The Poodle is a lively, alert and elegant dog breed with good body proportions and vigorous movements. Also known as "poodle", this toy dog ​​breed comes in many colors and ranks second in intelligence among all advertisements. It was once used by the French as water spaniels and is now mostly bred as toy dogs. Because of their cute and charming appearance, docile personality and non-shedding, poodles have become very popular in Japan, South Korea and China in recent years. In particular, the red poodle, which looks like a teddy bear, has many fans.

Poodles can be divided into four types according to shoulder height: standard dogs, miniature dogs, toy dogs, and teacup dogs. The only difference between them is the size of their bodies. The shoulder height of more than 35 cm is the standard type; the height between 28-35 cm is the mini type; the toy type is between 28-30 cm with the shoulder height; the giant poodle is generally between 40-60 cm; the height is particularly small. Commonly known as the tea cup shape, the shoulder height is less than 20 cm. There are many colors of poodles: beige, chocolate, burgundy, white, black, gray, and even flower poodles are relatively common colors!

1. How to feed VIPs

How many times a poodle eats a day and how much does it eat at each meal is a question that every owner is concerned about and worried about. If you feed too much, your pet may become indigestible and may easily lead to obesity. If you feed it too little, you may fear that it will starve and its body will lack nutrients and will not be able to grow up healthily. As for how many times a day a poodle should be fed and how much it should eat at each meal, parents really need to study it carefully, because after all, this is a major matter related to the dog's health.

Note that poodles have different eating habits at different ages. And precisely because the gastrointestinal and physical conditions of different ages are different, the diet of poodles should also be different. First of all, parents should make a diet suitable for the guest based on his age and gastrointestinal digestion condition

The first stage: from birth to weaning, the poodle absorbs the nutrients its body needs through breastfeeding. At this time, parents do not need to prepare other food for the puppies separately. Remember that the mother dog’s nutrition must be strengthened during this period. At this time, the female dog will feed the poodle puppies. As a parent, you only need to observe patiently. Of course, when necessary, you still have to take the initiative to guide the female dog to feed the poodle

The second stage: After successful weaning, which is about 2 months old, the poodle's dietary principle should be to eat less and more meals, ensuring about 5 meals a day. At this time, the puppy's gastrointestinal function is not strong and its ability to digest hard food is insufficient. Therefore, in addition to eating small and frequent meals, you should also choose some soft, nutritious foods to feed. Note that if you are purchasing puppy dog ​​food, you must first soak it in warm water or milk powder before feeding it to the puppy.

The third stage: Poodles aged 6 months to 1 year old should eat at regular times, at fixed points, and in quantitative amounts every day.Just feed 3-4 meals. After the poodle reaches adulthood, parents only need to feed it 1-2 meals a day. When the poodle reaches 7 or 8 years old and has entered the aging stage, the feeding principle should also be to eat less and more meals, and the food selected should be highly nutritious and easy to digest. At this time, the elderly poodle also needs to eat the most food every day. It is best to keep feeding for about 3 meals.

2. Daily care of VIP guests

If you are ready to raise a Poodle, then you must be mentally prepared to raise a Poodle, but it will take some of your time to do daily care! You must know that there are no ugly Poodles, only lazy dog ​​parents and dog mothers. !

Poodles are proud of their curly hair. In daily life, healthy and properly styled hair is very important. Therefore, it is best to comb the poodle's hair every day to prevent the curly hair from getting knotted and causing skin problems. At the same time, do it regularly. A good grooming job is essential.

First of all, you can use the most common tool for combing your dog's hair, a needle comb. Many novices have no fixed order in the process of combing their hair. They comb wherever they want. This makes it easy to miss some key parts. We should operate step by step, first combing the dog's tail, then the hind legs, then the body, then the forelimbs, and finally the poodle's head. In this way, certain details will be covered. )

During the combing process, your free hand can hold down the uncombed hair of the dog. Do not use excessive force during operation to avoid scratching the dog or causing the dog's resentment. If you encounter knotted hair during grooming, do not force it, as this will cause pain to the dog. For specific methods, you can use your other hand to hold the root of the hair and comb it with a needle comb. If it really can't be combed out, you can use scissors to cut it off.