Poodle Rescue in the Carolinas
I get an amazing number of requests for puppies. I am complimented by the interest and the respect for our approach to owning Standard Poodles. Many of you have written kind notes. Thank you.
Since I don't breed often, I do try to help people locate Poodles elsewhere. Right now there are many Standard Poodles with various life experiences, available from the Carolina Poodle Rescue organization. I've spent hours going through the various Poodles housed there - and I encourage anyone looking for a pet to consider rescue. There are miniature and toy Poodles available as well. Every rescue has a different story - some from neglect, yes. But others have ended up in rescue as the result of an owner who must move, has fallen ill, or has had a life changing event that prevents them from keeping their dogs. You'll be doing yourself and the Poodles a favor by visiting the site to see "who" is available. Your special companion may just be waiting to meet you! The site is http://www.carolinapoodlerescue.org Technology and Poodles
I am really not at all sure how this technology and Poodles things has come together, but I am willing to give it a try.
2010 - A new year of fun
Our pack of Poodles is enjoying the winter - though we have had some snow that we hadn't planned on! Mulligan and Ruffian continue to train for Agility. And Ruffian and his sister Hooligan continue to train in the field. We're all happy and healthy and that is what is most important! While we have no exciitng news, we did all travel to Pennsylvania to Grandma's house for the holiday. Then the Poodle's went to Aunt Stacey's kennel while Mom and Dad went on a cruise to ring in the new year. January has flown by - and we need to get our training together - the Greatest Poodle Show On Earth - The PCA National Specialty - is just around the corner!
We've heard from several of our "grandkids" and enjoy the updates, photos and notes. Keep them coming! Claudia AKC Senior Hunter Title for Ruffian
We are happy to announce that Ruffian and Claudia qualified for their 4th - and therefore for their Senior Hunter Title in Ohio at the Buckeye Retriever Club. We thank the judges - Bob Reckert and Peggy Baumann for recognizing our boys strengths as a hunting companion.
It has been a wonderful 2009 for Poo'Pla Standard Poodles in the field. We have earned two Junior Hunter titles, one for Hooligan and one for Ruffian, plus we earned Ruffian's Senior Hunting Title. With hope we will come out in 2010 with Hooligan in Senior and Ruffian is Master levels. For now we hope to get into hunting season - as well as locate a farm for our family to use for more training and relaxing. Thanks to all of you who follow along and cheer for our Poodles in the field! Weekend Hunt Tests in Remington Virginia
We just returned from a weekend of Hunt Tests in Remington Virginia.
We have finisihed our 4th AKC Breed Champion and Junior Hunter, CH Poo'Pla's Hooligan of Dalmore! Hooligan achieved her JH in 4 out of 5 tries - and we are very proud of this promising girl. Her brother, CH Poo'Pla's Ruffian of Talisker JH (WC WCX) achieved his 3rd Q for the Senior Hunter and will need one more Q to title. He too is a wonderful boy and we are so very proud of them! Meanwhile, up in Connecticut, CH Poo'Pla's Lagavulin Sky achieved his WC. Sky and his owner, Richard, focus on upland hunting primarily but we are very proud of him and all that this great team has achieved! July 4th 2009We've been negligent in posting our news! PCA 2009
It was a very good PCA 2009 for Ruffian and Mulligan. The other girls stayed home as we are hoping Ms. Alias is pregnant. Hooligan was in season and Jamie wasn't entered in anything.
Ruffian got another JH pass and also a WC pass. The weather was lovely and we had lots of fun with many poodles! Mulligan achieved her 3rd Q and her Rally Adavanced Title in Obedience. So now to Rally Excellent and the Open Obedience classes. There will be photos coming, I promise! Also, Alias was bred to Ruffian and we are looking forward to finding out if she is having puppies. If so it will be around June 1! It is already March!We can't believe it is already March! The Poo's and I have been training but not testing much. We're waiting until the fall when I can take two with me (for the price of one test!). Ruffian and Hooligan will both be out and about in the fall. Ruff should be ready for Senior - and maybe Hooligan will be too. Happy New Year to All!
The Poos and We just returned from a trip to my Mom's house in Pittsburgh PA. Nothing like dropping in for a visit with 5 Poodles! There really isn't much exciting going on around here. It's raining and gloomy but we're looking forward to some training this week. January 17th will bring a duck hunting trip to Hyde County NC. With hope we'll have something interesting to post and a few photos by then!
Mulligan Gets 2 Rally Advanced Obedience Passes in Winston Salem
Mulls and Claudia are just back from Winston Salem where we participated in our first Obedience trials in a long time! We really went to connect with old friends and to get motivated to start training for the ring again. I had her entered in Rally Advanced both days.
She Q'd both days and placed on Sunday so we were *very* happy. Most of all we just had FUN. Alias is officially training to Track. And Ruff and Hooli are still in the field improving every day! The weather has been COLD but the dogs have still be running marks and having a great time. Tell us what YOU have been doing ;-) Claudia 
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WHOO HOO! June 2008 is a doozy!
"Pilot" Owned by C. Krissman, LA California.  Pilot is hunt training in CA so he can hunt with his owner someday soon! Meanwhile he is a great companion and the office dog. He's named after George Washington's hunting companion -- a poodle!  "Bam Bam" Owned by the Myers in Illinois. He has his CGC already and is working with Carol to compete in Obedience. Larry just gets to love him and laugh! I just got a photo of Bam in the snow. He likes it! November 24, 2006 "Ruffian" PooPla's Ruffian of Talisker, was awarded another point going Best of Winners over the weekend. He now has 12 points and 1 major at just under 11 months old! He needs one major to achieve his Championship as a puppy! Thank you Chris, Rachel, and Claudette for keeping Ruffian fit and beautiful in the ring. November 6. 2006 Mississippi: Mulligan achieves her AKC Senior Hunter Title (SH) - HR CH Ascot Boucheron Joallerie SH CD RN WCX.  Mulligan is the 2nd Champion to ever to achieve an SH. She is the 5th Standard Poodle bitch to achieve the SH title. We are SO proud of her and Kristie Wilder, Waterdog Kennels who handles Mulligan. Thanks to Kristie, and to CooBear and MishyShell for being the most dedicated Poodle Cheerleaders! Without these folks encouraging both Mulligan AND her owners we could not have made it. POODLE POWER!
October 23, 2006
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While in the area we participated in 2 weekends of Hunt events. Ruffian completed his Junior Hunter title and we were very proud of his work. He also passsed his first 2 Senior Hunting Tests! We were thrilled at his performance. He continues to work this summer and we'll have him out in the tests again this fall.
She needs one pass for her title and we'll get that in the fall. Meanwhile she is working very hard at handling for Senior Hunter.
second major over the weekend handled by Allan Chambers in California. She is headed home this week and will start her Obedience and Field Training joining Mom Mulligan, and brother Ruffian, in the field! Hooli is our 5th champion and our 3rd homebred champion!
Club sponsored a back to back WC WCX event weekend. It was a weekend full of fun and fellowship for a group of people that really enjoy training their Poodles to retrieve on land and water.
photos just in from Caro and Ellen Krissman, newlyweds, and owners of Pilot, the ring bearer in their recent wedding. Congratulations Caro and Ellen and of course to Pilot!
"Good Morning Claudia: Do you remember 2 years ago today? You were trying desperately to get your black puppy to the Milwaukee Airport to meet his new parents. Larry and I still have that vision of you walking from the terminal area with the Sherpa bag and that black head and paws sticking out. A vision ingrained in our minds. We were talking about it over coffee this morning and how much joy he has brought into our lives. I kept all the e-mails that we received in looking for this Poodle, and one e-mail from you talked about Bam Bam bringing the ball to you to play retrieve. I just thought I’d tell you that he still does that every morning. After we go outside and I get things in order for breakfast, he brings a ball and we play. And in the evenings, if he’s bored and I’m on the computer, a ball will go rolling across the keyboard. He’s really funny when Larry reclines back in his chair. Bam can be asleep and he will get the ball and drop it in Larry’s lap. I can be right there, but he thinks Larry should play. So Cute!
Hooligan went best of winners at Simi Valley California last weekend. We are very proud of her and are ready for her to come home. She needs a 3 point major to finish. She is muscled up and has beautiful color. We're looking forward to her becoming CH Poo'Pla's Hooligan of Dalmore and heading for the field and Obedience ring! 
the guns went off -- but by the end of the morning he was doing his own retrieves in the flooded corn fields. We met some truly interesting people on this hunt, one of which was a professional hunter that travels to different places in the world and guides. He was really familiar with Hunting Poodles which was wonderful. 
d Jamie completed their Rally Novice titles in Obedience with a 98 and a 97 respectively. Rally is so much fun as the handler can communicate with the dog! We had a super time and of course are ready to keep going to CD classes next. 
Cosette!