Fun Photos of the Kuklenski's, friends and Farm
We
love our Poodles! Niki grew up with Miniature Poodles and
Jeff informed her the minute they got married that they
would NOT own a Poodle! Then he said a large black one would
be okay....and well.....the rest is history! Hailee
(left) our Standard was brought home while Jeff was on a
business trip. Since she was a puppy her coat was still
black and hadn't changed color yet. Niki broke it to him
when Hailee was six months old that she would turn silver
when she grew up. Hailee was born on August 29, 1999 and
quickly become Jeff's personal fan club. Jeff is now a die
hard "Poo" man and adores Hailee. They play frisbee, go bye
bye, swim and just about anything you can think of! Hailee
is the perfect Poo who is on guard to intruders, but loves
company if her parents are home. She can be counted on to
deliver mail (Poodle deliveries) throughout the house to
Niki or Jeff. When not guarding, playing or waiting for fun,
Hailee can be found sleeping on Jeff's pillow. Daisy
(right) our Miniature joined our family in November 2005.
Her mother "Minnie Mouse" was a Christmas gift to Niki's
parents in 2003. Niki's Mom had always wanted a puppy for
Christmas. Six months later Niki's Mother passed away, thank
goodness her Dad had Minnie to keep him company! One of the
things her parents had planned on doing was to have a
carefully planned litter of pups. After passing
Optigen
eye tests (black Poos have an eye problem specific to this
color and Poos can have eye problems in general), Niki's Dad
bred Minnie and had a litter of pups born August 29, 2005,
the same day Hailee our Standard was born. For Niki's 2005
birthday, her family gave her one of the pups. In honor of
Niki's Mom's love of Disney, the litter was named Mickey
Mouse, Tinkerbelle and our little girl is Daisy. Daisy
is a tough little Poo who loves to wrestle with her big
sister and play frisbee. Any other time is spent keeping
track of Niki whom she adores. She has been to agility and
obedience classes (as has Hailee). Daisy is very black and
her Father is from a well respected Poodle program
Farthing
Poodles.
Niki was going to spay her, but her vet talked her out of
it. Daisy has had her eyes CERF tested and both her parents
were Optigen tested. Daisy has a wonderful personality, nice
coat and good structure. She gave birth to a litter of pups
August 17, 2007 (there were two boys and two girls). The
sire to Daisy's pups was Pita-P
Poodles
AM Champion Foxmore Stetson. We
highly recommend Poodles as companion dogs. They are clean,
don't shed, smart beyond belief and always entertaining. Our
dogs can be lap dogs, but are also happy farm
dogs!
Did
we mention Hailee is a water dog? Pictured swimming at the
top of Mount Baker Summer 2006.
Jeff
is a horse guy! Since a small child, he has always dreamed
of owning his own cow pony. His first horse was a Palomino
bought as a wedding gift by Niki. His current horse is a
registered Quarter Horse gelding Pepernaut's Tornado.
Tornado was also a gift from Niki, after being advised by
longtime friend John Mallon to buy him. John had done his
training and nicknamed him "Lippy" because of his playful
nature. Jeff has been taking reining and riding lessons for
years on him.
Grandma
used to fish, sunbath, camp, walk and do all kinds of
outdoors things. Because of her eyesight, she cannot do most
of these things any longer...but is still very sharp and
aware. Grandma loves to swim and eat anything potato! She is
pretty darn adorable and we love her dearly and feel so
blessed she is still with us. We
have an annual date to do the June Portland Oregon Rose
Festival Parade. Grandma has attended this parade most of
her adult life, but now has trouble watching it. Our
solution to this was to take her in the five mile parade in
our llama cart. Grandma is a good sport and loves having all
her friends say they saw her in the parade being pulled by a
llama. Her favorite llama no less.....Eagle! We
gave Gramdma Eagle's 2006 National Driving Trophy as he won
it the day after her 90th birthday!
Cher
is a Great Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepherd mix we got from Texas
through an ASD rescue group. She is young, but in training
with our other dog Aslan. Cher loves to play out in the
pasture with various treasures she finds around the farm.
Bailing twine, rocks, sticks, vet wrap and more are her
favorite items to drag ou there. Aslan
is a purebred Anatolian Shepherd who has extensive guarding
experience which he will be sharing with Cher. He came from
Mike and Pam Hruby of Arizona. While they had him, he killed
a bobcat and a coyote. Aslan weighs in at 150lbs and is all
business when it comes to guarding. Most of the time you
think Aslan is asleep, but he can quickly come to life when
needed. We thank Pam for giving him up as we know how
special he has been to her! These
dogs work together with Cher acting as the alert dog and
Aslan as the back-up swat team! We are really pleased with
both of them.
Below
is Donna with our other dear friend Linda. Between them is
the famous Pepper Poodle! Besides Donna and Linda, Pepper
ONLY likes his Auntie Niki.
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