Poodle Resources

Feeding a Standard Poodle puppy is not complicated, but there are two or three ways to get it meaningfully wrong, and they are the ways that cause lasting damage rather than a bad week. Here is what we feed, what we send home, and what we tell every family at pickup. Start By Not Changing … Read more

Almost every family we send a puppy home with asks about crate training, and a fair number arrive slightly apprehensive about it. The word “crate” sounds like a cage, and putting an eight-week-old puppy in a cage feels wrong. We understand the instinct. It is also worth getting past, because a crate-trained dog has somewhere … Read more

The day you bring your Standard Poodle puppy home is one you’ll remember for years. It’s exciting, a little nerve-wracking, and a lot smoother when you’ve prepared ahead of time. After 30+ years of sending puppies home to families across North Carolina and beyond, we’ve learned exactly what makes those first days go well — … Read more