Picture of a Miniature Poodle

Miniature Poodle

Origin

This Poodle Dog was famous all throughout Europe for at least 400 years and is cleanly portrayed in many medieval paintings and in bas-relief from the 1st Century AD. Although, the subject of its original birthplace is still controversial as no one actually knows from where this dog breed originated. France eventually has taken claim to be the originating country of Miniature Poodle but AKC has actually rewarded the honor to Germany, where they states that the dog was a water retrieval canine.

However, the certain thing is that this breed is actually a descendant of an extinct French Water Dog Breed called the Barbet and possibly of the Hungarian Water Hound breed as well. Originally, the Poodle was used by the hunters in Germany and France as a gundog as well as a retriever of waterfowl and to snuffle out truffles hiding in the deep woods.

Size

Miniature Poodle2Ranges of size of the officially recognized Poodle dogs by AKC are examined by their height, not their weight. The exact size calculation of a Miniature Poodle must lie somewhere between 10 to 15 inches or lesser at the tip of its shoulders. Any Poodle dog that is way over 15 inches and or lesser then 10 inches at the tip of its shoulders is not deemed as a Miniature Poodle by the Official standards of AKC. The accepted height of a Miniature Poodle is between 11 to 15 inches long that is 28 to 38 cm and the weight is around 15 to 17 pounds, 7 to 8 kilograms.

Coat

The coat of Miniature Poodle comes in varied colors. This includes white, silver, blue, gray, café-au-lait, cream and apricot. Miniature Poodle has curly, dense and wiry hairs over her body, and this exceptional texture of hairs can easily be trimmed, groomed, clipped, and shaved. The other very noticeable thing in grooming Miniature Poodle coat is that it can be maneuvered into almost all types of whimsical shapes.

Character

Poodles are a pack of such characteristics as loving, intelligent, mischievous and loyal, as the most Poodle breeders and owners proclaim about their character. With their regal appearance, one can sense an air of distinction within this dog breed ? a distinguished manner that is hard to explain yet easily be spotted in a canine.

Temperament

A refined Poodle who has been taught the manners of a canine quite well will appear with very calm temperament. However, to maintain this elegance in nature, make sure to give the Poodle its daily quota of exercise in order to shun off its natural energy well.

Care

All types of Poodles do exactly fine within any type of home, whether it?s apartment, estates or a house, and Miniature Poodle is no exception to it as well. However, only make sure that the dog gets enough of his exercise and human companionship in order to stay healthy and fine mentally as well.

Training

Poodles are one of the brightest in all of the dog breeds. They just love to be trained about numerous physical activities and are fairly sporty. However, the training should work with just a smile every here and then and leave the rest onto a Poodle.

Activity

Poodles are quite active dogs and specially a Miniature Poodle. They love to pounce on any sport they can and are just a tremendous gaming companion as well. With a high activity level in their blood, you can expect a long and healthy life from your Miniature Poodle.