Poodles          Handling         Grooming         Photography         Poodle Studies         Homeopathy

By Michelle Scott, Kate Murray and Sylvy Bouchard

Breed standard * Corded Poodle * Health * Grooming * Links * Contact * Français
Origin & purpose
General Appearance, Carriage and Expression
Temperament
Size
Coat Quality
Clip
Coat Colour and Skin
Head and Expression
Bite
Neck
Forequarters
Body
Hindquarters
Feet
Tail
Gait
Disqualifications
How to examine
How to measure
Handling Faults

Feet

Canadian breed standard

"Rather small and oval in shape. Toes well arched and close with webbing. Pads thick and firm. Nails short but not excessively short. The front feet should turn out 10 degrees and the rear feet should turn neither in nor out. Dewclaws may be removed."
These are two examples of excellent front feet.
   		This is an excellent back foot.
This is a good foot from another angle.
These are two examples of flat feet with long nails - faulty. Flat feet tend to have thin pads and be weaker in general.
  
This is a cat foot - a fault. Cat feet are inflexible and usually go with straight pasterns.
This is a splayed foot - a fault - the toes are well arched but not close.
These two pictures show the rear feet 'rocked back', it is obviously a weak foot but the exact causes vary. It should be considered a fault.
  
These two pictures show a dog that has had the nails trimmed too short. This is a fault and should be mentioned to the handler.
  
This foot has excellent pads. A good foot should naturally have good pads (the padding gives the well knuckled appearance to the foot).
* Home * Breed standard * Corded Poodle * Health * Grooming * Links * Contact * Français
____________________________________________________________________________________

Copywrite Brielle 2008 All right reserved
Website design by Baladin