Willow Bend Doodles

08/03/2024

Mini goldendoodle

07/30/2023

Three weeks!

07/16/2023

Mini Goldendoodles

04/11/2023

Are you my Mother? You could be….

04/02/2023

Mini Bernedoodles are the sweetest mellow dogs!

04/01/2023

Sam ❤️

04/01/2023

Frodo ❤️

03/16/2023

Spring break road trip with mama and babies 🙂

03/03/2023

New babies! These little sweet things are fitting right in around here and we’re loving every minute of it.

10/01/2022

09/06/2022

This is something everyone should see. This xray is of a 2 week old puppy.

When you get your 8/10 week old puppies, please keep this image in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.

When you run them excessively or don't restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don't give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

But when you're letting puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown - around 12-18 months depending on their breed, you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they're still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.