SPC

Buying a puppy 

We want you to enjoy great happiness with your Standard Poodle. Please take care to research your breeder and the notes on the Kennel Clubs website regarding DNA testing. We at the Standard Poodle Club are always happy to talk to anybody about the purchase of a puppy.

The Standard Poodle - Quick Reference
Size: Large
Grooming: Considerable

Exercise: Reasonable
Lifespan: 10 - 14 Years
Feeding Cost (per week) minimum £10.00

General Appearance: Well balanced, elegant looking with very proud carriage.

 

Characteristic: Distinguished by a special type of clip for show activity and by a type of coat which does not moult.

Temperament: Gay Spirited and good tempered.

Coat: Very profuse and dense of good harsh texture. All short hair close, thick and curly. It is strongly recommended that the traditional lion clip be adhered to.

Colour: All solid colours. White and Creams to have black nose, lips and eye rims, black toenails desirable. Browns to have dark amber eyes, dark liver nose, lips, eye rims and toenails. Apricots to have dark eyes with black points. Blacks, Silvers and Blues to have black nose, lips, eye rims and toenails. Creams, Apricots, Browns, Silvers and Blues may show varying shades of the same colour. Clear colours preferred.

Size: Over 38cm's (15")
 

PLEASE ONLY BUY PUPPIES THAT ARE KENNEL CLUB REGISTERED

FROM A BREEDER WHO CARRIES OUT HEALTH TESTS AS PER SPC

CODE OF ETHICS
 

You can confirm the health checks here through the Kennel Club's Health Test Result Finder scheme

 https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/search/health-test-results-finder/

 

A current list of puppies available can be found on the Puppy Ad's page (at bottom of this page). If there are none there, please contact any Committee Members or the Secretary who may know of puppies currently available.

 

For any more information talk to your area rep or any member of the Standard Poodle Club Committee. Contact details here

Recommended Book List:

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The Poodle Handbook: The Essential Guide to Standard, Miniature and Toy Poodles. Author Linda Whitwam. Paperback - 21st Aug 2018 link here

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GEESON, Eileen. THE COMPLETE STANDARD POODLE 1998 Ringpress Books
ISBN 1 86054 0904X

 

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CHERRY, Barbara. PET OWNERS GUIDE TO THE POODLE 1994 Ringpress Books
ISBN 0948955880

RANSOM, Jackie. A DOG OWNERS GUIDE TO THE STANDARD, MIN AND TOY POODLES 1987 Salamander

 

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