I have been raising standard poodles since 2002 and have been working with dogs nearly my whole life.  My sisters and a close friend have joined me in this passion so there are litters being raised in Their homes as well.  I (Darcy) am in Limestone, Tennessee.  I am the breedr.  My sisters Lauri and Holli are in New Jersey.  My sister, Dianne, and her son (my nephew), Vance are in Kentucky.  My friend and boarding kennel manager, Stacy, is here in Tennessee with me.  By me sharing the love of animals and puppies with these amazing individuals I am able to sustain a substantial breeding progam enabling the nerd in me to breed with genetics in mind and to adhere to breed type and the American Kennel Club breed standard.  

As I list "available puppies" I will try to indicate which state the puppies are being raised who the sire and dam are, their health testing and titles.  

I health test and compete in conformation and dog sports to prove the qualities these poodle parents have to improve the quality of poodle type.  Generally competition is dont with the American Kennel Club and the United Kennel club.  I am considering showing with FCI sometimes in the future as well.

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It is essential that each sire and dam are fully health tested with a CHIC number and are verifiable on the Orhtopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) website.  There are some rare exigent cercumstances which may cause me to deviate slightly from this plan but it is with great caution and consideration as a breeder.  

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Puppies are well socialized with people, animals, sounds, and experiences.  We strive to provide appropriate stimulation for each puppy according to their development.  This includes frequent walks outside, visiting our other pets, and playing with different kinds of toys.  We bring our pups out for visits to Petsmart, Tractor Supply, Home Depot, Lowes, Local parks and classes. (public places where pets are permitted)  We also schedule age appropriate supervised play dates for the puppies that are in our care until they go home.

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We use Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) and Puppy Culture principals as a guideline for the healthy raising of these puppies.  

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We begin potty training when puppies are 3-weeks-old by using a puppy litter.  We also incorporate positive training while the puppies are young in such a way that the puppies don't even know they are receiving obedience training.  We keep it fun.  As maturing puppies stay with us we continue obedience training and they learn more and more the longer they are with us. Crate Training begins at 9 to 12 weeks of age if the puppies are still with us and have not already been placed in their new homes.  

 

We temperament test using the Volhard tool to help us pair puppies to the right home.  This helps for each puppy and family to come to a great match for each other.  

 

A structure evaluation is performed on each puppy.  A puppy with good structure is "comfortable in its own skin" and happier and able to perform better.  This is especially essential to puppies that will grow and have important work like being a service dog, competing in agility and other dog sports, and also in conformation showing.   

 

Each puppy is current on vaccines according to *  Dr. Jean Dodd's protocol.  Puppies receive their first vaccination at 7 to 9 weeks old.  This is a slight deviation from the schedule as we are striving to prevent the ParvoVirus from affecting our litters.  We have begun vaccinating at 7-weeks of age with NeoPar DpV vaccine.  We also guard our puppies from other dogs and people which may have the virus on their shoes and feet.    Puppies have their tails docked and dewclaws removed between 3-5 days-old.  This is also when they are microchipped with an AKC reunite microchip.  Puppies are examined by a veterinarian before leaving us and are wormed using veterinary recomended products.   

 

Puppies are sent home with a bag of goodies which includes the puppy's health record, a puppy info packet, a toy, information on the sire and dam, good health info on fleas ticks and vaccines, and some of the food they have been eating.  

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Please see our planned litters and available puppies and complete a puppy application.  We would love the opportunity to pair you with a precious puppy from us.

 

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