Cadeau Standard Poodles

Saratoga Honeymoon in June at Cadeau 
"Juno" - 6/12/2014 - 2/12/2026
(Cadbury's Emperor Augustus x Funtyme Fleur de Saratoga)

"Juno" is from Robert & Jane Demes of Saratoga Poodles in North Carolina and has given me the distinguished pleasure of knowing my first "brownie." It is true and often lamented that brown poodles are mistakenly called "chocolate" by well-meaning fanciers, but all brownie lovers know that browns are the clowns of the poodle world! Juno certainly lives up to her color's reputation. I was first intrigued by the browns several years ago. My dear friend and early mentor Victoria Law of Luminary Poodles in VA was enthralled with her brown poodles. She would jump for joy when she had a litter that resulted in these fun little pups. After several years of owning poodles, I confided to Victoria that I admired browns. She was tickled, and we planned for the day I would be able to take one of her brown pups. Sadly, Victoria was diagnosed with incurable cancer and lost her battle in early 2015. Not far from her in NC were fellow breeders and friends Robert & Jane Demes of Saratoga Standards. They knew Victoria and of my relationship with her. I contacted them for a brown puppy and was able to reserve one of the girls born during the "Honey" moon in June of 2014. I look forward to incorporating this unique bloodline into Cadeau Poodles. 
Juno has matured to approx. 45lbs

Juno was bred to CH. Magic Hour's Franchise Prodigy - "Rod!" and gave me 2 precious little "brownie bites on 11/10/17." "Cocoa" is here to stay as our keeper pup from that litter. Tootsie went on to a pet home & is now called Bella. 

 

Juno was bred to CH Blackjack Beginner's Luck - "Lucky" in June 2018. Black and brown pups arrived 8/20/18. All pets have been adopted and we look forward to show picks Violet and Damon making their cameos in the ring in 2019.

 

 

 

Juno has passed the following health screens:
OFA Hips - Good
*OFA Thyroid - Normal
*CERF (eyes) - Normal
*OFA Cardiac - Normal via echocardiogram 
Link to Juno's OFA page

Several years ago, I received a message asking if I had ever had Juno tested for a disease called PRA-rCD4 - a form of progressive retinal atrophy, or slow, progressive blindness. This DNA test was fairly new and not mentioned on our parent club site as recommended testing for our dogs. I had the test done at the request of another breeder who was using one of our dogs. Lo and behold, Juno was found to be a carrier for PRA-rcd4, as are her son, Damon and grandson, Kris. I am still learning about this disease andhave decided to include it in my panel of health testing moving forward. Being “at risk” for rcd-4 is certainly not the worst poodle health outcome but knowing that it may possibly affect her offspring will allow me to adjust their environments as needed and alert my pet owners to be watchful. The good news about carrier status is that the carrier will never become affected. It is also painless. The bad news, however, is that when bred to another carrier or clear, there is a chance for  at risk, or affected offspring. The average onset of the disease is 10 years old, but it can appear between 5-12 years of age. 

I was honestly shocked at how many “mainstream” poodles from the four corners of the USA are carriers of this disease. Research is still underway, and I will update my page with any findings in my lines. As always, my goal is transparency in order for my dogs to live their lives to the fullest. I have and will never believe in “sweeping things under the rug.” We owe it to our dogs and puppy families to set them up for success in all of life's little curveballs, when we are so given the ability.