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Month: April 2025
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Type Over Soundness: Protecting the Soul of the Poodle
Read More: Type Over Soundness: Protecting the Soul of the Poodle“A sound dog without type is just another dog. A typed dog with moderate soundness can still win hearts, shows, and history.” In the world of Poodles — whether one is a breeder, an exhibitor, or a judge — two pillars always stand at the center of every decision: type and soundness.Both are important, both…
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She Is the Standard: Honoring the Poodle Bitch ✨Reflections from Bitch Day at PCA 2025
Read More: She Is the Standard: Honoring the Poodle Bitch ✨Reflections from Bitch Day at PCA 2025Today was Bitch Day at PCA.And if you were watching closely, you saw something deeper than ribbons and applause. You saw definition. You saw type made visible. You saw the standard—walking, moving, alive. Because the Poodle bitch isn’t just a contender.She is the compass. The continuity. The foundation of the breed. So today, in her…
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Not Everyone Is Meant to Steward This Breed
Read More: Not Everyone Is Meant to Steward This BreedNot Everyone Is Meant to Steward This Breed I’ve learned something the hard way in this world of dogs—especially with Poodles: not everyone who asks is ready, and not everyone who wants access deserves it. Some people approach you like they’re entitled to what you’ve built. They want your time, your knowledge, your lines, your…
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✨ More Than a Show: Why the Ring Still Matters ✨
Read More: ✨ More Than a Show: Why the Ring Still Matters ✨An invitation to step into something bigger than yourself. Right now, across the country—and around the world—poodle fanciers are brushing coats, reviewing entries, and packing grooming arms and hair dryers into the car. They’re getting ready for the pinnacle of the breed: the Poodle Club of America National Specialty. Often referred to as the “Greatest…
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What If We’re Getting It Wrong? A Letter to the Poodle Show World From a Natural Breeder
Read More: What If We’re Getting It Wrong? A Letter to the Poodle Show World From a Natural BreederI see you.The 4AM show prep. The conditioner routines. The hours of line brushing. The miles driven. The perfectly timed progesterone testing, the surgical AI, the vet tech consults, the imported semen, the deep pedigrees, the title dreams. I see it—and I respect it. It takes tremendous work to shape a show dog, and even…
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Tick Bites and the Terrain: Why Doxycycline Isn’t the Hero, and Your Dog’s Inner Ecosystem Is
Read More: Tick Bites and the Terrain: Why Doxycycline Isn’t the Hero, and Your Dog’s Inner Ecosystem Is“A tick may carry a pathogen, but it’s your dog’s terrain that decides the story.” Let’s talk ticks—not with fear, but with clarity. Tick season rolls in like clockwork, and with it comes a familiar dose of panic: Lyme disease! Ehrlichia! Anaplasmosis! And with that panic, a reflex—reach for the prescription pad. Enter doxycycline: the…
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A Ribbon on a Red Flag: My Encounter with a Doodle Influencer
Read More: A Ribbon on a Red Flag: My Encounter with a Doodle InfluencerNot long ago, I was approached by a Doodle “influencer” with a large social media following. She was looking to add a health-tested, well-structured poodle to her program, hoping to “improve” her lines. Her inquiry was professional, her marketing polished, and her desire framed as sincere. As always, I asked her the most important question:…
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Doodles Are Not the Answer: The Truth Behind the Trend
Read More: Doodles Are Not the Answer: The Truth Behind the TrendDoodles are everywhere. Cute, curly, and marketed as allergy-friendly superdogs. But behind the fluff lies a serious problem—a rising tide of unethical breeding disguised as innovation. Let’s strip the emotion and look at the facts. “Hypoallergenic”? Not Really. There is no such thing. Doodles can and do shed, and their dander, saliva, and mat-prone coats…
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Stop the Poodle Babel: “Moyen” and “Klein” Are Not Magical Sizes—They’re Just Translations of ‘Medium’An open letter to the well-meaning, the misled, and the marketing-happy.
Read More: Stop the Poodle Babel: “Moyen” and “Klein” Are Not Magical Sizes—They’re Just Translations of ‘Medium’An open letter to the well-meaning, the misled, and the marketing-happy.Let’s unravel a myth that’s been spun tighter than a show coat in competition trim:There are not five sizes of Poodles. There are not four sizes of Poodles in America.There are three.Say it with me: Toy, Miniature, Standard. These are the only three recognized sizes under the American Kennel Club (AKC) and United Kennel Club…
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Of Pollen, Pricks, and Itchy Poodles: What One 1983 Study Still Screams About Skin Allergies and Shots
Read More: Of Pollen, Pricks, and Itchy Poodles: What One 1983 Study Still Screams About Skin Allergies and ShotsIn 1983, long before Instagram dogs had food allergies and itchy skin became a breed-wide epidemic, a little-known but groundbreaking study by Frick et al. whispered a truth that only now we’re ready to hear: Vaccines can make dogs more allergic. Not allergic to vaccines—though that happens too. No, allergic to everything else… like pollen,…