Country Sundance Poodles

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas!

12/21/2025

Reba is getting in the Christmas spirit.

12/16/2025

That rich chocolate coat… those eyes… Mocha is pure perfection 🤎🐩
Her family adores her, and she’s proudly known as the bed hog, soaking up all the love and comfort she deserves. This Country Sundance queen is living her very best life—and honestly, we wouldn’t want it any other way. Another lovely update from our extended family!

12/06/2025

12/06/2025

I just want to say how much I truly love getting updates from all of you. Every photo, every little story, every milestone your dogs reach — it means the world to me. Seeing these puppies grow into confident, healthy, happy dogs in homes that adore them fills my heart in a way I can’t even explain.

It is so important to me that every pup ends up in a home where they are cherished, understood, and living the good dog life. And so many of you have given them not just good homes, but fabulous ones — the kind of homes where they become family, where they are loved deeply, and where they thrive.

Thank you for sharing your lives with me. Thank you for loving them the way I hoped someone would. Your updates remind me why I do what I do, and they make my heart so incredibly happy.

Please keep them coming — I treasure every single one. ❤️

12/06/2025

Puppy Update: Life With Ziggy 🐾

I realized I haven’t shared a real update on Ziggy in a while — and oh my gosh, has he grown. You’d never believe this is the same puppy who broke his tibia and fibula. You can’t even tell now. He runs, jumps, tackles life head-on, and lives like nothing ever slowed him down.

But with that miracle comeback has come… the teenage phase. 😅
We are deep in the world of chewing, digging, and creative problem-solving (on his part, not mine). He’s currently determined to catch a mole that apparently lives rent-free under our property. Every day he clocks into his self-assigned job like a tiny, furry construction worker.

He’s also been trying to chew the collars right off his mom and dad — because why not? Teenagers make their own rules, right?

Despite all the chaos, Ziggy has truly become the heart of our home. He spends almost all his time with my teenage daughter — his chosen one. Their bond is something so special. He adores her, follows her, watches her every move, and she loves him just as fiercely. Honestly, he’s with her so much that I sometimes forget he’s even a puppy… until he digs another crater in the yard or tries to eat a collar.

He is so big already — 60 pounds at just 6.5 months, bigger than both mom and dad, and absolutely gorgeous. My gentle giant-in-training.

And before anyone calls me out… I know I haven’t shared many photos. I apologize — but my daughter hogs him so much that I never get the chance to capture all his moments. He’s basically her living, breathing emotional support best friend and she is not sharing. 😂

Life with a puppy is messy, challenging, and sometimes exhausting — but it’s also full of joy, growth, and moments that make your heart burst. And sometimes God gives you what you need instead of what you think you asked for. Ziggy has been that blessing for us. He keeps us on our toes, keeps us laughing, and reminds us every day why we love raising these incredible dogs.

Ziggy and his mom can barely be told apart. He is surpassing her in her height and weight.

11/27/2025

We hope you have a wonderful, relaxing Thanksgiving surrounded by love.

11/26/2025

Today is hitting my heart a little harder than most.
My Saint Bernard, Elsa, would have turned 11 today.

I lost her on September 12th to bone cancer, and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t feel the empty space she left behind. She was my soul dog. My protector. The one who looked at me with those big brown eyes and somehow always knew exactly what I needed. She waited for me at the door every single day. She slept by my bed every single night. I told her “Goodnight, I love you” every evening without fail.

I still catch myself looking for her — her spot by my bed, the sound of her walking through the house, even the hair that used to float everywhere… now gone, and I miss it. I used to bury my face in her thick coat and just breathe her in. When she went to heaven, I held her, bathed her, brushed her, and pressed my face into her while I felt her last breaths and her heart beat for the very last time. My best friend and I carried her outside together, and part of my heart went with her.

Elsa wasn’t a poodle, but she was mine — my best friend — and our bond was something I can’t fully explain. You have to experience a soul dog to understand. Even now, her memory shows up in little moments… a song, a farm chore, a quiet part of the day where I know she would have been right beside me.

My girls named her Elsa back when Frozen was all the rage, and she even had an “L” on her back. I picked her sight unseen because I knew she was the one meant for me.

I am so blessed today to be surrounded by my four poodles, whom I adore. But some dogs leave a mark that time can’t touch — and Elsa was that dog for me.

So I guess my message today is this:
Hold your fur babies a little tighter. Give them the extra love. Be grateful for them, because their lives are so short, but so worth every moment.
We all know the day will come when we have to say goodbye — but today, right now, they are here. Love them. Spoil them. Cherish them.

Happy heavenly birthday, Elsa. ❤️🐾
You will always be my girl.

11/08/2025

🩶 Question for Wally & Winnie’s fellow poodle parents! 🩶

Their family reached out asking for advice on how to keep their house (and those fancy poodle feet!) cleaner during what I like to call mud season. 😅

I told them my go-to tricks are runner boots, muddy mats, and shorter trims — but I know a lot of you have great ideas, too!

What works best for you to keep muddy paws from taking over the house? Any favorite products or routines? Drop your tips below 👇 — Wally, Winnie and the rest of us could use them right about now! 🐾🐩🌧️

11/08/2025

Cici Jade’s Journey Home 🐩💛

Sometimes, even with the best of intentions, life takes unexpected turns. Many of you remember sweet Poppy, one of my precious Standard Poodle pups. She went to what we believed would be her forever home — but not long after, I was shocked and heartbroken to learn she had been listed for sale on Craigslist.

Thankfully, by pure chance (or maybe fate), someone who follows Country Sundance Poodles spotted her post and immediately reached out. If not for her, there’s no telling where Poppy could have ended up — perhaps even a doodle mill or another heartbreaking situation.

My contract requires that any family unable to keep their puppy contact me directly, so I can help find a safe and loving home. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen this time. When I found out, I was in the middle of the fair and a horse show, but I dropped everything to make sure she came back to me.

With help from an old friend and coworker (to whom I’m endlessly grateful), we arranged her safe return. And in a beautiful twist of fate, that friend and her family instantly fell in love with her. After a vet visit and a week of rest and reassurance, Poppy — now Cici Jade — officially joined their family.

She’s thriving, happy, and has even made friends with the family cat. 💕 Seeing her so loved and secure again means the world to me.

Every puppy I raise has a piece of my heart, and stories like this remind me why I do what I do — not just to breed beautiful dogs, but to make sure they live beautiful lives.

08/26/2025

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Do you guys remember Marty? He is thriving on outdoor adventures with his momma. Look how stunning he is at 10 months and he still has some growing to do! I love getting updates and photos!
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