Standard Poodle ABCs
Standard Poodle ABCs, brings together three web pages to help locate your questions in an alphabetical order. These are years of experience, customer knowledge, and your questions. Thanks to all who contribute!
Many of the written sections throughout the website with "I, my" are referencing Tes (and her experience) as she built this website from the consumer wanting to know this or that. Kate Bauer will be taking over the website in 2025, yet Tes will keep it updated as long as Kate wants her to. Thus, wording is shifting to "We" with the knowledge Tes, Kate, and Kate's family helping her are collaborating, mentoring and learning together.
AND DO USE YOUR DICTIONARY WHERE NEEDED!
Last updated 9/2/24 (TI)
Latest update - Allergies and more
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We're all ears in listening to what you need, want to know. Please read through the Standard Poodle ABCs tab to see if you can get advice, answers, and by all means, call Tes or Kate to help get your pup if you can't find what you need.
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Why -doodle when you can "Poodle?"
Poodles are the REAL thing - with the right breeder SUPER SMART, beautiful, and HEALTHY! I provide Full Tails with Dew Claws to provide healthy structural balance. All parents are hips and health tested to bring you the best possible pets.
Standard Poodle ABCs
0 - Ground 0 > Preparing your yard to raise healthy pets.
Taking care of the area they play and defecate in - It is VITAL for anyone having a pet to KNOW they must take care of the yard in which their pets play and defecate in! Disease, bacteria, and overall health of everyone are in jeopardy if one does not.
- While TI was breeding in MN, I had a specialist come out and test the soil after 6 years of being a breeder. He shared that canine excrement is the equal of hog manure. The ground must be balanced and cared for if constant acidity is being dumped on it.
- Lime is a good PH balancer for this. Thus, when I knew a good rain was coming (or I'd get my sprinkler out), I would throw lime down once if not twice a year depending on the park's use. I would keep the spoos out for a week, flushing the toilet (that's what I call cleaning the lawn) with rain or sprinkler.
- 2019 - New strain of hookworm has now become resistant to current USA treatment modalities. Hookworms come about from not picking of stools, washing the ground with water to flush away > https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2021-09-15/drug-resistant-hookworms-spreading-dogs-parasitologists-warn
- Tes says, "Use Diatomaceous Earth" the natural way to handle parasites.
- SO! Keep the yard flushed to wash away disease and bacteria!!
- "Going Green Using Diatomaceous Earth How-To Tips"
3 - or more standard poodle ABCs as pets: It is our purpose to sell you pets that will comfort, enjoy, and relax you. In TI becoming a breeder since 2004, TI has educated herself, observed and learned from them AND the customers and people with their stories. With those years of observation, her decision to sell to those desiring more than one poodle has come to the male and female balance to help their spiritual life.
If TI or KB sells/or not, it is because we know this balance is best for them in the long run. Watching the Addison's video by Dr. Karen Becker below under A. Addison's, should help you understand a bit more hopefully on stress levels and what it can do to them...and us! So, ALWAYS having a balance, male to female is what we will look at in 3 or more canines in the house as pets. 2 Males, 2 Females, not so stressful, balancing the relationships. 2 males, 1 female; 2 females, 1 male, and such.
TI's homes have been designed so that they are separated into different parks, buffer zones between for double protection, always shifting the male to female relationships so no "one" is over stressed by too many together. They come into the great room in shifts throughout the 24 hour periods as TI works in and out with them all through the day. Doggy doors everywhere that they can ALWAYS have their room to cool down or stay warm in, or just get away to relax on their own.
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Spring/Summer; Spring means months pups are born, /Summer means ready for homes
Summer/Fall; Summer means months pups are born, /Fall means ready for homes
Fall/Winter; Fall means months pups are born, /Winter means ready for homes
Winter/Spring; Winter means months pups are born, /Spring means ready for homes
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"A Perfect World": This is the name TI has given her Standard Poodle line after the name of her fantasy novel, first of a trilogy "A Perfect World - Tatriel". As TI learns and educates herself to do her best to be a Standard Poodle breeder, looking to help create A Perfect World, as best she can for the spoos future. Health testing, DNA testing, and more, we breed for larger than usual standards called Royals, yet ALL standards. TI's poodles have ranged from 55-105+ lbs. Never a guarantee on size yet will help you decide which matings will be your desire. Royal Standard Poodles is simply the name TI has given this website for you to enjoy perusing to find A Perfect World Standard Poodle for your next pet :o) Kate Bauer will be taking over the website once TI retires. Fill out the form to contact Kate or Tes for your next pet!
Acorns: Acorns are TOXIC to dogs! Do you have acorns in your yard? SIGNS to look for: is your pet vomiting without a known reason, having diarrhea? You've checked with your vet for any worms or other situations and all comes out normal. If you have, and you have acorns, your pet may be sneaking in what they think is a tasty nut snack possibly. Your soil can even become toxic from the leaching of acorn chemicals into it, then your pet eats the grass and can get ill from the grass more so then usual.
Do you have acorns in your yard? When the acorns start dropping, use the nut roller ball to pick them up, rake them up, scoop them up...do whatever you can to get them away from your pets! In MN TI used the nut roller, rakes, even found a tiny rake to help get them up. TI used a Lyme powder to treat the yard to help balance the ph levels as well.
TI's sister visiting from San Francisco, CA is walking on air, so in love with A Perfect World Standard Poodles! Although the cold MN air isn't thrilling her. TI's first stud Large Brown Kodi (above) and family below started the Royal line. Zain's (left brown dam below) dad was a 100 lb stud.
Standard Poodle ABCs will hopefully help answer many of your questions...and ask other breeders if you look elsewhere.
Addison's Disease: Q. What can you tell me about Addisons disease?
What kind of answer can TI give you? So many considerations, research by many, and observing to come up with a logical answer. Thus, TI will share a few things she has observed:
a) There was a vet video that explained her knowledge but the link was broke and TI cannot find it any longer. IT really was good! Here's the address if you can find it, and TI will share more at the first bullet >
With TI research and observation, helping the hormones develop is another key reason to NOT spay/neuter early on in their life. We want their hormones to develop to help the pets overall health growth develop. Spay/neutering 10-12 months of age helps their fuller development avoiding other health issues! Per our contract.
- Addisons by VCA
- AKC > https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/addisons-disease-in-dogs-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#:~:text=Causes%20of%20Addison%27s%20Disease%20in%20Dogs
b) From TI's research in as simple explanation as possible to help understanding: As TI has been breeding since 2004, one of the breeding spoos had one pup come down with Addison's in 2016. No one has contacted before or after to help be aware. Healthy lines have provided many with healthy pups. So, why did a customer in 2016 have a male offspring that was diagnosed with Addisons? From research and observation TI can only determine that the mom Cleopatra was having health issues with having pups that her milk wasn't dropping...the second litter this occurred TI decided to retire her. Several of her pups from these two litters have had health situations arise.
Now, wishing the video by Dr. Becker was available: TI can only determine from observation of what was watched;
i. Cleopatra DID get into a girl fight while pregnant with the first milk drop issue, fight or flight hormones shot through her puppies;
ii. Assuring you've listened/read "Pukka's Promise" by Ted Kerasote; if spaying/neutering too early the hormones are taken away that helps balance full development of a body, thus the necessary hormones are depleted AND over vaccination can play another HUGE roll in the body getting out of balance;
iii. If the pet is in continual stress, only that pet and it's environment can tell you (of course they can't) thus one never knows the true amount of stress they can accept/tolerate before their body gives up and moves into Addisons;
iiii. Nutrition depletion with bad dog food, thus my research on healthy dog food;
iiiii is the pet receiving chiropractic pet care? Pinching nerves, subluxations, can cut off the blood flow to the bodies lymphatics and more...So, there are MANY variables TI has culminated to this point of observation.
The good breeders do their best to assure parents are tested to prevent health issues for customers. It's up to you, the consumer, to do your work with waiting to spay/neuter, provide a relaxed and calm environment, provide healthy dog food, keep in check pet vaccinations with titer tests instead of just vaccinating when the vet says so, and many other considerations to not blame the breeder...Mother Nature ALWAYS has the last say when we've done our best with testing for the customer and future of the standard poodle ;o)
Air Quality: FYI > Respiratory issues in your pet (or you) can come from many variables. In 2019 TI learned, the HUGE sand storm from the Emirates that filtered across the ocean and USA brought many people, animals as horses and pets into the doctors from respiratory issues caused by the particles. This was in Texas. TI had a litter at that time, summer, that all came down with respiratory issues. Dr Welch shared he'd more animals in for respiratory issues then ever before from the sand storm.
Then there's the fires burning up the land. The smoke is drifting over us creating respiratory issues for many, as well as animals.
What can be done about it for us and our pets? TI doesn't have a good answer. Stay inside as much as one can with filtering systems going in the home. Do your best to keep your canine best friends inside as much as possible until time allows the passing of the situations. A mask may help "a little", yet not our pets.
The fact that one can be aware of air quality will help one understand what may be causing a respiratory situation to see if it can be addressed.
There are innumerous things to be aware of in raising your pet (as well as for us), and hopefully knowing about them from the items TI writes on the ABC's page will trigger a memory in the future to reflect on and help at the time.
AKC News: Check out the AKC link to see what they have going on. Excellent information to ALWAYS learn from, decide if it's right for you, discern to your knowledge of what is okay for your viewpoint. TI will add articles on occassion here.
- AKC article: Keto diet for dogs
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Allergies (eyes) vss Atlas needing chiropractic care: Allergies > Above you see Geo in an atlas being out since digging under the fence and catching her collar pulling it off leaving her neck bruised and out in several places :o( It's taking several months to bring back into balance with Dr Angela. Allergy reactions will have the whites of their eyes turning red and bloodshot...to the TX Cedar Fever Allergy season usually March/April. TI uses "Alive" Coconut Oil on her to help the irritation heal. It continually wept becoming extremely red and caking getting ready to bleed from the caking. The "Alive" Coconut Oil has healing powers and has kept her pink and soft, not caking. It's just affecting her left eye. All healed after awhile :o)
Also see Chiropractic page to show canine nerve links...
Atlas needing chiropractic care > TI doesn't have a picture for this yet (forgets to take and then heals right away)...it's the ooey gooey whitish build up in the inner corners (at least that's what TI calls it, ooey gooey) will take when one of the spoos has it turn on from their atlas out creating this one. This looks like a mucoussy matter build up. Use a Kleenex to gently touch and pull it out as it is more solid. Once TI gets their atlas adjusted, the mucous leaves within the week...unless it's severely out as Geo's is.
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Allergies - 8/26/24 added Food & Environment written about and for Tes and pets. Customer "J" has sent allergy test results and permits TI to share.
Allergies - Other: 9/2023 Momma Jaxxi has some kind of allergy that's been affecting her ears. She shakes her head because of the itching, yet vet shares no infection or bugs, just itching and inflammation that is relieved with the product Zymox Otic Enzymatic solution for itching due to irritation and inflammation. The fabric tube collar helps her stop her head shaking causing her ear leathers to accumulate blood on the ends called hematomas. When she flaps too much, they burst blood and spray all over the walls looking like a forensic scene :o0 Her head wrap stops the shaking so much, and of course the spraying of blood!
As humans we can know where some allergies come from, only trial and error observation are worked to find out what are the trigger points as well in our pets. TI'll be working through this with Jaxxi in the coming year...stay tuned...
Update 1/2024: Jaxxi's ears have cleared up since moving from Texas to Oregon. Keeping her STRICTLY on Health Extension dog food, and new Oregon environment? 4/2024 She's now retired to the Illinois area.
Alive Coconut Oil for healing:
Looking for a natural healing product? "Alive" Coconut Oil was introduced to TI years ago, and now it's a staple in her cupboard for all kinds of spoo situations from eye irritations, bug bites, injuries, ME and more >
https://coconutsecret.com/pages/alive-coconut-oil
Anal Glands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Cr1MQaGHc
From TI's experience in working with pups and adult standard poodles and their anal glands...
1. Puppies are adjusting to solid dry dog food during their first month and TI has always found their anal glands are adjusting to this, thus the need to express the first several months as TI would watch them scoot their butts, knowing they're dewormed consistently every two weeks, that wasn't the problem.
2. as they develop and grow...the KEY is GOOD nutritionally balanced dog food for them! The rotation of flavors makes their body think.
3. TI has fed spoos on one dog food for MANY years, Dick Van Patten Natural Balance chicken flavor. Bruno started dragging his butt along the ground and TI knew it wasn't worms from my monthly care. Realizing his anal glands were enlarged by looking, this was BEFORE TI understood the anal gland care. He was SOOOO compacted, when TI figured out how to express from a YouTube video as above, it came out thick and colored like brie cheese...poor boy :o( TI squeezed out, as in video, at least 3-4 tablespoons! He had the infected ears at the same time, and with all that realized she had to do something about switching up the dog food and Dr Mark, pet chiropractor, in MN said to rotate dog foods and laser treated his anal glands and ears with treatments for his healing care. It all cleared up and never had anal problems ever again with Bruno.
UPDATE 8/28/24 after Essential Oils conference in Idaho: One needs to be careful NOT to over-do the cleaning of anal glands! This gland excretes the "FEAR" liquid smell. If your pet is already nervous in a new environment, say the new groomer, asking the groomer to excrete those glands will send them into MORE fear. If your pet is scooting their butt on the ground and you know they've been dewormed, are worm free, it could be their glands are compacting as above. Lavender is an EXCELLENT Essential Oil to help them relax at the groomers, traveling, or around fireworks! Order yours today! Take it to the groomer with you and place behind their ears.
Anti-biotic: The Natural Healing Way! Many people know TI does her best to work with an "Organic" (non-pharma) way of healing the best she can in life and with her spoos. Here is Mother Natures Anti-biotic in Manuka Honey, the only place TI orders the UMF 20 grade > https://manukora.com/ .
TI takes it herself for any respiratory situation that might arise, coughs brought on from Sahara Desert Storms moving across the USA, heavy allergen seasons that trigger a spell of coughing, etc. And, of course the puppies if they come down with a respiratory situation. TI starts IMMEDIATELY morning and night. It WORKS!
Want to learn more on natural healing? Order "The Science of Natural Healing" from The Great Courses!
Anxiety: Check out Anti-Anxiety stress coats for your pet on search engines. TI places the coats she makes on the kids, they're stretchable and wrap around them to bring them into a relaxed sense and sleep easier. Lavender is an EXCELLENT Essential Oil to help them relax as well! Order yours today!
Artificial Insemination: Semen is placed into the female's vagina or oviduct in order to achieve pregnancy through other ways than natural copulation. This is the medical alternative to sexual intercourse.
Auto immune deficiencies in dogs: Q. Can you tell me what you know about this?
A. Here are some links to read more about...rabbit holes can certainly be created if one gets too paranoid, so glean what one can, or search further:
- https://www.itpsupport.org.uk/index.php/en/itp-in-dogs
- http://vhc.missouri.edu/small-animal-hospital/small-animal-internal-medicine/diseases-and-treatments/immune-mediated-thrombocytopenia/
- https://bluepearlvet.com/medical-articles-for-pet-owners/immune-mediated-thrombocytopenia-and-hemolytic-anemia-in-dogs/
- https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia-in-dogs
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Barking:
Q. Should I bark at my dog?
A. NOOOO! AKC Don't bark at your dog!
Q. Should I use a bark collar or not?
- Answer: Everyone has a viewpoint...TI uses variables. The newer bark collars aren't "shockers", they vibrate and can make sounds.
- Recently 9/19/19 TI started using a new training device called PetGentle...works well...and below is a customer story for you :o) As of 12/9/20 "I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE IT and recommend it highly! One can find it on the internet by searching for the word."
- TI loves the canes. Just tap on the ground :o) It stops their jumping and barking right away! Customers or kids can hold one and feel comfortable they won't be jumped on when coming to visit.
From a customer:
Yup, she's still my doll-baby; I want to share a bit what we've been thru recently, in case it may help someone else!
In Hadley's "baby book"... it shall be recorded that from approximately 8 months to almost her 1st b'day, she turned into a BAD BAD BABY! Now that we're thru the worst of the storm, I can tell you about it.
I may never know if due to her age, or us spoiling her or combo why it seemed almost overnight we "lost her".... ie, she totally began ignoring me, she began nuisance barking (incessant for extended periods until I'd physically carry, bribe, or clown to get her attention. This would be indoors AND out. I adjusted all MY behaviors, tried harder to keep her busy & going places with me, but I literally could not leave her be for more than 2-3 min & it'd start up. (Dear Helmut finally started completely ignoring her, and hanging with me or H. Then it got worse.
She decided her 3 acres were way to confining and proceeded to investigate AND succeed in finding ways to escape her "confinement"...(and her beloved family including her puppy!) (she squeezed herself thru a 6.5" space between slats on the gate. When we discovered that, she began digging under the wildlife wires we buried to protect my little hens.
I was preparing myself to call you to ask your help in finding her a "better family", when H. suggested a last resort.
We invested in a very expensive E. Collar I felt like a complete failure, and it seemed OBSCENE to use a training tool on such an intelligent creature. (Try to imagine almost dry-heaving with guilt) So I played like it was "her "Radio"!!! so Mommy can talk to you Hads"... She's so precious, she totally complied with me putting it on her every time...
We used it for a few minutes each day, at the peak about 20 minutes. I signaled her only when she ignored my call 3 X's (to be certain she heard my voice in between her barking at ????)... (Ps she didn't respond at all to the vibrations nor the pinch, until I turned it up one digit at a time, to beyond what was comfortable to my hand. )
I felt awful we weren't using a "professional trainer", I thought we were hurting her & she wouldn't understand...It took one strong pinch, she turned to me, & heard me...I pinched her with it 2 more times while she was "zoning out", that was it. She sat sweetly to have her "radio" strapped on for total of 5 days, even though I never had to use it again. After 5th day, I experimented; no Ecollar. She's "come back to me".... She still barks, more than most, but she stops herself now, before I even tell her. She "comes" again when I call, and there seem to be no more escape attempts...whether she "outgrew it, or the training collar got her refocused, we may never truly know, but I wanted to share this with you in case you have anyone call you at wits end... (I might not have had the guts to try that collar if you hadn't given me Pukka's Promise")...
Helmut continues to be a gentle giant, more loving and attentive to me than any dog I've ever loved... And man is he smart, but that's another day! Pictures after his next haircut!
Base-lining: DON'T bring a pup home from a breeder and not base-line TWO main things 6/8/18. Base-line your pup for 1. WORMS, to include giardia and 2. LYMES disease. A Base-lining and annual check up on these two things is so vital to their health and longevity! Worms are, and will always be a pet problem but TI has come to the conclusion Lymes/tick born disease is A HEALTH PROBLEM IN A LOT OF THE USA for animals AND Humans. Tick diseases can be handled if being annually "checked for"...a pet can pick it up easily from anywhere these days due to the modern travel culture...EVEN IF NOT FOUND IN YOUR AREA (CBS news reel). Nothing wrong with being careful!
DO use natural Cedar Oil products to deter ticks and fleas. TI sells these natural healthier products, drop shipped directly to you from the cedar oil warehouse. IF one uses a chemical based product on their pup like spot ons, and now found in the heart worm monthly medicine (only buy heart worm no other inclusion), one must decide; develop seizures or pick up tick diseases...with vigilant spraying of cedar oil on your pet and annual lymes vaccination and testing you can be pro-active to prevent problems. Cedar Oil will handle other tick born diseases and fleas! As an oil, it does evaporate so depending on climate and region, use once or several times a week. Don't forget to spray it on yourself when walks or hiking.
NOTE: In MN, TX, and now OR, TI lived in MN, an area where deer ticks are found...as there are in many regions of the USA. TI annually checked for Lymes disease in each of the spoos yet there are other tick born diseases no vaccine is made for as Anaplasmosis. Lymes disease can be handled with antibiotics if one is annually testing for the pets health. Once treated they will always carry the antibody, and can be re-infected again when bitten by a tick carrier of Lymes, so ALWAYS be alert to stumbling and symptoms. Place this on your annual protocol for you pets health checkup. Here are some great sites for you to learn from:
- https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/an-introduction-to-infectious-diseases.html - one course lesson specifically covers Lymes/Tick diseases in Humans and Pets
- Tick born disease knowledge
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Beds by Kuranda: https://dogbed.us/kuranda-17804
TI's two favorite sizes are the 40 x 25" aluminum sides, with mesh weave fabric. The Royals fit okay on it yet the next size up 44 x 27" fits them best for the size they grow into. The aluminum ONLY as the pvc piping warps to their weight. TI doesn't recommend the pvc as all the pvc ones have warped. The mesh weave is also a favorite as when outside (or inside), water flushes through and air flow is great when they don't have a pet bed on them....yet most of the time they prefer the pet bed on. Check out the upholstery Pet Beds TI makes and place onto the Kuranda beds :o) Machine washable!
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Birds: Q. My spoo has a new found interest in pouncing on birds anytime they land on the ground... I didn’t know poodles like to catch birds. Any advise? She’s brought me several into the doggie door as a gift.
Answer: from TI...As in years of learning with having a canine pack, you might not like what I share about the birds...educating myself of things to look out for in keeping them healthy, and us...and relative to this Covid 19 situation...one of two options:
- a) having birds around, their droppings can carry germs that are detrimental to dogs, and a zoonosis transmission potential to humans. As the avian flu. I really wanted to have birds around in MN, and the droppings around the canines caused one of the girls to become ill. My vet asked me if I had a bird feeder in their area...Yes :o( This is what caused its ill health from the bacteria she found in the lab results. To my dismay, my ignorance almost killed her, and the others, bringing ill health to my family. Thus, I removed the feeders, and thoroughly cleaned the area to let the birds find food naturally on their own.
- b) they have their canine instincts, they are bird dogs, hunters. Like cats, their kill is being brought to you to say Thank You for feeding me, here, I thank you and am feeding you :o) Now one can Cesar them and discipline them each time, to bring them into a different mentality, that's not natural to their instinct...and I've had customers cry over their horror of their pet killing the birds to call me on what to do...and I have to honestly, from my viewpoint, share let them be dogs. Remove the feeders due to health issues that can arise. It is one of their instinctive joys to hunt and kill, like I give them their raw bones. We, as owners, have to determine what we want them to instinctively enjoy, or not. Now when they bring me a dead animal, I pat and thank them...for not eating it! and kindly throw it in the trash when they're not looking ;o) We certainly determine their new mentality, not to kill a pet cat or rabbit for example. I have a stuffed skunk and a plastic snake I toss on the ground on occasion teaching them to LEAVE those ALONE - DON'T! There are some things I train them to leave and other things I just let Mother Nature work, with a smile for them being them.
So, remove feeders? or
discipline/train to not have the instinct?
With this Covid 19 pandemic, TI is very
much into learning and The Great Courses has some great DVD educational
courses >
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/an-introduction-to-infectious-diseases.html ... one can get things on sale reasonably.
*TI purchased "An
Introduction to Infectious Diseases", a 4 disc lecture
that is TRULY opening eyes and knowledge to be more aware of bacteria, viruses, and the lecture
yesterday REALLY helped understand Tick born diseases soooo much better!
It's educating on how to help put things onto the ABC's tab relating to
our spoos, and of course purchasing these lectures helps educate ourself not
to be ignorant to situations dealing with our health...oh if only watched
this years ago in MN!
*The other lecture TI watched on a fast forward pace
- Dog Training 101 can help on a training level without Cesaring >
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/dog-training-101.html
... have LOTS of banana chips, my natural organic treat of choice ;o)
Bloat: Q. My pet died of bloat, do you have information on this?
- a) Answer: TI shares...A customer sent me a Scientific Report that was excellent > in your google cut and paste in -> JAVMA vol 216 January 1, 2000, this second adds on this data - JAVMA vol 217 November 15, 2000. These studies discuss Gastric dilation-volvulus (GDV), eating from raised dishes CREATES more air, open feeding or frequent small feedings is far better with water at all times available and much more.
- b) Try: some are finding vets that can have their pup's stomach stapled when they have the spay/neutering done, called gastropexy.
- c) TI emphasizes to understanding that turned stomachs and bloat are two separate considerations...even if stomach stapled to body, bloat can occur from bad food. It won't turn but CAN bloat.
When a stomach turns, there is nowhere for food or gas to go, thus bloat sets in. Understand? Do some YouTube googling on how to avoid bloat.
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Below; the beautiful leaves in MN, TI calls this "Kodi Color" and were taken after an early morning Fall walk in the back park. The fallen maple tree leaves gave breath-taking color that pictures can't equal in real time, yet I hope you enjoy them as much as Kodi and the spoos enjoyed chasing the fresh beet I'd pulled from the garden to get them to be in the pictures :o) They enjoyed chasing it!
Body Size: See DNA under "D" below (Large body size in Embark "NN" alleles)
Books: Q. What books can you recommend reading on poodles?
- Answer: Under Books & Links web page
Bones: DON'T feed your spoos chicken or pork bones.
DO give them beef bones...take a look at the picture...Bruno, at 3 years, has been chewing on beef bones his entire life (now 12 yrs old)...notice the nice clear very little tartar buildup...which TI cleans once a year, sometimes twice, with a dental pick...more below...
DO put aside a savings account for your Standard Poodle Health, a cracked tooth from chewing bones may occur - pull it, let them chew! It's that or major gum and teeth health bills later in their life.
In 2019 TI took female Magic in for teeth cleaning at 4 yrs old. The vet shared she/I've been doing such an excellent job, she won't need ANY cleaning now, nor for another several years! Woo Hoo! Good big beef bones REALLY do work!!
Bowed Legs: Q. My puppy appears to be getting/have a bowed front leg/s after coming home - HELP ?
- Answer: Get them taking their NUVET Supplements RIGHT AWAY!!! Use code #89093. Keep them on their supplements until their bone growth has had a good opportunity to stabilize...6 months-1 yr? Go to this website to learn more about and purchase calcium and bone strengthening supplement to help for a good 3 days per vet recommendation if seen after their 8 wk-15 wk age - they need help right away along with their Nuvet supplements! They are GROWING SO FAST and bones are still developing with a big body above them!! Call me if you'd like to talk asap 218-414-0023 > Tes.
www.revivalanimal.com/articles/Bowed-Legs-Weaned-Puppies.html
Breeder/s: Q. Can you refer me to a breeder?
- Answer: by TI...I have a few breeder friends I may recommend at any given time if they are still breeding. Breeders come and go, as any business may. It is difficult to recommend other breeders as I never know what they might have for a program, doing in tests for their pets, or are doing with their line at the time. It takes all of us time to research.
Q. I want to be a breeder. Will you sell me a pup for breeding?
- Answer: One must understand the responsibility in being a breeder, it is not something to be taken lightly in my viewpoint, by the U.S.A. government, or state laws. Questions to ask yourself: a. What are my state requirements in being a breeder of dogs? b. What tests need to be done? c. Contract, what will I have in it? ... is the individual I buy my breeding pet from willing to mentor me?
ALL TI's breeding pups sell for $4,000, no exceptions. A special breeding contract would be sent you. TI has frozen semen available with Brown Bruno and Red Daniel she can sell as well.
If you are/intend to be a large kennel - NO, TI will not sell to you!
Breeding Practice: Q. What are your breeding practices?
- Answer: from TI, who does her best with the knowledge she has at the time. Here is a website at Bijou Poodles Canada, with permission, that covers a good perspective - http://www.bijoupoodles.com/BreedingPractices.html
- I see many of my goals growing, education among them, above all I want to create a loving, structural healthy, Royal size line of offspring. I also see and work with Pat Hastings research on canine structure for the future health of our future poodles. Puppy puzzle at www.dogfolk.com on my books link web page. Not every viewpoint understands the many facets to breeding healthy animals, thus each breeder must pull all of their knowledge to discern what works or is more workable then others, even combining knowledge to make A more Perfect World ;o)
- Q. Do you Line-breed or In-breed? Answer: This question is answered with educating a consumer on the pros and cons of Line-breeding or In-breeding. This is an excellent article written by Jerold S. Bell DVM who was a speaker at a canine symposium TI went to for further education. Jerold S. Bell DVM (one of his write-ups) With the knowledge in this article, if TI finds GOOD characteristics outweighing any bad, TI has on occasion chosen to strengthen that in her line. It is with educated knowledge in bettering the future of the poodle that this is done on breeders lines...done in horses, done in cattle, and many animals for the best health, quality, and lines to be brought forward to life.
- Q. How often do you breed? Answer: by TI...only likes to breed when down-payments are made, knowing the litter is wanted is key! TI & KB don't just breed to breed. So if we don't have pups at the time, your patient willingness to plan ahead benefits everyone. Get on our down payments list by contacting us with the form on the side!
* Standard Poodle ABCs *
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Cancer: Q: What knowledge do you have of cancers in dogs?
A: from TI...I take much from research and observation. ALWAYS use a dictionary to help look up words you don't understand! Plus, do research the internet for the many things I write to validate the knowledge. I'll do my best to keep it simple and brief...you do your research...
- I started my research on cancer back in 2007. My husband, Gene, was diagnosed with Carcinoid Cancer, a slow growing cancer. And as many people do, they start research when a loved one comes down with it. The first book I read was the largest science project done on Cancer, it was done in China when Mao Tse-Tung came down with cancer, "The most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted." Mao invited scientists from around the world to come into the regions of China and research what was happening that may be a cause of cancers in those areas, or not. The China Study by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II. This may be the most important book you read on nutrition from the science gathered and what chemicals are doing to us when used in the food industry.
- Now many a website "Looker", or "Customer" would talk to me of their previous pets getting cancer, but my research didn't begin until Gene's body started getting ill. I had begun to change my diet drastically a decade earlier due to extreme eczema on my hands. Doing my best to eat more raw organic foods. Gene, raised on a beef farm, wasn't so earnest in changing.
- We all have different avenues of research where I'm going to point to specific abbreviated knowledge I've gained and work with my poodles and I. Please do research on the internet when needed by you.
- All sickness LOVES acidic bodies, human or animals (canines have high acidic stomachs due to being meat eaters).
- PH levels in humans, to be healthiest should range around 7 and it makes sense animals would fall into suit depending on the animal type. Canine PH urine levels will be in a range of 5.5-7.
- With my checking of pH levels with a pH stick over decades, at least once a week, got me into eating the fruits and vegetables with liquids to keep me in the 7-8 pH range desired for a healthy pH balanced body.
- IF our body becomes too acidic, our immune system (white blood cells, T cells, et al, they protect our body from disease and foreign invaders) one could say stop working right when they can't keep up with protecting us/animals.
- I started my breeding program in 2004. Being ignorant to much nutritional knowledge in the canine world until attending seminars and learning from those vet professors more focused on diet, then my pet chiropractor shared to "ROTATE your dog food to get their bodies to thinking!" And in so doing, I started the dog food variety of rotation I work with today, and WEEKLY add raw fruits and vegetables to their routine to help balance their pH levels! In the wild, they ALWAYS ate plants (alkaline, high pH) on a weekly basis when they couldn't find their raw meat (acidic, low pH), helping balance their pH levels.
- When Lookers and Customers called on a pet getting ill with cancer I start my key survey questions:
- Do you use chemicals on your lawn and house cleaning? This will start bodies to accumulate chemicals they cannot flush out from the cells where tumors can grow from, the immune system can't fight off the chemicals now lodging in fatty tissue, bones, or organs. When they can't kill off chemicals or invading properties, the tumors take hold.
- What kind of diet are you feeding your pet? Then I share of rotation of a good quality dog food and of raw organic fruits and vegetables to be added for them, of course organic is best without the chemicals!
- Have they been tested for tick born disease? This can cause the immune system to weaken and trigger illness.
- Is pet chiropractic care being used to help blood flowing through nerves to major organs and essential systems? Get their body in balance ASAP :o)
Conclusion: TI has not had any of my spoos living with her come down with cancer. In retiring to new owners, TI has heard several passing from cancer at over 10 yrs old.
If you've changed your human diet to be eating healthier and getting your pH levels balanced and want to learn how to flush chemicals from your body as a human, sorry not available for pets, contact TI to learn of a program developed specifically to do this. TI has done the program three times over the decades, as the earth bombards us daily with chemicals in the environment and foods we eat.
The best we can do for our pets is to rotate their foods and add raw organic fruits and vegetables. Start today :o))))
Cards made of my Royal Standard Poodles For Sale: Q: Do you have gift cards of pictures found on your site?
A: YES! The picture above is one of Max who went to Australia Jan. 2016. "We've got fresh raspberries to eat in the park - yummm!"
Royal Standard Poodle gift cards SOLD HERE
Cats: Q. Do your standard poodles get along with cats?
- Answer: In MN TI learned with the number of spoos living within her home she could not have a cat with the pack mentality strong among their hormones. Customers have certainly trained from the start as puppies to live with their cats. Apricot spoo "Soda Pop" loves Kitty...and Kitty loves NO other dog in the house ;o)
CBD Oil (Cannabidiol): Q. Do you recommend CBD oil for your poodles?
- Answer: from TI...There's a LOT to understand on this product that covers the headlines. Your research is VERY important to come to your own decision on what will be best for your pet. Do your googling of images as well. MY viewpoint is and always will be >
- #1: See your Pet Chiropractor to assure all subluxations are corrected (see research below under chiropractic care). IF your pet isn't in balance, then no wonder he's feeling off and one may need CBD oil. One reason ONLY I may start giving CBD oil is example, when Bruno gets arthritis so bad no more chiro adjustments can help him. In the mean time he receives joint supplements to help lubricate from the inside out. Nujoint from Nuvet
- #2: If extremely nervous with 4th of July fireworks or traveling with drooling, TI provides CBD to help relax and calm.
- Here's an article: Dogs Naturally Magazine
Children: Q. What should I know about puppies and children?
- Answer: from TI...The following is from my research, intuitiveness, others research and thus the protocol I put together for my breeding program...which has led to some very happy happy customers and their positive feedback :o)
a) In nature/the wild, there are never humans around ;o) Momma keeps everything as quiet and calm as possible, remembering all canines are animals from the wild, they have chosen to agree with our affection...any calm relays instinctively to pups...if nervous, anxious, upset those vibrations DEFINITELY are picked up by pups.
b) newborn pups cannot "Hear or See" right away, smell only...thus if the momma's hormones are throwing out a) above - they are stimulated/or not by such...and OVER stimulated by the negative vibrations...
c) their eyes start to open and they See "SOMEWHAT" around 2 wks of age as they start to develop...their ears open at around 3 wks of age and begin to develop hearing...thus the calm brought about those first several wks with few nervous interruptions is far better then allowing children in with them during those wks...momma gets very nervous, stressed, wants to protect, she's disciplined not to harm children...etc..it all can build up in her...she JUST wants her instincts to work naturally, calmly...
d) I have found this protocol has kept my spoo pups to grow with a stable less nervous/hyper personality. Research available; next, shows development of socializing starts 3-5 wks old which now all falls into place with my research of the above. Now children can be introduced in a CALM manner, strict calm guidance, other noises implemented to stimulate brain functioning/learning...all in my own planned protocol of development which customers have thanked me with comments of the best pups they've ever had :o) It's working :o))
e) Now, as the pups get older, 2 months plus, children start to become toys to these puppies...especially because they no longer have their other family pups to play and tussle with...dogs in general get excited/like fast motion, if they see it (USUALLY), the target becomes game and ready to chase and instinctively attack to stop and kill...now, THAT is so important to know to keep children from running around them, as well as the fact the child can trip, the pup can get twisted and tripped on...injuring both in one way or another, bites, twisted limbs et al...
THUS, children are always needed to be monitored, vigilantly watched over to assure careful play, not over playing to early on...until bones in the canine have stabilized at over 1 yr of age for the pup...protecting children right along side them :o)
A nice surprise in the hanging geranium flower baskets :o)
Cedar Oil Products for flea and tick repellent!
- SPECIFIC cedar oil is a GREAT Natural protection. Why does cedar oil work? Cedar oil breaks down a bugs (scorpions included) outer exoskeleton where they can no longer breath, thus die. We have a spine, so it doesn't kill us, it protects us. You can ALWAYS visit with me about any of this. Getting the Introduction to Infectious Diseases course really helps one's understanding of flea and tick diseases.
Chiropractic Care: DON'T over exercise your pet with jogging or too long of walks up until a year of age when their hips have had time to finish their growth and bones to develop keeping from bowing. This will help stabilize your Standard Poodle Health structure.
DO Chiropractic care for Royal & Standard Poodle health. Max above melts into Dr. Mark's arms after his adjustment...
In 2009, MN passed the law for small animal services to perform chiropractic work on small animals. Most states now have passed laws permitting small animal chiropractic care.
Our puppies are chiropractic adjusted several times before they leave to their new homes. Thank You Dr. Mark LaVallie, Dr Angela and others!!
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Cleaning: Q. What do you recommend to clean up inside potty accidents? Carpet? What do you do to clean all the germs and bacteria with?
Answer: TI uses the most natural products as possible.
- Aqueous (water) Ozone cleaning system (picture above) from Alpha Pet is what TI uses to keep things healthy clean, especially with the Covid 19 issues. Check it out > https://alphatechpet.com/hygeia-sb100-aqueous-ozone-sprayer
- Natures Odor & Germ Control (NOGC) cleaning is a key granule lava zeolite product and other natural enzymatic liquid cleaners. Odors caused by smoke, pets, mildew, cooking, new carpets, and so much more.
- #1 - Carpet > USE clean water, NO chemicals! NO vinegar!!
- #2 - sprinkle another natural odor eater zeolite product such as Healthy World Pet Deodorizer powered by Sweet PDZ.
- #3 - take your broom and sweep it into the carpet allowing it to absorb the odors and moisture for 24 hours.
- #4 - vacuum :o)
- #5 - repeat if still too much odor. #6 Pull up all your carpet and replace with tile or a great glue down flooring, NOT wood flooring, urine will seep in and damage, eventually smelling...I have this great laminate glue down wood look flooring on the cement floor downstairs, people think it's real wood...see above picture...
- People can find zeolite products at feed stores that take away odors in chicken coops, horse barns, et al., I sprinkle this as a natural enzyme eating product as above...
- Here is a link to understand bio enzyme eating products: http://www.cleanlink.com/cp/article/Bio-enzymatic-Cleaners-Help-With-Odor-Control--17677
- Here are some enzyme eating links found:
- TI wouldn't be without the WONDERFUL Shark steam cleaner! Highly recommend! JUST water steaming the floor clean!! OR using the Aqueous Ozone water to mop things and clean things thoroughly of germs!
http://www.mrochem.com/Organic-Insecticides_c_22.html
Coat Color:
- https://super-novas-standard-poodles.weebly.com/genetics-behind-coat-color.html
- https://rarest.org/animals/poodle-colors
- https://www.royalstandardpoodles.com/ColorclarificationCoatDifferences.html
Coefficient of Inbreeding: Q. Can you tell me about the Coefficient of Inbreeding (COI)?
- Answer: there are many good websites out there that share on this - here is one
- http://www.americanmudiassociation.org/coefficient-of-inbreeding-article.pdf
- Yes, with our spoo group. DNA with Embark is now able to provide a better "Genetic" COI with up and coming poodles, 2022. Attending AKC conferences, speakers talk about their line breeding program results creating some top offspring. TI observed pictures of great confirmation and results.
Commands: Standard Poodle commands TI uses while growing...
- "Potty outside" - TI gets them outside at around 6:30 am and they’ll go right away -When just starting out, “Potty Outside” every hour -Hang out with pup for at least 5 minutes, saying “Potty Outside” then praise them lots when they go - Stools will take longer to hang out with and usually are first thing in morning, then they eat and will go again usually within an hour, then later in the day will go again. Winter months are much more difficult and you will need to work with them more.
- "Calm" - When everyone wants to get excited and jump on you, TI puts hands flat out to indicate calm.
- "What? What?" - When everyone gets to barking at something...they don't know TI calls this out and checks out what they're looking at "What, What?" :o))
- "Oweee" - When they are play biting just a little to hard TI says “Oweee” and they stop right away as it sounds somewhat like a playmate would when they get hurt
- "Treat" - They absolutely love hearing that word when it’s banana chips, carrots, or raw organic veges - TI uses “Treat” whenever seeing difficulty in obeying, the response is incredible - if using Lamb it keeps flatulence down to almost/nothing
- "Wipe, Wipe" - When they come in from outdoors on wet days TI says, “Wipe, wipe” - TI stands over their backs, grab the back paws with both of my hands and wipe them on the carpet, then TI takes the front paws in both hands and wipes them - They seem to enjoy this in that it’s getting your face down on their level to be with them
- "Excuse me" - TI learns to be polite to them and say “Excuse me” when they’re in her way, they learn to move when they hear it
- "Go to bed" - Wherever you establish their bed for sleeping at night, TI simply says “go to bed”
- "Downstairs" - When they want to go outside too anxiously, TI sends them out via “Downstairs” where the garage door is, it’s less wear on painted steps
- "Don’t"…"Toy" - While chewing on something you don’t want destroyed TI sternly calls out “Don’t” (with a grrrowl) "Doooon't", as it sounds like their dog parent disciplining sound, then TI says “toy” and throw them a toy to play with instead.
- "Tsssst"...a Cesar Millan the dog whisperer sound that TI uses to let them know disapproval, stop doing what they're doing like barking or jumping on me.
- "Back, Get back" - teaches them to back up when TI needs to come into the gate, backing them up, which is very helpful around the house or in the car.
- "In, Come in, time to come in" is what TI uses teaching them after they've been outside pottying or playing for awhile.
- "Eat, time to eat" - do they come a runnin'!
- "Don't bite!" With 6 - 12 puppies coming and jumping on TI, she uses her 3 finger snap on the muzzle routine to train them not to bite. They get it figured out quickly!!
- "Don't Jump!" Again, with 6 - 12 puppies coming and jumping on TI she uses her 3 finger snap on the muzzle routine.
Colors: Q. What colors do you have?
- Answer: our Royal and Standard Poodles come in a variety of colors; brown, black, phantoms, red, apricot and creams. See what's learned about coat "Characteristics" here > https://www.royalstandardpoodles.com/poodle-coat.html
Contract: https://www.royalstandardpoodles.com/royalstandardpoodlescontract.html
Copyright laws on images: TI and KB permits image use by her customers only. We give permission by customers to use pictures seen on this website.
Cost of A Perfect World Poodle:
1. How much do your poodles cost?
- Answer: https://www.royalstandardpoodles.com/standardpoodlepuppiesforsale.html As TI develops A PErfect World lines, spending thousands of dollars on tests ($10,000 in 2011), the right breeding poodle, and many other time consuming factors - it is true their cost will rise accordingly. This provides those who want a quality standard poodle in health, size and personality, they WILL get one :o)
2. Why the price?
- Answer: a) Testing that needs to be done for assuring the customer TI is trying to do the best to provide a good pet for them. b) Marketing pups on the internet (such as this website) and newspaper ads are VERY expensive. c) Grooming clippers and blades that constantly wear out ($2,000 in 2018) . d) Maintaining parks for them to have lots of room to live, laugh, and be dogs bringing you happy puppies. e) Vet expenses are constant to be a good breeder and have healthy pups. f) Chiropractic expenses for the kids to stay healthy and a litter's first adjustment before they go to their new homes. g) Spraying the acre during the summer to keep fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes away for healthy happy puppies with cedar oil. h) They do not eat cheap dog food. i) Home upkeep as puppies destroy chords and things we thought we'd puppy proofed. j) Continued education classes to learn on being a good breeder. k) Paper towels, paper towels, and more paper towels :o)
As you see the list could go on. It is our joy to provide you joy and the expenses add up, as we want all customers to know owning a Royal or Standard Poodle pet is a high maintenance life, yet worth it beyond price in many of our viewpoints :o)
3. Do you give refunds?
- Answer: ...under the following circumstances...
a. At the birth of a litter, there is not the color or gender you desired.
b. Otherwise: your down payment goes toward administrative costs of bringing you on board - Thank You! Your non-refundable down payment will be here for "your return" in the future in purchasing your next pet from us if you so desire and as long as we are still breeding.
Covid 19: Corona Virus 2019 - Q. Is this in our dogs?
Answer: NO - different strains! Please watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gWCee1nupI
Coyotes & Wolves: Q. Can they kill our pets!
Answer: YES! Smaller pets especially.
The below picture TI took in TX outside her parks. It wasn't a wolf, it was a coyote bending knee to play with my standard poodles in TX! TI went out and shooed it away as it wasn't going!!!
* Standard Poodle ABCs *
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DNA: Getting a Royal...or not...Royal Standard Poodles DNA
Dental: How to keep plaque down on your poodles teeth: There are a variety of ways to help:
- Greenies: Every time my spoos get up onto the counter for grooming they receive a Greeny...no wonder they go up with ease after several years ;o)
- Raw bones help the poodles clean and break away the tartar. TI took Magic in for a teeth cleaning and the vet commended me on taking such good care of her, she didn't need cleaning at all :o)
- Cleaning with a toothbrush is excellent in a weekly grooming.
- A customers Father is a retired dentist and shared the use of the Oxyfresh Dental product below with great success over the years with his pets. I've used similar but they were colored green and the spoos didn't want to drink the water at all. This is a clear product and they don't see the difference, thus I'm happy to recommend.
Dew Claws or Removal of Dew Claws: TI & KB does NOT remove dew claws since 2019.
A) The removal of dew claws is not a professional surgery done by vets or breeders. At around three days old the vet/breeder simply may nip off the thumb with scissors cutting through the soft bone. Some may dig into the knuckle assuring the entire bone is removed to the knuckle. Then glued shut.
B) The nipping off has caused bones to continue to grow through, or continued lifelong irritation, and with poodles nicked on occasion. WORSE, the muscles in the area are no longer in use, damaged, and can atrophy causing unstable ligaments.
C) With unstable ligaments, as they grow and play, they tear :o( This has occurred to TI's offspring in loving owners care. This creates pain the rest of their life. With one leg bad, the second goes in time from constant misbalancing of the now harder working leg.
D) LAST BUT NOT LEAST! NOT removing, keeping whole, puppies do not cry in pain that first week after removal. Everyone is happy and calmer as the crying always stresses Momma, wondering what is wrong. Let alone a good attentive breeder wondering if something else is wrong, like milk not dropping, too cold? The vibrations are now calm all around bringing a more stable pup to you, with the breeder handling the correct indicators of why :o)
E) If one tears when older, one out of a thousand?, yes it will be painful, yet the vet will take care of it professionally at that time.
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Deworming: the natural way Diatomaceous Earth (DE)
- DE does NOT work on parasites as giardia or coccidia.
- 2019 - New strain of hookworm has now become resistant to current USA treatment modalities. https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2021-09-15/drug-resistant-hookworms-spreading-dogs-parasitologists-warn - Yet if you read about Diatomaceous Earth one can handle it NATURALLY, ORGANICALLY!
See Ground Zero below for lawn care. One can use DE to kill critters in lawn; fire ants, scorpions, to name a few I hate here in TX!
"Going Green Using Diatomaceous Earth How-To Tips"
Reading the book wasn't just a light bulb going on, it was FIREWORKS!
Get yours today!
(Fireworks picture taken in TX)
DHA, what is it? Answer: An essential component for growth and functional development of the brain for learning in infants and animals like our poodles ;o) It is Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). DHA is also required for maintenance of normal brain function in adults and animals like our poodles :o) The inclusion of plentiful DHA in the diet improves learning ability, whereas deficiencies of DHA is associated with deficits in learning.
- I, TI, have lovingly been told by many a customer I breed some really smart poodles compared to ones they've bought before ;o)
- TI & KB ALWAYS includes in momma's diet dog food that includes DHA and then as puppies ALWAYS feeding them dry dog food that includes DHA. We'll never stop the practice as customers remind us how smart their puppies are from me. I consistently rotate the dry kibble among various flavors always including DHA in many of them. Knowledge brings health!
- Dog Foods that include DHA for your pets: Always look for fish in the ingredients and of course it could list DHA in the ingredients.
Diarrhea: DON'T worry too much if in the spring/summer your pet comes up with diarrhea -- read on...
June Bug Season + SEE The Scoop on Poop below under "P"
TI writes...Does your state have June bugs? What I've observed and validated by the vet is the fact during the months of May - July these flying protein bugs love to be eaten by the Poodles and puppies.
Look at them go in the pictures, trying to find every bit of protein bug they can! So, if you have these bugs and your pet's (cats or dogs) have loose stools, or you get a pup from us during this time - look to see if they're eating high protein bugs. After the bugs are gone their stools WILL harden up again...see pictures below...
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Digging: What can I do when they want to dig out of the fence area..or just start digging?
- Take them for more walks :o)
- Dig Fencing works great and TI has placed such spike fencing as can be purchased at Lowes, around the perimeter of her fencing...
- and now she's added cement blocks...stay tuned for a picture...
- Bricks go into holes and gravel on top...especially when it's wet and they hear mice and things below...they do...they smell and hear them and do their best to get them, following their trail....I continiiue to take themall on their walks, yet it's a part of having spoos in my world.
Disease: DON'T think your state/region is immune to disease or problems...
DO become alert to health situations to your region by asking your vet what they have learned in your area:
With Covid 19 TI purchased lecture series "An Introduction to Infectious Diseases" to help understand so much better the various situations that we live with every day, helped open eyes to Tick born diseases and so much more! We should look to educate ourselves for a healthier happier future >
Here's one 7/17/17
- the Kissing Bug, knowledge since 2013 > http://kissingbug.tamu.edu/
Valley Fever 8/22/21 - Desert areas
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Docking Tails: Why we DON'T dock tails any longer...
1. Why TI came to the decision to NOT dock tails any longer in 2019; since starting my breeding program in 2004, in docking tails I have had customers (and me) have to "re-dock" a pups tail due to incorrect docking in the 2-3 day old time frame it was done. The tail BONE continued to grow through the skin, causing the new owner to have to do surgical removal of several more coccygeal vertebrae. One customer having never thought twice about a docked tail, received a second spoo from me and the bone continued to grow through as in the picture below of the recent Red spoo Drake, now Draco, had occur this 2020. She told me "I'll never buy another poodle from you unless you STOP docking tails." That began my continued deeper research into the pros and cons, the why docking was done, and why not to do any longer, pressure by customers TO and pressure to NOT! What would my ethical decision be.
After much debate within myself, my ethical decision came to determine NOT DOCKING TAILS was the RIGHT thing to do for the pups.
I'd noticed after I purchased Draco and brought him home in September 2020, he was chasing his tail, me thinking it was cute...then thought about the past customers and shaved his tail down to see the bone protruding through.
In showing to my vet, yes, Draco needed to have the bone docked off lower and corrected with surgery so the nerves were not open to environmental sensitivity. See picture below after surgery. He is recovering with, yes, pain.
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2. SOME Research...since 2004, when TI started her breeding program, a new breeder wants to start out to do what "society" has established, society pressure. USA AKC allows the docking of tails since their migration from Europe, and requires in their show ring to win at this time. It is illegal now to dock tails in many countries, Europe, Canada, Australia et al. http://www.allpoodleinfo.com/poodle-tail-docking
This research done in 2017 has found it to be MORE painful then considered in the past! 2017 Tail Docking Pain article EVEN at 3 days old is MUCH worse then thought! See excerpt below...
(Please use a dictionary to help understand words you don't understand)...tail docking was traditionally performed without anesthesia or analgesics. However, studies in the last 20 years have proved this concept as totally wrong. Neonatal male dogs and rodent pups have a hyper pain sensitivity implicating that the pain experienced is more intense than less as previously believed. It was also accepted that the incomplete myelinization of newborns does result in slower nerve conduction, but the shorter distance that pulses travel counter balance slower nerve conduction (Yilmaz et al. 2002; Derebent & Yigit 2006). Nociceptive cells are mature at birth, but the inhibitory pathway, which is critical in modulating pain and reflex activity to pain and distress is still undeveloped until at least ten days after birth, thus pain is translated at a higher level and not a lower (Dincer et al. 2011)...
3. I, TI, personally consider myself no longer under society pressure to dock tails and stand proud in making the decision to stop such an act that research found, my experience in calmer litters after stopping, and written about in 2. above.
PROOF: In MN after docking and taking dew claws of the puppies (2-3 days from birth) they would come home to my bedroom and mother to cry and whimper causing me and momma to get little rest from the stress the puppies who were crying, vocalizing after removals. I would lose 1-2 pups in that first week after removals and why I say the phrase "I wait one week through the Woods of Mother Nature before I share numbers, gender and color," to customers. I knew I would lose a pup or two during that first week and not want a customer to worry of any loss.
Since in TX, the decision to stop removal brought results that became a surprise to me. The litter pups next to my bed were now QUIET, silently nursing with a calm momma letting her milk down for them. I have not lost a single puppy that first week from removals since stopping the practice here in TX.
Dock; It was an old fallacy that if docking the tail before 3 months of age they would not get rabies. Tails help maintain structural balance to the canine. The fallacy has come and gone and no longer needs to be done. Docking is to surgically remove the tail or a portion of the tail; a docked tail; stumped tail. > Spoos tails are docked 1/3 from the tip to AKC standards of the breed.
Dog Food:
FIRST (updated 9/4/24) at the writing 10/15/20: Do watch this link first below! TI must always review and work to learn information and use with observation...I'm not perfect, yet continue to learn toward creating A Perfect World :o)
Written by TI...At this time I feed my spoos a variety of quality dog food on a rotational basis. I purchase Raw freeze dried dog food for treats and training. No off the shelf biscuits. I DO NOT recommend feeding solely as their dog food UNLESS you assure they're given supplements like Nuvet below, as freeze dried is NOT nutritionally balanced. I provide freeze dried mixed into their dry kibble once a week with carrots, apples, broccoli, and such for a special weekly treat.
Dr. Marty is known by many stars and have used. Now I use Health Extension Freeze Dried with a variety of flavors. Health Extension has a variety of flavors.
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SECOND: TI and Kate sell Health Extension dog food to those interested, growing strong healthy pups, a lamb & brown rice recipe dog food is the key food fed the spoos, rotating flavors every other bag. ALWAYS lamb every other bag.
To order directly from Tes in OR, use Venmo to pay (4/27/24):
call 737-932-5030
click to research > Health Extension dog food
THIRD: Kate & TI order from the East coast company Holistic Health Extension directly, their brand of dog food not sold in central or West coast pet food stores yet. One can order from Chewy.com or similar. NOTE: 4/27/24 as much as TI and others try to order Health Extension from Chewy, they've not always been able to have the product at hand. In calling Tes, she'll ship you a bag she orders directly from Health Extension. Give her a call! Hopefully Chewy will figure it out. Cost is expensive depending on location. Sold and made on the East Coast.
TI rotates like this: Lamb & Brown Rice (always 50% lamb), Dr Marty freeze dried, Lamb & Brown Rice, Buffalo & Whitefish, Lamb & Brown Rice, Venison, Lamb & Brown Rice, Original (chicken), Lamb & Brown Rice, and on like this in a rotation. This is making their body think, as they certainly would be doing in the wild with Mother Nature.
This rotation, and higher quality dog foods, helps alleviate allergies in your pets, yet continually making their bodies think.
Fourth: Q - Puppy chow or Adult dog food for my puppy?
A - TI attended a symposium at the Iowa State University for Animals, a two day event. The Vet Professor that spoke in the one classroom discussed nutrition for canines stating NOT to get caught up in purchasing the puppy brands and simply feed ADULT dog food...and that's what I've done since 2004 in my breeding program. Continued education repeats this knowledge. I do feed MOMMA puppy kibble to fatten her up with the higher protein balance when appropriate.
Here is one reason NOT to feed puppy chow: click on link to >
Panosteitis in Puppies: Growing Pains in Dogs
Fifth: Q - What are the TOP Worst dog foods?
A - https://www.alphapaw.com/blog/top-20-worst-rated-dry-dog-food-brands-of-2021/
Sixth: Tes, what Dog Foods do you recommend?
Dog food dry kibble suggested by TI and customer finds: ROTATE, ROTATE, ROTATE, every bag with different flavors. Do you eat the same food every day? Would the wolf eat the same food every day in the wild? NO! I do every other bag like this: Lamb, venison, Lamb, buffalo, Lamb, chicken, Lamb, beef (some grain free, some brown rice and healthy grains):
- Health Extension
- Victor
- Open Farm
- Blue Buffalo Wilderness
- Kirkland ONLY lamb product
- Lifes Abundance All Life Stages dry dog food
- Merrick
- Organix
- Wellness
Please feel free to call TI and ask questions on "Why", yet hopefully reading about this dog food section helps you understand why. Be ready to open the links above to show ingredients and nutrition values.
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Dog Food Research:
DON'T buy your Royal Standard Poodles (or ANY dog!) a cheap dog food.
Started writing update 10/15/20:
So, this discussion can be a lot, trying to sort out what is right for any one of us and our pets...Please bear with me as I share my story over my years of ups and downs in health and the spoos, to come to my viewpoint of what to feed my pets and TI...and it is always changing as TI learns. TI hopes to put this in a sequence one can follow.
Research began over a decade ago in specifically looking at what dog foods can or cannot do to our pets as "customers" and "lookers" emailed me of pets that had cancers (not from me), came down with cancers, and my husband of 42 yrs had gotten cancer. This link is a start of that research:
click > TI's Dog Food Research
NOTE: The most important tip TI feels to give is this; Royal & Standard Poodles do have sensitive stomachs, passing gas, flatulence. Pet chiropractic adjustments WILL help to stabilize blood flow balance to organs, yet over the years of business, customers have shared their beloved pet died of bloat. We raised cattle and TI can tell you about bloat. Visit with me on this for more information.
DO feed a researched healthy diet:
- TI began her research to find the best dog food for Royal & Standard Poodles in learning about "Canine Nutrition by W. D. Cusick". TI purchased this book and went from there. If you're interested in finding out more of what he writes, google "W.D. Cusick" to see what you can find.
Switching to a healthy dog food:
- www.dogfoodadvisor.com and their 5 star foods I rotate the spoos food between Dr Marty, Health Extension, Taste of the Wild and a few others. These help eliminate the smelly flatulence problem 80% - GONE! - and the research continues...with...
- Dog Food Contamination Research is scientific research done by Agilent Technologies scientist Sue D'Antonio and team for you - FREE!
- DON'T - buy products with BHT & BHA and preservatives added to dry dog foods after time can be toxic
So, in agreeing to get a pet from TI or KB, it is in the contract that we guarantee a healthy pet for two years as long as chiropractic care and a 5 star dog food is provided your pet...Remember, Mother Nature has the last say in things beyond our control. Yet, we're here for you, Good Will, Not Ill Will.
DON'T feed your spoos chicken or pork bones.
DO give them beef bones...take a look at the picture...our 3 year old Bruno who has been chewing on beef bones his life with us...notice the nice clear very little tartar buildup...which I clean once or twice a year with a dental pick...
Dog Food Containers: DON'T! dump your dry dog food into a generic plastic container for storage! Use a metal container. It'll protect your Standard Poodle Health.
DO Check out the link to find out more for your Standard Poodle Health:
- Keep the food within the original bag and place it in whatever container one decides....if one does decide to dump the food inside you'll need to assure you wash the container once a month to take care of any rancidity that may build up in corners of the bottom...more below...
- Also recommended, watch the DVD "King Korn" and read the book "Seeds of Deception," the toxicity in our bodies have been deceptively building due to certain industry giants deceptive practices...and we think other countries are bad :o( Sorry if my age is looking at what might be considered political to some. I am dumb-founded to what has been slipped by the US people as safe. It's your health, not just our standard poodle health I'm considering.
- Is galvanized steel safe for foods? See the following links:
1.
http://www.galvanizeit.org/knowledgebase/article/is-it-safe-for-food-to-be-in-contact-with-galvanized-steel
2.
http://www.galvanizeit.org/hot-dip-galvanizing/how-long-does-hdg-last/contact-with-food
3. http://www.finishing.com/376/01.shtml
TI's conclusion "at this point in time" from reading the bit that I have, the galvanized garbage cans are made for many purposes, farmers hold grains in them, and many other products...how they came up with the nickname garbage can is much to wonder on ;o) Using them for what they were meant to be used for (as noted in many of the internet sites on this) is safe. The can being large enough, I drop the actual bag into it and open the bag, scooping from it. The smaller can #27 I would place a smaller bag or dump in the dog food, washing the can every
several weeks. So, key is to use the bag they came in as much as
possible...if pouring into a smaller can, and after washing for years, one
sees rust, time to get a new one!
Royal Standard Poodle health ABCs
Dog Doors: TI's been through many a doggy door. The ones in MN were purchased from the big box pet stores and flaps easily wore off, tore, where I'd replace them with my own concoctions. Then building my own in wall pulley system in the new heated garage in MN.
Having gone through all of that in MN, in building the new TX home I found "Plexidor" on the market. I've been absolutely happy with the durability of them so far in TX! In OR I don't have a door to add one yet the outside building does that I will be installing one. The Plexidor comes in a wall mount and a door mount, which I had both in TX. Puppies get big enough to figure them out, picture above, before they go home.
Below is how I'd concoct a more durable flap in MN after the original would tear off.
Dog House: Many ask about a dog house...in MN TI built this insulated one the the lid hinged open that I could spray it all out for cleaning, and actually built to allow me to crawl in and sit with pups as they wanted to stay more outside then in...I wanted to have them learn to use it if raining or outside.
Dog Training: There are many techniques out there:
- Cesar Millan > https://www.cesarsway.com/ TI uses Cesar Millan technology with her hormonal breeding pack in living within her home. TI MUST be their pack leader to have control. Poodles are extremely intelligent and figure it out by 1, 2, 3 - 90% of the time. In puppies growing, TI has to "Cesar" a dominant pup that it understands it's place in the pack If TI didn't, a customer may want to return it due to its over dominance and not having been controlled, which the customer doesn't know how to control if a first time pet owner. It's a part of the Protocol in working with puppies for you the customer. You can get the Animal Planet seasons from eBay where I watched every one.
NOW, being a breeder and a dog trainer are two different animals! TI LOVES being a breeder, TI could never be a trainer.
- Another lecture TI watched on a fast forward pace - Dog Training 101 can help on a training level without (what TI calls) Cesaring >
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/dog-training-101.html ... have LOTS of banana chips, TI's natural organic treat of choice ;o)
- Just remember, there are different circumstances that may need addressing with Cesaring vss training.
Down Payment: Q. Is my down payment refundable?
Answer: $500 deposit Non-refundable - REFUNDABLE if specific litter, gender, and color requested and then isn't available I WILL refund with a check. If you cancel beforehand there is no refund.
Drooling: Q. My spoo is drooling excessively with the heat, what should I know?
- Get them inside too cool down, relax them! Cool them down in a cool bath or shower right away. Provide constant water, place ice cubes in it. Do you have electrolyte bottled water to give them and get this ordered > Rehydration Tablets provide electrolytes for that sports canine, replenishing them quickly. Great in hot climates, find a good one on line :o)
- have a kiddie pool, don't fill all the way, enough that they can lay down and cool off in, cool their paws as this is where they sweat.
- they only sweat via their pads and mouth with panting (their tongue expands to cool down), thus assure their pads are clipped down to allow air flow and cooling, long hairy paws don't allow cooling, their long hair becomes a blanket not allowing air circulation thus keep their hair shorter in hot weather to help them stay cool and under their belly.
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS): KB & TI work with ENS on puppies. See AKC's ENS explanation. TI has always climbed in with puppy doing various stimulations and with the ENS protocol KB has seen a significant difference from her first litter to the next litter, thus an
Eating Rocks: AKC eating rocks - Why?
DON't throw grease or foods onto rocks!
A customer wrote: Bijou had to have surgery this evening because she evidently had eaten some rocks and they couldn’t get them out by endoscopy. She’ll have an 8” scar and will be in the animal hospital until Monday earliest. I didn’t know dogs ate rocks - we had the back yard wire fenced off for trees, acorns, leaves, plants etc but never thought about rocks. She’s going to be ok, I think, $6,000.00 later (and worth every penny!) thought you may want to pass this on to other puppy owners. Could save them grief and a whole hell of a lot of money. by MN
Ear Cleaning - Click to view great illustration on "How To Ear Clean your standard poodle" ...send your groomers to view!
Click to see another good link of picture of Canine ear and more information.
Educating Tes:
- Click to see the new education page Tes is building for knowledge to those interested of what she learns over her breeding career...UNDER CONSTRUCTION...
- The Great Courses ...here it is again..."An Introduction to Infectious Diseases" REALLY can educate us to be aware of the germs around us. TI doesn't want to be a paranoid person, yet there's NOTHING wrong with being aware and careful. Knowledge is power to helping create a safer environment and life. Many questions that come my way from customers and lookers, from my years of being a breeder, instinctive by nature, are validated in watching the above course lectures. AND HAVE I LEARNED A LOT FROM THEM! TI believes you can too, check it out :o)
Being around pets helps build our immunity to MANY bugs in the world! Get your Standard Poodle for a pet :o)
- Check out Revival Animal Health on YouTube for many questions > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_buPMt6nZJHtTZefY9_Cg
- MN Pet Breeders Assc. is a great place for breeders to join and learn in MN. Education is provided by AKC, USDA, and many other professionals to help us become aware and educated in being better. Some states have these Associations, some don't.
- 2021, so far through 2024 Kokopelli Vet Hospital started and provides 3 months of weekly webinars > https://www.kokopellivet.net/ Breeders can call/email and pay for watching the recorded seminars to learn from. WELL WORTH IT!
- 2024 Hoof & Paws Essential Oil Conference Salt Lake City, Utah
Entropian Eye (click for more pictures): This is where an eyelid top or bottom (usually bottom) rolls/folds inward into the eye causing eyelash/es to irritate and scratch the surface of the eyelid. The above picture of 85 lb Royal Red Ranger in TX had an entropian eye. Repaired by his owner's vet and considered to be one of their best poodles ever :o) It is a genetic condition that a breeder can't test for. Tes has found Red Daniel was a carrier of this DNA. In stopping the red program, many a customer wanted me to bring it back again and with many considerations I have, just difficult to know if a dam is also a carrier:
- It is a cosmetic fix, yet IMPORTANT to handle! This irritation in scratching the surface of the eye will create weeping of the eye and if not repaired soon can lead to corneal ulceration or perforation. So PLEASE keep an eye out for this if at all possible on any of your pets!
- In finding both parents of a mating to be known carriers, this CAN create 1/4 of a litter to be "Affected" with the entropian eye...TI has observed usually one in each litter if dam is a carrier.
- This is usually caught by 5 wks of age in known litters and have our vet repair right away and they are ready to go to their forever homes by 8 wks of age.
- TI & KB informs owner of a pup's entropian occurrence if caught and repaired by us.
- If we do not see the entropian eye turn on while with us, and later a pup develops in the hands of their new owner, a vet diagnosing this, we ask that one checks around to find the best price to repair at which we will help reimburse with a $100 refund. An invoice must be provided to us.
- There will be matings that will possibility have a pup come up with entropian, yet we will do our best to communicate with customers, transparency with the knowledge we have at the time.
Exercise: DON'T allow OVER exercise of your young puppy to cause bowing of the legs and other deformities!
- DO Exercise as they would in nature:
- Would they jump up and down catching a Frisbee? This is like shaking a bottle of pop, creating it to fizz and blow up. This jumping up and down can cause bloat, which can turn their stomach causing them to go into distress, vomit yellow bile due to the turned stomach, and slowly painfully die if you can't get them immediately to a vet that is able to operate in time. SO DON't do exercise with constant up and down motion. Even jumping in and out of a high truck bed constantly has caused it to occur, sad to share ending in death for the spoo :o(
- Agility training: are they rapidly running around narrow sticks in nature? NO! The closely laid agility sticks can create dislocated hip, knees, ankles causing lameness and MOST CERTAINLY needing chiropractic pet care! They ran through open lines in the wild, jumping ON OCCASION, twisting ON OCCASION through brush 90% of the time running through open trails and areas.
- MUST VIEW links on developing puppy bones!
https://www.bigrocklabradoodles.com/post/puppy-development-of-bones-and-joints
https://pethelpful.com/dogs/Puppy-Exercise-Needs-How-Much-is-Too-Much
Tip: think about the natural way they'd play in nature and allow that type of play.
- below are Dino, Kara, and Nico
DO be vigilantly watchful of too much OVER PLAYING! Health Alert! Here TI writes about "Bowing legs in puppies" in large breed dogs that I have observed over the years starting around 5 wks old. It can be an "occasional issue" with fast-growing, large breed or heavy breed dogs:
My research is beginning November 2015 with starting the powder NUVET supplements at this age into their dog food.
Getting your Nuvet supplements in place will certainly help as they grow – VERY FAST, ACCELERATED fast!
Be ready to purchase the following helpful products…
http://www.revivalanimal.com/Breeders-Edge-Oral-Cal-Plus.html
http://www.revivalanimal.com/Doc-Roys-Healthy-Bones-Tabs.html
Here's what Dino's customer writes:
In early February 2016, we noticed one day as Dino played in the yard, that his front right and left legs appeared to be “toeing in” as he walked, ran, played and jumped. At this time he would have been just over 5 months old, and had grown into a healthy and dense weight of 42 lb’s.
Bells went off in my head, as I recalled reading on your page of "Royal Poodle "FAQ" tab, that this was something Important to deal with right away.
This section (#6 I recall) speaks to an owner noticing that the new puppy has legs that appear bowed and asks what to do. The information that you’ve noted in this section is spot on in being the best resource to this issue.
After speaking with you through email and phone and agreeing that the 2 products on your site could be the solution, I called Revival Animal Health and spoke with them about their Breeders Edge Oral Cal Plus product and Doc Roy’s Health Bones supplements.
Given Dino’s weight and activity level, we decided on administering a course of (2) 30ml syringes of Oral Cal Plus - at an accelerated level and once this was completed, we continued with the Healthy Bones supplement until he reached 11 months. Revival Health also recommend limiting Dino’s activity level to give the Oral Cal time to support the long bones. We did reduce his free play with the other poodles but continued to allow him to explore as a puppy should during those development months, but under careful watch of either my husband or I. Jumping off of something was his favorite new thing, which we really took to reducing as best as possible. As well we limited his walking on hard pavements and such and restricted his time out on leash with the pack for morning and evenings walks. The long bones really can take a beating in a simple morning stroll if it’s all hard road pavement or concrete, so we avoided those routes and found plenty of grass strolling.
Today Dino flies like the wind, keeps up with is super lean 3 year old brother Nico and has the tolerance to play with his 7 yr old sister, Kara, who can spin faster than most spinner tops in either direction! He’s out with us twice a day for our mile walks and never misses a beat.
Seriously though…….this leg bowing could have been devastating for Dino’s development and confidence as he matured. Had I not been thorough in reading your site on a regular basis, word for word and page for page….I would have never known where to start to find a solution.
More importantly - had the information NOT BEEN THERE….I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to read it and remember it…now that would have been catastrophic. Your website is a wealth of vetted, current, important, realistic, and life saving information. A MUST READ for every poodle puppy owner.
We thank you for not only breeding an incredible lineage of Royal Standard Poodles, but for also being a resource to us Owners from the moment we choose our new puppy and through our exciting new journey.
Thank You Tes….Warm Woofs from Nico, Dino and Kara. BML
Eyes: Q. Why does my poodle have a red eye?
a) Is there any discharge noted?
b) Are you using a collar for his walks or a harness?
c) Has he had a chiropractic adjustment to help the nerves to the eyes, this would be the atlas getting out of alignment, this is where many nerves stream to the eyes (and ears) and if the atlas nerves are pinching (subluxated) it can definitely be causing blood flow issues.
d) This site helps take a look at red eye symptoms and eye structure - yet keep in mind that the atlas could be causing it! > http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2124&aid=3552
e) Look closely at the picture below, you can see that the one eye is very red.
f) For more information on Chiropractic Care click here and look under C above.
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Feeding: TI & KB open feed our breeding spoos and pups, which means to provide food in a dish all day long for them to eat whenever they want. Your pet can be open fed up to the point of them getting spay/neutered (10 months - 1 year), at which once this is done, it is a tendency for them to begin gaining weight due to the hormonal shift. Thin is in! Monitor your pet's weight for a healthy life :o)
Flea & Tick care: TI fogs her homes, MN to OR, and sprays the spoos and Royal Standard Poodle parks every month with natural cedar to combat the bothersome critters (Mosquitoes carry heart-worm; Some woodticks are Lyme and Antiplasmosis carriers), in TX it's spiders, fire aunts and scorpions, in OR fleas so far, a few mosquitos. Finally after 5 years of this in MN, the Summer of 2012 I had NO woodticks sucking ANY of my spoos! Help your pet if you have such situations by contacting an Organics Application expert for your Standard Poodle Care...or you can purchase the products from me at > https://www.royalstandardpoodles.com/DrBensCedarOil.html
Fixing your pet: Q. When is the best time to spay (females)/Neuter (males)?
A. Our contract states 10-12 months of age.
B. AKC NEW recommendations are similar to my contract!
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Gender Choice: Q. I have a male/female already. Should I get a male/female?
- Answer: That question must be personally analyzed with our conversations to understand the dynamics of the home. TI personally likes to see the spiritual aspect of a male and female together...as they would be in nature.
Gene Pool: Line breeding, in-breeding, large pool breeding, or Oodles 1. It could be inevitable any purebred canine can become extinct. 2. Line breeding or inbreeding CAN bring about healthier offspring IF done right. 3. Test, test, TEST by breeders to bring about the desired result!
Grooming: Royal Standard Poodles need "Overall" grooming once a month, some go to 6 wks between washing, not TI. TI works with grooming spoos every 3-4 weeks. For "do it yourselfers" an excellent video on clipping coats can be found on eBay called Muddy Creek Grooming. It might not always be selling there so go to their website.
The pictures below are what TI may use in grooming at any one time. Always here to teach those who are interested in learning how to do their own grooming.
#1 choice - "Andis" for body and head clipping works great, quiet and reliable; #2 - Oster Finisher Trimmer...this trimmer works on doing their toes and feet, adults and puppies, puppies get the trimmer used on their face as well when young. BUT now TI only uses the larger Andis as she's become good at it ;o)
1. Love, love, love the curved dematting rake (hard to find). Use behind the ears, arm pits and anywhere matting develops. 2. scissor like clippers for toe nails. TI takes off the safety stop as it has a better balance of knowing where to stop. 3. Always have styptic powder ready to stop any bleeding that might occur. 4. Comb I like best to work through tangles after the rake cuts through mats. 5. Slicker brush gives the finished look to your pet's coat. 6. Rake used mostly after they've been washed to work through coats. 7. Hemostat to pluck ear hairs out. 8. Round tipped scissors for clipping around ear canal and inner eye area between clipper cuttings. 9. Scissors TI gets at fabric stores. I use to own a fabric store and find they work as good as any other scissor for grooming needs.
**Don't forget to brush their teeth :o)**
Here is the grooming deck on the counter TI used in MN. NO longer using loops. Too many times they'd lunge to get away jerking atlas out :o( TI only lays them on their side now and grooms each side until complete: a) clip body, toes; b) clean ears on the side being clipped; c) clip toenails while on this side; d) then roll over to other side of body and do the same. TI has step ladders that they learn to go up.
What TI found is the spoos laying down on the counter actually is a submissive position and after several years of this, month after month, week after week they get to know that counter and can become VERY relaxed and comfortable getting groomed. Bruno would fall asleep if TI let him :o)) TI believes they've become so wonderful in doing it because they ALWAYS get a GREENIE (teeth cleaner) every time they come down :o)
Grooming: Bathing your Standard Poodle and Anal Gland relief
A standard poodle should be washed once a month. There are other references to this out there, but this is TI's recommendation. If you live in drier cold winter temperatures the longer you can delay a wash the healthier for your poodle as their skin cannot tolerate the constant shampoo and drying. Using raw Coconut oil is an EXCELLENT massage into dry skin to help them out :o)
In Oregon, TI's been able to clip and get by for several months without washing. Clipping nails and coat, caring for teeth and ears, YES.
A good bath picture story is on the customer web page with Paylin.
Anal Glands should be checked. If they are scooting on the floor there is one of two things going on; 1. Worms or, 2. Anal glands need cleaning as they're getting compacted. This YouTube vet shows what to do in cleaning anal glands so you don't have to run to the vet. Check out other YouTube videos as well or have your groomer check them at every wash.
Shampoos and Creme Rinses: TI has had many customers wonder why their pet has scabs or hot spots, even though no fleas. TI asks them to check with their groomer to find out what kind of products they are using. I say this because a human I knew use to get her hair done weekly at a beauty parlor and developed scabs and hot spots. So many products are chemical ridden, unhealthy for us and our pets building up in the skin. I have been using and recommend Natures Specialties products. After years of use, I have never had scabs or hot spots on our poodles from this product and have used it for 20 yrs so far. TI observed it recommended on CBS with the popular show "Greatest American Dog". It's not uncommon they may be scratching their neck and breaking out from getting closely groomed and plastic bothering/irritating them as the rest of the body is normal. ALIVE Coconut oil is rubbed on and plastic taken off to heal.
Go onto www.ebay.com and check prices for the Colloidal Oatmeal Creme Rinse and shampoos.
Always assure all shampoo is thoroughly rinsed out and then conditioned. Then, washing conditioner out thoroughly as well.
During the summer months use a natural flea and tick eucalyptus repellant shampoo to help keep the bugs away. Clipping their hair as short as possible to watch for any ticks. 9/2020 I learned from a TX customer who use to work in pest control that the fire ants here eat the fleas and ticks...thus at my home in TX I RARELY have found them on the spoos (lots of fire ants here) and I only have to do once a month spraying of spoos at my home with no trees.
Grooming/Clipping Hair
a) Can I cut the pups hair all off when I get him/her?
Answer by TI: That depends on your region and season. This 2019 summer in TX with 100 degrees, TI did clip a 7 wk old litter down with a #15 blade and they absolutely looked soooo relieved! TI no longer continued shaving in TX after several years believing the scorpions were stinging them too easily causing paralysis. See Scorpions stings under "S". Otherwise TI waits until 3 months of age...again, depending on region, I want them to have their coats with cool evenings until their body regulations come under better maturity.
b) Prepare hair by combing and de-matting spoo. IF working with longer hair one can wash a week or two before, that's what I do, then they're dry to clip. IF they're clipped to a short short haircut, I do wash them easily at that time.
c) Blades: always have 2-3 of same blade on hand! Rotating as they get hot. Use WD-40 to lubricate blades as you groom. #30 blade: tight face and paw clipping. I NEVER use a #40, gets waaay to hot too fast! #15 or #10 blade to clip body down in hot summer. I ALWAYS want to clip them down at least once in a summer to check for any lumps and bumps as sebaceous cysts that might arise that I can squeeze out like a zit gets expelled. When done properly with an open head, a semi-dark to light cream cheese consistency expels out. So the smaller the number the longer the clip...the larger the number the tighter the clip. I don't use the clip on attachments anymore, seemed a waste of time, VERY time consuming and hard to work with from my speedy Gonzales way of needing to get things done!
Grooming/Clipping Nails
There are many types of nail clippers on the market to choose from. The guillotine style and a scissors style of clippers are my favorites. Assure they're sharp. Have a styptic liquid or powder ready just in case, I like the powder best.
Slowly take away a little bit of the nail at a time until you see the lighter colored quick of the nail. I call it nibbling away the outer nail.
TI does every 3, no later then on a 4 week basis depending on their pace of growth.
Grooming: Don't Forget to Brush Their Teeth Weekly and taking tartar build up off with a metal tooth cleaner pick (like dentist).
** Now for our daily grooming from TI - I have to say I don't groom them daily. To wrap it up, here is what I do in having 5 or more spoos around:
- I do wash some of their faces and eyes when I see the need on a frequent basis
- I do have to pull out thistles and twigs from the park on a frequent basis during the summer when they get into something I haven't gotten cut down in the parks at which the dematting rake is used and then the shedding comb.
- Combing their top knots out with those who have them is generally done on a weekly basis
a) first I use the dematting rake to cut through snarls
b) then I use the shedding comb to pull out the raked snarls and smooth out their hair
c) always check behind their ears as that gets bad as well as their armpits ;-)
d) I will check their tails and handle in the same manner as a & b above
e) don't just pull their little knots out as it literally is pulling their hair out of their body and will scab up :-(
I don't like to keep their overall body hair very long as you could imagine I would have to do this daily which as a fantasy novel writer I just don't have that kind of time. I like to keep their hair very short in the Summer to watch for woodticks and keeping them cool and for the Winter maintain around 1/2" - 1" in otherwise it gets extremely unmanageable. Now if someone only has one to two spoos they can decide they want to maintain it with the time they create.
- Every week to two weeks I clean ears and clip toenails as noted above.
- Every 4-6 weeks is the full shampoo and conditioner at which one needs to make sure you rake "before" grooming as it can get quite a bit and that is why I like to keep their hair short. This is when I would use the slicker brush to "pretty" them up, other wise I rarely use it unless I want to pretty them up. As spoos don't have a hair direction one can use it top to tail or reverse, or fluff :o)
Ground Zero (0):
Taking care of the area they play and defecate in - It is VITAL for anyone having a pet to KNOW they must take care of the yard in which their pets play and defecate in! Disease, bacteria, and overall health of everyone are in jeopardy if one does not.
- TI Writes while breeding in MN, she had a specialist come out and test the soil after 6 years of being a breeder. He shared that canine excrement is the equal of hog manure. The ground must be balanced and cared for if constant acidity is being dumped on it.
- Lime is a good PH balancer for this. Thus, when I knew a good rain was coming (or I'd get my sprinkler out), I would throw lime down once if not twice a year depending on the park's use. I would keep the spoos out for a week, flushing the toilet (that's what I call cleaning the lawn) with rain or sprinkler.
- 2019 - New strain of hookworm has now become resistant to current USA treatment modalities. Hookworms come about from not picking of stools, washing the ground with water to flush away > https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2021-09-15/drug-resistant-hookworms-spreading-dogs-parasitologists-warn
- Throwing Cedar chips throughout the lawn helps keep bugs down and away.
- Tes says, "Use Diatomaceous Earth" the natural way to handle parasites.
- SO! Keep the yard flushed to wash away disease and bacteria!!
- "Going Green Using Diatomaceous Earth How-To Tips"
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Harnesses: Your puppy will come home with the Lupine step in harness on them. TI loves to walk the poodles with these so not to choke or throw their atlas out which causes eye running problems. Chiropractic care for dogs will help put the atlas back in place which ALWAYS stops the ooey gooey draining eyes in a week with Dr. Mark LaVallie/Dr Angela, see side tab on chiropractic care; caring for their over all body as well.
Health: Do check out these sites for more information on Standard Poodle Health, one never knows what may come their way:
On occasion a pup or two may develop an umbilical hernia due to one reason or another: a) mom's chewing and tugging chord at birth; b) a pre-mature birth from a weather barometer drop before due date has not allowed closure development of the natal area, this may leave undeveloped naval closures; c) as puppies grow and develop so rapidly, closure may not keep up with growth; d) the umbilical hernia usually is small enough that they could eventually close on their own yet when spay/neutering can be repaired at the same time.
DO check on things that might be in your breeder's state that might reflect in your pups health down the road. If you didn't, and something comes up with your pet, call the breeder and share any symptoms. This way you can inform your vet to look out for "_____" that may be from the state you received your pet from.
Q. Do your standard poodles have health issues?
- As much as TI would love to say "We have PERFECT Poodles" No one can! TI reflects to our Home Page article: Dr. John B. Armstrong writes it well, "All dogs (and living organisms) are carriers of multiple mutations. If a genetic disease is produced in an animal, it is not necessarily the result of poor breeding practices, but is the nature of inheritance as a random event. There is no such thing as a perfect animal". (Mutt, Designer breed or Purebred)
- See T. below for Teeth to read more on this.
- So, one can do all the health testing, have great results in parents, and Mother Nature has the last say...one never knows. So, just be ready...sorry as we can never know :o( It's just the roll of Mother Nature in all of life, yet we honestly do our best with research and matings appropriately and according to research from customer feedback, the science results of what is behind each pairing and what can be provided for customers...or not...your following up with us and your pup's situation is the science of creating a more perfect world :o)
Heat: DON'T let your pet over heat in the hotter states and months.
DO provide constant water, place ice cubes in it, have a kiddie pool, don't fill all the way, just enough that they can lay down and cool off in, they only sweat via their pads, thus assure their pads are clipped down to allow air flow and cooling, long hairy paws don't allow cooling, their long hair becomes a blanket not allowing air circulation thus keep their hair shorter in hot weather to help them stay cool.
Heat cycles in your Females:
1. If you have a "Pet Only" Female and want to keep any mating from occurring with a male pet intact, Canadian breeder Darlene Michaud has provided the following research finding below ***.
2. If you are a breeder wanting to avoid parallel matings with two females, this works to keep one from coming in at the same time ***.
***I have 2 intact female poodles in my house along with an intact male poodle. I didn’t want my girls to sync up so I removed the female (Queen) to the workshop so she would have no contact with my other female (Georgesa) while Queen went into her heat cycle, and during. Maximum (Stud) had no access to Queen until day 9 so not to bring pheromone smells around Georgesa and the house with Queen's scent. Georgesa wasn’t receptive to him so I gave him a bath and applied a mixture of 5ml olive oil mixed with 4 drops eucalyptus oil. Mixed this up and after Max had a bath I would rub some of this mixture between his shoulder blades and at the base of his tail. This way, Max won’t be able to lick it off. When he would come in the house Georgesa took a whiff and walked away. Did this routine of bathing and eucalyptus for the entire time Max and Queen were breeding. I kept Queen in the workshop for 21 days. When I brought her back into the house I bathed her and put this eucalyptus mixture between her shoulder blades and at the base of her tail. Georgesa has been in contact with Queen everyday in the house and no sign of heat cycle yet. This eucalyptus oil with olive oil can also be used to mask the scent of your female from males when she goes for a walk when she is in heat. It’s all about masking the pheromones that attract the males. by DM
Here's a pre-mixed No Flirt spray for use:
https://www.francodex.com/en/our-news/no-flirt-spray-dogs
Heartworm - Natural: Q. Do you know of a natural heartworm to use instead of chemicals?
A. TI found this great website >
https://thenaturaldogstore.com/products/amber-naturalz-hwf
B. Stay tuned for Essential Oil combination to use...
Height of your Standard Poodles: Q. Can you estimate: a) how tall pups will be? b) Weight? c) Is there any significance in the approximate 1/2 lb. difference between some of the litter mates? d) Can you predict how dense or how dark his coat will be yet?
- It is our focus to raise larger/tall standard poodles (not always weight): Per AKC - standard poodles are above 15" at whithers. My focus is above 17", we focus on structure based on Pat Hastings research, and development from a combination of experts:
- a) tall estimation is derived from my grandparents and parents size we have had which can range from bone mass, weight, and height. My Royal tall pups will get that way with * tall lanky parents, *bone mass/more or less in parents, *Spay and Neutering being done under an estimated 8 months of age, which We DO NOT recommend. Doing at 1 yr of age allows hormones to help their health, and my work in parent combinations will gain a Royal pup. THUS, we estimate the height of a pup based on the parental combination.
- b) Weight will be a combination of the above in parents.
- c) Mother Nature has the last say in size and weight, 1/2 lb can in no way show one size will occur over the other...it is the many combinations that can eventually create a pup size as: what occurs with DNA, when spay/neutered, good/bad food, love, and other variables. We do our best in estimating...then Mother Nature smiles at us :o)
- d) Sometimes we can see a darker/lighter brown in several weeks after birth, then as they continue to grow we can see more of the color variation...although computers never allow for correct analysis on your end unless we place them side by side in the same picture. TI can see ugly ducklings by 5 wks of age...yet curliness isn't noticeable until haircut after haircut ...the curlier hair tends to be thicker coats...at least that's what great great grandpa Kodi's coat was like.
- See #3 Coat Clarification at bottom of > www.royalstandardpoodles.com/standardpoodlepuppiesforsale.html
- ALWAYS a caution to NOT over work too young puppies...see research notes on bowing legs, don't over exert before 1 yr of age, do provide Nuvet and calcium + vitamin D if you see and back off any over playing and jumping! They grow soooo fast and tall. Be prepared!
Above, MN color in the Fall.
Below, TX color with a bunting bird out my window.
Hips & other Health Testing we do: Q. Do your poodles have hip dysplasia?
- Answer: We test our parents either through OFFA or PennHip ratings matching parents with the best hips possible for your future pet. The following should help consumers understand further this question. In learning about good breeding practices:
Go to Pat Hastings dvd "Puppy Puzzle and purchase it for you and your friends to become an informed consumer.
Don't purchase from a breeder who does not do CERF EYE testing on their lines. You could get bad hereditary eye issues (not all are bad) if the breeder is not being open and honest with you.
- CERF > Canine Eye Registration Foundation website
Notes from my research with Brown, Black/Blue, and Red/Apricot/Cream standard poodle eyes:
It should be done annually by a breeder. As I live 3 hrs from the nearest clinic, sometimes I am only able to do it every other year...try packing 8 spoos in a mini van and head out to the Twin Cities - Ooftah!! It's great when we have dog shows in the area as they will have CERF eye clinics I can take them all to and get done - YEAY!!!
Do have your pets eyes checked out by a specialist if you find their eyes giving them issues. A chiropractic adjustment of the atlas will clear ooey gooey eyes up within a coming week. Proved over and over and over again with any of my spoos.
Ciwa at the eye Doctor being tested for CERF - which her eyes are good :o) Ciwa now lives in Australia :0))
Home & Yard ideas: Welcome to TI's home in MN. She painted the garage door mural in MN to reflect a scene from her fantasy book "A Perfect World."
TI finds t-posts, "13 wire" cattle panels, and hog panels are THE BEST fencing for containment needs! Below you see 7 acres using the cattle panels, then the hog panels are added to the top...they would jump over it when the snow started to pile up :o( In TX didn't have a snow problem, yet puppies can crawl through the larger squares at the top, and the hog panels keep them from getting through.
Hunting Poodles: Q. Do you train your spoos to hunt?
- Answer: Click here to see they are Natural hunters, sorry TI doesn't personally work to train them...but they do hang out when TI shoots squirrels out of the trees for them or take to shooting practice :o)
- the below picture, Zain jumped over the picket fence to chase down the pheasant in our yard...and catch to bring back to her pups :o) Just instinctive in them!
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Ignorance: Not becoming educated can bring about our pet's ills and even death. Learn, research for yourself, and see if this ABCs tab can help in any way.
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Jumping on people: HELP! I can't get my spoo to stop jumping up on me and others when entering a room!!!
- What TI figured out was using a cane, tapping it on the floor when they got really excited and wanted to jump on me. Now, especially with children very nervous around such big spoos and so many, was to hand them a cane to tap the floor and the spoos dispersed easily allowing the child to feel in control :o) I started with a broom handle, tapping floor, "Tsss, down," then got the canes and now have wherever one might enter a section of the house. IT WORKS FANTASTIC!!!
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Kids: Often referred to ones' pets living with them :o)
Kisses: Why you DON'T kiss your puppies nose ;o)
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Kuranda Pet Beds: Why you WANT a great DURABLE pet bed!
- Kuranda's are LONG LASTING!
- Kuranda's are Washable!
- Kuranda's have REPLACEABLE parts!
- Kuranda's keep your pets off the ground outside away from bugs, spiders, scorpions or fire ants!
- Kuranda's inside are a GREAT comfort https://dogbed.us/kuranda-17804
- TI ONLY likes the aluminum frame as the pvc frames warp in the heat and their weight.
- GET YOUR KURANDA! 11/4/24 > TI will write you a check for 10% of purchase to try out!!! Send a copy of the invoice to TI with your address and she'll get in the mail ASAP!
- TI will place the customer address in a jar for a drawing Christmas 2025 for a FREE Kuranda bed, customer choice, to the drawing Winner. "I'll take a picture for you and post here of customer drawn!"
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Lameness: Q. Why is my puppy/dog limping?
Answer: Several things to look at!
1. FIRST: Have your pet checked out right away by your pet chiropractor to assure all is well! TI ALWAYS recommends this as a first! If a back hip or leg is subluxated, they start limping on a front opposite to compensate, same in reverse, front leg out, limping on back leg usually.
2. Chiropractor will let you know if it's more then they can evaluate and take to your vet at that point!!
3. IF all is okay then ask, "Are you feeding a puppy chow? STOP!!!" click on link to > Panosteitis in Puppies: Growing Pains in Dogs
4. Check for any tick born diseases?
Laser: Multi Radiance Pet Laser - The VITAL Tool Tes uses to help heal ear infections, subluxations, and cut injuries on her Royal Standard Poodles (and her ;o).
Laundry: Go Green! An eco friendly way to clean laundry with pet beds and all your other stuff? I use the Aqueous Ozone laundry cleaner >
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Leaving your spoo: Q. Do you think it’s ok for him/her to have the surgery 3-4 weeks before we leave to ______? Do you think we should let him try to stay at the daycare for a day/night before we leave him for ___ days?
Answer: Some reflective questions, Thank You for asking...only TI's viewpoint in considering age and what's going on in life.
a) TI feels he/she'll be fine in having surgery 3-4 wks before you leave for ____. This will allow plenty of time to heal and divert any hormonal tendency against other gender.
b) It's an EXCELLENT idea to let him/her stay at the daycare for a day/night before going! EXCELLENT! It gives him/her an opportunity to know/anticipate you'll be coming back once you go off for the longer trip...what TI calls a "locational" in getting him/her familiar with the new environment.
***Start saying to your pet "I'll be back" when you drop off for neutering/spaying, for grooming, or any place you go away from them, even in the house away from them. They'll get use to the phrase and anticipate your return being comforted by it. This is what TI does with any of her spoos :o) "I'll be back ;o)" then "I'm back!"
Believing this will help, and again, Thank You for asking.
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Life span/Longevity of Standard Poodles: Q. How long do standard poodles live?
- Here's a great write up from AKC > How Long do Dogs Live?
- The book "Pukka's Promise" is excellent in understanding longevity! You can buy it from the side tab or as my customer you receive it as a part of your puppy package.
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Light (click link): Getting sufficient light is as vital to our pets as it is to humans for their Vit. D, reflecting on moods and overall health! My spoos are allowed to go in and out freely 95% (not with storms) of the time with doggy doors in 85% of my home doors (TI has a LOT). Puppies are placed in the wing with LOTS of light around 2.5-3 wks old (eyes are opening) to start getting that wonderful sunlight :o)
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TI's MN farm field was flooded with water one spring, 2015, in driving by the swans below were having a jolly good time, at which TI dashed home to grab the camera and take the picture you see here :o) Enjoy Life!
Living Environment: Q. Do the Royal Standard Poodles live with you?
- Answer: Yes - they all live within my/our home and parks. You can see by the many pictures we provide to share of our living together. TI's TX home was designed specifically for Loving to Live with the Spoos :o)
Lumps, bumps, and cysts: Tell me more! by Pet MD at Chewy.com
Lymes Disease: Q. What can you tell me about Lymes Disease?
- Answer: This question has taken TI all of 16 years as a breeder to finally understand in watching "An Introduction to Infectious Diseases" ; disc 2, the last lecture "Tick-Borne Diseases: A Public Health Menace".
- Sure, TI can write all about it, yet this is a clinical Doctor and Professor of Infectious Disease that helped me put all the A, B, Cs together of this disease. Coming from Minnesota's heavy tick ridden areas, TI learned the best she could and experiencing Lymes disease, and other tick diseases, with the spoos :o( In TX TI was thrilled to be on property that has NO trees that can harbor more animals into the shade. She still found a few ticks on the spoos once in a great while, yet nothing that concerns TI like MN as the spoos hair are kept very short with the heat in TX and can see anything that might get attached.
- Key points:
- 300,000 people contract lymes every year
- In finding a tick within 24 hrs and removing, the tick disease does not get injected to effect us with symptoms. It takes over 24 hrs for the tick to transmit Lymes. It is the black legged deer tick that is the carrier of Lymes.
- Other tick born diseases are Ehrlichia and Anaplasma.
- Once your pet (or you) has gotten Lymes, your vet (doctor) can medicate for Lymes disease and heal it. The disease antibodies can stay with the pet (you) for life without symptoms after treated with medicine. BUT UNTIL bitten again by another carrier the disease can re-infect one again. WATCH FOR THE SYMPTOMS!
- If a dam is affected with Lymes disease at time of pregnancy, the puppies are aborted. If dam has been treated and healed of disease before pregnancy, pups can have the antibodies, but NOT disease until bitten by an infected tick later in life. The antibodies are there. This makes it EXTREMELY difficult to test for, thus we MUST watch for symptoms 3-14 days after infection as fever, bulls eye rash, lethargy and headaches.
- ALWAYS CONSISTENTLY check you and your pets over after being out and about.
- Cedar Oil products (SPECIFIC cedar oil!) are a GREAT Natural protection. Why does cedar oil work? Cedar oil breaks down their outer exoskeleton where they can no longer breath, thus die. We have a spine, so it doesn't kill us. You can ALWAYS visit with me about any of this. Getting the course really helps one's understanding.
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Micro-chips: DO! register your Micro-chip information with your vet, AKC, Re-Unite, Home Again, Avid or other brand your breeder/vet supplies information on. TI & KB micro-chip your pup in the purchase price of your pup. It costs us under $10 with an AKC program called Re-Unite. A vet may charge from $60-100. It is important you register immediately as if pet is lost, then found by another, they could register pup under their name and claim as their own. It's in our contract that you agree.
Mushrooms: MOST wild mushrooms ARE TOXIC to our pets and us!
DO! Go around and pick them up with your pooper scooper and THROW AWAY!
We make sure we get rid of them every morning, but evidently missed one yesterday, and of course Bijou found it. Healthy dose of hydrogen peroxide, a few throw ups later, and she’s fine. customer MN
 After the Fall colors pale, it's time to vacuum them up - why? So the beautiful green grass will grow instead of dirt in the spring. |
 TI would vacuum up 7 acres of leaves in her MN parks every fall to keep wood ticks away. |
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Neuter: A male animal whose reproductive ability has been surgically altered. Males are neutered.
Nose: Q. Why does my poodle have a dry cracked nose?
- Answer: TI googled this and found several different viewpoints...go ahead and do a google yourself. I noted before seeing this on my girl's nose that she had been on antibiotics off and on for over a month for deep cuts from digging and crawling under a fence...more then once. I found this site that provides some relief...https://theblissfuldog.com/ ... all natural products used. After no more antibiotics, and using this salve, her nose has been normal for over a year now.
Nuvet: Q. What supplements do you recommend?
- Answer: Nuvet Dog Supplements > Link to purchase >
use code #89093
For questions one can contact NuVet Labs toll-free (1-800-474-7044)
Canadian customers please call 800-474-7044 to order
or
International customers (including U.S territories) please call 800-474-7044
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Odor/Smells handling for pet and your respiratory health: Q. Do you have suggestions for handling odors? This question comes from a Brownie/Girl Scout Troop who found the ABC's tab and used it to help get their Pet Badge. Thank You KS for sharing the story and inviting the addition to the ABC's tab on Odor/Smells handling. 2/8/22
- Answer: One can search the internet to find many resources to handle odors, the key in my working to handle in my home with as many spoos I have are these considerations:
- Is it NATURAL, no hard chemicals to get on their paws which can seep into their nervous system or bother their olfactory creating intense frustration and more on their spirit.
- One certainly needs to soak up as much of any urine with towels beforehand that is creating the odor, then using #3. below.
- It's important to look for a product that has "Enzyme eating" ingredients. Enzymes naturally eat up the odor and one can make up their own batch in the kitchen if you want, check it out on the search engine with DIY Enzyme Eater.
- For your respiratory health, and your pet, from odors: I recommend an air purifying system. I have several throughout the house:
- Air Rabbit - this is my FAVORITE!
- Assure you have an air flow through your home to keep fresh air moving in and out of the home. This always helps clean out odors that might be hanging around after cleanup.
- Fogging your home with cedar oil to kill micro-organisms and bugs...and it's a WONDERFUL organic fresh smell :o)
- DON't over discipline from the accident, simply take them to where you expect them to potty. If from piddly submission, STOP yelling at them, stand sideways with a "Controlling" communication, NOT "intimidating" communication. CHANGE how you talk to them to avoid piddly submission.
Older Standard Poodle For Sale: Q. Do you have older poodles for sale?
- Answer: Rarely. Generally my pups are all sold by the time they are 8 weeks of age. It may be that several might be with us for 3 months. Instead of dropping a price after 3 months, that I have now done more vaccinations and training, I donate remaining pups to service groups as a Vet group in Austin, TX to be trained for service dogs, paying it forward :o)
- TI & KB invite people to watch the site for retiring dams, only placed in "Our" surrounding state of residence.
We must be vigilant to assure all the breeding spoos will be the best breeder with offspring for our customers desire and the spoos future. If the breeding poodle turns out to not be qualified for whatever the reason, we will seek to place them in a new home. If the poodle is several years old we like to go to the owners home and introduce the poodle to the home for several hours before we leave. It is within the next weeks time frame that we ask the potential new owner to make a decision as we do not want the pet to be jumping around from home to home.
"Oodles": We do NOT sell to anyone for cross "oodle" breeding! If you hear, or find out of someone who has one of our offspring being used for cross breeding PLEASE, Please, PLEASE get their information and contact us via the phone number above that we may contact them to cease and desist per their contract of spay/neuter. It is trust and respect that we sign contracts that are legally binding. Those very few who break that trust and respect must be corrected to get their ethics in, making A more Perfect World. Thank You to all who have gained that trust and respect by spay and neutering your pet from us per contract. You have made A more Perfect World :o)
Other:
Getting your Royal puppy to be more outward:
- Play with your hand to his mouth or paws getting him to reach for you
- Play with your stocking feet with his mouth getting him to reach for you, “Oweee” comes in handy when they get too rough - But this seems to really get them feeling confident about who they are
- Get beef bones, they help keep their teeth exceptionally clean besides - satisfying them when you leave them alone, no anxiety attacks. Do not cook the beef bones! You'll hear many viewpoints, this one is mine...cooking causes them to become to brittle.
-Keeps them out of trouble from chewing your good shoes, etc
-These larger Royal poodles are extremely aggressive chewers, so do get them the bigger bones, they’ll be gone in no time
-Stay away from the chew leathers for a number of reasons, ask TI for her viewpoint if you’re interested
-No chicken or pork bones as they are brittle and cause intestinal problems
Puppies/dogs sleep a lot - So don’t worry unless you have serious reason to
Puppies/dogs get worms - Don’t worry too much when the vet tells you he/she has them - handle it with treatment asap. We de-worm with DE, at this time TI does use a vet prescribed "heartworm" medicine...I'm researching for a natural method with Essential Oils. If you know of one PLEASE let us know!
- Heartworms; yes, if one doesn't use Hartgard or something to prevent them - If you live near, or on a farm, deworm every month as this is a high infestation area
Dog health book - have one on hand...Do look in it when you have concerns, don’t always feel you have to run to a vet, but don't let more than 24 hours go by if it gets worse
If pet gets stubborn and won’t move from your favorite chair - use "Excuse me and Tsssst" or your favorite treat :o) just remember animals are very re-stimulative (eons past of defending themselves with aggression) and thus the less anxiety caused them the happier they and you will be.
Winter ice - Definitely use a "pet" ice melt, as TI has had pet's paws crack and bleed otherwise...see the Books and Links tab for websites for boots in living in the city with salty roads. TI highly recommends them on the salty streets!
-Ask TI about the liquid spray found for pets as well
Dogs in general DO NOT like fast motions at them - So a child running at the pet WILL upset them, possibly snap at them - CAUTION!
-A vacuum or broom sweeping fast by the pet WILL upset them (TI takes it slowly by them and they want to attack and play with it)
-This is probably a throw back to when tigers attacked them quickly and ate them up :o)
If having difficulty getting them to go outside or coming to you—Stand sideways as it is less intimidating; get lower to them tapping the side of your leg or grab the step in harness back we give to each pup for this immediate "potty outside" purpose - NOT their collar to avoid jerking their atlas out needing chiropractic adjusting later.
Emotion Code work: This customer shared about a system out there being used...read on...
"As you may remember Archie had a piddling problem when he was even slightly stressed, I could not "correct" any unwanted behavior. He also urinated (full bladder) and defecated when I was out of the house for an hour, sometimes less. Oh yes and my neighbor just informed me that he barks BIG TIME when I leave him at the house alone...even with the company of his little sidekick, Roxxy.
However he was picture perfect when I was home, even if I didn't let him out for 4 hours. I took him to the vet, the chiropractor and watched him carefully. No change!
So when I eliminated the physical possibilities I investigated his EMOTIONS. How do you build confidence in a dog who essentially has PTSD demonstrating as Separation Anxiety? ..... You go to an Emotional Decoder. This is a relatively new form of energy therapy. It is done remotely and it WORKS!.
Archie has had two sessions. RESULT? Not one accident or deliberate soiling in 10 days! He is calm and happy. And the "worried" look in his eyes is gone.
If any of your other clients are having similar issues I highly recommend Erica Hill Wellness. I have attached a video that briefly explains the process in layman's terms.
https://youtu.be/9bpckahkBas with permission by EH"
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Here is our leaf mower vacuum unloading leaves from the 7 acres in MN...see the pile building?
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Pack Leadership: TI saw this written somewhere > "You can throw me to the wolves, I'll come out on top!" What a quote!! That's the way TI feels sometimes when she hears "Some" breeder has nattered about raising Royal Standard Poodles for sale. TI asks, "Are they health testing? Are they honest and up front with their customers? Are they fair in providing a contract, answering customer questions, help with pet issues and work with USDA and government laws? What did I do to them?" TI stands firm with the education and knowledge learned at the time, share stories, and do my best to be fair in all things. That's a good pack leader ;o) Able to look one in the eye with Truth and Knowledge is ALWAYS the best answer.
You MUST be that pack leader with your pet! Able to look them in the eyes and affirm they're NOT going to get away with bad actions. Yes, with breeding poodles, TI gets bitten, gnarled, and then LOTS of kisses when I stand my ground, and they are a happier pet from it. Society expects us to be a good pet owner, be that for all around you. Love and respect come in the end ;o)
A quote on the web goes something like the following, author unknown:
"You can throw me to the wolves, yet I'll come out the pack leader!"
Panosteitis: Q. What is it?
A. click on link to Panosteitis in Puppies: Growing Pains in Dogs
Paw Pads:
https://iheartdogs.com/5-must-know-tips-for-taking-care-of-your-dogs-paws/
Pee Mats: Q. What should I use to protect floors with new puppies?
A. I've found the Pee Mat in the above picture to be a GREAT product! You can place it over current rugs, cut it to fit an area, machine washable - YAY! I find them on-line or in the Walmart vehicle needs department.
Pet Beds: Q. Why buy a washable upholstery fabric pet bed from Tes?
Answer:
- Washable Royal Pet Beds FOR SALE, washed every week, keep bacteria and germs cleaned away that can create staph infections and other illnesses on pet skin AND humans! See picture below on a customers spoo...
- The Great Courses educational series on "An Introduction to Infectious Diseases" truly helps educate us on our environment and the germs and bacteria around us.
- Covid 19 has truly brought keeping things cleaned around us is highly important, although not to be paranoid, JUST CAREFUL and keeping things clean for us and our pets.
- BESIDES getting a pet bed for your puppy brings home smells from momma and family for that helpful first week of transition...then WASH weekly ;o)
Pet Beds by Kuranda:
- keep your pets off the ground outside away from bugs, especially scorpions or fire ants! Or inside for nice comfort > https://dogbed.us/kuranda-17804
- TI ONLY likes the aluminum frame as the pvc frames warp in the heat and their weight.
Plants: Don't - leave poisonous plants around for your puppy/pet to eat! Here's a great website (many out there) that a looker emailed me to share with those interested > Pet Safe House
Certainly don't have to worry much during the Winter in MN ;o)
Platelets: Please see "Ticks"
Poisons: DON'T! purchase Cocoa Mulch if you have a pet that goes in and out of the home - this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats and CAN kill them. They love the chocolate smell and eat it, which...the results you don't want! Click here for information on Cocoa dangers
Poop: The Scoop on Poop with a scale of 1-5, 5 being good...
1. Diarhea - like water :-(((
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2. Not water but not solid (picture below)
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5. Firm stool.
6. Stool with fabric toy and stuffing fiber that does not dissolve and tears up their colon...Provide HARD Kongo balls and toys instead...these aggressive chewers do destroy them eventually but definitely not as easily as fabric toys. More often then not these fabrics do pass yet does tear up the colon for a bit.
*Provide HEAVY duty rope toys and Kongo type toys for spoos to play and chew on.*
Here is the cloth toy gotten and de-legged and de-tagged...for some reason they love to work and chew the tags off :o((
7. Poop POLICY!
You see it - YOU SCOOP IT!
- The parasites and bacteria that build up in UNSCOOPED manure WILL cause Giardia and other potential health hazards to your pets! It is not UNCOMMON for TI to receive a phone call/email on the parasite infestation, in querying, a lawn has NOT been kept clean or consistently flushed with water/rain/hose/sprinkler. Have they been in a dog park not kept clean and flushed?
- FLUSH THE TOILET: Assure you're consistently flushing the toilet with water/rain/hose/sprinkler! If not, bacteria and parasites WILL infect your lawn causing DEFINITE skin problems for your pet.
- Canine poop is the PH level of hog manure! So YES, we want to flush the toilet as often as your environment needs. You will have to be the judge with your rain/or not, number of pets, and size of yard where excrement is released.
- Lyme used correctly once if not twice a year will help replenish the soil to a healthy PH level.
- You cleaning your pet's poop will get you to observe what's going on with them health wise...did they eat the toy, plastic, grass? This is an essential part of my observation in cleaning the parks of their poop - looking at the health of their poop :o)
- NOTE: Many a time they get my leather/plastic gloves and eat the digits off :o( I always look for the passing in their poop of the leather finger the next day...it always has passed for them in my care.
*Too many times a customer will dash them into the vet and there they insist on surgery to remove. NOW, my recommendation is to TAKE A DEEP BREATH! Did they JUST chew a finger off the glove? Then see if it passes the next day. IF they start dry heaving and under stress - THAT's when one has a problem and gets them into the vet ASAP!
*TI has LOST a LOT of gloves via the spoos destruction and NEVER ONCE had to take in for surgical removal! IT's not to say it won't ever happen. TI just is OBSERVANT to watch for any stress of heaving yellow bile...it just hasn't happened on glove fingers.
POOP disposal: What do you do with all your poop?
Answer: LOL - 2/12/20 was the first time anyone asked me the question. In MN TI just put it out into the cattle pasture. In TX...the plastic bags the food comes in are saved...food goes out...poop goes in...and into the garbage bin :o) Works GREAT living in the city where you place the bag into the garbage bin.
DON'T feed grapes, onions, chocolate or milk products, they are poisonous to their Standard Poodle Health! Google to find more toxic foods to canines.
DO give natural treats as:
Q. My poodle has bloody stools. What considerations should I review?
Remember; We do our best to simply observe, go from years of questions, observation, google to review what's out their in the world, observe, use logic, what do vet's tell us, and then observe, observe, observe for more information.
I. One consideration might be: where do you live? If around wetland has your pet gotten giardia? Have your vet test for this.
II. If not giardia, could it be they've developed "Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease" IBD? Idiopathic means; of unknown cause. Check out this web page to learn about bacteria that starts to build up that can lead to it - have your google dictionary at hand > http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0039333
a) Poodles in general are known to have sensitive stomachs...in taking all dogs out of their wilderly environment; 1. eating the constant dry dog food is bound to disturb any normally healthy body in my viewpoint. Just as a human were to constantly eat dry foods without vegetables and fruit for fiber, they could/do develop colon problems. 2. Maybe they're being fed a raw diet? It still occurred...okay, in taking a look at the article ... bacteria, understand how bacteria can come into play with raw foods...
b) Yes, genetic factors are indicated, and today the many chemicals and pesticides found in foods are contributing to the irritation and non-digestion of them to our bodies, animal and human alike...these need to be kept in mind with one's research.
c) The trial and error of finding the right dog food is frustrating when we try to transition to help our pet...it takes months to reveal if it is helping to heal...and it could need vet assistance or naturopathic means.
d) TI personally gets pets started on Nuvet supplements as in your contract to start to help balance the nutrients in the body. Then vet assistance to know this is the probability. Then a dog food that is organic. Totally adding raw bits of fruit and vegetables for treats or including in the food.
e) Do a google and see what research you can find...
TI hopes these considerations help you take a look at what may be going on...add more organic fiber to their diets and yours :o)
Pork and dogs (especially small dogs): TI's brother asked that this be placed on the ABC's tab. Small dogs CANNOT digest pork well AT ALL, ESPECIALLY if human cooked with spices, this becomes deadly to them, even large dogs will have bad gastrointestinal reactions with MOST spices! MOST Large dogs can handle SOME pork in dog food ingredients without a problem. BE WATCHFUL if you feed dog food products blended with pork. He almost lost his Yorkie in giving her a small amount of cooked pork he'd made for himself. Search Engine research can provide more knowledge, but the fact of the matter is BEST TO NOT FEED SMALL dogs AT ALL!
Standard Poodle ABCs
Q. Questions? We'll do our best to help answer them! Just ask :o)
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Reference Customers: Q. Do you have customers I can visit with on their purchase from you?
Answer: Upon your request, I will email several customers providing your contact information, at which you two will take it from there.
Rescue Poodles: Q. Do you know where I could get a rescue poodle?
Answer: link - look under <Animal Rescue>https://www.royalstandardpoodles.com/royalstandardpoodlebooksandlinks.html
Royal Standard Poodles: Q. What are Royal Standard Poodles? Also see DNA.
Answer: There are many viewpoints in the world of what designates a Royal. There use to be a great website that shared the sizes, sorry, no longer running :o( But I will do my best to cover it here...
The one book that actually defines Royal - the dictionary - you'll find the word "regal". This exemplifies these poodles size and temperament to a T!
All our poodles are AKC Standard Poodles, any poodle over 15" at the whithers, and are provided with their AKC papers that one agrees to register their pup in our contract.
Just remember - Royal is strictly a marketing term at this time referencing the larger size standards which I breed toward. Our Females may range from 55-80+ lbs, our Males may range from 65-100+ lbs. There is never a guarantee on size, yet it is our focus. See our Customer Poodle pictures to see the many Royal sizes that some customers have kept us abreast of.
An average "standard" show ring female will be around 40-50 lbs where the male will be 50-60 lbs.
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Scorpion sting in puppies story - click here: Research writing as of 9/11/22... The following is on the "Scorpion sting in puppies" web page...if you've had similar experience, please contact us that we can include with your permission!
Collaboration in learning the following with Tes Ingebritson Standard Poodle breeder and Sue D'Antonio scientist with Agilent Technology.
The Texas bark Scorpion is most prevalent in TX. All scorpions have venom, some humans, older/larger dogs may not be as affected, BUT smaller dogs and puppies are highly susceptible to the venom. The ramifications in our observation to pups being stung are found in FIRST below which lead NOT to paralysis BUT an allergic reaction to the venom! That has become the conclusion from the following observations.
These puppies have a doggy door with access in and out whenever they liked. And being evenings were cooler they wanted to be outside in the evening as much as they could.
I, TI, thought they were becoming paralyzed. A human friend EZ was more than likely stung by a scorpion at night on his foot wearing sandals, we'll say:
Day One Sunday night. He shared he felt a sting and quickly lifted his foot to sweep whatever it was off. Within the next several days his foot swelled tremendously, went numb, couldn't feel anything in that foot, went to ER, CAT scan, CT scan to find nothing. It was not in his blood stream, it was in his localized tissue where the venom was injected. His allergic reaction was localized to his foot. It could take up to two months to come out of if a scorpion sting. I am using EZ to be a comparison Human to Puppy.
Two days later one of my puppies started to show the FIRST symptoms below. I had killed two scorpions in the house within a week before. I took puppy to the vet on Wednesday, sharing my variables of what might be the reason, with a scorpion sting my true concern. Doctor did blood tests, x-rays for any lung infection, thoroughly checked over and shared puppy tests out like any normal puppy, but had lost motor ability in hind legs, lost appetite, eyes were not seeing correctly, and was whimpering and crying. He shared neurological situation, and I'm thinking paralyzed? Would she come out of it...in time? Doctor would not consider scorpion sting. I took puppy home with frustration on a possible dyeing pup. The next several days, very little ability to get up, seemed like walking on eggs when did get up and move, then drop down. Was losing weight.
Fourth day; a pup from a totally different litter started showing the exact same conditions. All I thought I could do was watch them deteriorate. THEN! Sue texted me she was going to the vet with her boys. I jumped on riding along with the second pup believing emergency would get him in on Saturday. YES! Doctor shared why take all the same tests. Would not listen to the scorpion bite theory. Thus, we took to another vet down the road who works on emergency conditions on Saturdays.
Sue and I went in and I gave it to the vet assigned to us straight on all that had unfolded and that we wanted a shot for the two pups to counter a scorpion sting. If it wasn't a scorpion sting the shot wouldn't have any medical ramifications, yet if it was, it would certainly help! Explaining all the tests and x-rays had already been done on first pup who was now with us (another story getting her to us). Doctor evaluated all I'd shared, asked questions and gave the two pups a shot of Recover/Pyrilamine. She stated it could take up to 3 days to see any results.
Sue started comparing EZ's STILL numb and swollen foot (day 6) to the puppies having the similar conditions. NOT paralyzed or in pain necessarily but nervous on walking on back legs because they're numb and can't feel them. They cry and whimper where one could believe they're in pain. I see more frustration in not being able to get up and play or get around. SO! It only made sense to start getting them into my swimming pool (THANK GOODNESS I have a swimming pool due to my back) to start exercising their back legs to regain strength. There would be no sensation to feel on stepping on solid ground, only seeing that the legs were working and getting strength in them again! They were definitely losing muscle strength from not being able to walk and use them.
Saturday afternoon: Sue started swimming them. DEFINITELY can see they're NOT paralyzed. Back legs DEFINITELY kicking and stretching to swim, tail wagging!
NEXT DAY, Sunday: Sue swam late morning and late afternoon. GREAT SUCCESS! They're both strengthening and stretching their back legs. First Female pup by evening is walking A LOT MORE! Second Male pup is still weaker, whimpering, yet getting up a bit more and walking with encouragement. He's actually 4 days younger then female. I certainly see a turn around not feeling their dyeing from some unknown phenomena.
research is on going right now...to be continued...with pictures to come...
First - if you observe your puppy
- starting to become lethargic
- not getting up to walk
- can get the front legs up but not the back legs, or reverse
- whimpering, crying, all within a 12 hour timeframe, and live in areas where scorpions are known to dwell, GET INTO your vet!
- Scorpions are nocturnal, like the night so keep your pets in at night!
- If by morning you see these symptoms come on GET INTO your vet!
Second - TELL YOUR VET what you have observed - FRANKLY - KNOW in your communication to them! Scorpions around the house, in the house. What your observing in your puppy as listed above. DON'T let them say to wait or do this or that. Getting the shot is NOT going to create any problems, and can get them turning around! ONE MUST get them swimming to STRENGTHEN their legs. If the shot doesn't work, no problem, move onto the next part of the equation to find out why. More information on web page! go there to read and possibly help others!
Size: Q. How big do your poodles get and do you have smaller standards?
Answer: We do have "Standard Poodles" yet "Royal" is what we enjoy and focus on breeding. "Our" Standard Poodle parents are between 55-85#, 25"-28" at the shoulder. We share 1/3 puppies will grow between 80-100#, 1/3 65-80#, and the other 1/3 50-65#. Check out the "Customer Poodles" tab for pictures and tracking data of their growth! When the girls or boys are spayed/neutered, on the average they grow taller instead of fuller when done within 5-6 months of age. Their hormones, when done early enough, do not focus on filling out masculinely or working to become a dam. Instead the body continues to grow in another dimension :o)
- Now working with DNA Embark to know best outcome with mating parents carrying "NN" large body alleles.
Skin Concerns: Do - feel and observe your pet's skin; lumps, bumps and Mother Nature can bring us to much-a-do when sometimes it is not to be worried about...and sometimes TO be concerned about...
- Sabaceous Adanitis (SA)> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebaceous_adenitis
- When TI first started breeding she did SA on the spoos. This is one of the annual canine testing (vet recommendation for breeders) that they want done every year. To help you understand that process; they take 2-3 punctures a good 1/4-1/2" deep, the diameter of a 1/4" pen, then stitching the holes shut. You're not to wash them for several weeks after that punch day, nor do they want you to wash just before.
- a) TI had it done on Kodi (my first stud), and came back in-sufficient that they wanted to do another...I said no way. In another year. It came back clear. It was shared it usually doesn't show up until their 4 yrs old. So one does the test annually, taking, in TI's viewpoint, severe punches and pain to the pet every year with stitches, showing no SA in results until they possibly may come down with it at 4 yrs of age, which is too late! One has been breeding for 2-3 yrs!
- b) TI then decided to do it at 4 yrs of age, which she did, and everyone was clear up to that point...then one girl got an infection from a punch...and TI said no more! If my line has never shown anything in 8 yrs, from testing and customers not ever finding SA as their pups got older I wasn't going to continue due to the results gotten, especially the pain and infection sometimes on my spoo parents. TI is confident to this day, her line does not carry SA.
- c) Other notes on SA; TI has seen people feed extremely poor dog food, without rotation, bring on SA. TI has seen extremely poor grooming habits bring on SA. TI has seen extreme stress with too many other dogs, like 4 bitches or more bring on SA to a line that never had it before. So, it certainly can be a recessive gene, yet with correct spiritual, mental, physical, and nutritional means ones pet should be able to live without it's trigger points...that is TI's viewpoint. There are way too many variables out there that a breeder gets blamed for, even though some of us do our best in testing and research...like trying to get people to sign up for a web page to keep TI updated on a pups future health allowing the customer to feel open to contact us with ANY HEALTH issue. That is what we hope for...and keeps us EXTREMELY busy, and aware with research from offspring.
- The following person shared this on a rescue standard poodle they found with SA: .... Its hard to say since he had such skin damage from his life as a stray during the end of a cold wet
spring and the beginning of a hot summer in Wisconsin. Three veterinarians and two groomers diagnosed him right away. Told me his grey butterfly patch around his face was an indication.
The first vet had him on The Call Of The Wild (salmon kind). For the first 6 months Artie was having 4-6 bowel movements a day (solid). I thought he can’t be getting any nutrients from that food. So we switched him to Answer’s raw chicken with their fermented goats milk full time. That helped with his inflamed skin and stool frequency. On occasion he would get honest kitchen chicken when hiking and camping. He did well on the raw and goat milk for about a year then started losing weight And some nights he would have episode of regurgitation, sometimes he would throw up (and) other nights he wouldn’t. They thought CA due to the weight loss. During all of this they vaccinated
him for Bordetella and that night he had a seizure and the next day Kennel cough. Since then he hasn’t been vaccinated again and I titre him yearly.
I assume his chicken allergy started around his weight loss and
regurgitation peroid. Since to date he doesn’t have any issues with the beef or fish honest kitchen. I don’t think it was there all along since he didn’t have any reaction to home cooked chicken until 2.5 yrs in. Early on he tested having allergies to eggs but not chicken.
I'm thankful to report that over the last two years now He hasn’t had diarrhea, seizure, or any hair lose episodes.
Things I know that helped him:
1) being out in nature, we both fair better in the country.
2) proper nutrients but alternating with seasons and food properties (Cooling, heating, drying, damp). A mix of Ayuveric and Chinese food knowledge, and some western herbal medicine.
3) Chiropractic care
4) removing him from vaccination, and the constant recommendation to fix his flawed look. Honestly I’ve seen many cases of Sebaceous A. But Artie skin and Hair is totally different.
- ...here is what Lincoln's owner found:
A few weeks ago my sister noticed a red spot about the size of a quarter on his chest. I thought he had been bitten by a bug. I called the vet because it had been a few weeks and it had not decreased in size. We went in and he took a tissue sample and sent it to a pathologist. The result was a histiocytoma, a benign skin growth that usually goes away by itself. A histiocytoma is common in Labrador retrievers , Stafford terriers, Boxers and Dachshunds. It usually occurs in dogs under two years old...(can remove or regress on its own after several months....non-malignant)...3 months later gone away...no medication or surgery...
Do google for Sebaceous Cysts on dogs. Some great data and youtube info by vets out there. It is totally different from the Sebaceous Adenitis skin disease. Many breeds have sebaceous cysts (non-benign fatty oil build up), little bumps that contain a cheesy like fill if squeezed out correctly, otherwise they get large over time and may need surgical removal...a phone call can help understand. In the spring I shave all my spoos down in order to check for these and to watch for wood ticks. Helping them to eat raw foods with more oils, squirting omega oils on their foods all help to provide more oils to their skin as it is the constant dry dog food that does not help the skin with its needed oils.
Now, Sebacious Adenitis is something you really want to check to see if a breeder is testing for! TI has no parents in her line that has (see above "Skin Concerns").
TI shaves the spoos all down with a #10 blade in the spring that she can check for lumps and bumps every summer, handling what needs to be handled because their long coats hide so much.
Q. My poodle has hot spots, dry skin, itching, or, my poodle has a bacterial skin infection which my vet has been unable to clear up. What can I do besides medical drugs?
Answer: Here are natural recommendations to work through with your pet…
a) WATCH the testimonials on http://www.Nuvet.com ordering code #89093 to see what their natural supplements can help your pet with. Pictures speak louder then words! Honestly - My spoos RARELY itch with the following protocol I have in place: Nuvet supplements, Vets Choice Health Extension dog food, Cedar Oil spray for fleas and ticks, natural eucalyptus type shampoos and oatmeal cream rinse: below are many other variables...
b) Has your pet recently been spay/neutered? Might they be reacting to something given them? Perhaps a little more time will flush it out of their system. Provide lots of water.
c) Do you have carpet? How is it being cleaned? With chemicals? Use pure clean water, hot or cold to clean it instead…or pull up that old carpet and lay a new floor that can be cleaned with hot water or vinegar water - naturally.
d) Is your pet’s skin dry, flaky, itching? Add Salmon or Omega oil over their food. This will improve their skin and coats from the inside out…eventually healing elbow callouses!
e) What dog food are you feeding your pet? Some may be lacking the nutrients your pet needs causing issues. I use dry kibble Vets Choice Health Extension adult formula for my poodles and find their skin and coats healthy.
f) Fleas & ticks; are you protecting them with a chemical product? Help protect them with natural products such as Cedar Oil or Northern Eagle Organic Products “Mother Natures Defense for people and pets”, spray it on to keep the bugs from biting. Use their “Naturally occurring live Micro-organisms” in your pet water. This will prevent heart worm and help clear up skin conditions from the inside out. Using a eucalyptus shampoo will help prevent them from bothering your pet as well.
g) Is your groomer using a chemical based shampoo and conditioner? Natures Specialties have natural products, found on my Books & Links page. I recommend the eucalyptus shampoo and conditioners.
h) Has your pet been eating toxic foods? This company provides a great variety of herbal natural products
http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/natural-dog-products.aspx
i) Essential oils: this has MANY great values in checking out the various oils to know what can help their health, there are some great books to check into to learn what will help with various conditions...see Essential Oils books on the Books and Links tab.
j) Find out if you have yard mites or a yard bacterial problem from dry weather or such. Find a yard service that uses natural products to handle any major issues in your yard.
k) Is the harness he's wearing bothering or chafing him? Adjust to be larger, or take it off and use now only for his walks and such.
l) Many of the above products can be found on my Books & Links page. There are many natural products out there to help you and your pet live without overloading their/your systems to all the chemicals found in products and left on surfaces that our skin can absorb or digest. Search the internet to help you.
m) All of the above examples have proven and helped clear up either *Bacterial skin infection, Hot spots, itching, or Dry flaky skin. Be patient. It took time for your pet’s skin and hair to become irritated, it will take a little time to get it cleared up again.
n) Vinegar; cleaning strictly with vinegar can cause red bothered anal or vaginal areas...using steam water cleaning with the Shark :o)
Q. Do you know why my spoo has developed a darker spot after he faded, not having it before? see pic below...
Answer: TI has seen it happen sometimes after a fight/bite, then after several months the first years color comes back, hmmm, how else have I seen it come back...hmmm, sometimes a clipper burn caused the hair to re-grow afresh, an injury/puncture wound will do it...maybe after an insect bite or spider bite then a month later it comes back with healthy original color...Any body else know of an answer out there?
Smile:
Snorting: Q. Why do dogs snort?
Answer: Here's several sites to help you understand - http://voices.yahoo.com/reverse-sneezing-dogs-gasping-air-snorting-3829634.html
Spay: Female whose ovaries have been surgically removed.
Spoo: short for Standard Poodle, NOT cut from an average cookie cutter ;o)
Spots on your pets stomach may be from laying in the grass and bugs biting them, spring is the worst. Spray them with Cedar Oil; click link here to see cedar oil products sold here!
Steps to Get a Pup: Q. What are the steps along the way in working with you in getting a pup?
Answer: 1st we invite people to fill out the form on the side tabs. We reply, then see section #1 Protocol at > standardpoodlepuppiesforsale - once you make a down payment We send a checklist for you to know communication and steps along the way in working together. As important as the contract!
Supplements: Q. What supplements do you recommend?
Answer: Nuvet Dog Supplements > Link to purchase >
use code #89093
For questions one can contact NuVet Labs toll-free (1-800-474-7044)
Canadian customers please call 800-474-7044 to order
or
International customers (including U.S territories) please call 800-474-7044
Swimming: DO swim your pet if possible, it is healthy exercise for their joints.
NOTE: As a breeder, TI has done her best to research and determine what is the best information to provide customers/potential buyers with having a healthy hip program for her adult breeders. Believing on the ABC's tab you're finding support? :o)
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Tails: Q. Why are some of your Royal Standard Poodles tails short?
Answer: Can you imagine in the momma's womb, being squished together with anywhere from 5-11 other puppy mates? A tail may kink into a position and upon birth, it is still kinked and won't un-kink. We may/may not dock it just below the kink, depending how badly...I know, too kinky!
Tail Docking:
Q. Why do you leave FULL tails? Starting 2019 I no longer dock tails. Top 3 positions determine this.
Answer: Above, Ole had to have his tail re-docked after it continued growing through the baby docking. After 13 years, and Ole's owner Told me to stop docking, TI finally listened. To help produce healthy spoos, TI finds tail docking to be old school and should go by the wayside, a "no longer valid practice." Educating ourselves to why it started in the first place may assist one to understand why not to continue the practice > https://io9.gizmodo.com/stop-cutting-off-your-pet-dogs-tails-america-1684005712
- As we grow in knowledge to become better breeders, there are always variables that come into play...a puppy may be born with a kinked tail where we need to dock it at that joint to alleviate problems.
- TI has had docked tail puppy bones continue to grow and cause extensive pain to the spoo and must be re-docked later to more expense to the owner, and PAIN to the spoo :o(
- There's always something to keep in mind.
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Teeth: Dogs teeth have certainly evolved since prehistoric time and continue to do so to this day. *the link is broken thus will share here; a 6 month old prehistoric canine was found with one ft long canines! 6 months old!!!
Here TI wants to share the variables a pups teeth can evolve to. As breeders we do our best to start with a good parental set. Canine judges always share teeth in the ring are a problem, so many varieties, so many variables.
- In Bruno not getting several of his lower canines in, my vet shared it was the evolution of dog as they don't use them like they use to, and is happening to the world of dogs.
- TI cannot be responsible for what Mother Nature may throw a pups way on teeth. Yet, TI is here for good will and wants no ill will and will determine any pup's needed MAJOR periodontal surgery on a case by case basis for any possible compensation. Never more than the price paid for the pup. Sometimes the puppy teeth grow in crooked, yet fall out to grow in normal, sometimes not. Contact us with any questions.
- Some links for you to check out on images for canine teeth > https://www.mypetsdentist.com/bite-evaluation.pml
- > https://veterinarydentistry.net/defining-dental-malocclusions-dogs/
- Below TI will show a series of pictures from a pups tooth, even with good parental teeth, an overbite, lack of teeth, scissor bites can occur.
- "Oliver" below had his lower canine start to grow inward...
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now, his parents Jasper x Daniel have already had 2 litters with no health issues of the mouth, this third litter, Royal Oliver's tooth definitely became a problem. I had not seen the tooth show problems while up to 8 wks old and shared the owner should get a second opinion as baby teeth can pop out and the new ones come in just fine, yet one can see the adult left canine coming in crooked. They did get a second and third opinion with knowledge of definite removal needed.
- Key here is get a second opinion on baby teeth! YET when the ADULT teeth are coming in, that's a totally legitimate concern! I can't see them to know what is going on over the phone and this was certainly a valid situation.
- Thanks to the vet in taking these pictures for the website!
- So, one can do all the health testing, have great results in parents, and Mother Nature has the last say...one never knows. So, just be ready...sorry as I can ever feel :o( It's just the roll of Mother Nature in all of life, yet believe me when I honestly do my best with research and matings appropriately and according to research from customer feedback, the science results of what is behind each pairing and what can be provided for customers...or not...your following up with me and your pup's situation is the science of creating a more perfect world :o)
Lingually Displaced Mandibular Canines & Hard Palate Trauma: A customer introduced me to this website in August 2022 learning about more evolution of teeth becoming prevalent in the dog world. Puppies muzzle and head are continually growing and I've had many different customers call me with vet concerns on this or that.
Notes:
- IF the vet says "We need to pull ALL the puppy teeth." YES A VET TOLD A CUSTOMER THIS! At which I said "Get a second opinion, PLEASE!" Customer got a second and third vet opinion that they said, NO, it's puppy's head growing, teeth are shifting, they should come in normally. They ALL grew in normally!
- It could very well be the teeth do grow in wrong as Oliver above. Customer did get a replacement pup.
- We do our best to stand behind our poodles for you, yet Mother Nature does her own thing as we all know and has the last say.
The puppy below is 10 weeks old, bones are growing expanding the tooth set. They are like little razors if not careful.
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The above red puppy teeth grew in okay. Makes us nervous for sure!
Below puppy 4 wks old, teeth coming in.
Below; a rescue poodle pup underbite.
Another breeder who has had this clips off the baby canine tooth tips to not grow into roof (like they do their piglets) and the pups teeth have grown in normally. ALWAYS something to learn!
Temperament Testing: Q. Do you do temperament testing on puppies for customers?
Answer: Not generally, yet am familiar with most of them...Volhard aptitude test... if a customer wants to do their particular choice of known testing TI & KB have no problem with it. We've just seen so many, and from all our education of symposiums, seminars, vet professors, and all the various knowledge we read and researched, and do personally, there's just too many hiccups in them that we do our best to raise them in a calm environment first with ENS, then watch as we introduce various cycles of noises and stimulation in time, which has led to some very happy customers...there's always going to be one to come up and dominate, that's when we let them know - WE'RE the dominant, now make sure you take your place in our pack ;o)
There are more variables to this then even those putting those tests together can truly understand. This is my viewpoint from all my years of research, seminars and symposiums, yet do not dismiss them entirely.
- Why:
a) from TI...TI KNOWS chiropractic care works for humans as well as animals. If a canine's spine is subluxated during birth, playing with playmates etc, it will manifest unwanted traits...until adjusted, and you have a well adjusted puppy, at least in my breeding line that I am creating. I will watch a puppy go from hyper to melting like butter after an adjustment because his spine was causing him distress, and after the adjustment he's soooo happy and can relax :o) I see a pet's chiropractic maintenance essential for their longevity, even more so for certain service dog uses. I can do any particular testing, the pet gets adjusted and they are totally different - BETTER! No more headaches, subluxations causing pain...until the next time the tumble and bumble. All puppies go home with their first if not second chiropractic adjustment.
b) on our books and links tab Dr. Jane Killion > Consumer and Breeder awareness: www.PuppyCulture.com by Jane Killion: The Powerful First 12 weeks that can shape your puppy's Future.
She discusses the ups and downs of learning during the first 8+ weeks. I have instinctively used the methods shown in the series developed by Jane Killion. There are many viewpoints and technology available at which TI blends many to bring the best possible pup to you. It is MOST important that
consumers become aware of how they should also learn to work to better the environment of their new pet. Coming from our home dynamic to a new home dynamic will totally shift a puppy again.
c) TI does her best to observe the pups, who is doing what...who becomes a stand out princess, or go getter not afraid of much etc...always keeping in mind if they've been chiropractically adjusted yet or not...TI does her best to observe observe observe to inform the customer of who is doing what.
Q. similar to above "... can you test puppies to determine there aggressive nature?
Looker states as service dog trainers: if a dog lives in a one person home and doesn’t get out the ideal amount he could be pre-disposed to over protection..."
Answer: TI writes - viewpoint/experiences and practices in my home:
a) It is my practice to NOT kennel my spoos, parents and pups, in order for them to learn how to grow, reach, and learn "My" space in their development. They're my guests to love. It is my viewpoint, crates create too much of "Their" space in that they want to/can become dominant over "Their" space. It is their animal instinct, and as a breeder I must be vigilant to watch over these bubbling up, teaching them MY space...thank you for living with me with bones, walks, hugs etc :o) Using my parks for separation and Cesar Milan technology whenever I see their tension bubble up which always occurs in heat cycles for breeding.
b) In crating, not allowed to reach, as pups/young, I have observed more fearful pups, which can lead to aggression to dominate their space and protect themselves. Thus I do not crate any of my spoos.
c) "... if a dog lives in a one person home and doesn’t get out the ideal amount he could be pre-disposed to over protection.." LOOK at who you get pups from, to start that pups life out on the best positive note. YOU test by asking the breeder your questions, and if opportunity allows, visit the breeder environment to see for yourself and test with from the various canine tests out there. THE KEY to me is a) above from a breeder...always helping offspring to reach and grow in space ...so many variables from
breeder raising to owner life style in your situation...this is where the owner needs to watch Cesar Milan and know what they need to do as well. EXERCISE, discipline, love... THEN KEY to me is a) above from a breeder...always helping offspring to reach and grow in space.
d) they are animals...if they don't get their EXERCISE (Cesar Milan) they start wiring nervously up and that can certainly be shown in explosion of aggression, their frustration has peaked. EXERCISE, discipline, love!
e) I do my best to only breed parents that have proven to be confident in themselves, less fearful, less aggressive as they have grown in the years of breeding...from my protocol of chiropractic care, having parks, separating them according to heat cycles, then re-integrating again afterwards with the pack are all a part of my viewpoint of managing healthy socialized breeding spoos - MY responsibility...along with Cesar Milan technology, being their
pack leader. If they seem too timid, too antagonistic, I let them go.
f) Everything I have worked to accomplish for a pup can be turned on a dime in the new home and environment! I do my best from the start, yet will not guarantee results due to this environmental factor.
g) Chiropractic care is sooo essential from my experience ...Structure testing, if they have bad structure, no chiropractic care they can be predisposed to pinching nerves creating pain, thus resulting in aggression >
http://www.dogfolk.com/
Link:
https://www.thesprucepets.com/puppy-temperament-testing-2804631
Testosterone in Male: Q. 12/31/23 My poodles are getting testosterone aggressive, what can I do?
A. Always learning - research...to start, here's a good article:
Tick Borne Diseases (TBD): Q. 6/18/18 What can you tell me about Lymes/Tick Borne Diseases (TBD)?
- Tick bites: ...after time a tick bite can cause your pet to go into an auto-immune disease. A GREAT read is the Nov/Dec 2019 AKC Family Dog magazine on "A Tick" > https://www.akc.org/products-services/magazines/family-dog/ It isn't uncommon for customers to contact me on a pet coming down with an auto-immune disease...sad to say many of these pets are located in tick carrying regions. Please read the following data, my protocol I use is #9 below.
- Lymes & other Tick Borne Diseases (TBD): TBD is certainly not new news. Doing a google for “where is lymes/tick disease most common image” will bring up pictures for one to review. The situation is in this modern culture of travel with our pets, a tick can be transported across the US at any given time carried by people or pets. There may be key regions, yet it isn’t uncommon for them to land in a state with no known problems of TBD. In this day and age it is something to be aware of when out-of-state visitors come with or without pets, or us traveling to these states and carrying one back. My article is simply to alert awareness to TBD, what transpires with some breeder’s parents (giving mine as an example), and what I am doing within my program protocol. It is up to you to discern your protocol for your pet/s.
- 2004 TI started her standard poodle breeding program south of Staples, MN. TI began vaccinating annually for “Lymes” disease when she learned of the dangers to health and found them heavy in my region. It is the only known vaccination supposed to protect against the “Deer Tick” Lymes carrying parasite. TI researched on the internet and listened to her vet stating it was the thing to do. Right or wrong, she did it, annually to her poodle parents…until her move to TX in 2016.
TI's TBD back story:
- 1. I brought Bruno to TX in 2016. Throughout 2016 and 2017 I saw no ticks, nor was I having any issues with fleas, and I wasn’t even spraying him with cedar oil. I was amazed – NO parasites were preying on him! He was going on 9 yrs old, vaccinated annually for Lymes in MN. I would test them if I saw symptoms, which he showed lameness in Dec 2014 in MN at which his test results came back with anaplasmosis. This is a TBD with no vaccination available for it. I medicated with the prescribed antibiotic/medication provided for a month by the vet, then tested later that year showing a definite drop of anaplasmosis with the vet sharing no more medication needed. In TX I saw not to continue testing or vaccinating as no ticks were observed in my area where staying.
- 2. My dam Magic was brought to TX in Fall of 2017 with daughter Geo 9 wks old. Magic was vaccinated in Staples March 2017, her second vaccination, before her second litter here in TX. As Magic was pregnant with her second litter and lymes vaccination was annually due March 2018, I did not vaccinate her per vet not wanting this with pregnancy and I was having no tick issues. Thus once litter was weaned I did not plan to continue the vaccination protocol. In Fall of 2017 I found fleas and a tick in bringing her back from a no-take planned mating to a stud in TX. I thought nothing of one tick and cedar sprayed for the fleas, handling within the week. LOVE the cedar oil spray!!!
- 3. 2018 I noted Bruno, now 11 yrs old, started to slow down with joint aches and knew he was diagnosed with antaplasmosis and medicated to good results. I decided to test him in May 2018 to see if a possible TBD. A blood draw was positive to Lymes and started him on medicine where I then felt to definitely test the other spoos. In not researching then for updates of knowledge, always something else to do, I went right into testing the next poodle…
- 4. Geo (now 1.5 yrs old), Magic’s daughter. Geo was clear, negative to Lymes in May 2018. Thus I saw her not having it transmitted in the womb from Magic. She had never had a Lymes vaccination.
- 5. Magic had not brought it from MN, thus I felt to test Magic next…she was positive (remember vaccinated several times)…must have picked it up in TX somewhere…1 tick at breeders? Which was shared they had a heavy tick infestation in their area. I had Magic tested end of May 2018 after her litter had gone home to their new owners, where results returned 6/8/18 as positive to carrying Lymes. My concern was had it been transmitted in the womb to her pups, or come on afterward? I contacted each customer to inform them, asking them to take their pup in for testing to base-line if they had contracted TBD or not and start a new protocol I now see valuable, as much as an annual worm test for our pets. All have come back negative but one came back with Anaplasmosis already in CT where it is heavily infested with ticks (seen on attached map). Magic was given the same medicine as Bruno to resolve the high positive. Remember, she was vaccinated annually for lymes, yet still contracted it, or was it the buildup titer numbers?
- 6. Research questions: a) When did Bruno or Magic contract TBD? b) Is it the vaccinations showing up in the titer (vaccinations helping to build up their blood system with the disease to protect them in the long run) and they really don’t have the actual disease? This is an actual fact in research. Bruno is 11 and very well could be his aches and pains of age with a very high titer, where Nuvet joint supplements (Or Call 800-474-7044 use #89093 to order) are so very helpful right now for him in his age. Magic is showing no symptoms of any aches or pains, just the results show a high titer number…from annual vaccinations, high titer? c) Do breeders stop breeding their dams, or assure customers are fully aware a TBD could be transmitted to pups if dam affected?
- 7. In contacting Magic’s eight litter customers, one was very upset with me asking many questions that I have brought answers together in this article. Sometimes our ignorance of a subject causes unnecessary anxiety, that I dub “Drama.” It can be and IS the phenomena when one doesn't fully understand - I understand thus I will do my best to help one understand the best I can with the knowledge I have at the time! So, research for answers MUST take place to eliminate anxiety where the drama drops away. My scientist friend Sue D’Antonio went into much on-line research to help me find information as I dug into all my spoo records for hours looking at the vaccinations, testing and TBDs of my poodles – A BIG THANK YOU to those who have brought this article to my site for you the looker! It all comes together for a reason, right or wrong, good or bad. We do our best to learn from it and discern. 8. On-line research links to check out:
EVEN IF NOT FOUND IN YOUR AREA > https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lyme-disease-in-dogs-10-things-you-need-to-know/
Tick Borne Disease knowledge > https://www.akcchf.org/canine-health/sporting-field-dogs/tick-borne-disease.html
Cedar Oil for natural protection > https://www.royalstandardpoodles.com/DrBensCedarOil.html
3 REASONS WHY NOT TO VACCINATE FOR LYMES > https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/lyme-vaccine-dogs/?mpweb=1153-569-244255
- 9. TI's Conclusions and New protocol in TX, and OR for TBD: a) As Lymes vaccinations are now known to build up a canine’s blood (titer to the disease, like rabies), I will NO LONGER be vaccinating for Lymes. One doesn’t know if it’s the actual disease, if testing for (unless symptomatic), or it’s the buildup of the vaccination in the body. b) I WILL be annually testing for the disease, observing for symptoms of lameness in my entire program. Thus when I annually test, it won’t be the vaccination titer numbers; it will be an actual tick number in starting this protocol with my new younger breeders. c) In being ever vigilantly watchful of our pet’s health, to observe what might be physically slowing them down, we can care for them without over vaccinating or medicating for the wrong conclusion. Remember, very rare to see a tick here where I live, yet am spraying them weekly with cedar oil now. d) Antibiotics/medication brings about the handling of the TBD. I see there is no need to stop a breeding program as long as a breeder establishes an annual TBD testing program. It is so prevalent whether it comes from momma, or a customer’s region, or playing with another pet leaping a tick from another to their pet, or traveling/hiking and picking it up. e) Base-line your pup upon receipt from any breeder, as one would do with a stool sample for a de-worming protocol. EVEN if they come from a no-tick region! You are simply starting that base-line to KNOW! You can decide from there if you need to do an annual TBD test protocol. Be pro-active, a very important health plan for your new pup:
- BASELINE: 1. Take stool sample to baseline any worms/giardia; 2. Have a Lymes test done to baseline any possible TBD.
I hope you have found this article helpful, and Thank You to all who have contributed to it!
Timid Puppies: What TI has read in books, or seen with her puppies, some tips:
1. Always stand sideways to your Royal pet, not full front. They take this as dominance and will do what I call "piddly submission" to you if they are too timid already. One never wants to be mean or punishing to them when piddly submitting as they are doing what they do in nature to more dominating dogs-piddling to show you, the pack master, of your dominance over them. Yelling only continues the piddly submission. Of course urinating at bathroom time in the house definitely needs to be taken outside ASAP. But approach the pet from a sideways step in grasping them. Great Standard Poodle Care tip. Watch your voice tone as in #2.
2. How your voice sounds reflects a dogs language to them. If you’re upset and yelling, this sounds like their mother barking and disciplining them. If you are cheerful, it is like their puppy mates playing with them. And of course, an even tone encourages them as their parents might. Note "Commands" above and how I do my best to sound like the Royal parents.
3. Get down on their eye level sideways and encourage them to come to you with their favorite treat. Have treats everywhere ready (small pieces of course)! Carry them at all times to give and encourage the timid pup. Again watch how you speak to them.
4. As a pup, tumbling and bumbling with litter mates can create subluxations, like the atlas being out causing headaches which certainly can cause a timidity from being in pain. Get them in for an adjustment! I've seen the light switch flip and a TOTALLY different pup after adjustment! Did you notice them to have hiccups? Tension through the shoulders tightens the muscles creating the hiccups. Tension is showing itself creating timidity.
When they're older, it sounds different...I notice Royal Kodi catching his breath and I realized he had the hiccups as it has the same rhythm. So, before rushing off to the vet, evaluate if they just have the hiccups :-)
5. In a litter, sometimes there may be one puppy that gets picked on by all the others, including momma. My viewpoint, I believe this causes the strain on their personality to be such...making them more submissive then most.
I had a Royal female dam who "was” timid until I learned these things. Then I read and worked the above steps. It worked! Once I understood "why" she was doing it, I quit being frustrated in handling her and she came around to be a girl that wants to please for everything.
There are all kinds of variables that can play into timidity and other people, I’m sure, may have their viewpoints…that’s fine. This is simply what I have observed and learned, hoping it can help you.
Toys: Don't - Allow your adult spoos to tear apart a plastic toy. As puppies some toys will be great, yet as they get older they become more aggressive chewers and will destroy them quickly and eat the plastic that they break free from the toy. When choosing a toy for your pet consider their age, look at Kong Products as they are more sturdily built and last longer! See pictures below of adult destruction of toys that worked fine while they were a pup.
Give them a GOOD BONE instead!
Traveling: Q. Is there a place I can stay if I'm traveling a long distance?
Answer: Yes - These days there are hotels pretty much everywhere. IF I get to know you over time, it isn't uncommon TI can invite you to stay in her guest room :o)
Q. Do you fly pups?
Answer: Yes - see the side tab https://www.royalstandardpoodles.com/travelingpets.html
Q. When traveling my puppy throws up...can you help me?
Answer: From TI's experience as a car sickness person, I must either drive or when riding "sleep" on a trip of any longer distance. In recognizing that, there are two considerations I observe with the spoos:
1. My FIRST recommendation is always to know if their is an atlas problem on a pet. This causes their/our equilibrium to be out.
2. Otherwise; I have observed the "puppies" getting sick up to one year of age no matter where I would place them during the day...not so much on short trips but yes on the longer trips...Holding them helps A LOT BETTER then crating them...Now when we travel in the dark and at night, like flight trips, they sleep all the way and I never have throw ups...amazing, the minute there's daylight they awake and start to lose their equilibrium and get sick :o( so I always try to do the early morning trip that I have very little traveling with them during the day time hours...otherwise towels, towels, towels, garbage bags at hand.
3. After a yr of age they are big enough for me to seat belt them into the front seat where they can look straight forward to keep their equilibrium...if in the back of the vehicle I NEVER crate them, always giving them the opportunity to look forward to balance their equilibrium...I rarely if ever get the adults throwing up this way...they always do in a crate as they lose their equilibrium :o(
Treats: Freeze Dried kibble at hand bring them RIGHT now! TI DOES NOT work with off the shelf treats with so many questionable ingredients. Organic banana chips (another favorite of mine), apple bits, carrot slices, these are ALL very good natural treats to work with your pet for training.
*Standard Poodle ABCs*
The morning fog is rising from the low grounds in the MN picture below as the Fall colors adorn the ground with the spoos.
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Umbilical Hernias (UH): Q. Do you cover the cost of umbilical hernias in your pups?
Answer: 5/7/17 - TI & KB do any repair of umbilical hernias if they are too large and detrimental to the growth within the first 6 wks with us. Healed and ready to go to homes by 8 wks.
- Puppies start out with their umbilical chord drying and falling off...now, if momma does too much tugging it could result in an umbilical hernia later, yet may slowly close in time. Puppies grow at such an accelerated rate, they may have begun to close, then due to the growth rate again, not finish closing and grow at the ratio the pup grows. Once a spoo gets to a certain slowing down of growth, they are known to finish closing, yet a lot of vets push to spay/neuter at 6 months and thus close them at time of being fixed, and why not? There are many sites that discuss canine umbilical hernias, here's one for you > http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2090&aid=442
- IF it is detrimental to the pups health - you bet this is done right away here by us that you would never have to pay for it.
- There are several types of umbilical hernias that breeders should never be breeding the parents. TI, and/or other breeders to stop breeding the simple hernias occasioned by some puppies would eliminate the poodle breed by a huge amount. Thus we evaluate the type it is, and continue to breed or not.
- 5/7/17 TI agrees to pay $100 toward any surgery to repair this hernia later in the spoos life upon being fixed, as we never know if it may heal on its own or a vet is trying to push for their own financial means...believe me in my years as a breeder I have had customers share of some very un-ethical vet situations! You must provide vet bill showing umbilical repair noted. Sometimes the UH is so small it really doesn't need repairing yet a vet might push to have it done. It's up to you, yet if not large, it's just fat and the pup will do fine as an adult.
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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI): Can you help me with my pet's UTI?
Answer: ALWAYS TI's...
- FIRST recommendation is to get your pet checked over with a pet Chiropractor! When the pelvic is out of alignment, it triggers the blood vessels and nerves to this sensitive area to start reacting. Once adjusted, the correction helps blood and nerves flow correctly, healing within the first week if caught early on.
- SECOND; do you crate your pet longer then they should be, triggering a possible UTI in your pet holding it longer to avoid a mess?
- Third; here is some helpful information to watch on food or water intake...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fUnggG7XLs
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Vaccinations: Don't - over vaccinate yet at the same time assure you are aware of what to do! A GREAT Audio book TI gives new customers, and have for sale > "Pukka's Promise" by Ted Kerasota. Truly would be the book TI could have wrote - EXCELLENT ;o)
The following web page, given permission to link to by Bijou Poodles in Canada, has one of the better informative pages out there. In the end it is your decision along with state laws...Information on Vaccinations
Valley fever: A customer brought to TI's attention their standard poodle from another breeder caught Valley Fever. Desert people should DEFINITELY be aware of this contraction to humans and pets... https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/valley-fever-in-dogs
Vets: There ARE some GREAT vets out there ... yet ... this comment does come TI's way. My vet doesn't agree with chiropractic care, or some of the other recommendations you have in your contract, what do I do? ... here is what I share ...
1. I'm sorry to hear of your vet's considerations. In the old days human medical doctors would invalidate chiropractic care calling it silliness, quackery and unscientific (some still do where I warn them that is illegal to do so).
It became illegal by law decades ago for medical doctors to speak against chiropractors, and the SCIENCE of chiropractic care has now been proven to be extremely beneficial to the dismay of some doctors and vets wanting to claim their business practice to be the only way to do things, to ignorance of not understanding the links from nerves to organs at which subluxations (pinching of nerves and blood flow) can cut off that life flow. Yes, as in the medical practice are faults, so one could find in some chiropractic practices. TI, and many others are proof validating chiropractic care reversal of a body's failing...as well as proof with my poodles, as in horses and other animals.
TI's scoliosis S curve is now GONE! When leaving MN TI was 15 degrees off balance from her hips and 4 yrs later only 1 degree off in TX! (No more snow shoveling!!) The walker TI was using daily with back pain, went into storage and poodle breeding became her life.
It is TI's recommendation to find a different vet understanding alternative holistic medicine...or find a different breeder other then TI. I am here for your poodles health and longevity, 99% of the time that stems from structural spinal health.
2. I've had to stand up to many a vet to what they consider their "Rightness"...not believing someone would challenge their years of college or experience in the vet field. They may not be breeders, or holistically aware. I will stand up to what I know and observe as truth in the science I have observed over the 16 yrs of breeding with chiropractic care and other tough lessons learned such as Lymes disease in MN....
Lymes disease test is just a "Baseline", like fecal, for future reference. We travel widely with our pets in this day and age, and many bring back lymes to an area that never has it. It's understanding all the variables and being ready...observe, observe, observe for limping, or health changes...could be need for chiropractic care OR lymes disease taking hold of the joints...or other variables. We're just trying to cover all the bases ahead of any health issues.
Visiting Tes and her Spoos: Q. Do you allow people to come and meet your poodles and home?
Answer: Yes, people may come when TI has NO Quarantine in place. A $100 visiting fee must be given at door to know you're committed in arriving and meet everyone. That goes toward your puppy purchase if you find we are someone you'd like to work with.
When coming to visit the Royal Spoos you must read the home rules! After reading, come on in and get ready to meet all of our wonderful Spoos and enjoy!
- Do's and don'ts: DON'T stop at pet stores, dog parks, or come from a vet to our home, disease is easily carried
- DO wear tennis shoes and long pants, puppies climb and scratch, and love chewing on bare toes
- DO instruct children to be CALM and NOT run where accidents could/DO happen with running kids
- DO prepare for a good hour
The customers from Washington coming for their second spoo find a great opportunity to learn and enjoy our pack :o)
Q. Why do you charge for people to come visit?
- a) TI has been a member of the MN Pet Breeders Assc. They provide seminars to educate breeders and AKC provides some great training sessions along with other information like alerts when PETA and other anti pet groups go to breeders homes and do their best to dis-credit even good breeders...the past few years there has been a step up of anti-dog/pet breeders coming out in force more and more to take pictures of all breeders homes/facilities to do their best to discredit us and we're all being informed/warned we need to put plans into place...they tell us not to let anyone see our home/facility but that doesn't make sense to my ethics, environment and who TI is and about.
b) TI & KB do want people to come and meet everyone. TI & KB truly do and when you come a LONG distance (over 2 hrs) TI would like to provide refreshments for your travel :o)
c) TI house cleans several times a week with spoos, with guests coming, it becomes more often then not an extra cleaning day taking away from other jobs that need to get done...yet truly want to meet you and satisfy your questions with hands on experience.
Thus, a $100 deposit now will help assure all above considerations to be kept in mind, an appt. can be made and planned for, and decisions on the lookers part will go toward finding me and my spoos of true honest integrity and loving what we do for the new pet owner. - TI truly enjoys visitors - keep in mind:
Disease could easily be brought in if one doesn't take precautions; for protection NO "Visitors" during quarantine periods are allowed; other rules are to NOT stop at pet stores, dog parks, et al enroute. - Step in shoe cleaning solution for biosecurity before entering the home.
TI would look forward to hearing from you if you'd like to visit before making a commitment. Fill out form on side tab to contact us.
Standard Poodle ABCs
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Water that is TOXIC: Don't - Let your pet (or kids and you!) swim in lake (or standing) waters that have grown blue green algae!! Type in google 2015 blue green algae dog deaths...continues to this day... It will initiate vomiting, diarrhea, leading to poisoning of their bodies and death... :o(((((
Do - wash yourself and your pet thoroughly - immediately afterwards.
Weight: Q. What weight should I keep my standard poodle at?
Answer: one should be able to easily feel the ribs of your pet. This will keep the weight off the hips for a healthier spoo as they age.
White papers:
The content of a problem/solution white paper provides useful information for readers seeking to understand an issue, solve a problem, or do their jobs better. This can include explaining a certain product, service, technology or methodology. You will find many of TI's research and observation in small and large white papers here.
White Papers TI writes are to help take a look at the many situations put to me over my breeding years. TI has been an engineer, helped organize businesses in the past and in so doing have written white papers to take a look at situations and resolutions. Please take a look when you have questions, concerns, and see if they help you. Current white paper is on dog food under the Must Read tab.
Withers: First nine dorsal or thoracic vertebrae; bony projections of vertebrae in the vicinity of shoulder blades; highest point of the shoulders behind the neck.
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