Crabapple Downs

Responsible Standard Poodle Breeders in Colebrook, New Hampshire, United States of America Offering Quality Standard Poodle Puppies For Sale To Approved Buyers. Sorry, we prefer not to ship our puppies.

Contact: Arlene Mills
Colebrook, New Hampshire
United States of America
Ph: 603-237-4385
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Updated on: August 24, 2010

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August 18th UPDATE!
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It has been a busy summer here on Poodle Mountain. My hip is getting better so my wonderful helper this summer, grand daughter Amanda has headed off to do her Graduate Studies at UNH and we are now getting ready for our annual poodle party... THE GREAT NORTHEAST POODLE PARTY/REUNION, Sept 17th, 18th, 19th 2010. Everyone with a poodle is more than welcome!
In the puppy department, Fanci and the Cisco-Kid gave us our litter of Moyens, (very small standard poodles) on June 27th. We have two black on white males, and one sable male, one silver male, one blue female. These little tykes should be in the 25 to 35 lb range and 17" to 20" at the shoulders at maturity. They will be ready for their new families at the end of August after their appointment with their vet for their vet certificates of health.
Sarabeth also delivered on July 7th and has blacks, creams, and apricots in the normal standard size range. Her kids will be ready the first week of September.
In pups ready now I will list the youngest first and move up to the oldest... We have the Bethani and Frasier's gang, born 4-27, one small brown/brindle female, one very pretty blue/brindle on white gal, both girl are some of the multicolor patterns, small black on white male, large blue/brindle male, cream on white male, and large white male. All friendly, sweet, happy easy to train pups at 4 months of age.
Next would be Celine and Cisco's small moyen black boy, with white chest ruffle Cedric, who was born 4-06, and his buddy, the Sweet Adeline X Mountie, Big Red Clifford boy, born 4-03.
We have two dark brown Veronica's boys left and her unusual brown/brindle girl, all born 2-27. One big, shy, quiet Fallon boy is available, born 2-15 and one brown, small, very friendly Flora-dora girl, born 2-16.
The pups are priced according to age... All go out with a spay/neuter agreement and a limited, not for breeding, AKC registration. The babies, 10 weeks to 4 months of age are $800, at 4 months they go down to $700, at 5 months, down to $600, at 6 months, down to $500.
The older pups are reduced because they are just as much work as a young pup. They are actually "pups frozen in time". The require someone at home and available to supervise, train, give lots of guidance, reassurance, and love.. They did not get out into that huge big world at the proper age so can be a bit shocked by leaving the quiet, rural home of their birth and abducted by aliens and plunked down on a strange planet. They need someone to be available to be their security blanket for the first month or so while they get their self confidence back and learn worldly ways! Being Poodles, they come right along and learn quickly, but I like folks to know they are not the quick fix, the already trained and all the work done, past puppy stage bargain deal! Oh no..... they need work, time and someone willing to commit to helping them adapt, You will get the most incredible canine companion imaginable back... with just a little work and a lot of love on your part!
We also have three older girls, in the one year age group, Patti-parti, Sassy, and Gretel, all going in to be spayed this month who will be available at an adoption fee of $200. Again they are special needs poodles who will take time, love, training....
There are two special needs boys, cream white Hansel, a small funny boy on the small side... 35lb at maturity, born 11-30, ($300), and the black Balou, who was born a shy, timid pup and still is.... he needs a single older female who will baby him and help him develop his potential. To the right home, he would be a minimal adoption fee..
We have a number of older adults, retiring breeders, who will also be available for homes this fall. They are also very "Special Needs' Poodles and we look for retired humans in quiet country homes, to nurture these older country bumpkins and help them adjust and adapt to the outside world.
Securely fenced yard is a must for these retired breeders.

New stork arrivals for fall babies are litters by Tiffany, Felica in solids and multicolors standard pups, ready for homes in October.
Grand daughter, Natalie, has two litters of miniatures. Her Ally-oops with Fritz's help has six creams and blacks, and little brown Frieda and Fritz shocked us with eight babies, 7 browns and one cream with brown pigment.. These miniature parents have grown up with Natalie and have been the nicest, calm, quiet miniatures I have ever seen! Wonderful companions for this grand daughter. (We always called Fritz Nat's "personal pan poodle". He has been with her since she was 6years old, she is now 12). Sweet little bed buddies and paddle boat companions and great swimmers.. fun on the agility course, too. We had to go to a double bed for Natalie when her "NAT PACK" swelled to five miniature adults crowding her during the night! Nat's email addy is
thenatpack@msn.com
Enjoy the pictures and please email me for more information at either address below.
crabapplepoodles@webtv.net
crabapplepoodles@yahoo.com

Upcoming Litters:

New stork arrivals for fall babies are litters by Tiffany, Felica in solids and multicolors standard pups, ready for homes in October.
Grand daughter, Natalie, has two litters of miniatures. Her Ally-oops with Fritz's help has six creams and blacks, and little brown Frieda and Fritz shocked us with eight babies, 7 browns and one cream with brown pigment.. These miniature parents have grown up with Natalie and have been the nicest, calm, quiet miniatures I have ever seen! Wonderful companions for this grand daughter. (We always called Fritz Nat's "personal pan poodle". He has been with her since she was 6years old, she is now 12). Sweet little bed buddies and paddle boat companions and great swimmers.. fun on the agility course, too. We had to go to a double bed for Natalie when her "NAT PACK" swelled to five miniature adults crowding her during the night! Nat's email addy is
thenatpack@msn.com
Enjoy the pictures and please email me for more information at either address below.
crabapplepoodles@webtv.net
crabapplepoodles@yahoo.com

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About Our Standard Poodle Breeding Program

Franklin smiles for the camera!

For more than 18 years, Crabapple Downs Standard Poodles has been committed to breeding and raising beautiful, healthy Poodles for loving, responsible owners. All of our dogs are our babies! Poodles are our love, our avocation, our work and our recreation! Animals are not just a job - but a way of life. In addition to the daily demands of our kennel, boarding and grooming facility, we are very much involved in our local Humane Society, which is located in another building close to our kennel facilities.

We love color genetics and enjoy seeing a rainbow of Poodles at play!
Contact us today to apply for a special puppy from our next planned litter!

E-mail us for information on available colors!

Occasionally we have adult poodles in need of
re-homing in very special homes. Contact us for more details.

Kennel Club Registrations: AKC, Mount Washington Kennel Club
Club Memberships:

Shipping: Sorry, we prefer not to ship our puppies.

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Health Information About Our Standard Poodle Dogs & Puppies

Bring on the turkey!

As highly responsible Standard Poodle breeders, we are very much against in-breeding and/or line-breeding, and try to outcross with dogs that are as unrelated to our dogs as possible. We feel that a diverse gene pool is crucial to the longevity and good health of our Poodles. Our Sires are all American Lines, while our Dams are outcrossed English-German lines. Our poodles are registered with the American Kennel Club, and we strive to produce dogs that exemplify the breed standard in health, temperament and conformation. We are also members of the Northern New Hampshire Pet Therapy Group, the North Country Humane Society and the NEADS Service Dog Program.

At Crabapple Downs Standard Poodles, we believe strongly in diversity in the bloodlines of our Poodles to correct the in-breeding and line-breeding that has been done with the breed in the past. On the average, most American Standard Poodle lines reach as high as 25 percent inbreeding! This practice of breeding cousins to one another places the breed at risk for recessive genetic disorders including SA, Addisons' Disease and autoimmune disorders. All of our parents, even the American lines, have a low in-breeding coefficient percentage (COI), and we follow a very careful breeding program to achieve an even lower in-breeding coefficient percentage. COI's are computed on 10 generations. We also look at Wycliffe percentages and study pedigrees for known producers of genetic disorders. Breeding for health is a complicated science and at the same time a gamble.... Knowledge of the individual poodles in a pedigree and what they may have carried is also as important as the low COI. For more information about Poodle genetics, please see Dr. Armstrong's work on "Net Pets"
Also, we try to take part in any of the Universities Research projects to help them hopefully find marker genes and develop DNA tests for our serious genetic disorders.

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Buyer Requirements for Our Standard Poodle Puppies

Trooper, age 11 and Calla age 9 are still here hoping for the right home together. They belonged to my friend out in Iowa who died from Cancer. Calla loves Trooper but does not like other dogs. They are very sweet poodles, full of love for people and I hope we will find that quiet, adult home with fenced yard and no other dogs for them.... Please Help!

When it comes to placing our Standard Poodle puppies with their new families, we are careful to make certain that they are going to caring, responsible, knowledgeable and permanent homes. Someone must be at home to care for the puppy during the day, and we do not permit our puppies to be kept in crates for long periods of time - only for naps and night-time. Potential buyers are screened accordingly, and must visit our kennel in person so that we can meet them. We do not ship our puppies. We also require that potential new owners attend puppy obedience classes with their new addition and read books on our recommended reading list. We are always happy to provide new owners with advice and support, and encourage you to stay in touch with us after you take your puppy home. Our poodle prices are fair; we breed out of our love for poodles and our desire to improve the breed - not for capital gain. Our goal is to produce healthy, happy poodles that will live a long life. We feel that we owe this to the breed that we love so much and that has given us so many years of love and companionship in return.

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If you are interested in applying to purchase a quality Standard Poodle puppy from Crabapple Downs in New Hampshire, we would be happy to speak with you. Please contact Arlene at Crabapplepoodles@webtv.net or 603-237-4385 for more information! We look forward to hearing from you.

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