I just spent three weeks living at Rutland Manor with Beverley Manners and thought I'd died and gone to heaven,. I never dreamed I would be so lucky to be there and take part of the daily routines and help out too.
It rained most the time I was there but chores and Doodle care goes on rain or shine.
We held all the newborn puppies, played with the Mums and kept them busy while the nurseries were getting their twice daily sanitizing and even did some of that myself!
I finally got to meet RUTLAND'S KELBY who is a special boy to me.
Twyla & I were fortunate to participate in taking the allocation photos, grooming all the puppies and cleaning their ears before the pet transport picked them up for the airport to go to their forever homes.
What an experience that was. One particular puppy, Joey is coming to So. CA and I want her family know that I groomed her, cleaned her ears and handed her over myself. I was honored. They have attended several of my Doodle Days and decided they wanted a Doodle like Yarra. I can't wait until Joey is vaccinated and can join our group.
While we were all tearful at seeing them leave, we knew they were going home and their humans would experience "OVER THE MOON' feelings when they met their puppies.
A couple of families within Australia drove to RM to meet their future puppies. After thorough sanitizing, cleaning shoes and hands, they got to hold their babies, and there wasn't a dry eye around.
Several groups of people showed up unannounced and were welcomed in with handshakes and hugs and invited to tour RM and have tea on the lawn while several Doodles romped and played.
You DON'T need an invitation to go there.
I made a decision to go ,renewed my passport, got my visa, packed and was on the plane within 3 -4 days. Beverley didn't even know I was coming until the last minute!!! LOL! Because I didn't give 21 days notice to QANTAS, I had to use my air mile points for First Class and who can complain about that. LOL!
Other very special dogs I met, lived with ,fed and played with are none other than RUTLAND'S CLEMENTINE who is famous world wide for her grin. All you have to do is say "Clemmie....what did you do?" and she smiles and my heart aches with joy. She's a feisty girl of almost NINE and you would never believe it by her energy and disposition. She has a coat to die for! Then there is RUTLAND'S STELLA....she is 11 and when she and Clemmie play, it's like watching two puppies. Stella reminds me of Yarra in that she steals stuff right under your nose so when something goes missing....you go look for Stella. Every day Clemmie, Stella and Jag got special treats of cheese from me.
I was immersed in Australian Labradoodles of all kinds and sizes and he main thing was their happy temperaments and interest in HUMANS.
We did no sightseeing and didn't want to. Every morning, we couldn't wait to get to the Doodles and play with them, muddy paws and all. I have a nice white tee-shirt with the sweet muddy paw prints of Shania, Fashion and Beauty and have decided to keep it as is.
The hardest thing for me was to leave Yarra. We've only been apart ONE night when she ate the bubble gum and had to be in hospital. DH said she was mopey, wouldn't eat for several days and then he started cooking for her. LOL!
She was still not herself and would sit by the door waiting for me. :( When I got home she stared at me for a nano second and then I yelled "INCOMING".
It's good to be home but I will go back probably next year.
The next guy with whom Twyla and I fell in love was Jag the HUGE Rottweiler.
It rained most the time I was there but chores and Doodle care goes on rain or shine.
We held all the newborn puppies, played with the Mums and kept them busy while the nurseries were getting their twice daily sanitizing and even did some of that myself!
I finally got to meet RUTLAND'S KELBY who is a special boy to me.
Twyla & I were fortunate to participate in taking the allocation photos, grooming all the puppies and cleaning their ears before the pet transport picked them up for the airport to go to their forever homes.
What an experience that was. One particular puppy, Joey is coming to So. CA and I want her family know that I groomed her, cleaned her ears and handed her over myself. I was honored. They have attended several of my Doodle Days and decided they wanted a Doodle like Yarra. I can't wait until Joey is vaccinated and can join our group.
While we were all tearful at seeing them leave, we knew they were going home and their humans would experience "OVER THE MOON' feelings when they met their puppies.
A couple of families within Australia drove to RM to meet their future puppies. After thorough sanitizing, cleaning shoes and hands, they got to hold their babies, and there wasn't a dry eye around.
Several groups of people showed up unannounced and were welcomed in with handshakes and hugs and invited to tour RM and have tea on the lawn while several Doodles romped and played.
You DON'T need an invitation to go there.
I made a decision to go ,renewed my passport, got my visa, packed and was on the plane within 3 -4 days. Beverley didn't even know I was coming until the last minute!!! LOL! Because I didn't give 21 days notice to QANTAS, I had to use my air mile points for First Class and who can complain about that. LOL!
Other very special dogs I met, lived with ,fed and played with are none other than RUTLAND'S CLEMENTINE who is famous world wide for her grin. All you have to do is say "Clemmie....what did you do?" and she smiles and my heart aches with joy. She's a feisty girl of almost NINE and you would never believe it by her energy and disposition. She has a coat to die for! Then there is RUTLAND'S STELLA....she is 11 and when she and Clemmie play, it's like watching two puppies. Stella reminds me of Yarra in that she steals stuff right under your nose so when something goes missing....you go look for Stella. Every day Clemmie, Stella and Jag got special treats of cheese from me.
I was immersed in Australian Labradoodles of all kinds and sizes and he main thing was their happy temperaments and interest in HUMANS.
We did no sightseeing and didn't want to. Every morning, we couldn't wait to get to the Doodles and play with them, muddy paws and all. I have a nice white tee-shirt with the sweet muddy paw prints of Shania, Fashion and Beauty and have decided to keep it as is.
The hardest thing for me was to leave Yarra. We've only been apart ONE night when she ate the bubble gum and had to be in hospital. DH said she was mopey, wouldn't eat for several days and then he started cooking for her. LOL!
She was still not herself and would sit by the door waiting for me. :( When I got home she stared at me for a nano second and then I yelled "INCOMING".
It's good to be home but I will go back probably next year.
The next guy with whom Twyla and I fell in love was Jag the HUGE Rottweiler.
Hi Kate,
ReplyDeleteI couldn't have said it better myself. We made memories that will last for a lifetime with Beverley, Helen, Deiter, Peter, & staff members:))not to mention all the wonderful doodles!!
It was so much fun getting to meet Gillian, Kerry and Jane! To watch Gillian hold her new pup for the first time was heart touching. To see Kerry hold that tiny little fur ball in her hand and bottle feed him was so precious. Then to see Jane work with Goldie after Bev had given her some pointers was fascinating to watch.
I have to give credit where credit is due. Beverley, if it had not been for you and your love and passion for this wonderful breed my life would not have been blessed with so many wonderful friendships. Who would have thought three years ago I would jump on a plane headed to Australia to join Kate on a most incredible journey...
A special thanks to all the many chat members that were there when we needed you most:)
If you have not done so please visit the WWSRM site which will show you in detail our visit to Rutland Manor.
http://whywesupportrutlandmanor.shutterfly.com/
It was so good to be welcomed home by my wonderful husband, four loving RM doodles and three sweetheart Min Pins. I love how the doodles personalities are so different but yet the four of them have so many of the same mannerisms.
I miss My RM Family so much!! Especially My Jaggy Baby
Big Hugs,
Twyla
P.S. Still wish I could have figured out how to sneak Beauty out in my suitcase..LOL!