Fancy and glamorous looking, that’s what the well-known toy poodle is. Who would not recognize this breed in its fluffy and well-maintained cotton ball-like hair? When it walks, it walks with such commanding grace and poise that people can’t help but admire the spectacular sight of this dog.

The toy poodle is a tiny-sized poodle that’s popularly known as a contender on dog shows and dog sports. It excels in the fields of agility, obedience and tracking competitions and believe it or not, in terms of herding, too. The toy poodle is one of the most intelligent dogs therefore, aside from glam, you can expect hard work and persistence from this dog as well.

In general, the poodle breed is a water type of dog and they have an affinity to water and are superb swimmers. During the first centuries of their existence, this breed was used to retrieve shot fowls and other game. Today, they are rarely used for such tasks but instead are used as show dogs and family pets.

The poodles are categorized in three sizes namely the standard, miniature and toy. Each possesses a thick and single- coated hair that is naturally curly and low-shedding and have textures ranging from coarse to wooly and soft. They often appear in many shades and patterns of color such as solid-colored, parti-colored and phantom which is a pattern of black and tan.

The breed is highly spirited and is prone to boredom that’s why they’re always caught up in a lot of mischief. Towards children, however, they are extremely loving and affectionate and does not back down at meeting new people and new animals. Moreover, the poodle should be allowed lots of playtime since they love to play but make sure to give them plenty of rest afterwards.

Additionally, the poodles make outstanding watchdogs and are swift to adapt in changes in the environment. Being intelligent creatures, the poodles are easy to handle when it comes to training. When it comes to potty training, you can count on the poodles to get the rules quickly.

It is believed that the poodle had been in existence for 400 years all over Western Europe. The exact place of its origin is debated to be France, Germany, Denmark or the ancient region of Piedmont. However, France is now the officially recognized place of origin of the breed.

It was the French who discovered and developed different uses for this water dog such as circus performing. The name poodle came from the German word “pudel” meaning the one who always gets wet”. The now endangered French water dog is said to be the ancestor of the poodle and in France, it is called “caniche” meaning duck dog.

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