“A house is not a home without a Standard Poodle.”
– Unknown
In 1989, we met our first Standard Poodles. One day a beautiful pair of black Standard Poodles walked into the grooming shop we owned and operated at the time. It was a mother and her son. Venus, the mother, was a gorgeous, loving, elegant, and petite Standard Poodle. Her son, Keegan, on the other hand, still just a puppy, was a huge combination of fun, personality, intelligence and striking good looks. This was the moment my family’s love affair with the Standard Poodle began. We groomed Keegan and Venus every few weeks and trained Keegan. As a result, the two were in the shop and in our home on a regular basis. We grew to love their more confident, protective nature, large size and no shedding or odor. These qualities and the intelligence and loyalty of Keegan and Venus convinced us this was a breed worth sharing with everyone.
The next years of our lives were filled with showing Saddlebred and Morgan horses, raising Standard Poodles and Westies, and operating the grooming and boarding kennel, known as Autumn Acres. We were dreaming of owning a small farm with rolling hills and we were blessed to find exactly that Twelve acres just outside of Spring Hope, North Carolina. In the past the Tuscarora Indians had inhabited this property and as they cleared the land for construction, we found many beautiful arrowheads. Because of the heritage of the land and a new beginning for all of us, we changed the name from Autumn Acres to Arrowhead Acres.
As we settled in at Arrowhead Acres, we were ready to expand our Standard Poodle Breeding Stock. After a yearlong search we found breeders, Steve and Debbie Euker and they had the quality of Standard Poodle that we wanted. Browsing around Debbie’s website we saw a little red female Standard Poodle Puppy staring back at us from the screen. She had the sweetest eyes and the prettiest face. We decided this little red head was what we wanted next. She landed at RDU airport a few days before Christmas that year.
After meeting our little red head Noel, the Poodle bug had struck! Everyone in the family fell in love instantly. Several relatives jumped on board and by April we had added four more poodles to our gang. As a Family, we decided to share our love of the Standard Poodle with the public. Thus, Family Affair Standard Poodles was born.
We are dedicated to the future health and well-being of the Standard Poodle. We love this breed and believe that the Standard Poodle makes an ideal companion and friend. If you have decided to make a Standard Poodle a member of your family, we hope you will make it a Family Affair Standard Poodle.