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No-Shed Fred
We were very lucky to adopt a GREAT standard from our local Humane Society last year.
His name is Fred....No-Shed Fred.
We do not do any of the fru-fru haircuts but we take him every 3 months and have him clipped. Are the faces of most poodles shaved? He is clipped all over and his face fur/hair grows along with the rest of him. How do you keep the face so short? Aren't whiskers important to a dog?
Does that mean he is not a pure bred? His vet says he is a standard but I get comments form others that he must be a Labra-doodle or a Portuguese Water Spaniel.
I don't care if he is half horse and half sheep, he is the best companion...except....he has severe separation anxiety. If we leave him in the house for more than 20 minutes, he must think he is abandoned again and he starts howling the most pitiful howl. So he goes with us....to work, when we go out etc or we have to take him to a friends or my mom. I refuse to hire a sitter. If he goes with us he loves to sit in the car and is happy to watch the world go by. He knows we are coming back. If I could park my car in my kitchen, we'd have it made.
I either need a larger kitchen or a smaller car.
AnswerHello Tina,
With Poodles, you can leave the face long or shave it short. Its personal perference. Short faces don't hinder a dog any as they don't use their whiskers such as a cat would, long faces look neat on a Poodle to me. Some people say that having a long face means having a dog with a wet face (like just after they get a drink), or that dogs with short faces look too much like the "image of a Poodle". So it just depends on what works for you.
From the picture you sent, he looks pure Poodle to me. I would call him a Dark Silver or a Blue. He also looks like he is very laid back and calm.
You can train him to accept you leaving the house by working on crating and leaving him first for short periods of time and gradually extending the time you leave him.
Start by getting him a plastic molded crate that is large enough for him to lay down comfortably in. Start feeding him in his crate (or at least giving him a tasty treat in the crate), and getting him used to being around one if he isn't already. Even if your dog is house-trusty, you should crate him if leaving him for any length of time when he isn't supervised.
While doing normal household activities, put Fred in the crate and just let him rest in there.
There is one major crate rule that must always be followed: When the dog is in the crate, you MUST act like he doesn't exist inside that crate. This means that you don't look at him, talk to him or acknowledge that he is in the crate at any time except when you put him in it and when you take him out. Even if he is whining at the top of his voice to let him out, you can't do it. He needs to see that when he is in his crate, he can't get your attention. When he realizes this, he will stop barking, growling or whining in his crate. The other important rule is that you can't take him out of his crate until he is quiet and not making noise. He also has to understand that if he is loud, nobody will get him out of his crate.
Continue putting him in his crate (you can ask him to go in with a treat if you want to) and just doing things around the house, until he is used to being in there while you are in the house.
Next, put him in the crate when you go outside to the mailbox, to sprinkle the flowers or to fetch the paper. This way, he gets used to you being gone for just a few seconds or minutes. Next, take a walk or do minor errands that won't take more than 10 minutes.
When you return from these small errands and things, don't let him out of the crate as soon as you get home. Make him wait about 5 minutes before getting him out of the crate so that he can calm down before seeing you. Again, don't get him out if he is fussing either, just wait until he has settled.
You can play music, or the TV for him while you are gone, give him his favorite toy (I usually set aside "going away" toys for my dogs, some of their favorites, for when I leave so they know I am going and will return soon), or leave him with a chewy bone or other such toy to chew on. NEVER LEAVE A DOG WITH RAWHIDE BECAUSE IT CAN SWELL IN THEIR STOMACH AND CAUSE A BLOCKAGE!!
Keep working on the time until your dog is more comfortable, then see if you can leave for longer periods of time.
Give it a try and if you have other questions for me, please feel free to ask.
Thanks for using AllExperts.com,
Kim
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