Cotton Top standard poodle dog breeder travelers rest sc

 Hello, we are Cotton Top ,

My name is Leah and this has become my passion, breeding dogs of great confirmation, great health, and great temperament. As well as raising puppies for families and family settings ,  and as possible service dogs.

 I grew up with toy poodles as that was my mothers favorite breed. Her toy poodle Teeka gave birth to my sweet Belie. She was my first poodle, and first pet. She was a poodle mix but I loved her at first sight.

She is where my love grew for poodles. Her tenacious spirit, and loyalty was truly one of a kind. She was born February 28th 2001. She was the first birth I attended. She passed away June 4th 2020. She was 19yrs old. She was part of my childhood,  and weird teens. A innocent love, and my best friend for many years. Loosing her will forever be hard on my heart. 

 I fell in love with Poodles  & Dalmatians  for their human like personality, their gracefulness, as well as their goofiness. They have such a passion to learn and can be taught anything with good training and patience. They are eager to please and fiercely loyal. 

(As of July 2025, we no longer breed the beautiful dalmatians).

It's now a family affair. With our three children and a multitude of nieces and nephews of various ages there is always something going on . Our furry ones are always right beside, along for whatever adventure awaits.

 We area small hobby breeder with only a few litters a year. We are located in Travelers Rest , South Carolina.

We breed for health, and temperament. Our specialty being potential service dog prospects. As well as great family pets.

Our dogs are family first and foremost.

  We have the right to deny to anyone who we believe to not have the puppy/dog's best interest at heart.

 We do not believe in BACK YARD BREEDERS. They  are detrimental to any and all animals.

We will also not allow anyone convicted of any animal cruelty or neglect to obtain any animal from us.

 All our Sirs and Dams have been genetically health tested and cleared from all known genetic disease and or mutations. They are always current on all vaccination and preventative care. They are also groomed weekly or bi weekly.

  Our puppies come with the following

• Tails docked to show length & dew claws removed
• Vaccination record
• Microchipped
• 30 days pet insurance through Trupainion
• AKC or CKC registration Papers
• Temperament Tested
• ENS & ESI Certificate
• Puppy Pack
• Health Guarantee
• Puppy Contract w/ lifetime take back.
• As of June 2024 we now offer each of our puppies Discounted AKC S.T.A.R. puppy classes($200) and (Free )GCG Canine Good Citizens evaluations.

All puppies are raised on ENS (Early Neurological Stimulation)  and ESI (Early scent initiation) through puppy culture.  They are also Volhard (Temperament) tested.

They are  started on the grooming process at 3 weeks of age and bi weekly after that until they go to their new homes.

Puppies go home at 8 weeks of age., or longer if we deemed that the puppy will benefit being with mom longer

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