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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Is that special someone on your mind today? Do you have the perfect Valentine picked out for your Valentine? What about your Australian Labradoodle? Have you thought of a unique way you can show her your love? Our Labradoodles, like most dogs, love attention. ...
Duck Commander and Australian Labradoodles
Australian Labradoodles & The Robertson's? Here at Ashford Manor Labradoodles we do not have time for television so we have not had it for 8 years now. We are much to busy loving on our puppies watching an occasional video now and again. Our puppies keep us...
Healthy Treats!
At Ashford Manor, we pride ourselves in providing our Austrialian Labradoodles with the highest quality of care, excellent living conditions, and providing healthy, quality food and snack to our puppies. You might be surprised to learn that there are simple healthy...
Australian Labradoodle Puppies
We have started of 2014 with three litters of puppies! All of our puppies are down-right adorable! Here at Ashford Manor Labradoodles, we pride ourselves in being Indiana’s Responsible Breeder. Our puppies have great a temperament, are wonderful with children,...
Puppy Games!
Puppy Games for This Cold Februrary Here in the Midwest, Old Man Winter is making himself right at home! We have had record low temps and record amounts of snow! In an earlier blog post, we told you about some indoor games you can play with your puppy when...
February is National Dog Training Month
National Dog Training Month Whether you have a dog that needs to be trained or whether you have a very well mannered dog, it is always the right time to train your dog. There are many things dogs can do and make your life easier: Fetch the newspaper Turn on the...
Dogs in the Car
Leaving your Dog in the Car in Winter The winter is in full swing here in the Midwest. You often hear about the dangers of keeping your puppy in the car during the summer, but did you know that there is danger in keeping your puppy in the car during the winter? If...
Do Dogs Get Frostbite?
Winter Weather and Your Australian Labradoodle These last few weeks, you can’t catch me without a warm drink in my hand. This polar vortex has got me looking for all kinds of ways to stay warm! Even with these cold temperatures, your puppy will still enjoy getting...
Perfect Dog for your Family
The Perfect Pet When we first began to search for the perfect dog for our family, we made a list with the most important qualities that the dog must have in order to be a good fit for our family. Our list looked something like this: - great with children and people...
Medium Australian Labradoodles
Apricot & Red Australian Labradoodle Puppies We today Angel & Blaze's puppies are 2 weeks old! We have 12 puppies split equally with 6 girls and 6 boys! To top that off we have 6 red and 6 apricot! This litter continues to amaze me! They are all doing very...
Puppy Miracles
Puppy Miracles Every mammal has a distinct gestation period. For humans 40 weeks, for cat's 58–65 days, elephants take 645 days, and for our sweet puppies here at Ashford Manor, it is around 63 days. We take pride in ALWAYS providing our dogs with a comfortable and...
Resolutions
New Years Resolutions Well, you have had a few weeks to make new goals, keep old ones, and try to get in a successful pattern for the upcoming year! Please remember to make goals for your four-legged friend, as well. Perhaps he needs to have more time socializing...
Healthy Teeth
Brush, Brush, Brush your teeth! We all know that it is important to brush our teeth, but did you know it is imperative to remember to brush your adorable Laboradoodle’s teeth, too! Brushing gets the bacterial deposits off their teeth. If that bacteria (also...
Puppy Nipping
"No Nipping Puppy!" Do you ever wonder why your dogs do THAT? I have a pair of very nice shoes (well, at least, they used to be) sitting by my front door that are now decorated with little puppy teeth. As soon as I saw these new designs on my shoes, the thought came...
Aggression
Here at Ashford Manor, we stress the importance of positive play with your puppy. We do NOT encourage such activities as “tug-of-war” and other “games” that will teach your puppy aggression. Puppies are not born aggressive, but learn this trait through inappropriate...
Why does your puppy lick?
Tired of all the Licking from your dog ... find out why! I love these fun facts about as to why your puppy licks you. Fun fact 1 Dogs lick because they like the taste (the taste of sweat and even perfume or other strong scents attract your puppy) Fun Fact 2 Dogs lick...
Friends
What is my Australian Labradoodle Puppy Saying? Dogs, by nature, are pack animals and love to be with and around other dogs. When having a puppy, your puppy will view you and your family as his pack. As a member of your pack, it is very important for a puppy to...
Greetings… of a different kind.
Why Dogs Smell Other Dogs Dogs are very social creatures. However, some of their greetings are not necessarily what we as humans would consider socially acceptable. In fact, we would consider some of them downright rude and maybe even a little disgusting! Dogs have...