Noble Vestal Doodles

The Australian Labradoodle

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Feeding Your Puppy

We want our puppies to eat a high quality diet of foods sourced from the US and ethically processed. PawTree foods are a better way to care for your Noble Vestal Labradoodle puppy with a premium quality food, treats and supplements made with only the finest ingredients. PawTree foods are batch tested before bagging to insure your puppy will never eat contaminated food that make him sick or later gets recalled. Our puppies are part of our family and we want them to not just survive but to thrive. So, we raise the bar recommending only the highest of quality foods so you don't have to compromise.

Be sure to set up your pet profile to include your puppy's name and photo for a custom bagged food for your puppy. The ultimate puppy starter kit will deliver you an assortment of items you will not only use but want to reorder. The 20.6 lb bag of Turkey and Sweet Potato food that comes in the kit will feed your puppy for about a month. After this I recommend setting up auto-ship for the the XL bag (3, 10 lb bags individually sealed bags) every 6 weeks. Probiotics are also important for young and old dogs, we add the GI probiotic to their food once daily and the puppies absolutely love the toppers.
Add one more item like a cute toy and you will get free shipping! (food, probiotics, toppers and a toy every 6 weeks!). Take advantage of the different flavor options to keep your puppy from being bored with his food.

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As an alternative option we also regularly recommend Life's Abundance as a healthy start. Dr. Jane Bicks, our veterinarian formulator, chose each product in our Healthy Start Pack for a specific reason. Each Pack contains an 8 lb. bag of Life's Abundance Premium Health Food, a 30- tablet bottle of Life's Abundance Wellness Food Supplement, a 12-ounce jar of Antioxidant Health Bars, a 4-ounce bag of Tasty Rewards Training Treats, a 4-ounce bottle of Ear Care Formula, a 12-ounce bottle of Revitalizing Shampoo and an 8- ounce spray bottle of Bath Fresh Mist. The Healthy Start Pack also contains “Putting a Premium on Pet Health ” DVD absolutely FREE. Congratulations and best wishes for years of good health, happiness and hugs!

WE PREFER THE GRAIN FREE ALL STAGES VARIETY. MANY DOODLES WILL EXPERIENCE YEAST INFECTIONS WHEN EATING WHEAT.

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Food Bowl

Since you're already buying food from PawTree I recommend taking a look at their bowls, they are some of our favorite designs.

  

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Boomerang Tag

I prefer boomerang tags that slide on to the collar and are jingle free! Your puppy will come home with a collar that is 3/4 of an inch wide. Be sure to order the Adjustable Collar Tag as shown with the open ends not the one that slides on a belt style collar.

 

The Buster Cube

Feeding your dog from the Buster Cube filled with PawTree or Life's Abundance is essential to providing your dog exercise and mental stimulation.  www.bustercube.com

Busy Buddy Jack

Providing mental stimulation is crucial to maintaining a doodle that is well exercised

Doggy Door Bell

At the age of 7 weeks our puppies start to ring the Doggy Door Bell to let us know they want to go out to Potty.  This again will give your puppy security to have something that he is already familiar with when he goes home and you a way to know he wants out to potty.

Double Door Folding Crate
(Midwest or Percision brands)

I recommend the largest size crate your space will allow. You can divide the crate down to make it smaller while your dog is young.


-minis 28"
-mediums 36"
-standards 42"

Crate Liner

Crate liner in multiple sizes and colors

 

Dog Bed

Compfy easy to wash dog bed in multiple colors and sizes

 

Slopper Stopper

Doodles are usually water lovers and wet faced drinkers. This is a must have item!!! Keep the face and floor dry and water in the bowl.  We recommend the Medium sized Slopper Stopper for all sizes.

 

 

Vittle Vault

Store food airtight to maintain freshness

 

Leather Leash

High quality leather leash with traffic handle for greater control. Great for obedience training and well mannered heeling.

 

Seresto Collar

Safe flea and tick control.  Many flea and tick products are linked to long term detrimental health issues involving seizures and death. We highly recommend the use of Seresto collars opposed to oral and topical treatments. The use of an oral flea and tick product will void our warranty.

Rope toys, Nyla Bones, Orbee
Balls, Squeeky Toys

Rope toys, Nyla Bones, Orbee
Balls, Squeeky Toys

Our dogs' favorite toys are the Go Dog dragons, dinosaurs and hairy balls but they also like Nylabone toys and the Holee Roller balls

http://Nylabone.com, http://Dog.com has Orbee Balls, Rope toys, Nyla Bones and Kong toys as well as some squeeky toys.

 

*I never leave my dogs home with toys that can be torn apart, I only leave them with the Kong or Buster Cube, Nyla Bone and Orbee.  All other toys need supervision.

Baby Gates

Richell 3-1 convertible free standing puppy pen and barrier/gate

 

Puppy Playpen/Long Term Confinement

The super yard is a great place for your puppy to entertain himself and as a great longterm confinement area that will be discussed in your BAXTER & Bella training program.

LePooch Brush

This is a must-have brush and will cut your brushing time in half. I use the double-wide purple/maroon LePooch Brush.

Chris Christensen Brush

You can not have any type of doodle without owning the best grooming tools! This is my next favorite brush!

 

Metal Comb

This is to be used on the the full body to double check for mats after brushing a section.

Thornit Powder or Ear Clear

MUST HAVE ITEM! Your puppy will get an ear infection at some point and creams do not work!Some families forego getting this and then later regret that they are unable to get it fast enough when needed.

Grooming Scissors

To help you maintain and keep your puppy trimmed well

Grooming Dryer

Trust me it is a lifesaver on rainy days and when your dood gets muddy

Grooming Table

Makes grooming so much easier for you and your dood

Grooming Tether

Makes grooming so much easier for you and your dood

 

Quickstop

For the just in case moment you need to stop a nail bleed

 

Nail Clippers

For weekly nail trims

Pet First Aid Kit

For just in case emergencies

 

Sherpa Airline Carrier

Airline guaranteed carrier, I recommend the large carrier

Footwear

Yep you have a high maintenance breed! Their coat gets wet and matted when it rains or gets covered in snowballs when it snows..
 

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Flexie/Retractable Leash-A retractable leash is not so much a leash as it is a length of thin cord wound around a spring-loaded device housed inside a plastic handle. The handles of most retractable leashes are designed to fit comfortably in a human hand. A button on the handle controls how much of the cord is extended.

Retractable leashes are popular primarily because they aren't as confining as regular leashes, allowing dogs more freedom to sniff and poke around on walks. But unfortunately, there are many downsides to this type of leash.

10 Reasons Not to Use a Retractable Leash

1. The length of retractable leashes, some of which can extend up to 26 feet, allows dogs to get far enough away from their humans that a situation can quickly turn dangerous. A dog on a retractable leash is often able to run into the middle of the street, for example, or make uninvited contact with other dogs or people.

2. In the above scenario, or one in which your pet is being approached by an aggressive dog, it is nearly impossible to get control of the situation if the need arises. It's much easier to regain control of – or protect -- a dog at the end of a six-foot standard flat leash than it is if he's 20 or so feet away at the end of what amounts to a thin string.

3. The thin cord of a retractable leash can break – especially when a powerful dog is on the other end of it. If a strong, good-sized dog takes off at full speed, the cord can snap. Not only can that put the dog and whatever he may be chasing in danger, but also the cord can snap back and injure the human at the other end.

4. If a dog walker gets tangled up in the cord of a retractable leash, or grabs it in an attempt to reel in their dog, it can result in burns, cuts, and even amputation. In addition, many people have been pulled right off their feet by a dog that reaches the end of the leash and keeps going. This can result in bruises, "road rash," broken bones, and worse.

5. Dogs have also received terrible injuries as a result of the sudden jerk on their neck that occurs when they run out the leash, including neck wounds, lacerated tracheas, and injuries to the spine.

6. Retractable leashes allow dogs more freedom to pull at the end of them, which can look like aggression to another dog who may decide to "fight back."

7. The handles of retractable leashes are bulky and can be easily pulled out of human hands, resulting in a runaway dog.

8. Along those same lines, many dogs – especially fearful ones – are terrorized by the sound of a dropped retractable leash handle and may take off running, which is dangerous enough. To make matters worse, the object of the poor dog's fear is then "chasing" her, and if the leash is retracting as she runs, the handle is gaining ground on her – she can't escape it. Even if this scenario ultimately ends without physical harm to the dog (or anyone else), it can create lingering fear in the dog not only of leashes, but also of being walked.

9. Retractable leashes, like most retractable devices, have a tendency to malfunction over time, either refusing to extend, refusing to retract, or unspooling at will.

10. Retractable leashes are an especially bad idea for dogs that haven't been trained to walk politely on a regular leash. By their very nature, retractables train dogs to pull while on leash, because they learn that pulling extends the lead.

If your dog is well trained, gentle mannered and smart enough to master a regular leash and a retractable leash without being confused, you could be one of the rare guardians that can walk your pooch on any kind of leash without increasing risks to either one of you.
Harness- There are a few reasons why harnesses are a poor choice.  First and foremost is that the harness applies preasure that prohibits natural gait and causes degenerative disease (aka arthritic pain).

Secondly the harness breaks and causes matting to the coat of coated breeds.

Lastly training your dog to walk on a flat collar and leash is easy when you put in the effort. Just train your dog. It is easy to spot an untrained dog and a lazy owner walking their dog in a harness.
Other brushes- There are a lot of grooming tools on the market. None work as well as the Les Pooch or Activet brush. Yes it is expensive but it will last your dogs entire life. Other brushes with plastic pins will bend, break and fall out and along with a regular slicker brush it will not get through your doodles coat to the skin.
Detanglers- Detanlers like Cowboy Magic are not what you think they are. They are not applied to the coat to help you get mats out.  Let me be clear this is the most over hyped cheapest and grossest product to begin with. When you use it, it leaves a residue on the coat that attracts dirt and causes matting. Detanglers are used by professional groomers after bathing and before blowing the coat out. They help keep the coat from tangling during the blowout. They are not a dematting spray. There is no magic spray to demat your dood. There is no need to spay products in your dog's hair. Simply comb regularly so your dood doesn't get matted in the first place.
Kong Food Despensers- We use Kong food despensers with our puppies. They master them at six weeks of age! This will just be a waste of money.
Raised Feeders- It’s fairly easy to find reputable places that mention not using raised feeder bowls to prevent problems with GDV. For example, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine lists not using raised bowls as one of the ways to protect high-risk dogs. But what people really need to see is the scientific data that backs up this claim. In the year 2000, a study done by the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association of more than 1600 larger breed dogs found that 53 percent of the cases of GDV could be related to using raised feeder bowls. This particular study was carried forward until a few years later.An update was published with a review of the bloat and elevated feeder debate that stated using raised feeder bowls as much as doubled the risk of GDV development. Further notation explained that even though raised feeder dishes were once thought to help prevent bloat, the new study showed otherwise and more vets need to be trained to pass along the information.

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