Poodle Genetics Lab Books
The scientific book series, the companion owner’s guide, the free Breeder’s Toolkit, and our recommended DNA testing — everything from Poodle Genetics Lab in one place.
The scientific series
A multi-volume reference for breeders who want to understand Poodle genetics at the level of the current research, from coat colour through merle, dilution, health, and structure.
Poodle Color Genetics, Volume I
The Science Behind Poodle Coat Colors
Second Edition
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The most comprehensive single reference on Poodle coat colour inheritance. Covers the E, K, A, B, D, G, S, M, I, and R loci and more, with reference plates and inheritance tables, referenced against the current peer-reviewed literature. Standard Color interior.
348 pages
Advanced Poodle Genetics, Volume II
The Science Behind Merle and Dilution Genetics
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The second volume in the series, a deep dive into merle and dilution genetics: the complete science of the M locus, double-merle risk, dilution genetics (d1/d2/d3), interpreting DNA test results including mosaic profiles, and an evidence-based look at merle’s disputed origin in Poodles.
301 pages
Poodle Health & Structural Genetics, Volume III
The Science Behind Form, Function and Disease
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The third volume in the series, on the genetics of health and structure: form, function, and inherited disease. Referenced against the current peer-reviewed literature, with the same rigour as Volume I.
491 pages
For puppy buyers and owners
A warmer companion guide for the people who bring a Poodle home, not just the people who breed them.
Get to Know Your Poodle
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A companion owner’s guide written for puppy buyers and pet owners, in a warmer, more approachable voice than the breeder series. It answers the questions new Poodle owners actually ask, from coat colour to what a DNA panel really tells you.
304 pages
The Thinking Owner's Puppy Book
Raising a Confident Dog from Homecoming to Adulthood
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A companion owner's guide covering training and husbandry for healthy puppies, from the day you bring them home through adulthood — grounded in current behavioral science, not just tradition. Not a substitute for veterinary care: where behavior may have a medical cause, the book says so and points you to your vet.
332 pages
Reference
Standalone reference works for breeders, exhibitors, veterinary teams, and students — canine-universal guides alongside the Poodle-specific colour atlas.
The Poodle Color Atlas
A Photographic & Genetic Reference to the Major Poodle Coat Phenotypes
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Forty-four documented Poodle coat phenotypes, one color to a page, organized into ten plates by genetic mechanism. Most photography is drawn from Volume I’s own controlled reference plates — same pose, clip, lighting, and camera held constant — with each entry giving the genotype currently understood to produce it, modifier notes, a full phenotypic description, and point-pigmentation notes. Compiled from Poodle Color Genetics (Volume I) and Advanced Poodle Genetics (Volume II). Included free with the complete series bundle.
78 pages
The Breeders’ Pocket Dictionary
An A–Z Reference to Canine Breeding, Genetics, Reproduction, Conformation, Coat Color, Neonatal Care, and Veterinary Terms
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More than 3,400 breeder-relevant definitions spanning genetics notation, reproduction and neonatal care, coat-colour genes and testing cautions, health screening, conformation and show terms, and kennel management — canine-universal, not Poodle-specific, with cross-references connecting related concepts and an emergency-recognition index for quick consultation.
388 pages
Canine Breeder’s Veterinary Drug Pocket Guide
An Educational Medication Reference for Breeders & Owners
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Alphabetized profiles of 200+ medications commonly encountered in canine care, from everyday antibiotics and parasite preventives to reproductive-management drugs, each with access-level guidance (home administration vs. veterinarian-only). Follows a breeding program through its full arc: pregnancy care protocol, whelping-day guidance, a newborn assessment checklist, the puppy vaccination and parasite-control schedule, emergency recognition for conditions like parvovirus and eclampsia, and pre-breeding health screening. An educational reference only — it does not diagnose, prescribe, or replace your veterinarian.
319 pages
Tools & downloads
Printable references and the labs we recommend — the practical companions to the books and the free calculator.
Poodle Genetics Breeder's Toolkit
Five reference cards, one printable PDF
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The deeper companion to the free reference cards. A printable, laminate-ready PDF: the complete colour naming chart (every colour shown as a poodle in its real coat), a DNA panel translator for reading any lab’s report, the full merle pairing matrix, ten worked pairings, and a breeding-pair worksheet. Built from the same engine as the calculator, so the set and the tool never disagree.
7 pages
Breeding Program Records System
13 editable templates across 4 modules, ZIP download
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- Genetics & pairing tracking — built to defer to the calculator, never duplicate it
- Whelping & litter logs — including the real 5-exercise ENS/ESI protocol
- Buyer & placement documents — application, purchase contract, guardian home agreement (both attorney-reviewable templates), and go-home checklist
- Business operations — waitlist, deposit tracker, litter P&L
- Xlsx workbooks use live formulas, not static tables — a breeder’s own numbers recalculate automatically
DNA Testing
Which tests matter, and where to test
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An honest, evidence-based guide to poodle DNA testing: what a panel can and can’t tell you, what’s worth testing, and the labs worth using — including where a test tells you little in this breed.
Research-backed
Referenced to peer-reviewed sources
Two formats
Amazon paperback or direct PDF
Every variety
Toy, Miniature, Moyen and Standard