Out of the blue on 12/24, I woke up to my happy, healthy, standard poodle, Sydney have a gran mal seizure. Worse, she continued to have them one after the other (cluster). We rushed her to an emergency hospital, where she stayed for 3 days, not coming home until she was seizure free for 24 hrs. Needless to say, we were beyond devastated. She was put on pred, pheno. She was fine for 2 weeks, then had three smaller seizures during the night 1/5. (less intense, shorter in duration). She also went to local Vet 1/16 to have pheno level checked, and they reported that level was fine, and she didn't have to be seen for 6 months. We went a month seizure free, and then on 2/4, she seized 3x in the early am, and then again at noon, still less intense, shorter duration. Four seemed alot to me, so back to emergency hospital, and she was admitted for fear that she would have a bad one that she couldn't get out of. Emergency Dr. had pheno report faxed from local Vet to check the level. The level range is 15 to 45. Sydneys level was 19, which, in my mind, and the emergency Dr's indicated that her meds s/h/b increased back on 1/16. Anyway, they are are increasing her pheno dose, and adding another seizure med to the mix, and she is coming home. This was the healthiest dog, who is so loving, one that hikes/walks with us 2-3 times a week. This is all a shock. We do not have a diagnosis as to why she is seizing, and are being told that she is too old to start with epilepsy (9-1/2), and this could very well be a brain tumor, which I really don't want to hear, especially where my husband died of a brain tumor at 53. I love this dog with all my heart, and she loves me. I am going to continue with medication and hope for the best. When she comes out of the seizures now, she gets up, dusts herself off, and is normal. She has no other signs of neurological disorder. Having said all that, I have been researching breeders of smaller size standards to introduce to our family. Have found some good litters that I passed on very recently due to being undecisive about getting into the "puppy stuff" again. I have had six standards. Now I am definitely ready for a puppy while my Sydney is still with me as I know she will teach a new puppy alot of her wonderful traits, and I want her to have the opportunity. Sydney is the smartest standard I have had, and believe me all the others were very smart. The pups that I was looking at are now gone, and I am leary of some of the litters that I have found. I have two things that I would appreciate all the info I can get. 1. Seizures, particularly in older spoo's. 2. I would like some recommendations on good small standard breeders. I can give the names of some of the breeders that I am unsure of, but would rather do that privately. I want to find a good bred pup as soon as possible, and thanks in advance for helping me. Sydney won't be coming home until 4pm today, and life just hasn't been the same without her here. I even got out her dog food, and put her dish on the counter this morning, and then realized she wasn't here.