About Us
We are a family of standard poodle breeders in mid-Michigan. We are not a typical "breeder", we prefer to refer to ourselves as enthusiasts. We proudly brag about our eight generations of wonderful poodles, many of which have lived to 15 years old.
About our Adult Dogs
PETS not breeding STOCK
Every poodle is a beloved pet, here with us for life! We do not unload them when they are no longer "useful"! Because they are with us at all times we know what health and personality traits they will pass on to their babies.
We do not pump out puppies, we focus on QUALITY
We do not breed our girls with every heat. They are PETS FIRST and get time to rest between litters. Our expecting and nursing moms get a special diet, producing happy fat healthy babies. They are retired as my vet suggests.
Don't ask to come visit my FACILITY
We are not a kennel or a FACILITY! We are a home with pets that have puppies. My adult poodles are with us at all times (I work out of my home). NO ONE IS CAGED (unless someone is in season) or in kennels outside (we don't even have any). In the event we do leave them (too hot to remain in the truck we call the "POO HAUL"), they have a poodle room and Poodle Palace made especially for them. The pontoon NEVER leaves the dock without them.
Poodle Palace |
Poo Haul |
About our Puppies
They are FABULOUS
We adore each and every puppy! They are treated as if we were going to keep them- because we'd like to! Every puppy has their own webpage. We take individual and group photos daily so you can share the part of their lives that you would normally miss. We never remove any pages, the website is a scrapbook of the puppies we love.
The poodle puppies are born in the nursery, a room exclusively used for the mom and new babies. They remain there for about three weeks getting constant love and handling. They are then moved to the family room where they have access to outside via a doggy door. They love the extra room and new things to explore. Because it is instinct to keep the "nest" clean they go outside to potty and are 95% potty trained when they go off to their new homes at 7 weeks. From early on they are exposed to kids, other dogs, the vacuum, clippers etc. They have had two visits to the vet and at least three haircuts by the time they go to their new homes (7 weeks). In the event we have them longer, we load them up for short car rides and try to expose them to as many new situations as possible (taking them to the pet store, for example). They get weekly haircuts (either face feet and butts) and shots are always current and given by the vet (we do not give the pups shots to save money). They are fed Blue Buffalo puppy and Taste of the Wild salmon flavor- we spare no expense. We do everything possible to produce confident, secure, happy, healthy pets. As a result of our efforts, adjustment to their new home goes very smooth, we send each poodle puppy home with something that smells like us, making their first night easier for everyone.
Visitors are welcome... at the proper time
Ten adult poodles and puppies keep me very busy, I work full time for a large corporation so you can understand my time is very valuable. I can not spend time with visits when we do not have available babies, as what typically happens is, the people leave so impressed with my poodles (and the breed) and so excited about a new poodle puppy that they don't wait for one of mine. I get a nice letter and photo of their new puppy thanking me for my time. I hope I don't sound rude but this has happened to me enough times to know that it will continue to happen if I allow "petting zoo" visits. We reserve Sunday mornings for puppy visitation by appointment for families that have deposits on babies not ready to leave us. When we have babies ready for their new homes I often meet families part way, although very welcome to come here to our home, it is sometimes easier on the pup to have part of the ride with me. I load up the related adults so they can meet everyone (sisters, moms, dads, aunts, grandmas). I DO consider the agreed time an appointment and expect you arrive on time or very close to it. Again an issue of time management (I have had people 4-7 hours late).
We carefully select homes for our poodle babies
I carefully select PET homes. I have certain "things" I look for when we talk. In my 20 plus years of finding homes for my babies, these "things" have proven to be the formula for a happy poodle life. I do all I can to ensure the families that get my babies will keep them fur-ever. Re-homing MUST be confusing and upsetting for a dog and I try to avoid it if at all possible. I rarely get my puppies back (4 in 20 years**). Please contact us only if you can provide a HAPPY POODLE HOME FOR LIFE!
Guarantees and limitations
The poodle puppies are sold with spay/neuter agreements (no exceptions). I have seen too many dogs DISCARDED by breeders and passed around like cars! That is not what I want for my babies. I OWE it to my pets to find their babies loving homes (no matter how long that takes). Since this is my 8th generation of poodles I know we are free of illness (I have 24 generations of pedigree). I do not guarantee color (no one does or can). But I guarantee they are healthy! The poodle puppies LOVE people and have calm wonderful temperaments. They adapt easily to their new home, children and other pets.
Champions and dog shows
Breeders that show their dogs consider ALL other dogs substandard (no pun intended). They definitely are NOT (they are especially negative about the parti colors that are 100% poodle just another color choice)! I DO NOT show my dogs as I get enough politics at work to know it is NOT going to be my hobby as well! Many show dogs spend their lives in a crate, again not what I want for my babies. My focus is a wonderful pet that adds years of smiles and love to your life. Read my BLOG for dozens of letters from people that have welcomed our babies into their homes, they say it much better than I can!
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader, the center of his universe.
He will be yours, faithful and true to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be WORTHY of such devotion. ` Anonymous