Welcome to the wacky world of standard poodles, the greatest dogs of all. Okay I admit it, I'm biased. Some people claim to be raised by wolves, I was raised by poodles. How could you not like a standard poodle. Friendly, loyal, silly, smart (often smarter than their owners), non shedding. Uber fun, all around.

One day in October, 1971, my parents went for a drive and left us kids under the supervision of my brother James, (AKA future neurotic dog owner/handler/breeder.) That afternoon they returned with our very first standard poodle Hammie. It's hard to believe years later my parents were living in a farm house with eight, yes eight, standard poodles. The dogs had their own room for pete's sake!

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