Meet Creole and Gumbo

This video is a clip from my friends at Creole and Gumbo blog (listed atop the blogroll on the right). This is Creole and Gumbo’s first weekend together, a delightful video.

Now, just because these parti-colored poodles are intriguing to me, thought I’d post a video of them so you can see what they look like. I did a little research, and found PartiInfo, which informs that while the original sporting (and truffle-hunting) poodles were generally two-toned, the AKC and BKC decided sometime around the turn of the 20th century to limit show participation to solid color poodles only.

Still, parti colored poodles are registered by the AKC, and according to The Parti Poodle now sports champion show dogs with the Multi-Color Poodle Club of America in conjunction with the United Kennel Club. Go to this page and view the photos of these amazingly beautiful dogs! I’m thinking I might just have to have one…

Parti Poodle History shows the many paintings of early poodles. The striking similarity in markings with spaniels will make you do a double take!

This video is Jazmin’s Parti Poodles playing - poetry in motion!

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Shaving The Poodle

Grooming Therapy for Poodle-Lovers

In this family of poodle-lovers the issue of grooming has always been a struggle of time versus money. Sometimes we’ve got enough to take the dog to a pro groomer and pay for the service, at other times we’ve been broke and end up having to do it ourselves. When we moved to the mountains - and our poods became “Giant Mutant Mountain Poodles,” grooming became a 100% in-house job. We purchased a couple of pairs of good electric grooming shavers and many blades, a blade sharpener system that never really worked well, and some attachable combs so we could regulate the length of hair being cut.

The combs never really worked either. So the twice-yearly operation became one of simply “shaving the poodle,” and our daughter took on the job as therapy for her emotionally stressful life. She’d tell her friends at work and on the softball team, as well as her then-current boyfriend, that she’d be unavailable for the weekend. She’d set up in a nice shady part of the yard with her comb and brush and shears on a blanket, and get to work.

She got pretty good at it, too. In the spring and again in the fall she’d shave the poodle down to practically nothing, trim the puffs on the tail and head and ears with scissors, clean out and disinfect ears, trim toenails and hair in between the toes. The poodle would be good for about 6 months (when the dreadlocks again had to be dealt with).

Here’s a cool poodle-grooming video that should help any poodle-lover out there thinking about shaving his/her own poodle for a change! Enjoy, and don’t forget that poodles do have particular issues with their feet and ears that require extra attention…

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Search Poodle Training: Socialization

Here is yet another fine video of search and rescue training for standard poodles. If readers are interested in this series, the YouTube channel, where you can subscribe to the ongoing video uplinks, is at searchdogpoodle. I have found the series fascinating, and I think many of you will too!

In this video we get a feel for the Slovakian social life that the poodles-in-training must learn to become accustomed to. This includes transportation, which in northern Europe includes trains a lot more than private cars or trucks. Would that this country had such widespread public transportation systems!

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Workout Video for Poodles

…and Poodle People

For all you poodle people out there who are committed to physical fitness and energetic workouts, here’s the perfect workout video for you AND your poodles! It features Mariko Takahashi in a parody of Susan Powter’s first fitness video. It was created by Nagi Noda for Panasonic, one of 10 films made for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Enjoy, and try not to choke while you’re laughing!

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Rescue Poodle Birthday Bash

This video comes via the PawsRescue channel at YouTube, and it follows a poodle mom and her nine 10-day old pups from their rescue to their first birthday bash. Looks like everyone found great homes!

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More Puppy Training: Search & Rescue

Another video about training young poodles for a life of service, in this case search & rescue work. This is from searchdogpoodle at YouTube.

Previous Posts About Working Poodles:

Working Poodles: What They’re Best At
“Go Fetch Gramps, Timmy’s In The Well!”
Napoleon’s Dogs: Literary License or Dread History?
Those Cool Alaskan Sled Poodles
What Can a Trained Poodle Do?”
Service Poodle in Action!

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Service Poodle in Action!

I found this video by sanprins over at YouTube. It shows service poodle Gautzy Wopper at work, helping with some basic household tasks. I’ll be featuring some further videos of service dogs at work and play in this series, so please enjoy!

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