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Yum Yum’s First Major
Yum Yum’s winning picture from her first Major Win on Nov 2 at the San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club dog show. She is pictured here with her Handler, Daniel Chavez and show Judge Joe C. Walton. We are looking forward to Yum Yum’s future wins.
Special Announcement!
Well all that grooming and primping at Admiration Ranch is paying off! Fletcher got a Major at the Sand to Sea Non-Sporting Association Show in Indio yesterday. Fletcher showed like a rock star! He’s such a calm cool kid but when he gets in that ring STAND BACK AND WATCH! We are so proud of him! The day was so gorgeous and skies were so clear at the beautiful Polo Club where the show is held. Both Fletch and I had fun. We look forward to doing it again tomorrow!
Valri’ and Mimi are Top at UKC
Admiration Charmed I’m Sure (Valri’) obtained her UKC Grand Championship status and is now holding steady at #2 UKC Standard Poodle in the world. Her sister, Admiration Come Fly with Me (Mimi) just took Breed (Best Standard Poodle) in a recent UKC dog show over 11 other females.
The United Kennel Club (UKC) classifies the Standard Poodle in their Gun Dog group. Showing a Poodle at UKC shows differs from showing a Poodle in AKC shows in that Poodles don’t have to have the “fancy hair cut”, known as a Continental, and one cannot be a professional Handler. UKC recognizes many unusual breeds that are not recognized by the AKC. Shows are lots of fun and is a good family activity to get involved in.
Congratulations Valri’ and Mimi!
Valri’s First Championship
We’re so thrilled! Lovely Valri got her first title as Show Champion with the United Kennel Club. Here’s the wonderful email her mommy had sent to us along with her certificate. Mimi’s next…
“Hi. The first of the girls’ official UKC Championship certificates arrived
in the mail today. It is attached. Mimi’s won’t be far behind. She
finished her Championship with 300 points (!) at the shows in Manassas, VA.
As I think I told you, Valri’ already has 4 of the 5 requisite Champion wins
towards her Grand Championship. She’s actually won Champion of Champions 6 shows in a row, but 2 of them were 1 Champion short for points. We’re doing a cluster of UKC shows in April and/or May. That should seal the deal for Valri’s Grand C’ship and Mimi is bound to leap forward as a Champion, too.
“We have 2 AKC shows this week-Thursday 3/19 and Friday 3/20 in Edison, NJ at the Raritan Center. Historically, the entries haven’t been very high at
these shows but this year they are both majors. There are 15 open bitches
and 2 Special bitches entered each day. In NJ, it only takes 11 bitches for
a 3 point major. Both of these girls are in heat. It is the 3rd time for
each of them-they are overachievers. At least it will be out of the way in
time for PCA.
“Hope things are good at Admiration Ranch!
Love, Lucy”
Our New Website
You may have noticed that our website has had a makeover. After several years with our blue layout, we thought it was time to modernize a bit and present ourselves with a nice blogging setup.
You may still land on a “blue page” or two here and there, but fret not, you’re still at home on Poodle Dog!
All of the pages and articles that were on the site before are still here, but reformatted for the new site. We feel that this new setup will be more user-friendly and much easier to navigate.
Some of the new features are:
- A better Search Tool – to make it easy to find the topics you’re looking for (upper right-hand corner)
- Easy-to-find Links to our online stores and sister sites
- Quick access to the best Poodle Supplies, which links instantly to our sister sites The Poodle Supply Shop and Admiration Wellness Products
- Resources Links (such as AKC & PCA) We admit that they were hard to find before, so now you can’t miss them
- Blog with Categories topics, complete with RSS feeds links so you can subscribe using your favorite feeds
As I mentioned, all the great Tips on Grooming, Health and Training are still here, but are much easier to find with 2 Navigation bars…across the top of the pages and in the left column.
We hope you enjoy our site and share it with others. We also hope to see you in some of the social networks, such as YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Dogster, not to mention on Jacki’s personal dog blog, Jacki’s Dogs. Be sure to sign up as friends and place your comments!
Admiration Standard Poodles
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For anyone new to the Standard Poodle breed…you are in for a treat. For those already acquainted with Standard Poodles, you have definitely come to the right spot. Southern California is known for some of the world’s most elegant standard poodles and being based in Riverside County, just outside of Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego, Admiration Standards are right in the heart of Poodle Town!