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standard Aussiedoodle, Mini aussiedoodle , standard Bernedoodle and Mini bernedoodle
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10/31/2026

All treats, no tricks. 🎃

Happy Halloween from our Sweet Treat litter—Hershey, Oreo and Twix!

These little pumpkins start heading home this weekend. A pretty perfect time for a litter named after the best part of Halloween. 🤍

Wishing their families a sweet first weekend together—and everyone else a pillowcase full of the good candy.

10/30/2026

Before you take your puppy somewhere to socialize, decide what you want them to learn.

“Get lots of attention” is a very different lesson from “watch people walk past and feel comfortable.”

Both meeting people AND being around people without interacting deserve a place in your plan.

Here’s how to make your outings useful:

• CHOOSE A PURPOSE.
A quiet store visit could introduce rolling carts, footsteps and unfamiliar surfaces. A bench beside a path offers people, bikes and strollers at a distance. You don’t need to tackle everything in one trip.

• BUILD IN NO-GREETING OUTINGS.
Let your puppy watch. Offer a treat when someone passes. Reward them for checking back in with you, then let them look again. They don’t need to hold a sit or stare at you the entire time.

“We’re practising watching today—please give us some space” is a perfectly reasonable thing to say.

• DIRECT THE HUMANS.
Before someone reaches, ask them to stand sideways and let your puppy approach. If your puppy seeks petting, keep it brief and pause. Do they choose more contact, or use the break to move away?

Sniffing someone doesn’t automatically mean they want hands on them.

• CHOOSE DOG FRIENDS CAREFULLY.
Look for healthy, appropriately vaccinated dogs known to be gentle with puppies. Supervise, offer breaks and make sure both can move away. Your puppy can also learn plenty by watching another dog without meeting.

• REPEAT AN EASY EXPERIENCE.
You don’t have to find somewhere new every day. Returning to a familiar place at a quiet time lets you build gradually. Change one thing at a time: distance, duration, noise or activity.

If your puppy freezes, hides or struggles to disengage, create space or leave. Finishing early is allowed.

Before vaccines are complete, plan suitable exposure. Ask permission before entering stores or using carts.

Save the Ontario outing list on the last slide, and send this to a friend raising a puppy.

More practical help for those first weeks is in my Calm Puppy Guide at yankeedoodlepup.ca.

10/29/2026

Your puppy does not need the entire pet store. These are the products I reach for because they help us practise skills we actually use.

A 20-foot long line gives us room to work on recall without relying on hope. Start close, reward coming back, and sometimes let your puppy return to sniffing. Coming to you shouldn’t always end the fun.

A training cot gives “go to your spot” a clear destination. First we reward getting on. Then staying briefly. Then we gradually add time, movement and distractions. A treat means “you’re doing well”—a separate release word means “you can leave.”

Small, soft treats keep training moving. Healthybud Mini Trainers are a favourite, but I keep different reward values available. Kibble might work in the kitchen; something more exciting may be needed outside. Your puppy decides what’s worth working for.

A secure clear-panel pen helps me manage the moments when I can’t supervise every choice. I like the visibility and smooth sides, but we still practise short, comfortable sessions while I’m nearby. No pen is escape-proof.

A flirt pole gives chasing somewhere appropriate to go. Keep puppy play gentle and low to the ground, let them catch the toy, and include pauses. Skip the dramatic leaps in the product photos.

A snuffle mat turns part of breakfast into a simple searching activity. Start with food visible on top before hiding it deeper. Supervise—if they’re eating the fabric, the activity is finished.

And the boring basics earn their place: a treat pouch, fixed walking leash, brush, comb and puppy-appropriate chew.

What I skip: retractable leashes for early training, rock-hard chews and puzzles that leave the puppy frustrated.

All my recommended products are listed in my storefront—link in bio. Save this before your next puppy-shopping trip.

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10/28/2026

Your doorbell shouldn’t mean “everybody lose their minds.”

Knocking and banging at the front door is one of the first things we introduce here—but making noise is only the beginning.

We’re teaching puppies what to DO when they hear it: notice, check in, and stay settled instead of rushing the entrance.

Here’s how to start at home:

🚪 Start with a tiny knock.
Have someone tap quietly while you’re inside with your puppy, far enough from the door that they can still think. Reward them for calmly noticing or looking back at you. Don’t wait for barking to start before offering direction.

Keep the practice easy enough that your puppy can succeed. If they charge, bark repeatedly or can’t take food, soften the knock or increase your distance.

Give them somewhere to be.
Practise settling on a mat away from the doorway before adding visitors. Reward staying there while you touch the handle, then while you crack the door open. Those are separate steps—not one big test.

Practise when nobody is coming in.
If every knock ends with an exciting visitor, the sound keeps predicting a party. Include little rehearsals where you knock, reward calm, and return to normal life.

Manage the actual arrival.
Use a gate, pen or supervised leash so your puppy can’t rehearse launching at guests. Ask visitors to give them space while everyone settles. Greetings can happen once your puppy is ready.

And don’t jump from a quiet tap to someone hammering on the door. Build volume, movement and excitement gradually, changing one thing at a time.

The goal isn’t a puppy who never notices the door. It’s a puppy who can hear it without feeling they need to manage everything happening on the other side.

The breeder side of me starts these foundations early. Once your puppy comes home, your everyday practice is what helps them stick.

Save this and try a few easy repetitions before your next visitor arrives.

10/28/2026

The snuffle mat isn’t the hack. Having it ready before your puppy starts eating your trousers is. 😂

I like loading these ahead of the predictable busy moments: after a nap and potty trip, when I’m making dinner, or when a puppy is spending a little time in the pen while I’m right there.

That gives me a chance to offer an appropriate activity BEFORE everyone gets frustrated.

But how you load it matters.

For a puppy who has never used one, I leave food visible on top. I want the first few finds to happen easily. Once they understand the game, I tuck pieces slightly deeper.

If your puppy immediately picks it up and shakes dinner across the room, you haven’t necessarily discovered a genius who needs a harder puzzle. Check whether the food was too difficult to reach—or whether they’d rather chew the fabric. Help them succeed, and put it away if they start pulling it apart.

You also don’t need a mat full of expensive treats.

Set aside part of their normal meal. If you’re adding a different complete food, account for its calories rather than swapping equal handfuls. A handful of kibble and a handful of freeze-dried food may provide very different amounts of energy.

I use Healthybud Meal Bites in our rotation, and sometimes a few small liver pieces for extra interest. The liver is the extra—not the meal.

And don’t make a hungry puppy struggle through an entire breakfast because someone said dogs should “work for their food.” Offer a manageable search and serve the rest in a bowl if needed.

Some days they’ll search longer. Some days they’ll finish quickly. Watch whether YOUR puppy is enjoying it.

Snuffle mats offer a useful outlet for foraging. They still need supervision, and they don’t replace sleep, movement, connection or learning how to settle.

Save this for your next “I need to cook dinner and the puppy has other plans” evening.

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