Welcome! In addition to our wonderful Mountain Horses, we are crazy about Poodles! Standard Poodles, that is. They are great ranch dogs, great family dogs and wonderful all-around companions, but only if you like lots of love and great intelligence.

                                        “Tia”, Valentino's Ti Amore, was our first Standard Poodle. Bert’s family had once had a Standard Poodle, so when we decided to get a dog, naturally that was what we had to have. Tia sold Paula on the breed immediately.

Tia is a wonderful friend and teacher for our two new additions.

The Next Generation

On October 1, 2003, Ch. Todd's Blue Iris of Antiphon (by Ch. Kaylen's Cadillac Style) whelped two puppies from the last live breeding by Ch. King's Champagne Taste, producer of more champion offspring than any other  Poodle of any variety. It was a repeat breeding for Iris, and as breeder Karen Csutoras of Obsidian Poodles had kept puppies from the prior breeding, she allowed us to purchase both of these outstanding prospects.

They already knew the call names Karen chose for them-Adam and Eve.

Adam

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ch. Obsidian Champagne Event ("Adam") was first to be shown. We will be forever spoiled with the performance of this spectacular young dog. He finished his championship at ten months of age, and in the next month was shown as a puppy special.  He totaled four four-point majors, multiple Best of Winners and Best of Variety, Best Puppy in Show and a group placement, all before one year of age.

Handler Betty Brown and her staff at Donnchada have done a superb job with Adam.

Adam is a wonderful combination of the best of his famous sire and his champion dam. He has fabulous, exciting movement, exquisite head and all of the conformational requirements of a great Standard. Plus, the best coat you will ever find. Finally, his personality is the best – easy-going and unflappable, playful and intelligent, loyal and devoted.

We were truly lucky to obtain a dog of this caliber. Adam has had his genetic testing and preliminary OFA films (rating “good”). His color testing shows he is homozygous dominant black.

Adam is now home and finishing his growing up on the ranch. He can run at top speed for hours.  He is a happy dog!

"Eva" - Ch. Obsidian Special Event

                    Adam's littermate is "Eva", a sturdy yet completely feminine girl with exuberant personality and sparkling intelligence.  Eva owns the ranch and all the animals and humans on it!   Poodles as a rule are smart, but this girl takes canine intelligence to another level.  There are lots of "Eva" stories!

Eva finished her championship with a four point major in Denver on February 20, 2006, against stiff competition.  She is now home on the ranch, with all of her genetic testing completed (all normal and OFA rating "good").  

 Eva is a smaller, equally stylish version of her brother.  She has an exquisite headpiece.  She is compact with substance, yet has up-headed, long-strided movement and great presence. Eva shares her brother's showy, "look at me" ring carriage.                      

Eva is registered as a blue; some say she is now silver.  Eva's color gene testing says she carries one black and one cream gene, and can produce black, cream, red, apricot, silver and blue, depending on the genes of her  mate.                                                          

                                                              Eva is pure joy.

The Future

Puppies for Eva!  We have selected Am. Can. Champion Violet Sky Above, a

beautiful silver, as  Eva's mate, for an August, 2008 breeding.

 

Our new puppy - Obsidian Ardent Surprise

Ch.D'Kamron Klassic Kosmo X Obsidian Canisy Its My Life

We are excited to be getting a new blue girl that is a great match for Adam!  "Libby" was born Sept. of 2007.  She has a spectacular head, long neck and legs, great movement, and sterling pedigree.  Watch for more news !

                While Eva is trying to become a mom and Libby is growing up, Adam has learned to be a ranch dog and shows astonishing athleticism and stamina.  He can cover 50 acres at lightning speed.  He is available for breeding to approved bitches.  He is the most beautiful dog we have ever seen, and we keep looking.
 

                                                                   Adam at one year.

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