Welcome, I'm happy that you are here! Get yourself a nice cool glass of raspberry tea and sit a bit....   I want to tell you a little bit about us...Southern Style Puppies.

Starting out as a Vet Tech ( on about 26 years ago, or so) , I have always loved dogs.... I just enjoyed them so much ( Still do). The more I worked with them, the more I knew I wanted to fill my life with these beautiful animals.... and one by one,starting with the wonderful Peek-a-Poo, I began to carefully develop my breeding line......  

Being a Peek-a-Poo owner, I wanted to have them groomed nicely. But, after much frustration , I was unable to find a groomer that would style my peek-a-poos the way I wanted them ( they'd shave them to the skin!). After giving it a bit of thought I decided I needed to learn to groom dogs.

Without any formal grooming experience, I set out to learn "it all"... and that I did!  With the help of friends and family ( who let me practice on their dogs) and a pet shop grooming friend that guided me through, I taught myself all the tricks of the trade... and then some.

Being a Vet tech, I knew how to hold a dog properly at the pressure points, how to comfort a frightened animal, or one that may even bite....that really gave me a nice edge in grooming.  

Eventually, I opened my own grooming shop...naming it  Common Sense Grooming... simply because I use common sense in everything I do, especially when it comes to my customer’s or my own dogs. ( click here to read our contract agreement)

Ironically, my very first dog was a peek-a-poo. It was given to my brother and I by my aunt, who raised champion poodles.

One day, a neighbors Pekingese got through her fence and bred her prize poodle. She was sure her poodle was ruined for life, but you know what? We got the sweetest and cutest dogs we had ever seen! ..it's history from there.. I fell in love with those cute little Peek-a-Poos!

Peek-a-poos are great... and great protectors, too! I even had one stand between my three year old son and a pit bull who actually saved my sons life! I have owned one ever since!

Now... if you wonder how I got my first poodle..well that was just meant to be! My best poodle came to me from a friend who needed a vet but couldn’t afford one. When she called me with her dilema, I just knew I could help.  Working for a Vet, I knew exactly what to do, so I set her poodle's broken leg for her, free of charge, and to my surprise she gave me a poodle puppy two months later!

I have been breeding peek-a-poos for sixteen years, and poodles for fourteen years. We do not use cages or kennels or anything restrictive. All of our puppies run around in my grooming shop in their own "puppy" room, built and decorated especially for them. We feed them the best and treat them as family.

To assist in the transition from our home to your's... we start paper training at four weeks...so by the time you get your baby he/she's practically, if not totally potty trained!

All of my breeding adult dogs were bought as puppies, and raised by me , in my home.

All of my dogs and puppies are loved, get along well with each other, and are kid friendly...they are very spoiled; just ask any one of them!

I hope you have enjoyed getting to know me, now don't be a stranger... email me and tell me a bit about you, and what you are looking for in a family pet... I'll just bet I have what you are looking for!