City Lights Standard Poodles - About STANDARD Poodles The Standard Poodle is an intelligent and loyal friend. They make excellent watchdogs and seem to be in tune to their owners emotions. They sit by your side as your faithful companion, or patiently wait for you to play fetch or go for that much desired walk. They have been bred since the early nineteenth century as water retrieving dogs, and if allowed still possess that same skill today. Unfortunately for this wonderful creature, many view them as sissy, companion dogs - most likely based on the weird looking hair style/cut you often see in the dog show circuit. This cut was originally used to keep certain vital organs warm in cold water while retrieving. Because the "Poodle Club of America" only allow the Standard Poodle to be shown in the AKC in this "fou fou" like hair cut, and listed in the Non-Sporting Group, many people do not realize how wonderfully versatile this breed is! We keep all our Standards in the hair cut called a Sporting Clip which is an even cut all around - this look shows off the wonderful body of the Standard Poodle - many people often ask us "what kind of dog is that" when they see our girls in their short hair cut. One often thinks that the new craze over designer dogs (Labradoodles etc.) might be a result of some dog lovers trying to make a poodle into less of a fou fou dog. Believe me, I love the Lab (had one) but these are two distinct breeds and should not be mixed together. Breeders of both the Standard Poodle and the Labrador Retriever have worked hard and endlessly to improve on the breeds health, temperament and conformation. One should ask themselves why are some so-called "breeders" mixing the poodle with every other breed? Why not just buy the perfect dog - THE POODLE. Poodles do not shed so therefore their dander is not flying all over your home, making them more tolerant for people with allergies. The poodle is a versatile dog and competes in field, obedience, and agility trials and is used as a service dog for the disabled. They have also been used as sled dogs and were even raced in the Iditarod by John Suter*. Because of its keen intelligence and agility many believe that the Standard Poodle is the COMPLETE DOG.

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STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314
ph: 917-699-1601

About STANDARD Poodles

The Standard Poodle is an intelligent and loyal friend. They make excellent

watchdogs and seem to be in tune to their owners emotions. They sit by your side as your faithful companion, or patiently wait for you to play fetch or go for that much desired walk. They have been bred since the early nineteenth century as water retrieving dogs, and if allowed still possess that same skill today. Unfortunately for this wonderful creature, many view them as sissy, companion dogs - most likely based on the weird looking hair style/cut you often see in the dog show circuit. This cut was originally used to keep certain vital organs warm in cold water while retrieving. Because the "Poodle Club of America" only allow the Standard Poodle to be shown in the AKC in this "fou fou" like hair cut, and listed in the Non-Sporting Group, many people do not realize how wonderfully versatile this breed is! We keep all our Standards in the hair cut called a Sporting Clip which is an even cut all around - this look shows off the wonderful body of the Standard Poodle - many people often ask us "what kind of dog is that" when they see our girls in their short hair cut. One often thinks that the new craze over designer dogs (Labradoodles etc.) might be a result of some dog lovers trying to make a poodle into less of a fou fou dog. Believe me, I love the Lab (had one) but these are two distinct breeds and should not be mixed together. Breeders of both the Standard Poodle and the Labrador Retriever have worked hard and endlessly to improve on the breeds health, temperament and conformation. One should ask themselves why are some so-called "breeders" mixing the poodle with every other breed? Why not just buy the perfect dog - THE POODLE. Poodles do not shed so therefore their dander is not flying all over your home, making them more tolerant for people with allergies. The poodle is a versatile dog and competes in field, obedience, and agility trials and is used as a service dog for the disabled. They have also been used as sled dogs and were even raced in the Iditarod by John Suter*. Because of its keen intelligence and agility many believe that the Standard Poodle is the COMPLETE DOG.

*John Suter, an Alaskan and all-round athlete, bought three Standard Poodles in 1976; he and the Poodles together began to learn about "dog mushing". During the next 20 years, Suter and the Poodles ran 280 races (including sprint, middle-distance, and long distance), finishing in first, second and third place in 90 of those races. In 1988, with a part-Poodle team, Suter placed 38th out of 52 starters in the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. He subsequently ran the Iditarod with an all-Poodle team; his team entered and finished the race in 1989, 1990, and 1991. John Suter, "Poodle Sled Dogs in Alaska", Poodle Variety, August-September 1998, p.34.

A website which includes "The Poodle Man Song" by Dave Reno:

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All our Standards have the most outstanding temperaments you could ask for in a poodle. Also, all are strongly built (no frou frou dogs here!) and have gorgeous curly coats. They are clear for neonatal encephalopathy, Von Willebrand's Disease, and Degenerative Myelopathy directly or thru parentage. CERF's, Hearts & Thyroids are normal, Hips tested with OFA and Penn Hip.

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Member - Staten Island Council for Animal Welfare, Neighborhood Cats - TNR Certified "I pray that God has mercy on me and will understand, That for his wild creature I've done the best I can, And loved you from a distance, my wild street kitty friend". S L Smith
Staten Island, NY
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STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314
ph: 917-699-1601