My parents raised and field trained Irish Setters from the time I was a young child, I've been involved in training, showing and breeding dogs for a long time.  I remember trudging through the rain and cold to see if the dog will point a pheasant as trained.  We had 1-2 litters a year between three females.  We usually had one male.  Mostly good memories but some not good memories.  Being a Breeder is rewarding, nurturing and fun, but it has a get real side if things aren't done properly, which leads me to advocating and following my own advice for genetic testing and careful breeding and to follow our bloodline as a way to test what we are breeding.  Being responsible breeders is important to us.  Just putting a pretty male and female dog together and making money on a litter of puppies is not a reputable breeder.  This is not what we are about.  We are active  in the poodle world, showing our poodles and taking our poodles to trainings and shows.  We record genetic testing with OFA and PHR and follow Versatility in Poodles guidelines to better the Poodle breed as well as producing wonderful temperament and beautiful poodles.   -Paula