Welcome to Crystal Creek.
Home of some of the most accomplished solid & parti-colored poodles.
Producing AKC Champions in Conformation, Rally, Agility & Barn Hunt as well as countless UKC Champions and Grand Champions, many of which carry Total Dog awards.
“Poodles that Perform.”
Located in the beautiful city of Fishers, Indiana.
* We specialize in Solid & Parti ranging in black, blue, silver & brown, cafe & silverbeige. Since our dogs can carry a wide range of colors, in SOME occasions we produce colors outside of our primary focus, including white, cream, apricot, sable, brindle or phantom.
* Small in-house Preservation Breeder. We are NOT a kennel facility.
* Health, Temperament and Conformation soundness is valued beyond color.
* Genetic Health Testing Posted with the OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals)
* We breed for Conformation, Performance, Therapy, sound Companions and occasionally, Service Dogs.
* Honored to be a participant of AKC's Bred with H.E.A.R.T program since March 2017
* Member of the United Poodle Association (formally the Multi-Colored Poodle Club of America) Since June 2016.
* Proudly working towards AKC Breeder of Merit.
* We follow a low-vaccine protocol.
* We support genetic diversity and keep any line-breeding to an absolute minimum.
* All of the dogs in our breeding program have been tested with UCDavis’s VGL Genetic Diversity Test.
* Our puppy's tails are docked to a long, show appropriate length and dewclaws are left intact.
* QUALITY over QUANTITY- Crystal Creek only has a few carefully planned litters a year. (We may have some years with a fuller breeding schedule, other years we may only have a single litter plan. Litter plans vary on our personal schedule as well as our show schedule.)
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Eveyln, a puppy sired by Remmy and out of Stori. Owned by Kaytee E.
My niece, Alexis, giving Jax some love! January 2016
At Crystal Creek we work towards producing sound puppies, mentally and physically. Our dogs are fully health tested before they are bred, and are shown in AKC & UKC conformation as well as performance sports. My mission to improve the quality of multicolored poodles, however health and temperament is also heavily valued in our breeding program.
We run a fairly small breeding program. "Small yet mighty" I breed because it is my passion; I absolutely adore my dogs and their breed. It is my goal to leave a lasting, positive impact on poodles. I do not breed for the purpose of financial gain; I breed to fix both structural and health issues within my lines and to make a brighter future for the standard poodle community. I do not believe in large scale commercial breeding operations and I refuse to let my dogs live as anything other than a cherished family member.
Since we value the quality of life for our dogs, many of our breeding dogs live with co-owners or guardian families. Our retired dogs are also placed into companion homes after they are spayed/neutered so they can live out their golden years where they can get more one on one attention.
My dogs sleep with me at night, they join us for camping, boating, hiking, and often they even go to work with me. My dogs are raised just like any other typical pet; they hog the bed, use the couch as a jungle gym, and they are my go-to road trip buddies. Our dogs are family above anything else.
The majority of our dogs are sold to performance sport homes or sold as companions with spay/neuter agreements.
Crystal Creek does not sell dogs to commercial breeding operations, breeders who produce doodles/designer dogs or breed merle "poodles". We only allow our dogs to be sold to other breeders with like-minded goals and ethics.
A little about me...
Me as a child with two of my three shepherds, Jet & Luke.
Incase you haven't followed me through the years on social media, my name is Bonnie; and this is my story.
I was blessed to *always* have dogs in my life from day one. I actually grew up with German Shepherd Dogs. When my parents brought me home from the hospital, I was loved and protected by three GSD's; one which will forever have a special place in my heart; his name was Jet.
My grandmother, Joann Wolf raised German Shepherds as well as Belgian Shepherds; She passed her love for mans best friend off to my father; who also raised shepherds back in the day. My parents raised their last set of litters when I was a young child. I loved every moment of it (except for when the puppies left of course!) As young as 16, I knew I wanted to be a breeder. In high school I took as many animal husbandry classes that our school had to offer: From small animal care classes, to zoology and advanced biology. (Special Thanks to Mr. Younts who was one of the best Agriculture teachers through the years!)
It wasn't until I was 19 that I discovered my passion for poodles. I started working in the grooming field for a friend to earn extra cash while I was in college. It was actually a miniature poodle that stole my heart; he was one of our client dogs. I loved everything about him, but growing up with my shepherds, I wanted a "big dog" so I began my research on the Standard poodle.
I purchased Athena, my very first poodle. I named her in honor of my Grandma Wolf; Athena's registered name reflects my grandmother who passed away before my journey as a breeder began. "Crystal Creek's Heavenly Guardian" is a reference to my grandma as my guardian angel. I'm forever thankful that Athena came into my life: She holds a lot of firsts for me. She was my first dog that I championed, my first dog to do sports with; the first dog I bred. We traveled the US together; and she is responsible for holding me together on some of my darkest days.
I whelped my first litter of standard poodles at age twenty-two in 2015. There were seven puppies born in that litter; five of those seven have gone on to earn performance titles, conformation titles; and one became a medial alert dog. I could not be more proud of my dogs and their amazing owners. I hope to continue to be able to provide excellent quality poodle puppies for many years to come, I'm also excited to see how I continue to evolve and adapt as a breeder over the years; the amazing thing about breeding is you NEVER stop learning...
My long term goal as a breeder: When I first started this journey in 2015; my goal was to 'simply' improve parti-colored poodles.
This alone as not changed, I still aspire to work on improving multi-colored poodles: but I have a new mission for my job as a responsible breeder, and that is to improve the overall diversity within the poodle breed. This goal is not a race but a marathon: it will be something that I work on until the day I retire.
I was blessed to *always* have dogs in my life from day one. I actually grew up with German Shepherd Dogs. When my parents brought me home from the hospital, I was loved and protected by three GSD's; one which will forever have a special place in my heart; his name was Jet.
My grandmother, Joann Wolf raised German Shepherds as well as Belgian Shepherds; She passed her love for mans best friend off to my father; who also raised shepherds back in the day. My parents raised their last set of litters when I was a young child. I loved every moment of it (except for when the puppies left of course!) As young as 16, I knew I wanted to be a breeder. In high school I took as many animal husbandry classes that our school had to offer: From small animal care classes, to zoology and advanced biology. (Special Thanks to Mr. Younts who was one of the best Agriculture teachers through the years!)
It wasn't until I was 19 that I discovered my passion for poodles. I started working in the grooming field for a friend to earn extra cash while I was in college. It was actually a miniature poodle that stole my heart; he was one of our client dogs. I loved everything about him, but growing up with my shepherds, I wanted a "big dog" so I began my research on the Standard poodle.
I purchased Athena, my very first poodle. I named her in honor of my Grandma Wolf; Athena's registered name reflects my grandmother who passed away before my journey as a breeder began. "Crystal Creek's Heavenly Guardian" is a reference to my grandma as my guardian angel. I'm forever thankful that Athena came into my life: She holds a lot of firsts for me. She was my first dog that I championed, my first dog to do sports with; the first dog I bred. We traveled the US together; and she is responsible for holding me together on some of my darkest days.
I whelped my first litter of standard poodles at age twenty-two in 2015. There were seven puppies born in that litter; five of those seven have gone on to earn performance titles, conformation titles; and one became a medial alert dog. I could not be more proud of my dogs and their amazing owners. I hope to continue to be able to provide excellent quality poodle puppies for many years to come, I'm also excited to see how I continue to evolve and adapt as a breeder over the years; the amazing thing about breeding is you NEVER stop learning...
My long term goal as a breeder: When I first started this journey in 2015; my goal was to 'simply' improve parti-colored poodles.
This alone as not changed, I still aspire to work on improving multi-colored poodles: but I have a new mission for my job as a responsible breeder, and that is to improve the overall diversity within the poodle breed. This goal is not a race but a marathon: it will be something that I work on until the day I retire.
I also wanted to spotlight one of my best friends and “partner in crime” Kyle. Kyle moved in with me during the height of covid. We met at Nora’s Veterinary Hospital where we both worked together.
Kyle didn’t have any of his own pets at the time but quickly fell in love with my poodles whenever I brought them into work. I gave George to Kyle as a co-ownership agreement to see if he might enjoy attending shows and dog sports too.
Fast forward two years and Kyle has became a strong member of the Crystal Creek Family. He’s become a skilled novice handler, already is picking up quick in his grooming skills, and he is literally a star when helping me whelp and raise puppies.
I’m over the moon to have a best friend to accompany me on this crazy journey raising our favorite breed. If you ever run into us at shows, please feel free to say hi!
Kyle didn’t have any of his own pets at the time but quickly fell in love with my poodles whenever I brought them into work. I gave George to Kyle as a co-ownership agreement to see if he might enjoy attending shows and dog sports too.
Fast forward two years and Kyle has became a strong member of the Crystal Creek Family. He’s become a skilled novice handler, already is picking up quick in his grooming skills, and he is literally a star when helping me whelp and raise puppies.
I’m over the moon to have a best friend to accompany me on this crazy journey raising our favorite breed. If you ever run into us at shows, please feel free to say hi!
Conformation, Performance & Companionship.
 Kylo, Crystal Creek's Return of the Darkside. Co-Owned with DARKSIDE poodles in IN.
At Crystal Creek we have three main goals to strive for. Our purpose for breeding is to produce excellent quality, well rounded dogs suitable for a variety of households. All of our dogs used in our breeding program will be shown in UKC or AKC conformation and must title as a champion before being bred. We also work our dogs in rally/obedience, agility and other performance events. We want our dogs to be more than just "show dogs" we want dogs that have drive, and we want to assure all our dogs are suitable companions, with sought-after personalities, temperaments and easy train-ability. We expect Crystal Creek puppies to be placed in show homes, performance homes, companion homes and we hope selective puppies could be placed as service and therapy dogs. Conformation titles: Proves our dogs conform to the breed standard. Obedience titles: Proves our dogs are sound of mind, Performance titles: Proves our dogs are sound in body. Poodles that Perform....
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AKC & UKC Conformation ………………….
Dock Diving ………………………………….
Rally ………………………………………….
Obedience ……………………………………
Lure Coursing Sports ……………..............
Barn Hunt …………………………………….
Scent Work ……………………………..…….
Trick Dog ……………………………...………
Therapy Dog ………………………………...
Service Work ………………………………..
Agility ......................................................
Search & Rescue .....................................
Dock Diving ………………………………….
Rally ………………………………………….
Obedience ……………………………………
Lure Coursing Sports ……………..............
Barn Hunt …………………………………….
Scent Work ……………………………..…….
Trick Dog ……………………………...………
Therapy Dog ………………………………...
Service Work ………………………………..
Agility ......................................................
Search & Rescue .....................................
We are currently working towards the following:
Weight Pull..............................:........
Field Work...……………………………
Tracking...………………………………
Disc Dog...…………………………….
Field Work...……………………………
Tracking...………………………………
Disc Dog...…………………………….
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