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The first poodle
appeared in our house at
the end of May in 1993.
It happened
unexpectedly.
Our friends told us
about that nice
furniture store in the
suburb of Moscow, and my
husband and I went there
to look around. At that
time, it was very
difficult to buy
furniture in Moscow's
stores.
When we got to the
parking lot I saw a
woman, and she held a
golden-red nubbin in her
hands. Before I saw
poodles that were black,
or white, or brown. But
I have never seen a
color like this! I was
standing there charmed
by that puppy. Then my
husband and I got closer
to the lady and started
talking. We found out
that she had three more
puppies in her car. One
of them was very small,
the darkest of all four
puppies, and his snout
and feet were not
shaved. When I took him
on my hands he cuddled
up and looked at me in
such a way that I could
not help taking him
home.
So,
suddenly in our house
appeared
Artur Korado-at home
Toshka.
Artur brought joy and
happiness into our home,
he changed our life.
Noble, sophisticated,
elegant, with "gold"
coat, he is still like
that.
He
always took first or
second at shows.
 Back
in 1994-1995 there were
6-13 small apricot
poodles, or even more.
We met a lot of good
people who helped us
train and prepare Artur
for shows.
Special thanks to Masha
and Michael Shargorodski.
They were the first
teachers and guides in
this wonderland called
POODLE. They introduced
us to Galina Alekseeva
who got Toshka ready for
shows so many times.
Thank you so much for
all your help. It is
your achievement too,
that Artur
so often
won at the dog shows .
It is a pity that Masha
and Michael do not get
chances to come to shows
that often any more.
Later I met Lena
Starchak, the owner of
Artur’s father-Korado
Fler Oranzh . Lena and I
shared the joy of
Artur’s achievements,
and Lena’s favorite
silver dwarf dog
Serebrjany Vek Antip.
This friendship helped
me to improve my skills
as a groomer and
handler.
In 1995 my husband and I
went to Minsk, Belarus
at the dog show. There I
saw standard apricot
poodle Charis z Derze
for the first time. He
was a beautiful, strong,
and with beautiful
red-apricot coat male.
Than we decided to get
the same dog.
1996 on October, 21st
at Galina and Anatoly
Zuk in Minsk, Belarus
were born puppies, among
whom there was one
apricot male. I got one
in 1996 from Galina and
Anatoly Zuk. Before New
Year’s Eve 1997, I went
to get him -our
Tarzan-Zaps Dutchman
Ruzhovy Svitanok.
Naughty, hooligan, but
at the same time loving
and loyal, fearless and
emotional, he was always
ready to defend his
masters, he loved
children, puppies, and
shows. He taught us to
love life and to be
confident. That is why
we still can not believe
that he is not with us
anymore. He died when he
was 5, at the age of
maturity and beauty.
His puppies carry
Tarzan’s character,
style, and beauty. It is
just sad that there is
not so many of them.
Thank you for
everything, Tarzan, and
we are really sorry that
we could not save you.
Samson – he won my heart
when he was 5 months
old. Beautiful head,
exterior, and joyful
character were so
charming! But at home he
was a trouble maker and
a scamp, was not afraid
of anything and anybody.
In spite of his small
size he was trying to be
a leader among all other
dogs that we had. He
loved dog shows and he
got offended when we did
not take him there.
Kompliment Casanova iz
Volzhskoy Serenady -
Timur appeared in our
house two weeks after
Tarzan died. Funny,
lanky, clumsy as a bear,
with thick feet, with a
hooked nose. He has
absolutely different
character than Tarzan’s.
At home – melancholic,
peaceful, he liked to
lay or play “quiet”
games. He loved to look
in the mirror enjoying
his appearance. At shows
he turned into an
energetic and stylish
poodle.
He
likes to be shown at
public.
Legenda iz Volzhskoy
Serenady - Lesja–Tarzan’s
granddaughter.
By her habits she
reminds us of Tarzan.
Her career is at the
beginning, and we hope
that she will not give
way to her grandfather. |
