About Us
When Tom and I were dating, I owned a miniature poodle, who always managed a way to squeeze between us wherever we were sitting. Tom had not been raised with house pets and didn’t really want one, but it wasn’t long before he realized that a house dog would be part of the package if he was to ever marry me. A couple of years after we met, my Suzette died, and we had the opportunity to take two male, miniature poodle puppies from a friend of my grandmother’s. I took one and, yes, Tom took the other. They went everywhere with us, and we grew to love the poodle breed.
Tom and I have been married now for over 29 years and have three wonderful children, five grandchildren, and one on the way. We are both school teachers. Tom teaches high school art, and I teach special education. A few years after our children had graduated from high school and were almost out of college, we purchased our first standard poodle, and she has brought great joy into our lives.
Jazz is a beautiful apricot color with hints of red. She loves people, loves the outdoors, loves to swim, and loves to go wherever we go, especially hiking and kayaking. She has been through and received certificates for obedience classes and AKC Good Citizenship. I also took her through one class of agility for fun, and she did very well. Her intelligence has made her very easy to train, and she has been the perfect pet for us. Jazz enjoys living here in our home on six acres outside of Middle Point, Ohio. She is free to run around the grounds and play in the pond as much as she wants. In February of 2008, we purchased our own sire, Max. He is a beautiful, and very affectionate, dark red boy. We also kept a red female out of Jazz's first litter, (not sired by Max), and named her Cedar. We are now the proud owners of 3. You can read about all three poodles on the "Meet the Parents" page.
