Guest guest Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 Sue, If you end up in Seattle area, there is an excellent owner-training program for service dogs. http://www.pawsabilities.com They have basic obedience training, plus a weekly service dog training/meeting. Larry and Dana Babb are the trainers and they are top-notch! Sherlock was trained there and he loves them. -Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Hi Sue, I have been wondering a bit about one thing... The dogs you call standard poodles in the US, those are the biggest ones, right? Here we call those king poodles and standard poodles are the smaller, " ordinary " ones. Then there are toy poodles and teacups... Here they use the king poodles a lot as guide dogs for the blind. They are known to be bright and reliable for that. And also it is a big plus that they don't shed and such. They are just so pretty and elegant, I think... But isn't it hard to brush that curly coat? I used to help a neighbor with bathing/grooming of her bichon frise, and I had such trouble brushing, I had to give up after a very short time every time. It was just too hard work for my joints... Aase Marit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 The standard poodles are the big ones, here in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Thanks , I thought they had to be. It is quite confusing sometimes since we use different standards, names etc... Aase Marit >The standard poodles are the big ones, here in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 From what I read from a google search a while ago when I was looking into this for myself I found that a 'king' or a 'royal' standard is a standard poodle...only bigger! They are not recognized by AKC or CKC though. Kind of like the tiny toys, tea cup poodles etc... I have a mini poodle s-dog that I owner trained myself. I agree that the teamwork two book is excellent! Hannah knows upwards of 30 commands and performs more tasks than I can count. Best of all...she's there for me when I need her the most. -Rhea > The standard poodles are the big ones, here in the US. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 From what I read from a google search a while ago when I was looking into this for myself I found that a 'king' or a 'royal' standard is a standard poodle...only bigger! They are not recognized by AKC or CKC though. Kind of like the tiny toys, tea cup poodles etc... I have a mini poodle s-dog that I owner trained myself. I agree that the teamwork two book is excellent! Hannah knows upwards of 30 commands and performs more tasks than I can count. Best of all...she's there for me when I need her the most. -Rhea > The standard poodles are the big ones, here in the US. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Hi Aase, Am not familiar with the term " king poodles " , the standard male that I have is 26 " at the shoulder and weighs about 65 pounds. I keep Charlie cut pretty close, his hair is about 3/4-1 inch long on his body and legs, with his face close. I will send you a picture to your address. Charlie is bathed in the bathtub with a shower hand sprayer. I have 2 brushes-a dog brush and then a round human hairbrush, plus a comb. He really isn't hard to keep as long as you don't let the hair grow out. LOL, at first I thought I could keep him all fluffy and pretty, but that proved to be too much work. Pushing a vacuum is almost impossible for me, so the grooming I can do. Charlie lies quietly for coat care, and I do his nails with the dremmel motor tool, since using the nail clipper is impossible for my hands.....actually, we have always ground our dogs nails back from the days we showed dobermans in the early '60s. You could always put one in a kennel clip that is only about 1/2 inch long and requires little grooming except the tail and topknot. hugs, Sue Re: service dogs > Hi Sue, > > I have been wondering a bit about one thing... The dogs you call > standard poodles in the US, those are the biggest ones, right? Here > we call those king poodles and standard poodles are the smaller, > " ordinary " ones. Then there are toy poodles and teacups... Here they > use the king poodles a lot as guide dogs for the blind. They are > known to be bright and reliable for that. And also it is a big plus > that they don't shed and such. They are just so pretty and elegant, I > think... But isn't it hard to brush that curly coat? I used to help a > neighbor with bathing/grooming of her bichon frise, and I had such > trouble brushing, I had to give up after a very short time every > time. It was just too hard work for my joints... > > > Aase Marit > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://members.rogers.com/ceda2/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Thanks so much Sue, I already mailed you back after receiving the pictures of Charlie! He is so beautiful!!! Yes, he is the kind we call King Poodles here. It is so confusing sometimes with the different terms used in different countries... Thanks also for the Dremel tip. I own a Dremel... As well as loads of other power tools, enough to make any man envious, he-he... That is the only way to try to be able to do some of the things I always loved to do, but which are impossible now... With the tools I can at least do some now and then... I must confess that I did try to use the Dremel on my feet, but it is too powerful for that even on the lowest setting, but a battery powered pedicure set is too weak. I ended up using my Black and Decker Mouse, that is just great for sanding down the thick skin on the heels... Works wonders!!!! And it is not too powerful so that it gets hot or even risky... Peanut hates having her nails clipped, so even if I can handle it, it is really hard because I have to fight her too, so they often get way too long before I get to them. I will give the Dremel a try, maybe she will accept it. I use a beard trimmer for her ears, because on Yorkies, you have to " shave " the upper part of their ears, or they get too heavy and they will flip over, and Yorkies are supposed to have erect ears. Normally you use safety scissors to clip the hair all the way down to the skin, quite a lot of work, and it has to be done regularly. So I was really happy when I found a little beard clipper in the US. Unfortunately it stopped working just after a short time, and I couldn't exactly just drop into Rite Aid to get a new one. But a little while ago I found an even better one here on an online auction for a really good price. And it works so great.... She does not mind it at all, and it is small enough to be easy to use on those small ears. The ordinary hair clippers are just too big for that use... She actually goes to sleep while I use it on her ears, so she might just accept the Dremel too, even if she is not that happy about me fiddling with her feet. I just had dinner, so now I actually think I will have a nice nap!!! I am so happy, I am having a week off work, and it will be wonderful. The weather is dreadful today though, I really hope it gets better so that we can go for some really long and nice walks, Peanut loves that. She can drag me around for two hours, I have nothing to say in where we are going at all. She knows exactly where she wants to go, and if I try to go another way, she brakes all she can, with all 4 feet. LOL... She wants to go to new places exploring all the time, and at least not go the same place twice in a row, that is way too boring. When we had lots of snow, she went sniffing out other dogs foot prints in the snow, and ran following them all the way, she could follow a track for 30 minutes if I let her, she gets so excited... hugs, Aase Marit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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