-When just starting out, “Potty Outside” every hour

-Hang out with pup for at least 5 minutes, saying “Potty Outside” then praise them lots when they go

-Stools will take longer to hang out with and usually are first thing in morning, then they eat and will go again usually within an hour, then later in the day will go again

-I use “Treat” whenever I’m seeing difficulty in obeying, the response is incredible

-Lamb keeps flatulence down to almost/nothing

-I stand over their backs, grab the back paws with both of my hands and wipe them on the carpet, then I take the front paws in both my hands and wipe them

-They seem to enjoy this in that it’s getting your face down on their level to be with them

-Keeps them out of trouble from chewing your good shoes, etc

-These larger Royal poodles are extremely aggressive chewers, so do get them the bigger bones, they’ll be gone in no time

-I stay away from the chew leathers for a number of reasons, ask my viewpoint if you’re interested

-No chicken or pork bones as they are brittle and cause intestinal problems

-Give me a call any time with your Standard Poodle Care questions (thanks to the many who have helped develop this page with their questions and tips)

-Red spots on your pets stomach may be from laying in the grass and bugs biting them, spring is the worst

-Ask me about the liquid spray I found for pets as well

-A vacuum or broom sweeping by the pet WILL upset them (I take mine slowly by them and they want to attack and play with it)

-This is probably a throw back to when tigers attacked them quickly and ate them up :-)

Royal & Standard Poodles need "Overall" grooming at least once a month. For "do it yourselfers" an excellent video on clipping coats can be found on eBay called Muddy Creek Grooming. It might not always be selling there so go to their website.

The pictures below are what I may use in grooming and Standard Poodle Care. I'm always here to teach those who are interested in learning how to do their own grooming.

From left to right: Undercoat rake, Curved dematting rake (hard to find), Shedding comb, Slicker brush, Spring back scissors I get at the fabric store, Round tipped scissors for ear hair clipping, Guillotine clipper for nails, Nail Clipper with safety stop, Dog tooth brush, Dental pick for cleaning tartar off once a year (I get old used ones from dentist).

1. Ear Cleaning

This is in relation to long floppy eared Standard Poodle Care.

First, any ear infections your pet might have need to be thoroughly handled by your favorite vet.

Then, on a weekly basis (depending on pet - maybe 2x per week), have a good light over your shoulder that you can look into the ear to see what you're doing.

a. If I get poodles in for grooming with super dirty ears I always handle with Dr. Foster's ear liquid cleaner (I like the best) or you can purchase dog ear liquid at a pet store, vet, or other dog catalog. I squirt it in and rub their ears for awhile to break the gunk down. Then I take q-tips and clean out the best I can without it getting dry, otherwise it'll make the inside of their ears raw. I would do this two days later if I had them available, really keeping the q-tip wet with liquid and cleaning out more gunk. It's easy to overdue, so caution not to overwork.

b. After you've cleaned the gunk out the next important thing on the first day is to clip and pull any hair in the inner ear away as much as possible using an ear powder to help grip. One can purchase forceps to help pull the hairs out as well. I use blunt ended short scissors to trim away the outside hairs then opening up the ear canal with my fingers, and sometimes having a second person help by holding (if it's a struggling dog), I use the forceps/fingers to pull in small amounts as much hair out as possible so I can see the skin of the inner ear - not hair. You just grab onto small sections of hair with 2 fingers tightly and pull it out. Don't grab big amounts, small amounts only. This should get your pet some good clean ear canals which truly helps keep away problems. Ear powder afterward soothes their ears then.

If you get your puppy from us, look into their ears right away to see how clean they should be as I maintain them during their growing time with us. This is how they should look weekly, and especially coming home from a groomer!

Get after yourself to do this weekly if they're the pet that needs it weekly, or twice a week if need be!

c. The groomer should make sure when he uses his clippers he takes off the hair under the long leather flap as well to assure air circulation for your Standard Poodle Care. I always maintain short hair under the ear flaps of our Royal poodles.

d. Then, I tell my customers every week--every week you need to handle ears and nails. The next is weekly maintenance:

i. I fill a cap of alcohol now, I use alcohol now as it kills any bug mites/germs etc. that might want to make a home. Using q-tips dunked with alcohol I have the light behind me and open up the ear with my fingers and start to swab any gunk, changing q-tips frequently until they come out clean, should only have to use no more then 3 by now per ear, never over rub or let q-tip dry.

ii. Pull/clip any excess hair always after you've used the alcohol as it will take any sting away in using the powder.

Both my poodles had bad problems when I first got them. After the vet medicine handled the infection I started this weekly routine and have not had a problem since 2003. I start out right away now with the pups and do this weekly, say watching TV etc, is their weekly grooming time for ears and nails.

Of course they'll itch their ears like we do, but I don't worry anymore that there's an issue as when I clean their ears it's very little gunk that needs handling and looking inside the ear is healthy skin, not red and inflamed.

Kodi seemed to have the cleanest ears of all and was extremely laid back when I cleaned him, Zain's were dirtier and she hates having her ears cleaned! They're all different that's for sure.

That's my routine, and they're happy pets now :-)))

2. Nail Clipping

There are several types to choose from. The guillotine style and a scissors style of clippers. Assure they're sharp. Have a styptic liquid or powder ready just in case, I like the powder best.

Slowly take away a little bit of the nail at a time until you see the lighter colored quick of the nail.

This should be done on a weekly basis.

3. And Don't Forget to Brush Their Teeth Weekly

4. Bathing your Standard Poodle

A standard poodle should only be washed once a month if at all possible. There are other references to this out there, but this is my recommendation. If you live in drier cold winter temperatures the longer you can delay a wash the healthier for your poodle as their skin cannot tolerate the constant shampoo and drying.

A good bath picture story is on the customer web page with Paylin.

Shampoos and Creme Rinses: I have had many customers wonder why their pet has scabs or hot spots, even though no fleas. I ask them to check with their groomer to find out what kind of products they are using. I say this because a human I knew use to get her hair done weekly at a beauty parlor and developed scabs and hot spots. So many products are chemical ridden, unhealthy for us and our pets. I have been using and recommend Natures Specialties products. After years of use, I have never had scabs or hot spots on our poodles and recently observed it recommended on CBS with the popular show "Greatest American Dog".

I go onto www.ebay.com and check prices for the Colloidal Oatmeal Creme Rinse and shampoos.

Always assure all shampoo is thoroughly rinsed out and then conditioned. Then, washing conditioner out thoroughly as well.

During the summer months I use a natural flea and tick eucalyptus repellant shampoo to help keep the bugs away. Clipping their hair as short as possible to watch for any ticks.

** Now for my daily grooming - I have to say I don't groom them daily. To wrap it up, here is what I do in having 5 spoos around:

a) first I use the dematting rake to cut through snarls

b) then I use the shedding comb to pull out the raked snarls and smooth out their hair

c) always check behind their ears as that gets bad as well as their armpits ;-)

d) I will check their tails and handle in the same manner as a & b above

e) don't just pull their little knots out as it literally is pulling their hair out of their body and will scab up :-(

I don't like to keep their overall body hair very long as you could imagine I would have to do this daily which as a fantasy novel writer I just don't have that kind of time. I like to keep their hair very short in the summer and maintain around 1/2" - 1" in the winter otherwise it gets extremely unmanageable. Now if someone only has one to two spoos they can decide they want to maintain it with the time they create.

5. Other things to be aware of:

Does your puppy get the hiccups?

Well I understand there are dog chiropractors out there. Hiccups are known to be the result of being out of alignment in people, so of course dogs can get out of alignment as well!

I've seen pups have the hiccups while they are young.

When Kodi grew to his manhood, I noted a funny rythmic breathing he'd have. At first I was concerned but watched carefully. It was his hiccups :-) He was doing the rythmic hiccup as he had when he was a pup, yet now as an adult it had a whole different sound, yet rythmic as hiccups. I no longer worry, just wish I knew where to find a Minnesotan dog chiropractor.

If anyone knows, let me know please. 218-894-1434

This is the halter/saddle I like to walk the poodles with so not to choke them. Chiropractic for dogs see this as the least strain on the body as well. The best halter I have found is at a store called "Fleet Farm", the "Mans' store" :-)

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What I've read in books (or seen) for puppy tips:

1. Always stand sideways to your Royal pet, not full front. They take this as dominance and will do what I call "piddly submission" to you. One never wants to be mean or punishing to them when piddly submitting as they are doing what they do in nature to more dominating dogs-piddling to show you, the master, of your dominance over them. Yelling only continues the piddly submission. Of course urinating at bathroom time in the house definitely needs to be taken outside ASAP. But approach the pet from a sideways step in grasping them. Great Standard Poodle Care tip. Watch your voice tone as in #2.

2. How your voice sounds reflects a dogs language to them. If you’re upset and yelling, this sounds like their mother barking and disciplining them. If you are cheerful, it is like their puppy mates playing with them. And of course, an even tone encourages them as their parents might. Note my commands above and how I do my best to sound like the Royal parents.

3. Get down on their eye level sideways and encourage them to come to you with their favorite treat. Have treats everywhere ready (small pieces of course)! Carry them at all times to give and encourage the timid pup. Again watch how you speak to them.

4. As a pup, did you notice them to have hiccups? It is great to find a dog chiropractor to give them an adjustment.

When they're older, it sounds different...I notice Royal Kodi catching his breath and I realize he has the hiccups as it has the same rythm. So, before rushing off to the vet, evaluate if they just have the hiccups :-)

5. In a litter, sometimes there may be one puppy that gets picked on by all the others, including momma. My viewpoint, I believe this causes the strain on their personality to be such...making them more submissive then most.

You see I can relate, as a Royal female dam I had "was” timid until I learned these things. Then I read and worked the above steps. It worked! Once I understood "why" she was doing it, I quit being frustrated in handling her and she came around to be a girl that wants to please for everything.

There are all kinds of variables that can play into this and other people, I’m sure, may have their viewpoints…that’s fine. This is simply what I have found, hoping it can help you.

Welcome to our home. I painted the garage door mural to reflect a scene from my fantasy book "A Perfect World." Visit us and our Royal & Standard Poodles at Staples, MN...this has now been replaced with a new office space 2010 for better Standard Poodle Care and watching over.

This is part of the front park. I have built the front park, back park, puppy park and the youth park in the center of everything that I can watch closely as they grow and learn.

They now have 3 acres of running park. It's important to make sure poisonous flowers are placed outside a fence to protect from any snack they might want to have.

Let alone if you don't want puppies to destroy them!

Front Park

Above: Back Park

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Below: Combined Parks

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We ring the bells so we don't have to yell for the Royal Standard Poodles to come in. It's a good Standard Poodle Care tip ;-)

The puppies all learn how to use them by the time they are 8 weeks old.

And then...Where would I be without my WONDERFUL Shark steam cleaner! Highly recommend!

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