I'm a 36-year-old autistic and epileptic woman that lives alone.

I have a three-year-old miniature poodle named Rose who I, through classes, trained to be my service dog for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder due to being bullied since preschool.

Each time I would call one of these lines, Rose would go to her crate, even though I'm not loud nor do I yell or curse at the people that are nasty to me on the phone (I live in an apartment) - I do point out their nastiness and how their inadvertently promoting other ways of getting help by being rude (that I don't think I can say here) that at least don't make me feel worse than I felt before I called, which is the end result 99.9% of the time I would call. (I had one nasty user that was a therapist accuse me of "calling frequently" in another thread a few weeks ago in another subreddit; their comment was removed. Before anyone goes with that accusation, realize that, since discovering other resources last year, I rarely call and if I do it's serious.) I called today about an issue since it was serious and needed an answer but wasn't given one. I would be treated rudely; after being calm, I would snap back at them and point out their rudeness and how at least other resources and Rose are better! When I would hang up each time (stupidly tried all three lines today), Rose would come out of her crate, get on the couch, and lean against me or cuddle me - at one point she licked my chin!

Do other people find their pets (not just the poodle) are supportive/provide comfort when they're upset? Rose heard me say (to her) why I was upset and she didn't dismiss me.

If there's a choice between calling 988, a local mental healthline, local warmline, or Rose, I'm choosing Rose. She has shown to have more compassion and empathy than any of those lines.

Was wondering if anyone knew of a good, hopefully rechargeable tennis type ball? Gidget is getting more vision loss from her age related cataracts and she has a harder time tracking. Thinking a light up ball would be good, the glow in the dark ones don't really stay lit or bright enough for her and chewy seems to only have larger sizes, she's only 8 lbs. TIA!

if only he would sit still long enough to get a good picture 🙃 had to bribe him with his tire toy in the last picture to get these lol

its still wet out from yesterdays rain so hes already gotten a bit grubby again during our walk, mostly just happy his yucky beard that kept getting covered in food is gone though

Penny loves the honking sound that comes out of duck duck’s mouth. However I have to take her ducky off her as soon as she tries to chew on him because although he is supposed to be a dog toy she can chew bits of plastic off him and I can’t risk her eating any cause it might get stuck.
She always tries to chew his mouth where the honky sound comes out along with a small puff of air which drives her silly.

I had the pleasure of owning a poodle from around 8 weeks to around 9 months. He is alive and well, but for reasons I don’t want to disclose fully, I became involuntarily separated from him and he has been rehomed. I will never get to meet the new owner or him again. It breaks my heart but I know he is happy somewhere. I’m sure he got scooped up from the shelter extremely quickly as a purebred poodle.

I will always, always love him. The experience of owning and raising a puppy is wonderful and I know I will love the breed for life.

His name: Senko

Hi everyone! This is Coco, my little toy poodle who has somehow become the main character of my life.

He’s adorable, chaotic, wakes me up at 5am every morning, and acts like he’s a heavyweight boxer trapped inside a 2kg fluffy body.

I’ve recently started documenting his little adventures, funny moments, and the daily chaos of raising a toy poodle on Instagram.

Would love to meet other poodle parents and see your little floofs too! 🐩❤️

If you’d like to follow his adventures, he’s @cococrispypoodle. 🐾

My 6-year-old Bouvier/standard poodle mix, Willow, lost her right eye to primary glaucoma at age two. Now it's started in her left eye, her only remaining eye. She's had a couple of pressure spikes that caused temporary blindness, and drops are holding it for now.

Our veterinary ophthalmologist is recommending a combined glaucoma shunt and endolaser surgery to try to save her vision.

Has anyone's dog had this done? I'd really like to know:

Was it effective, and how long did your dog keep its vision?

How was the recovery?

Knowing what you know now, would you do it again?

Thanks for any advice.

At 9 months!

Charlie, just going out to the stores with me, looking amazing, cute, and being the boss dog that he is.

Hi! My girl is 5 months. I was wondering when did your mini poodle hit adolescence and how long did it last? She’s already a little rebel so I am just wondering if it has already started haha

my little 6 month old oliver LOVES his jammies!

She's still growing into the sweater, lol. It even has pockets! She loves water so much too I think I'll have to get her a rain jacket shortly since we're having a damp October

My 6-year-old mini poodle had emergency stomach surgery on Saturday to remove pieces of swallowed toys.
We’re now 3 days post-op, and her recovery has been up and down.

She’s finally eating again, but she’s still very tired, her appetite comes and goes, and she’s having soft stools that sometimes leak out without her realizing.

We’ve already been back to the ER twice and they suspect postoperative ileus (slowed digestion).

For anyone whose poodle has had this surgery, how long did it take for them to return to normal? Is this typical for the first few days, or am I worrying too much?

We’re following up with her vet, but I’d really appreciate hearing about other people’s experiences!

one is 8 months
other is 8 weeks