Thank you to the Haight family for sharing this Christmas greeting! Our wish for you, is a happy, healthy, New Year. Merry Christmas, from The Haight's, Jeanne and Dave plus The Fearsome Twosome, Morgen and Cole

I confess, it took me awhile to get used to the look of Standard Poodles with undocked tails. But my friend Charlene Dunlap kept sending me gorgeous photos of her parti-colored Poodles Joey and Scotty, and especially right after they are groomed, those tails are actually quite pretty and seem to add to the dog's character! And how nice that breeders are beginning to realize it is not necessary to cut off a tail, which is actually an extension of the dog's spinal cord, in order to have a handsome dog. Deb Pope got her lovely Poos from Crabapple Downs, and was kind enough to share these photos. Look at her lovely blue girl Dolly (born 2009)taken just recently after a bath, thus her tail is nice and fluffy! And who can resist Deb's handsome two year old red boy Leo? You can certainly see his personality in this shot! Thanks so much Deb, for sharing these photos so we can all enjoy! by guest blogger Melanie Schlaginhaufen. All photos in this post remain the prope...

Guess who? If you read the blog, I bet you'll know the names of at least three! Many thanks to Charlene Dunlap of Canine Horizons for sharing this photo of her movie stars for our enjoyment.

Happy Birthday to Charlene and Glenn Dunlap's special boy "Jyah", who turned 12 this week, on October 15th! Jyah is pictured above enjoying his birthday toy (Jyah loves dragons, I guess that happened when he was working on one of his movies which featured a dragon as a co-star!) Seriously, although I had met dogs who had small parts in commercials and even a TV Movie, Jyah is the first Poodle movie star I ever met, back when he was just a youngster. I was drawn to him the second I saw him when I went to Canine Horizons for a seminar. But as I got to know his owner and was able to watch her work her dogs, I fell in love with Jyah's intelligence, and with the amazing training techniques that Charlene Dunlap has developed as she has pursued her hobby of making movies with her dogs. You can see all four of the Dunlap Poodles, including the up and coming teenage stars, on her website: www.caninehorizons.com From that site, there is a link that will take you to p...

The New Hampshire "Poodle Mountain party" is this weekend--have fun guys! Many thanks to Rick Miles for sharing this photo of some Crabapple Downs Poodles running on Poodle mountain in the past. This is about it guys, re the photo caption contest. So get your entries in, as a winner will be chosen next week! Each comment or caption you post will count as one entry, then alll will be put in a hat and the winner will receive a $30 Amazon gift certificate!

Need a smile today? I promise, I mean I really PROMISE that you will get a smile and happy feeling from the web page link underneath this cartoon by Charlene Dunlap, which links to the limericks for this and a few more adorable drawings! Click here for the page that will make you smile! Poo dle Cartoons and Limericks by Charlene Dunlap of Canine Horizons

Anyone recognize these Frisbee fighters? I believe this photo is from Rick Miles' collection from the Poodle party up in New Hampshire.

Anyone know who this sweet boy is who behaves so well for his daily teeth brushing? The "Identify Me" or "Give Me a Caption" contest is ending after just a few more photos, so please be sure to go back through older posts and get your comments in! Each comment gives you one entry, and then we will pull from the hat, very soon!

Don't forget the Caption Contest! Thank you Chris for sharing this photo of your daughter and Poodle! Wow, it's August already, go swimming while you still can!

Can anyone identify these sweeties who look soooo happy that the heat wave is breaking a bit this weekend in some areas? Don't you just love it when Poodles fly and ears seem to be helping them take off? Many thanks to Rick Miles, photographer, who sent these photos, along with many others, from the Crabapple Downs Poodle party. Don't forget the caption contest! ONly a couple more weeks left at a chance to win $30 Amazon Gift Certificate!

Did this little man catch a fish? We're jealous! Don't worry little man, if there is a sea monster out in this pond, I'll find it! You little booger, that's not a fish! But we enjoyed the swim anyway!

Do you ever get a photo or an inspiriational story and you were busy that day or something, then you suddenly rediscover it months later and it is like getting a present? That's how I felt when I found this cute photo this morning! Those of us with Poodles will recognize the grooming equipment--help think up a cute caption for this one! Need details on how to win in our easy contest for the $30 Amazon gift certificate? Click here for original post on how to win!: http://poodlepalooza.blogspot.com/2012/07/identify-these-poodles-and-win-win-win.html I apologize that some have had trouble with the blog's comment section. You can even comment as "annomymous" and then just put your name within the comment, so that I know you have made a contest entry, and that entry will go in the pot to win! Stay cool.....

I love this lady! Folks who attend Poodle parties in New Hampshire will immediately know her and probably be able to name both Poodles as well. Thanks to the internet, it is possible to meet wonderful dog people even though they live many states away. Also, I want to introduce readers to another Poodle friend, this one much closer, the breeder of my sweet girl Kate (our curent Standard Poodle) as well as Lizzie, a Poodle of ours from the past who was one of our all time favorites. We won't make Judy a part of the caption contest yet since I know many of my readers are from up north and Judy Butler is in North Carolina, my old stomping grounds. But I hope one of these days soon I can get her to agree to a breeder interview that I can post here so you can really "meet" her. She was the president for many years of the Central Carolina Poodle Club, and she is a breeder who checks her breeding stock for hereditary defects, and she has many years of Poodle knowledge. Here...

I think on a hot day like today, it might be worth getting your hair a little mussed up! Remember...don't forget the caption contest!

Who are these pretty red-headed strangers? i think they are both lovely! Surely some of my Poodle friends who go up to the Poodle parties in New Hampshire at Poodle mountain will recognize them! Remember, letting us know who is in the photo, or simply giving it a cute caption will give you an entry in the contest! See this post below for the easy rules of how to win a $30 Amazon gift certificate: Identify these Poodles and Win, Win, Win!!!

We have a fun contest going on right now...daily photos will be posted on the Poodle Blog for the next few weeks. A prize of a $30 Amazon gift certificate (you can literally buy ANYTHING on Amazon!) will be given to the person who has the most daily comments of either 1) identifying the dog who is pictured in the photo, or 2) giving the photo a cute caption. That's all there is to it, easy to win! This family of Poodles are wonderful ambassadors for the breed, because of their training for the movies they star in! You will find an article or two on this blog about this unusual color pattern, which was actually present in Poodles when the breed was first developed. i think most Poodle blog readers will have an easy time guessing whose these lovely dogs are, since I am including this photo with a BIG clue--their beautiful owner sitting with them! One of the stars was just a young pup this photo was taken a few months back. No, she is a not a breeder...the owner of these dogs i...

A little late but Happy Independence Day to my US friends! And now for some fun!!! Surely those of you who are creative with captions will appreciate 8 year old Scout L'Abbe, who is obsessive about chasing butterflies, snowballs and anything that flies! Don't forget the contest, see info below---easiest way ever to win a $30 Amazon gift certificate!

Don't forget the contest! You can scroll down and find out whose Poodles are on the tractor by looking at older posts on the blog, or just post a cute caption (this photo is just begging for an adorable caption!)

Thank you Chris L'Abbe, for this photo reminding us how much Poodles love to run on the beach! Readers, don't forget the contest! Any caption ideas, or do you know who the flying Poodle in this picture happens to be?

Who is the absolutely gorgeous girl? Name her or caption her & you may win a $30 Amazon gift certificate! See this link for easy contest rules: Poodle Blogger Photo Fun Contest You don't have to submit a picture, just your comment! Thank you Rick Miles for this lovely photo of white fluffy Poodle joy with a mountain in the background--heavenly!

A wonderful surprise came in the mail this week--an entire CD of Poodle photos taken at a recent Poodle party up at Poodle Mountain in New Hampshire. I call this one "the real reason lots of folks call them "french Poodles"! But I desperately need your help, as i don't know the names of the Poodles or the people in most of the photos. So let's have a contest! OK, OK, I know...you're thinking....not fair, because perhaps you were not fortunate enough to be up at the Poodle party because maybe, like me, you are down south and cannot travel all the way to New Hampshire at the drop of a hat. So if you want to enter and don't know the dog's name, then just submit a cute caption instead. To make things a bit more fair, I'll throw in a photo every now and then that you should be able to identify just from reading this blog, Poodles who are "regulars" here (but were not at the poodle party, such as the Poodle actors from Canine Horizons...

Although of course i enjoy getting sample products, I am so picky that few of them actually are written about on my blogs. For example, some nice folks sent samples of "Poodle shampoo" recently. But since it did not lather well and did not make the dogs' coats shine, you won't be reading about it here! But...this week the peanut butter/applesauce variety of the all-natural, healthy Bistro Bites treats arrived and I am thrilled to tell you all about them! Your Poodle will LOVE these treats, and you will love the company which makes them in such a healthy fashion that they are perfect for small dogs, or larger dogs which need tiny treats to keep their weight down. "So many dogs are suffering from severe obesity because the treats they're eating are simply too big" said Valerie Perlowitz, CEO and founder of Bistro Bites. "I wanted a product that was designed to meet the nutritional needs of small dogs, not just a broken up treat created for a large...

When photographer Rick Miles sent me the above oh-so-appealing photo of "Zoey", taken recently at a New Hampshire Poodle Party, I asked him if I could write to her owners to find out more about Zoey. Not only were Conde & Geoff kind enough to tell me a little about Zoey but also they sent a few more pictures, so Poodle Blog readers could catch a glimpse of Zoey in action! Conde writes: Miss Zoey is our first poodle. If I could sum her up it is that she loves life, loves people and loves food although not necessarily in that order. I think part of the reason she loves life is that she thinks everyone was placed on the planet to take care of her needs! She almost always has a smile, an effervescent, irrepressible personality. Zoey loves kids, loves to retrieve and play frisbee. She has competed in Dock Dogs, competes as part of my skijor team, and has modeled regularly for Fetchdog, including being the cover girl August 2009. Thank you Conde, for sending photos...

I love to receive emails like this one I received tonight from my friend and Poodle photographer Rick Miles, who said: Sadie was very very happy after her swim. Jeanne commented on the e-mail list that this was a great poodle joy picture and I just had to send it on to you. Thank you soooo much Rick for sharing this photo (and a note to Jeanne Haight--you know me so well Jeanne, I do indeed love this joyful photo!)

I love this picture of the L'Abbe boys going over the driftwood jump! I bet they are so glad that warm weather has arrived and Chris will be taking them to the lake for swimming and playing. As always, thank you Chris for sharing photos of your boys.

Some time ago I obtained permission from Wysong to post their series about dog food myths and truths. I found today's post particularly interesting, because of the links provided to the Whole Food Journal, a publication that I unsubscribed to years ago, due to the biased nonsense I read in the pages. It seems Dr. Wysong recommended this publication for many years, but his company has been a recent victim of their unscientific "evaluations". Wysong is a company whose reputation is above reproach, which is very unusual for any dog company in this day and age. I hope my readers will take time to read this short article by Dr. Wysong and follow the links at the end. Wysong is the only dog food company I know of that also advocates feeding your dog fresh, natural foods as the healthiest alternative. My favorite product of Wysong's is their dehydrated meat and no, I do not sell Wysong or any other dog food, but I do often recommend their products because my experience with...

No Mom...really, it was not ME who destuffed the tiger! (Kate, you certainly do look guilty!)

My gorgeous parti Poodle boyfriends Scotty and Joey continue to send me their journal and I know you will LOVE seeing their photos and hearing the latest! Here is a note from Scotty, back from March 19. For more recent updates, please see the boy's personal website, which is always so much fun! Canine Horizons Website Two Featuring the Parti Boys Scotty's Journal - March 19, 2012 - Monday We've had really warm weather here - mid 80s in the daytime so we get up early and get all our activities done in the morning and then we dogs sleep in the afternoon. This weekend, we all had baths - nice looking bunch, huh? Here's Joey -- Mom says he has TONS of hair because it is SO thick and plush. This morning we went for a walk in the park down from our house.. Here's Joey and me at the end or our walk - see how big I'm getting! A family portrait I sent Aunt Mellie lots of photos of us training and playing, we are learning so many new things! Be sure to vi...

I love to share great news about products I've tried. But every now and then, I also share things that my dogs have NOT done well on. Today we are suffering with various degrees of tummy ache from a raw dog food product. This experience has made me think about all the misconceptions dog owners now have about dog food. As the tummy upsets here have proven, no matter how expensive, or how wonderfuly rated the ingredients, our dogs don't always do well on food which seems full of "perfect" ingredients. Before this dog food order arrived, for the last month or so, the housedogs were eating a basic dry food, Eukanuba. It just happened to be what we had here for the kennel dogs (not Poodles) so it was handy, but it is not something I normally feed my Poodles. It was a tight month budget-wise so when we were running low on "Poodle food", we simply brought home some food from the kennel. They were doing great on it, so why in the world did I spend $84 to ship in ...

Wow, it's March already! Take this advice from one of Chris L'Abbe's boys--take a bite of snow before it's too late!

If you are a regular reader, you've seen posts in the past about my amazing friend, Poodle trainer Charlene Dunlap, of Canine Horizons. She trains her Poodles to do all types of fascinating behaviors and makes movies of them to showcase their talents. Charlene's original Canine Horizons website is a wealth of information about Poodles and dog training, and also has many clips of her dogs in action. Since Poodle actors Sydney and Jyah are getting older, Charlene has added two parti boys to her crew this past year. I have greatly enjoyed keeping up with their exploits and training. These young actors have their own website now, so you can also enjoy keeping up with them through this link: http://www2.caninehorizons.com/ Here is an update that the lovely red and white boy Scotty sent to his "Aunt Mellie" earlier this week: Joey and Scotty's Journal - February 14, 2012 - Tuesday Here are some pictures of Joey and me playing in the obstacle yard. It's ...