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You got her a what??? Ok so my best friend just dropped off my daughter from her daughters birthday sleepover. She then tels me what she got her daughter as a gift......a toy poodle A toy poodle! After she vowed that she wouldnt get another dog ever!(Her shih tzu died this year) Even after I got my furbabies, she was in love but said nope...no more dogs. She broke down and bought the cutest lil toy poodle ever. She looks like a little lamb. Anyway, I had to playfully mess with her about not choosing a yorkie instead! (with a hint of truth :) ) The Point: I did tell her that I heard poodles were hard to train though and she said she researched it and she found that they were easy to train. Am I wrong? Maybe what I read that they arent as easy to train when compared to a Yorkie. Anyone know? |
I grew up with toy poodles before I moved out on my own and converted to yorkies :p poodles are MUCH EASIER to train... poodles are one of the easier breeds to train overall... i often recommend them to first time owners due to their ease. |
Poodles are one of the smartest breeds so Im sure they are easier to train |
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I have heard the same.... one of the smartest breeds and VERY easy to train. |
When my Bichon died at 17 1/2 I was devastated and swore, never again, it took about two years and now I have 2 yorkies. |
hmmm I dont know what gave me that impression....I think I read a thread about a mxed maltese and poodle or something and they said something about the poodle part of the dog. Who knows....doesnt matter that toy poodle is just soooo precious! No offense to poodle owners....i was obviously misinformed! Thanks for setting me straight guys! |
Poodles are definitely easy to train! I had a yorkie poo that was the best pup EVER about doing her business outside. I found her in a shelter in 1985. She was a sweetie! And, we all know it was not the Yorkie in her that made her that way. :p |
I've had 4 mini poodles through the years and each one of them was a piece a cake to train. They were very smart and laid back and were a joy to own. After the last one crossed the rainbow bridge at 15 I decided to try a different breed. I decided on a Yorkie and now I'll never own any other breed. I love everything about Yorkies and even though they are definately harder to housebreak I think they are just as smart as poodles but have alot more personality. |
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Several years ago a friend of mine has a standard poodle named Fabio. That dog was so smart it was scary! Such a neat big guy he was. |
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Poodles are #2 according to this: INTELLIGENCE OF DOGS - The ranking by breed and Yorkies are #27 out of 100. |
27 ain't bad! |
Poodles are easy to train and so smart!! I love them. I have a yorkiepoo named Trixie and I always say she gets her intelligence from the poodle in her. She was very easy to train and one of the smartest in the house, she picks up things very quickly. |
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We have a border collie mix (not sure what she is mixed with though). While she can be stubborn she has always learned new tricks very quickly and recognizes words that the others don't. Who knew? |
I'm agreeing with many others here about poodles being smart and easy to train. We have four toy dogs, two yorkies, and two fosters that came here and never left, one is a Papillon, the other is a poodle. Of the four dogs, Louis, the poodle is by far the most intelligent when it came to house training. He practically trained himself. He's also the easiest to groom, even when it comes to shaving his face, he stays perfectly still for me. |
I am sure poodles are easier than yorkies... yorkies are so darn stubborn! poodles are SOOOOO cute! |
Our toy poodle, Prissy, was much easier to house break than Jasmine, our little yorkie. However, I think they both are extremely smart and I love them so very much. Prissy is more laid back than Jasmine and I think she some times thinks she is Jasmine's Mama, which is good. When ever Jasmine does some thing that she shouldn't do Prissy will intrevene. It is quite amusing to watch. They get along very well and Jasmine, just like a kid, knows just how far she can push Prissy. |
I have a yorkipoo named Max. When I adopted him, he already knew a few tricks. I've since then taught him a few more which he picked up in a matter of minutes. He has alot of personality and is so expressive which I think he gets from the yorkie breed; he is so smart that I think there is a little human trapped in his body! He amazes me sometimes. Here is an example, I never taught him to scratch at the door to let me know he has to go potty. After having him for about 3 months, one day out of the blue he scratched at the door and he's been doing it ever since. I guess he trained me! LOL |
I know I'm just repeating confirmation of what previous posters have said, but I have to take the opportunity to brag! I had a toy poodle for nine years, from the time he was a puppy until the day we had to have him put down due to congestive heart failure. I didn't realize just how brilliant that dog was until we got our Yorkie, Chloe, after losing him. Zach, the poodle, understood SOOOOOO many words, and I never really worked hard at teaching him. He just picked up on things. It didn't matter what tone of voice you said a word in, he still knew what you meant and responded accordingly. He had numerous different "barks" to tell us different things (outside, water, food..whatever) he wanted us to do, he could make us understand easily. And potty training? OH MY GOSH!!! I did not appreciate that dog enough. Teaching him to ask to go outside was the simplest thing I've ever done. I don't even know if you could call it "teaching"...he just did it. And even towards the end of his life when he was having terrible diarrhea, he would panic and try to make it to a tile floor so he didn't mess on my carpet. It broke my heart to see how hard he still tried to be good even though he was very sick. If it hadn't been for not wanting to be constantly comparing my new dog to Zach, I would probably have gotten another poodle instead of a Yorkie. They are just unbelievably smart. If they just didn't look like such sissy dogs....you just can't avoid that even when you don't do the "standard" haircut! :D -C |
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anyway she was very smart with the persnality of a yorkie. But she had hair from hell. It did not grow long, it grew tall. :p |
My toy poodle was compelety pottied trained, going to the door on her own by the time she was 3.5 months old. I didnt get her untill she was 10 weeks. Tucker wasnt competley trained untill he was 7 months old and still sometimes wont go to the door on his own (he paces when he has to to go). She is very smart!! :)... your friend choose a great breed. |
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This is my Lexee... I honestly thought that my yorkie poodle mix would of been more poodlish..lol but he really isnt. Not that I love him any less but he does take longer to "get" things than she has.. however I dont think she is a "sissy" dog...:p |
There were two poodles in my obidience class. Owned by the same elderly woman. Both were eager to learn and beautiful dogs. I bought Troy as a "good report card" gift for my daughter . She is 7. He'sore of my dog though. Our cocker spaniels died last year and my daughter wasn't dead set against any form of pet. Then we both came across a yorkie and fell in love. We did research and waited well over a year until we were ready for a new pet. |
Poodles are supposed to be one of the smartest and easiest dogs to train. I have had two poodles in the past (different times) and they both have been super smart. Sometimes so smart, almost scary! But I was talking to a dog trainer at some point and he was saying that as smart as they are, they also figure out very easily how to work their owners, and surprisingly he said he has also seen a lot of poodles with behavioral issues in his career, which has been the direct result of these smart cookies figuring out how to manipulate their novice owners. :) |
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