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Here is how the poodle standard states the head should look.

Skull - moderately rounded, with a slight but definite stop. Cheekbones and muscles flat.
Length from occiput to stop about the same as length of muzzle. (d) Muzzle - long, straight and
fine, with slight chiseling under the eyes. Strong without lippiness. The chin definite enough to
preclude snipiness. Major fault: lack of chin

As you can see, the head should be moderate. Not too heavy boned and not too snipey. Poor breeders may be either. Poorly bred standards with snipey heads often lack any chin.

You may notice differences between males and females. Males have a broader head and stronger muzzle while females are built more delicately.

No good poodle breeder will have poodles with very heavy-boned heads. If you want a poodle with a more blocky head you might prefer an Irish water spaniel or a portugese water dog. But I would not seek a very blocky headed poodle because you will end up finding a very poor breeder. Better to stick to good breeders that breed dogs that generally meet the poodle standard.

 

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Here is my dog with a furry face and then with a clean face. I prefer clean face for cleanliness and because I like to see my dog's expressions. The muzzle does look much heavier when kept furry.

 

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Sooooooo cute! Do they usually have floofy ears or did you shave ?

Thanks! And yep I shave the ears. He has had many styles but shaved ears are nice and low maintenance. Poodles look good in any style so you can do whatever works.

 

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I find that most poodles look great without hair. I have seen many that are regularly shaved down with a 10 blade. The above photo of mine above with a fluffy face had the top of the head shaved with a 10 and had a fluffy face. Here is mine with an all over short cut.

 

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I am not familiar with blade names! Your dog is so beautiful! ist that the natural length of a poodle tail? I am aware some are docked.

A 10 blade is just a very short body shave. Basically as short as you would go without them looking bald.

My poodle's tail is actually docked but is docked at a proper length. A show-length dock only removes around 1/3 of the tail. Those little nubs you see on some poodles are the result of backyard breeders or vets that have no idea what a poodle should look like. A natural tail on a poodle is quite long.