#poodleblr

[itssherlocksworld]

Tumblr's favorite poodle enjoying his hotel stay.

[novakitty-siriuspup]

Poodle breeders?

I have some questions for the poodle people here, if anyone is willing to answer! Sirius turns 7 this year and it has me thinking about my next service dog. It will be a few years before I need my next prospect, but I figure it's better to start now than later.

So, Sirius was a fluke, I got her as a shelter puppy to be an ESA and she turned out to have a great SD temperament so I went that route with her instead. Phoenix (love her to bits) isn't cut out for service work so I am going to need a puppy when Sirius is ready to retire. I want to go through a breeder this time because while Sirius was a rescue, I know how rare it is for rescue dogs to have the appropriate temperament.

My questions are: how do I go about finding a good poodle breeder? I would prefer a dog somewhere around 40lbs but to my understanding standards are bigger than that and miniatures are smaller, is there a poodle in that size category? (If not I will go for a standard, this is a preference but not a deal breaker). This will be my first dog from a breeder so I need to know what to look for: red flags? Green flags? Absolute musts and must nots? Expected cost of a well bred poodle puppy?

I am in Ohio and this is a state well known for puppy mills, I do not want to accidentally support bad breeding practices. A lot of the breeders I have found online so far also seem to produce doodles, is this the norm to breed multiple breeds/designer breeds or is my gut feeling that something seems fishy about that correct?

Is it reasonable to want to see the facility and meet the parents before agreeing to put a payment down for a dog? Is it reasonable to ask/expect the breeder to pick my puppy? I want a dog based on temperament but I don't know if I'd be able to judge a good candidate at such a young age.

These are just questions coming up as a sift through the dozens of poodle breeders there are in my area alone, again I'm still a good few years out from actually getting a puppy so this is just my first dip into research! Any advice for choosing a breeder will be greatly appreciated!!

[hyper-hopper]

Tried taking photos today to show the sizes on my shop's bandanas. It went about as well as you can imagine