| TOY POODLE | | | | |
| | | | History |
| Size: Male - Female Up To 11 inch (28cm) | | | | |
| | | | The name Poodle comes from the German pudel |
| Exercise Requirements: Regular, Gentle | | | | or pudelin, meaning to splash in water. The |
| | | | Toy Poodle is the smallest of the three |
| Grooming Requirements: Comb & Brush Daily | | | | varieties and is usually 11" (28cm) or under |
| | | | at the shoulders. The Toy Poodle's ancestors |
| Ease of Training: Very Intelligent & | | | | are believed to have been the smallest |
| Trainable | | | | miniature poodles who were not suitable for |
| | | | field and game work but were the perfect |
| Weight 3-4 Kg (approx) | | | | size to train as truffle dogs. These dogs |
| | | | were depended upon to paw the ground |
| Life Span 15 Years (approx) | | | | indicating the location of the truffle, an |
| | | | edible underground fungus considered a |
| Appearance | | | | delicacy. Truffles commanded high prices and |
| | | | truffle hunting was a wide spread trade in |
| This Bright intelligent outgoing breed have | | | | certain areas of Europe. With his high |
| two coat types smooth & long ,they come in a | | | | intelligence and trainability, the Toy |
| wide variety of colors black, white, brown, | | | | Poodle was a natural for this task. |
| cream, blue, silver, apricot and red. They | | | | |
| are the worlds smallest dog "Great things | | | | Temperament The toy poodle is a sensitive & |
| come in small packages" and the Toy Poodle | | | | remarkably intelligent canine he is |
| epitomizes this perfectly. These dogs love to | | | | responsive & very easy to train. They make |
| be pampered as do most small dogs so you can | | | | great guard dogs considering there size. |
| dress them up with the latest dog clothing | | | | They are happy to be lapdogs for the elderly |
| fashions you can have a lot of fun with | | | | and infirm, to be playmates for children over |
| small dogs such as the Toy Poodle. | | | | the age of 6 or 7 and are a dog that love to |
| | | | be pampered Care / Grooming Toy Poodles |
| Phoopups funky Fashion Tips | | | | do not shed and they do not have hair like |
| | | | some of the other breeds, it is more wool |
| As each person has there own personality so | | | | like and so they are non-allergic. However |
| do dogs so when picking outfits or | | | | their coats are fast growing and will keep on |
| accessories we really have to look at the | | | | growing as long as you let it but if you |
| dogs personality and mold the doggy look | | | | don't brush and comb the coat it will become |
| around that. Remember dog fashions come from | | | | matted like a sheep. You can have him |
| human fashions so if you and your dog are | | | | professionally groomed every 4 to 6 weeks and |
| starting to dress alike thats fantastic you | | | | in a style that suits the dog or you can |
| will really complement each other when your | | | | have him clipped close. It is all a matter of |
| out and about. | | | | taste so far as the owner is concerned. |