More Mr. Tiger photos.

I had his hips prelim'd (he's only 10 months) and they came back Good! He passed his CERF as well. I will wait for the rest of the testing until he is 24 months.

 

Congrats! He is stunning! He has awesome reach & drive. Love the pictures.

 

Congrats on all the success!

 

He is even more beautiful than he was in his last photos. Is that you with him in the last pic or his Handler? Congrats & may he finish his CH in record time!

 

The last picture is of me with him!

 

Yay, Tiger! He looks happy in the ring, too.

 

Tiger update! He is now 11 months old and has 10 points toward his championship, including both majors. He needs five singles to finish. Fingers crossed he finishes in these next four weeks!

 

Here are some NON-show photos of Tiger. He turns a year old in one month so he will be home to me regardless of whether his championship is finished or not because he will have to grow hair for the open trim.

 

A few more photos.

 

He is really stunning.

 

Awesome pics!! Just out of curiosity, do a lot of people often think your babies are all girls??? When people see Minnie, even if she's in her pink collar, people still think she's a boy... I'm guessing because she's so big and people equate that with masculinity. Just wondering. :smile:

 

Nope, Henry has never been called a girl, he is pretty masculine looking with a solid, muscular body. Millie is about 50/50 whether people call her a boy or a girl. Tiger is probably mistaken the most. Although, he is intact, so from behind...it is quite...obvious. It will be extremely obvious when he is cut into the Continental trim, with so much of his back end shaved. He is white, has a very refined head, and is a very lean adolescent, and some people to equate a white poodle with being female, so he does get mistaken for a girl sometimes. But not by poodle people, because if you have him next to a bitch, it is pretty obvious he is a male.

 

See how masculine Henry looks?

 

He's quite the handsome fellow and really looks like he has a great personality!

Just a question on showing, do you find any 'fondness' among the judges for one particular color over another? Is it harder to finish a white poodle over a red? (actually, I'm not even sure red is a poodle color now that I say it).

Just wondering. With Chows, it's really hard to keep a black chow to stay solid black, and it's impossible to keep a cream chow to keep it's nose black so those are automatic faults that have to be 'covered' and taken into account. It's a lot easier to finish certain colors with Chows.

 

There is definitely bias among judges regarding color. White and black are the most popular and the easiest to finish. Reds are the most difficult to finish because they simply do not have the conformation that the blacks and whites do. Red breeders are working hard to improve their conformation, but it is hard, the stereotypes are there in judge's minds, and the conformation simply has a while to go before it is ever on the same level as the blacks and whites.

Blacks do fade a bit in poodles, but typically it won't happen until after they are already finished champions. A true inky black is much more rare in the USA than it is in Europe, because of so much breeding to white to broaden the gene pool (a good thing, IMO, color SHOULD be last). So, there is a bit of dying that occurs in the show ring for black dogs that are showing who have some gray or white hairs mixed in their coat. Same with the browns, etc. And black pigment on white or cream dogs can fade and I know that that is often covered up at shows. :/ :frown:

Browns are difficult too. Not so much as the reds, but they too tend to have shorter faces with broader back skulls. If you look at photos of Millie and compare them to Tiger, you will see what I am saying.

So, yes, it does often take quite a bit longer to finish a brown/cafe or red/apricot dog than a white or black dog. The colored dogs really have to win on type and personality, often. The other poodle colors are somewhere in between.

 

I just want to know why you aren't on here every other day or so showing these babies off?! They are so gorgeous that if they were mine I would be making people look at their photos whether they wanted to or not.
Love all of them!

 

Congrats! He's so close to his championship! He is so stunning! I know for my sister her boy was more a 'cream' so a lot of judges passed him over, he was also more 'solid' and less refined than a lot of the dogs in the ring now, so he did well with judges who liked that look.

 

I think what I notice most about Tiger (besides his awesome mane that is begging to head bang)....

Is that he always looks SO happy in his pics haha!

 

I just pictured Tiger walking around my house headbanging LOL!!!!

 

Yowzers that is one gorgeous poodle! He looks like he's having a great time! Do you have any videos of him moving?

 

Yippee!!! Tiger got a third 3 point major today!

He now has 13 points including three majors. He needs two measly single points to be a CH!

rannmiller - I don't have any videos of him moving. I have to stand back so far that he has no I idea I am there when I watch him show otherwise he behaves like a nut in the ring. Next Sunday I am going to watch him show in IL. I will try and see if I can get a video.

His side picture is very impressive when he moves. His greatest and most unique assets are his head, his front assembly, and his large side picture when he moves. He has a lot of other very good aspects. His greatest fault is that he is a little wobbly in the rear when he moves. He is slow to mature and this will improve as he gets older, as his hocks tighten, and as fills out and evens out a little bit in length.

He is a lovely boy. He does have his faults, of course, but I believe that he has some very strong assets. A good front is hard to find in a standard poodle and his is great. So many poodles have steep shoulders and no forechest/prosternum.

 

Tiger is just stunning. Congratulaions to you and Tiger.
What shampoo do you use to keep his coat so white?

 

Tiger's coat is just that white! For his weekly baths I shampoo him with Isle of Dogs Royal Jelly Shampoo and condition him with Isle of Dogs Light Management or Heavy Management (diluted) conditioner.

Also, for his weekly baths, I use EZ Groom Crystal White enzymatic shampoo on the back of his front bracelets as he pees on them. :/ This enzymatically removes stains.

Occasionally I will use a whitening (bluing) shampoo on his entire coat- Les Pooch "Pooch Brite" shampoo. I don't do this often as I believe that this can be drying. Maybe once a month or so. (Which is not often when he gets bathed once weekly! :smile: )

 

your guys/gals make me want a poodle!!!

 

Here are some photos of Tiger today!

By the way, Tiger is a NEW CHAMPION!

He finished his championship two weeks ago in Springfield, MO. He was just 2 days past his first birthday. Since he had just aged out of the puppy class, he was freshly cut into pattern. His handler chose the English Saddle trim over the Continental trim because the adjustment to a naked bum might have been a bit much for him to show well right away.

I will post the NEW CHAMPION photos when I get his win photos in the mail!

 

More T boy.

 

Some show photos. Sorry if I have already posted these, I don't remember! The last one is one of his wins the one weekend that he was in adult trim. He won his championship the day after this photo. It shows his trim and him stacked up nicely, but his tail is not up in the photo, which drives me nuts!

His current trim is a little boxy as he was clipped tight to enhance his angles in the puppy trim. Now that he is in the English Saddle, he has some hair growing to do. Even though he is now a finished champion, I do plan to show him myself (if I can handle it!!!!!!!!) towards his Grand Championship.

 

Oh, and Tiger ate pre-made raw the whole time he was with his handler. Now that he is home, prey model time WOOT WOOT!

Speaking of which, this week is the one year anniversary of my other two poodles being on a PMR diet!

 

He really is pretty. Good luck showing him yourself I think this would be fun but I know there is allot to learn. This was your first show dog right? I would think that he did very well doing it so quick.