We have perhaps one of the best tempermented purebred Miniature Poodles in our little 'Gracey'. She is one of our house dogs and is an absolute joy, though with her pure black coat, it's easy to trip over her in the dark! I've often thought of giving her a bright streak.

Gracey, my first and therefore longest loved Miniature Poodle!

The pup in hand photo is one of Graceys first litter.

Holly is a purebred white Miniature Poodle, and is cute as can be. Gracey did not go through ANY unhappiness when we brought Holly home. The two get along famously! What did I say about that great temperament?
Holly with her gentle nature has turned out to be K9 Kennels socializer. When we have any new dog or puppy that needs socializing, we bring in Holly, who befriends the new addition, and makes it feel at ease. After a day or two we take over, then dealing with a dog who has been welcomed and feels much more at ease than when it came. Holly would probably make a wonderful therapy dog, and she should transfer this temperament onto her puppies.

Holly, my Min. Poodle love, December 14, 2005

Cocoa is a beautiful little chocolate toy poodle. She is a delicate young lady with an affectionate personality. Very friendly and sociable, she climbed her way into my heart right from day 1.

Cocoa, my friendly little Chocolate Toy Poodle.

Raven and Heart, are Black Miniatures, and are Gracey's daughters. They both is show a lot of Gracey's and their dad's (Nickels) friendliness and good temperament. Their breeding life will start in 2009, as Gracey's draws to a close.

My poodle studs are: Nickel, - he's a slight of build Apricot Miniature Poodle and is used as stud service for some of our females.
Nickel is just one heck of a friendly little guy. He's got a sneaky temperament - when he knows he's not to do something, he'll test the boundaries - on tip toe it seems, and sometimes peaks around the corner at me, ever so tentatively, looking to see if it's ok mom... just the cutest little guy. He's a climber though, and can climb out of most any pen without a roof.

Nickels, our toy Poodle stud, April 2007
Nickels is a real sweetheart of a dog.
He's extremely affectionate and gets along with all the other dogs.
He makes a lot of beautiful puppies!

And Poodle stud number 2: In December of 2006, we purchased Rudy - a purebred darker Apricot Miniature Poodle. Rudy has proven to be an excellent stud and has produced some fantastic puppies!

Rudy is our miniature Poodle stud.
Rudy is a very loveable little dog, but is very shy, which, like shyness does in people, limits his ability to really show people what he has to offer.

We do on occasion have Poodles for sale when we breed to increase our breeding stock.

Maltese

Sasha is our Maltese momma. She is one of those worldy looking dogs - she looks very serious and wise. She is a great little mother and a friendly little dog - she loves to go for car rides.

Sasha, she is a VERY Serious young lady indeed!

Schnauzer

Farley and Sweetie are our Miniature Schnauzers. Both are very nice little dogs. Farley is black with a bit of white on his chest, and is extremely sociable and loving. He has produced some exceptional Schnoodles for us! Sweetie is a beautiful energetic female, who has become an amazingly loveable little dog. She spends a lot of time in the house with me at my feet, gazing up at me with those kind eyes for more pats please! Sweetie has been the mother of some extremely beautiful little puppies!

Farley, our Miniature Schnauzer stud

Sweetie - Miniature Schnauzer female, April, 2007

Jennie - Miniature Schnauzer female, May 2008

Cocker Spaniel

Then we have George our American Cocker Spaniel Stud. I've left the picture below of when he was 9 and a half weeks of pure soft puppy joy. Very gentle temperament and extremely smart - he came when called by name after only 2 days. George didn't have to be told twice that he was a stud dog. He is now well experienced at his job, and remains a really loveable dog.

George - Cocker Spaniel stud, 2005

George 9 weeks
I have recently purchased two very sweet American Cocker females, Bunny and Daisy. They will be making Cockapoos for us in 2008.

This is a picture of Bunny, Daisy looks basically the same, but I couldn't get a good picture. Will get one soon!

These pictures were taken at playtime in the yard, in July, 2005.

George and Holly, on a tear around the yard - Holly is completely in the air!

Gracey, Holly and George, 2005

George introduces himself to Holly...is it love?

George and Annie...the blur running by, 2005

George, 2005

Producing HYBRIDS in the agricultural and animal husbandry industries has been done for decades because of their high yields, genetic disease resistance and generally more robust individuals. In dogs, this Hybrid VIGOR (Heterosis) also carries through. When hybridizing with stable and well-tempered purebreds, litters are produced with all the above qualities and typically, a more mellow temperament. Genetic defects that may be common to some purebreds are not commonly seen in the HYBRID dogs (possible yes, but not common). For example, eye and epilepsy conditions are rarely seen in Cock-A-Poos; skin allergy conditions are rarely seen in Westie-Poos; and hip dysplasia conditions are rarely seen in the large-breed HYBRIDS. Since defects in different purebreds ARE different, they tend to neutralize negative things and compensate each other in the hybrid.

In general, F1 crosses or the offspring of two purebred dogs of different breed are the most desirable. Multi-generational crossings are thought to dilute the hybrid vigor that was desired in the first place. For example, a puppy from a purebred Cocker Spaniel Dam and a purebred Poodle Sire is an F1 Cross known as a "CockaPoo". Mating a Cockapoo with another Cockapoo would result in multi-generational offspring.

While the CockaPoo is the most popular and well known Poo Cross, others have been developed for very specific reasons. The Labradoodle (Labrador Retriever X Standard Poodle) and the Goldie Poo (Golden Retriever X Standard Poodle) were initially developed in Austrailia to produce a guide dog or seeing-eye dog with the keen and placid temperment of the Golden/Lab but with the Poodles lower propensity for shedding. The outcome of this experiment has been so successful that the demand for this hybrid has grown in leaps and bounds in North America.

We strongly recommend that you spay or neuter your puppy by 6 months of age as this will help with the marking of territories and the females coming into heat. We do not recommend breeding any F1 crosses.

WE DO NOT CROSS BREED OUR HERDING DOGS. OUR GUARDIANS ARE CROSS BRED - AKBASH/MAREMMA TO PRODUCE WHAT WE FEEL IS A BETTER GUARDIAN DOG.

These are the crosses we do:

CockaPoo - Cocker Spaniel X Poodle
Schnoodle - Schnauzer X Poodle
MaltePoo - Maltese X Poodle