Setting a Show Poodle Trim on a 7 Month Old Puppy with Irina (Pina) Pinkusevitch

Pina has a passion for Poodles. In this grooming demonstration, Piña uses a 6 1/2 month old show Poodle puppy. She shows you how to create a trim that accentuates the proper structure of the breed. Complicated subject matter is transformed into easy-to-understand, step-by-step visual instructions. This video is packed with great grooming tips. No matter what type of pet you are working on, a show dog or a simple stylized pet in your salon, this lesson has techniques you can apply today. As she works over this young dog, Piña uses a combination of straight and curved shears plus long blenders to get a velvet finish. When she finishes the top knot, she shares a number of show ring secrets to get the perfect, 'natural', look. Piña is comfortable teaching high-level styling techniques yet does it in such a way, anyone can understand. Whether you're looking to hone your skills for show ring styling, or just starting out, this video lesson we'll set you up to succeed.

[azurelioness]

Show quality Miniatures look like Standards, just in a smaller form. Allot of people don't realize this as many pet Poodles have both Miniature, and Toy parentage. This makes their bone structure more delicate, and their faces more dainty. Also, show clips require lots of hair. When I first went to a show as a girl, I went to watch my Mom's friends Poodle earn it's championship. I thought it looked like a small Standard. When I saw it a few days later, she had striped all but it's topknot, ear hair, and pom pom tail off, it was no larger than fifteen inches tall at the shoulders.

[SolidGoldShows]

@blanca valdez I believe its a miniature/medium poodle

[douglaskford]

Looks like a small standard, anything over 15" at the withers.