Poodle Lovers [Archive] - ConstantChatter

kanga1622

06-30-2005, 07:39 AM

Here's our one year old toy poodle, Keegan. We got him through a local rescue group about 2 months ago and he is an absolutely wonderful little guy. His original family gave him up due to a high risk pregnancy since he is still pretty high energy (he's still just a puppy). Keegan is the 5th poodle I've lived with and I have to say that they are generally great dogs. My dad's toy poodle is much bossier than any we've ever had before but he's very affectionate and wants to be with his people all the time.

Keegan weighs about 7 1/2 pounds. The only issue we've had with having such a small dog is that he loves to be held by adults but we're a bit fearful about kids picking him up. He likes to be petted by kids and will give them kisses but he wants DH or I close by when strange kids come up to him on our walks because he's a bit nervous of them picking him up. Otherwise Keegan is extremely laid back. He actually lets us pick him up and turn him over on his back in our arms. He thinks it's great fun and will just flip his head back and look around.

http://images.snapfish.com/3443368723232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D%3C99%3D868%3 DXROQDF%3E232385%3A5%3A87%3A2ot1lsi

With his new favorite treat - ice cubes!
http://images.snapfish.com/3443368723232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D%3C99%3D868%3 DXROQDF%3E232393%3A5%3B66%3C3ot1lsi

Sitting with Mom and changing the channel (he loves to sit on the remote and change the channel)
http://images.snapfish.com/3443368723232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D%3C99%3D868%3 DXROQDF%3E232393%3A5%3B6755ot1lsi

mobox

06-30-2005, 11:24 AM

Oh I love it!!!!! They are both so cute. I cannot wait to get a dog. We have to build a fence up at the top of our back yard and then I can get one. :) :)

wendalah

06-30-2005, 02:29 PM

Ooooooh, you know how I feel about poodles. Feel free to "borrow" ours for an afternoon if you want to do a test run.

nylons73

07-11-2005, 06:52 PM

I grew up with poodles my whole life. My parents still have 2 standards. Here is a picture of them:

http://images.snapfish.com/3444358723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D56%3B%3D%3B55 %3DXROQDF%3E2323957%3B%3A3%3A77ot1lsi

Shonte has the blue collar and Sabrina has the red one :)

I would recommend poodles to anybody. Smart, wonderful, non-shedding dogs! :) ( If you are going to get a Standard however, it's best you have a ton of room for them to r-u-n! ) :D

Becki1010

07-15-2005, 10:51 AM

HI MO!
My Sangria is a pure bread poodle! I don't get her groomed like a poodle but that's what she is! She's amazing! I don't think that i would get a different breed! I'm echoing what everyone else has said- they are soooo smart! Sangria is soooo eager to learn new tricks and show off the ones that she knows! Poodles were originally bread to be hunters so they have this great instinct! Sangria chases geese and birds and such (well, we give her the 'go get 'em' command and off she goes). She has hair instead of fur (i bathe her with Dove Shampoo and Conditioner ;) ) so she doesn't shed!

The only issue with her breed that i've experienced with her is bad knees. Her knees go out on her (more so in the cold) but the vet taught me how to put it back into place. As she gets older (she's 7 now) she may have to get surgeory to tighten her knee caps.

The breed is amazing- any size and i highly recommend them!!!

Here she is on my mother's lap:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc04b3127cce902a9eb2015400000016108QaOGzdoyb2
And then i've posted this one before...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92c87b786e5c00000016108QaOGzdoyb2

Good luck and keep us updated!

wendalah

07-15-2005, 01:26 PM

I love seeing all these wooooodles!
(BTW, I own a purebred black mini, and a poodle mix. Poodles are the most incredible dogs ever.)

mobox

07-16-2005, 09:19 AM

Becki~~
It's good to see Sangria's little face. :)

Becki1010

07-29-2005, 11:39 AM

MO! I was going through my old WC journals and i saw in my planning journal how we became journal buddies- it was because you noticed Sangria in my signature and you told me that you guys were thinking about getting a poodle....GIRL THAT WAS A YEAR AGO! WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG?! :p LOL

I HAVE to share these with you...we went boating last weekend and i knew that she'd be all over the boat so i wanted her to be safe...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a390/Becki1010/Extra%20Pics/sangriaontheboatfullspeedaheadsidew.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a390/Becki1010/Extra%20Pics/sangriaontheboattakingitinclosertoe.jpg

(i posted a ton of these in my LJ). :D

mobox

07-30-2005, 02:16 AM

Becki!
OMG!!!! I love the Sangria pics. What a little stud with the life vest and everything. Soooo cute.

I know, I know, we have been in remodel hell and are a little afraid to introduce a pupster to our havoc. But I found a pic online of a little cutie. I'll have to post it.

mobox

07-30-2005, 02:27 AM

Ok, so here are the two that I have fallen for:

http://www.petfinder.com/fotos/CA428/CA428.4748370-2-x.jpg
http://www.petfinder.com/fotos/CA891/CA891.4842595-1-pn.jpg

mobox

08-07-2005, 12:00 AM

Trying to decide if we should go check this guy out...he's poodle/papillion...

http://www.petfinder.com/fotos/CA41/CA41.4877665-1-pn.jpg

kanga1622

08-08-2005, 07:08 AM

mobox

08-11-2005, 11:53 PM

I had never heard of a papillion before but what a cutie! Kanga, you have to post pics!!!

kanga1622

08-12-2005, 07:04 AM

Okay, I'll post pics next week. I took a few last night but forgot to bring the camera to work to download the pics. I'll post side by side before and after and you'll definately be able to tell a difference. :)

kanga1622

08-15-2005, 01:00 PM

Here are the pics as promised.

About 3 weeks Before his haircut-----------About 2 weeks After his haircut
http://images.snapfish.com/344735%3A%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3A3%3B%3D3 35%3DXROQDF%3E2323%3A35%3C7%3A377ot1lsihttp://images.snapfish.com/344735%3A%3B23232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3A3%3B%3D3 35%3DXROQDF%3E2323%3A35%3C7%3A386ot1lsi

As you can see, looking out the front window is one of his favorite activities. I'll try to get a full picture of him so you can see his LONG legs. Everytime I try he starts coming toward me and won't let me take a pic. :rolleyes:

Sabriel

08-15-2005, 01:20 PM

Ohh, I'm jealous. I love Papillions. He looks very friendly and happy. He also has the long legs like our pup so I'll warn you that he'll probably be able to jump much higher than you expect. Ours jumps over the baby gate with no problems. We've had to stack one on top of the other if we need to gate him.

On a side note, we got our pup shaved about a week ago. I'll have to post pics because he look so different. Now we're thinking that perhaps he is a poodle/jack russell cross. His legs are just too tall for his body and he's very lean compared to all the other poodles we've had.

Our poodle is a jumper too! She can easily jump baby gates and when she gets excited she just jumps straight up in the air over and over. I am amazed at how high she can jump!

She also has really long legs. We tease that she is part foal, because she has to spread her front legs apart to sniff the ground. ;) She is very lean also. She is from an excellent breeder, and all of her poodles are long-legged and lean. I think that the breed is supposed to be this way.

kanga1622

08-15-2005, 03:38 PM

Sabriel - It would make sense for mini and toy poodles to have long legs since a standard poodle has such long legs. There's just something about him that makes us think he may be a cross (maybe it's the coloring that makes us think he's a cross). We could care less because he is an absolutely great dog. I've just never had a poodle this tall and lean before. Of course, he's started eating like a pig over the last week so he may not stay this lean for very long. :p I think he's packing on the pounds before winter hits. He'll need that extra fat for warmth. ;)

Sabriel

08-15-2005, 04:31 PM

kanga1622 LOL, sounds like he is preparing to hibernate. :) I know what you mean though. You just never know with rescue dogs. We have a bichon that I would swear is purebred, but when his hair grows out he has these funny long straight hairs that stick out from the rest of his curly hair all over his body. It makes him look pretty silly! I've been told that terriers mixed with curly haired dogs can produce dogs with this type of hair coat. That would account for his attitude too! :D

linekelei

08-15-2005, 04:35 PM

kanga-We have a toy parti poodle that looks almost identical to your poodle. I looked at some other pics of your dog and I don't think he's a mix at all. Pure poodle, just parti.

Here are some pics of our poodles. Daphne is the parti and is a toy, and Buster is the apricot and is a huge mini. Poor Buster had bows from the groomer. We took those off right after these pics. ;)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc24b3127cce9ddcbc16c25100000016108BcNGrhy0aK

You can see how big Buster is in this pic:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/fraleylp/109_0908.jpg

wendalah

08-15-2005, 04:42 PM

I love parti-poodles. They are the cutest things!

wendalah

08-15-2005, 04:51 PM

I just made my miniature poodle my avatar. That's him!

Becki1010

08-16-2005, 12:27 PM

I've never heard of parti-poodles? What are they?

LINEKELEI yours are beautiful! My little one was supposed to be apricot but as you can tell from my avatar she isn't even close! What a gorgeous color he is!

MOBOX...did you get the little guy???

linekelei

08-16-2005, 12:36 PM

Parti poodles are poodles that are 2 colors-they mostly come in black and white, but I've also seen brown and white (the father of our parti was brown & white). You don't see them that often as they can't be used as show dogs, but I love the mixed colors.

As for your apricot poodle, our apricot was originally a very, very dark red. He has lightened up so much-he doesn't even look like the same dog anymore! So if your apricot started out pretty light, it doesn't surprise me that he/she is now a lighter color. I think they are all adorable, regardless of their color. :)

mobox

08-17-2005, 06:14 PM

I contacted three shelters that have poodle or terrier-poodle mixes with poodle fur (which is important) and have a couple appts this weekend to go check out the little guys.

kanga1622

08-18-2005, 07:40 AM

Good luck mobox. We sorta fell into our poodle adoption. We missed out on a poodle that the rescue group had but they kept us in mind and called us back a week later when our pup was looking for a home.

mobox

08-25-2005, 11:06 AM

We ended up rescuing an adorable poodle/terrier mix. He is sooo precious and cool. We love him. Unfortunately, he has an ear infection. We think it is something left over from when he was in a crappy shelter in Devore. He's on antibiotics right now and has to wear a cone. :( So, I'll take some pictures next week when he is off the cone.

kanga1622

08-29-2005, 07:01 AM

Mobox- We adopted our pup with an ear infection as well. It seems to be fairly common in dogs with floppy ears. Hopefully it will be all cleared up in a week. CONGRATS! :D

mobox

09-15-2005, 02:54 PM

Here's the newest addition to the Mo family!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d732b3127cce944544051c6a00000016108ActWLly3ctL
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d732b3127cce944544df1cb000000016108ActWLly3ctL
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d732b3127cce944544a69df900000016108ActWLly3ctL

His ear infection is AAAAAlLLLLLL better!!! ;)

kanga1622

09-15-2005, 03:48 PM

What a doll! I love the silver on his ears. Size wise he reminds me of my very first miniature poodle (who was a silver). He was my best friend for years. :D Good luck and have a very happy family. :) ;)

Amuse Bouche

09-15-2005, 04:20 PM

Ahh! He's so cute! You're just going to LOVE having a dog.

mobox

10-11-2005, 12:35 PM

Took our little man, Pierre, up to the mountains this past weekend. He was so darn cute. I had to buy him booties to take him out to do his business becasue there is so much sap up there and it would get caught in his paws. It was really funny to watch him walk around in booties!!!

Anyway, he didn't get sick going up or down the mountain so that is great!

mia_e_kc

01-30-2006, 04:56 PM

My husband and I are thinking of getting a poodle. Any advice? I loved mixed bleeds---I think they have the sweetest faces.

wendalah

02-01-2006, 10:46 AM

Get a poodle! You will not be sorry. They are wonderful dogs, they don't shed, they're good with kids, they are SUPER easy to train (very smart)...and they're such little clowns! So fun to have in the house.

wendalah

03-15-2006, 03:08 PM

Meet Smokey--I finally have a photo!

http://static.flickr.com/45/112889839_88669dd889.jpg?v=0

ysolde

03-15-2006, 08:08 PM

Wendalah --

LOVE him!!!

Poodles are wonderful! Smart, easygoing, love everyone, and hypoallergenic. The perfect dog. Not that I am biased, or anything. ;)

wendalah

03-16-2006, 10:35 AM

Thanks, Y! I have a black poodle, too. Smokey is my new adoption. Do you have a poodle???? I didn't know that!

ysolde

03-16-2006, 11:41 AM

I have two cats. Dh doesn't like dogs (meanie), but I grew up with toy poodles, and I love those dogs!

katmg

03-16-2006, 01:21 PM

Awww...what a cutie! I didn't know poodles came in silver/grey.

I had a black, miniature poodle growing up. She was the best dog - such a smart, smart dog! She would trade with you - when she would find something she wasn't supposed to have or didn't like (cough drops, milk bones) she would trade them for a treat.

I tried to teach that to my Weim, but he couldn't get it. He was just pissed that I had stolen the thing he wasn't supposed to have! :p

wendalah

03-16-2006, 02:01 PM

Oh, my black mini knows all sorts of little tricks like that! My favorite one: If you stick out your tongue at him, he mimicks you and sticks his out back at you. He also "talks" a lot and we've gotten to know his various "words." He has different growls that means, "I need to go the bathroom," "I'm hungry," etc.

As for Smokey, he's learning quickly. His big trick is that he's learned to roll down the windows in the car (by pressing the button with his paw).

ysolde

03-16-2006, 02:25 PM

My parents had one poodle who knew how to work the dimmer switch next to their bed. So, when he wanted to be fed in the morning, he would turn on the light, ever so slowly, of course.

wendalah

03-17-2006, 02:24 PM

I believe it! They are seriously almost human sometimes.

katmg

03-17-2006, 04:03 PM

We called ours a "hoodle" - human/poodle because she didn't seem like a dog. :)

Man, we were dorks.

ducgal

01-16-2007, 09:25 AM

Here is our new 12 week old black standard poodle puppy, Roland. He's a very sweet and funny dog. He's loves just sitting in our laps (he will quickly outgrow that though, since his parent are both about 55 pounds) and he loves bouncing around our yard chasing his toys. He knows his name already and is quickly learning to sit and come.

http://web.mac.com/ducgal/iWeb/Site/Roland_files/P1000447.jpg

mobox

01-17-2007, 04:42 AM

ducgal - VERY cute!!!

Here is Pierre with our newest family addition. :)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/360442535_a2e5527c57.jpg?v=0

wendalah

01-17-2007, 01:01 PM

Ducgal: He's so beautiful!
Mo: Look at you and your babies :D

NotDesperate

01-17-2007, 05:51 PM

Meet Lucy!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/341031018_97dcad658b.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/341030797_89497445a8.jpg?v=0

She is half Papillon, half Poodle but she looks all poodle. She is so sweet. I just love her to pieces.

She is 8.5 months old, but I am still having housebreaking issues. She does not ask to go out sometimes and will just pee. Frustrating but I love her anyway ;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/121/310552383_a947184b8a_m.jpg

Cosmo, my fullbred Papillon, feels left out...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/199223492_c77958b01f.jpg?v=0
He also says he hates little pesky poodle sisters!

mobox

01-20-2007, 12:12 AM

Lucy is adorable! I just love her ears.

NotDesperate

01-20-2007, 04:48 PM

Aw, thanks! Her ears are cute, it must be the Papillon part coming out, especially since they are so big. ;)

May27JnJ

06-05-2007, 11:24 AM

Bump

Linz

06-05-2007, 12:04 PM

I love dogs. My husband and I are seperated and I just moved into my own apartment and I need a dog to keep me company. Also, my husband always would say we would get a dog but then would never follow through. Once he even told me that I can't handle my own life so what makes me think I can handle taking care of a dog. :mad:

I looked in the paper today and someone is giving away a 2 yr old black toy poodle. I called and left a message. Hopefully not too many others have called! Wish me luck! :D

mobox

06-06-2007, 08:51 PM

Linz, I hope you get the black poodle. I have found poodles to be so friendly and fiercely loyal. I know my little guy is.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1413/534080455_95f35eba05.jpg?v=0

zhannushka

06-25-2007, 12:50 PM

Just wanted to share a pic of our toy poodle, Malish. He's 4 years old now, we've had him since he was 3 months old and we love him to pieces! :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/zhannushka/4thmonth016.jpg

mobox

06-26-2007, 12:44 PM

Zannushka - He is SOOOOO cute!!!!!

zhannushka

06-26-2007, 12:57 PM

Thanks mobox! :)

oneday someday

08-06-2007, 02:17 PM

Bump!!! I'd love to see more of your Poodle babies!!!

wendalah

08-06-2007, 03:16 PM

Here are my poodle boys in the bathtub:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1339/727885122_73c1daf031.jpg?v=0

My younger baby (in need of a haircut) dressed in a gray sweatshirt (pardon bad photo of me):

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/404277685_5363eb1e29.jpg?v=0

zhannushka

08-06-2007, 03:37 PM

wendalah - Adorable!!! :)

Here's my little guy before and after his haircut last month :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/zhannushka/BA.jpg

ysolde

08-06-2007, 03:47 PM

Awww. Looks like a little lamb. A little champagne lamb.

oneday someday

08-06-2007, 08:20 PM

That haircut is the cutest! What a sweetie!!!! :D

zhannushka

08-06-2007, 08:45 PM

Thanks ladies! :)

ysolde - that's exactly what I call him! - "my little lamb" :)

wendalah

08-07-2007, 11:30 AM

zhannushka, I think your little guy is adorable too. And your little (human) guy is pretty darn cute too. :)

artist

08-07-2007, 12:50 PM

ducgal - VERY cute!!!

Here is Pierre with our newest family addition. :)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/360442535_a2e5527c57.jpg?v=0

Such a cute photo of you and the babies!

Awww. Looks like a little lamb. A little champagne lamb.

I was thinking the same thing!

zhannushka

08-07-2007, 01:28 PM

zhannushka, I think your little guy is adorable too. And your little (human) guy is pretty darn cute too. :)
thank you!!! :D

mobox

08-09-2007, 09:23 PM

Thanks Artist!

oneday someday

08-15-2007, 12:27 PM

Question for Poodle owners:

Can poodles be left alone during the day? Please don't "shoot" me for asking! I'm having a hard time finding a dog to rescue and I'd like to know if Poodle owners here work full-time, part-time or from home? Do you have a dog walker?

Thanks!!!

May27JnJ

08-15-2007, 12:38 PM

I'm not a poodle owner but my IL's had one for 18 years. He stayed at home all day by himself. He did fine as far as I know.

oneday someday

08-15-2007, 12:51 PM

I'm not a poodle owner but my IL's had one for 18 years. He stayed at home all day by himself. He did fine as far as I know.

Thank you!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that something will come through!! :D

zhannushka

08-15-2007, 12:57 PM

My poodle is a little over 4 years old now. We've had him since he was 3 months old - he's always stayed home by himself all day, while DH and I were at work. We'd walk him around 8 am and then again at 7-8 pm when we got home from work. Now that I'm a SAHM, he's home with me all day long - he sleeps probably 90% of the time. :)

oneday someday

08-15-2007, 01:35 PM