Her grooming and maintenance is pretty low when she doesnāt have her fancy haircut. When she has all the poodle poofs, she gets bad Matts and you have to brush her frequently. It also is not a very fitting haircut for the summer since she gets pretty hot. During COVID I havenāt been taking her to the groomers and have been doing all the grooming myself, so there are no fancy poofs (except her tail, which I admit would look very awkward without it!)
View attachment 2490757Hereās what she looks like now. I clipped/groomed her yesterday. It takes about an hour to an hour and a half to do that since I have to do little details like clipping toes/toe nails, and hair in ears (if it grows out to much she gets infections). I usually clip her myself and have the tools to do so, but when I want to give her fancy hair cuts I send her off to a professional groomer. (this is not her but this is an example of what her fancy haircut looks like)
View attachment 2490761
she has LOTS of energy and usually runs āzoomiesā in our yard every day. She doesnāt rip up toys, and sheās so gentle that she carried an egg around in her mouth while I was taking a picture for the flat lay contest!
View attachment 2490762
I love poodles and Iām getting another one this spring. They are so sweet and despite their size, they all want to be lap dogs! Her only issues are that she has a problem with anal glands and her digestive system is very sensitive (however these are very specific to her, not every poodle is that way)