• Personality: Proud, active, and very smart
• Energy Level: Energetic; Poodles are enthusiastic walkers, runners, and swimmers. They’re eager for all kinds of activities, and they enjoy keeping busy.
• Good with Children: Yes
• Good with Other Dogs: Yes
• Shedding: Infrequent; hypoallergenic- The non-allergenic coat is a big plus, too, for people suffering from allergies.
• Grooming: Requires professional/specialty
• Trainability: Eager to please
• Height: 10 inches & under (toy)
• Weight: 5-10 pounds (toy)
• Life Expectancy: 10-18 years
• Barking Level: Medium

Health: Poodles are generally a healthy breed. Genetically inherited disorders (some of which do not manifest themselves for several years) are present in virtually every living creature and Poodles, unfortunately, are no exception.

All three varieties of Poodles have been diagnosed with hip dysplasia, progressive retinal atrophy, cataracts, idiopathic epilepsy, sebaceous adenitis, von Willebrand’s disease, and immune-mediated disorders, including disorders of the thyroid and adrenal glands. Other disorders that may have a genetic basis also occur, as they do in other breeds of dogs. Two orthopedic problems, Legg-Perthes and luxating patellas, are more likely to occur in Toy and Miniature Poodles than in Standards but are fairly rare if parents have been OFA tested