The very first Poodle in my life was in 1964.  This was a white boy named "Pierre".  After Pierre, there were several Toy Poodle girls in the family over the years to 1984.

In 1985, Brian and I married.  No kids, but much discussion of bringing a large, silver male Standard Poodle into our family came about.

Brian has had Brittanys since 1959 and always thought a Standard Poodle would be a great upland game bird hunting partner for his Brittanys.

Brian was hunting pheasants in Knight's Landing, Northern CA. in 1983 and watching a silver Standard Poodle work the field.  It was very impressive.

After several years of researching, planning and shopping, 13 Standard Poodles have joined our family; Gi Gi, Tiara, Diva, Boulie, Sprite, Hailey, Missy, Rose, Deidra, Co Co Channel, Gabby, Chloe and Cody.

Our Standard Poodles live in our home and some make great hunting partners accompanying our Brittanys in the field.  We have also worked our Poodles in agility, obedience and our latest endeavor, conformation.....

Our foundation, a Silver Standard Poodle boy, AM / CAN Champion Pinafore Diamond Boulavardier or "Boulie", finished his US Championship at 11 months old, October 16, 2004.  Boulie was awarded 5 Best Puppy Wins, a Best of Breed and a Group 3 win handled by Terri Myers of Monticello, MN.

Our Champion Boulie has many kids in the USA Conformation show ring, many that are pointed and his first US champion.  AM CH Pinafore Pirate, call name Emerson, owned by Bill and Debbie Turenne of VA, completed his USA Conformation Championship January 2007 in Minnesota.  Emerson is from the Boulie and Pinafore SeaSprite litter in 2005, bred by Penny Harney, Pinafore Kennels. 

Boulie is home now and enjoys his life of retirement in his new sporting clip.  Boulie is a licensed service canine in Lassen County, CA this is his retirement job.  Boulie AKC # PR02982501 / CHIC # 26098, is genetically tested and available for stud to approved females.  Frozen semen is available.

We are a very small dog family and only have the number of dogs we can maintain in our home and our lives without restricting our daily contact with them in as much as time and travel.

We have platinum silver, white, red and apricot puppies available occasionally.  We sell to approved homes on a spay/neuter contract.  Our Standard Poodle adults are completely genetically tested and their results are quantifiable by registry. For a complete list of the tests performed on our parent dogs, click here.

Standard Poodles and Brittanys are the breeds of dogs we currently share our lives with at Marquis Diamond.

Brian is the Brittany fanatic and his first Brittany was "Countess Suzette" .  Brian received Susie as a gift from his Uncle Jim after Brian lost his beloved Fox Terrier, Trixie, in 1959 due to a tragic hunting accident.

Susie lived to be 16 years old and was Brian's hunting partner until she was 12. 

Currently our new Brittany girl is Mich's Mt-Thunder Mountain Fanci and her Stats are on her very own page titled, Brittanys.

Our family's first poodle came to us in  December of 1964, and we named him Pierre.  Pierre was a Christmas gift to My Mom after my brother sold his golf clubs for $50 and bought the little white mini guy.

Pierre lived to be 12 and was followed by many toy poodles over the years.     

 We have many fond memories of Pierre.   Pierre  was responsible for the passion we feel for the Poodle that has brought us current to our place in life at Marquis Diamond Standards.

May 1967 are some of my earlier photos with the first love of my life, Pierre. I was 6 years old, and my Mom took these pictures of me and Pierre. The center picture is of Mom, Grandma, Pierre, and Leroy, the cat in 1974. Pierre was a white miniature poodle, and he travelled all over the country with us and lived a long, healthy, and happy life as our first family dog.

In December 2000, my husband, Brian, and I went to Reno, Nevada for dinner and planned to go see a litter of Standard Poodle puppies. We were at the Hilton and I hit a Royal Flush on a quarter-progressive poker machine pulling one card, the Queen of Clubs, to the Royal that paid $1,339.00. It was to be, a new pup . . .

Although I wanted a silver Standard Poodle puppy, I fell in love with this blue girl and that continued my passion for the Standard Poodle.

We named her "Gi Gi De Royale," as her purchase was funded by Lady Luck, and Gi Gi just fit her as a name. Gi Gi has never had puppies, has done some agility and hunt retrieves, but mostly is my shadow and our mascot at Suzy's Pampered Pet's, greeting all those that come for grooming and/or boarding services.

This is Gi Gi at the Hunt Club. Not sure if she is pointing or going to retrieve?

In November 2002, we purchased our first silver standard poodle show prospect. Diamond Diva joined us from Alberta Canada and began her AKC Conformation puppy career on the West Coast circuit, handled by Ted Hickman.

After Diva turned 12 months, she travelled back to her breeder, Ev Sera in Coalhurst Alberta, Canada for her Canadian title. At 13 months old, Diva was shown to her Canadian Championship, receiving Best of Winners and Best of Breed in 2 months on the circuit.

CAN CH Diamond Diva was shown in Portland, Oregon before she returned home in January 2004. During that trip, we met Penny Harney of Pinafore Standard Poodles ringside.

After a brief discussion and a great dinner at the hotel, my mother, Helen, purchased my birthday gift for 2004 . . . a new silver standard poodle puppy I proudly named, "Pinafore Diamond Boulevardier."

That is our story, and we are completely HOOKED on the breed and everything that goes with it . . .

Boulie, as we call him, is pictured in my mother's living room as a 16 week old puppy and again after his Canadian Championship at 14 months old. We are proud to say Boulavardier translates to "Man about the Town" in French.

Boulie is now an Am/CAN Champion, and we are proud to say, is our foundation stud boy at Marquis Diamond Standard Poodles.

With all show dogs, there is a beginning and an end. The left picture is of Diva at 4 months old. The right is of CAN CH Diamond Diva, cut down December 2004 and enjoying a life of retirement.

The article above was written about my former pet bereavement business.

We strive for optimum health, kind and gentle disposition and beauty.  We have references if requested.

Our Poodle puppies are born in our home and are handled and cared for daily.  Brian is service retired and spends his day with our dogs.  I am responsible for evening duty.

Our puppies are microchipped, socialized, crate / litter box training started and they are groomed several times before they go to their new homes.  A puppy layette also accompanies the baby to their new home a well as a full health guarantee.

We feed and distribute a Modified, Hormone Free, Raw Diet. Our puppies are started on a raw diet with a fresh goat milk base beginning at 4 weeks. (Click here for more information.)

We ship from the Reno, NV. International Airport as we live in Milford, CA. Highway 395 North.  We ship our puppies but we encourage prospective Poodle puppy families to come visit our home and see how our Standard Poodles and Brittanys are raised and cared for, both as family pets and in their show coats.

If you have any questions, please contact us as we love to talk all things dogs, both Ebay and the real deal!

If we do not have puppies, we have great contact referrals for Poodles, including the reputable breeder that got us started. (Click here for a list of recommended breeders.)