About the Standard Poodle

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Grooming Your Standard Poodle
https://standardpoodleowner.com/poodle-grooming/

Poodle Club of America
https://poodleclubofamerica.org/

AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB BREED INFO
https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/poodle-standard/

UNITED POODLE ASSOCIATION
https://unitedpoodleassociation.org/poodle-info/

Better Bred Standard Poodle Breed Page
https://www.betterbred.com/breedpage/?link=8

Versatility In Poodles Education Page
http://vipoodle.org/education/

Poodle History Project
http://www.poodlehistory.org/

Recommended OFA Health Testing For the Standard Poodle

OFA Recommended Tests for Standard Poodles

  • Hip Dysplasia (One of the Following)
    OFA Evaluation or
    PennHIP Evaluation

  • Eye Examination by A Board Certified ACVO Opthalmologist
  • Health Elective (One of the following tests) 
    OFA Thyroid evaluation from an approved laboratory
    OFA SA Evaluation from an approved dermapathologist
    Congenital Cardiac Exam
    Advanced Cardiac Exam
     

Standard Poodle Breed Health Concerns

https://poodleclubofamerica.org/health-concerns/

The common diseases in the Standard Poodle include Addisons, Bloat, Epilepsy, Hip Dysplasia, Hypothyroidism, Patellar Luxation, Sebaceous Adenitis, Von Willebrands, Progressive Retinal Atrophy, and Neonatal Encephalopathy.  

Although there is not a genetic test for Addisons, Sebaceous Adenitis, and other autoimmune conditions, we participate in VGL testing through Better Bred and consider diversity in all breed plans to lessen the risks of these autoimmune disorders in the puppies we produce.

BLOAT

Every Poodle Owner Must Educate themselves about Bloat.

http://vipoodle.org/fact_sheet/gastric-torsion-bloat/


OUR HEALTH TESTING

Our Dogs are tested to meet or go beyond CHIC recommendations.

We aim to do both Pennhip and OFA evaluations, and both Thyroid and Heart. We do our best to update Heart and Eyes annually even on our retired dogs.
We also submit for OFA Dentition, Patella, and have also begun doing Elbows. Because Thyroid disease may not be caught at 2 years old, we test our dogs again before 6 years of age. Our dogs are either Embark or PawPrint tested for DM, NEwS, PRA, VwD, as well as prcd4, Day Blindness, and other genetic disease test available for Standard or Miniature Poodles when applicable.


SEAIRSHA
Properts Way to the Seashore

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2040985

SUNNY
Perigueux Follow the Sun

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2142860

WISHES
Canen Gossamer Starlight (at Ghibli 2019-2022)

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2153220

NOVEL
Mytyme's First Edition at Ghibli

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2166604

MELLO
Leonardo Brito
(UKC Registered as Kissme's Moon Cloud to Ghibli)

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2323975

ELLIE
Ellie Mae Summer
(UKC Registered as Spirit of Adventure at Ghibli)

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2409432

COCOA
Foxxy Poodle's Sweet Sense

MARNIE
Ghibli's Moonlit Memories

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2282111

MEMRIE
Ghibli's Starry Reminisce

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2462604

MEADOW
Ghibli's Meadow Daydream

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2554637

MARBLE
APAW Dancing in the Moonlight at Ghibli

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2282110

BLUE
Ghibli's Helplessness Blues
(UKC Registered as Ghibli's Moonlight Sonata)

CLOVER
Monarch Sweet Clover at Ghibli

KIKI
Ghibli's Nightfall Nostalgia

https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2530510


STATEMENT ON MERLE: Merle is not a naturally occurring Poodle pattern. Therefore, breeders selling "Merle Poodles" are selling mix breeds, as this is the only way to introduce the Merle pattern into the Poodle by breeding a Merle breed dog such as Australian Shepherds to a Poodle, then breeding the mix breed dog back to Poodles for a few generations until they look like poodles and test as purebred poodle. These breeders are fraudulently registering these dogs with AKC using false color choices. Merle is not a pattern accepted by any registries for Poodles.

The problem with introducing Merle pattern is that the Merle gene can hide in several solid colors of Poodles which can cause unknowing breeding of Double Merles. Doubles merles have poor health including blindness, deafness and other  serious health concerns. There are breeders that will claim it is okay because they are careful to color test to not produce double merles; however, registering Merle poodles as purebred is dishonest and one has to wonder, if they are willing to lie about their dog's color to AKC, what else are they willing to lie about?