Thanks all for all your answers and concerns.
I did have my poodles checked out by my VET and they are both fine ( I have the male too). Actually, I used to breed poodles about 25 years ago with a friend of mine and we made a lot of people happy by supplying them with a great companion. Of course I have not had poodles for quite some time as my husabnd and son wanted to go with a bigger dog. So we've had Dobs and Rotties. Now my kids are grown and since I'm the one who takes care of the dogs, I decided to go back to my favorite breed, the Poodle. When I started to look for a poodle for myself, I had a hard time finding private breeders in my area and I will not by from puppy stores so It took me a while to get what I wanted. As soon as I did find the right puppies, I bought them. Now I have the same people who I sold to before asking me if I'm going to breed again. I am well aware of all the costs and responsibilities that go with breeding and trust me, these dogs get treated better than my husband sometimes! LOL......The thing is it's been 25 years since I did this so I do forget some things. I have done plenty of research and have bought every book I could fine but none of them say the exact age you should start to breed so I saw this website and just figured I ask.I don't know how to post a picture but I have a minature Apricot female (Fifi) and a toy male who's cream (Pierre). I understand about the unwanted dogs and asure all of you I will not be irresponsible when breeding since I love all animals too. Thanks for all your help! Talk to all soon.