General Information on Toy Poodles!
Country of Origin:
France has been officially recognized as the Poodle's country of origin, but the Poodle's earlier ancestors came from central Asia. The German Variety has probably influences the modem breed most ('Poodles' is German for 'splash' or Puddle').
In 18th and 19th century Europe, the Poodle served a wide variety of purpose, including duck hunting, guiding, and later circus performing, from whence the modem grooming style likely arose.
The Poodle became a popular pet for the French aristocracy, and in time was officially adopted as the national dog.
Poodles were imported to America in the 20th century. They slowly rose in popularity and eventually became the country's most popular dog.
Famous Poodles include author John Steinbeck's dog Charley, subject of the book 'Travels with Charley: In Search of America', and Weird Al's Poodles Bela, who...sat on his head (try that one:-)) for the album cover of 'Poodle Hat.'
Size: Toy Poodles have a shoulder height of up to 25cm (10 in) and weigh 3-4 kg (6-9 lbs). Poodles are very elegant in appearance. They have a long, narrow muzzle, slight stop (point at which the forehead meets the muzzle), dark eyes, and wide ears. Toy Poodles have flat backs, straight, docked tails and small, oval feet. Their length is approximately the same as their height.
Coat: The Toy Poodle as a distinctive fine, frizzy, wooly coat similat in texture to sheep's wool. solid grey, brown, apricot, red or black. There are three distinct grooming styles for show Poodles: puppy clip, continental clip, and English saddle clip.
The puppy clip entails shaving the face, throat, feet, and base of the of the tail.
The upper legs and hindquarters are also shaved in the continental clip (currently the most poular), leaving 'pom poms' around the ankles, and on the end of the tail.
The English saddle clip is similar, but the hindquarters are left mostly unshaved. All show clips require heavy maintenance, thus pet clips commonly entail shorter hair over the entire body.
Poodle hair can be formed in a 'corde' style, in which reason they are commonly used for crossbreeding.
Character: The Toy Poodle is sensitive, intelligent, lively, playful, proud, and elegant. It bonds closely with family and makes a great companion.
Toy Poodles are very smart, obedient, and graceful, which makes them one of the most popular pets in the world.
The Toy Poodle is bouncy, alert, and usually eager to play. They love to play with other small dogs; like having a sister or brother for them.
Toy Poodles are more energetic than Standard Poodles, and more likely to bark.
Care: Show Poodles should be groomed by professionals, and will require a substantial investment of time and money.
Poodles which are not intended for show competitions usually have longer hair on the head, legs, and ears, and are trimmed every five to six weeks.
Toy Poodles have a long lifespan of 13-15 years. The Poodle is suscepitible to cataracts and eye problems. Toy Poodles which are not shaven carefully can suffer skin irritation or rashes.
Meals should be spread throughout the day to avoid bloating. Toy Poodles require frequent human companionship and should not be left to live outdoors.
Training: The Toy Poodle is highly intelligent, making training a fairly simple process. They quickly understand what is expected of them and can learn a wide varity of tricks and games.
Poodles are likely to enjoy the training process. It is important to be consisent in training; same as child rearing. Any effort put into training the Poodle will reap excellent rewards!
Activity: The Toy Poodle requires less exercise the the Standard Poodle, but should be walked or allowed to pay outdoors, It should do fine with apartment life.
Thank You,
P.C's Tissue~Charmin's
France has been officially recognized as the Poodle's country of origin, but the Poodle's earlier ancestors came from central Asia. The German Variety has probably influences the modem breed most ('Poodles' is German for 'splash' or Puddle').
In 18th and 19th century Europe, the Poodle served a wide variety of purpose, including duck hunting, guiding, and later circus performing, from whence the modem grooming style likely arose.
The Poodle became a popular pet for the French aristocracy, and in time was officially adopted as the national dog.
Poodles were imported to America in the 20th century. They slowly rose in popularity and eventually became the country's most popular dog.
Famous Poodles include author John Steinbeck's dog Charley, subject of the book 'Travels with Charley: In Search of America', and Weird Al's Poodles Bela, who...sat on his head (try that one:-)) for the album cover of 'Poodle Hat.'
Size: Toy Poodles have a shoulder height of up to 25cm (10 in) and weigh 3-4 kg (6-9 lbs). Poodles are very elegant in appearance. They have a long, narrow muzzle, slight stop (point at which the forehead meets the muzzle), dark eyes, and wide ears. Toy Poodles have flat backs, straight, docked tails and small, oval feet. Their length is approximately the same as their height.
Coat: The Toy Poodle as a distinctive fine, frizzy, wooly coat similat in texture to sheep's wool. solid grey, brown, apricot, red or black. There are three distinct grooming styles for show Poodles: puppy clip, continental clip, and English saddle clip.
The puppy clip entails shaving the face, throat, feet, and base of the of the tail.
The upper legs and hindquarters are also shaved in the continental clip (currently the most poular), leaving 'pom poms' around the ankles, and on the end of the tail.
The English saddle clip is similar, but the hindquarters are left mostly unshaved. All show clips require heavy maintenance, thus pet clips commonly entail shorter hair over the entire body.
Poodle hair can be formed in a 'corde' style, in which reason they are commonly used for crossbreeding.
Character: The Toy Poodle is sensitive, intelligent, lively, playful, proud, and elegant. It bonds closely with family and makes a great companion.
Toy Poodles are very smart, obedient, and graceful, which makes them one of the most popular pets in the world.
The Toy Poodle is bouncy, alert, and usually eager to play. They love to play with other small dogs; like having a sister or brother for them.
Toy Poodles are more energetic than Standard Poodles, and more likely to bark.
Care: Show Poodles should be groomed by professionals, and will require a substantial investment of time and money.
Poodles which are not intended for show competitions usually have longer hair on the head, legs, and ears, and are trimmed every five to six weeks.
Toy Poodles have a long lifespan of 13-15 years. The Poodle is suscepitible to cataracts and eye problems. Toy Poodles which are not shaven carefully can suffer skin irritation or rashes.
Meals should be spread throughout the day to avoid bloating. Toy Poodles require frequent human companionship and should not be left to live outdoors.
Training: The Toy Poodle is highly intelligent, making training a fairly simple process. They quickly understand what is expected of them and can learn a wide varity of tricks and games.
Poodles are likely to enjoy the training process. It is important to be consisent in training; same as child rearing. Any effort put into training the Poodle will reap excellent rewards!
Activity: The Toy Poodle requires less exercise the the Standard Poodle, but should be walked or allowed to pay outdoors, It should do fine with apartment life.
Thank You,
P.C's Tissue~Charmin's