Our poodle has had regular groomings since before we brought her home. The sooner they get positively acclimated to this process the better. I recommend finding a poodle-savvy groomer who will help to ease your puppy into all the new sights, sounds, smells, and sensations. Ideally they'll give you "homework," too (e.g. running the back of the clippers over their coat while feeding treats, always always in short, happy sessions - we started with less than a minute).