Morgen and Cole Haight Lovely Morgen Haight, a Crabapple Downs Poodle I absolutely never post twice on the same day, but after that long article, I just had to post something pretty and positive for my readers tonight! My friend Jeanne Haight has been so kind, from practically day one of this blog, to share photos with me of her dogs.   The resident queen at the Haight household is Morgen, pictured above after a recent groom.  She always has such a soulful, deep look in her lovely dark eyes. The little mustached boy beside Morgen is "Cole", a Moyen sized Poodle from Crabapple Downs. I mention their breeder because reading a recent article on her website actually was the inspiration for the article below about health versus showing, etc. Arlene Mills is the breeder of Jeanne's sweet Morgen and Mr. Cole. I found the honesty in Arlene's link on her website entitled "Genetic Research/Poodle Health Registry"  quite refreshing. Thank you J...

"Kate" as a pup, photo by Janet Gray, Graystone Photography I chose the above photo to illustrate this post, simply because it is one of the few photos that I have of any of my Poodles through the years in "show coat". Actually Kate was not yet in full coat as she was a pup still growing hair when this photo was made, I believe she was about five months old. But at that time, I still had high hopes that she might turn out to be a show dog. She had been to a fun match and a month or so later she visited a big name show handler for the first time but unfortunately, due to no one's fault as far as I know, she came back home with a broken front leg. So she spent from age six and a half months to eight or nine months healing, and afterwards was never quite the same, as far as the quality of her movement. Unfortunately, as the years passed, she also developed seizures, so I did not show her in other venues, such as obedience or rally. But she has always been ...

When my friend Becky Godbey posted this photo of some of her Poodles having such a wonderful time playing in the sprinkler, I couldn't resist asking if I could share it with you. After all, it was sixty degrees here in the southern Virginia mountains today so Spring is definitely on its way!  I feel almost guilty talking about it when some of my friends in New England are buried under 20 inches of snow. Prayers that soon warm weather will be headed your way as well. These are a few of Becky's beloved pets enjoying themselves in the backyard, but Becky also shows beautifully bred show quality Standard Poodles.  But each one of Becky's dogs is loved just the same, as you can see from the fun that two of her rescued Poodles are having in this photo!   For more about Becky and her Poodles, please visit her website: Magic Hour Poodles . From left to right, the adorable dogs featured in the photo are: apricot Aries (special sweet puppy mill rescue), in the middle is "R...

Today I found out an amazing thing, a Jack Russell rescue organization in Greensboro, North Carolina found out about a rural NC breeder who decided to retire and surrender a total of 14 Poodles, and they stepped up to help. Pilots and Paws Volunteer Pilots were kind enough to fly all 14 dogs from Henderson, NC to this rescue group in Greensboro, NC in February. They have even been professionally groomed, and they are doing well on crate-training, so they are well on their way to becoming housetrained. Busy, a little lady who is only 6 months old As with all of the dogs in the care of Finding Great Homes for Great Jack Russells Like You, adopters must qualify so that each dog is carefully matched to its forever home.There is an adoption fee to help cover the cost of their medical care, and to help this group continue to save special animals like these. You can see more information on each dog, including age, adoption fees and other details, on the group's list of adoptabl...

What is this adorable pup saying?  Thank you Denise Spotila for allowing me to post Charm's photo. Let's have some fun, and see who can think of the cutest caption! Just click on Comments below (it may say 2 comments 5 comments, whatever, but will take you to a space to type in your comment, takes just a moment of your time). You do not have to be a follower of the blog to comment, but if you are, make sure you go to the blog, www.poodleblogger.com to post your comment so it will count towards the contest!   Denise, will you and Charm help me judge the best CAPTION in a couple of weeks? The Winner will receive $10, hey, it's not a lot but what a fun way to earn a little pocket money!