Breed Spotlight.. Poodles
Temperament – proud, intelligent, pleasant, perky, and lively. They make great companion dogs, and are good with other pets. The toy and miniature breeds may snap if teased or picked on by small children. The standard poodle is more at ease than the smaller breeds, and excellent with kids.
Grooming Requirements – poodles have a thick, curly coat. They must be bathed regularly, and clipped about every six weeks. They shed little to no hair at all. Extra care must be taken with the ears; pulling the hair from them regularly.
Activity Level – moderately active. The toy and miniature breeds will do fine without a yard, and love to play indoors, but the standard poodle does better with a little more room to run around.
Size – Poodles are bred in three different sizes: toy, miniature, and standard. They toy is the smallest, usually weighing from 6-9 pounds. Miniature poodles weigh between 15-17 lbs and the Standard Poodle 45-70 lbs.
AKC Breed Standard
Poodle Club of America
dogs, pets, animals, poodle, toy poodle
March 28th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
[...] Holly, the Pint-Sized Guard Dog March 28th, 2007 by Marlena This is Holly, my four-year old Toy Poodle. She weighs less than seven pounds, but she thinks she’s a German Shepherd. I find it quite amusing that some little dogs are so unaware of their own size. Take Holly for example, her favorite thing to do is sit in our huge living room window and bark at anything and everything that passes by. Dogs, cars, or people - it doesn’t really matter to her. I think she assumes that the entire neighborhood is her territory. The funny thing is, when we go downstairs for walks, she’s happy to greet people and loves the attention. But, for some reason, when she’s upstairs, in the window, she turns into a guard dog. Quite the quirky one! [...]