[dagnyreis]

I do love their meticulous attention to health issues, and it appears that he has great hips, but in spite of that his rear appears less than ideal, a bit straight in the stifles, also his neck is a little on the short side. Were I in your shoes I would re-read the AKC Standard and get a copy of the Poodle Variety Stud dog issue and look again, but your goals may be only health and temperament and then he's likely just fine. I'm only critiquing conformation.

 

[dagnyreis]

Stud dogs

Yes, I saw that but the information still holds true.

 

[dagnyreis]

Old threads

I'm mea culpa here - likely guilty of some revival. I have found that I learn enormous amounts from other breeders and even more from pet owners because they're the real proof of the breeder's pudding, but if I can return that favor I do so. That was my motivation behind pointing out real world issues in photos of a real world dog used at stud.

 

[dagnyreis]

Being a newcomer

I know no one in this forum (though I'm getting to know a few of you both through the forum as such and in wonderfully supportive private messages). I can choose to not participate or I can ignore the suspicions and stay. I have decided to stay unless things get downright silly since I believe I can learn and might be able to contribute.

For the few who appear to have been wounded by a quite vicious fight, here is the CHIC number for my bitch: 61999. Through that you can see her name, her test results and her pedigree with test results of her relatives.

Here is a partial list of dogs I bred in the '70s. They'll show up as bred by Arleen Reis (my legal name), but having been called Dagny nearly from birth in Norway I decided to continue with that this time around. You can look them up on Poodle Pedigree:

AM CH Dhubhne Emblem Of Levade
Dhubhne India Of Levade
AM CH Levade's Ambition
AM CH Levade's Audacity
AM CH Teller Levade Amy O'sangueree
AM CH Teller's Levade's Easy Does It
AM CH Teller's Levade's Final Notice

I am listed on LinkedIn as well. I was a super early employee of Netscape, which is why we have this wonderfully quick and easy mode of communication across the world, so you see I've had a great deal of luck in my life.

Now I'm finished. Anyone still suspicious of me? I've done all I choose to do to allay your fears.

 

[dagnyreis]

Welcome, Dagny. Sorry we put you through the Third Degree.

That's okay - I'm an open book...