Lake Sai Service Poodles

Where Love Learns to Serve

Ever since I was a child, our home was filled with animals.
My parents encouraged us to care for them,
and through those early lessons, I learned compassion, responsibility,
and the sacred bond between human and animal —
a love that asks for nothing in return, yet gives everything.

🌿 The Heart of Our Program

The Lake Sai Service Poodles Program was born from love —
a wish to share the same healing companionship
that my Standard Poodles have given me throughout my life.
Our mission is simple:
to raise emotionally balanced, intelligent, and heart-centered dogs
who bring light, safety, and joy to those who need them most.

We are devoted to producing poodles that are not only beautiful in form,
but deeply intuitive, emotionally attuned, and eager to serve.
Every puppy grows up in a nurturing home environment,
receiving Avidog® early neurological stimulation,
gentle exposure training, and a holistic, organic diet
from our own farm-raised goats and natural foods.

Each poodle is carefully matched
to the right family or service training organization,
where they go on to assist veterans, individuals with disabilities,
and others seeking comfort and partnership.

A Legacy of Light — AKC Grand Champion Amethyst Strike It Rich

We are so deeply grateful to welcome
AKC Grand Champion Amethyst Strike It Rich ("Striker")
back home to Lake Sai Poodles.

When I first met Striker in July 2018 at Jane’s home,
he sat quietly beside me, gazing with calm, knowing eyes.
Even when Jane gently asked him to move away,
he kept returning to my side —
as if he already knew our souls were meant to walk together.

His elegant gait, balanced structure, and serene heart
immediately spoke to me.
I told Jane of my dream —
to one day establish a nonprofit Service Dog Program,
a sanctuary where poodles could help people heal.
To my astonishment, just months later,
Jane called and offered to donate Striker
to help me bring that dream to life.

It was one of those unmistakable signs from Spirit —
a reminder that when we dare to follow our vision,
the Universe always conspires in kindness.

On February 11, 2019, Striker officially joined
the Lake Sai Family Service Dog Program.
He sleeps beside my bed every night — gentle, wise,
and deeply bonded to his new home and mission.
Striker carries within him the legacy of love, grace,
and purpose that defines our vision.

💖 From Taiwan to the U.S. — A Lifelong Journey of Love

My very first litter of poodle puppies arrived when I was just 14 years old
in Taipei, Taiwan. Their intelligence and loving spirits fascinated me.
Years later, after receiving a fellowship from
the University of Illinois at Chicago,
I brought home my first American Standard Poodle — Pancake.

He became my protector, my muse, my family.
He saved my life multiple times —
once while walking home in the dark,
and again during a hike on the Appalachian Trail,
when he stood guard against danger with quiet bravery.
Pancake’s love became my calling —
to share the healing bond between humans and poodles
with others who need that same light.

Continuing the Mission

In March 2017, I donated four Standard Poodles
to the nonprofit Can Do Canines,
an organization dedicated to supporting people
with disabilities and veterans in need of service dogs.
All four puppies thrived in the program,
each finding a purpose-filled life with their host families.

Since then, I’ve continued the Lake Sai Service Poodles initiative,
training and donating select poodles
to certified service and therapy dog programs across the country.

Partnerships & Service Stories

We are honored to collaborate with
the California Service Dog Academy,
a small and reputable nonprofit serving retired veterans.

From Veena × Mihan’s litter,
four Lake Sai poodles —
Grace, Ace, Poppy, and one unnamed hero —
joined the Academy’s service program.
They now train together with devotion and joy,
learning to guide, comfort, and support their human partners.

Their trainers often send us photos and updates,
and each one fills my heart with gratitude and pride.
These dogs are living proof
that love and purpose can change lives —
both human and canine.

2017 with Can Do Canine

Ozzy is a sweetheart! He loves to be touching and be touched by his person. Absolutely no shyness of people. I find I have to work on keeping his attention when we pass people because he wants to investigate them. He is certainly more cautious than a lab, but his confidence has grown immensely from day one. Has very good confidence in outdoor settings.  The photo was taken before he was getting his first grooming.

Styx is adapting and growing very well. He comes to work with his puppy raiser everyday,

and goes to Brainerd almost every weekend. Does excellent in the car.

He can sit, down, stay, shake, wait, under, and nudge. 

He is a very playful happy boy who is getting more affectionate.

He lives with another Can Do lab, and a Bichon.

Motley is very smart and a hard worker.  In the evening, he often wants to work and will sit next to one of us and nudge our leg.  That is our clue to get out the retrieve items to practice.  He is growing quickly, getting tall and as of today he weighs 26 pounds.  He is still working on filling out, but is eating well.  He loves to play with Buzz, the other puppy in training living with us, who is 10 months old.  When tired, they often lay next to each other to nap.  Today was busy with a couple outings followed by class at Can Do Canines.  He just fell asleep in the living room with a toy in his mouth.  Motley is a quick learner and is starting to enjoy his snuggle time.

Stevie lives with a lab who is also a service dog in the host family.  She is smart, willing to learn, and a hard worker in the program.