Call name Max owned by Kay Acres of Moses Lake Washington USA.
Kay wanted a poodle for canine sports and to be a companion to their energetic Irish Terrier Bridee.
Kay also wanted a poodle to match in color to Bridee.
I am hoping Kay will come to the blog, correct my spellings and give thoughts on her boy and some new pictures as he competes in Agility.
Kay has faithfully sent pictures for the last 17 months… I’ve saved all her letters so can add some of her earlier comments with the pictures once they are loaded here.
A few taken before he left the Ranch…such a sweet happy puppy, loved playing with older Borzoi Pup Radzimierz. Radzi for short
Max male golden red at 6 weeks
another of Max
Max at 10 weeks of age
Max
Max and Radzi
Max and sister Bou Bou
Bridee Irish Terrier
4/3/2007
This is Bridee enjoying herself out in the scab lands which may have been formed by megafloods many thousands of years ago! I watched a special on T.V. last week about this area. I am looking forward to picking Max up on Friday afternoon at the Abbotsford Airport. I saw a standard poodle compete in Agility at our Fairgrounds this weekend. They put the jump bar to the top and it cleared all the jumps by 3 feet. The owner, an older lady who handles the dog, gave me a card with the name of the breeder who you
would likely recognize and now I can’t find the card. I think they
were Tudor poodles!! Kay
Max playing Bridee
Also, Max is finally home! We stayed with my daughter in Bellingham Friday night, and my mother-in-law in Seattle on Saturday and Max was a perfect gentleman. Did you house train him? He is housebroken and hasn’t made a single mistake. Right now he is passed out behind me as I type this to you with Bridee only feet away. They are good together. She runs to him when he barks a little and sniffs him over. When they were running across the back lawn she body checked him and was a little rough so I told her to be gentle and she backed off. Do you think I should watch out for him for awhile? Does he need any more vaccinations before I take him to obedience classes? They are going to be good together in the kennel and I love his disposition. Thanks for the great little pup. Kay
Max Watching Waterfowl
4/10/2007
Max, enjoying the lake view! He watches me and stays with Bridee and doesn’t need to wear an e-collar. I wouldn’t do that to him until he was well established in his new home in any case. I have taken him out on the trails twice and he was perfect. He tries to follow Bridee, but she is too quick for him right now! They play together, but are quiet in the kennel and in the pen area in the house. Bridee has calmed down, and Max is trying to jump like an Irish!! Everyone loves him. Kay
First Walks
4/11/2007
Chasing Bridee
4/18/2007
Thanks for the information regarding Max’s registration. I’m glad I’m not foaling mares and good luck with the calving. I took Max to the vet to get his vaccine and he had no problems. I asked the vet to weigh Bridee too and was surprised to find that she weighed 26 pounds
and Max weighed 24 pounds 9 ounces. She is lean and muscular.
They are quite the pair!! Here they are running through volcanic ash
from Mt. St. Helens because Bridee started a game with a stick. I
come home at noon to let them out of their run and feed them. And I usually take them for a half hour run on the trails in the morning
and also after work. Bridee and I will make sure that Max is fit.
Bridee runs hard for the ball whenever I have time to throw it, but
Max is not particularly interested unless he can grab the ball from her. I don’t remember when Bridee became interested in retrieving – maybe it was when she was a little older than Max. They are opposites and I like that. He is a great little pup. Kay
Bridee Bounding
4/20/2007
“Where’s Waldo?” Look closely and you will see Bridee in her characteristic pounce which she uses when she flushes out birds during our morning walk. Quite amazing – she will do a series of pounces sometimes jumping four or more feet in the air! A
combination of cat and gazelle! She is quite obedient and Max
copies her which is nice. She did a really good job at our last rally practice. Maybe she was showing off for Max!! She has calmed
down and changed since Max’s arrival. He is a popular boy, and they
look good together, and are good together. Did I tell you that I talked to a poodle owner at the dog show who knew the Minaret Poodles. They said they are bred for health and performance and one of their older poodles was a Minaret Poodle. They asked me the name of Max’s mother, but I didn’t know. They said I would love my poodle and I do. Actually the different abilities and personalities of the
two dogs is fun. I will look into getting another microchip. Kay
Max being Groomed
4/28/2007
What a good boy!! Patty used a cutter Vac?? I told her not to pull the hair in his ears! Today I put an e-collar on him because he went over to the neighbor’s yard. He was a little distressed, but soon forgot about it and was off playing with Bridee. I’ve been trying to watch him to prevent him from running through when he gets too close. Bridee is perfect with the collar and I think he will be too. It is safer for him to be trained to it. Bridee is as playful as Max and makes up all sorts of games for him. The only time he shows much interest in a ball is when she teases him with one!! They really are a good match. He is doing very well and seems bonded to Bridee and to me. Pat is having to make an effort to get his attention! He really likes both Bridee and Max and is impressed with
Max’s disposition. Actually he is amazed. Everyone likes Max and
he looks great with Bridee. He isn’t as red as he looks in this photo. I hope you are enjoying spring! Kay
Max Evening Walk
4/30/2007
How much should I feed him? I am giving him about 1 cup three
times a day, but I add egg, meat, vegetables and some broth to this.
Tonight they played together for over half an hour! Kay
5/20/2007
Max is now retrieving for me (eagerly)! I took this photo yesterday
when we were out hiking! We startled two deer a couple of days ago and Bridee ran after them, but she came back to me when I called
her. Amazing. I was very happy about that!! We were really close
to them. Max just stayed with me which was great. Hope everything is going well for you. Kay
Max resting during Hike
5/30/2007
I helped clip Max and I will take a photo of his “new look” to send. This past weekend we took both dogs to Penticton and stayed in the Lakeshore Motel on the lake!! They were fun to take along. Max is a
“protector”!! Max & Kay
Looking Fierce
6/25/2007
“Max” looking fierce! I wouldn’t want to go up against those teeth! What a character he is, and very bold, quite different from the female – a perfect match in color and personality. They don’t hurt each other and he lies beside her and puts his big furry paw over her shoulder. So peaceful for a short while and then away
they go full speed. I took them both to a beginner agility class.
Max is super cooperative, and eager. I won’t do much with him as he is too young. For awhile he was acting like a guard dog, but the more I get him out the quieter he is becoming. I am also taking him to obedience classes. Bridee is old enough for agility so I will work with her more. She will do anything for a ball and has a good recall so I think she will do OK and like it. I like it and it is exercise. Kay
Waterfowl Skylined
5/8/2007
Katrina, I am really pleased because Max is really interested in Bridee’s balls!! I take him out separately like you suggested, and you’d think it was the most exciting game. I throw the balls three or four times for him, and not too far, and he brings them back. I alternate the balls. Then I take Bridee out and let her tear after the balls for awhile. Last night I took the dogs over to the State Park where there is a huge lawn area and big trees for shade. There
was no one else there as it was 8pm. Bridee will sit or down
and stay so I can work with Max. I can walk about 100 yards and
call her and she runs flat out to me. I think she is pretty safe
off leash, but I watch for other dogs or people. It was cooler
there and Max loved it. When I was asking him to “down” he was flopping down and being silly. He pulls his lips back and has a silly grin – it is really cute!! I just checked on them and found a big hole on my pathway – guess who had dirt on his feet! He got a correction and I put him out in the kennel by himself for five minutes. Bridee was concerned by his yipping, but I wasn’t!! I filled it in somewhat and tomorrow I will fix it. Just wanted to let you know he is getting along really well and starting to feel at home. This morning when I was out with the dogsI saw fifteen or
sixteen white egrets mixed in with the flocks of cormorants. Kay
5/13/2007
Happy Mother’s Day Katrina! We walked for two miles and both dogs went right along beside us. Pat took “Max” and he was very good. I want him to bond to him too. Kay
Out Hiking
Pat and Pooches
Max on ahead
6/30/2007
Hi, Max was charging down the trail ahead of us today. I had to keep calling him back. There were a lot of deer tracks and I think he was hoping to see something!! I took a photo of a deer on the way
home and neither of the dogs saw the deer (I didn’t point them out).
Max is changing into a pre-adult in his look and his behavior. Does he look like his father? Kay
NOTE from Katrina, Max looks much like his grandmother in Finland, Fin’s mother a rich apricot.
7/29/2007
Getting acquainted with “Lily” 15 months – my youngest granddaughter! Max is growing and lively. I tried to get a photo of Max and Bridee to send you, but it is too hot out and Max just kept looking at me like I was crazy!! I boarded both dogs for a week when I went to Canada. They were excited to see me but seemed just fine.
I took them out for their first run this morning and about halfway out Max charged ahead a little too far so I called him back and put the leash on both of them. When I looked up, I saw a white tail deer bounding through the sage and grass in the distance!!
I wanted to know your opinion on feeding Max puppy food now that he is almost eight months old. I have had several dog people tell me I should switch to adult dog food as there is too much calcium in puppy food and Max is a big puppy breed. I am feeding Nutro. What do you think? Kay
NOTE: from Katrina I have fed puppy food longer without any difficulties that I know of.
but do the research and settle on what you think will be best for your poodle.
Max and Bridee
Egret at Moses Lake
Max 7 1/2 Months
7/30/2007
Photo of an egret. I also took pictures of a doe and fawn today, but I had to get the dogs so the photos weren’t as good as I would like.
Max was charging around in the tall grass and Bridee was bolting after the deer with the fawn after her!!
8/9/2007
“Max” and “Kari” showing their teeth. “Bridee” the perfect one! I hope you are having a great summer. Kay Acres
9/17/2007
Early morning look out!! Kay
4/2/2008
I have entered Max and Bridee in Dog Rally at our show on April 12th and 13th! I volunteered at the Agility show this weekend and I took both dogs with me. It took Max awhile to settle down, but I took him everywhere I went – even when I was helping to tear down the course and he got used to it. We had 320 dog runs on both days and they ran dogs Friday as well. It was pretty interesting. There were two standard poodles competing and one Irish Terrier and they all did well. We had four inches of snow on Saturday – very unusual – so they were late starting. Kay
Max Looking Silly
Trimmed Ready ToGo
4/14/2008
Max trimmed and ready for his show day. I hope his tail grows out quickly! Both Max and Bridee had good scores in their (and my) first Dog Rally competition this weekend. They qualified on both days. On the first day Max scored 92 out of 100 points. He lost points because I held his leash too tight through the serpentine, (I was
nervous) and he interfered with me on one of the circles. Bridee had 87 points – she lost 10 points due to handler error because I forgot to have her sit on the come front move! I also lost points for holding her leash too tight. The leash has to hang down with a curve the whole way. The second day both dogs had 99 points out of 100 until I moved my foot on the last task! (I wasn’t nervous, I just didn’t know to keep my feet absolutely still) That was a 3 point deduction for both dogs as I did it the same with each dog!! Max beat Bridee on time so he was third and she was fourth. They would have been first and second if I had done as well as my dogs.
Anyway, I was very pleased!! Bridee was entry number 14 and Max
was entry number 16. Max is a happy dog and he is going to be a great competitor. Bridee does what I ask, but would rather play. I might have a photo or two I can send. Kay
You might already have this. I’m just practicing. Max has his Rally Novice A Title. Now we move to the next level which is off leash. Kay
NOTE: from Katrina… Way To Go Kay you have the first Dayspring bred Poodle to gain that Title. Congratulations on your efforts. I’m sure Max has enjoyed the experience of learning from you.
6/9/2008 Max is now 18 months old
Flying Over the Sage
7/10/2008
Your photos are always good! I sent the pictures to an interested person and I also ordered some dermalustre to try on Max’s tail. I have been taking both dogs to agility lessons and the instructor, who has about 36 people she currently works with, said they will be ready for some agility matches by September! We’ll see how it goes. Both dogs have the best weaves of all of the dogs she works with. Thanks to my teaching them in the house and garage over the winter. Once they caught on I used the DVD “World Class Weaves”. I see that Max had a blond ‘uncle’ and except for his ears he appears to be blond rather than red. Do you think it’s the way he is groomed? I’ll try to attach a photo of him jumping in the sage brush that I took this
morning. He’s busy and very confident!! Kay
NOTE: from Katrina, Kay was talking of the pictures of Nellie (who lives now in Sweden) and will be posted here soon too.
Leave Me Room
Tire Jump
Max in the Sage5/24/2008MAX
11/28/2007 Max is now 11 moths old
Max is no longer coughing. I think he had kennel cough and it was awful. I’m sure it lasted longer than two months. He was hacking and then hucking up like he had a giant fur ball!! Sometimes he
would spit up white foam, but usually nothing came out. I’ve never
experienced anything like it. The Irish never got it, but she is older so maybe her immunity is better. Pulling on his collar made it worse so I bought a “haltie”. He wasn’t wild about it, but once he quit trying to rub it off it actually worked very well. He’s a great dog and the two dogs are super together. Pat told me that I hurt Max’s feelings all the time when I pay attention to Bridee!! Is that possible? I think I am equal with them, but I’ll be more
sensitive!! Do you think I should ask Patty (the lady who trims
Max) to trim his head down so it is the same length as his body? She only charges me $ 30.00 which I think is cheap so I have not attempted to do it myself. If I wasn’t working I might try harder to do him myself. Hope you are all well. Kay
NOTE: from Katrina. Good that Max finally is better two months is a long time to be coughing…. My red line of poodles are very possesive. I treat them like I would a human toddler, for they understand about the same…learn many words, just do not have the use of human language. Good thing about poodle hair if you want to try a look and do not like it, just a few more weeks will give you enough hair to change the clip again.
Max 14 Months
2/3/2008
“Max” the hunter! I have to make sure I put the leash on him when we start out, and then I have him heel off leash off and on while we are out. He loves to get his nose down and go! He has an awesome
recall when his head is up!!! Hope everything is good with you.
Thanks for the beautiful pictures of the female you are going to show. How is she doing? Kay
NOTE: from Katrina the pictures were of my grandchildren’s poodle Elegance, Max’s sister, who
was in a Puppy Show Clip… Elegance is now clipped down and resides full time with her young charges
at Prince George BC… Elegance will have pictures posted here at the Blog later.
Max 16 Months
Max 9 Months
9/15/2007
Does Max look like his mother? He weighs about 45 pounds and is not
fat. I feed him Nutro – for big puppy breeds. Boy, you should see
him go – he runs down the trail so fast his hair blows back!! I
sent for his akc papers (about a month ago) and so far heard nothing. Both dogs stay in the yard, but I usually put the collars on just to be safe and I put them in their kennel when I’m not at home. How is your new litter doing? I’m back at work so it’s nice the dogs have each other – they are a good combination. Very polite with each other when they are kenneled and great play partners when they are out. Kay
NOTE: from Katrina here you can see in the photo that the squareness is returning to Max’s build has he
grows toward maturity at 14 months. Max is shorter backed than his mother, and a darker shade of golden red than Breanna. He is more like his European relatives in build.
EARLY MORNING LOOKOUT
Bridee Kari Max
OH NO SKUNK!!!!!
7/4/2007
Yes, you did give me the site for his FinnEus relatives, but it is still hard for me to know who is who. I think he looks like Joiner’s Quality Iroko Ilana in color – would that be a grandmother? This is a photo from yesterday – Max being de-skunked! I used (1 bottle of peroxide, 1 quarter cup baking soda, 3 TBSP dish soap) I soaked him with water first and rinsed his eyes and mouth out! Poor thing was drooling and one eye was shut. Then I soaped him up with the solution and waited 5 minutes. He smelled much better, but now he has a blond head!! I think he may have stuck his nose under a baby skunk’s tail. The smell was distinct, but not horrendous. Bridee was not part of it and they are never too far apart. I was a short distance from him and decided I wouldn’t take a closer look. I didn’t want to put him in my car so I walked them home and went back for my car. This morning I saw a deer as I drove up to the sage brush area where we walk. It disappeared before I parked, but Max knew something was up and he was raring to go. Much to his
disappointment I put the leash on him for about ten minutes! Kay
Lily & Grandma Kay
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