Linden Poodle is an AKC Standard Poodle breeding program built on health testing and titled foundations.
We raise puppies on a curriculum that supports lifelong companions and sets the groundwork for sport, service, or the show ring.
We raise puppies on a curriculum that supports lifelong companions and sets the groundwork for sport, service, or the show ring.
OUr Program
We link health clearances through the OFA database, so you can view exam dates, registry numbers, and results for each dog.
A CHIC number means the breed’s recommended screenings were completed and publicly listed.
Verifiable testing
OFA or PennHIP
CAER eye examination
Thyroid evaluation
DNA test
For Standard Poodles, our program completes the following on breeding dogs:
What our program tests
We follow the [breed specific club and link it to the resource] health testing recommendations for [your breed].
Our baseline includes breed specific clearances and DNA testing that are commonly expected in breeding programs.
Recommended Testing
Health Testing
Health Test Links
AKC Champion (CH) • AKC Grand Champion (GCH) • Multiple Group Placements • Specialty Award of Merit
Achievements
24.5" at the withers • 55 lbs
Dense curly coat with deep black pigment and a crisp, correct jacket
Size & Coat
Tux is the kind of dog you build a program around, balanced, typey, and confident in the ring. Registered as GCH CH Linden Poodles’ Black Tie Affair, he is a standout Standard Poodle with clean movement, a strong topline, and a correct jacket that holds shape through a full weekend of showing. His record includes multiple Group placements and competitive Specialty weekends, and he continues to represent what we value most: structure, presence, and consistency.
At home, Tux is steady and people focused, biddable, easy to live with, and always ready to work. He travels well, settles quickly, and brings the same composed temperament to daily life that he does to the show ring. Whether he is being handled, trained, or simply part of the routine, he is the kind of dog who makes everything feel more effortless.
As a sire, Tux is used selectively with programs that share our standards for health clearances, stable temperament, and thoughtful placements. We breed only black and white Standard Poodles, and Tux consistently contributes coat quality, attitude, and a clean, correct outline, while maintaining the kind of stability that matters beyond the ring. Full titles and verified testing links are available within his profile.
Standard • Black • Male
GCH CH Linden Poodles’ Black Tie Affair
TUX
Health Test Links
AKC Champion (CH) • Finished with 3 Majors • Multiple Select Dog Placements
Achievements
26" at the withers • 60 lbs
Bright white with correct harsh curl
Size & Coat
Duke is a white male built for the long game, square, substantial, and correct from the ground up. Registered as CH Linden Poodles' Opening Night, he finished his championship with three majors and consistent placements at competitive all breed shows. His movement is his signature: strong rear drive, a balanced front, and a topline that holds whether he is stacked or in motion. He is a young sire with a presence that reads correctly from across the ring.
At home, Duke is confident, easy to condition, and uncomplicated to live with. He settles quickly and travels well, which makes showing him straightforward. His temperament transfers to his offspring. Puppies from Duke are engaged and willing early, curious without being reactive, and steady in the way that makes them easy to raise and easier to place.
Duke is a white male who carries cleanly, and his pairings are planned around what each dam needs and what each litter calls for. Duke contributes movement, substance, and correct structure while maintaining the temperament that matters beyond the ring. Full titles and verified testing links are available within his profile.
Standard • White • Male
CH Linden Poodles' Opening Night
DUKE
Health Test Links
[Title] • [Title] • [Placements or specialty wins]
Achievements
[Height]" at the withers • [Weight] lbs
[Coat color, texture, and one distinguishing physical detail]
Size & Coat
This is where your dog makes his first impression, so lead with what makes him impossible to ignore. Is he the one with the jaw-dropping side gait? The dog judges keep pulling back to the front of the line? Start with a sentence that captures who he is in the ring, then his registered name, what makes his structure stand out, and what the judge saw that you already knew. Close with what he has earned, what he keeps proving, and why he belongs in your program.
Show families the dog behind the titles. Is he the one who follows you room to room? Calm in a crate? Greets every stranger with a wiggle? Families are buying temperament as much as pedigree. Give them something real to picture. Keep it specific and skip the adjectives that could describe any dog on any breeder website.
This is where you explain how and why you use him. Co-owned sire? One you breed only within your own program? Tell them what he contributes: coat, bone, temperament, movement.
Want help writing this? Open your AI tool, paste his health results, titles, and a few notes about his personality, then ask for a 75 word breeder profile paragraph. Read it out loud and fix anything that does not sound like you.
BREED/Size • Color • MALE
Full AKC or UKC Registered Name
"CALL NAME"
Health Test Links
AKC Champion (CH) • AKC Grand Champion (GCH) • Multiple Group Placements • Specialty Award of Merit
Achievements
24" at the withers • 45 lbs
Jet black with dense curly texture and correct harsh jacket
Size & Coat
Belle is the kind of Standard Poodle judges describe when they talk about type. Registered as GCHB CH Linden Poodles' Little Black Dress, she earned her Grand Championship and continued to Bronze at all breed and specialty shows. Her head is her hallmark: a long refined muzzle, flat skull, and dark almond eyes with the expression that defines this breed. She stacks with a clean outline and moves with the reach and drive that reads correctly from across the ring.
At home, Belle is settled, social, and attentive to the people around her. She is a calm mother, produces strong milk, and transitions easily between raising a litter and returning to the ring. She is confident without being demanding, affectionate without being difficult, and observant in the way that makes Standard Poodles genuinely enjoyable to live with every day.
As a dam, Belle is consistent. Her offspring carry her expression, her balance, and her temperament. We have been deliberate about her pairings, selecting sires who complement her refinement and add substance where she is naturally elegant. She has produced puppies that have gone on to finish championships and, more importantly, thrived in their homes.
Standard • Black • Female
GCHB CH Linden Poodles' Little Black Dress
BELLE
Health Test Links
AKC Points Toward Championship • CGC Canine Good Citizen • TKN Novice Trick Dog
Achievements
23.5" at the withers • 48 lbs
Bright white with dense curly texture and correct harsh curl
Size & Coat
Pearl is not yet a champion on paper, but she is one of the most carefully cleared dogs in our program. Registered as Linden Poodles' Standing Ovation, she earned points at competitive all breed shows before we shifted focus to her role as a dam. What drew us to her has always been less about ribbon count and more about what sits underneath: a correct, square build, clean movement, and the kind of soundness that health testing can confirm but cannot create.
At home, Pearl is gentle, oriented toward people, and reads the room well. She is a calm and attentive mother, and her puppies reflect her temperament early in the whelping box: settled, curious, and confident without being reactive. Families who have raised her puppies describe the same experience consistently. She passes her steadiness on reliably.
As a dam, Pearl is used selectively with sires who complement her structure and bring presence where she is naturally understated. Health and temperament are not secondary to show quality in this program. They are show quality, not a separate standard. Every clearance on her full health panel is current, documented, and linked in her profile.
Standard • White • Female
Linden Poodles' Standing Ovation
PEARL
Health Test Links
[Title] • [Title] • [Placements, specialty wins, or litter accomplishments]
Achievements
[Height]" at the withers • [Weight] lbs
[Coat color, texture, and one distinguishing physical detail]
Size & Coat
This is where your dog makes her first impression, so lead with what makes her impossible to ignore. Is she the one with the jaw-dropping side gait? The dog judges keep pulling back to the front of the line? Start with a sentence that captures who he is in the ring, then his registered name, what makes his structure stand out, and what the judge saw that you already knew. Close with what he has earned, what he keeps proving, and why he belongs in your program.
Show families the dog behind the titles. Is he the one who follows you room to room? Calm in a crate? Greets every stranger with a wiggle? Families are buying temperament as much as pedigree. Give them something real to picture. Keep it specific and skip the adjectives that could describe any dog on any breeder website.
This is where you explain how and why you use him. Co-owned sire? One you breed only within your own program? Tell them what he contributes: coat, bone, temperament, movement.
Want help writing this? Open your AI tool, paste his health results, titles, and a few notes about his personality, then ask for a 75 word breeder profile paragraph. Read it out loud and fix anything that does not sound like you.
BREED • Color • FeMALE
Full AKC or UKC Registered Name
DAM'S CALL NAME
