If you are wondering why you should choose one of our pups, please read our Why Our Pups page.

GENETIC TESTING: We take our commitment to the breed very seriously by going beyond surface testing with hips and eyes. In an effort to protect our gene pool and preserve genetic diversity in our Standard Poodles, we accomplish DNA testing for several harmful mutations. We test for Degenerative Myelapathy (DM), Neonatal Encephalopathy (NEwS), and vonWillebrands Type I (vWD) to ensure that our pairings will not result in affected pups. Details are noted on our Genetic Testing Page.

Additionally, we closely watch the co-efficiency of inbreeding of our parent dogs and the pups they produce. Inbreeding (or line breeding as many breeders call it) perpetuates the problems found in dogs as a dog used over and over again in the same line may carry a disease unknown to the breeder, and the negative gene(s) is then doubled, tripled, quadrupled, etc. in its offspring. Because of all of the unknowns involved, we subscribe to Dr. John Armstrongs' (Canine Diversity Project) breeding recommendations of using only dogs with a co-effeciency of inbreeding below 10% (we actually use 8% as our upper limit, although most of our breedings result in COIs below 3%), in addition to conducting diligent research into the health of the dogs used in our lines.

We are anticipating some exceptional litters in late-2010 or early-2011. Our plans are:

LITTER BORN MAY 28, 2010 IS SOLD OUT. If you have a deposit on this litter, you can click here to stay abreast of puppy development/news.

Depending on the timing, only two of these breedings may occur:

SR Misty, WC, JH, WCX X SR Titan, WC, JH, WCX, SH. This will be a repeat breeding, as the results of their first litter together were quite exceptional. Misty X Titan pups have a very low 10-generation COI of 2.14%. Our Cali is the product of their first litter together, therefore you can view her pedigree (which will be these pups' pedigree as well) here. (You will have to create an account and log on to this site to be able to view this pedigree. If you want additional pedigree information, you can click on the link at the bottom of the pedigree page to view 5 generations.) More Misty pups (some with Titan) can be viewed here. If she remains true to schedule, she would be bred October, 2010, with pups due in December. Click here to learn more.

CH Kimber X Trigger If bred, pups are estimated to arrive December 2010-January 2011. All pups are expected to be red. I will not take early deposits for this litter since it will be a first for Kimber. Their pups will have a very low 10-generation COI of 2.25%. You can see some of Trigger's previous pups here. Their puppies' pedigree can be viewed here. (You will have to create an account and log on to this site to be able to view this pedigree. If you want additional pedigree information, you can click on the link at the bottom of the pedigree page to view 5 generations.) Click here to learn more.

Nat'l/Int'l CH SR Bear, CGC, WC X ?. Stay tuned as we will reveal the sire soon. The intended sire has a very biddable temperament and wonderful retrieving instincts, as well as a structure designed to work.

Inquires are Welcome!

OLDER PUPS AND DOGS ARE SOMETIMES AVAILABLE (AS IS A NEED FOR FOSTER FAMILIES). Click here for availability.

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