tag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:/blogs/apparition-poodles?p=2Apparition Poodles2019-07-24T17:31:12-05:00Apparition Poodlesfalsetag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/62651612020-03-28T16:41:33-05:002023-12-10T10:53:37-06:00Hiking Poodles <p>What better way to escape the house than an afternoon spent in the woods. Our poodles love hiking and our daughter is learning to love the woods as well. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/0ffb169d02c1d33d4f20460a221df99a5e3f7a77/original/90743348-10101689029997214-745679530303160320-o.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/58355122019-07-24T17:31:12-05:002024-02-12T05:56:37-06:00Nutritionally-Mediated DCM<p>I have received several emails and messages over the past few days asking what I personally feed in light of the information released by the FDA about nutritionally-mediated DCM. </p>
<p>It's not yet known exactly what it is about the formulation of the foods associated with nutritionally-mediated DCM that is the problem, but one area of suspicion is the high legume content seen in these foods. The excessive use of legumes in high end, expensive grain free foods has been an alarming trend for the past several years and while it's heartbreaking that dogs are becoming very ill from some of these foods, I'm also quite frankly very thankful it's being brought to public attention. </p>
<p>Whatever the cause, and I truly hope one will be identified, I've chosen to avoid feeding foods with the most cases of nutritionally-mediated DCM. For the time being, and out of an abundance of caution, I've incorporated Purina Pro-Plan into our dogs' diets as it has not had any confirmed cases of nutritionally-mediated DCM that I am aware of, and I continue to also feed our dogs a species appropriate raw diet (various brands and proteins). </p>
<p>I recommend talking with your vet, not panicking, feeding a food without legumes high or frequent on the ingredient list, and avoiding the foods with the most cases of nutritionally-mediated DCM. I personally believe it's also a good idea to rotate proteins and brands in case there is a problem with the formulation of any given food.</p>
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<p>Here is the latest FDA information about the DCM issue! https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/news-events/fda-investigation-potential-link-between-certain-diets-and-canine-dilated-cardiomyopathy?fbclid=IwAR3cA9yLpOWDD9C4oafZ-pMxNNYlGBnZ6shfyEjSh1Q0WXC57SO9sr8-4pk#diet</p>Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/58339102019-05-25T17:25:00-05:002023-12-10T10:56:57-06:002019 Pooches in the Ballpark!!!<p>Our favorite annual event, Pooches in the Ballpark! Last year we had to miss this fun day as I was very PREGNANT myself! However, this year, we brought Baby Jade (GCH. Apparition Spirited Away) who was sporting the trendy Modified Continental Clip and our resident matriarch Millie, Peckerwood's Thoroughly Modern Millie. Stella, our daughter, joined us for her first annual baseball game with the dogs! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/00062f0bc1f23425e2b72ed4bba656f773a4ea58/original/image1.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/46924612017-05-01T16:02:58-05:002022-05-23T04:26:42-05:00PCA Recap and The Scramble To Breed Lula!What a whirlwind week (and some!) it has been! Last week, April 20th - April 28th, was the Poodle Club of America National Specialty show (PCA). PCA has been held in Salisbury, Maryland for many years but this year was the first (of many to come) years that it was held at Purina Farms here in St. Louis, MO. Thursday - Sunday included field/hunt events as well as tracking. Monday was a day of agility and a grooming competition, Tuesday was obedience, rally, performance parade and performance sweepstakes, Wednesday was dogs (conformation), Thursday was bitches (conformation) and Friday was Best of Variety/Best in Show. <br><br>Charlotte, Ch. Apparition Deagra Dream Weaver RN, spent the week with us and earned her first Beginner Novice obedience leg on Tuesday. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/98a1d8cbef8c5f97bb6e200f9d854168f19b617b/medium/18057143-10100941069426194-968840626008207466-n.jpg?1493672023" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br>Millie, Peckerwood's Thoroughly Modern Millie CD BN RA CGC TKN, earned her final leg of her Rally Advanced title with a score of 96 to complete her title! Love my Millie girl. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d61fdd4f644d7aca70aa7d79de88986a3d40ac5c/medium/18058213-10100941071631774-1107318066247069340-n.jpg?1493672136" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br>Marcus, Ch. Apparition Deagra Penumbra BN RN CGC, competed in the inaugural performance sweepstakes and in the parade of the champions!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/3ec0300506e588fa64f0a031787e9b8f6b9c49a0/medium/18194132-10100941979811774-6527288284272437176-n.jpg?1493672299" class="size_m justify_none border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/9b1ac77d4d12071774ba118c140425b5a4690c0c/large/18157659-10100944878058664-1683769087279125517-n.jpg?1493672298" class="size_l justify_none border_none" alt="" height="316" style="width: 531px;" /><br>And.....Our Lulabelle, FINALLY came in season after nearly 14 months of waiting, and was ready to be bred right in the middle of the PCA rush. We did manage to get her bred early in the week of PCA and we are now crossing our fingers and toes that she is indeed pregnant! If she is, she should be approximately 11 days pregnant right now, with puppies due June 22nd. Stay tuned for an update after ultrasound confirmation, which is scheduled for May 19th. <br><br> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/46620002017-04-07T09:32:42-05:002023-12-10T11:22:51-06:00Lula, Lala and Millie's Latest Accomplishments!!Last weekend was an exciting one for our girls! First, our Charlotte (aka LALA) finished her Rally Novice title on Friday. Mary and Lala did a fabulous job earning a score of 96 and a pretty rosette to top it off! Yay Mary and Lala! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/5f44768f61675d4c6353fc61f6b8d004e7a7027d/medium/lala.jpg?1491574964" class="size_m justify_center border_" />On Saturday and Sunday, Millie earned her first two qualifying legs in Rally Advanced. She did excellent on Saturday earning a score of 96 - impressive since we haven't really trained in a couple of years, when she earned her obedience CD title. On Sunday, my nerves got the best of me and we had some handler error issues (me ending up at the wrong sign a few times....) and Millie was tempted by the food bowls on the offset figure 8 - but she still earned a leg and a placement!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/c7ff21f0abd108478add2b0fb728da67c913f978/medium/17759970-10100921914432954-6404745067726364583-n.jpg?1491575325" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br>And - last but certainly not least - Lulabelle finished her Beginner Novice obedience title on Saturday and earned her first qualifying leg toward her Novice (CD) title on Sunday. It was a fabulous weekend all around! And - the best news - is that finally it appears that Lulabelle has come in season! She has a slow biological clock and is one of those girls who only cycles once a year. So - stay tuned for updates on the planned breeding between her and Winston this month!<br> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/46155012017-01-28T14:35:00-06:002023-10-11T10:42:35-05:00Yadi Earns his Rally Novice Title! Huge congratulations to Yadi and his owner Teresa for completing his Rally Novice title at the St. Charles Kennel Club shows! Yadi is Lula and Marcus' littermate and lives with his adoring family in Kansas. It was awesome to see and cheer for Yadi and his owner in the ring! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/99203b6e108d0a59edc11f8579e97d136b8ce3dc/medium/16388305-757777357717912-1254493689771103839-n.jpg?1488573271" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/46154662016-12-05T14:30:00-06:002022-04-28T02:25:17-05:00Lula earns her Rally Novice Title!Lula, Ch. Apparition Deagra RN CGC, completed her AKC Rally Novice title this past August. She came out with a bang scoring a perfect 100 for her first leg and respectable scores in the mid to high 90s for her other two legs. This was our debut in companion events since the completion of her championship last January. It's always a blast coming out for the first time in a companion/performance event!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d73dc03569b2589ab6c36bc3fd0b8396fe3a48c7/medium/14053946-666127726882876-3468696504574860190-n.jpg?1488572067" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/42806662016-07-15T14:11:56-05:002022-04-05T15:08:18-05:00Purina's Better With Pets Exhibit!Purina Farms, located only about 20 minutes away from us, opened up a brand new exhibit yesterday called, "Better With Pets". About 10 different breeds of dogs and cats are featured in the exhibit and real live examples of those breeds were present during the reveal of the exhibit. Lulabelle got to represent the Poodle! We thought it was very fitting that the poodle in the exhibit is named, "Lulu". Lulabelle was a fantastic ambassador for the breed and we even got to get our photo taken with Tony La Russa. <p>http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7876151-purina-farms-better-with-pets-exhibit/</p><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/60ac556ff92414b6d837ace75b13bd6fb3e9e38c/original/13716200-646008112228171-341675578184600429-n.jpg?1468609854" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/f65fda23f53e55abf01c5427dd21c95c4e2ed16d/large/13620991-10100726158424564-4170222349354932121-n.jpg?1468609871" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="480" style="width: 397px;" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/38223232015-08-17T10:58:15-05:002022-05-26T06:58:42-05:00Five Weeks Old!The puppies turned five weeks old on Friday. Faces were shaved again over the weekend and the puppies spent lots of time exercising and playing outside. Big sis Lulabelle is turning out to be a great nanny and loves to entertain the puppies. Five weeks is approximately the time of a first fear stage, so I have begun working on confidence building with the puppies. Last night, I put down a plastic tarp with some wire crate panels underneath. A few of the puppies bombarded over the tarp and thought it was the coolest thing ever. Most of them exercised some due caution but all were able to be convinced that it was OK to carefully walk around on it. <br><br>I'm continuing to work on the Communication Trinity exercises from last week. I am mainly focusing on Manding, which I am finding to be very time consuming! Most of the puppies just stare at me and eventually get bored and start exploring before they ever decide to sit. They will get it! :)<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/24e7a971f820549ec37cb8fd85049f79b5719353/large/11907220-508087526020231-6409008494737845143-n.jpg?1439826892" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="495" style="width: 369px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d7f411f2aa231e5eed7a8273b1114a01684de076/large/11880673-508087632686887-2395436180208118267-n.jpg?1439826896" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="" height="395" style="width: 540px;" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/4a9195fecd070fb3d3d57fce1bc02c6f5ac54281/original/11866485-508087652686885-7263989798163012788-n.jpg?1439826899" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="449" style="width: 496px;" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b9896be077cdee407841fc3fcc281ed549056dfd/original/11056610-508087972686853-5979808249885176665-n.jpg?1439826901" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="497" style="width: 469px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/27536d71952aeb12cf46d4d334115d6c22dff198/original/11891159-508088039353513-3350592095120614886-n.jpg?1439827036" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="419" style="width: 521px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/257dcdf3cc07f3d49647a604e13f343add3325a8/original/11887984-508088066020177-6923273272783494933-n.jpg?1439827033" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="476" style="width: 468px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/6603302c1b6cb70a96ec1aaa7b6bf9433b808d2e/original/11866396-508088046020179-7748311530288359116-n.jpg?1439827029" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="394" style="width: 466px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b978287b2fec3f62b7a9684b1a39e8516510c45b/original/11880661-508088062686844-2875380794190969673-n.jpg?1439827025" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="478" style="width: 463px;" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/38139562015-08-10T15:22:48-05:002022-03-24T09:37:45-05:00Four Weeks Old!This weekend was very busy! All of the puppies had their faces, feet, and tail bases shaved. They were bathed and fluff dried. They also got to go outside for the first time to begin to learn about the exciting world they live in. In following Jane Killion's Puppy Culture, the puppies were introduced to step 1 of the Communication Trinity. This is being conditioned to a training marker - a clicker. A clicker is an incredibly useful training tool for marking desired behavior in puppies and dogs. <br><br><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=2SWCWd2RoF8" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><font color="#1155cc">https://m.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr></font>feature=youtube_gdata_player&<wbr></wbr>v=2SWCWd2RoF8</a><br><br>The next two steps are teaching the puppy to offer behaviors, and teaching the puppy to "mand". More on the next two steps later this week.<br><br>Enjoy some photos from their first jaunt outside! This was before their first bath/fluffy dry. :)<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/aefde4782d76746d3fd01b9e4808f588d61601c6/medium/11217821-504269313068719-2951874745746181888-n.jpg?1439237192" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/5832f6ed7717df8b7d3aefe34fc8b3983d07aea0/large/11826059-504269073068743-2806126145142542372-n.jpg?1439237278" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="382" style="width: 541px;" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d3c1a6022f64cc496bcec8d0baa2641d262de84e/large/11831823-504268836402100-486866679237969238-n.jpg?1439237277" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="427" style="width: 532px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/e30f32cdb5c805020342a950014779eb311224fd/original/11822570-504268783068772-6001275746382063172-n.jpg?1439237209" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="368" style="width: 536px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/a1ccbef3a4b7f9a8a39c78a296f80db31e9e347d/large/11753673-504268906402093-2073085402892297463-n.jpg?1439237211" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="" height="493" style="width: 529px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/8f76dc58d03badd211e856adf5d81f59dd2292ec/original/11825643-504268879735429-8542378271315942072-n.jpg?1439237243" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="398" style="width: 527px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/0db51f10c5493ed1d6df5c464ff78294798c5e20/original/11825731-504269409735376-5254651075580570544-n.jpg?1439237239" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="413" style="width: 512px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/203fb4c5d399731115486824f5202fd520b89875/original/11825149-504269383068712-111003775125465455-n.jpg?1439237242" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="351" style="width: 512px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/55199877aaba830b40f2bc136bce31d3aa9bddfd/original/11870895-504269166402067-4264121289565477553-n.jpg?1439237680" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="334" style="width: 514px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/1018021f8d99e1431badee3c8d5fbfa530dd5703/original/11870810-504269473068703-6603806802330647203-n.jpg?1439237680" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="421" style="width: 501px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b04f8d544885dc94ef787db25e5a7726bfc2a0a4/original/11863317-504269309735386-6499513226024884479-n.jpg?1439237682" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="362" style="width: 503px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/4255fceb033b6b780ba273b8e2f5c4f778520da3/original/11855736-504268886402095-983446028504151807-n.jpg?1439237677" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="344" style="width: 500px;" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/38044462015-08-05T10:29:12-05:002021-10-16T06:43:42-05:00Three Weeks Old!The puppies turned three weeks old on Friday! It's been an exciting week for them learning how to lap liquids from a bowl, enjoying their first kibble & goat milk gruel, having a potty area added to their pen, and families who have reserved puppies have been invited to come visit the puppies starting this week. The window of socialization begins at three weeks of age, so all of these visits and experiences are important to the emotional and social development of the pups. <br><br>I've been following Jane Killion's Puppy Culture video <a href="http://www.puppyculture.com/">http://www.puppyculture.com/</a> to raise enrichment seeking, problem solving, well rounded puppies. It's not very different from I've done before, but there are small tasks to focus on each week with the puppies. This week, one focus is startle and recovery. Starting at 21 days of age, puppies will startle upon hearing sound and something suddenly placed in front of them. They don't yet have fear, and will recover immediately, so this week is the time to practice and become desensitized to being startled! This can lead to a quicker recovery time once the puppies are older and do have that fear response to scary things. <br><br>I have of course continued to handle each puppy as much as possible daily - rubbing toes, ears, stroking faces and tails - so that they are accustomed to being loved on! :)<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/e5ebd22994858c263aeec7d9047205d2b733d206/original/11781625-502378586591125-54144602084792033-n.jpg?1438788116" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="383" style="width: 549px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/01c6ea6fa2eba9b3e41a8abcca2fb1f77bfe3c68/original/11825228-502905103205140-6051914153788502236-n.jpg?1438787938" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="516" style="width: 352px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/54128c2216ff38eac37a1fd79b29424876029121/original/11828836-501221773373473-5438782411918359208-n.jpg?1438787942" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="534" style="width: 400px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/4a3778bd514774f064f06fed9e7fdebded2ae016/original/11058321-502898116539172-4275701143447017643-n.jpg?1438787931" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="666" style="width: 409px;" /><br> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/37930192015-07-29T10:53:09-05:002022-03-24T09:40:12-05:00Two Weeks OldDharma's puppies turned 2 weeks last Friday. They are now toddling around, ears and eyes are open, teeth are near erupting, and they are beginning to show interest in their littermates and in me. They still spend the majority of their time sleeping, but they are beginning to play with each other a little. It is amazing to watch them grow and mature. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b4951ca41cf71e6b1bf8a0f28d79704c4a696ce8/large/11796183-10100526665924134-7288192799675109975-n.jpg?1438185036" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="429" style="width: 496px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/3f431f18b9e4c918c7d78e0c2a18a327613de8f6/original/dsc-0611.jpg?1438185045" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="368" style="width: 497px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/5609c2609fe3f9ab8ea35c27328d40e437806e53/original/11800015-499519313543719-8680232550418611105-n-1.jpg?1438185039" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="361" style="width: 494px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/745fef49094b5a0ded1e893486cae94d514ddc6c/original/dsc-0624.jpg?1438185049" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="400" style="width: 496px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/c32aa0d554aed3154e082789e0c60d4355c4f2c2/original/dsc-0591.jpg?1438184986" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="431" style="width: 496px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/6b4fbceca18b411480d56a1be6a0f5de4e082d8f/large/dsc-0629.jpg?1438185051" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="393" style="width: 506px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/ffbdb4f29115763054afbc26680593c8f01f21c5/large/dsc-0647.jpg?1438185056" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="370" style="width: 507px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/8165bd8e4f25784c379cf163ea56280ba05913d8/large/dsc-0645.jpg?1438185054" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="508" style="width: 475px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/9cbbc4922c04077973d332c97ca6c80710914757/large/dsc-0659.jpg?1438185062" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="350" style="width: 515px;" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/37828642015-07-18T14:08:21-05:002022-03-24T09:38:42-05:00Puppies are here!!Dharma whelped 8 puppies Friday, June 10, 2015. 3 white/cream girls, 1 white/cream boy, and 4 black boys. All were born healthy with the smallest being 10.1 oz and the largest 15.4. Puppies have been gaining nicely over the past week and Dharma is a wonderful mother to them. We do still have a couple puppies available. Visit my <a contents="puppies page" data-link-label="Puppies" data-link-type="page" href="/puppies">puppies page</a> for info on how to contact me about the litter. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/c39480ac9730f85e7bb8a23ec32d10435cc953c6/original/dsc-0196.jpg?1437246313" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/fda4215a1e15b1222efeda4b9602c720d9ad1368/original/dsc-0149.jpg?1437246281" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d964868af296aebacc5bed31cb30777d36166076/original/dsc-0358.jpg?1437246368" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/dab75c8bc5b42e365cf6e2f215db34d5a1b22d15/original/11745927-495223873973263-1093921786100460901-n.jpg?1437246185" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/64791fb173193357e33889deb24ff5da40a3dede/original/dsc-0259.jpg?1437246332" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/7d1f6acd530b920c867599a9ccb7d309979a416a/original/dsc-0460.jpg?1437246374" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/37424962015-06-15T10:35:03-05:002022-08-25T15:04:00-05:00Puppies Due July 2015!!!!!!!!Dharma was bred to Oscar - GCH Safari's Aesthete last month. She has been confirmed pregnant by ultrasound and puppies are due on or around July 11, 2015! Both black and white puppies anticipated. Accepting inquiries for companion, performance, and show prospects! Visit our "puppies" page for more information and to find out how to contact us about the upcoming litter.<br><br>At 5 weeks pregnant, Dharma is starting to show! :) 4 weeks to go... The countdown has begun!Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/37109692015-05-19T15:32:40-05:002024-02-12T05:56:37-06:00June 6th - Mark Your Calendars!Mark your calendars for June 6th! This will be Standard Poodle Guest Dog of the Week day at the Museum of the Dog at Queeny Park. Come stop by and learn about the breed and meet a few of my crew!Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/37044722015-05-12T10:57:16-05:002022-02-09T00:35:04-06:00Marcus is a Canine Good Citizen!Marcus took and passed the Canine Good Citizen test! I really like the CGC test as proof of a dog's good temperament and basic training. It is a very attainable title for pet owners and experienced dog trainers alike and I encourage my puppy owners to go for it! :) <br><br>Marcus has been busy training for the past several months and we hope to start showing in Obedience and Rally this summer or early fall. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/81065d01a518f30a9bd1c0d5e96734a7f9bf4d30/medium/marcus-cgc.jpg?1431446228" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/36807652015-04-28T13:55:43-05:002020-10-14T01:20:26-05:00Poodle Club of America National Specialty Show 2015Last week in Salisbury, MD was the 2015 National Poodle Club of America Specialty Show. This hundreds of toy, mini, and standard poodles come from all over the world to compete at the Wicomico Civic Center. This is often coined the "Best Show on Earth" for good reason! The PCA National Specialty is one of the neatest purebred specialty shows in the country. <br><br>A special congratulations is in order as our friend Tara Richardson won Best Puppy, Winners Bitch, and Best of Winners with Kenya, Harten Spend Thrift, owned and bred by Sharon Svoboda. Winners Dog was Dawin I Know It handled by Sarah Perchick and bred/owned by Linda Campbell. Best of Variety was Afterglow Mavrick Sabre. <br><br>Lulabelle showed in a competitive 12-18 month bitch class and looked gorgeous! She did not place but she enjoyed herself in the ring (maybe a little too much as she jumped on the judge after the down and back!). Below are some of my favorite pictures of her from the weekend:<br> <a contents="" data-link-label="11187246-10100464597160434-2405315822638143187-o.jpg" data-link-type="file" href="/files/186389/11187246-10100464597160434-2405315822638143187-o.jpg" target="_blank"><div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/f18e338dfb47a552377c5987528af539923cb8b6/medium/11187246-10100464597160434-2405315822638143187-o.jpg?1430246851" class="size_orig justify_center border_" height="263" /><p class="caption">Steve Surfman Photography</p></div></a>
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/54250387bf28ea38e18575bac2a7cf2f2373975f/medium/11174219-10100464846879994-38117076427310145-o-1.jpg?1430246851" class="size_orig justify_center border_" height="571" /><p class="caption">Steve Surfman Photography<br><br><a contents='' data-link-label='11010589-10100462962446414-4873764093687809107-n.jpg' data-link-type='file' href='/files/186390/11010589-10100462962446414-4873764093687809107-n.jpg' target='_blank'><img class='justify_center size_m' height='311' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/61000/2dcf0c5f5539f8990ff2c393c0d0d9db8f041c7f/medium/11010589-10100462962446414-4873764093687809107-n.jpg?1430247043'></a><br>12-18 Month Bitch Class. <br><img class='justify_center size_m' height='328' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/61000/3923605a47b4bb9534fd831a1aa18c96a11579b0/medium/11187848-10153116343540020-6948795906903082129-o.jpg?1430247047'><br> Photo by Tammie Smart.<br><img class='justify_center size_m' height='419' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/61000/4d7f73b9fc276589e24502f028bb59c44c44dc7a/medium/10462906-10100462978204834-7561731885194509550-n.jpg?1430247042'><br> Back at the Crates :)<br><img class='justify_center size_m' height='494' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/61000/77ea5f96db404796473baa0105f5e8f55ba307a4/medium/11080256-10100463658581354-6608328742342913065-o.jpg?1430247047'><br> Watching the Show<br><br><img class='justify_center size_m' height='540' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/61000/5c01dc4abebc4e9124a0c81a38ca08825cac7447/medium/11169812-10153118314340020-6847622306378460433-o.jpg?1430247049'><br>Even the restaurant has gone to the dogs!<br> </p></div>Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/36315052015-03-30T10:14:12-05:002022-04-26T14:35:13-05:00Poodle Club of Tulsa Specialty ShowAfter sitting out and growing hair for 4 months, Lulabelle had a successful first weekend back in the ring as an adult! On Saturday she was Winners Bitch for 2 points at the Poodle Club of Tulsa Specialty Show in Claremore, Oklahoma. Sunday, she went Reserve to the 3 point major. Sharon presented her beautifully as always. It was fun to see her all sprayed up in her Continental. All that hard work growing hair has really paid off!<br><br>Having sat at home for the past 4 months, she was a little bit naughty in the ring wanting to jump and be silly! She has two more weekends of showing to get her head in the game before the Poodle Club of America National Specialty. <br><br>A few photos from the weekend. <div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/5ef0d713ffc32b1e3c5f02b5009ef0c9528d14ec/medium/10929019-10100446496698904-3118461672765434545-n.jpg?1427727132" class="size_orig justify_center border_" height="548" width="598" /><p class="caption">Lulabelle<br><img class='justify_center size_m' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/61000/5726a5c86b6fca1ed70cd053bf642d5ea9962266/medium/11106309-10100446474782824-1993519386-n.jpg?1427727134'><br> Lula is with handler Sharon Svoboda on the right. :)</p></div>
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/a280f23d0170c041f32319697a22c700d4008585/medium/prizes.jpg?1427728284" class="size_orig justify_center border_" height="499" width="907" /><p class="caption">Our Prizes!<br><img class='justify_center size_m' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/61000/a7638fc2f37c1bdf0855ab120362370e079ba628/medium/11087047-10100446483001354-1813992789-n.jpg?1427727134'><br> Back at the Setup<br><img class='justify_center size_m' height='433' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/61000/2cd4fdd830e54f591881e4b8f84d9482e12debae/medium/11118335-10100446469014384-1806402916-n.jpg?1427727135'></p></div>
</div>Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/36114152015-03-19T09:45:28-05:002022-03-19T07:58:43-05:00Genetic Diversity AnalysisI am so excited to have participated in a groundbreaking study and to have received my results back from the new UC Davis Genetic Diversity Analysis! This analysis assesses the Interrelatedness (IR Value) of any given Standard Poodle compared to the overall Standard Poodle population. A low IR value indicates an "outbred" dog and a high IR value indicates an "inbred" dog. The IR value sometimes, but not always, correlates with the COI (Coefficient of inbreeding). Additionally, the analysis takes a look at several genetic markers and identifies Class 1 and 2 DLA Haplotypes. All of this is a bit complex to explain in a blog post, but essentially, this analysis allows breeders to have a bit more objective data when planning a breeding with a goal of genetic diversity. This is an extremely valuable tool for any Standard Poodle breeder to use when planning a breeding whether it be a complete outcross or a tight linebreeding. Judging by COI alone, a breeder may think that they are planning an outcross breeding, or may think that a breeding is too tightly linebred. With the genetic diversity analysis, the breeder can actually compare genetic markers between two breeding pairs and compare DLA haplotypes to make more informed breeding decisions. <br><br>I <strong>highly </strong>suggest reading this slide presentation. Put together by Natalie Green Tessier, it explains the concept <em>extremely </em>well: <a href="http://poodlesdegrenier.com/geneticspresentation">http://poodlesdegrenier.com/geneticspresentation</a><br><br>This is a link to UC Davis where you can read some specifics about the analysis and where the actual test can be purchased: <a href="https://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/dog/GeneticDiversityInStandardPoodles.php">https://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/dog/GeneticDiversityInStandardPoodles.php</a><br><br>Dharma, Tiger, Lula & Marcus have been tested and their certificates are below. Click to enlarge. :)<br> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tiger</strong></div><a contents="" data-link-label="image1.jpg" data-link-type="file" href="/files/181087/image1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/715dd13b3d66d795250887c81cd1792067abc914/large/image1.jpeg?1423184255" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="340" style="width: 448px;" /></a>
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<br><strong>Dharma</strong>
</div><a contents="" data-link-label="dr101390-dharma.jpg" data-link-type="file" href="/files/181088/dr101390-dharma.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/af3d6daf6e8d695cab5c5a5bb281277ab27f8a9d/original/dr101390-dharma.jpg?1426775224" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="341" style="width: 471px;" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Marcus</strong></div>
<div><a contents="" data-link-label="marcus.jpg" data-link-type="file" href="/files/181089/marcus.jpg" target="_blank"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/29a2e34c8cdf0acff8a05e6600f03123a3b847a6/original/unnamed-1.jpg?1426774865" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="331" style="width: 484px;" /></strong></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Lula</strong></div>
<div><a contents="" data-link-label="lula.png" data-link-type="file" href="/files/181090/lula.png" target="_blank"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/45eac8dbcad499495167100433247250308ceeb3/original/lula.png?1426776204" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="341" style="width: 506px;" /></strong></a></div>Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/35713752015-03-03T11:21:30-06:002023-12-10T11:10:12-06:00Why Title A Dog?Today I want to share something that describes perfectly my feelings about training and working with my dogs. The piece written below really hits home and even makes me tear up a bit!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/0900bbc08946f4540553f324177277b286247907/original/whytitleadog-zps735003e2.jpg?1425402926" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/35539332015-02-24T09:22:19-06:002021-12-29T05:23:34-06:00Candid of MillieI love this candid photo of Millie at the GSLTC Rally Trials at the Purina Farms Event Center last Saturday! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/ac56ca501ef4dd365e218bc56730f34ed8c6e571/medium/15-02-21-11-44-41.jpg?1424791329" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/35483842015-02-21T21:14:49-06:002022-04-22T15:03:19-05:00Rally Novice Title for Millie!Millie completed her Rally Novice title today at the GSLTC Rally Trials at the Purina Farms Event Center. So proud of my special girl!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/f7f7b202357732e951e3bdb4ed36dcf4261c25f9/medium/image.jpg?1424574772" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/35105802015-02-06T09:46:44-06:002022-04-22T15:03:42-05:00Happy 5th Birthday to Millie!My very special girl, Millie, just celebrated her 5th birthday. She celebrated by playing in the snow, getting a yummy bully sick, and getting to share some of our extra delicious dinner. I look forward to sharing many, many more years with this special girl. She has the most amazing personality and is the smartest, most empathetic and humanlike poodle I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. She is so intelligent and willing to learn, I honestly believe the sky is the limit as far as what I can teach her. I am enjoying our journey together in training for competitive obedience and I love watching her mind work. Cheers to Millie!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/cc26037e3f99313e285fad1b43de2f3622092adb/medium/image4.jpg?1423237590" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/35034992015-02-03T18:46:50-06:002022-04-22T15:04:01-05:00New Title! Millie gets her CD!Millie completed her third and final qualifying leg for her CD (Companion Dog) title on Saturday (2 weeks ago) at the St. Charles Kennel Club shows in Lake St. Louis. She won her title in style with a second place in the Novice B class. She showed in Rally for the first time that Sunday and also got a second place and her first qualifying leg toward her RN (Rally Novice) title. Can't wait to hopefully finish her Rally Novice title later this month!<br><br>I hope to ultimately show her in Open obedience for her CDX title, but first we are working on polishing some of her Novice skills. I did introduce the Dumbbell last week and so far we are off to a great start!<br><br>In addition to working hard with Mil, I've been working with Marcus in obedience as well. I'd like to eventually show him in Novice for his CD, but our progress is very slow since he does not live with me and we are only able to work together about once or twice a week. Still, progress is progress and, albeit slowly, we are moving forward! <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/c01791433765045576ae8bb6ffff89d91994dbb8/medium/image1-3.jpg?1425403969" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/34623212015-01-12T10:35:48-06:002022-05-31T15:29:11-05:00NCOTC Obedience TrialsMillie eared her first CD leg this weekend! <br><br>I knew this weekend might be a challenge as Millie is still very green. I've only ever titled one dog to their CD, so I am very new to this myself. I entered the trial cautiously since it was being held in the same building where we train. I figured I would play it by ear and see if we were ready. So, the evening before the trial, I decided to show up for the Show n Go that was being held. This is a great opportunity to practice in the ring and see if you are ready. I brought my soft sided crate to the building, set it up, and went into the practice ring. Millie did quite respectably! My biggest complaint was some minor lagging during the about turns. We decided to go ahead and give the trial a shot that weekend.<br><br>Saturday, Millie NQ'd. Her overall performance was OK. Not great, nothing even close to what I see when we practice, but she would have qualified. Until she decided to sit out the Heel Free. Heel free is when the dog heels off leash with the handler. You set up at the starting line, and the judge says "forward!". At that point, handler and dog begin heeling. Well, I gave Millie her heel command, "Let's go!" and I began heeling. I got halfway down the ring to the first halt and she was still sitting at the start line! I called her to me, and she did NOT come! I called again, which NQ'd us, but she did come join me. It was really a very pathetic performance and it left me feeling pretty discouraged. I left the trial unsure if I would pull her on Sunday.<br><br>I ended up deciding to work with Millie a bit Saturday evening and see if I might be able to get her more excited in the ring on Sunday. I figured I could at least collect some data on her performance, if nothing else. <br><br>Sunday, she got her first qualifying leg! Heel on lead went well, figure 8 pretty decent, stand for exam perfect. Heel free was still pretty pathetic with some terrible lagging, but she didn't sit at the start line! Woo hoo! Recall was OK. I would have liked her to come running with more enthusiasm, as I see in class. She missed her sit at front position and did a crooked finish. Sigh. But we qualified, and with plenty of points to spare.<br><br>I am happy that we got our first leg, and I know exactly where our weak areas are. Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/34269452014-12-22T10:12:06-06:002022-04-22T15:04:44-05:00Lulabelle cut out into Continental!Lula was cut out into pattern yesterday and I think she's rocking her new trim! She will make her debut in her new trim this Spring. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d252ba041591c99ae36128d20da272e84b01ce4f/medium/image.jpg?1419264702" class="size_m justify_center border_" /> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/34028152014-12-16T09:35:53-06:002022-04-22T15:05:11-05:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY!<br>Happy Birthday to all 9 Dharma and Tiger puppies!!!!!! For fun, here are some "then and now" photos!<br><br><em><strong>Lexie </strong></em><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d1156c594590cd142a0ffd2d17319e1ef2e0de6f/medium/dsc-0330.jpg?1418698918" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" height="307" style="width: 240px;" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/f08300ae28517d3a259c36874efd2ec869596516/original/20141215-101442-1.jpg?1418698920" class="size_orig justify_center border_" height="307" style="width: 365px;" width="905" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/331ab11a88d9c72bb47a5f5ef22680f94ecde03f/original/20141215-100506-1-copy.jpg?1418698886" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="329" style="width: 369px;" /><br><em><strong>Lucy </strong></em><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b31a561aca2cd1943fe64515f83362a2118a3a1f/large/dsc-0144.jpg?1418699296" class="size_l justify_left border_none" alt="" height="305" style="width: 332px;" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/fd9bcaa86fd6ec4f29f877cc52107f2a153e608f/original/6.jpg?1418699292" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="177" style="width: 398px;" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d03c3ed448ecca40f8891599ddbd9499306f44ca/original/lucy.jpg?1418742432" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="280" style="width: 366px;" /><strong><em>Lulabelle</em></strong><br><u><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/2f55c2b87bc4fdc7ea2fec839a5627396cdad45e/original/dsc-0162.jpg?1418698998" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="308" style="width: 323px;" /></strong></u><br><br><strong><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/2e79d9ee210a99d03952f7e0caa7406d83c1f13e/original/dsc-0117.jpg?1418698999" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="276" style="width: 385px;" /><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/7ac102e106f8e7ee61ef16e2e968f8631f967c07/original/lulabelle-1-yr-old.jpg?1418745444" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="405" style="width: 315px;" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/dd744fe183c23d81d436ff445ef16ff2a5930546/original/1.jpg?1418698982" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="411" style="width: 305px;" /><br><br><br><br>Andre</em></strong><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/c95bcdd1d76df6869e01903bf63425f43a281223/original/dsc-0416.jpg?1418698947" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="254" style="width: 392px;" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/0c75cb89432ec84fb494b4646798edb6d8a110f8/original/4.jpg?1418698932" class="size_l justify_right border_" height="308" style="width: 386px;" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/334b5c8026dd311d1e91bc7d35538d6da4fea62d/original/andre.jpg?1418742889" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="258" style="width: 392px;" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><em><strong> <br> Howard<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/2a3aa2541e09eba6bf846b5819fbdc940f4217b0/original/dsc-0307.jpg?1418698855" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="273" style="width: 359px;" /></strong></em><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/3269b066a5b90e65cf4771e03c6dd58477c536ac/original/img-5631.jpeg?1418698864" class="size_l justify_right border_" height="284" style="width: 427px;" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/42a7636e109879cbc7fa2e717208f9e396522721/original/img-5670.jpeg?1418698864" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="283" style="width: 431px;" /><br><em><strong>Charlie<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/85be1a3de54fcb1be549e6515fc27a65f1bc164a/original/dsc-2623.jpg?1418699411" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="182" style="width: 358px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/de62567cf0178073ebaa3492f79f31163aaea97a/original/8.jpg?1418699379" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="316" style="width: 364px;" />Yadi<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/adfcdc0dad80eabcafa054848279c05930673c9e/original/dsc-0043.jpg?1418698486" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="271" style="width: 367px;" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/de0ce37deefd30def5cb0caea260a6c8fb60a11a/original/10.jpg?1418698448" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="435" style="width: 275px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b21c1da7c7befd6ecd5f8741bc3d02c28874e8c9/original/11.jpg?1418698449" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="256" style="width: 342px;" />Marcus<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/7c2c275c2c865820c5f810cd9dc9e976ae935808/original/dsc-0033.jpg?1418698562" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="234" style="width: 353px;" /></strong></em><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/1ca6b817f253e8508ff694f7583a3aa147145cf6/original/dsc-0020-version-2.jpg?1418698552" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="269" style="width: 366px;" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/01baacdb03db059ea193393e78f164410a00a93d/medium/marcus-9-months-resized.jpg?1412547552" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><strong><em>Chase<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/3af2c05d32e9585fff15626d6d24353c498a7e1f/original/dsc-0262-2.jpg?1418698056" class="size_l justify_left border_" height="335" style="width: 212px;" /></em></strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/8fa437121b282304362a2221dc1111ea5c3963ba/original/9.jpg?1418698053" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="332" style="width: 319px;" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/2fd2d6f332ad3c99fa6d39a384dd0d335840540e/medium/image.jpg?1418791302" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/32968852014-11-17T18:46:35-06:002022-04-22T15:05:31-05:00Lulabelle First Win Photo!Lulabelle pictured going Best of Opposite Sex over specials in Joplin, MO earlier this month. :)<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/3844ce0977dd87fe206609d8bfd31869d97d36af/medium/2984261.jpg?1425403627" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/32822512014-11-14T08:53:22-06:002022-04-22T15:05:52-05:00Lula's Recent Show WinsShortly after Marcus finished his Championship, Lula headed out with handler Sharon to get some points toward her Championship as a puppy. In Joplin, MO 2 weekends ago, she went Best of Opposite Sex over Specials for 2 points on Saturday and Winners Bitch for 1 point on Sunday. The following weekend, in Springfield, MO, she went Winners Bitch for 1 point on Friday and Best of Opposite Sex over a Special for another point on Sunday. She's doing well in the ring and taking after her brother, Marcus!<br> <div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/1151a56d724e095cf4fa68f95877399338eb9cb0/medium/lulabelle-10-months-bos.jpg?1415976727" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">Lula back at the setup in Springfield after her Best of Opposite Win<br><img class='justify_center size_m' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/61000/03772b2025c71f85759910faca1937defab692c7/medium/lulabelle-10-months-springfield-mo.jpg?1415976727'> <br>Lula at 10 months old in Springfield, MO</p></div>Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/32748392014-11-10T11:56:04-06:002022-04-22T15:06:08-05:00Marcus' New 'DoMarcus' Championship became official mid October when his Championship certificate came in the mail. The very first course of action was to give him a new haircut! This boy is officially retired from the show ring and living the fabulous life of puppyhood retirement. :) CH Apparition Deagra Penumbra<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d04aea35e6bc873d83aea2c6e6ed6b645c893f3e/original/unnamed-1.jpg?1415642115" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="301" style="width: 414px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b8af5ed17392d5356ffee92e369a01424532ea17/original/unnamed-2.jpg?1415642129" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="364" style="width: 419px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/a7213fb51b9309369d7b12d6aee7db74482ecd83/original/marcus-cut-down-10-months.jpg?1415641653" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="370" style="width: 420px;" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/32186632014-10-05T17:21:24-05:002022-04-22T15:06:32-05:00New CHAMPION!I am excited to announce that Marcus - Ch. Apparition Deagra Penumbra - became Apparition Poodles' <em>first home-bred Champion </em>this weekend at only 9 months of age! Marcus went Best of Winners in Lincoln, Nebraska to win his final major, completing his title. He will be home with his family soon in a new haircut enjoying his early retirement! Marcus is sired by <a data-link-label="Tiger" data-link-type="page" href="/tiger" target="_blank">Tiger</a> - GCh. Safari's Specter CD BN RA CGC and out of <a data-link-label="Dharma" data-link-type="page" href="/dharma" target="_blank">Dharma</a> - Peckerwood Karmasabitch at Deagra CGC. <br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b40d0d0a6566c20ee1e44cc6fa34667d0cef697e/medium/10301354-10100343321048734-3836705193118462367-n.jpg?1412547607" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/31997122014-09-23T13:13:30-05:002022-04-22T15:07:32-05:00Purina Farms Shows - September 19th-21st 2014Great news!! Marcus went Winners Dog this past Friday for two points! He now has 12 points including a major!!! He's singled out and just needs one more major to be a Champion! Woohoo! He got to go home right after his ring time Friday since it was local and relax for the rest of the weekend. He's at home chilling on the couch until he can go out and compete for that last major! His handler, Sharon Svoboda, has done such a fantastic job with him and is getting him finished so quickly!<br><br>I showed miss LulaBelle myself just for fun and practice on Saturday and Sunday. I'm a very inexperienced groomer and have only ever handled a dog in the ring a couple of times. We had fun and I thought Lula showed very well for me! She will be going out with her handler in Open this fall.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/f75216f951127eb4d6f872345c06eae57fc43faa/medium/image.jpg?1411217011" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><div style="text-align: center;"> Marcus getting ready for the show! </div><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/986a74461718243d1f1fd88fa5f71cc72e570537/medium/image.jpg?1411495061" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" height="299" /><div style="text-align: center;">Marcus at the setup after going Winners Dog for his last two singles!</div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/5f868eccce4fbfeea4858941dde8292fe096772b/medium/image.jpg?1411495330" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"> His proud parents! Marcus is owned and adored by my parents, Debi and Jim Traube. </div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/2f5aa5bbb9c39bae829b85fe496aaa109b437732/medium/image.jpg?1411495961" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">LulaBelle and me. Love her happy smile!</div>Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/31729852014-09-05T09:52:26-05:002017-01-15T14:31:45-06:00More Show News!It's been an exciting few weekends for Marcus, Apparition Deagra Penumbra! <br><br>In Mid-August, he picked up a point going Best of Winners in Southaven, Mississippi. Thanks to Glenn Fuqua for taking these photos:<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/0e0df26bdb9a6f2de0ca38e2532d9d5bdc7c8936/original/image.jpg?1409449127" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="266" style="width: 392px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/fcd8f77227771181e9b9a8184ea0e1d59c8fb504/original/image.jpg?1409449128" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="257" style="width: 390px;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/3d15cb0a8255691fdb62741f14d032ff3e3267a8/original/image.jpg?1409449133" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="248" style="width: 392px;" /><br><br><br><br>The following weekend, in Southaven, Mississippi, he was Winners Dog three days in a row, picking up three more points. Thank you Becky and Brandon Godbey for this photo of Marcus.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/5d13ef00fe18ae56d821830f71fdb51a5ecb3d8f/medium/marcus-owensboro-ky-august-2014.jpg?1409928453" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /><br><br><br>Labor Day Weekend, he went Winners Dog the first day earning another single point. At only 8 months old, he has 10 points including a major. One more major and two singles points until he is a Champion!<br><br>He's now home relaxing for a couple of weeks before heading out to finish up his show career! I look forward to Marcus being my first homebred Champion!Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/31219472014-08-04T13:34:22-05:002022-05-31T01:00:10-05:00Successful Show Weekend!This weekend Marcus was Winners Dog, Best of Winners, and Best of Opposite both days in Marion, IL at the Crab Orchard Kennel Club shows for a total of 2 points! In only 3 weekends of showing, he now has 5 points including one major. He has 1/3 of his points toward his Championship, and one of his majors. He's home for the next weekend and will be back out again the last three weekends in August. <br><br>We are very proud him!Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/31003262014-07-26T12:21:48-05:002022-05-11T12:55:00-05:00Official Win Photo!Marcus' official win photo for his major win two weeks ago arrived today! <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d56742edba561cf97d44ff04886045a08db47f6d/original/marcus-major0001.jpg?1406395291" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="339" style="width: 423px;" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/30949912014-07-23T21:56:17-05:002020-07-17T02:00:04-05:00Exciting Show News!Brag alert! Marcus, Apparition Deagra Penumbra, won a major July 12th in Ottumwa, IA at only 6 months old!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/5c987945ac91dd9f9e19ba365a87814efd91b0d0/medium/10525638-10100290272273904-4846145612472756790-n.jpg?1406170565" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br><br> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/29966272014-06-05T18:37:18-05:002017-01-15T14:31:45-06:00Lula and Marcus Update!Lula and Marcus, the two show pick puppies that I kept from Dharma and Tiger's litter went to a dog show at Purina Farms this past weekend. They were there to get used to the sights and sounds at a dog show and to get their coat scissored on by my handler, Sharon, who will be showing them. getting ready for their show career. 4 weeks until their first show!<br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/7f806bdedb1e45b274c6e5c7cf71e0e568dc9959/original/10417533-10100265738774234-5750478602109387579-n.jpg?1402011400" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="354" style="width: 443px;" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/8cbef4b3f68afece0b43a99aa3a9cae37a408249/original/image-2014-06-01-2.jpg?1402011398" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="502" style="width: 375px;" /><br> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/26827772014-03-03T21:31:11-06:002017-01-15T14:31:45-06:0011 Weeks OldThe three show pick puppies are spending some time maturing here with me before I decide who will stay here to be Apparition Poodles' first homebred champion. Here they are playing with momma Dharma! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/76b9f38c0ef02bcea4f2a26c33aeb58731b4accd/original/dsc-0514.jpg?1393903725" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/dc408fa74641dbd2f5c71b0d9c0eada9c6577dfc/original/dsc-0635.jpg?1393903677" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/2a7645cd43da3a052457170cb7b62697917f87a6/original/dsc-0575.jpg?1393903704" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/34821d05db26086f89e7ca8bf2b6287f1b7ae9dd/original/dsc-0615.jpg?1393903689" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/35fe45b2b88dfb60956a50cc22c25b4618945459/original/dsc-0516.jpg?1393903708" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/5fc16c888a34d1d54c403d80bd4eaf3106b62d21/original/dsc-0628.jpg?1393903668" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/25599632014-02-11T11:23:11-06:002017-01-15T14:31:45-06:008 Weeks Old - Waiting for Breakfast!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/9338a631778f44fb7630c96060fa37b99c88c0a2/original/dsc-0273.jpg?1392139316" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/046ca3ce584ddfd8e641f27048ad645c6ac734a5/original/dsc-0268.jpg?1392139302" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/25163682014-02-03T21:15:11-06:002017-01-15T14:31:45-06:00Puppy Pictures - Week 7Some photos of the puppies yesterday and today<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/57ac8c95b075edbfe9b2f961c367740014ff4bca/original/dsc-0284.jpg?1391483356" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b343283ef4476e1c39dc006632371742615147e6/original/dsc-0330.jpg?1391483417" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/325d0991ac158ec39d2fe4f3562e5ba295ff051c/original/dsc-0269.jpg?1391483335" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/70ac7a7f9d9b7ff845d2c591ce1a402bf40de498/original/dsc-0290.jpg?1391483378" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/daa89e8151d36e459d6aea723056098b5e3a8e39/original/dsc-0311.jpg?1391483403" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b2f8908af455b59e01acea13ea8c0eaef7d7ba9e/original/dsc-0315.jpg?1391483417" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/86b81fa635a6e6d04593e28dde267829240b534d/original/dsc-0267.jpg?1391483320" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/48c03c9c7b9fdd482f2653c8a486e4e9f09e61ef/original/dsc-0392.jpg?1391483468" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/08f02586e71f1df1ba57c20b7cebb3df78db79c6/original/dsc-0363.jpg?1391483442" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/04b6195afc07568379f0d48ce1beed5ca05ccbb5/original/dsc-0372.jpg?1391483485" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d8b7811d0e406fb70ec0bbaff8042f661257a5a5/original/dsc-0314.jpg?1391483406" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b3fbc104d5ca3ced9fc31d738babe6ce1eda890d/original/dsc-0243.jpg?1391483313" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/fbfec5d6e049eb8d8ab35c024695f5a5c5f946ad/original/dsc-0169.jpg?1391483296" class="size_l justify_center border_" />!Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/25101292014-02-02T22:01:34-06:002022-02-21T00:04:59-06:007 Weeks Old!The puppies are 7 weeks old today! Wow - unbelievable. These pictures were taken a couple of days ago, so at about 6.5 weeks old.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/36a0ce879bd44102783b63028ae45cb338f4a19c/original/dsc-0170.jpg?1391399907" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/60918ad2b1689787dcf28b5ab77c9e8419db5c3c/original/dsc-0249.jpg?1391399921" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/0867cde900841819ab732fc87870fcba07dcf936/original/dsc-0284.jpg?1391399947" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/98c45ee977a54cbab33a90bfae19ebbdb3865d99/original/dsc-0269.jpg?1391399935" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/6623e6e0646877efb21b6add1039d2b1edd42ef6/original/dsc-0316.jpg?1391399964" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/01d1d7a0a8c9534c677bf661286944ef2919b600/original/dsc-0330.jpg?1391399972" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/c3b208925aebbe6e38d0be82604ed892a0ebe663/original/dsc-0338.jpg?1391399999" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/586056b40a5ae6ae07340993f79e3a8797185098/original/dsc-0197.jpg?1391399992" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/24b78c52cfcfdcfd9d2f78fd0db1bb6adcce8a67/original/dsc-0353.jpg?1391400006" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/24902172014-01-29T22:36:11-06:002017-01-15T14:31:44-06:00Visiting with Family!This past weekend, my mom, niece and nephew came and played with the puppies! Such fun for the kids and the puppies.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/1a23e475f787080b36441fdc080bab9b6f2aff16/original/dsc-0084.jpg?1390782032" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d00140119d0627463f09ddf8415cb702ef189f2b/original/dsc-0079.jpg?1390782021" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/76c6c1cae5506d776ae61517d26038fba357435e/original/dsc-0050.jpg?1390781972" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/01381d3a54b5f7665827d01065623b184cad3968/original/dsc-0032.jpg?1390781960" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/737da5de33e10a36d7f4c35cebf115528be3827d/original/dsc-0013.jpg?1390781947" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/24694252014-01-26T15:19:17-06:002022-07-31T15:28:45-05:00Six Weeks Old!Everybody is growing, thriving, and starting to show their unique, individual personalities! Here are some photos of just a few of the puppies playing in the yard today. We have an exercise pen set up on the patio with the slide, tunnel, and toys, but we took a few puppies at a time to come explore the entire backyard with us today. Such curious puppies!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/dfb97e293fbd241e3de92861e46c106d7956115b/original/dsc-0036.jpg?1390770927" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/79fea5b8acdae516b0e0f15c83b32a4013271379/original/dsc-0096.jpg?1390770938" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/3efe65d11e81467b1f64da247f05cc4547210c58/original/dsc-0158.jpg?1390770983" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/201461fbc31a556bd02704bea8f6e675174a9686/original/dsc-0132.jpg?1390770966" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/ed3d114bfa547ba3c416d2d3c84e1bdb1867cf17/original/dsc-0146.jpg?1390770966" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/46ac3407668a6c524c9c7be23540e23c8b1f7014/original/dsc-0180.jpg?1390771019" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/456ac4161d00b2ba212d132e4f7c2cbdff84fb74/original/dsc-0169.jpg?1390771001" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/7452bf56f25893a009c23c7a36d91817cb82608a/original/dsc-0198.jpg?1390771025" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/23924032014-01-13T19:19:01-06:002017-01-15T14:31:44-06:004 Weeks Old!Yesterday the puppies turned 4 weeks old! They tasted their first raw meals (Bravo! Balance Chicken):<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/e82531b7543cc6332edc04594ca2e3d10517b448/original/dsc-2631.jpg?1389662438" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>Got to venture outside for the first time:<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/038973552d6fc6cb85714901e51afd291efcfa0a/original/dsc-2619.jpg?1389661896" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/4f070f96583e6dbaa481dd5a230af33b6cf1c95e/original/dsc-2630.jpg?1389662013" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/25ae262a7f5aec7bb9aee7c11870955225a775a5/original/dsc-2651.jpg?1389662026" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/57cf78a4c3af3fe188c8ec4bb5dffb12d5f0c692/original/dsc-2667.jpg?1389662047" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/a35eb003a3e396931bb94ff592ba7e7e930dbc26/original/dsc-2673.jpg?1389662061" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/04db189adc08f71f3d9804c5674222e51f420934/original/dsc-2705.jpg?1389662127" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/f1490eaab908b40c691c81d9d3fc908560b887b5/original/dsc-2685.jpg?1389662076" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/3dd1bc4c6470d07b02ce9b749d5156b672aebdc3/original/dsc-2769.jpg?1389662222" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>And then had their first baths! After their bath and dry, everyone was zonked out and ready for a good night's sleep!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/55e7984bf6253935b696bf48173c70d2e69d48af/original/image-2014-01-12.jpg?1389662435" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><br><br> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/23518592014-01-08T18:54:27-06:002017-01-15T14:31:44-06:00Big Changes for Puppies!On Sunday the puppies turned 3 weeks old! This means that this week they had their faces, feet, and tails shaved for the first time. Also, the draft protectors came off the whelping pen so that they can see all that is going on around them in the kitchen. The whelping box was expanded to add a 4 x 2 area for them to potty. Next week, puppies will get their first bath and blow dry and I will expand their play area in the whelping pen. If it warms up enough, they might even get to venture outside next week!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/b16032ced2afac679cddf9bdef0d3c23646c9edb/original/1545102-10100197464271884-1566820144-n.jpg?1389228803" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/58ed528acb221a20cc891b4b56126ddd7200b67f/original/6.jpg?1389228816" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br> Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/22903852013-12-26T12:46:06-06:002017-01-15T14:31:44-06:00Merry Christmas!Hopefully everyone had a Merry Christmas! Ours was very special this year with these 9 beautiful puppies! Here is a very special shot that I captured with purple collar girl. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/627efdeeab2331715324714df0ad4ae2f4bf5ba6/original/dsc-2680.jpg?1388083538" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/22540382013-12-18T14:29:32-06:002017-01-15T14:31:44-06:00Puppies are here!On Sunday, Dharma whelped 9 beautiful puppies! 6 boys (3 white, 3 black) and 3 girls (2 black, 1 white). All of the puppies are little chunky monkies, nursing, thriving, and gaining weight! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/a339ca5a9af8369a19cad852194c4557234464b5/original/1483330-10100185324070944-423683086-n.jpg?1387398527" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/22129902013-12-11T17:58:46-06:002022-06-01T20:38:12-05:00Babies are almost here!It's been a while since my last post. Puppies will be here very soon! Dharma has only 4-5 days until her due date. Yesterday she had a radiograph taken and it looks like she will be having at least 8 and possibly 9 puppies! The first two photos are of Dharma at 1 week from her due date. Look at that <em>belly</em>!! The third is a photo of the x-ray. You can see the puppies in there! Last, I have a photo showing our whelping box in the kitchen. This is where the puppies will be born and raised. As they get a bit older, the box will be expanded into a slightly larger pen with a special area to go potty.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/3e303c2db97104e1ddee3fc47b719f1bf00a704c/original/dsc-2715.jpg?1386806161" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/a12b5bd8c76bf9767f19d7a69e1b97dea5012bbe/original/dsc-2676.jpg?1386806160" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/d38943420ff4db09d9184f75eabaf78881ef1562/original/left-side-3-of-3.jpg?1386806141" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/4081a6f5341bbf24a968b86b520e4a6ba84babd6/original/1450153-10100178069289584-456967708-n.jpg?1386807143" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>We are taking reservations for the puppies, so please contact me through my website, or at lizzie.merenda@gmail.com if you are interested a beautiful puppy from this very exciting litter! We are expecting some really special puppies and they will be ready to go home around Valentine's Day. <3Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/20379882013-11-12T20:11:10-06:002013-11-12T20:11:10-06:00We are expecting!It's <em>official</em>! Dharma, Peckerwood Karmasabitch at Deagra CGC, had her ultrasound today and is officially EXPECTING! Puppies are due on December 15th or 16th. We are beyond excited about this news! We are currently accepting reservations for our litter! :)Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/20255292013-11-11T07:09:16-06:002017-01-15T14:31:44-06:00Happy Birthday to Tiger!Yesterday was Tiger's 3rd birthday! It was a beautiful fall day and we celebrated with a nice long walk at Queeny Park. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/6f5bdce565327cf50818ef5b9fd3bc53f7df7628/original/dsc-2502.jpg?1384175268" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/edca9f79278c33b217ec48f79b16b96f5103bbae/original/dsc-2487.jpg?1384175296" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>Tomorrow (Tuesday) is Dharma's ultrasound! Keep crossing fingers and toes that she is indeed pregnant! Check back for an update. :)Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/19796402013-11-03T14:57:09-06:002020-08-13T01:33:23-05:00Therapy Visit!Tiger and I outside of St. Luke's Surrey Place before a therapy visit at the hospital rehabilitation facility! We put smiles on a lot of the faces of people who are recovering from painful surgeries and other medical issues!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/61000/4a5ff0855a8a180a8c659fe5107214b719a29070/original/dsc-2473.jpg?1383512193" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Apparition Poodlestag:www.apparitionpoodles.com,2005:Post/18448182013-10-13T15:32:22-05:002022-01-19T00:58:06-06:00Exciting News from Apparition Poodles!Welcome to Apparition Poodles' Blog! I am thrilled to announce that Peckerwood Karmasabitch at Deagra CGC has been bred to Grand Champion Safari's Specter BN RA CGC. We hope to welcome a litter of standard poodle puppies to the world mid December 2013. Please check back regularly for updates and visit our "Puppies" page on our website if you are interested in being on the wait list for one of these puppies. <br><br><a contents="Please like Appariton Poodles on Facebook!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/apparitionstandardpoodles" target="_blank">Please like Appariton Poodles on Facebook!</a> Apparition Poodles