Penjilum-Poodles

[QUOTE=whitepoodles;117587]Penjilum:

I will send you photos tomorrow so that you can try your beautiful art on my guys.. I appreciate it !

Looking forward to doing them for you!

amerique2

Thanks, Ora, for all the details. I just love this forum! The amount of knowledge and experience is unbeatable! Thanks for sharing what you've learned and for what you continue to learn. These puppies are precious!!! I love, love, love white poodles especially since you can see their dark eyes. Can't wait til these puppies open their eyes and we can see them.

I had a white mini poodle growing up. She had a wonderful temperament, not hyper or yappy. She was a cherished family member. Will be looking forward to seeing more of your minis. Wonder what the average litter for a mini is? You were blessed with six!

whitepoodles

Ameriqu2:

You were very fortunate to have this type of temperament and this is so easy to live with... I cant imagine anyother type, I would go mental.

There is not really an average litter for a mini, If I am not mistaken I recall there were 12 puppies in a mini litter years ago and the breeder sent an article to PV magazine.

I would say between 3 and 6 is the average but dont quote me on that because I am just now starting in minis. Standards I know, but am looking forward to learn from reputable mini breeders about this variety and pedigrees etc... so that I am armed with as much knowledge before each breeding.

Olie

How funny - my BF was looking last night and said "why didn't we get one from this litter?" LOL - he feels the same as me, if we could we would have wall to wall poodles. NOT!! 3 will be my max!

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whitepoodles

Olie:
LOL dont dont have more than 3 poodles.. This is also the max I want but I will not place my boys Onyx and Cole.. They are intact males and I am responsible for their behavior.

NOt too many owners will fair well with intact males no matter how wonderful a temperament they have they are still more charged than the average neutered dog, so these boys stay with me until the end of their natural life, never to be placed with friends or clients.

I now have 3 standards and 1 miniature. I will be keeping a girl from this litter and will go up to 4 standards adn 1 mini as such 5 in my house..

OK, LOL this is where I am stopping. A wonderful breeder friend of mine in Toronto is looking for a companion for her mom and asked me if I will be willing to place the girl I keep out of Lola and Cole's current litter and I told her yes, after she finishes her championship. And so No. 5 standard will be going to my good friend's mom whom I trust implicitly and will be coming here to whelp her 2 litters then she will be spayed and continue living with them.

This is how I keep my numbers down and still have the ability to sleep well at night knowing that both my pets and show/breeding dogs are in wonderful homes.

I really can not/will not own more than 3-4 standards. It will be unfair to the dogs, and also there are doggy number restrictions in my suburb.

pudel luv

Ora, Those babies are STUNNING !

Better to be little chunkers now than scrawny, right? Maybe they'll end up being less picky eaters than most standards I know. So many friends and poodle owners I know state that their dogs are very picky eaters. I say they are "discerning" . Who wants to eat the same thing every day? My eldest spoo figured this out quick. Wait around long enough and she'll sprinkle some fresh grated cheese on top of my meal. Toulouse holds out for the condiments.
It's too funny.

Thanks so much for sharing the 10 days old photos. They are breathtaking!

whitepoodles

Poodluv:

The oinkers certainly keep me busy and will get even busier as they continue to open their eye/ears and mom will start to feed less and less starting at 3 weeks and on.

This part from 1-3 weeks is the easiest part of raising the pups, they need nothing from you but cleanliness and everything from their dam, feeding, warmth, stimulation.

The hard work starts at 3 weeks when you start weaning them, cleaning after them and starting the potty training on newspaper, shaving faces, and bathing...WOW what a job !

So true about finniky eaters.. Poodles are known for this much more so the standards than minis. Salsa is a chunky girl and so padded she should really go on a strict diet , my others are lean but well padded still ribs can be felt.

When my husband takes out a piece of bread , LOL usually raisin bread they stop eating, leave their dishes and surround him.. I tell him NO, not before they finish their food.. They have such a sad look to their eyes.. but it does not impress me.. LOLOL

schpeckie

Where did you get such nice pens? Do you have carpet in where they play and sleep?

ArreauStandardPoodle

Yes, I liike that set up and the white pen for the three weeks and up stage. Very clean looking.

Ora....dogs should not eat raisins, or grapes. I used to feel my guys raisin toast andd mt vet blasted me. He said they can be deadly. He gave me a list of no-no foods:

raisins
grapes
raw onions
sweet potato skins (the flesh is okay but not the skin)
some vets say romaine lettuce

*tina*

OH, I LOVE THEM! Why does Hawaii have stupid quarantine laws ? Not to mention not wanting to have to ship a big dog back to the mainland one of these years. I want one