Poodle self-grooming

Question
Hi.  I have recently married a woman with an absolutely adorable toy poodle, female, 10 YOA.  She is regularly professionally groomed and is beautiful.  I have noticed that every morning and evening, she very deliberately licks her paws and uses them to groom her face.  I have never seen this behavior in a dog before, and I was just curious if this is something that is seen with poodles.  She has been an "only dog" and had never been around cats, so I doubt it's a learned behavior.  Thank you.

Answer
Hello Scott,
I have actually seen other dogs grooming themselves like this before.  I don't know if it has anything to do with dogs licking themsselves in general, or just a different way of grooming, but its not uncommon.  

I hope this helps you some.  If you have other questions for me, please feel free to ask.

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Kim