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Size and lifespan
- Size
- Miniature PoodleSmall
- Typical adult height
- Miniature Poodle28–38 cm
- Typical lifespan
- Miniature Poodlefrom 12 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- Miniature PoodleModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Energy
- Miniature PoodleLively
- Grooming
- Miniature PoodleDaily
- Shedding
- Miniature PoodleTends to shed little
- Training
- Miniature PoodleUsually eager to learn
- Barking
- Miniature PoodleCan be vocal
Home life
- Home
- Miniature PoodleOften adapts to flats and smaller homes
- Garden
- Miniature PoodleA garden is helpful
- Time alone
- Miniature PoodleUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- Miniature PoodleSome dog experience helps
Living with others
- Children
- Miniature PoodleOften good with children, with supervision
- Other dogs
- Miniature PoodleUsually sociable with other dogs
- Cats and small pets
- Miniature PoodleOften lives with cats when introduced carefully
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.