Recent Updates:

NEW SECTION: TOP PRODUCER STUD DOG REVIEW FEATURING OUR SILVER DOG LOUIE (see below)
• OUR CHAMPION DOGS AT STUD (to approved bitches)
• AM. CAN. CH. LEMERLE SILK COMEDIAN OF KEJA - TOP PRODUCER - Louie, silver (retired)
• AM. CAN. CH. LEMERLE CARRINGTON AZURE AZ IS - CHAMPION PRODUCER - Aaron, blue. Aaron, Louie's son, is with Terri Meyers in Minneapolis

• Our sad news is the death of our beloved silver Am. Can. Ch. Lemerle French Silk (Monique) in March 2005 after a long and healthy life. She remains the top winning silver of all time and she was the Top Producer of ten American champions. Sadly missed by Gary and I as she was the heart and soul of our silver dogs, and remained sharp and beautiful until the end. Her details are below.

• ....... LATEST NEWS FOR 2006-2008:.........

• GARY AND I RETIRED from work and breeding Standard Poodles, and we moved from Minnesota to Ruidoso, NM (Southern New Mexico, in the mountains).

• OUR FIRST BICHON FRISE! Welcome to our show-quality Bichon: PaRay's Lemerle By Proxy. We collected Roxie from top Bichon breeders Paul Flores and Tray Pittman in California, in October 2006. She is daughter of multiple BIS winner Ch. PaRay's Provocative, and 1/2 sister to multiple BIS winner Ch. PaRay's Paragon (Number 1 Bichon for 2006 and 2007). So we have high hopes for our Roxie! LATEST UPDATE, MARCH 2008: Roxie returns to California to be shown by her breeders Paul Flores and Tray Pittman

• CRYSTAL. See photos of our top performance white female; U-SH,U-CDX,MACH2 Lemerle Crystal Lite UD,JH,WC,WCX on owner Bev Duerst's website at Limelitepoodles.com/index/html. Great website Bev!

• THE COLOR BLUE! I am often asked about the color blue and how it differs from silver. Our CH. LEMERLE FRENCH AZOTIQUE (Zoe, daughter of our silver Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle French Silk, Monique) is pictured in the 2008 Poodle Review Stud Issue (Jan-Feb/March-Apr 2008), page 42. This is one of the best reproductions of a photo of one of our adult blue Standard Poodles. Zoe is a Top Producer, mother and grandmother of many beautiful blue and silver Poodles.

• PUPPIES: We might have an occasional puppy for sale or know of litters. If you are looking for a Standard Poodle puppy or adult in the Twin Cities Minnesota area please contact the TCPC Breeders Referral person Kay Reilly at 952-920-0329.

• CH. LEMERLE SILK CASHMERE CDX, AX, AXJ, WC, WCX, JH (Cache, silver) sired by our Louie, Am. Can. Ch. Lemerle Silk Comedian of Keja out of Ch. Lemerle French Vanilla completed his Junior Hunter title in September 2006 with co-owner and trainer Lin Gelbmann. Way to go Lin and Cache!

• LEMERLE AZ MUSIQUE PLAYS (Maestro - blue), won BW, BOS at Salina KC on September 16, 2006, under judge Virginia Lyle. He is by Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle Carrington Azure Az Is (Aaron) out of Ch. Lemerle French Azotique (Zoe), bred by Brude Flunker and Elaine and owned by Jill Lurye and Elaine.

• LEMERLE AZ MUSIQUE PLAYS (Maestro - blue) repeated the above wins on September 17, 2006 at Wichita KC under judge Thomas Carneal. Congratulations Jill!

• CH. LEMERLE LITE OF THE MOON (Monte - white) finished his championship on September 18, 2006 by winning BW for a major at the Greater Collin KC in Dallas, TX handled by Terri Meyers. The judge was Elaine E. Mathis. Monte is by Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle Silk Comedian of Keja x Ch. Lemerle French Vanilla. Monte is the younger full brother of Ch. Lemerle Silk Cashmere. He was bred by Elaine and is owned by Gary Cook, Minneapolis, MN. Congratulations Gary!

• LEMERLE LITE AS STARDUST (Ziggy - white) finished his agility Novice JWW title on September 17, 2006. Ziggy is by Ch. Graphic Metallic out of our silver Lemerle Soft As Silk and is owned and trained by Christine Dahl in Minneapolis, MN.

• LANE'S HI HO SILVER (Hank, silver male) - Introducing Louie's last silver son, born July 2007 and lives with breeder Lane Gergely in San Antonio, Texas. Hank will soon hit the show circuits with handler Bettie Brown.

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  See Lemerle Standard Poodles in the new book from the U.K. by Eileen Geeson called 'The Standard Poodle'. This book is available from many bookstores including Amazon.com You will see sections on the major Standard Poodle kennels in the U.S. including Lemerle, and there are photos of Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle French Silk (Monique), Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle Travellin' Lite (Leo) and Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle Lite My Fire (Mya). Enjoy this book! .

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  Lemerle is the home of:

  The boys:

  Am. Can. Ch. Lemerle Silk Comedian Of Keja (Louie), silver dog, TOP PRODUCER, 7/4/97

  (Ch. Maestoso's Comic Relief [Leo son] x Can. Ch. Lemerle Fine Silk)

  Am. Can. Ch. Lemerle Carrington Azure Az Is (Aaron), blue dog, 4/22/00,

  (Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle Silk Comedian of Keja x Am.Can.Ch. Carrington's Eternal Flame, daughter of Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle Lite My Fire)

  Best in Show and multiple Specialty Best In Show winner as a puppy.

  and, our young boys:

  Ch. Lemerle Silk Cashmere CDX, OA, NAJ (Cache), silver dog, 6/22/00,

  (Am.Can.Ch.Lemerle Silk Comedian of Keja x Ch. Lemerle French Vanilla), co-owned with Lin Gelbmann. Cache is competing seriously in obedience, agility and field.

  Ch. Lemerle Country Musique (Garth), black dog, 6/26/01,

  (Ch. Encore Just Jack x Ch. Lemerle Alusive Musique), co-owned with Jane Quandt and starting his agility career.

  Lemerle Az Musique Plays (Maestro), blue dog, 12/20/02,

  (Am.Can.Ch.Lemerle Carrington Azure Az Is x Ch. Lemerle French Azotique), co-owned with Jill Lurye.

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  Our Girls:

  Ch. Lemerle French Vanilla (Vanessa), white bitch, 10/12/96,

  (Ch. Pinafore Prestidigitation x Ch. Lemerle French Silk)

  Ch. Lemerle Alusive Musique (Allegro), black bitch, TOP PRODUCER, 11/28/96

  (Ch. La Marka Lemerle Oscar Wilde x Ch. Lemerle Solo Performance II)

  Ch. Lemerle French Azotique (Zoe), blue bitch, 11/22/97,

  (Ch. Lockerbie Indiglo Raven x Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle French Silk)

  and our young girls:

  Ch. Lemerle French Eclair (Claire), white bitch. 10/23/00

  (Ch. Mardi Gras Kiyara Different Drummer x Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle French Silk)

  Lemerle Soft As Silk (Sophie), silver bitch, 2/13/01

  (Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle Silk Comedian of Keja x Ch. Lemerle Indian Silk)

  Lemerle Iridescent Silk (Iris), silver bitch, 5/25/01

  (Ch. Mystic Angel In Disguise x Ch. Lemerle French Azotique)

  Ch.Lemerle Glitzy Az Moonlight (Ginny), blue bitch, 12/20/02

  Am.Can.Ch.Lemerle Carrington Azure Az Is x Ch. Lemerle French Azotique) Ginny is co-owned with Bruce Flunker. She has passed her genetic tests and will be bred in the next year.

  Lemerle Silk Parfait (Paulette), silver bitch, 4/7/04

  (Am.Can.Ch.Lemerle Silk Comedian of Keja x Ch. Lemerle French Vanilla

  and 'in memoriam':

  Am. Can. Ch. Lemerle French Silk, (Monique), silver bitch, TOP PRODUCER, MULTIPLE BEST IN SHOW WINNER, 4/17/92

  (Am. Can. Ch. Lemerle Travellin Lite x Lemerle Elegance in Silk)

  Monique is the top winning silver Standard Poodle of all time and now a Top Producer with 10 champion children. Amongst her show wins were 12 All-Breed Best-In-Shows, Best-of-Variety at the National P.C.A. Specialty in 1995 and Awards of Merit at Westminister K.C. in 1995 and 1996 and at P.C.A. in 1994. Three sons and 2 daughters from her first litter are American Champions and one son is also a Swedish Champion, (from a litter of 6), three puppies from her second litter are champions, and now Tess from her third litter is a champion. and the cream brother Andante is major - pointed. Claire our white bitch is finished from Monique's 4th litter. Monique is not only a beautiful show dog, and wonderful mother, but also the cutest bed-dog! Monique is the much loved grandparent of our young dogs, and lives a life of ease as a house dog. She still retains her active life, although a slight heart arrhythmia has precluded her from travelling out of state to show off at the PCA National Specialty. She has retained her clear medium silver color.

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  Stud dog Review: Am. Can. Ch. Lemerle Silk Comedian of Keja ‘Louie’ (RETIRED)

  Date of Birth; 7.4.97 Color: Silver Height: 25” Weight; 55 lb AKC # PP551678/01 CKC # GN463229

  I first saw Louies father Joker in the summer of 1996. I admired his extended gait, his long neck and face and his great temperament. At that time he was in a pet trim, but subsequently was grown out and finished in style wth a Group 1! I knew much of Joker’s pedigree as both his mother Fawn and grandmother Fauve had visited my house to be bred, and I bred and owned his father, Top Producer Am.Can.Ch. Lemerle Travellin’ Lite. I decided to bred my blue bitch Delta to Joker, but when she didn’t get pregnant, Mildred and Pat kindly offered me another breeding. When Ken and Jacqui Fargey’s beautiful refined silver bitch Fiona (Can. Ch. Lemerle Fine Silk) came in season the next Spring I suggested she was bred to Joker, and they offered me the pick male. There were 6 silvers in the litter of 9 and Ken and Jacqui brought all the puppies down from Alberta for us the choose Louie. Louie was special from the beginning; a very attentive, intelligent and outgoing puppy, but with no craziness. He had the same extended trot as his father and grandfather, the long legs, neck and head of his father, but the small feet, and gorgeous refined face of Fiona. His pigment, teeth, underjaw and tailset were all perfect!

  I decided Louie was destined for great things in the showring so, as a puppy, he was shown immediately by Terri Meyers, winning second at the PCA Regional in Texas in the 6 - 9 mo Puppy Class and fourth at the PCA National in Maryland in the 9 - 12 mo Puppy Class. Meanwhile he had won 2 majors as a puppy! “Those damn silvers” I heard a few people say! In June 1998 Terri and I took Louie up to Vancouver, and he was shown at the big specialty weekend where he swept the board and he finished his Canadian championship in 3 shows, still in puppy trim. His American Championship was completed in Open coat, in February 1999 when he won another major under judge Elaine Rigden. Louie’s silver sister Natalie is also a Canadian champion with group placements, and his silver sister Shimmer, in Michigan, is an American champion.

  Louie passed all his genetic tests with flying colors. In the years after he has been bred to many beautiful bitches in the US, Canada and Europe. He is a Top Producer in the US and the list of his American champions includes:

  Conformation:

  Ch. Lemerle Silk Cashmere CDX, AX, AXJ, (one leg JH)

  Am. Can. Ch. Lemerle Carrington Azure Az Is

  Ch. Lemerle Azure Az you Like It

  Am. Can. Ch. Lemerle Carrington Thai Silk

  Am. Can. Ger. Jr. Ch. Carrington The Jokes On You

  Ch. Cosmic Let The Games Begin CD, RN

  Ch. Matisse The Dark Crystal

  Ch. Safire Kit N Kaboodle

  Ch. Lecather's Enduring Freedom

  Ch. Canterbury Tails Notsosimple

  Obedience, Tracking, Hunting, and Agility:

  Cosmic Luna Lambchop CD, RN

  Cosmic Light Fantastic TD

  Cosmic Love At First Sight CD, RA

  Cosmic Lakeland's Le Beau SH

  Matisse Silver Flute CD

  Matisee Crystal Starlight CDX, NAJ, NJP

  Matisse Madeline Lace CD

  Louie is now enjoying his life in the Alpine mountains of Southern Colorado at 8700'. He loves the freedom of our country acres; he chases squirrels and carries pine cones around in the company of his silver daughter Lemerle Silk Parfait (Paulette), who thinks he is the King! Louie welcomes visiting girls and hopes to continue producing quality puppies who can carry his legacy for the years to come.

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