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Poodle Puppy Training Manual

From 8 Weeks

Poodle: reward calm standing on a secure grooming surface, one handling step at a time.

29 chapters · English / 中文

Watercolour illustration of an apricot Poodle standing calmly in a finished groom on a raised grooming stool indoors
Poodle: reward calm standing on a secure grooming surface, one handling step at a time.

Breed profile

Training group
Gundogs and retrievers
Origin
The Poodle originated in Europe as a water-hunting dog.
Standard — shoulder height
45–60 cm
Standard — weight
20–32 kg
Miniature — shoulder height
28–38 cm
Miniature — weight
7–8 kg
Coat
Curly coat that does not shed seasonally and requires regular clipping
Coat care
Lifetime grooming makes cooperative handling a primary training requirement: condition brushing and combing, standing on a grooming surface, dryer sound and airflow, and clipper sound and touch in separate voluntary steps.
Drive keywords
Problem-solving · Cooperation with people · Retrieving
Handling practice
Make the grooming surface itself a trained station: approach, step on, stand voluntarily, accept a brief body touch and step off before restraint is needed. · Condition brushing and combing, dryer sound and airflow, and clipper sound and body contact separately; use tools safely and coordinate the progression with a cooperative groomer.

General Australian reference ranges only; Standard and Miniature Poodles differ greatly in size, and individual dogs vary.

Prevent, escort, reward

Toilet training

Toilet training is a schedule and supervision task. Every outdoor success is information; every indoor accident means the schedule, supervision or health context needs review.

Person in a raincoat holding an umbrella while a small dog sniffs beside a red flag marking its outdoor toilet spot
One marked toilet place and the same calm sequence make wet-weather practice predictable.

Six times the puppy must go out

During the day, add a scheduled trip every 45–60 minutes.

Watercolour toilet timing wheel showing a puppy going outside after waking, meals and play and every few hours
GO OUT after WAKING, after MEALS and after PLAY, plus EVERY FEW HOURS on the dog’s current schedule.

Use the same toilet-place sequence

  1. Take the same route Escort the dog on a secure lead directly to the toilet area without a tour of the yard.
  2. Use the same surface Consistency of place and surface helps the dog recognise the job.
  3. Wait quietly for 2–3 minutes No play, conversation or wandering while you wait.
  4. Mark the instant toileting happens Mark while the dog is still outside and completing the behaviour.
  5. Reward outside Deliver the reward at the toilet place. Do not wait until you are back indoors.
  6. Play only after success If toileting always ends outdoor time, the dog may learn to hold on to make the outing last longer.

Find the missing trip

Record three consecutive days

Chapter 27 provides fields for date, time, outdoor success, indoor accident and last meal time. Three consecutive days usually reveal where the schedule is late.

Regression is information

Expect a setback at 14–16 weeks and again in adolescence

Return to the previous stage’s outing frequency. Do not increase punishment.

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