Yes, the rumors are true! Harlow gave birth to 6 healthy
puppies in the early morning hours on Monday, July 29th. She had 5
girls and 1 boy (the boy has already been reserved).
Here are the first couple of pictures; the puppies are only
a few hours old here. The boy (“Marvin”) is the one with the white patch of fur
on his head. I’ll make sure to post a lot of pictures of the puppies over the
next few days. Harlow is still getting used to me taking pictures of every
single angle of every single puppy.
Quick Details:
The puppies are F1b Goldendoodles. Their Mom, Harlow, is an F1 Goldendoodle
(half standard poodle and half golden retriever). Their Dad, Oliver, is an AKC
registered standard poodle that we use for many of our litters. This makes the
puppies (roughly) 3-parts poodle and 1-part golden retriever. This makes the
puppies even less likely to shed or cause reactions with allergy-sensitive
people.
Both parents are about 45 pounds so we expect the puppies
will grow to about that same size and be what we call, “medium”. They should be
about 20” tall (at the shoulders) when grown. You can see more pictures of Harlow
and Oliver on our “Mommy Dog” and “Daddy Dog” pages, respectively.
The following video is standard procedure for a new mom after she finally decides she can no longer "hold it." As soon as she comes back inside, she needs to make sure all of her puppies are accounted for, and all of them are properly sniffed or licked to be sure. (sound up for added cuteness!)
