Carrier Family Doodles

04/09/2025

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04/08/2025

We love our vet! While we respect his education and experience, for sure, he's also down-to-earth and friendly. That's important when you come in with 23 puppies for well-checks and spend 2+ hours together. It's awfully nice when all that time is filled with talk and banter rather than awkward silence. 😅

One of the stars of the show yesterday was Tater. Dr. Joe said, "Well, this one's a live wire!" Tater came out of the crate expecting to play, and the thermometer in a normally sensitive area did not deter him very much at all. 😂

Tater is gonna be a big boy (for a mini); we're estimating he'll be at least 30 lbs, maybe a little more. He's friendly, extroverted, and ready to roll. (Literally! When our married son comes to visit, he picks Tater out straight away and roughs him up and rolls him around on the living room floor. Not sure why, but Tater's his favorite.)

Photos are of Tater from last week. Updates coming to the website later today!

04/02/2025

Dora is small, the...runt...of her litter. There, I said it! However, I hate calling the little ones that. It seems so degrading. 😕

Sweet Dora started life with some supplemental tube-feeds, had "egg crate" mattress foam added to the whelping box to help her get her footing, and wore textured socks to keep her from slipping on our LVP flooring when playing with her bigger, stronger, surer-footed litter mates.

TODAY, it is truly a blessing to watch her rough-and-tumble (and not be intimidated!) by her siblings. She's confident on her feet and with her tiny-but-mighty stature. She'll go for her vet check on Monday, and we expect a good report of both health and development.

Celebrate Dora's accomplishments along with us! She's amazing! Video is of her aDORAble antics during her recent photo shoot.

03/24/2025

🌞 “A New Season, A New Best Friend! Which Doodle is Your Perfect Match?

03/19/2025

In the midst of a busy early selection week, our Gideon (age 5) made his own pick! Can you guess who his favorite cutie is? (This video Bekah captured is adorable! 🥰)

Link in comments to our website, where you can see all the little cuties 🐶, not just Gideon's favorite!

03/14/2025

It's the day we've been waiting for--first puppy photos! I'm posting the "best and worst" of our morning's work with these little guys.

Best photo award definitely goes to Speedy, who Bekah said won the "best poser" award, for sure. He stayed any which way she put him! And when I saw Fritter's photo, all I could say was, "Aww!" 🥹 He's sooo cute!

Unfortunately, Bekah's favorite personality so far among Carly's puppies is Carla, but her photos simply did not do her justice. And while there is only occasionally a puppy that we have to label a "runt" (which feels so derogatory), for sure that's Dora. She's just a little behind, and her photos definitely don't show her best side. Give her a couple more weeks. 💝

So that's a wrap on our photo shoot for today! If you want to see the rest, I'll drop a link to our website in comments.

03/07/2025

When I posted a video the other day and mentioned how Bekah not only "socializes" the puppies, but actively affirms each and every one, I got to read sweet comments from several Carrier Family Doodles' puppy owners. 🥰

Big smiles from Bekah this morning as she noted a milestone with Autumn's puppies: tail-wagging! 🐕😁 This is when all of Bekah's efforts at nurture and socialization seem to bear some sign of being appreciated.

It’s around four weeks that a puppy can walk, wag their tail, and even start to bark. Most sources say that early tail-wagging means a puppy is feeling excited or happy, or they are trying to communicate a positive emotion. It may indicate that they want to play or engage in social interaction. And, let’s be honest, it’s just plain adorable! 😍

Bekah was so caught up in the puppy cuteness that she barely noticed I was taking a video. (She probably would have hated being so prominently featured.) And, I'm quite sure she would have protested that she had not yet done the morning clean-up of the puppy room. However, I'm sure you'll agree that these are important moments are not to be missed!

03/05/2025

Puppies spend their early weeks in a cycle of sleeping, eating, and relieving themselves. Newborns may sleep up to 22 hours per day! This decreases to 18-20 hours between 2 and 8 weeks of age.

During their brief waking periods (and often while they sleep), Bekah dedicates time to cuddling, petting, and affirming each puppy. While verbal affirmations may not directly influence development, puppies can certainly sense positive emotions. An environment filled with loving nurture is crucial for successful early socialization.

03/03/2025

Join us in welcoming our "up-and coming" puppy parents! Which is your favorite? :D

Help us welcome our next generation: up-and-coming puppy parents! We believe in retiring our breeding dogs at the prime of their lives, typically around five years old, so they can enjoy many happy and healthy years as beloved family pets. While it’s always hard to say goodbye, this transition

02/12/2025

🐾 Looking for a well-matched, healthy puppy? Planning ahead can make all the difference!

Joining a responsible breeder’s reservation list helps ensure a smooth, stress-free process when welcoming a new companion into your home. Learn why waiting is worth it: https://www.carrierfamilydoodles.com/why-waitlist/

📌 Discover the benefits of planning ahead for your future furry friend!

A Breeder's waitlist offers mutual benefits to buyer and seller--here's why Not all breeders establish a waitlist for their upcoming litters. When supply meets demand, some breeders may opt for a first-come, first-served approach. This is especially true for breeds with consistent appearances,

02/08/2025

Our Aussie Mountain Doodles (Aussiedoodle x Bernedoodle) from Stormy & Buster are popular family dogs...loyal, intelligent, trainable, sociable, and with a great activity level for a busy household. What's not to love? Well, evidently some like the "medium/standard" size that we currently offer, while others prefer the mini size of our Golden Mountain Doodles.

We are excited to introduce MIDGE! Our 13-y.o. son, Enoch, loves dogs and currently helps Bekah with grooming and dog care. We all agreed that he's at the perfect age to take on a puppy of his own and learn all about puppy/dog care, ENS and early socialization of puppies, and everything else we do here at Carrier Family Doodles. So we found MIDGE, a mini Aussiedoodle, who will be all "his." He is super excited. She's already sleeping in his bed. 🥰

Midge is currently 12-ish weeks old and, at some point in the more distant future, will hopefully produce some beautiful, MINI Aussie Mountain Doodles with our Ranger or Hero.

For now, she is living her best life with a few of our other new puppies and all our adult dogs. Her favorite activity at the moment is fetch with a giant tennis ball. 😂

01/31/2025

We are so grateful to our Carrier Family Doodles' family. We appreciate your trust in us, as well as all your referrals and reviews. We love every moment of what we do! After two years at our current pricing, we have made the difficult and painful decision to update our price list to stay in line with the current economy. Details on our blog.
https://www.carrierfamilydoodles.com/price-list/

Carrier Family Doodles 2025 Price list, and what it means for you At Carrier Family Doodles, we have always tried to hit the perfect "price point"--one that acknowledges the level of investment and effort we put into our puppies, while still ensuring that they remain accessible to the familie

01/27/2025

Carly will be retring this Spring! Her Tuxedo puppies (both black and golden) are always gorgeous, and she has really pretty parti puppies as well. Some people who get puppies of ours end up wanting a "puppy for their puppy." So here's our PSA: If you have a beloved Carly puppy, and want a "sibling," your last chance is coming up!

Carly is an F1b Goldendoodle, so her Golden Mountain Doodle puppies are a higher percentage of poodle (about 65%). These puppies are often preferred by those with allergy concerns. Enjoy the video that celebrates Carly and showcases her adorable offspring from some of her previous litters. If you have a "Carly puppy," feel free to drop a photo in comments.

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01/16/2025

A Day in the Life at Carrier Family Doodles (or, What do Our Doodles Do All Day?)

We focus a lot of attention on our puppies here at Carrier Family Doodles. But what does an average day like for our Goldendoodle and Bernedoodle "parent dogs?" I'm posting a little video, but there's also a blog with some photos here: https://www.carrierfamilydoodles.com/day-in-the-life/

01/08/2025

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We are so blessed to have received this 5-star review on our Google Business listing, following the adoption of Nova (now Zora) from Cheza's Christmas bunch:

"WOW - I cannot say enough wonderful things about this truly incredible family raising wonderful, healthy, well trained, and acclimated doodles.

From the very beginning, Cindy has been one of the most exceptional people I have met when it comes to being prompt, available, communicative, kind, and thoughtful. She answered all my questions through out the entire process since before litters were born, through early stages, and flawlessly helped align me with THE PERFECT match for a puppy. I was 8th in line for 2 litters and still got ALL of my needs and priorities met when looking for a puppy: temperament, size, s*x, and coloring.

One of the eldest daughters Bekah leads the care team and is incredibly thorough, detailed, and experienced in curating a puppy raising regimen and evaluation process to help align puppy’s and new homes with perfect matches.

I had the pleasure of pick[ing] my dog up on Christmas Eve and was welcomed into the home like a close friend and neighbor, met the entire pack of dogs, children, and enjoy Christmas Eve dinner with the whole family.

If you are looking for truly kindhearted, responsible, ethical, and experienced breeders, look no where else but here at with the Carrier family. I will forever look to them for my dogs for the rest of my life.

Thank you so much Carrier family!"

THIS is why we do what we do! Here's an article on our website that may help you in your future selection of a puppy, whether or not you choose Carrier Family Doodles: https://www.carrierfamilydoodles.com/choosing-the-right-puppy/ .

12/25/2024

Loved getting this Merry Christmas photo from Rudy/LeRoi (a Stormy x Buster Aussie Mountain Doodle). Hope all our Carrier Family Doodles' fans and followers have a blessed holiday! If you have a holiday photo of one of our CFD puppies, we'd love to see it in the comments!

12/18/2024

Our last puppy in this bunch is LUNA! She is a friendly and playful, unfurnished Golden Mountain Doodle. We get questions all the time about our unfurnished puppies, so I thought you might like to see a video of Luna to compare her appearance to those of the typical, fully furnished Doodle.

An unfurnished Golden Mountain Doodle ends up having a flat muzzle, more like the Bernese or the Retriever in the parent mix. They will not have the classic, "bearded" Doodle look, and may shed some. While furnishing gene is separate from the shedding gene, it is true that a fully furnished dog is more likely to be considered non-shedding.

Also important to note is that the gene for coat type is also separate from the furnishing gene, so you can have an unfurnished dog with a curlier coat, or a fully furnished dog with a straighter coat. However, an unfurnished dog with a curly coat may not be uniformly curly; the coat may be somewhat flat, with more random curls (such as on the ears or along the back).

So why do people choose an unfurnished puppy? Well, our unfurnished puppies are just as loved and well-socialized, with the same genetic health and guarantee as our fully furnished puppies, BUT they are priced at 30% less.

Some people really like the flat-muzzle look of the parent breeds (having had Labs, Retrievers, or Bernese Mountain Dogs in the past), but they dislike the shedding. Even though an unfurnished puppy typically sheds some, it is usually not at the level of the parent breeds. (Unfortunately, however, there is no way to know for sure "how much" an unfurnished puppy will shed).

Finally, some people want the mini Doodle size and personality, without the intensive grooming requirements. An unfurnished Doodle typically needs regular brushing, but, generally, very irregular grooming. That's a definite time-and-money saver, and is another reason why people choose unfurnished.

If you are one of those people who has always wondered, "What IS an unfurnished Doodle, anyway?!," check out Luna! I'll also drop a link in comments to an informational article regarding furnishings if you want to read more about it.