Omg! Is she real??? She looks like an adorable stuffed animal!!! So much fun for you!

Omg. Cuteness alert.

She really loves people and she gets a lot of attention on account of being adorable so it works out well! We'd like her to be a therapy dog in future if she's so inclined.

This morning's cuddle tax.

Followed shortly by playtime (tug)

This week she is old enough for doggy daycare...hope she likes it!

She looks like an adorable stuffed animal!!!

That was my first thought, too! She is too cute, robo.

Thanks! She's been rough in some ways: she has seasonal allergies, I have to bathe her with medicated shampoo once a week, and she has high grooming needs. But she's a very good natured and smart little puppy.

Super cutie! She looks like a sweetie pie.

She's beyond cute, adorable. Lucky you.

Thanks for posting more pics of Penny. I just love her!

Wow, she really has the cute factor doesn't she?. OMG, makes me want one of my own!. Thanks for posting the pics!. They're wonderful!

Those eyes!! She's just the cutest thing! Thanks for the update and give Penny some extra cuddles from her friends here.

Thanks to all! I had no idea how much work puppies were before I got into this -- life has changed 100% from DINKs to feeling like we have a toddler to take care of. But we are really enjoying her a lot now that housetraining is +/- under control and she is walking well.

I also really enjoy talking to people and you certainly meet a lot of people when you are taking a cute puppy around! It's been great to get to know a lot more of my neighbours.

Hanging out with a patient senior dog at a lobster pound yesterday.

Looking hilarious after her grooming last week

After going bonkers at puppy social last week her tactic was to flop down and wait for other puppies to come in biting distance

Success!

She is adorable, and is really growing. I love her smile!

Oh my, she is sooooo cute!!!!

Oh my gosh, she is adorable! Thanks for the happy Penny pics. They made me smile a lot!

Thank you for posting more Penny pictures. They started my day off with a smile.

I too am enjoying these Penny posts!

We could use some of these at LEAST once a week, Robo! She is a doll!

OMG, I really needed this today! She's darling. I love the first picture of her at the puppy social. It looks like her head came off and got reattached in the wrong spot. Still built like a rubber band. :)

Thanks for sharing.

She looks a lot like my "stuffed animal" puppy!! (Mine's no longer a puppy, but he'll always be a puppy to me!) :)

Is yours a Doodle of some sort? She looks like she will end up bigger than my Huddy

Yes she's a standard sized goldendoodle but supposedly on the smaller side based on her parents: I think she'll be 50-60lbs full grown.

This morning a playdate with neighbouring golden retriever wasn't enough apparently.

Aren't puppies awesome?!

My sweet girl is now just turning 10 months old and so we're close enough to the terrors of puppy-hood that I remember them distinctly and don't envy you. :) My heavens puppies are a handful, but they're so stinking cute it's worth it.

The "worst" of it only lasts for a few months. One day you'll realize she's almost grown up and you'll miss that puppy breath. :)

Sometimes I torture myself by reading ahead to puppy adolescence...it sounds terrifying!

Nini your dog is adorable...what kind of dog is Huddy?

I hate to repeat what everyone else has said, but she is adorable! I love that face.

She is so sweet! Can I ask how often and in what way you groom her?

LisaD - I comb her out all over with a greyhound comb about 2x per week (which she does not love, I am very gentle but she just wants to play with the comb so I have to pick a time that she's really zonked out). The fur gets tangled easily, they call it "mats" but it's more like tangled hair and less like a big furry mass. Slicker brush will go right over the mats so that's why I use a comb.

She gets a "brazilian" (private parts shave) about once a month and she goes to the groomer about every two months for a claw clip and haircut. When she is an adult we will also get her clipped pretty short at the groomer. The hair can grow into and irritate the eyes so I also give her some bang trims about once a month.

On top of that, she has a belly rash so I am giving her a bath with medicated shampoo (which has to stay on for 10 minutes) once a week and used to be 2-3x per week. We also have to keep her ears cleaned out as the floppy eared breeds are prone to ear infections especially if they're swimmers.

Sad part is the puppy coat is supposed to be the easier care coat and apparently her needs will increase when she gets her adult coat! The curlier the coat the more care is needed and I think she's gonna be pretty curly as an adult. Also when they blow out their puppy coat (around 8 mos) apparently it's mat city and we will have almost no choice but to shave her down until her adult coat comes in.

On the plus side she doesn't shed a bit, which my husband loves (but varies depending on the doodle - the curlier the less shedding usually), and she is as smart as a poodle and loves all people and dogs like a retriever. So we have been lucky so far with her temperament.

Doodle breeders will often claim they are low maintenance coat dogs but my experience is that groomers think the exact opposite and that they are often a nightmare to groom and easily take as much care as a standard poodle (or more). So I want to keep on top of her coat. I think I might learn how to do line brushing (parting hair and brushing down to the skin).

Robo, I didn't realize that how much work is involved in these crosses. I know that you never know what you will wind up with. Some of these dogs do shed.

Yes unless you have a short haired dog you're in for it! Even my sister in law's irish setter...beautiful dog, straight hair, but came back shaved from his last groom as he was so matted. Just a very active swimming muddy beachy kind of outdoor dog.

We researched this mix and knew we would kinda end up with what we did. We wanted to adopt a random shelter dog but availability was very low during the six months we were looking, so we were ok to roll the dice on a hybrid dog and are hoping she's more resistant to hip dysplasia, temperament problems, and cancer than some purebreds.

She is too cute for words.

Too cute! My dog did the toilet paper thing about 10 years ago as a pup. Drove me nuts!

Hey Robo! Huddy is a Cavachon-1/2 Bichon and 1/2 King Charles Cavalier...basically a glorified mutt! He is 20lbs of fluff!

robo, I've always been grateful to the trainer at our dogs' puppy classes who urged me to brush my dogs often when they were small to get them used to it. With doodles an ounce of prevention is the way to go and Penny will likely come to enjoy it. I remember watching videos showing examples of the matting that can occur and only be resolved by shaving. In 12 yrs. neither Puck nor Riley's coats ever got a serious mat. When their adult coats came in I spent only about a 1/2 hr. a week on each of them to maintain them between their grooming appts.. every 8-9 weeks. Not too demanding, IMO, especially considering they never shed.

I heard about the Les Poochs brushes from another doodle owner. Back when I ordered mine they were $50, which gave me pause. But I have only purchased 2 (one for home, one for the lakehouse) and they're still holding up after 10 yrs. & 2 dogs! For me, they were easier than using a comb and the dogs seemed to prefer brushing to combing. Other slicker-type brushes just skimmed the top coat, but these get to the bottom of the fur.

Anyway, just thought I'd pass on the info.

Too cute for words.