I've heard that buying from a breeder is bad but only if you buy a mixed breeds, what about purebreds?

you should be fine!~

Im getting a 10 week old puppy this weekend. I want to know how i can take care of him, but the problem is that i don't have enough resources/money to get him and take him to the vet. I really need advice and want to know more about puppy care.

Sorry this is so long, but I'm really just trying to help you out.

First off, you probably shouldn't get a dog if you can't afford the vet bill. Your dog could end up with diseases if it isn't vaccinated. If you really want want, see if you can set up payment arrangements with your vet. Once it has all it's shots then you don't need to bring him again until next year. So the vet bills will stop. See if you can borrow the money to at least get him his shots, because it's almost like neglect if you don't take care of him properly.

You'll also need to buy some things for that type of breed. I have a Toy Poodle and she needs haircuts regularly. I believe the Pekingese needs haircuts too and they can be pricy, about $30 for a grooming, which you'll need at least every month. I bought my own clippers (they come with a video) and I groom her myself. It saved me hundreds of dollars, so that's an option for you.

You'll also need the following:
Food (since it's small, they don't eat much)
treats (for training)
bowls (preferably metal)
collar and leash with ID tags (in case it gets lost)
comb/brush
shampoo
nail clippers/ grooming clippers
dog toys (unless you want your dog to chew up all of your stuff)
flea control (something like frontline plus can cost about $20 a month and if you don't control the fleas, your house can become infested with them and they'll be next to impossible to get rid of, so your best bet would be to make sure you prevent them before that happens. Flea collars don't work and flea shampoos will kill most of the fleas, but as soon as the bath is over and your dog is dry the fleas go right back to multiplying on your dog.)

It's actually pretty costly to have a dog now that you really think about it, especially when you're just starting out. Here are some housebreaking tips that worked for training my Toy Poodle in 17 days:

Start by taking puppy outside every 1-2 hours and after each meal, nap or drink of water. Open the door and emphasize the word “outside” so puppy becomes familiar with it. Say, "Outside. Do you have to go outside?" repeat this until you're out there then once you’re out there tell puppy to "Go pee pee or Go poopie" (or whatever words you want to use) Repeat it until puppy goes then say "Good girl/boy…pee pee outside/poopie outside" Repeat it with lots of praise. Puppy will soon associate the pee pee or the poopie with outside.

I trained my dog using the crate only at night or when I needed to leave the house. I didn’t confine her, I just kept a watchful eye on her at ALL TIMES and if I caught her in the act, I'd grab her mid-pee and say in a stern voice, "No…Pee pee outside." I'd repeat it on the way out (Never hit or yell). When she finished peeing outside, I’d say "Good girl…pee pee outside." I repeated it, then praise, praise, praise until she knew that eliminating outside is what made me happy.

Don't scold for accidents that you didn’t witness, just praise when puppy gets it right because you have to catch them in the act in order to effectively correct them.

Do this every time you take puppy outside and BE PERSISTENT. Don’t change the routine and it’s guaranteed to work. It worked like a charm for me, and I'm sure it will work for you too. Good Luck!

We were thinking about a medium size dog, that gets along good with other dogs. We already have one dog, a very small, 5 yr old. cairn terrier/tea cup poodle mix, and looking for a dog with a good temperment, not too much grooming and one that doesn't need a tremendous amount of excercise. A dog that is laid back and friendly. Any ideas?

I'd go to http://www.petfinder.com/index.html you can look at all the animals available for adoption in your area. Also many shelters let you introduce your dog to the one your interested in and test them to see that they're dog friendly.

One word of advice though, first appearances can be off. Calm dogs look hyper because they're stressed and the inverse.

My family has 2 dogs already and it's pretty much who ever feeds them is the person they will follow. I'm finally getting my own dog and I'd like to get a mini poodle. So if the poodle sleeps in my room, I feed it and walk it will it want to be around me or prefer some one else in the house?

Maybe - there is no guarantee that a dog will follow one particular person in the house just cause they feed it. We split the feeding with our Lab and she tends to like me a little more.

But if you work more with your poodle then others, the chances are the poodle will bond more with you.

im getting a male toy poodle and don't know the monthly basis to groom them! i need as much help as i can get thanks for the help

Most of the poodles we groom come in every 8-12 weeks, depending on their coat, the clip they get, and how well the owner looks after them in-between.

You should be doing the at-home brushing daily. Nails and ears should be done weekly, if you can.

is there any toy poodle breeder is co.down

call the local vets and ask if they know of any they would recommend.

could someone please refer me to a legit toy poodle breeder in toronto, ontario, canada?
and please, it has to be a TOY poodle breeder, because i live in an apartment, and it cannot fit a middle or a big size dog.
im willing to pay a high price as long as the puppy is from a legit breeder!

thank youuuuuu

DON'T NO ANY………….. BUT IM SURE IF YOU GOOGLE A RESCUE YOU MIGHT FIND ONE AND YOU CAN ADOPT

A couple of weeks ago my Dad adopted a 9yr old Standard poodle. He already has 2 tea cup poodles. The standard poodle was a service dog for an elderly woman who loved her to death. Now that she's with my Dad, Step-Mom and the other 2 dogs she has began chewing on everything in the house. They've given her every kind of chew toy imaginable. Whenever she not snuggling up with my Step Mom she paces and searches for something to do. She'll play with the tea cups but the "alpha" gets very aggressive towards the standard including attacking her.
I told my Step Mom that this was a service dog and she's probably bored and needs to be "worked". I suggested putting the standard on the treadmill to help bring her energy level down and to tether the "alpha" tea cup to the standard on walks so they'll have to work together.
Can anyone give me any other tips? They don't want to send her away because the odds of an older dog being adopted is slim.
Please DO NOT leave comments about the tea cups not being legitimate dogs, etc. What I'm looking for is some real advice for my Dad on how to deal with the situation at hand. Thank you.

Yes the standard needs work, but a treadmill isn't going to cut it. For one thing, a human treadmill isn't going to be big enough (long enough) to give her a proper workout without forcing her to use her body in a self-destructive (hard on joints) way. At her size, she'll need a minimum of a six foot long treadmill, so you'd have to buy a fancy dog treadmill for a few thousand bucks. On top of that, a treadmill doesn't exercise the mind, so it's only half of the equation. What this dog needs is at least an hour of hand walking (total) per day, and a daily training session of at least 15 minutes. Whatever the training regime was when it was a service dog.

Please do not tether the two dogs together to force them to work together. It just plain doesn't work that way. If you were tethered to the person you hated most at school would you be more likely to become friends, or to wind up slugging it out? If you want to deal with the pushy small dog's issues, put him in obedience school. The real issue isn't between him and the standard, but between him and the human owners. If he respected you, he wouldn't be messing with any other dogs in the house. Dogs who do that feel they are in middle management. They may acknowledge you as the leader, but they don't respect your ability to pull off the job. It makes them nervous. In a house with a very clear leader, there is no middle management. There's the leader, and everyone else and no one quarrels because the leader does not allow it.

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Now WHO can say that these dogs AREN'T the cutest things alive???
The first is a bichon-poodle.
The second is a shih tzu-poodle
The third is a maltese-poodle.

If you don't like these puppies, you'd better have a good reason!!!!!

I agree 110% with you they are the absolute cutest little things! I mean how can you even look at those cute little faces and even think the words mutt or mongrol? Crazy,heartless people on here.Anyways,My favorite is the maltipoo!

Do you like the fluffy poodle mix puppies??? I have seen some VERY cute ones, should I buy one? I will adopt. There are some on petfinder in my area. I was thinking Shih Tzu-Poodle mixes, what do you think? If you don't like them then what kind?

They are adorable! I have 2 poodle mixes and they are the best. They don't get quite as big as a toy poodle and definitely not as big as a miniature poodle, although it does depend on the size of the other dog how big they really will be. One of mine is 5 lbs and the other is 9lbs, so they're big enough that they don't get stepped on, yet small enough that an apartment is MORE than enough room to tire themselves out in!

I have not had an serious health problems with them, but one is allergic to fleas. They don't eat much, but they do drink a lot of water. They are energetic at the right times, and LOVE to sleep at the right times (like when I'm cramming for an exam!) and aren't "yappy" like people claim small dogs to be. If they hear a noise that they do not know, they will bark, but they caml down once they see someone they recognise or I say something to them.

They have a ton of personality, just like every other dog, but I think mine has too much personality! One figured out how to pull the blinds down so she can look out the window! They're very smart and know the difference between right and wrong. I leave their crate doors open, and my male crates himself when he has done something wrong. He stays there until he gets bored, which is for about 20 minutes. House training wasn't that bad with one of them and the other it took a while, so it really does depend on the dog!

I have no problems with them, except that love to tear paper, and one is attracted to the silicone cases for ipods and cell phones! They are relatively easy to groom yourself if you keep their hair short becuase they hair never stops growing, or your can take them to a pofessional every 2 months I would say. Once you brush them regularly they will not get matted and tangled even thgough they have long hair.

I have two maltipoos (maltese and poodle) but I have a friend who has a shihpoo (shih tzu and poodle) and hers it a little bigger but still the same temperament wise. They are great to have and will win over your heart the moment you play with them (that's how I got my first one)!

And if you don't want a young puppy, there are shelters and so on that have some poodle mixes. They are a little harder to find if you physically go look for them, but there is www.petfinder.com that has pictures, facts and short tidbits on the dogs. That way you'll know exactly what you're getting (attitude wise) and how they will look. For little dogs though, it sometimes costs just as much to adopt them than it does to buy one. Good luck with your search!