Posts tagged "poodles"

Poodles 101

by Rose Martelli (Subscribe to Rose Martelli's posts): Dec 7th 2009 10:00AM Filed Under: Dogs

Name: Poodle

Personality: Thanks to their stylish appearance, poodles get a bum rap for being vain and self-centered. In fact, Poodles -- whether toy, miniature or standard -- are one of the people-friendliest of all breeds. They love to please their owners and they are great with children. Originally bred as hunting dogs, they enjoy vigorous play and making mischief. Believe it or not, scientific studies have posited that the poodle is the smartest of all breeds!

Grooming: One look at the poodle's striking, full coat, and you assume that this pooch requires extensive grooming, right? Well, not entirely. A poodle's coat is made up of a single layer of hair-like fur that doesn't shed too badly. Because of this, poodles are considered a relatively hypoallergenic breed of dog. Though poodles that are kept for showing may require hours of maintenance per week, a pet poodle only needs to be groomed every six to eight weeks. Either way, poodles do customarily require a "clip" (basically, a haircut) to prevent matting and clumps of unsanitary hair. Clips can be administered by a professional groomer, although with practice, any pet owner can master the basics.

Poodle Refuses to Leave Her Best Friend, an Injured Rottweiler

by Helena Sung (Subscribe to Helena Sung's posts): Oct 19th 2009 5:00PM Filed Under: Dogs, Pets News, Hero Pets, Pet Health, Pet Adoption

Lorain County Animal Emergency Center

They're unlikely friends, but when a 90 lbs. Rottweiler became stranded in the middle of a dark Ohio road, her tiny best friend, a 9 lbs. poodle, refused to leave her side.

Veterinary assistant Jody Wetzig was working Monday night at the Lorain County Animal Emergency Center when she received a phone call from a woman who had spotted two dogs sitting in the middle of the dark, two-lane road. One was a Rottweiler whose leg appeared to be injured. The other was a small, black poodle who was sitting right next to her bigger friend. The woman didn't know what to do.

"Normally, we don't take in strays," Wetzig explains to Paw Nation. "But if they're injured, we'll try to help, so we told the lady to bring the Rottweiler in."

When the woman arrived with the dogs, she had a touching story to tell. "The woman said that the poodle would not leave the Rottweiler's side," Wetzig recounts. The little dog stayed close as the woman and a passerby eased the Rottweiler onto a blanket. When they loaded the dog into the car, the poodle jumped in too.

Brooke Burns Finds Lost Maltipoo

by Sonia Zjawinski (Subscribe to Sonia Zjawinski's posts): Oct 16th 2009 4:00PM Filed Under: Dogs, Pets News, Celebrity Pets

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Celebrity pets keep going MIA, but this time there's a happy ending.

Brooke Burns, former "Baywatch" star and co-host of Fox reality game show "Hole in the Wall", was devastated when her black Maltipoo Max went missing last week, just weeks after Jessica Simpson's Maltipoo was snatched up by coyotes.

Burns went so far as to hire FindToto.com, an AMBER Alert-type service that calls neighbors in the area to inform them of a lost pet. (Simpson also hired the service, to no avail.)

Fortunately, all Burns needed was her trusty groomer.

According to TMZ, Burns' groomer mentioned Max's disappearance while chatting with another client -- and it just so happened that the client's neighbor had just found a black Maltipoo. They put two and two together and Max was soon reunited with Burns.

Max's groomer definitely has it!

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How Well Do You Know Poodles?

by Helena Sung (Subscribe to Helena Sung's posts): Oct 7th 2009 1:00PM Filed Under: Dogs

Joan McFadden loves everything about poodles. "Their personalities are delightful," she tells Paw Nation. "They're just wonderful dogs." And she would know -- McFadden has been breeding poodles since the '80s.

In 2001, McFadden's poodle, Champion Unique Reach for the Rainbow, won Best of Variety at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and went on to win second place in Group competition. So it only made sense to ask McFadden to help us come up with a quiz to find out if you, dear Paw Nation reader, love and know poodles as much as this member and past president of the Delaware County Kennel Club.

How Well Do You Know Poodles?

In which country did the poodle originate?

France
Germany
Italy
England

Which size of poodle is recognized by the American Kennel Club?

Toy
Miniature
Standard
All of the above

Which group does the poodle belong to?

Non-sporting
Toy
Non-sporting and Toy
Miscellaneous

The poodle was originally bred to perform what function?

Lap dog
Vermin catcher
Herding dog
Water retriever

To qualify as a Toy poodle, it must stand no taller than how many inches at the shoulders?

10 inches
8 inches
6 inches
5 inches

What was the original purpose of the

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White Poodle Gives Birth to Eight Black Puppies

by Helena Sung (Subscribe to Helena Sung's posts): Sep 3rd 2009 1:00PM Filed Under: Dogs, Pets News

"Mom, why do we look so different?" Photo: John Nguyen, Ross Parry Syndication

Eight is more than enough pups for new mom, Rosie.

What makes the birth even more special is that despite the white poodle's lack of pigment, all eight of her puppies have full coats of black hair. The litter of four male and four female pups was the first for Rosie, whose full name is Sukanto My Fair Lady, writes the Doncaster Free Press.

Rosie's owner, a retired nurse named Carol Marsden, delivered the first three puppies at home before Rosie's breeder arrived to help for the remainder of the seven-hour delivery. The eight puppies take after their father Alfie, a black pedigreed poodle whose official name is Kertellas on Easy Street at Montravia. The boy pups have been named Duke, Leo, Shadow and Victor, and the female puppies Belle, Duchess, Lucy and Tess.

It may seem like a unique feat, but Joan McFadden, a member of the Poodle Club of America and the Delaware County Kennel Club in Pennsylvania, explains to Paw Nation that the occurrence "is not terribly unusual."

"I've had that happen," McFadden tells Paw Nation. "I had a white champion poodle give birth to eight black puppies when she was bred with a black male poodle and it was kind of amusing to see." McFadden, who's been breeding poodles since the 1980s, knew it was a possibility because her white poodle had a black poodle in its lineage, and the black male poodle had a white poodle in his lineage.

"It makes for awfully cute pictures, I'll tell you that," laughs McFadden. We'll say!

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Creative Poodle Grooming

by Paul Ciampanelli (Subscribe to Paul Ciampanelli's posts): Aug 26th 2009 3:00PM Filed Under: Dogs, Pet Grooming, Pet Clothes, Photo Galleries

There are folks who put bandanas on their dogs, and folks who dress their dogs up for Halloween. Some folks put sweaters on their dogs in the winter. Some folks enter their dogs in dog shows. Depending on your outlook, these things might be cute, or they might stretch the boundaries of good taste. And then there's "creative poodle grooming," which surely stretches the boundaries of good taste, snaps those boundaries mercilessly, and then charges far, far beyond those boundaries.

Check out these pictures captured by photographer Ren Netherland from Creative Grooming Shows across the U.S.

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Creative Poodle Grooming

Pandas are endangered. If the worst happens, ship this fellow to the National Zoo and no one will be any the wiser.

BARM, Fame Pictures

Creative Poodle Grooming

Pandas are endangered. If the worst happens, ship this fellow to the National Zoo and no one will be any the wiser.

BARM, Fame Pictures

Peacocks are supposed to be proud, but we're sure this is the least proud this peacock has ever been in its whole life.

BARM, Fame Pictures

Putting this image on the packages will reduce the the rate of cigarette smoking more than any health warnings or tobacco tax hikes possibly could.

BARM, Fame Pictures

Haven't we done enough already in this country to desecrate noble and ancient Native American traditions without this travesty adding to the pile?

BARM, Fame Pictures

If you have a child who's been pestering you for a pony, there is a zero percent chance that this solution will satisfy them. Back to the drawing board!

BARM, Fame Pictures

If this is what's going to crow me awake in the morning, then take me away, Mr. Sandman, and never let me wake up.

BARM, Fame Pictures

This is why Wavy Gravy warned you not to drop the brown acid.

BARM, Fame Pictures

We've seen Pirates of the Caribbean a bunch of times and we don't remember Captain Sparrow ever wearing Uggs.

BARM, Fame Pictures

The person who groomed this one was the kid who woke up on the morning of the science fair and threw his whole project together in the half hour before the bus arrived.

BARM, Fame Pictures

Remember the part in Peter Pan when Peter Pan banished Tinkerbell? I don't know what just made me think of that...

BARM, Fame Pictures

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Miniature Dogs

Miniature Poodle
Miniature Poodles, like all Poodles, are excellent swimmers who originated as a water retrievers. All Poodles, Standard, Miniature and Toy are actually one breed, just different sizes. Miniature Poodles, who can be white, black, apricot or gray, are usually 15 inches or under, according to the American Kennel Club.

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Miniature Dogs

Miniature Dachshund
The Miniature Daschund, only 11 pounds or under, is not a separate classification of the Daschund -- it's just a smaller version of the Standard. The miniature dog, with its long bodies and strong sense of smell, are both hunters and lapdogs, according to the American Kennel Club.

Miniature Dogs

Miniature Schnauzer
The Miniature Schnauzer is of German descent and was originally bred to be a small farm dog. The most popular of the three Schnauzer breeds, the Miniature Schnauzer is a attentive, lively and a favorite among celebrities like Mary Tyler Moore and Bill Cosby. The strongly built miniature dog is between 12 to 14 inches, according to the American Kennel Club.

Miniature Dogs

Miniature Bull Terrier
Just like the playful Bull Terrier, the Miniature Bull Terrier, who originated in England, has a similar personality. Don't let its size fool you – the Miniature Bull Terrier is strong, energetic and audacious. Miniature Bull Terriers are between 10 to 15 inches and can be solid white or colored, according to the American Kennel Club.

Miniature Dogs

Miniature American Eskimo Dog
The American Eskimo Dog is one of three separate categories of the American Eskimo Dog. Between 12 to 15 inches, the bright white dog is loving, protecting and sociable. Now a great companion dog, the miniature dog was once a circus dog, according to the American Kennel Club.

Miniature Dogs

Miniature Pinscher
Also known as the "Min Pin," the Miniature Pinscher is a German Breed whose ancestry includes the Daschund, Italian Greyhound and the shorthaired German Pinscher. The quick, curious dog is the perfect apartment dog. Despite its small size, the compact pooch makes a wonderful watchdog. The spirited miniature dog, about 10 inches to 12 1/2 inches, can be red, black, or chocolate with tan, according to the American Kennel Club.

Miniature Dogs