GENERAL APPEARANCE 
Shoulder height: 40-52cm (16”-20”).
Colour: Whole or parti colours.
Coat: Shaggy harsh long outercoat with soft undercoat. Long hair covers the eyes.
Gait: Smooth true gait. Inclined to amble. The head is carried fairly low.
This cobby muscular dog is a true worker. Due to the profuse hair on the skull and muzzle, the head tends to look large for the size of the dog. The furrowed skull is slightly domed and the same length as the muzzle, or possibly slightly longer. The eyes, usually hidden by hair, are hazel or brown and the pendant ears are medium in size. The fore and hindquarter assemblies are strong and well angulated. The ratio of the body length to shoulder height 10:9. The ribcage must never be barrelled. The pasterns slope slightly to strong oval feet. Like the Old English Sheepdog, if not born tail-less the tail is usually docked.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
In Poland, this breed is known as Polski Owczarek Nizinny, or ‘Pons’. They are watchful, perceptive and quite self-controlled. They have excellent memories. Like many members of the working dog family, this breed’s herding instincts are inherent. They make excellent watchdogs and are easy to train. Their double coat needs regular grooming with a pin brush that will reach right through to the undercoat if knots and matts are to be avoided.
HISTORY
Many of the central European herding dogs are much larger than the ‘Pons’, and in order to produce a smaller herder it is believed that the Hungarian Puli was crossed with the local harsh coated sheep herders of the day. Thus the Poles produced a dog capable of being a functional working dog and with a coat that protected them from the vagaries of weather. It is presumed that this is the same breed the Polish seamen took to Scotland in the16th century - either as working dogs for the stock on board or to barter for other animals in Scotland. It is not hard to believe that this breed is an antecedent of today’s Bearded Collie or Old English Sheepdog.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: Approx. 20cm (8”).
Colour: All whole colours are permissible but must be free from black or white shadings. Parti colours are acceptable but not preferred.
Coat: Outercoat is long straight and harsh and stands away from the body with a good neck frill. The unclercoat should be soft and fluffy.
Gait: Brisk and buoyant with legs moving straight. This toy member of the Spitz family has the typical fox like head with small bright eyes. The small erect ears and the muzzle must be free of long hair.
The body is compact, and the distinctive tail”with its profuse harsh spreading hair, must turn over and lie along the back. The legs are fine boned and straight and finish with small compact feet.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Diminutive in size (under 2.5kg or 5lb), docile in temper but with vivacity are characteristics of this breed. These dogs are a popular pet, particularly for those living in apartments. Their daintiness is a joy to behold and being acutely intelligent means they are easily trained. When strangers approach, they will bark continuously until peace is restored. Regular grooming with a wire brush is essential. To do this properly, the outercoat must be lifted up so that the bristles start at the root of the hairs and are then brushed down and outwards. 
HISTORY
This is the smallest member of the Spitz family. Taking its name from Pomerania, a province on the south shore of the Baltic Sea, Pomeranians of the 19th century were considerably larger than the versions we see today in fact some of these early dogs weighed as much as 13-.5kg (30lb). In Britain, Queen Victoria owned and bred these little toy dogs, and this, plus the recognition of the smaller versions by the British Kennel Club, helped further the breed’s world-wide popularity.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 
Miniature - 28-38cm (11” and under 15”)
Colour: Black, silver, blue, white or cream with black pigmentation.
Brown or liver and matching pigment.
Coat: Very profuse, dense and harsh in texture. Coat may be clipped to suit different tastes.
Gait: Free and light movement with strong hind drive. 
These proud aristocratic dogs are eye catchers on the street or in the showring. A moderate stop divides a finely chiselled long skull and muzzle, and the well feathered low set ears are pendant. The head carriage is proud and the neck runs into a short, strong back with a rather high set docked tail which is carried away from the body at a slight angle. Fore and hindquarters are strong and well angulated and the feet have tightly arched toes.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Poodles are renowned for their intelligence and being acutely sensitive to their owners’ moods, they often excel in obedience classes. However, the Poodle demands something in return, and that is love - in fact loads of love. Shutting them in the yard alone will totally destroy their spirits. ‘Poodle owners choose different clips for their dogs - be it a puppy clip, lion clip, continental clip, etc. If not showing, a simple puppy clip is popular.
HISTORY
Believed to have originated from the old Spanish water dogs. The name Poodle derives from the German word ‘pudeln’ which means to splash in the water. An excellent retriever of injured water birds and ducks, a smaller variety was established later and became the forerunner of the modern Miniature. In order to facilitate the dog’s progress in water, hunters shaved much of the hair off the hindquarters, leaving the coat on the chest and fore parts for warmth, and bracelets of hair on the leg joints for  protection against injury. The custom of tying a bright ribbon on the topknot, was for identification of their dogs when at work retrieving. Over the years, the above customs have been maintained by people showing Poodles.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 
Standard - over 38cm (15”)
Colour: Black, silver, blue, white or cream with black pigmentation.
Brown or liver and matching pigment.
Coat: Very profuse, dense and harsh in texture. Coat may be clipped to suit different tastes.
Gait: Free and light movement with strong hind drive. 
These proud aristocratic dogs are eye catchers on the street or in the showring. A moderate stop divides a finely chiselled long skull and muzzle, and the well feathered low set ears are pendant. The head carriage is proud and the neck runs into a short, strong back with a rather high set docked tail which is carried away from the body at a slight angle. Fore and hindquarters are strong and well angulated and the feet have tightly arched toes.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Poodles are renowned for their intelligence and being acutely sensitive to their owners’ moods, they often excel in obedience classes. However, the Poodle demands something in return, and that is love - in fact loads of love. Shutting them in the yard alone will totally destroy their spirits. Poodle owners choose different clips for their dogs - be it a puppy clip, lion clip, continental clip, etc. If not showing, a simple puppy clip is popular.
HISTORY
Believed to have originated from the old Spanish water dogs. The name Poodle derives from the German word ‘pudeln’ which means to splash in the water. An excellent retriever of injured water birds and ducks, a smaller variety was established later and became the forerunner of the modern Miniature. In order to facilitate the dog’s progress in water, hunters shaved much of the hair off the hindquarters, leaving the coat on the chest and fore parts for warmth, and bracelets of hair on the leg joints for  protection against injury. The custom of tying a bright ribbon on the topknot, was for identification of their dogs when at work retrieving. Over the years, the above customs have been maintained by people showing Poodles.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 
Toy - under 28cm (11”)
Colour: Black, silver, blue, white or cream with black pigmentation.
Brown or liver and matching pigment.
Coat: Very profuse, dense and harsh in texture. Coat may be clipped to suit different tastes.
Gait: Free and light movement with strong hind drive. 
These proud aristocratic dogs are eye catchers on the street or in the showring. A moderate stop divides a finely chiselled long skull and muzzle, and the well feathered low set ears are pendant. The head carriage is proud and the neck runs into a short, strong back with a rather high set docked tail which is carried away from the body at a slight angle. Fore and hindquarters are strong and well angulated and the feet have tightly arched toes.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Poodles are renowned for their intelligence and being acutely sensitive to their owners’ moods, they often excel in obedience classes. However, the Poodle demands something in return, and that is love - in fact loads of love. Shutting them in the yard alone will totally destroy their spirits. ‘Poodle owners choose different clips for their dogs - be it a puppy clip, lion clip, continental clip, etc. If not showing, a simple puppy clip is popular.
HISTORY
Believed to have originated from the old Spanish water dogs. The name Poodle derives from the German word ‘pudeln’ which means to splash in the water. An excellent retriever of injured water birds and ducks, a smaller variety was established later and became the forerunner of the modern Miniature. In order to facilitate the dog’s progress in water, hunters shaved much of the hair off the hindquarters, leaving the coat on the chest and fore parts for warmth, and bracelets of hair on the leg joints for  protection against injury. The custom of tying a bright ribbon on the topknot, was for identification of their dogs when at work retrieving. Over the years, the above customs have been maintained by people showing Poodles.