A visit from Labradoodles by Design and good-bye to Ariel!

Sue Wilde, of Labradoodles by Design, paid us a visit over the Thanksgiving weekend. She is the breeder whose dog, Sunsethills Ranger, we used for Mo’s second litter, producing Sapphire, Zircon, Carnelian and Oliver Jasper (notice a naming theme?). These were all great pups and we have loved to keep us with the three boys who remained in the Ottawa area, as well as Sapphire who went to Holland.

Sue used to raise llamas in Alberta but moved to Nova Scotia about three years ago and began breeding Labradoodles instead. When we were there she was in Liverpool, but has since moved to a property in the Annapolis Valley with a great view of the Bay of Fundy. We’ll have to head back and see her new place some day!

Anyhow, Sue arrived Saturday morning and spent most of the day with Linda of Canadian Doodle Puppies before coming to our place for the night. Sunday afternoon and Monday morning we spent doing some touristy things in the area – visiting the Byward Market, hiking in the Gatineau Hills, and just enjoying the sights and scenes of the canal and downtown Ottawa.

Monday afternoon Sue, Linda, my family and Martin & Carole who are (Galena's Guardian family enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner together with turkey and all the trimmings. We talked dogs and lots of other things too!

Early this morning, I took Sue to the airport along with Ariel. Sue is taking Ariel back to Nova Scotia and will pass her on to Rhonda of Scotia Doodles, Ariel’s new owner. There was a bit of a kerfuffle as Sue had thought she was on an 8am flight but it was actually 8pm - so she arranged for a different flight (via Toronto) so as to get home before too late in the day. Also, Ariel simply was not comfortable in the soft-sided zipper crate - it was a tad small for her - so we put her in cargo in the bigger plastic crate, which she was fine with. She will have a comfortable ride with lots of room to move around and not be bothered by all the sights, sounds and smell in the cabin.

We are so glad Sue's visit coincided with the timing for Ariel to go to Nova Scotia, as that facilitated things greatly for all of us - despite the flight mix-up.