Sunny & Shadow were born on Lovina's farm at the end of November 2000. They now live in Thornhill, Ontario with the Sterling Family. Shadow Shadow is a beautiful black female with curly hair. Her Dad is a Golden Retriever named Luthor. Her Mom is a Standard Black Poodle named Diamond. There were 8 born in her litter, half black, half gold. Each colour has 1 female and 3 males. Her fur is very curly. She will probably be a lot like her mom. Shadow is a well-behaved little Dood and extremely intelligent. She has been house trained since 7½ weeks old - she rings a bell to ask to go out (also to let the cat in!) She enjoys sleeping beside our feet, but is also independant and takes time to be alone once in a while. She spends most of her waking hours romping with Sunny, her best bud. Shadow at 3.5 weeks, 7 weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks, 4 months, 5.5 months and 6 months (with Sky the cat) Sunny Sunny was the largest male of his litter, 'cos he's a macho kind of guy. He is cream coloured with just a bit of waviness to his fur. His Mom is a Golden Retriever named Sunshine. His Dad is a Standard White Poodle named Bentley. There were 8 born, and 7 to survive in his litter, all cream coloured, 2 females and 5 males. His fur has a bit of a wave to it, similar to all his litter mates. He'll probably look a lot like his Mom. He was by far the largest in his litter, at least half again as large as the runt of the litter. His littermate is Shelby. Sunny at 3.5 weeks, 7 weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks Sunny & Maddie 4 months, 5.5 months Sunny is camouflaged in the snow, especially at night. As Madison says, "All you can see is two floating eyes and a nose." Sunny is a sweet natured little boy. His best thing is playing with Shadow. He's quite a bit bigger than her but he's really quite gentle with her. He's definitely has a lot of retriever to him - he's goofy, playful and very affectionate. Both dogs are a pleasure to be with. They have been to several of our kids' hockey games, and a variety of other places and they are extremely well-behaved. They play with anybody interested, and then curl up at our feet and have a nap. We go daily for our romp in a local leash-free ravine, where they enjoy 1½ - 2 hours of playing, swimming and socializing with other dogs. I've been meaning to train them, but I get such pleasure just watching them interact with each other - I don't want to intrude just yet. And ya.....at 5½ months old, they still sleep together..... Summer 2002 We've got some new shots of the kids and Doods, taken at Awenda - our favourite summer camping ground. The Doods are over a year and a half now, and they continue to amaze me. They are the most wonderful companions - gentle, clever, and endearing. They continue to be non- shedding and easy on people with allergies. This summer the Sterling girls got into biking trails - and we trained the Doods to jog beside the bikes, Sunny with me, Blue, and Shadow with Madison. As with anything else we've introduced them to, it took about 5 minutes to train them. Other than the incident with the squirrel (they are still young, and the squirrel was mighty tempting), they stayed with us at all times. Every evening at sunset two teenage guys, in baseball caps and jeans, serenaded us with bagpipes! How wonderfully Canadian! For those who give so much to keep us safe, Thank you.