Standard Poodle Breeders UK: Advertise Your Kennel Free

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Do you breed Standard Poodles? List your kennel on caninebreeder.co.uk so that people searching for Standard Poodle puppies for sale can find you directly. Your basic listing shows your kennel or company name, website, social media, location and categories. When a litter is planned you can advertise Standard Poodle puppies for sale alongside each parent's health results, and if you own a Standard Poodle stud dog you can list him with his DNA, eye and hip results. Add your kennel or compare plans.

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Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

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We add licensed breeders from councils' public registers. Search for your kennel name; if it is listed you can claim it and edit everything.

About the Standard Poodle

The Standard Poodle is the largest of the three Poodle varieties recognised by The Royal Kennel Club (RKC), which places all of them in the Utility group. According to the RKC, the Poodle comes from Germany, where it was bred to retrieve from water for duck hunters, and its forebears were water dogs from various parts of Europe. The Poodle Council notes that the French name, Caniche, is built from the French words for dog and duck. The RKC keeps a separate breed standard for the Standard, the Miniature Poodle and the Toy Poodle, and the main difference between them is height.

Size and build

The breed standard asks for a well-balanced, elegant dog with a proud carriage, a long, fine head, a deep chest and a short, strong back. Height is the only measurement it gives: a Standard Poodle is over 38 cm (15 in) at the shoulder, with no upper limit and no weight. The RKC classes the Standard as a medium-sized breed with a typical lifespan of over 12 years, and suggests a large house with a large garden.

Coat and grooming

The coat is profuse, dense and harsh in texture, with the short hair close, thick and curly. The standard says it does not moult, and the breed appears on our low-shedding dogs page. As the hair keeps growing, the RKC recommends grooming every day, and the Poodle Council advises a professional groom every four to eight weeks. The RKC explains that the traditional trim was practical: the hindquarters were clipped to help the dog swim, and bands of hair were left on the joints and tail tip against the cold. All traditional trims are allowed in the show ring. Any solid colour is accepted, and the RKC lists apricot, black, blue, brown, cream, red, silver and white. Particolours, sables and two-colour combinations such as black and tan are non-breed-standard colours, and the breed sits in RKC Colour Watch Category 3.

Exercise and temperament

The RKC suggests up to an hour of exercise a day and rates the breed suitable for town or country. The standard describes a cheerful, good-tempered dog. The Poodle Council says Poodles need mental stimulation as well as walks, and respond well to positive, force-free training with clear instructions. It lists obedience, scentwork and agility among the activities Poodles take part in.

Standard Poodle health tests

The RKC lists five tests for Standard Poodle breeding stock, all under its Best Practice heading. Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) makes the cells of the retina degenerate, usually starting with night blindness and leading to loss of sight. Both prcd-PRA and PRA (rcd4) are autosomal recessive, so a puppy is only affected if it inherits a faulty copy of the gene from each parent. Von Willebrand disease type 1 is an inherited bleeding disorder caused by a shortage or fault in a clotting protein. Since 6 January 2025, the RKC will only register imported Standard Poodles and litters by overseas sires if the dog is proven clear or a carrier of both prcd-PRA and PRA (rcd4), or is hereditarily clear, and identified carriers may only be mated to a Standard Poodle that is clear of both. The RKC introduced this rule at the breed clubs' request.

Outside the RKC lists, the Standard Poodle Club says its code of ethics requires members to test for sebaceous adenitis (SA), an inflammatory skin disease confirmed by skin biopsy, before breeding. The club also keeps open registers for SA and Addison's disease. The Poodle Council's list of known Standard Poodle health issues includes bloat (gastric dilatation-volvulus), epilepsy and neonatal encephalopathy with seizures (NeWS).

DNA test: progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA), RKC Best Practice
DNA test: progressive retinal atrophy PRA (rcd4), RKC Best Practice
DNA test: von Willebrand disease type 1 (vWD1), RKC Best Practice
BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme, RKC Best Practice
BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme, RKC Best Practice
RKC registration rule (from 6 January 2025): imports and litters by overseas sires must be clear, carriers or hereditarily clear for prcd-PRA and PRA (rcd4)
Breed Watch: Category 1 (no specific points of concern identified)

Choosing a Standard Poodle breeder

A good Standard Poodle breeder will show you the paperwork for both parents rather than just describing it: DNA results for prcd-PRA, PRA (rcd4) and vWD1, an eye certificate and hip scores. You can check any RKC-registered dog on the RKC Health Test Results Finder. Ask about sebaceous adenitis too, because the Standard Poodle Club expects breeding dogs to be tested for it, and it advises buyers to choose RKC-registered puppies from breeders who test in line with its code of ethics. A careful breeder will also ask about your home, the time you can give to grooming and how you will meet the dog's need for exercise and training. Puppies should be seen with their mother and should already be used to having their feet, face and coat handled. In England, anyone who breeds three or more litters in 12 months and sells any of the puppies, or who runs a business breeding and advertising dogs, needs a council licence, and the licence number must appear in adverts. The Poodle Council suggests starting with your local breed club, and our buyer safety guide covers viewings and deposits.

Can I see the DNA, eye and hip certificates for both parents?
Have the parents been tested for sebaceous adenitis, and when?
What is the litter's inbreeding coefficient compared with the breed average?
Is the puppy a breed standard colour, and will it be registered with the RKC?
Will you take the dog back at any age if I can no longer keep it?

Standard Poodle questions

How big is a Standard Poodle?

The RKC breed standard only says a Standard Poodle should be over 38 cm (15 in) at the shoulder; it sets no upper height and no weight. The RKC classes the breed as medium-sized with a typical lifespan of over 12 years.

Do Standard Poodles shed?

The breed standard describes a coat that does not moult, and the RKC lists the breed as non-shedding. The trade-off is grooming: the RKC recommends grooming every day and the Poodle Council advises a professional groom every four to eight weeks. If you have allergies, spend time with adult Poodles before committing.

What health tests should Standard Poodle parents have?

The RKC lists DNA tests for prcd-PRA, PRA (rcd4) and von Willebrand disease type 1, plus the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme and the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme, all as Best Practice. The Standard Poodle Club also expects members to test breeding dogs for sebaceous adenitis, which is diagnosed by skin biopsy.

What is the difference between Standard, Miniature and Toy Poodles?

Height. The RKC publishes a separate breed standard for each variety, but they describe the same dog at different sizes: a Standard is over 38 cm at the shoulder, a Miniature is under 38 cm but not under 28 cm, and a Toy is under 28 cm.

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