Poodle Puppy Availability
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Pictures & pedigrees can be seen of all dogs by clicking on underlined names.
You can get back here by clicking on poodle puppy availability on the scrollable list to the left of each page.
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Adults available listed near bottom of this page.
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are proud to announce the birth of their litter on April 18th 2008
of 2 males and 2 females. These puppies are from a backround of excellant AKC breed CH and working dogs.
Picture below taken April 20, 2008 of Shimmer and new pups.
June 20 2008
The boys The girls
June 20 Aug 9
Male: Casa Strega's Gianinno Mario will probably be blue. This is an absolutely exquisite puppy with a lovely outgoing disposition.
June 20 Aug 9
Female: Casa Strega's Giavanna Marietta will be staying here
Male: Casa Strega's Giacommo Maximus --- black SOLD
Female: Casa Strega's Gianna Mariella ---black SOLD
Pictures of sire Legend's litter sister Jewel (Mia) can be seen at bottom of Our poodles/working titles Lexi , Kiley,Jewel page.
Shimmers puppy pictures and those of one litter brother Lucky Shine can be seen on the ALL ABOUT SILVERS page. Her other litter brother is Sparky seen here Leo & Sparkle:Therapy dogs in training Her dam is Cabryn Gigi de Casa Strega and her sire Te-Awa's Sterling Karakter (Spencer).
Go here to see all the New pictures Bambino, Giavanna and Gianinno
Puppies born July 29th 2007 from a repeat breeding of
Sisco's Casa Strega Piccolo Rosso and
Casa Strega's Exotic Shady Lady
One male available. Percy will make a fine companion and family dog. He has the potential to be a good agility dog.
Pictures taken May 3rd 2008
Above: miniature male Casa Strega Hot Pursuit (Percy) fawn red
See pictures of the rest of the litter on Puppy photo album 1
Please fill out our application
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All our pet puppies are sold with AKC limited registration and spay/neuter contracts. They may be shown in all performance classes such as obedience, agility, rally and earn a CGC. They may not be shown in conformation classes since they cannot be spayed or neutered in those classes. A $300. deposit will reserve your puppy. Remainder due at time of receipt of pup.
Shipping via airline when weather permits: $350 includes air fare,crate,vet check & interstate health papers. puppies must be paid in full before shipping.
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Our puppies are de-wormed twice and are up to date on vaccinations according to their age when they leave here.
We start them at weaning on 3 meals daily of yogurt ,raw ground beef, ground chicken, raw eggs and free choice feeding of dry Innova Evo. At 6 to 7 weeks we add raw chicken necks once daily.
We start letting our puppies go to their new homes between 9 and 10 weeks of age. They are raised using Bio Sensor "Super Dog" program
They spend their first 2 weeks in our bedroom then come downstairs to a 5' x 9' x-pen fenced area in our dining room where they are in the center of all that goes on in our household. Here they get used to our other dogs, cats, family and visitors and are well socialized when ready to leave. In good weather they spend part of every day in the fresh air outdoors in their own special fenced play area. See live links at bottom of this page for information on feeding and supplements.
All our sires and dams are certified Optigen Genetically Normal/Clear
Significance for breeding: Genetically Normal/Clear dogs can be bred to any dog and will produce no pups affected with the prcd form of PRA.
See Information about DNA blood testing for PRCD the major form of PRA in
miniature & toy poodles here : Optigen diagnostic testing
With careful testing and breeding we can produce all normal unaffected progeny now and all breeders can completely eliminate this genetic defect in two to three generations.
There are many things one can test for. Most tests are not definitive and only tell you if the dogs tested are normal or not at the time of testing. They do not tell you if they will show up later in life or if the progeny of these healthy normal, tested dogs will have these problems. It will be wonderful when the day comes that there are DNA tests for all the problems such as epilepsy, diabetes, etc. Only then will we be able to bred them completely out of our beloved dogs.
One thing to remember for everyone is that no matter how much testing and researching you do there is no way to guarantee that every dog you breed will be healthy. Testing is one of many tools that help to give a breeder higher odds of producing healthy dogs, we are working with genetics and there are so many variables that perfection in any area is impossible. Even though much is "known" about genetics much much more is not and genes have the ability to mutate to make things even more difficult.
We do the best we can to provide you with the healthiest dogs possible, both mentally and physically.
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In the US we have three sizes of poodles.
The toy which is under 10 inches at the withers
The miniature over 10 inches and under 15 inches
The standard which is over 15 inches.
We feel it is easier to explain the projected sizes of our puppies using the European size standard which has four sizes of poodle as follows:
Toy-Toypudel: Under 28cm (10.92")
Dwarf-Zwergpudel: 28cm to 35cm (10.93" to 13.78")
Miniature-Moyan-Kleinpudel: 35 cm to 45cm (13.79"to17.72")
Standard-Grosspudel: 45cm to 62cm (17.73" to 24.18")
We are specializing in the dwarf and miniature sizes. We also do not dock tails, but leave them natural as is required by many European countries & Australia.
After much deliberation, we have decided to stop docking tails. As of Jan 1st. 2003, all our puppies will have their tails natural, the way they were born. The way they were meant to be.
Many European countries and Australia now outlaw tail docking.
For people interested in showing their dogs internationally, the tails must remain
In this country, tail docking is allowed. It is still preferred by the U.S. show community in spite of the fact that you take a 3 to 5 day old puppy, cut off the top part of his tail putting him under much stress at a time when he is needing all his strength to get a start in life.
Finally, a few U.S. breeders are leaving their dogs tails natural.
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The dogs below have their tails natural & undocked
Casa Strega's Princess Regina A German Black & Tan Tassmania's Cruella de'Vil
The two pictures above right were taken from pages I found on the web.
The dogs below have their tails docked.
This is information discussing dew claws that I read on a genetics list. It is copied on this site with permission of the author, Liisa Sarakontu..
Front dew claws are not really dew claws.(genetic aberations or ativisms),
but functional if evolutionary reduced fingers for handling objects.
They are thumbs. Dogs can use them to grab things like bones to chew. A Karelian bear dog I used to know used them very effectively when he didn't want me to walk away from him (he was always leashed outside, owned by a neighbor when I was a kid), He really "hugged" one of my legs with both forelegs and the nails of his thumbs prevented me from leaving him especially during summer, when I was barefooted.
I have heard to say that foxes can use their thumb nails to help climbing a chicken wire fence, and Stacy Pober (I think) said that slow motion film shows how greyhound thumbs touch ground when a dog is running top speed and prevent the wrist to
twist too much.
So dog thumbs shouldn't be routinely amputated. Back dew claws are more or less unnecessary and they don't exist on any wild canid. They are often just partially attached to leg and so more prone to tearing.
Liisa
It is time we took a stand against fads that are not good for our dogs, but are strictly
for cosmetic purposes or the convenience of people. Joy Cenicola.
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We encourage every pet owner to do basic obedience training and if possible to continue with more, such as training and showing for
CGC, rally, obedience & agility titles,working therapy dogs, etc. This is useful and fun for both you and your dog. It will make them much better companions and strengthen the bond between you. There are links to information on these sports and more on LINKS OF INTEREST page.
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JUST A PET
"We only want a pet" This phrase is heard so often. I think what most people do not understand is that "just a pet" has to be as close as possible to the written breed standard as the show dog. The most important thing that makes a good pet is over all good health. This includes mental health (good temperament and personality) as well as physical health. For good physical health a puppy needs a strong immune system. Proper structure and movement are also neccessary so the bones and joints do not develop problems later in life (such as hip dysplasia or loose patellas) .
"Just a pet" should be the dogs in a well bred healthy litter that may have minor faults in structure that are strictly of cosmetic value.
Perhaps a slightly rounder eye than desired in the breed ring, or a tail carried slightly lower or higher than perfect. It may be a personality conflict since sometimes the most perfectly structured and moving dog just does not have that moving out strut your stuff look at me aren't I beautiful attitude needed for the "show dog" to be truely competitive, yet is the ideal mellow pup to be the perfect family companion.
"Just a pet" should not be a dog of inferior breeding, poor conformation, poorly raised or of bad temperament, but should be as well bred, socialized, properly fed & carefully nurtured as the finest show dog to give you the best possible family companion. We at Casa La Strega do not breed dogs specifically to show, We breed beautiful healthy dogs for you to enjoy as family companions, obedience,rally & agility competitors and to work with as therapy dogs. We do the best we can to provide the healthiest dogs possible, both mentally and physically. for those of you who want "just a pet".
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ADULTS AVAILABLE
It is with heavy heart and many tears that we are looking to place the following gals and guys in special loving forever homes.We will have all the bitches spayed and males neutered and teeth cleaned before they go. To see pictures and pedigrees click on their names. Our age and health make it impossible to do right by so many and so we reluctantly let them go so they will have a better life in homes where they will get individual love and attention, giving us more time and finances to better care for those few that are staying. Please phone 315-899-3314 for details and prices. These adults will be available to carefully selected homes within driving distance.
FEMALES
Exotic Shady Lady was spayed & teeth cleaned April 18th
MALES
Casa Strega Mahogany Masquerade (light apricot)
Sisco may be available after November.
Gypsy, Lucy, Dakota, Molly, Little Joe,Hattie, Lola and Caress are thriving in their new homes.
Shane is happily settled in his new home in Germany
For you're enjoyment, there are many of our puppy pictures on
Puppy photo album 1 & Puppy photo album 2
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More helpful feeding info following
Here is the home page for http://www.b-naturals.com/ where you can find a wealth of helpful information about many health problems and supplementation for them and/or every day good health.check out the newsletter directory. Also a list of the newsletters with short course on canine nutrition and info on feeding raw, etc.
If you cannot find a local source for your raw chicken, pork & beef,try here.
This is where we get our raw food.
This is a great group to join and learn lots about feeding your dog. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/K9Nutrition/
I love my little puppy; she makes my house a home.
She is my very sweetest little friend; I never feel alone.
She makes me smile; She makes me laugh; She fills my heart with love . . .
Did some person breed her, or did she fall from above?
I've never been a breeder, never seen life through their eyes;
I hold my little puppy and just sit and criticize.
I've never known their anguish; I've never felt their pain,
the caring of their charges, through snow or wind or rain.
I've never waited the whole night through for babies to be born,
The stress and trepidation when they're still not there by morn.
The weight of responsibility for this body in my hands,
This darling little baby, who weighs but 60 grams.
Should you do that instead of this . . . or maybe that was wrong?
Alone you fight and hope, one day, he'll grow up proud and strong.
You pray he'll live to bring great joy to someone else 's home.
You know it's all just up to you; you'll fight this fight alone.
Formula, bottles, heating pads, you've got to get this right,
two-hour feedings for this tiny guy, throughout the day and night.
Within your heart you dread that you will surely lose this fight,
To save this little baby, but God willing . . . you just MIGHT.
Day one; he's in there fighting; you say a silent prayer.
Day two & three, he's doing well, with lots of love and care.
Day four & five . . . he's still alive; your hopes soar to the heavens.
Day six he slips away again, dies in your hands, day seven.
You take this little angel, and bury him alone.
With aching heart and burning tears, and an exhausted groan,
You ask yourself, "Why do this? . . . Why suffer through this pain?"
Yet watch the joy your puppies bring,and everything's explained.
So, when you think of breeders and label them with "Greed,"
Think of all that they endure to fill another's need.
For when you buy your puppy, with your precious dollars part,
You only pay with money . . . while they pay with their heart.
.... Author Unknown....
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