Standard Poodles?

[cajuntank]

How many of you have never groomed a standard poodle? Am I the only one? I don't even know anyone that has one, ha!

[diamienono]

I only did one. I did a really bad job lol

[Briarpatch]

They seem to be more popular in some cities than in others. I only have about 5 I do on a regular basis, and they are all like a 4 or 5 utility clip--thank goodness! If I had to scissor them more than just tail and topknot, I'd probably send them down the road. My old fingers can't keep up like they used to.

[DAPER DAWG]

I've done bunch but most are #3-#5 utility clip also, I did on that was just a neaten but then was a #3 the next time and I did a lamb clip twice in grooming school on a beautiful black standard. I lost my pictures when my computer crashed. Wahhhhh!!!!! I would like to scissor a nice puppy cut on a standard like the one in the photo section under extreme makeover. Don't have the room in my apartment for another big dog with my Sonny and four kittes. Maybe I can sneak in a toy poodle to practice on ROFL!! Don't let my husband see that one.

[shrek]

I live in the country and no standard poodles here. Lots of goldens, labs, rotties, dobbies, and of course my one and only g.s.

[blue]

I groom tons of standards- they are very popular around here. Many are just utitlity clips and many owners don't like clean feet or faces. But I do a fair amount that do like CF & F also. I do a few that get tail and leg poms and I have two who get Royal Dutch clips.

[baddog]

I groom oodles of poodles...all shapes/sizes. I 've noticed a trend lately. people have 1 standard and 1 toy. It's funny b/c they are usually the same color, but the personalities are totally different.

[nicshred]

prior to working in the shop in Ohio I only groomed one standard. He was a total buzz down , owner request. They lived on a farm and the standard was an all round kinda family member. Then .....after working in Ohio which had many standards then helping with a handler showing //kinda got a crash course in Poodles. Loved every minute of it. And learned so much bout them standards.

Now I am owned by Angel the standard in the pic...and yep I do all kinds of crazy things with her coat. Some day I will perfect the many trims....hopefully. Presently she is in a German trim, though in the pic she is abit messy....hehe.. she is a grand girl.

The shop I work out of now has a few standards all with CFFT, rest of body usually they want 3 or 4 all over....but the one owner is really liking what Angel looks like and may be giving a better profile to that pet....

Trish

[k2p1e]

Only my own and right now...let's say he look BAD. I have been lazy with him, haven't taken the time to do him really good.
Maybe in a dead day at the shop I will.

[RevWind]

I've got 3 white standards (one gets a short cut, one gets a puppy cut, scissor legs, and one gets whatever the heck the owner/I want to do with him. I've also got my boss' mom's 2 black standards. One's former show so she's in a puppy cut and the other's growing for show. From the 2 blacks came a litter recently, so I'm sure I'll be seing more back if I stay there any length of time. I looooove grooming poodles. I just wish I could cut down on time. Drying is a killer, even WITH some of the tricks I've learned here. There's of course the load of time taken in clipping/scissoring too.

[rapuzzled]

We have a few right now that we do, maybe four or five, but all are shavedowns. In the past though we have had more that had full scissor cuts.

[SCISSORHANDS]

Standard Poodles

I think I have 4-5 regular ones. They ALL hate having their feet and face shaved and make my hands cramp.

[winterroo]

It seems I do at least one or 2 a week lately, they have become quite popular around here...

[Pawsitively Purrfect]

I groom oodles of poodles...all shapes/sizes. I 've noticed a trend lately. people have 1 standard and 1 toy. It's funny b/c they are usually the same color, but the personalities are totally different.

Me too, most mobiles won't but as I own both a toy and a standard and groom them every two to three weeks as it is, poodles of any size are enjoyable to groom to me.
They all take 1 and a half to 2 hours, start to finish, for full grooms...I scissor alot because I like the finished look and get more practice that way. Since all the clients and my own poodles are on very regular schedules there is not matting or bad behavior to deal with.

[hairdevil]

I groom 4 regular..all full clips...2 blacks, 2 whites...all great dogs!