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This is an excellent point and I think a very good screening tool. A website should make the attributes of the program clear rather than listing puppy inventory.Quality really falls off a cliff with Toy poodles. And red is a popular color, so it attracts the junky breeders. For those reasons, I would stick with local poodle club referrals and contact the PCA referral person (Mary Olund) referenced in the other thread.
Without even looking at the website, what you want to see on a website is:
Registered names and evidence that the breeder is doing something with her breeding stock (showing and/or performance).
Proof of testing (OFA links)
Pictures of adults and lists of their accomplishments. Few pictures of puppies, and NO pictures of very young puppies posed and listed for sale.
A good breeder showcases her overall breeding program on a website, not individual puppies for sale.