Piccolo's AKC Standard Poodles

This will be Pisa’s first litter and is due 10/16/24.  This match combines high performance possibilities with strong conformation.  The puppies will be excellent performance (obedience, rally, trick dog, coursing, dock diving, Fast CAT, lure coursing, and agility), service/therapy dog, hunting, and conformation prospects as well as amazing pets!  In this litter’s 7-generation pedigree, there are over 200 performance titles and over 240 conformation Champion titles!  The puppies will be closer to small Standard in size.  They should mature to approximately 18-23” at the shoulder and 25-45 pounds depending on sex, build, and care.  The puppies will be solid brown in color.

 

The mother is URO1 UJJCH RACEA SPOT-ON GRCH Piccolo's Tuscany Amore BN BCAT CA DJX CGC TKN FDC FTB CW-Ob2 TDI SDIT CHIC (call name Pisa).  Photos and other details of Pisa can be found at https://www.piccolospoodles.com/pisa.  She is a biddable, friendly, goofy girl with great performance drive but a nice off switch to enjoy snuggles.  She’s built very well with nice square structure.  She is toy and food motivated with nice retrieve drive.  She is an enthusiastic eater who has no food sensitivities.  She is solid brown in color, 22" at the shoulder, and weighs about 42 pounds. Her pedigree can be found at https://poodle.pedigreedatabaseonline.com/en/Piccolo-s-Tuscany-Amore/pedigree/80504/i although keep in mind that all titles may not be updated in this public database.  Pisa is fully OFA and CHIC health certified.  She been certified by the OFA for her hips, elbows, eyes, cardiac, patella, thyroid, dentition, and Legg-Calve-Perthes.  She has been tested normal and clear for progressive retinal atrophy, rod-cone dysplasia type 4 progressive retinal atrophy, Willebrand's Disease, Neonatal Encephalopathy, Degenerative Myelopathy, chondrodystrophy, GM2-gangliosidosis, osteochondrodysplasia, and day blindness retinal degeneration.  Pisa’s OFA health testing link is https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2330559.  She has also been tested at the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory as part of the Canine Genetic Diversity project which helps breeders to improve the health of breeding programs.  Her VGL BetterBred testing link is https://www.betterbred.com/profile/?link=9584.  Pisa has earned her AKC BN obedience title; AKC BCAT Fast CAT title; CA lure coursing title; AKC DJ, DJA, and DJX dock diving titles; AKC TKN trick dog title; AKC FDC farm dog title; AKC FTB fit dog title; AKC CGC title; UKC Grand Championship conformation title; UKC URO1 rally obedience title; C-WAGS CW-Ob1and CW-Ob2 obedience titles.  She is a certified therapy dog with Therapy Dogs International.  She has also earned the UKC Total Dog award which "displays equal parts Function, Temperament, and Structure. A sound, well-bred, well-adjusted dog can easily transition from the show ring to a performance event. They have the looks to excel as a proper specimen of their breed, while also having the brains and ability to perform athletically in a variety of sporting events."  She is pointed towards her UKC DS dock diving title, UKC URO2 rally obedience title, and CDSP SN-C obedience title.  Pisa is a service dog in training to become a diabetic alert service dog

 

Pisa’s mother Phoebe is CHIC certified and has been certified by the OFA for her eyes, hips, elbows, thyroid, dentition, and heart.  She has been tested normal and clear for progressive retinal atrophy, Von Willebrand's Disease, Neonatal Encephalopathy, Degenerative Myelopathy, and RCD4 progressive retinal atrophy.  She was also tested at the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory as part of the Canine Genetic Diversity project.  Pisa’s father Remmy is CHIC certified and has been certified by the OFA for his dentition, patella, cardiac, eyes, hips, and thyroid.  He has been tested normal and clear for RCD4 progressive retinal atrophy, and day blindness retinal degeneration.  He was also tested at the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory as part of the Canine Genetic Diversity project.  All four of Pisa’s grandparents are also fully OFA and CHIC health certified.  In Pisa's 6-generation pedigree, there are over 130 performance titles (obedience, rally, agility, dock diving, therapy, Fast CAT, herding, tricks, coursing, etc) and 160 conformation Champion title!  Pisa’s mother Phoebe has her AKC BN and CD obedience titles; AKC RN, RI, RA, and RE rally obedience titles; AKC CGC and CGCA titles; AKC TKN and TKI trick dog titles; AKC BCAT, DCAT, and FCAT Fast CAT titles; AKC CA, CAA, and CAX coursing titles; AKC FDB Fit Dog title; UKC Championship and Grand Championship title; UKC PN, BN, CD, and ACD obedience titles; UKC URO1, URO2, and URO3 rally obedience titles; UKC RACEN, RACEA, and RACES precision coursing titles; UKC SPOT-ON title; CDSP SN-C and CD-C obedience title; DMWYD NTD trick dog title; DMWYD 2K9 fitness title; and Therapy Dog International certified.  She has also earned the UKC Total Dog award and Versatility Certificate Excellent Award.  Pisa’s father Remmy has his AKC DN dock diving title; AKC BCAT Fast CAT title; AKC CA lure coursing title; AKC CGC title; AKC TKN trick dog title; UKC GRCH conformation title; UKC UCA lure coursing title; and UKC RACEN precision coursing title.  He has also earned the AKC Achiever Dog award and UKC Total Dog award. 

 

Videos of Pisa can be found at https://fb.watch/txdsABqDM-/, https://fb.watch/txdCu3L91V/, and https://fb.watch/txdNy1P6U_/. 

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The sire is Finnesse Rock You Like A Hurricane RN RI NS CGN SGDC ADC ATD CHIC (call name Helix).  Photos and other details of Helix can be found at https://www.pivotalpoodles.com/copy-of-helix.  He is a medium drive dog with an intelligent thoughtful mind, happy personality, and a clownish sense of humor.  He is environmentally stable and very dog-social.  He’s an agile, solid, rustic boy with functional structure and excellent swimmer.  He is food and toy motivated.  He is an enthusiastic eater who has no food sensitivities.  He is located in Ontario, Canada.  He is brown in color, 19" at the shoulder, and weighs about 37 pounds.  His pedigree can be found at https://poodle.pedigreedatabaseonline.com/en/Finnesse-Rock-You-Like-A-Hurricane/pedigree/78355/i although keep in mind that all titles may not be updated in this public database.  Helix is fully OFA and CHIC health certified.  He been certified by the OFA for his hips, elbows, patella, eyes, cardiac, legg-calve-perthes, thyroid, dentition, and cardiac.  He has been tested normal and clear for progressive retinal atrophy, GM2-gangliosidosis, Osteochondrodysplasia, Von Willebrand's Disease, rod-cone dysplasia type 4 progressive retinal atrophy, and Neonatal Encephalopathy.  He is a carrier for Chondrodystrophy CDDY and Degenerative Myelopathy, bit Pisa is normal and clear for both diseases.  Helix’s OFA health testing link is https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2408429.  He has also been tested at the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory as part of the Canine Genetic Diversity project which helps breeders to improve the health of breeding programs.  His VGL BetterBred testing link is https://www.betterbred.com/profile/?link=8383.  His pedigree is mostly all European Medium (Serbia and Czech) and imported to Canada so he is very genetically diverse with an Outlier Index of 0.70 compared to the breed average of 0.25 and Internal Relatedness of 0.14 compared to the breed average of 0.02.  Helix has earned his CKC NS and ADC agility titles; CKC RN and RI rally obedience titles; CKC CGN title; AAC SGDC agility title; and DMWYD ATD trick dog title.  He plans to earn more rally, agility, obedience, and scent work titles.

 

Helix’s father Fame is a world class agility champion who has competed internationally on Team Canada’s World Agility Team in 2018 and 2019.  He has been certified by the OFA for his eyes, hips, patella, primary lens luxation, progressive retinal atrophy, Neonatal Encephalopathy, canine multifocal retinopathy, chondrodysplasia, Degenerative Myelopathy, and Von Willebrand's Disease.  He has multiple high level agility titles and trick dog titles.  Helix’s mother Pippa has been certified by the OFA for her eyes, hips, rod-cone dysplasia type 4 progressive retinal atrophy.  She has earned her CKC CH conformation title.  Two of Helix’s grandparents are also fully OFA and CHIC health certified.  In Helix’s 6-generation pedigree, there are over 50 performance titles and over 80 conformation Champion titles! 

 

Pisa and Helix are an excellent 10/10 genetic match according to the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory Canine Genetic Diversity project.  An increase in genetic diversity decreases complex autoimmune disorders and other complex diseases.  The test breeding for Pisa/Helix is available at https://www.betterbred.com/litter-summary/?sire=8383&dam=9584.  The average Outlier Index is 0.32, and the average Internal Relatedness is -0.01.

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