It's looking like I'll be getting my Service dog in-training puppy in early spring, YAY! I can't wait!

However it's looking like it's going to probably be a standard poodle instead of a golden, I think a poodle will fit my needs better, as much as I love and want a golden.

I'm still fundraising, and my local NAMI is going to help me fundraise some, we're going to put collection jars in pet stores and other places.

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My Puppy is this old:

Congratulations, sound like your long wait will soon be over!

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**Fraulein "Maggie" Louise 8/2/95 - 7/20/09**
*At Rainbow Bridge but Forever in Our Hearts*

Congratulations!

I never realized how great of a breed standard poodles were, until I met one in training class. They are really smart. Good luck!

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you I do like standard poodles too, and I have experience with them too.

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My Puppy is this old:

I love Standards, they're wonderful dogs. Just a heads up, though...if I were you I would start learning to groom a poodle now. I don't know where you're getting your puppy from, but maybe they can teach you. It will save you a ton of money since they're super expensive to have groomed every 4-6 weeks. And I'm talking a puppy cut, not the more intricate trims. Also, the brushing is very specialized. You have to really know what you're doing to be able to keep them from matting up.

The last groomer I had at my shop specialized in Standards, (she competed at grooming competitions across the US and Europe), so we got a lot of them in to be groomed. I would say that 90% were matted. And this was from owners that groomed them every day. It didn't look like they had mats, but if you dug your fingers into their hair you could feel them. Grooming is a great bonding time, though, so it would probably be good for you, too.

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Karen, Chance, Lucy and Savanah RB



“Everyone needs a dog to adore him, and a cat to bring him back to reality”

I have a family friend who shows poodles, so I'll be asking her, her poodles are always so soft, I know she grooms them herself every evening while watching TV

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My Puppy is this old:

That's a good resource. What size does she have?

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Karen, Chance, Lucy and Savanah RB



“Everyone needs a dog to adore him, and a cat to bring him back to reality”

miniature, but I grew up with one of her standards

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My Puppy is this old:

I'm going to go with a dark colored poodle, less health problems then with the white/cream/apricot's

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My Puppy is this old:

I hope you get your service dog soon.

I don't know much about poodles other than the are really smart.

How are dark ones healthier than light ones? I primarily only see the light ones in my area. Just wondering!

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I do what I like and like what I do. Yorkies- Cozy (4/1/06), Roxy & Zoey (2/11/08), Lucy (4/6/09); Golden- Buddy (4/13/09- Rescued 12/11) Maine Coon cats- Mika (1998) and Tallulah (2000)