5/17/12 NOTE: If you have contacted me in the past with the email address beginning with Loft - I am dropping it at the end of May 2012. For our new email address please fill out the form on any page and I will provide you with the new email address if you do not already know it...beginning with Royal.

What is a perfect standard poodle in your world? Here you'll find home raised, parent tested, structure evaluated, size medium, large, giant, or what I categorize as our Royal Standard Poodles (the large to giant size) - see another definition on web page http://en.allexperts.com/q/Poodles-2529/standard-poodles.htm . Litter pups born are mainly brown, black, and red/apricots are coming in Fall 2013 or Spring 2014 with a non-fading gene in their line, yet Mother Nature has the last color say. Let us help you decide that perfect pet for you.

I invite you to personally visit our three acres of four fenced parks and have lunch with us in our home where the large poodles run, romp, live and love south of Staples, MN, or peruse the website to see if we may provide you with your next family pet. Royal Standard Poodles, Breeder - living to love them!

More on the term Royal: Many ask for the definition to this with our AKC Poodle Puppies for Sale. There are many viewpoints in the world of what designates them. The website www.en.allexperts.com question and answer indicates most of my breeding poodles are, and their offspring are 90% all Royals due to my years of research in watching their growth from the great customer support you'll see on the "Customer Poodles" tab.

Just remember-it's strictly a marketing term at this time and referencing the larger size standards which I breed. We do have "Standard Poodles" yet "Royal" is what I enjoy.

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!

October 1, 2006; It has been agreed by individuals in communication with me; Toy, Miniature, Standard, and "Royal" should be a new category to the Poodle world. They should start at a shoulder height of 26" and over. Adulthood weight at 60 pounds and up. Those who think of their poodles as "Giants"; which would you rather name them? Most surveyed wanted "Royal". The name says it all. If you want to see this new category write AKC. The more who write in, attention will be given to this new category. American Kennel Club (AKC): www.AKC.org Visit them to learn more.

"Our" Standard Poodle Parents are between 55-80#, 26"-30" at the shoulder. I do my best as a Royal Standard Poodles breeder by testing each of our standards to known acceptable practices which you can see under each parent's link on "Our Poodles" tab.

Check out the "Customer Poodles" tab for pictures and the "Tracking of ___" (that pet's growth if shared)! 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 :-) I live on a farm and one can see this in steers vs bulls.

We've all heard the phrase "In a Perfect World"...well in trying to create "A Perfect World" Standard Poodle one must look at what a good breeder is doing for their potential customer, that is testing parents to better the odds of providing a "healthier" pet for their customer and the future of the standard poodle.

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)

The best a consumer can do is research who you would like to get your next pet from, working with a breeder who health tests parents. THAT is looking out for the standard poodle's future, that we have them there to enjoy down the road.

This page last updated 5/17/12.