Our Dogs

    What a great group of dogs we have been blessed with having!  They are each unique, yet are all the      
   best pets and companions we could ever have.  
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       "Tia", Valentino's Ti Amore, a tall and "birdy" brown, was our first
  Standard. Bert’s family had once had a Standard Poodle, so when we decided
  to get a dog, naturally that was what we had to have. Tia sold Paula
  on the breed immediately. 

         Tia loves to play with other dogs of any age, sex or breed, so naturally,
   we decided to get her a companion.

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The Next Generation
            

On October 1, 2003, Ch. Todd's Blue Iris of Antiphon (by Ch. Kaylen's Cadillac Style) whelped two puppies from the last live breeding by Ch. King's Champagne Taste, producer of more champion offspring than any other Poodle of any Variety. It was a repeat breeding for Iris, and as breeder Karen Csutoras of Obsidian Poodles had kept puppies from the prior breeding, she allowed us to purchase both of these outstanding prospects.

            


                



      "ADAM"

  Ch. Obsidian Champagne Event
      
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Ch. Aleph Gossip Girl
"Lindsey" is our 2011 champion.  She was bred to Ch. Aleph American Idol spring of 2011 and gave us just exactly the daughter we were looking for!  Daughter "Dolly" started her show career early 2012.   Lindsey is now proud mistress of the home of Michael Jasperson in Ashland, Oregon.

See "Dolly" below for pedigree
   Am., Swed., Nor. Ch.
Aleph American Idol, TP 
"Simon"
"Simon" is the most exciting performer we have seen in a while!  After taking reserve at PCA as a puppy, Simon began growing coat for his adult specials career, and the first leg of that is in Europe guided by the Huffish Kennels. In the meantime, he became a Top Producer in his third year!   In the photo at left, Simon is shown winnning BOB and Group at the largest show in Norway - over 7000 entries!!  He has repeated these wins, and going on to take BIS-3 in his next European show with 8000 entries!  He will be shown at Crufts early 2012, before coming to PCA in 2012.   We can't wait to resume his US career following his permanent return to the US  in the spring of 2013, Simon is already a Top Producer with five champions, and has several more puppies now on the show circuit.

Simon is co-owned by Ardent and Donnchada Kennels. 
Libby is a great addition to any breeding program with her extreme elegance, beauty, headpiece, and sweet, gentle nature.  We decided not  to campaign this show-quality girl in favor of breeding her to Adam at an earlier date, and they have produced two litters with very uniform outstanding quality and beauty.    Libby is registered as black, but shows with an ever more silver coat that she has inherited her sire's silver genes.   We are looking forward to breeding her to a new silver champion in 2012.
Ch. Obsidian Special Event  -                               "Eva"

© COPYRIGHT 2010 Ardent Standard Poodles

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We will be forever spoiled with the performance of this spectacular dog.  Adam finished his championship at ten months of age, and in the next month was shown as a puppy special, winning three Best of  Variety, Best Puppy in Show, PCA placement and group placement, all before one year of age.  Adam is outstanding even among his many champion siblings.

We were truly lucky to have a dog of this caliber.  Adam's puppies have been all that we - and their owners - could have wanted!  

Eva is Adam's littermate.  She is a study in exuberant personality and sparkling intelligence.  Poodles as a rule are smart, but this girl takes canine intelligence to another level.  There are lots of "Eva" stories!  Eva is registered as a blue; some say she is now silver, but in actual color she is a beautiful gray.

Eva is pure joy.

Obsidian Ardent Surprise "Libby"

Libby has completed her tests for SA, thyroid, Von Willibrands, hips and eyes;  CHIC# 63381. Her puppies are very consistent -elegantly beautiful,​ with the most wonderful, sparkling, confident personlities.

Libby pedigree:            Ch. Carrington Alias Classic
                                                                          Ch. Alias Just Give Me That Wink
                                                                                             Ch. Wink's She's Got That Look
            Sire:  Ch. D'Kamron Klassic Kosmo  (silver)
                                                                                             Ch. D'Kamron Kinsman
                                                                           D'Kamron De La Renta
                                                                                             Ch. D'Kamron Cynnara CD


                                                                                             Ch. King's Champagne Taste
                                                                           Ch. Obsidian Midnight Special
                                                                                             Ch. Todd's  Blue Iris of Antiphon
             Dam:  Obsidian Canisy Its My Life
                                                                                             Ch. Vetset Ever Ready CD
                                                                           Ch. Vetset No Doubt
                                                                                             Ch. Vetset Always
​Handled by Betty Brown
Generation 2011 - looking to the future.
Ardent Idol Gossip - "Dolly"
Dolly is our perfect offspring of "Lindsey" and "Simon" above, whelped June 23, 2011.   Dolly is now in the show ring, and we are looking forward to seeing her at PCA in 2012.  Dolly has the long-striding, athletic movement and "look at me" carriage  of her parents, as well as outstanding intelligence and completely irresistable personality.  Dolly's pedigree is shown below.

See Dolly's pedigree below for Simon's ancestry.
Avatar Concord
Ch. Barbican Filagree Future
     Ch. Barbican C'est Magnifique

Ch. Filagree Flashback

    Ch. Degana Cole Porter
Filagree Fallen Angel NAJOA
    Ch. Syrena Filagree Fabled AX AXJ

Sire: Ch. Aleph American Idol
    Ch. Donnchada Wizard King
Ch. King's Champagne Taste
    Ch. Donnchada's Panda Bear

Ch. Aleph Talk of The Town
    Ch. Graphic Alchemy
Aleph Jesse's Girl TP
    Ch. Aleph Sophie's Choice


    Ch. Graphic Manifesto           
Ch. Graphic Manifest Destiny
                                                                                                      Ch. Teller's Graphic Reverie       
                                                           Ch. Aleph Lothario
           
                                                                                                       Ch. Graphic Alchemy                                                                     Aleph Jesse’s Girl TP 
     Ch. Aleph Sophie's Choice   
Dam of Dolly:  Ch. Aleph Gossip Girl
                                                                                                       Ch. Donnchada Wizard King
Ch. King's Champagne Taste
                                                                                                      Ch. Donnchada’s Panda Bear
                               
                  Ch. Aleph Talk of the Town
                                                                                                                Ch. Graphic Alchemy
Aleph's Jesse's Girl TP
                                                                                                                Ch. Aleph Sophie’s Choice
                                                                                          
Ardent Idolize Me - "Annie"
      (watch for photo)
Annie is a most elegant girl whelped  April, 2011, by dam Ch. NLD Just Before Midnight (by Adam's full brother, Ch. Obsidian Midnight Special).  Her sire is also Simon (pedigree shown below), who is stamping his offspring with a characteristic classy look, carriage, and what sets our hearts racing, that breathtaking movement.  Annie has begun her show career, regularly winning her puppy classes, and we hope to also see her at PCA in 2012.  
Dolly Pedigree (Simon x Lindsey) :
Lulu is a beautiful, elegant, showy blue girl that shows her champion lineage.  She was bred by Obsidian Poodles and has recently joined our family.  Here she is posing in the hay barn!  Her sire, Ch. Obsidian Midnight Special - "Dexter", is known for passing on an amazingly calm, sweet temperament that Lulu demonstrates so strongly.   Lulu has finished all of her testing in preparation for breeding on her next heat in spring of 2012.  We are reviewing several sires to find just the right complement for this special breeding. 
Lulu pedigree:         


                         Ch. Donnchada Wizard King
                                                                          Ch.  King's Champagne Taste
                                                                                             Ch. Connchada's Panda Bear
            Sire:  Ch. Obsidian Midnight Special
                                                                                             Ch. Osea Kelso of Accent
                                                                          Ch. Donnchada's Panda Bear
                                                                                             Ch. Ch. Donnchada Bewitched

                                                                                             Ch. King's Champagne Taste
                                                                          Ch. Bar-None Buckaroo
                                                                                            Ch. Donnchada We Love Lucy
           
    Dam:  Ch. Bar-None Fiona On Legacy Lane
                                                                                             Ch. Donnchada Willy Be Grand
                                                                           Ch. Bar-None Judyjudijudee
                                                                                             Ch. Donnchada Elegant Eclipse
   Lane Classy Obsidian
    "  Lulu"