Introduction
Here at the Poodle Farm, we are committed to the idea of performance and versatility. All canine sports are welcome here, with a fully fenced and gated agility ring outdoors or inside our heated training building. All breeds are welcome, it isn't an exclusive club for poodles!
Please join in our support for Agility, Rally, Scent Detection and Obedience activities including training from introduction to advanced skills and special events. We remain a facility open to clubs wishing a dedicated venue for registered competition with CKC and CARO affiliations.
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The garden is picked clean and mostly packed away to be used up until next year's harvest. Our last CKC event for the year is underway, and we are fortunate to have some nice weather considering it is the end of October. Our very own Jyve got a HIT on Saturday in Obedience, Open B. Thanks to Judge Susan Bell and Judge-in-training Chantal Rioux.
We have added a CARO trial in December, one more opportunity to compete before the end of the year. Details are available, entry opens in November. Check out the Trial Info for more details.
Events Calendar
Welcome to the home for our consolidated events calendar.
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We have a full schedule of training
- Weekdays by appointment - Melody Murray with specialized private instruction.
- Tuesday evening - Debby DaCosta with specialized private instruction
- Thursday morning & afternoon - Melody Murray with specialized private and semi-private instruction.
- Friday afternoon - Melody Murray with specialized private and semi-private instruction.
- Saturday - Debby DaCosta with specialized private and semi-private instruction and classes.
- Sunday - Debby DaCosta with specialized private and semi-private instruction and classes.
We continue sessions with Dr Roxane Pardiac, DVM B.Sc here at The Poodle Farm. Please let us know if you are interested in attending, what services you require with which dog and what time suits you best.
- Scheduled 2026 Dates (Tuesdays 6:30 to 9:30pm) -
- ~ November 03
- ~ December 01
- ~ December 29
We have one more trial on the schedule for 2026. Watch for announcements about our 2027 schedule in December.
December 13, 2026 - T26-113
- Outline
- Judges : Sarah Hughes, Chantal Rioux and Debby DaCosta
- Classes: All Regular & Brace and Working Class
- Entry opens November 11
- Find more details and online entry when it opens under the Trial Info tab.
Our schedule of CKC events is complete for 2026. All planned events for this year are being concluded. Check back with us in 2027 to see what we have in store.
We have the entire calendar here now, one less click to get the information you want.
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Health & Lifestyle
Government micro-management is annoying. I, like most people in this province have to drive to get places. And like most people I tend to drive just a little bit over the speed limit. Not so far over as to grab the attention of law enforcement, but if the weather is nice and the traffic is moving along at a good pace it is safer. If someone wants to install speed cameras to penalize those who are driving excessively fast, then that is fine with me.
- I would much prefer that than some of the alternative measures that are being implemented in cities and towns across the province:
- - Traffic circles. A series of circles at every intersection as a means to slow down traffic below the posted limit is an abuse.
- - Turtles. Endless turtles that force you to either abuse your vehicle (and your teeth) if you don't slow well below the posted limit, or abuse your brakes and tires by constantly coming to a crawl and then flooring it to get back up to speed before the next turtle.
- - Arbitrary speed reductions. Cutting the posted limit to 25 or 30 km/h is an invitation to just ignore the sign entirely.
I would rather see speed cameras on every block. Why red light cameras are OK and speed cameras are not is perplexing. But I am easily confused.
Sports
Our second CARO Rally trial is in the books for 2026. Another actually nice, though still long, day. We are again happy to be able to help prospective new CARO Judges meet their shadow judging and mentoring requirements, extending our pool of talent with certification for all levels of judging. Results (unofficial) in PDF format for the Regular Classes and Working Classes are now available. Check in your CARO portal for your own official results and report any discrepancies.
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Entertainment
Poodle Poetry & Pynky
Poodle Poetry
Some poodles are black,
some poodles are blue.
A Mandelbrot set is pretty,
once past iteration 42.
Pynky & The Brain
Pynky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
I think so, Brain. But if the leaves turned white when they fell you wouldn't know whether to use a snow blower or a leaf blower.