as lucky enough to be able to approach this breed as a child. My first poodle was a Medium black, the biggest size my parents allowed.
The first Standard arrived only a few years later, we were at the beginning of the 80s, then poodles of this size were truly a rarity, even in exhibitions.
This dog, born in Germany but of English and Scandinavian origins, marked the rest of my life. He had exceptional intelligence; all I had to do was whisper a word to him and he understood whatever I was telling him. Devil, that was his name, became champion in several countries and was proclaimed BIS many times.
He also participated in some television programs and enjoyed being the center of attention both in the ring and on the screen. He was an incredible representative of the breed and from then on I promised myself that in my life I would always have one of his descendants around me. I was lucky enough to be able to make my dream come true and still today I live surrounded by many large Standard Poodles and some of them descend from my "big" Devil.
However, this love of mine for poodles had made me forget about other dogs as there were many breeds that I loved. My husband and I met thanks to an Airedale; his first female named Bessie, was stubborn, rebellious, quarrelsome but also, when she wanted, very sweet and affectionate beyond all limits, in short, a real terrier. We began to attend shows together, and now after more than 20 years we find ourselves surrounded by many champions of both breeds who bear our affix "Samarcanda". We bred Airedales until a few years ago, producing many champions, but we have now stopped as, being two very demanding breeds, it was difficult to follow them both adequately.
Two other pillars of our kennel are our son Guelfo who takes care of the weekly management of the show dogs and the presentation of the dogs at the expo. He too was bit by the same bug as we and has recently started breeding Scottish terriers by importing a beautiful American champion female from the USA with the best bloodlines behind her. He has already bred a nice litter from her, and we will see what this brings us in the future of this splendid breed.
My sister Sonia is also a supporting beam in our breeding. After having masterfully presented champions such as Sinner, Morgan and the famous Marte with great success, she is now dedicating herself to her new jewel Drago (Samarcanda Born to be King) who is already enjoying great results in the rings.
Returning to our breed, the Poodle is endowed with an intelligence of an almost human type, therefore more dramatic and easier to understand than many breeds; they understand everything that is said to them, has a great predisposition for training, is not quarrelsome and can easily coexist with individuals of the same sex.
Our Poodles all live indoors; some on the upper floor, others on the lower floor, in rooms reserved for them equipped with kennels and sofas from which they can freely access a small private garden.
If possible I prefer to breed in Linebreeding, a method with which it is easier to obtain homogeneous offspring (type, size, character) but also to maintain a certain genetic variability, which is very important, I often resort to outcrossing matings using external sires of innovative bloodlines.
It is correct to mention the dogs on which our kennel was founded:
The Sires:
Ch. Black Bajazzo von der Weissen Birke (Devil) 1983
Ch. Racketeer Dance with a Stranger (Grieg) 1993
Ch. Racketeer Sinner or Saint (Sinner) 1999
Ch. Cabryn American Boy a Samarcanda ( Bruce) 2002
The Dams:
Ch. Pacific Star at Kertellas (Gladis) 1980
Ch. Samarcanda Impossibile Andrea (Andrea) 1986
Ch. Scarpebox per Samarcanda (Tallulha) 1998
Ch. Racketeer Sinner in Silk (Naquel) 1999
Ch. Fidel Fliyng Noodle ( Fiona) 2000
I deliberately left out, with the exception of Andrea, all the Samarcandas as I preferred to include as progenitors the dogs coming from the kennels with which I started breeding and still collaborate.
All my dogs have a place in my heart, some for one reason, some for another. They are pieces of life, each different but equally unforgettable. I will never forget Devil, Grieg, Niki, Angel, Andrea, Alice, Queen, Frank, Jewel, Lisa, Tessa, Bessie, Andy, Sara and all the great friends who crossed the rainbow bridge.
Our puppies are born in our bedroom; they remain there for about a month so that we can check that everything is going well, they are then moved with their mother to a special room monitored with an internal circuit video camera. In this room a radio is left on all day so they get used to the noises.
The mother is already fed from mid-pregnancy with puppy food supplemented with milk and pieces of Grana Padano to provide her with a greater calcium intake.
Weaning begins around 30 days, giving the little ones baby food with goat’s milk. As they grow, the baby food is gradually replaced with excellent quality puppy food blended and softened in goat’s milk. Around two months they eat meat, dry food with milk
We always make newspapers available to them so that they learn to use them for their needs, which they learn quite quickly and without difficulty.
Puppies come into contact with other adults only after they have had their first vaccination, therefore around 2 months old. They will move to their new homes around 80/90 days old, in the meantime they will be looked after by a very good educator.
We often give puppies abroad but never to breeders who do not exhibit their dogs and in any case not before having thoroughly investigated to know everything about the person who will welcome the puppy; obviously this rule also applies to Italy. We breed to obtain beautiful, typical and healthy dogs, we are happy if those who welcome them enhance them in some way by taking them to expo and/or using them in one of the many sporting disciplines. But we also consider life on a comfortable sofa loved and considered like a member of the family more than suitable for our puppy
