Q&A for How to Groom a Poodle

Be very careful and keep feeling for her ears. Trim slowly and carefully and check often.

I had this issue with my elderly poodle. We ended up waiting until she was asleep or very tired and carefully clipped her face with scissors while someone held her. Didn't need to be pretty, just enough for her to be comfortable.

Usually it's the brush that makes your dog look fluffy. Use a wire brush and then some semi-dull scissors to shape your dog.

Gently tease his hair to make it have more volume. Do this by taking a non-metal tooth brush and brush the opposite way of how you'd normally brush him.

Trim it very short if you live in a hot place; not as short if he/she is in a cold place.

Just use a wire pin brush and bristle brush. Also, make sure to use a close tooth comb.

You don't. When drying hair at a groomer's or in your own home, It is nearly impossible to have straight hair on a poodle.

Just like a poodle's hair, a poodle's eyelashes will continue to grow indefinitely and may curve inward toward the eyes on some dogs, causing irritation. Depending on the dog and the owner's preference, eyelashes can be clipped clean right along with the face, trimmed periodically to a reasonable length, or even grown out and added to the topknot (barring any issues with inward-curling eyelashes). If your dog seems to be bothered by them, take a look at the direction they curl and whether they can be incorporated into his topknot, but it may simply be time for a trim.

Poodles' ear hairs should be pulled, not trimmed. Try pulling just a few hairs at once, and use the special tweezers made for this purpose, so you don't have to grab with your fingers and grab too many hairs. Your vet should be able to show you how to do this or watch videos that show you what to do.

Talk to your groomer but you could use a 12 blade. It also depends on what cut you like. You can also use a 9 blade.

If you can do it without hurting your dog, then do it but carefully. Make sure to be very careful and use grooming scissors because it will be easier to get in a smaller place like the mustache.