DavidP

My wife says I look ....I'll just say Funny... running with the little dog. But my "high speed" is a relativly low speed for the dog, so they have no problem keeping up the whole way. My older dog runs off leash and stays with me. Poodles are better at this than most breeds. Many dogs will tend to take off after every little distraction, like birds, squirrels, and other dogs. Poodles are such people dogs and so smart they listen better than most..

We got the poodle 12 years ago only because my son had allergies to dogs. I was disapointed because I wanted a macho running companion. I thought the fluffy little poodle would never run with me, boy was I wrong! Keep in mind they don't think they are little dogs!

Beach girl

I have a smallish mini, about 12", and an overgrown mini, about 16 1/2 inches. The taller boy, Casey, just LOVES to run. I'm training him in agility. He zooms around, takes the leaps, runs over the obstacles, just has a grand old time.

My little guy, Pippin, trots along diligently, will do pretty much whatever I ask in agility at his own pace, but please, please, please don't ask him to run! He just doesn't have it in him for anything but short bursts.

I'd think generally speaking a mini would be a better bet than a toy. Look for one from agility lines. There are some breeders who are more into performance and they really care about how the dog's conformation affects it. You might have better luck finding a running partner from a breeder like that.

cbrand

I think a Toy is too small and fragile to run with but a Mini can keep up with all but the most elite distance runners.

cerulia

CBRAND, what's your take on adding a mini to a standard household? I'm getting lots of varied opinions which I like because I think it's important. Love the poodle forum for the fact that there are so many knowledgeable people sharing what they know and people trying to learn for the sake of their furry friends!

cerulia

The decision has been made. We are adopting a black male mini today! He comes from long lines of champions and he's wonderfully outgoing and cute. We're calling him Goby and we can't wait to have a slightly bigger family

fjm

Can't wait for the pictures!

CelticKitti

Congrats!! Yes post pictures please!! I hope he fits in well.

__________________
Kodi FDCh-G aka "little man" Black Mini
Mia- FDX, agility dog in training, Black Standard

zoey11

Maybe you could adopt a rescue poodle that was maybe a year or two old and then it would be old enough to start running with you from the first day on. A toy poodle would do fine if it was fit and healthy. I would reccomend IAMS Pro-Active health for food, as it is specially formulated for very active dogs. It was great on my toy poodle! That is, only if you wanted to feed it wet, canned food, though.