Panhandle Poodles

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Mama Grace	Papa Shiloh

Grace's 2nd litter arrived March 3, 2009!

Puppy Temperament Results are now complete and posted on each puppies individual page!

Conformation testing is now complete and posted on each puppy's page

All of the pups in this litter are now sold.

We have a waiting list for next year's puppies.

We anticipate that we will have puppies again next March. If you would like to be on the waiting list, please email us your contact information and let us know if you prefer a boy or girl and what color you are interested in, and we will contact you when they are born.

Prices vary, so please contact us about any puppy that interests you, so we can explain in detail.

Due to our current economic crisis, we are willing to consider trades. We're in the market for an AR-15, a used Jacuzzi, some landscaping, etc. Don't hesitate to call 255-1254 or email julie.ftc@gmail.com with an offer.

Feeding, Health, and Development

Grace nursed her puppies for 8 weeks and they are now weaned. The long nursing gives them a wonderful boost to their immune systems and a great start to long and healthy lives. Puppies are fed Iam's Smart Puppy food mixed with warm goat's milk and a special health recipe that includes hamburger, rice, oatmeal, egg, cottage cheese etc. We will give the recipe to puppy buyers. We sprinkle brewer's yeast and a special microbial supplement on the top. For clicker training, they get cheese, which they love! All puppies are have now learned to "come" and "sit" and will now begin other commands. We will continue to clicker train puppies that remain with us each day until they go to their new homes. Some are staying awhile until their new owners are ready for them.

They have had their first two puppy shots and been de-wormed twice. Any puppies who are still with us will soon receive their second puppy shots. All puppies are sleeping through the night and are virtually potty trained. They will go outside if given the option. At night, if any cannot make it through the night, they use the newspaper at the back of their puppy room. No accidents on their carpeted areas or blankets in a long time. New owners of puppies who have left us, tell us that they are all sleeping through the night beautifully, potty trained super quick, and are leash trained.

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Mickey (aka "Mickey") has gone to his new home in Sagle, ID	Minnie (aka "Minnie") has gone to her new home in Sherwood, OR with her brother Mowgli	Cinderella (aka "Ella Grace") is going to her new home in Kirkland, WA	Jasmine (aka "Casey") has gone to her new home in Alberta, Canada	Prince Charming (aka "Cody" - the puppy formerly known as Prince!) has gone to his new home in New Castle, CO

Belle (aka "Belle") has gone to her new home in Spokane, WA	Bambi (aka "Murphy") has gone to his new home in Boise, ID	Mulan (aka "Jasmine") has gone to her new home in Liberty Lake, WA	Robin Hood has gone to his new home in Spokane, WA	Shanti (aka "Gigi") has gone to her new home in Whitefish, MT

Tiger Lily (ada "Tiger Lily") has gone to her new home in Coeur d'Alene, ID	Mowgli (aka "Mickey") has gone to his new home in Sherwood, OR with his sister Minnie	Gus-Gus (aka "Bear") has gone to his new home in Lake Forest Park, WA	Group Puppy Pics	First Litter Pics

For updates and recent pictures of the first litter, click on the First Litter Updates link at the top of this page

Our testing methods:

Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test

This is a test developed by dog trainers to help breeders assess and place puppies in the most suitable homes. Each puppy is brought to the testing area without their littermates and a stranger administers the test. The test is best given on the pups 49th day of life, which is when we gave it. The results can help identify puppies who are best suited to be in more or less active homes, pups which are more or less easy to train, puppies which are a good choice for homes with children, older people, and working situations, such as hunting, as therapy dogs, show dogs, search and rescue dogs etc. Every litter contains a variety of personalities. When the right puppy is matched with the right humans, everyone is happier. It's worth lots of time and effort to see that our puppies go to the homes where they and their new owners will be thrilled with the match.

All Aptitude Test results are now published on each individual puppy's page.

Puppy Puzzle Conformation

We have evaluated the new litter using the method developed by Pat Hastings, who evaluates about 250 litters each year. We evaluated the litter on the exact date which Pat says gives you the best picture of the adult conformation of each puppy. Her system uses a 5 point scale, so 5 is a perfect score, 1 is the worst score. Anything below a 3 is a serious flaw which keeps a puppy from being show/breeding quality. The testing is very comprehensive and includes things like: overall balance and proportion, temperament, pigment, head shape, eyes, ears, bite, neck, shoulder angulation, angle of bone alignments, elbows, width and depth of chest, front assembly, length of ribcage and loin, hock stability shape and length, rear assembly, straightness of front and back legs, fit of knees shape of feet. shape of pelvis, tailset, topline and for male puppies, making sure both testicles are descended. Every puppy in our last litter and this one tested as show/breeding quality using her standards.

All Conformation results are now published on each individual puppy's page.

About our Health Guarantee

Some breeders insist that a dog be returned to the breeder or even put to sleep before they will give a replacement puppy. We think that is just terrible. If a puppy developed any genetic disease in the first two years of life, we would simply ask for a letter from a veterinarian with the diagnosis and confirming that the dog has been spayed/neutered. We would then give a free replacement puppy of your choice from our next available litter. So you would keep your first pet and receive a second one - completely free with AKC registration (many breeders only give half off, chose the replacement puppy for you, or refuse to give you AKC registration on the replacement puppy).

Contact Info

Please contact us for more information and pricing for this litter. If you have email, then please email us and set up a time for a phone consult. Email is the best for initial contact. After we have answered basic questions and you are seriously interested, then we will want to talk to you on the phone, and hopefully (if you live near enough) arrange to have you come visit the puppies. If you don't have email, then please us a voice message. We are so busy with pups and our projects that we cannot answer our phones, so please leave us a detailed message and we'll call you back.

Contact: julie.ftc@gmail.com

(208) 255-1254 (leave message)

Please leave a very clear return phone number. We've had several people call and leave messages that are difficult to understand.