PUPPIES DUE MID JANUARY 2012, READY FOR HOMES MID MARCH 2012!!!

We are pleased to announce the upcoming litter between Zelda and River! We had a successful natural breeding between these two dogs today!!  HOORAY!  Last week, while I was knee deep in yard dirt, my fabulous foster parents teamed up to make sure River, who was up in MN with Sue, made it down to Zelda, living in Northwest AR with Diane.  Courtney, who is foster mom to Georgie and good friends with Diane and Zelda, stepped in to help this all come together!  Sue and Courtney met up in Kansas City, both ladies driving all day to save River the stress of flying down.  River is one lucky dog to have such great people looking after his well being.  Now, after a week of River living with Courtney, but visiting Zelda during the day, we have success!!!  What a group of amazing ladies to all work as a team and make this happen.  Zelda will be 4 years old in January, so this litter needed to happen soon.  Now we wait and hope for one or two more good breedings, then start counting down.  Mark the calendars… 9 weeks to go!!

Anutta Mystical Princess RN,CGC, TDI "ZELDA"

Zelda is a very small blue female.  She lives in Northwest Arkansas with her foster family.  Zelda is 4 years old and this will be her first litter!  We are so excited about her upcoming pups and the prospects they bring to the health of the Standard Poodle gene pool.  Zelda is from very rare bloodlines, mostly German on her dad’s side.   You can read more about Zelda on her webpage:    Zelda is a third generation Therapy dog, just like her mother and grandmother before her.  She also has a Rally title in obedience, as well as her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title from AKC.  She is a smart and driven dog!

OFA HEALTH TESTING RESULTS FOR ZELDA

Alemir River of Dreams CGC "RIVER"

River is a mid size Black male Standard Poodle from a combination of conformation and performance lines.  His sire has a championship title in both AKC conformation and agility and a CDX in Obedience!  His mom is an AKC and Bermuda conformation CH and his grandmother on his mothers side is one of the top Flyball Standard Poodle in the nation, with rally and obedience titles as well!!  River himself should gain his Rally title soon, as well as working towards Therapy.  He is sweet, gentle, and loving and has his Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title with AKC.

OFA HEALTH TESTING RESULTS FOR RIVER

Zelda doing a great Down Stay!

River doing a good sit stay

Not the best stack shot of River, but his foster mom Sue doesn't know much about show stacking. It does show his moderate size really well. He is not a big dog, but still good size.

These two dogs should produce a really good mix of working dogs and easy going pets / therapy prospects.  They will NOT be large dogs.  I am thinking this litter will stay 20-22 inches for females, 22-25 inches for males.  This means small to mid size is my best guess.  If you are looking for a large dog, this litter is likely NOT your best hope.  However, if you are looking for very very low inbreeding and a lot of retrieving drive for working sports including hunting, this litter will not disappoint.  Zelda is her father’s daughter.  A extreme retriever with a lot of heart!  If she wants something, she will do what it takes to get it.  This drive will be tempered by River’s sweet and gentle nature, to produce a great mix of temperaments in the pups.

COLORS:  BLACK, BLUE, Maybe CREAMS, with and without small white markings.

You can see the the pedigree of this litter here:  PEDIGREE of the ZELDA x RIVER LITTER

PRICE REGARDLESS OF COLOR OR SEX:  $1500.00

The Average Standard Poodle coefficient of inbreeding is around 15%.  This litter is 2.66%  Lower % means lower inbreeding.

Inbreeding information on this litter from Poodle Pedigree:

Genetic information for Test Breeding Zeldav x River

The COI (Coefficient of Inbreeding) is calculated up to a maximum of 12 generations. However, if a generation is found where fewer than 75% of the dogs in that generation are known, the calculation stops just short of that generation. So if all dogs are known in the 5th generation but only half of them are known in the 6th generation, a 5-generation COI will be calculated. For dogs with more than 10 generations of pedigree information available, a 10-generation COI is also calculated for comparison and statistical purposes.

The COI is calculated entirely from the pedigree information present in the database, so if there are inaccuracies in the pedigree, there will also be inaccuracies in the COI. I try to run the COI every Friday. If there is an error on Friday that means I will have to correct the error and rerun the coi on Saturday. For information on what the COI figure means, see http://www.canine-genetics.com/relation.htm, particularly where it discusses the inbreeding coefficient. For a more complete discussion of genetic principles, visit the Canine Diversity Project.

10-generation COI    2.66%
12-generation COI    4.44%

Top 5 ancestors contributing to COI, in order of influence:

AM CH Haus Brau Executive Of Acadia TP    0.68%
INT CH Flash Of Lightning Macintosh    0.44%
VET & INTl CH Friendships Mkm Ladywind Too    0.40%
AM/CAN/MEX/FCI INT CH Pamala’s Manderley Spellbound TP    0.22%
AM CH Eaton Affirmed TP    0.19%

 

If you would like me to consider your home for one of these puppies, please contact me for an adoption application.  I will not take any deposits until I have an ultrasound confirming puppies.