Golden Doodle – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Penny the Golden Doodle: a Family’s Best Friend

The unexpected loss of a beloved pet, who’s a big part of the family, is a painful and sad experience. Laura, James and Charlie will miss her so much. Here are some photos when Penny was featured on the blog.

Remembering Penny today and the happiness she brought to her family.

Penny liked to watch TV -The Dog Show, Marie Kondo, Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation

Here she is as a puppy when she joined the family

Penny liked to play with a big soccer or volleyball in the yard.
Here she is at the farm, running in the snow.

Here she is meeting her cousin Henry when he was just a pup

Just last Sunday afternoon I visited and she sniffed at Scout the Pup(pet)
she loved to be petted and appreciated and be given lots of attention and love.

Remembering Penny the Golden Doodle: a Family’s Best Friend

October 10, 2020 by Ruth Categories: dogs, PhotographyTags: Columbus OH, dog, family, Golden Doodle, penny, pet loss, photography, postaday 24 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Penny on Charlie’s bed, photographed by my daughter Laura

September 23, 2020 by Ruth Categories: dogs, Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: dog, family, Golden Doodle, guest blog, Lion King, photography, postaday, wordless wednesday 8 Comments

Pepper, Penny and Charlie at the Farm on a Snowy Sunday

Saturday night after the anniversary party, we spent the night at the farm in Crestline. There was blowing snow, drifting across the roads. The roads too bad to drive back to the city in the dark.

Sunday morning we had a nice breakfast and watched Chuck blow and plow the quarter mile drive to the main road. Charlie has fun watching and the dogs were in and out.

Then Charlie bundled up and went outside-tried his hand at shoveling- but not for long.

It was too cold.

My camera lens fogged up with condensation from the temperature change, outdoors to indoors.

January 21, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, Photography, Things in the SnowTags: barn, childhood, cornfield, Crestline OH, dog, farm, Golden Doodle, grandparents, grandson, photography, postaday, shovel, shoveling, Snowstorm, tractor, winter 17 Comments

Late Afternoon Walk in the Sun

We took a late afternoon walk in the sun today. Penny was excited to take a walk. Maura found a book in the Little Free Library on the corner.

Charlie wore his ski goggles. He held up his baby to show him the fully visible moon.

We cut down the alley and saw some signs of bulbs sprouting through the earth. Charlie looked back to make sure I was coming, too. I was gawking and shooting a few snaps on the phone, capturing the sun we haven’t seen in such a long time. It was chilly in the shade.

We’ve still got to get through the month of March and it’s been known to snow but I could feel a respite from winter today.

https://littlefreelibrary.org/

February 26, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: book, childhood, Columbus OH, family, Golden Doodle, little free library, moon, nature, neighborhood, photography, postaday, sidewalk, walk, weather, winter 12 Comments

Dog Toy Joy

Dog Toy Joy!

Charlie squeezed the dog toy and it squealed a long and loud squeal which not only surprised Charlie but delighted him

Penny the Golden Doodle remembers when SHE was the center of attention.

January 10, 2017 by Ruth Categories: dogsTags: childhood, Columbus OH, dog, dog toy, Golden Doodle, grandson, humor, photography, postaday, squeak, toddler, toy, travel 17 Comments

Penny the Golden Doodle ate Charlie’s Animal Cracker During the Family Photo

It was time for Grandma (AKA Froo Froo Ruthie) to go home.

My car was packed and I’d left Mark and Erika’s house to head to James and Laura’s house. About a twenty minute drive. Had to drop off the cast iron griddle gift left by the couch.

Drive back to Pittsburgh.

The one thing I didn’t really do on Christmas day was take any photos. It’s hard to be a participant AND a photographer simultaneously.

It can interfere with your living in the moment and enjoying those you are surrounded by. A camera can be a barrier, a distraction, an annoyance to others- sometimes I’m unobtrusive and candid and they ignore me…..but I said to James and Laura I was leaving and the one thing I didn’t get was a family photo of them at Christmas. And I’d really like to get one of their family I’d gotten Mark and his family on Christmas eve in the usual spot after church.

Okay, get Penny a milkbone biscuit. And Charles got an animal cracker/cookie.

Bribery. This group family photo will just take a sec, a little tasty bribe….. OOPS

Penny’s nose was right at the level of Charlie’s animal cracker.GULP. One big bite for Penny. And in the second photo you can see how Charlie felt about losing his snack.