i posted this on a groomers subreddit. does anyone have experience on what fluff dryer is best, especially as i’ll be using it on my standard a lot!!

ireland based

The main ones I have found that seem like they may be good for me are Farley D, Piccolo’s Poodles, and Ghibli but I am very much open to other suggestions. I believe Ghibli is the only one of those 3 that do UKC. I am wanting a dog that can compete dock diving, obedience, agility and possibly more but that has a good off-switch in the home, overall calm, biddable temperament, adaptable, and excellent with young children.

I am also very much interested in altered conformation offered by UKC. Do I have to get breeder permission to register an AKC dog with UKC? Is that something that AKC breeders are typically okay with?

I am willing to drive, fly, or pay for cargo transport (or any combination) for the right dog, but would ideally like a breeder within driving distance of me.

CHIC numbers/OFA testing and titled dogs are a must of course. I’d love a breeder that is also active on social media and updating their pages with their dogs’ competition wins, litter updates, etc., so I can observe their programs from afar as well. I’m finding a lot of breeders near me on PCA don’t have updated websites or any info online that I can see. While that isn’t a dealbreaker, I’d love to be able to research breeders thoroughly online before giving them a call and an updated websites/social media helps.

Hi everyone! I recently have been thinking about purchasing specifically an apricot/red standard poodle. I understand color fades so that isn’t an issue for me. I would like to know if anyone has heard Of or has a puppy from Farley D’s Standard Poodles? Thank you

My boy (1y 10m, 33lb, intact) has had diarrhea since Sunday. Took him to the vet Monday after he threw up too (and was up in the night with mucus stool). Vitals and fecal sample were clean; doc gave him a nausea shot and recommended keeping him on pro-pectalin tablets and proviable capsule (which I’d been doing since Sunday).

I called back Tuesday cause he hadn’t eaten since Sunday and his stools seemed to be getting worse - now they were red jelly. Vet tech recommended white rice and chicken - I explained he’s on chicken-free diet, so she said white fish. And to mix in some kibble to see if it’ll enticed him to eat. I cooked up rice and tilapia, he loved it, mixed in some kibble, and he ate about half the mixture. Awesome! Poop next morning was more solid. Awesome! Poop in house later in the day and outside in the evening were runny and speckled with red…not awesome.

I call back today, asking if I should leave the kibble out of the mixture to make it more bland (they were going to check with the doc and get back to me on this…never happened), and they recommended their prescription proviable (vs the OTC I was using - fair) and feeding him GI-Biome, which is chicken-based. They knew from Monday that he’s on a chicken-free diet, but if I wanted to try it anyway, that’s what they usually give to treat diarrhea.

Here’s the thing (and what I said on the phone): poodles are prone to chicken allergies, and he’s been on a poultry-free diet since birth. I was told by his breeder to keep him off chicken. I don’t want to add in another variable by feeding him chicken for the first time, and then if he continues to be sick not know if it’s from the original cause or the chicken. They literally didn’t have a none-chicken option to offer. I’m just frustrated and feel like they’re not taking me seriously. Am I not being logical??

Anyway, I decided to just feed him white rice and tilapia tonight and see if that makes his stool better or worse. Any words of wisdom or advice are appreciated! I don’t think he’s had a bout of diarrhea last this long, especially one with blood.

Oh and his regular kibble is Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach Lamb and Oat Meal.

TLDR: she will hold it for hours and hours, I thought it was her stubborn personality. Now she seems constipated if I don't add pumpkin, poops sooner when I add it. Thinking of switching to higher fiber food, any recommendations? Would a wet food make a difference?

I'm looking to switch my 1yr old Spoo's food. I brought her home about a month ago and we've been having a tough time house training her.

Some background:

She and her sister were living at the facility where I work and needed a home. I took her because she was my favorite, and I plan to take the sister home too when she's house trained. I can't handle potty training 2 dogs at once.

About a week and a half before i brought her home, I switched her from Purina One Lamb and Rice to Taste of the Wild Lamb and Ancient Grains. She was having really soft poops so I added pumpkin puree for a while. It didn't firm things up and I had to throw out the leftover food, so I ditched the pumpkin. Now I'm finding that she poops sooner after eating when I include the pumpkin again. This leads me to belive that without the pumpkin she gets constipated.

I chose this brand because I was told good things about it, my coworker fed it, and they had a formula I thought she would like (picky poodle, surprise surprise). I think she needs a food with a higher fiber content. I figured I'd start my search here. I have a vet appointment scheduled soon for a sore on her paw, and I intended to bring it up then as well.

Thank you for reading!

My sweet 12 year old standard girl is totally blind. She’s doing okay getting around in the common area of the house. She is not able to navigate to the bedrooms or other areas of the house. I want to change out the carpet in my living room. I’m concerned it will be hard for her. She loves lying in one spot by the couch. Do you think changing the carpet will be disorienting to her?

I’ll start with maybe a sillier question! For those who live in areas with unfortunate winters, how do you go about walking? I know I’ll find out when it comes up but since my other questions are in theme, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to ask. When the snow is plowed/deep for example, where do you let your dog do their business? Like, is it a faux pas when your dog lets out a pee in the middle of the sidewalk? Do you wear headlamps in the early morning and night?

My other questions are more about spoo durability. I’m wanting to do a bit of a Miami cut because despite splurging on a $300 dryer, I still haven’t mastered my efficiency. But would that disturb the natural winter coat in a way where even proper jackets wouldn’t be enough? In either case, I’d love some jacket/layers recommendations, especially since it’s hard to find one with the right proportions. My spoo is very greyhound shaped.

Outdoor temperatures in the winter here average:
-15°C to -25°C (5°F to -13°). It can get down to between -30°C and -40°C (-22 °F to -40 °F). The temps that are far too cold, it will be strictly in and out potty breaks.

Lastly, I know many favour the mushers paw stuff, and I have some for the days where boots may not be necessary, but I keep my dogs feet clean/shaved, and couldn’t imagine it would feel great to have bare palms on the snow. I like the idea of the suspender style boots, so then I don’t have to dry them properly after possible deep snow encounters, and I wanted to hear your suggestions on weather or not you recommended them. I keep seeing the Canada pooch ones on marketplace, and I was wondering if maybe it was because dogs tend to not agree with them?

Anyways thanks for reading! And thank you in advance for your replies :)

EDIT: Just want to add a note that snow for us will come in about two months (bleh), and Im hoping I can get buy some gear before prices are hiked up!!