Let me rephrase. I have a dislike for their coats… I am autistic. Never have I met a poodle. Never have I pet a poodle. But their coats freak me the heck out man! Like do your fingers get stuck in their fur?? Does it feel like petting p*bes?! I feel like their coats would massively overstimulate me. ? They do look cool with mullets, though. Another thing is how they look. They look- kind of intimidating, in a way?? I cant explain this one. Yet at the same time, even though they freak me out a bit.. I kind of want one oddly enough?? They seem to be very versatile dogs, who fit perfectly into s ..read more

My 1 year old girl (first female dog I’ve ever owned) started showing signs of heat in February of this year. I should say, our in tact male started showing signs- trying to mount her, panting and crying, acting stressed. He went to a friend’s house for two weeks and when he came home everything was normal. I never noticed any blood or engorgement on her but his behavior was so out of character I had to assume she was giving off some pheromones. He started paying very close attention to her booty again last week, and sure enough, she’s started bleeding. This time, though, our male is very eas ..read more

My 14 week old Standard Poodle puppy escaped from his collar and ran home. I was walking outside, which seemed to go fine, of course I don't walk him too frequently and he can use the backyard, but while outside I tried to throw away his poopbag and the closing of the metal bin spooked him. He managed to get thru his collar and ran home. He then pooped in front of the door. We have two collars, a smaller one and a bigger one, the latter he escaped out of. I thought it fit pretty well but I guess not. He was still a bit stressed when I got him home. He calmed down a bit later and we even had a ..read more

We’ve been looking at multiple pups and litters, went to the shelter but all the dogs that are there have a “not good with young children” on them— I have owned a chihuahua and a Doxie, but not much experience on a standard poodle. Theres a local breeder of standard poodles here in our town so we thought we’d meet some of the pups. As soon as we got there, a little girl came up to me and sat on my lap. When I got up, she immediately followed me and started whining at my feet. I walked towards my car and she had managed to go through the doggy door and follow me through the fence, she just sat ..read more

I just noticed my 10 week old spoo broke her canine tooth. It happened this afternoon at some point. It has some blood and broke horizontally close to the gums. She ate dinner fine and was back to trying to bite me and toys so it doesn’t seem to be painful right now. Have any of you experienced this? If so, did you have to get the tooth pulled or leave it and watch for infection? I’m so worried! submitted by /u/jlee890 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Our sweet little pup (nearly 15 wks) has found her cute little voice and barks at EVERYTHING. A neighbor out on a walk? A bird in the yard? The grass grew a mm overnight? All invoke this barking fit that cannot be broken. Any tips on how to break this?! She has done an incredible job with training in general so I think it is a me issue as far as finding a technique that works. submitted by /u/estEMTP [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi! What should I look for or stay away from when looking for a breeder? submitted by /u/marigold87 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I need advice. My family is looking to re-home two 3yr old standard poodles, but it is very complicated. Backstory, my family (4) had a standard poodle from 2nd grade until sophomore year college (currently a senior), and he was the best dog, first pet, etc. After he passed, we looked into getting another dog. Long story short, my parents ended up getting two standard poodle puppies that just turned 3 on April 30 this year. They knew going in that you’re not supposed to get two dogs from the same litter, but they had the “what’s the worst that could happen” mindset. Won’t lie, they definitely ..read more

Hey everyone, I have a 4 month old standard poodle puppy. Last month I got her microchipped and we went to the vet today and they could not find her chip anywhere. They scanned all over her body multiples times and nothing. They said that they’ve only seen this happen once before and I’m not sure what could have happened. They said not to bathe her for 1 week after it was placed and so I didn’t. I waited a week but when I bathed her I brushed her, do you think it came out from brushing? I just can’t think of any other reason. They put a new one in her today. Does anyone have any tips as to ho ..read more

Use this thread to share photos of your standard poodles. You can share photos by inserting them directly in comments, or by posting them on external hosting sites, such as IMGUR, and sharing a link in the comments. This thread is refreshed on the first of every month. submitted by /u/AutoModerator [visit reddit] [comments ..read more