Prism Place Poodles

07/23/2025

Tucker, one of Chloe’s puppies born in January 2024, is loved so much by his family, and his human momma, Mindy Honigmann. Such a sweet loving standard poodle boy he is!

07/23/2025

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Layla Gianelli, Ina Sledge, Allen Butler, Krista Laird Lane

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

07/22/2025

What a touching story… have you considered rescuing an older poodle? If so, please check with Carolina Poodle Rescue in SC. I am sure they have some gentle, loving poodles who need a good home.

For 198 days, Charlie waited.

He didn’t bark for attention. He didn’t jump. He just sat there — eyes quietly searching, heart silently hoping.

Every day, families came and went. They smiled at the puppies. They cooed at the tiny ones. But Charlie? He was always “too big,” “too shy,” or “just not the right fit.”

He watched them all leave — one by one — and with every goodbye that wasn’t his, his spark grew dimmer.
He stopped rushing to the front of the kennel.
He stopped dreaming out loud.
Instead, he curled into the same corner, on the same old blanket, holding onto a sliver of hope like a secret only he believed in.

And then, on day 198... she came.

Not with excitement or noise — but with stillness, and a softness in her eyes that said she understood. She walked past every cage, every cute, wagging tail, until she reached his.

She didn’t ask questions.

She just knelt down, looked into his tired, searching eyes, and said:

“Hey, buddy... I see you. Let’s go home.”

Charlie didn’t move at first. He was afraid to believe it. But when the kennel door opened, and the leash gently clipped on, he followed. Not out of trust — not yet — but out of the tiniest flicker of something he hadn’t felt in months:

Maybe. Just maybe.

The car ride was quiet. He sat beside her, unsure of what this meant. But halfway down the highway, she reached over and held his face in her hand — gently, lovingly — like he was already hers.

That’s when his tail moved.
Just once. Then again.
Then his whole body softened into her.

Because for the first time in 198 days, Charlie wasn’t invisible.
He wasn’t “too much.”
He was chosen.

And this ride? It wasn’t just to a house.
It was to the end of being overlooked.
The end of silence.
The end of waiting.

And the beginning of what every soul longs for:

A place to belong.
A person to trust.
A reason to wag again.

He’s not just going home.
He finally has one. 🐾❤️

07/21/2025

Chloe is hanging out with Maggie, Kisses, Bodhi, and Bandit this week while her new family in Melbourne, FL are on vacation.
Thank you, Nikki LaLonde Stiffler and Phil Stiffler, for welcoming Chloe into your home. It must feel like a Homecoming to Chloe to be with the minis from Prism Place Poodles!

07/21/2025

Jolene, the red emotional therapy mini poodle (a Prism Place Poodle) shines as the princess she is at a NICU children’s reunion.

07/19/2025

So very true… this is the life of a dedicated breeder of purebred, well-bred dogs. I miss this life so much!

🐾 Do you know how many rejections it costs to be a breeder?

Being a breeder is not just pictures of cute puppies and pride in beautiful dogs.
It is also a whole ocean of rejections that are invisible to someone on the outside.

🕰️ Time? There is no such thing as "free"

You forget about weekends, trips, vacations. At least for a few hours.
You can't go to the movies with newborns lying in the crib.
You can't sleep peacefully at night if the pregnant bitch is worried.
You can't leave the incubator when one puppy is fighting for its life.
There is no "break" in breeding. Every minute counts.

💸 Money? You invest endlessly

💰 Good dogs are expensive - and very expensive.
💰Tests, genetic tests, exhibitions, travel, food, supplements, c-sections, medicines, vaccines,accessories - these are thousands of dollars 💵
💰 Income? Sometimes it just goes away. There isn't any. Sometimes you are left in debt and... with an empty bed.

💔 Emotions? You learn patience and pain

➡️ When a puppy dies in your arms, and you are powerless.
➡️ When a bitch does not give birth, despite your efforts.
➡️ When you have to refuse a person who "only wants one dog", because you see that it will not be a good home.
➡️ When you sacrifice everything - and in return you receive hatred, jealousy and slander.

👩 ⚕️No routine - you are a breeder, but also:

🩺 a nurse/neonatalogist
🍼 foster mother
📖 in genetics
📦 in logistics
📷 a photographer
🧹 a cleaning lady
🧠 a psychologist
💬 advisor to their clients, often for years

👨 👩 👧 👦 family and friends ?? Things can be difficult

- "We can't meet because the bitch is giving birth." ""
- "I won't come because the puppies have diarrhea and I need to guard them." ""
- "No, I won't leave them with anyone. "It's my responsibility."

Not everyone will understand. Not everyone will stay.

❤️ But through it all... it's love

Love for animals, for their lives, for the development of the breed.
Love that makes you get up 10 times a night.
Love that doesn't let you take shortcuts.
Love that makes babies grow up healthy and makes you happy despite being sick,or tired.

🐶 A breeder is not a "puppy person".

This is someone who gives up their OWN comfort for the benefit of animals.
This is someone who doesn't equate love with money.
This is someone who lives between joy and pain, and still wouldn't trade it for anything else.

❤️ Respect passionate breeders. Every day they give everything they can, although no one sees it. ❤️

Ps. I give my consent to copying, let it go into the world because Breeding is not only about cute puppies. 🥰

06/20/2025

Puppy Update: Jolene, red one-year-old miniature poodle passed her exam in April to become an Emotional Therapy dog in Louisiana with her handler, Patti Hunsicker. Now she entertains children in libraries, visits children in hospital pediatric units, and give comfort and support to hospital staff and patients. We are so proud of this sweet little Prism Place Poodle!

06/20/2025

Puppy Update: Desi, one-year-old standard poodle puppy is adored by her family in Raleigh, NC, and is a happy active girl.

04/07/2025

A sarcastic view of “designer” goldendoodles! No offense, but I find it funny…
And I know that goldendoodle lovers love them to death!