Oops, initially posted to a wrong forum (poodle photos), so reposting here...
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Hi all,
A future poodle owner and a newbie to this forum. I'd like to get a poodle in the foreseeable future and am researching about the breed now. The biggest problem for me now is that I can't decide which one to go for: standard or miniature.
I've seen both, and to tell you the truth, standards are too big and miniatures are too small. I'd like to something in between. I've heard about klein or moyen sized poodles, but I've also read/heard that I should be very careful about klein/moyen as there are many questionable breeding and etc.
So I'd like to go with either standard or miniature from a reputable breeder, hoping that I could get a bigger miniature or smaller standard. I know the health and temperament should come first, but I just can't ignore the visual aspects as well (am I too shallow? ) like size and color.
I don't know if this is stereotypical but I noticed that all the standards I've met were rather calmer while the miniatures were quite active and vibrant. My sample size is pretty small (5 standards and 7 or 8 minis), so I am not sure if I can just generalize my observations.
What I'd like to see from my future poodle is:
- rather calm and elegant manner (I've seen that from the standards I met)
- portability (this is where I give points to minis)
- easy to potty train. (I heard poodles are very smart, so maybe this is not really an issue for both standards and mini?)
Based on my preference, should I go with a bigger miniature or a smaller standard? Or should I be okay either way? I don't really have good ideas about how big a bigger miniature can be and how small a smaller standard can be, though. The ones I've seen are pretty in standard ranges.
Another question is that how likely I could find a bigger mini/smaller standard? I guess reputable breeders will try to breed "normal"-sized ones and thus there are far fewer such "abnormal"-sized ones?
Could anyone shed some light? Thanks!
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Hi all,
A future poodle owner and a newbie to this forum. I'd like to get a poodle in the foreseeable future and am researching about the breed now. The biggest problem for me now is that I can't decide which one to go for: standard or miniature.
I've seen both, and to tell you the truth, standards are too big and miniatures are too small. I'd like to something in between. I've heard about klein or moyen sized poodles, but I've also read/heard that I should be very careful about klein/moyen as there are many questionable breeding and etc.
So I'd like to go with either standard or miniature from a reputable breeder, hoping that I could get a bigger miniature or smaller standard. I know the health and temperament should come first, but I just can't ignore the visual aspects as well (am I too shallow? ) like size and color.
I don't know if this is stereotypical but I noticed that all the standards I've met were rather calmer while the miniatures were quite active and vibrant. My sample size is pretty small (5 standards and 7 or 8 minis), so I am not sure if I can just generalize my observations.
What I'd like to see from my future poodle is:
- rather calm and elegant manner (I've seen that from the standards I met)
- portability (this is where I give points to minis)
- easy to potty train. (I heard poodles are very smart, so maybe this is not really an issue for both standards and mini?)
Based on my preference, should I go with a bigger miniature or a smaller standard? Or should I be okay either way? I don't really have good ideas about how big a bigger miniature can be and how small a smaller standard can be, though. The ones I've seen are pretty in standard ranges.
Another question is that how likely I could find a bigger mini/smaller standard? I guess reputable breeders will try to breed "normal"-sized ones and thus there are far fewer such "abnormal"-sized ones?
Could anyone shed some light? Thanks!