If there were 10 star ratings, Bev (vet tech with 30+ years experience breeding toy & miniature poodles) & staff would receive 10 from me. We were in the position of our last rescue being on her way out. I never would have considered a poodle for myself--thought I was a poodle hater. But, my sister, who lives in Nevada, wanted one, so I started researching for her out this way, thinking I could bring it to her. There was a poodle living down the street who the whole family loved, so on a whim, I went down and asked the owner where he got her. He gave me Bev's information, about how she socializes the pups, and how Trixie was housebroken on day one (not so ours). He said she might be retired--he wasn't sure. Well, she's not retired, thank goodness! My sister had a particular color she wanted in mind, and when she was ready, she signed up with Bev. Meantime, we signed up for any color female, any size (toy or miniature) and our litter of cream poodles came first. We take our Zoe to Bev for all services and she has never forgotten Bev. She gets so excited that she wees a bit. We went home with a starter kit of recommended food products, vitamins, crate, bath, blanket, chew toys, treats and picked out Zoe's first toy, "Squeaky Pinky" (which she still has). Bev kept her one extra week because the mother wasn't ready to wean, which was fine by me. If they stay with Bev beyond 12 weeks, they bond with her, which makes it a little harder. I can email Bev any time with any kind of question and she gets back to me. We took Zoe once to a local vet for a foxtail and she had to be lightly sedated to have it removed. Believe me, it was costly. Bev told me she could have done it without putting Zoe under at all, but there was a mixup and we couldn't make it to Colfax that day and Zoe was yelping in pain. Long story short, Bev arranged for my sister's puppy (Gracie) to be flown to Vegas with a flight attendant friend and everything worked out beautifully for her too. We see litters of pups each time we go in there and have "adopted" one more, Frannie by going back on her wait list. Biggest problem we've encountered is people saying, "I want that dog." I tell them I can give them the breeder information and they say, "No, I want your dog." Sorry, folks, they're ours. We will share them, but that's it. Oh, one more thing. Zoe crate trained the first night for sleeping with almost no whining. If we had confined her to a smaller area in our house, as Bev advised, it probably would have been faster to housebreak her, but I'd say of all the dogs we've had, she was the easiest. Frannie's been much easier to housebreak, and crate trained first night also in her own crate. Now they happily share a crate. If you're looking for a non-shedding breed to rescue, it will cost you about 1/2 what Bev sells her poodles for, and you might have to wait, but it's possible. You could luck out if you live in Florida. read more