Toy Poodle

History

Created by crossing the now extinct breed of Barbet and the Hungarian Water Hound hundreds of years ago, the Poodle is yet another breed that has controversy surrounding where it exactly originated. What many people may be surprised to know is that the Poodle was actually used for a gun and hunting dog, to retrieve waterfowl in the water and scent track for truffles! Today, this breed still enjoys the water, but is mainly a much loved companion within the United States. With selective breeding, breeders were able to breed this breed down in size and today we have the Standard size Poodle, Miniature and Toy variety.

Appearance

This is a small breed with males and females typically measuring 9-11 inches in height and weighing up to 10 pounds in weight. Their round head is joined by two medium sized pendant shaped ears hanging along side of their face, with a short muzzle forming into a scissor bite. Their two round eyes are generally smaller in size and available in hazel to black in color. Their tight, curly hair is available in solid black, blue, chocolate, grey, red, apricot, white and tan. Some poodles can be bi-colored and parti colored. Their tail is typically docked at half length.

Temperament

Please note that Toy Poodles can be "yappers" and talk a lot more than a Standard Poodle would. However, barking aside, the Toy Poodle can be a wonderful addition to most families. This breed can be extremely calm while indoors as long as they receive proper physical exercise daily. This breed does well with children he or she grows up around and generally does well with other dogs he or she grows up around. Miniature Poodles can be timid and sensitive to tone of voice. Early socialization and training courses are recommended to ensure a proper foundation within your relationship as your puppy matures for training issues. This breed requires a calm owner who is firm and uses only positive reinforcement training methods. Please note that this breed needs to feel included within the family and will not do well in a loud and busy home. This breed can do well with obedience training competitions.

Grooming

Daily brushing and professional grooming when needed. Please pay special attention to their coat to prevent mats from forming.

Special Notes

Please note that this breed is not meant for everyone. The Poodle is prone to skin and food allergies, reactions to certain washes, as well as eye issues, diabetes, cushings and Von Willebrands Disease. Please fully educate yourself about this breed prior to adding one to your family to ensure a life long commitment physically and financially for your new dog. A proper leash and harness or properly fenced in yard is highly recommended for your new addition. All dogs originate from wolves (Canis Lupus). Each breed of dog was originally created by mixing different breeds together in an effort to bring forth certain characteristics. Once a breeder has created acceptable “breed characteristics” within their bloodline and these “breed characteristics” have shown to be reliably reproduced in the offspring for three (3) generations, the bloodline may be upgraded from the category of “foundation stock” to “pure-bred”. The same “pure-bred” breed standards vary from different continents, countries, territories, regions, breed clubs, and canine pure-breed registries depending on the goals of their breeders. Dog DNA testing companies can have accurate results for a specific bloodline of a small colony of dogs. However, there are tens of thousands of different bloodlines in the world which have not yet been tested for marker baseline results by Dog DNA testing companies as of 2017. For this reason Dog DNA testing companies do not guarantee the 100% accuracy of their breed lineage results and will also show different marker results for the same pure-bred breed in different continents, countries, territories, regions, breed clubs, and canine pure-breed registries depending on the goals of their breeders.