Early Neurological Stimulation, Bi Sensor Training

BIJOU STANDARD POODLES

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Contact us: brownpoodles@yahoo.com

~ The Bijou Difference ~

Red, Black and Brown Poodle PUPPIES

Our careful planning shows !
Red, Black and Brown Poodle ADULTS

What makes a Standard Poodle Puppy
from Bijou Poodles so Different ?

(Please click on any underlined words to be taken to another web page or photo containing further explanations.)

~BREEDING FOR THE TOTAL POODLE~

Health ~ having low COI's and passing all conclusive Health Testing, breeding only dogs in top condition
Brains ~ Each Poodle has or is working towards a WORKING Title, which means breeding with a PURPOSE.
Temperament ~ breeding only calm, stable, Poodles to maintain our world famous reputation for breeding sweet natured poodles
Looks ~ Having Correct Conformation (according to licenced Judges) & CHAMPIONSHIPS all while improving coat colour through 20 year's experience

Bijou Poodles really does "walk the talk"

Although most people come to us because they have met one of our special poodles in person,
or have seen photos of our Beautiful Browns, or our Radiant Reds on educational web pages or magazines,
Or have seen our dogs at a Show or heard of our Reputation
There is a great deal more that makes a Poodle Puppy from Bijou so special.
Our Standard Poodles are members of our Family and are raised in our home as our Pets.
Your puppy's litter was planned up to ~ 5 years ~ in advance based on our dog sport Goals
Pedigree (generations of ancestors), Temperament, Health, Intelligence and of course, colour.

Our Poodle Parents are tested CLEAR for every conclusive health screening available such as:
Hip and Elbow Dysplasia, Patella Luxation, Thyroid Disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes, Degenerative Myelopathy
Congenital Cardiac Disease, Von Willbrand's Disease, Neonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures Disorder.
Our Poodle's completed health testing appears on their individual web pages
and can be verified 24/7 on the OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) web page

In over 20 years we have NEVER owned a Poodle that has had bloat or torsion
and we have NEVER produced a Red standard Poodle with SA or with Addisons, or Hip Dysplasia.

Bijou Poodles is one of the breeders that helped laboratories such as Vetgen establish DNA colour testing that is available today.
Bijou Poodles was the first breeder to use DNA Colour testing as a screening tool, to use in their breeding program to avoid fading.
In 2011 Bijou Poodles was the first to discover a DNA test through HealthGene that would identify Parti colour and Mismark carriers.
Bijou Poodles constantly submits DNA on our dogs and our pups to ANY and ALL studies or research being done
by labs and University labs in order for them to develop a DNA health screening test against many diseases
such as the studies being done by UC Davis
Bijou Poodles is one of the first red Standard Poodle breeders to utilize ALL DNA health screening and OFA testing available today.

Dr. John B. Armstrong "All dogs (and living organisms) are carriers of multiple mutations. If a genetic disease is produced in an animal,
it is not necessarily the result of poor breeding practices, but is the nature of inheritance as a random event.
There is no such thing as a perfect animal". (Mutt, Designer breed or Purebred)

I would be remiss if I did not remind the public, that there is no Mutt, Designer Breed or Purebred or lines of Poodles, or colour of Poodles
that are free of disease or "issues", however Bijou Poodles does hope by intelligent breeding practices and participating in the development of
DNA tests and using ALL the Health testing and screening tools that are available AND as they become available
and using only healthy Poodles in our program, that we stand the best chance at producing the healthiest pups available.

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Bijou Poodles believes in being a responsible and "proactive" breeder. When we discovered there were no CERF clinics nearby
and Breeders wanted one, Bijou Poodles arranged and hosted a CERF Clinic for over 40 dogs belonging to local Breeders.
CERF (Canine Eye Registration Foundation) is a centralized, national registry for dogs certified free of heritable eye disease
by members of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.
~ CERF testing is NOT a "conclusive" test and needs to be redone yearly ~

Bijou Poodles are always investigating and discovering new ways to test our dogs, to ensure we produce the best quality that we can.
Of course offering these type of assurances to our Puppy People is VERY very costly and time consuming, but we feel
when people are looking for their lifetime companion, they will want the best assurances they can get to a having a healthy puppy.

~ Health, Beauty and Brains ... Bijou Poodles are the Total Poodle Package ~

Bijou Poodles believes in promoting responsible Pet ownership and also Responsible Breeders.
To show this support we yearly sponsor Alter Awards for those showing Altered dogs in UKC.
We feel by offering awards for Alter Classes, we show our support to those that enjoy doing activities
with their cherished pets and also to UKC who has given breeders this amazing venue to showcase our pups in.

Bijou Poodles ALL have a Conformation Title (Championship)
As of 2011 even our Poodles placed in pet homes are out achieving their Alter Championships with Best in Show wins !!
Lets face it, Anyone can say "my Poodle has a glorious topline, lovely head, great rear angulation, beautiful feet"
and actually have inferior and or, poor quality Poodles that are too timid or vicious, to bring into the public, to a dog show.
A Championship Title tells the Public that an unbiased assessment was performed by a licenced Professional Judge
who has studied the Standard Poodle "breed standard" and knows what physical and temperament, qualities to look for in a Standard Poodle.
A poodle meeting the breed standard and also beating competition of other show poodles, (best of the best) will be
awarded Points towards a Championship Title and eventually earn a Championship or even more impressive Grand Champion Title.
This is the Public's ONLY assurance that a Standard Poodle is a quality "looking" standard poodle with correct Temperament.

(daughter Reigna winning Best in Show and mother Truffle winning High in Trials and Total Dog Award)

Bijou Poodles also ALL have a Working or Performance Title, (some for generations !)
This is something pretty rare for Breeders to have on their Poodles because it means spending a great deal of time with their Poodles.
Poodles kept confined in cages or kennels all day long will never have Obedience Titles.
Lets face it, ANYONE can say their dog has "abilities" or "brains" and anyone can graduate an "Advanced Obedience class" from Petsmart
but only a Performance or Working Title from a Licenced Professional Judge accredited with a Professional Association
proves this without a doubt to the WORLD that the poodle in question has any ability to work and that the "owner" spends time with them.

(Bijou Poodles head to AKC Shows and earn High in Trial and Top 4 Placements every show)
To keep up with Bijou Poodles achievements click here

In order to have my poodles reliably follow commands or perform in an uncontrolled environment
takes a TON of daily "one on one" time spent with my Poodles building that relationship of trust and respect.
Poodle's thrive in an environment where they can please their owners. Working as a team daily with my Poodles
keeps them mentally and physically in top shape and seeing their smiley faces, tails wagging knowing they have done well
in the ring as my partner, really does say it all. Video's of my dog's amazing achievements are on their individual web pages.

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We may have a red litter 2x a year and a brown litter 2x a year.
On occasion we have facilitated our Co-owners helping us with raising a litter under our supervision.
By having Co-owners we benefit by seeing our years of planning come into fruition & "hopefully" our next ~Total Dog~ to be born.
Our co-owners benefit by being able to breed without the many stressors and costs, associated with breeding
on their own with experience, and or no emotional or financial support.
We ensure each of our litters has the individual attention and necessary Sensory Stimulation that they need by using our
Puppy Raising methods, which we have spent years developing and using. Our many References and the fact that our pups have been
placed in the Lion's Seeing Eye Dog Foundation as Seeing Eye Dogs, attest to the fact that our methods are successful
in raising loving, calm, well adjusted, confident pups who are eager to learn and to please.

(one of our families picking up their new puppy and meeting Mom and Aunts)

Our Puppy people enjoy watching their puppy grow & mature with WEEKLY clear Photos and EXTENSIVE Videos
of their puppy, their puppies entire litter, of mom with pups and even mom and dad with the pups (because they have that great temperament).
Our puppy people will also get a DVD of all the photos we have provided to them online, to take home with them in their Puppy Package.
We want our puppy people to feel very involved in their puppy's life from conception, until the day their puppy comes home.
Our puppy people can see firsthand, how well adjusted, confident, happy and of course healthy our pups are, WEEKLY.

Of course because we are a home and not a kennel facility
this means that if someone is interested in a puppy from us, they may have to wait up to a year (s).
On occasion we do get cancellations because one of our puppy people had a family crisis,
or our own inability to send a puppy home, or we may decide that a puppy we have kept is not going to mature to be that
special Champion or Working dog that we thought that they would. In this case we will display any available pups
on our Available Puppy Page.
Although we accept Puppy Applications 24/7 this is only so we can get to know you
and address any questions or concerns we may have for you well in advance of puppy availability.
Although I would love to see everyone benefit from owning a poodle, this is not always the best breed for someone.
In that case I will let a person know and explain why I have concerns and also make alternative suggestions that I hope might be helpful.
I want every one of our puppy homes to be "forever" homes where they will be fully appreciated and a welcome family member.

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We screen our puppy people to make sure that they get a puppy from a litter that is best suited to them, using our Puppy Application
We wish an Application to be filled out to see if you would be an
appropriate owner for one of our precious pups BEFORE we go any further in the process.
We have put together this web page How to Purchase a Bijou Standard Poodle Puppy for you to view the process.
Then we want to make sure you know all that you can About Us and our Poodle Parents
and about our Brown Poodles and our Red Poodles and Poodles in general.

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Puppies getting used to being in a crate ............... Puppy arriving at the airport to their new Owner

Because we believe everyone deserves a great dog no matter where they live
we will and have shipped to loving, approved homes, world-wide.
We have Puppies showing in Israel, Japan, Korea and companion pups in Russia, The Netherlands and across North America.
Our pups are conditioned to their cage, when we introduce it into their puppy box as their bed where they
all love to cuddle in. Our pups are also used to travelling in a crate to the Vet, to friends and family's homes
and by the time they are ready to go home, they are excited and ready for their big adventure,
as they know that plenty of playing and loving, is waiting for them at the other end, so they come out tails wagging.

Our Poodles moms breed, give birth and raise their puppies ~Naturally~ to ensure the best, strongest health of our pups.
We also ONLY use North American lines ~ NO EUROPEAN LINES ~ because poodles bred in Europe
are generally smaller sized, fine boned, have limited or no health testing, are not OFA'd.
European lines also contain the fading gene and are heavy with dilutes.
Very few Europeans test their dog's ability, or intelligence, by earning working or obedience titles.
We want to only use only healthy, intelligent lines and Poodles that are physically sound, that also will not fade
to best ensure we produce the soundest, healthiest, darkest coloured pups that we can.

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(Brown - Mom, Puppy, Dad......................................................................Red - Mom, Puppies, Dad)

Our mothers are such great sweet natures that they involve everyone in their joy of raising their puppies, including the Dads.
You can read about your Puppy's Development from conception to birth on a special web page we will
do up for you for each of our litters so you can follow your puppy's growth, just like this example Pregnancy Progression
which we try to update with photos of the mom growing and information about the puppys growing.

As soon as the pups are born we follow this Puppy Development Page which is updated weekly with videos and photos of the pups.
You can read about your Puppy's Development from conception to birth on a special web page we will
do up for you for each of our litters so you can follow your puppy's growth, just like this example Pregnancy Progression
which we try to update with photos of the mom growing and information about the puppy's growing.

Our pups are born and raised in our home in our Nursery Room next to our Bedroom.
I am right in the pool with them from the moment the mom starts having her pups until she is done
having her pups, to offer her support, aid her and keep her clean and comfortable and make sure each puppy gets the best
start on life. I also document every stage of each of our puppy's lives so that Puppy owners will feel totally involved
and begin the bonding process. I want our puppy people, to feel involved as if they were right there with us and their puppy.
I have the cleanest, best Nursery area in our home, for our pups to properly develop
emotionally and physically, healthy and happy.

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Daily we also introduce the pups to various toys, noises and scents to keep them stimulated and challenged.
At 6 weeks of age we introduce the pups to pigeon wings if people are looking to do Field work with their Poodles.
I use frozen pigeon wings and just let the pups check it out. We Let them grab, drag, run, or do just about
whatever they want to with the bird's wing and praise when they carry them.
As a group of pups they have more confidence and quickly become "birdy" all wishing to get the wing.

During the course of the pup's development we practice Early Neurological Stimulation also known as Biosensor Stimulus with our Pups.
Based on years of research, the military learned that early neurological stimulation exercises could have important and lasting effects.
Their studies confirmed that there are specific time periods early in life when neurological stimulation has optimum results.
We do 5 exercises that include: Tactical stimulation (between toes), Head held erect, Head pointed down, Supine position, Thermal stimulation.
We also administer daily Desensitization Methods so that your puppy after adjusting to their new home, will be confident around most unpleasant stimulus.

After a few weeks the pups and mom are introduced into their Puppy Box so they can begin toilet training.
Our pups will come mostly toilet trained thanks to our latest training tool that we call our Puppy Box
which provides an area for pups to feed and play and a separate area for toileting, simulating "outside".
The puppies start peeing and pooing farther and farther away from their sleep/play area until they can be
trained to go right outside 4x a day to toilet. Your puppy will come "Paper Trained".
This Puppy Box took us years to develop. We searched the world
to find the proper material to build it with and style to design it, that will best work for training and raising
Clean pups that know not to mess where they eat and sleep.
The results of our diligence shows in our references which can be read here on our References from Past Puppy Owners web page.

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(Mother......................Puppy.................Father) ....................... (3-Generations: Mother........Grandpuppy........Grandmother)

We also look at avoiding close inbreeding to keep our amazing calm stable temperaments and health.
Bijou Standard Poodles have generally lived to 11-15 years of age.
However in today's toxic environment we do know the national average for dogs of all breeds is now 8-12 years of age.
We know our pedigrees (your puppy's family tree and ancestors) inside and out.
We also use a tool that tells us an actual number of inbreeding called a COI (Coefficient Of Inbreeding).
The lower the COI number the less the amount of inbreeding.
For each planned litter we provide the COI number on the Litter's web page and
below the advertised planned breeding that appears on our Upcoming Litter page.

8.5 years old "Raven"

Winning Best of Breed July 2010 over Poodles half her age or less !
Bijou Poodles are always in top condition, even when they are retired.
Our Poodles continue to have desire and ability to learn and achieve.

10 years old "Cocoa"

Winning 2nd high in trial for her Rally Obedience Novice, completing Rally II and going on to Rally Excellent
Bijou Poodles are also known for their health and longevity with grandparents and great grandparents still enjoying life at 15 years of age.

We know everyone is excited to get their new puppy and they may wish to do some shopping for their new
family member so we put together this What to buy for new puppy we hope you will check out.

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We have our puppies on Kirkland Signature Adult Dog Food Chicken & Rice which we purchase at Costco.
However a comparable brand would be Diamond Naturals.
*Click here to read about other Food ~ Options ~ listed in order of our Recommendation based on food content

We listen to the needs of our Puppy Buyers and they have been requesting Pediatric Spay and Neuter which
we have decided would only be responsible for us to pay for and do, before puppy goes home.

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YOUR PUPPY COMES WITH :

- Collar
- Health Record
- Leash (3-4 foot)
- Registration Papers
- Toy (with mom's scent)
-Up to date Vaccinations
- Microchip Permanent ID
- Tails and Dewclaws done
- Life time Breeder Support
- Spay and or Neuter Completed
- 5 Generation Pedigree (family tree) with photos
- Cage - 27"x19"x17"H (included in shipping charge)
- Food Sample to last a few days if puppy is picked up
- International Health Certificate from our Vet stating puppy is healthy.
- Owner's Manual addressing EVERYTHING from Obedience to crate training.
- DVD containing photos of mom pregnant and of the pups WEEKLY until they go home.
- Guarantee and 24/7 LIFETIME breeder support, emails are answered within 24 hours or sooner

Of course we take weekly photos and video of the litter and individual shots, to help you start in the bonding process.
You can see an example of the web page we will set up our Litters by this example *Click Here or *Click Here.

We are very Ethical, Reputable and Conscientious, Breeders
who have spent a lifetime continually learning and earning the right to be breeding wonderful Poodles.
To better describe what we mean we put together a web page describing our long journey called Our History.
Being a Reputable Breeder also means to us offering a home to any of our pups at any time
during their life span should they be in need of a home and for ANY reason.
None of our pups will EVER be in a shelter or in a home that can't properly care for them.

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One of Our Mom's with a First Time Visitor
We don't often have strangers come to visit, because we would be opening up our Home,
potentially exposing our precious puppies to disease, parasites and or toxins.
We also want to make sure everyone has taken the time to read ALL of our information to make an INFORMED choice
to purchase a puppy from us BEFORE coming out to our Home
We want to make sure people are fully prepared to raise a healthy happy puppy and not buy on impulse,
falling in love with our cute happy bouncing puppies and later being overwhelmed by the Demands of Puppyhood.

our Dog Show set up

Most weekdays after work, we are doing training with our dogs.
On weekends we are usually at dog shows, performing various Dog Sports,
hoping to do well enough to achieve a Working or Conformation Title,
as proof of our dogs having the proper Structure, Temperament, Intelligence and Health
to be worthy of being reproduced. You can read more about Why is Bijou Poodles is so Busy, here.

(Ula at 6 months of age and Finn who is 11 months at their first dog show)

Dog shows are usually the best place to meet up with us and it is
a great place to meet up with your litter mates and generations of our Poodles
that come out to show their poodles in Alter Class, Obedience, Lure Coursing or just for fun.
Meeting our Poodles at a show is also a good opportunity to see our dogs at work and also their personalities,
outside the comfort zone of their own home.

We wish to make sure you have carefully considered if you are really ready for The Demands of a new furry family member
and if you prepared to raise a happy, confident, loving puppy. We have set up some suggestions on our Obedience web page.
I also have set up a web page that addresses some of the most common "AFTER" purchase questions we get asked
I call my New Puppy Questions page.

Our web site helps us find the best Puppy People for our Bijou Puppies and hopefully helps people find their new best friend.
Every other question you could possibly imagine are all listed on our Puppy Questions and Answer Page or contained
within the links below. If we missed answering a question do let us know so we can add it onto our web page :)
When we are confident that you have taken the time to do your research and are prepared for a puppy, we can set up an appointment
for you to come out and meet us and our Poodle family.
While this sounds like a bit of a long process, for us it is the most responsible way to match puppys with forever homes.

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We are also hope all our Puppy People will keep in touch with us and share their Puppies accomplishments.
We hope to encourage and motivate our Puppy's families to do this by offering a cash Incentive

We often get asked "what is the difference between your Red Poodles and your Brown Poodles
I can ONLY speak about "OUR" poodles since other poodles are NOT the same as ours
as we are not all breeding for the same qualities, purpose, looks or temperament.
Bijou Poodles are more robust, courser, thicker, more muscular Poodle
than what you would typically see at a dog show as we expect our Poodles to Work and also to Protect.
Our Poodles make excellent jogging partners and are athletic and healthy enough to do any activity with you.
Our Poodles that live with us and the parents of our puppys have never had bloat or torsion.
WE are talking over 20 years with no health issues typical to the Standard Poodle.

RED STANDARD POODLES:
Physically: Our Red poodles tend to be 24"-28" in height and also 45-65lbs.
Reds are slighter boned and more refined and "pretty" in their looks more like what you would find in a show ring.
Reds we keep are dark Irish setter red, black pigmentation, muscular and thicker boned, which we breed together.
We will usually get dark Irish setter pups with correct dark brown eyes and jet black nose, eye rims commonly referred to as "points"
in our litters, but this is still very rare with only a hand full of breeders producing real reds.
Photos of our reds just do not do them justice, as they are so much darker than they appear in video.
Every colour will fade at some point and at some degree but we hope to prevent or prolong that from happening by select breeding and DNA testing.
Our Reds can stay Irish Setter Red or, if they are born lighter, they can mature to a light red or dark apricot with age.
We have seen dark red pups from other breeders go almost completely white if they have not had a mostly red Pedigree.
Best guarantee that your puppy will stay red is to see both of the parents current photos and videos.
Our reds are FAST... they are the Lance Armstrongs of the poodle world for sure. Lots of wind and can
out race our browns in a game of keep away or tag. Our Reds would LOVE Agility, Rally, and of course Therapy work.
Temperament : Well if you have seen Velcro on shoes... you will know what I mean when I say
our Reds are like Velcro dogs. They want to be everywhere you are, even in the bathroom.
Reds are total devotion, dedication and adoration and huge cuddlers.
All our poodles have calm laid back temperament. NO hyper pacing or barking.
Males are more laid back content to rest on your feet
Females wish to be on your lap and also wish to know where everyone in the household is and what they are up to.

BROWN STANDARD POODLES:
Physically: They range from 24"-28" and 45lbs-85lbs.
Our Browns tend to range in size really depending on the parents
Our smallest brown female is Sophie and our Largest is Java
Our Browns tend to be more "course" than what you would typically see at a dog show and for sure
have loads more muscle and boning than the average chicken boned poodle you may meet.
Our Brown poodles are DARK brown. This is very difficult to have achieved and took many years.
Our pups may get a sprinkle of grey hairs through their coat when they get older and may even lighten
on their muzzle or tail area when they age. There really is no guarantee on colour even though we do
DNA test to ensure our poodles do not carry the fading gene and we selectively breed the darkest browns.
Temperament : Our Browns are sweet natured, calm and yes they have that poodle sense of humor.
All our poodles have calm laid back temperament. NO hyper pacing or barking.
Our Browns love to be with you in the same room or on the couch beside you cuddling during a movie.
I use my browns as my jogging partners as they are taller and longer limbed able to do 6km with me
without any stress or strain and they actually look forward to it and enjoy the activity.
Browns and all poodles will actually do any activity that pleases you as that is just the breed's nature.
Over the years I have done Tracking (ALL dogs love this sport), Schutzhund, Obedience, Rally, Conformation,
Pet therapy, Lure Coursing and Agility with my poodles and they all performed well.

ALL OUR POODLES HAVE:

~ have a Performance or Working Title
~ are UKC Champions or Grand Champions
~ EVERY CONCLUSIVE health test completed (OFA)
~ 24/7 Lifetime Breeder support (we have been around since 1988 !)
~ have the calmest most gentle natures of ANY poodles you will ever meet.
~ Our Poodles are the Total Package ~

~ Meet Bijou Standard Poodles