Introducing Your Breeder
Me with three of my daughters
(I'm the one with antique blonde hair)
I am a small scale breeder, having just three breeding dogs, all of which are housetrained and pets. I am not a kennel nor do I deal with brokers. I usually just have two or three litters a year. If the pups are born when the weather is nice, Mom and babies are moved outside when the pups are a month old. If it is either too hot or too cold outside, the pups are raised indoors.
The view from my house that overlooks 60 miles of uninterrupted wilderness comprised of the Buffalo National River Park and the Ozark National Forest.
The view of the sunrise over the wilderness at Doodledawgs
My husband was diagnosed with leukemia in 2004 and eventually I had to give up my job to be able to give him the care he needed. We decided that by keeping a few breeding dogs and doing something we love to do, we would have the best life we could manage for our remaining years together. Thus began our plan to breed Doodledawgs. With the help of our son and his wife we were able to find and purchase the animals for our foundation stock. Our plan was to stay small, not overwhelm ourselves and thus to be able to offer every dog and puppy the best life possible.
My animals are all well cared for and loved. If you choose to buy a puppy from me, you will not only be getting a top quality puppy but one who has had a head start in life, with a stimulating environment and the very best of love and care. I have many grandchildren who visit throughout the year which will also help introduce the puppies to children. I have lots of cats, most of which are very dog-friendly, which helps to get the puppies used to cats before they go to their new homes.
Update
Curtis lost his battle with cancer in 2008 and I have decided to continue with the dogs on my own. The dogs are a daily source of joy to me and have helped me through the grieving process. I have made a few minor changes in my breeding operation since I am now on my own with the dogs. I reduced my breeding stock to just what I can have living indoors with me, which currently consists of three breeding dogs and two rescue dogs.
Of the cats in this picture, some belonged to my daughters who have married and moved on with their own lives. This is an old picture but I included it because it's an example of how everyone here, cats and dogs and people, are content together
Nacho, the just plain dog, and Riski, the kitten. Riski was rescued as a 4 ounce orphaned kitten and given to me to raise. He was adopted by the resident dogs and we had lots of fun! There's a video on YouTube of Riski interacting with the dogs. Below is a picture of tiny little 4 ounce Riski when he came to me. My vet's office gave me a recipe for a kitty formula and Riski thrived.
In 2011 I adopted two more rescue cats because I couldn't decide between them. One of my older cats had died and I wanted to fill his place. Since my vet had given me a 5 star rating, the cat rescue place let me have them both. One was a Maine Coon that had been hung in a privacy fence by one back leg for some time before the previous owners found him. Since he needed veterinary care and rehabilitation, he was turned over to the rescue. I named him Casey after my cat loving grandson and he has matured into an incredibly beautiful and sweet adult Maine Coon with a wobble to his walk. The other was an alley cat that was strikingly beautiful and I named him Ben because he's big (Big Ben).
Ben is in the left picture and Casey on the right.
Casey now!
A mother Bengal had kittens in the Girl Scout Camp bathhouse. The mother abandoned them, just left the kittens behind. So my daughter, who was a Girl Scout Director at the camp, took on the challenge of bottle feeding the whole litter and then later finding homes for them except for her two favorites. I asked my daughter for one of the part Bengal kittens and she surprised me by showing up with two of them. Since she had driven 1000 miles to bring them to me, how could I refuse. The kittens were quickly adopted by my red poodle Ember, who allows them to suck her fur. Click here to see a video of the two Bengal kittens with their adopted Poodle mom, Ember(who had no milk).
Pictures of the breeding dogs are on the parents page. All of my animals are my family. I raised seven children and have grandchildren as well as a great-grandchild. My family is scattered all over the country just like my doodle babies! So is it any wonder that I am happy to have a big family of cats and dogs now? I am happy when I'm busy giving love and getting it back, whether from my friends and family or from my animals.
In addition to my pets, I have a small flock of chickens and some guinea fowl. My egg boxes look like an artists pallette! I bought eggs on ebay from six different states and six different breeds with different colors of eggs and hatched them myself. I also garden and like hiking, which is a great pastime for a person with lots of dogs. Even some of my cats like to hike with me when I hike on my own property, which is an old forest wildlife refuge. My other hobby is my reef aquariums. I used to have goats as well but after the loss of my husband, I simplified my life somewhat to what I can comfortably handle on my own.
If you search on YouTube for videos by "lindadenmark" you will find many videos to help you get better acquainted with my training and breeding as well as with me as a unique (eccentric?) old lady. All pictures down the left side of this page are Doodledawgs puppies. I am also ready to answer any questions you may still have. Email me.
