is quite aggressive with Harley or any dog for that matter.  He doesn't back down even though he only weighs 6.5 lbs @ 10 weeks young   (yes, he is a chubby one).

The addition of Davidson has made Harley play like a puppy again.  They both frolick and run in the backyard.  Harley always seems to be in the area of Davidson although he wouldn't admit it if he could speak......They also nap well after playing a little rough.  It never gets too rough, they keep going back for more.....

I will say this....
Michele's pups are all wonderful, loving dogs.  That says alot about their environment before the buyer takes the puppy home and it also sets the tone for how the dogs will grow with their new families given the same quality love.

Keep this in mind....I have a schnoodle breeder about 1 hour north of my home and I chose to drive 9 hours each way to Schnoodlesink.....I wanted the same quality schnoodle and didn't want to take a chance on another breeder.

I hope this helps you in the process of deciding whether or not to get another schnoodle.
Kind regards, Terry, Stroudsburg, PA


05/2005
Hi,
We have a beautiful, healthy female schnoodle that we call Belle.  She is about 14 months old now and is 13 and a half pounds of puppy fun and love.  The pictures below were taken when she was about 8 months old (about 11 pounds).  She looks the same now.  A few days after we picked up Belle, she came down with a virus problem (possibly Parvo which has spread throughout the US) which required a trip to the vet.  The vet gave her some fluids and prescribed a couple of meds, we took her back home, and Belle was fine in a few days.

The adoption process from Schnoodles Ink worked well for us.  Since this was our first transaction of this sort and we didn’t have any problems, I don’t have any suggestions on changing the process.

We have raised two other dogs from puppies over the past 30 years, so we knew what to expect.  We mostly kept Belle fenced in our kitchen area on the tile floor for the first few weeks until she was housebroken.  For the first few nights, I put a noise-making device in the kitchen that gave a sound of being in a train (sounds close to a heart beat).  She didn’t whine very much and was completely quiet after about four nights.  

Belle is a frisky, playful puppy who loves being around people.  She doesn’t shed, but she does need to be groomed every couple of months.  We have taken her to a puppy training class and taught her several tricks and useful commands.  She really enjoys playing fetch and going on walks.  And when she finally gets tired, she is perfectly happy to sleep in our laps or right next to our feet.  We crate trained her, and she’ll go right into it when we tell her, “Go to your bed!”  We give her a treat and make sure she has a toy, then close her up for the night or when we go somewhere.

She can occasionally be strong-willed and ignore us when we call her back in from the backyard (she wants to check out all the places the rabbits have been).  We also haven’t solved her pulling while we’re on a walk, but she gets better after she burns off some energy.

Overall we are very pleased with Belle and love having her as a part of our family.  And we have been happy with all our transactions with Michele Bird.  I have no problem recommending her as the source for a great Schnoodle.  I hope you have as wonderful a time with your puppy as we have with ours .