AKC Quality Standard Poodles in black, blue, apricot, cream and parti-colors located in Michigan
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November 17, 2024....Delton, MI at the AKC Fetch test sponsored by Canine Adventures Fit Club. Rocksy titled in Novice(6 retrieves at 30 feet) & Charli titled in Intermediate ( 8 retrieves at 50 feet).
November 9, 10, 2024...Laporte, IN Trail Creek Training Dog Club....our Chloe(Vinnie and Clara daughter) attends her first show and earns over half of her needed points for her UKC Ch title with four Best Female(two competition) wins.
We took four of our retrievers, Gunner and Charli who are titled and Rio and Willie, who are in training to an AKC approved Fetch Test. This was first level of 6 land retrieves 30' each. All the poodles earned their first fetch title at this event.
February/March 2024...
We've been taking our new retrieving prospect, Rio who is a Rocksy son for swimming lessons at a pool during the winter months. He is making great progress.
June 10, 2023 Waverly, Iowa at the Waterloo Kennel Club Show....Scout earned his AKC Championship.
His championship was accomplished in seven weekends of showing...
Both Carmine(Sable) and Summer(Parti) finished earning their UKC Championship titles with a number of Best Female wins.
June 5....Howell, MI Our Rocksy earned her first HRC/UKC retrieving pass. We are so excited for her as this is our 5th homebred poodle to be competing in hunt trials for us personally. She loves bringing in her ducks from land and water.
Our Charli has earned her final pass for her UKC Started hunting title.
Nina(black) earned one Best Female and Best of Breed and Reagan(apricot) with Katie showed for the first time and also earned a Best Female, Best of Breed and a Group 3. Reagan is our Gunner daughter who lives in a guardian home with Katie and her mom Sigrid.
She earned several Best Female and Best of Breed with a Group 3 and 4.
Rocksy was one of our dogs who earned an AKC Trick Dog Title...video below of her tricks she did to qualify.
February 1, 2020...Gunner and Lina attended a fun Upland & Retriever training day sponsored by the Great Lakes HRC club. Tried upland for the first time. Gunner found 5 planted birds and retrieved them
November 2, 2019...Naomi earns her UKC Champion title at the Michigan American Eskimo Assoc. show
October 14, 2017........................Vinnie earns two passes towards his Grand Champion title with a Best of Breed and a win in the Gun Dog Group!
October 7-15, 2017...Toy Fox Terrier Club and Am. Bulldog Club our Paris earned several Best Females and a Group 4 with a Best of Breed under a UKC/AKC judge to finish her UKC Championship. Way to go Paris!!!!
August 19, 20 2017....Macomb Kennel Club our Twister earns two more points with a Best of Winners
July 22, 2017 Michigan Flyways Retriever Hunting Club Test....Jewel goes two for two and earns passes towards her AKC Junior Hunter title. She is half way there!!
June 16, 2017...Traverse Kennel Club Show...both our Twister and Raven earn a point for Winners Dog and Winners Bitch.
April 21, 2017 Black Swamp Gun Dog Club had their first specialty in Bowling Green, OH honoring dual titled(breed and retriever) gun dogs. Four of our retrieving poodles...River, Charli, Jewel and Gunner were able to attend and receive rosettes in recognition of their working dog achievements. They plan to make this an annual event.
April 22, 2017....Our Chiffon has been racking up Best of Breed at a number of shows against some stiff competition to earn her Grand Champion title at the Black Swamp Gun Dog Show in Bowling Green, Ohio.....Way to go Chiffon!!
April 2017....K9 Fanciers show in Mason, MI, Vinnie earns his Championship with a Best Male.
March 19, 2017....our Missy earned her Grand Champion Title at the Toy Fox Terrier Club show in Whitmore Lake, MI. She is our "third generation of Grand Champions"
Januay and Febuary 2017...been taking our retrievers to an indoor pool for some water retrieves during the winter months...everyone is having a blast!
She visits two facilities in our area making faces smile!
August 7, 2016...Great News! Jewel earns her last pass for her UKC "started" hunting title at the Kalamazoo Valley Hunting Retrieving Club. Well done Jewel and Lina!!
June 25 & 26, 2016....Kalamazoo Valley Hunting Retriever Club. Jewell earns two more passes towards her Started title. Only one more to go!! Jewell was handled by us.
May 29, 2016....Michigan Hunting Retrieving Club our Jewel earnes her first pass towards her HRC started title owner handled by Lina.
May 21, 2016....our parti boy, Gunner earns his AKC Junior Hunter title at the "Michigan Flyways". First parti colored male standard poodle to earn first level titles for both UKC and AKC. Way to go Gunner!
Gunner was owner/handled by Lina.
May 1, 2016....our Twister earns two more AKC points as Winners Dog at the Progressive Dog Club of Wayne County.
April 23, 2016....Laporte, IN.......
Our Friend Ruth helped finish Charli's UKC championship with her last two wins.
April 8, 2016...At the Mid Michigan Poodle Club Specialty our Twister earned Winners Dog and Best of Opposite Sex
for two more AKC points...owner handled.........Way to Go Twister and Gina!!!!!
March 5, 2016.....ILLOWA KENNEL CLUB our fostered Phantom girl, Mariah earns her last two passes in the Champion class for her UKC Grand Champion title. She also won Best of Breed and a Group 1 in the Gun Dog Group.
February 27, 2016....Our apricot girl, Neon is a new UKC champion with the help of our friend, Ruth.
January 31, 2016.......We have a new Puppy Champion. Clara(Trace and Crystal daughter) earned her UKC Champion title with 4 Best Females, 2 Best of Breed and Group 3 and 4 over adults dogs in the Gun Dog group.
Clara is a Sable/Brindle parti. She is only 6 months and two weeks of age. Go Clara!!
January 30, 2016...Our Jewel earns her
UKC Championship with a Best Female.
December 5, 2015.....Our Elsa finished the year earning her UKC championship.
Our little cream & white parti girl earned multiple Best Female and Best Of Breed for Multicolored Standard Poodles.
Her mom is our retired AKC Ch. "Velvet"
November 28, 2015....Wapakoneta, OH Our silver phantom "fostered" girl, Mariah earned two more Grand passes.....just two more to go for her Grand Champion title.
November 27, 2015
We have a NEW UKC puppy champion.....Our Paisley and Trace daughter, Missy!
Missy was shown two weekends earning multiple Best Female, Best of Winners
and Best of Breed to complete her Championship at 10 months of age.
She will take a little break to grow some more hair before getting back in the ring.
October was a great month for Gunner....he earned his 2nd and 3rd pass towards his AKC Junior Hunter title....he needs just one more! For now, he is taking a break and switching gears to get involved in some other things....STAY TUNED!!
August 29-30, 2015 in Birch Run, MI.......We have our first International Champion. Our Sable girl who we foster with Ruth earns multiple Best of Breeds and Group placements for her title. Nikki had a total of four judges from Canada and the U.S. which included an AKC judge give her the highest scores possible for her title. We are so proud of her and her mom, Ruth for accomplishing this.
August 22, 2015....Gunner earned his HRC/UKC Started Hunter retrieving title at the Southern Flight HRC test in Mississippi.
August 9, 2015......Gunner earned his 3rd HRC Started pass at the Kalamazoo Valley HRC Hunt Test with his handler, Rich Louter! Only one more to finish his Started title before going on to the next level...Go Gun Gun!!
August 1, 2015...Our Jewel earns another Working Certificate at the MID-Michigan Poodle Club WC/WCX test. Owner handled.
July 18, 2015...Our Gunner earns his "first" pass towards his AKC Junior Hunter title on home ground here in Michigan with his trainer, Rich from Louter Creek Retrieving and Gun dogs.
June 12, 2015.....Traverse City Kennel Club.. Our Twister earns his first AKC point owner/handled.
Our Parti puppy, Missy from our Paisley and Trace Winter 2015 litter makes
"Parti Poodle History at the "AKC" Traverse City Kennel Club Show June 13, 2015!!!!
Missy represented Standard Poodles in the non-sporting "Beginner Puppy" class earning Best of Breed and a Group 2.
First known parti pup to take advantage of the new ruling for showing in BP.
June 13, 14, 2015 at the Traverse City Kennel Club Show....CeCe went 3 for 3 and earned her AKC Rally Obedience title.
CeCe is the mom of our Gunner pictured below....
May 9, 10 2015....Our Gunner made us happy as he earned two passes towards his first hunting title at the Music City HRC 2015 Spring Hunt Test in Tennessee....Go Gunner!
April 25, 2015.....At the Echo Kennel Club, our 9 month old parti boy, Vinnie wins BOB and a Group 2 the first time in the show ring!
March 29, 2015..........Our gorgeous boy, Twister earns Reserve Winners Dog to the 4 point major at the Key To The Sea Poodle Specialty in Toledo, Ohio with stiff entries.
March 17, 2015...Gunner's typical training day in GA
Gunner going out and making a water retrieve....
January 10, 2015.................We start the new year with sending off our Parti boy, Gunner to Georgia to spend some time with Rich Louter of "Louter Creek Hunting and Gun Dogs." Rich will continue our training of Gunner and eventually take him to hunting tests to earn a whole bunch of ribbons. Gunner is from our Dar and CeCe spring 2014 litter and has showed allot of desire to be a retrieving poodle from a very young age. We look forward to hearing good things about our boy as he trains and works with Rich.
December 31, 2014......
We end 2014 announcing the accomplishments of our 2nd generation "Sable" Grand Champion.
Nikki is the # 4 Multicolored poodle in the UKC top ten standing for 2014 with very limited showing
making her the # 1 Sable Standard Poodle!!
She earned multiple Best of Breed, Gundog Group and Reserve Best in Show placements.
Can't wait to see what 2015 brings this lovely girl as we have some very special things planned for her.
Stay tuned!!
December 2014....Our Twister has been busy with AKC and UKC shows. He is now a UKC champion with his first Best Of Breed his second weekend of showing!
December 6, 2014.... Our Cece who is lovingly fostered by Ruth has earned her Grand champion title.
October 4, 2014.....Congratulations to our Jewel earning her "first Hunter title" a Working Certificate at the Hoosier Labrador Retriever Club. Jewel was handled by us.
September 13, 2014......We have a new AKC Senior Hunter!!
River earned his final pass at the Alanta Georgia Retriever Club......Way to Go River!!!!
September 13, 14 2014.....Riley earns three qualifying scores in one weekend to gain his AKC Rally Obedience title.
September 7, 2014.............
We have a new Multicolored Grand Champion....Paisley
Photo below is from her first two passes in August.
September 6, 2014.....River's earned his second pass towards his UKC seasoned Hunter title at the Northeast Florida HRC test.
August 31, 2014.....This weekend River earned his first pass towards his UKC "Seasoned" Hunter title at the Music City HRC test in Tennessee.
River went back down to Georgia to work with Rich Louter of
"Louter Creek Hunting Poodles" finishing up some loose ends in his training to finish his AKC Senior Hunting title. In the meantime, he is also entering the next level in UKC hunting. We're hoping he brings home a bunch of ribbons!!!!
River is a brother to Ami below....this is a great family of poodles!
June 15, 2014.... "Ami" one of our fostered girls from our Rene' and Gidget litter has just earned her AKC Novice Rally Obedience Title
at the Grand Traverse Kennel Club Show. With very little training, Ami received three 1st place ribbons to qualify her.
Our Apricot line is super smart and willing to work.
May 9, 2014...Centreville, MI Our second generation "Fostered" Sable girl, Nikki has become a UKC Grand Champion
earning 4 out of 5 Best of Breed, 4 Group 1 and 2 Reserve Best in Show.
March 29, 2014 River earned his 3rd pass towards his Senior Hunter title at the Fall Line Retriever Club of Georgia....one more to go!!!
December 31, 2013......River went down to Georgia to work on his Senior Hunt title(two more passes to go).......hoping for good news come March!
December, 7-8 2013...Kalamazoo, MI We have a new UKC champion...our fostered phantom girl, Mariah
September 7, 8 2013.....We have a new UKC champion at just 6 months of age....Chiffon
She has also started her AKC show career.
August 31...At the UKC Bay Area Regional Kennel Club Show in Midland. Some of our extended poodle family.
Our 6 month old puppy "Chiffon" earning a group 3 her first weekend of showing.
Nikki finished her UKC Championship also today. Completely shown and handled by her mom, Ruth.
One of our Angelique daughters earns her UKC champion title with her mom, Karen.
Unique's phantom daughter earned two wins
in the Junior Female class. Her mom, Charlotte is proud of her.
August 18, 2013..."Chiffon" from our Velvet and Trace litter earned "Best Puppy" recognition at the Mid-Michigan Annual Summer Fun All Breed Puppy Match. She turned just 6 months of age the day before.
July 14, 2013.....Unique earned her UKC Grand Champion title in Lansing at the Canine Sport Club Show.
Go to her page to view more photos of this lovely Sable girl.
She is one of three daughters out of our foundation parti girl, "Angelique"
to earn titles in a number of venues.
June 30, 2013....River came home with two passes toward his Senior Hunter title....he is halfway there!
June 15, 2013....Our Sable girl, Unique earns another win from the Champion class towards her
Grand Champion title at the 20th Annual UKC Premier in Kalamazoo, MI
May 23, 2013.....New photos of Jewel and River down in Georgia.
They will be coming home the end of June.
May 23, 2013....We received these four new photos of Jewel and River down in Georgia training for retrieving. They will be going to trials all next month and we are rooting for them to do well.
March 8, 2013......Our Sable girl, Unique earns her first pass towards her UKC Grand Champion title.
February 7, 2013
River and Jewel left for Georgia to train with Louter Creek Hunting Poodles.....hoping to hear good things
through the next couple of months.
November 10, 2012........Kalamazoo, MI River now has an AKC Rally Obedience title.
August 31, 2012...Our parti-factored silver girl, Josie earns her UKC Grand Champion title.
July 1, 2012 River is now "SHR Rivers Edge Roll With It JH WC".
He earned his AKC Junior Hunter title at the Curly Coated Retriever Club in Hambden, Ohio
Doing what Poodles were originally bred to do!!
Video of this is on our video page.
June 17, 2012
Both Paisley and Trace now have AKC Rally B Novice Obedience titles as they finished the second day of trials at the Traverse City Kennel Club Show......
Paisley earned a "first place" ribbon with a high score and Trace earned a third place on Sunday....
June 9-10, 2012
Our fur-kids were busy this weekend.....River earns two more passes towards his AKC Junior Hunter title in Ohio. He has one more to go. He is doing great for his age/experience....with long water retrieves and developing a "soft" mouth. Our Paisley and Trace both earned their first leg in Rally Novice B at the Mt. Pleasant Kennel Club show.
May 20, 2012
We are thrilled to share our exciting news about one of our home-bred apricots.
"River" has just earned his UKC "Started" title
at the The Old Hatchie HRC in Mississippi......... May 20, 2012.
He made 8 successful retrieves(four land and four water) during two weekends.
He is our Rene's second offspring with "titled" retriever ability....
most have liked water and have strong prey drive.
He will continue to stay in Georgia for awhile and work towards his AKC Junior Hunter title.
See you soon River!
Thank you Angie and Rich Louter (Louter Creek Red Hunting Poodles)
River is from the last litter of our Rene' and Gidget.....
March 31, 2012
We are happy to announce our new AKC Champion......
AKC, UKC Grand Champion Ref Mozaic Shimmer N Blu Velvet
Our beautiful blue girl, Velvet went Winners Bitch and earned her championship in style
with back to back majors at the "Key To The Sea" Poodle Club Specialty
under judges Mrs. Connie Clapp and Mr. Charles Scott.
inHolland, Ohio March 30 and 31, 2012
January 20, 2012
River, our apricot boy from our Gidget's(last litter with Rene') has been down in Georgia since November in retriever training. He is coming along great with his marks, bringing to hand and swimming. We are excited that this could be our Rene's second offspring who is fulfilling what a poodle was originally bred to do...retrieve!
Go River!!
Looking forward to seeing you home in June.
LL
"Thank you Angie and Rich Louter (Louter Creek Red Hunting Poodles) for helping with a dream of ours and keeping us updated with photos"
We're getting closer!!
At the St. Clair Kennel Club Show....September 18, 2011
Velvet earns Winners Bitch and Best Of Winners as Breeder/Owner Handled
under Judge Ms. Elizabeth Muthard.
She has a total of 9 points with her major.....6 more to go!
September 3 and 4, 2011 at the Marquette Kennel Club Show
Velvet earns Winners bitch on Saturday under Judge Mrs. Loraine Boutwell
and
Winners bitch and Best of Winners on Sunday under Judge
Mr. James G. Reynolds for a total of two points
Breeder/Owner Handled.
Velvet earns Winners Bitch
and then goes on to win Best Of Winners
for her first three point major.
Expertly handled by Richard Lawless and team under Judge Sandra E. Ellis.
Macomb Kennel Club
Sunday June 26, 2011
video below of her major win.
Velvet earns Winners Bitch and Best Of Opposite Sex from the Bred By Exhibitor class for another point as Breeder/Owner handled.
Mt.Pleasant Kennel Club show June 12, 2011 under Judge Trotter.
Velvet wins her Bred By Exhibitor class and goes on to earn Winners and Breed for another point.....Go Velvet!
September 11, 2010 ....under Judge Jeffery M. Bazell
Pontiac Kennel Club, Davisburg, MI
"Velvet's first Point"
Velvet wins her Bred by Exhibitor class then gets Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex
August 8, 2010 under Judge Robert D. Salsbury
Berrien Kennel Club, Marshall, MI
