I understand that you have to breed a black poodle back into the red poodle line about every 3rd generation so that the reds hold their color. Just a bit of trivia.
Their big male, Cooper, is the only Poodle with the top retriever titles in all three associations - AKC (Master Hunter), HRC (Hunting Retriever Champion) and NAHRA (Master Hunting Retriever). He hunts in Arkansas and Mississippi too.