Your dog is not necessarily cold... "Shivering" is a typical sign of poorly bred little (toy) dogs. It usually occurs when the breeder does not abide by the "line breeding" method of inbreeding. This type of inbreeding produces healthy dogs while still selecting good qualities of the breed (for poodles that would be a square build, thick coat, smooth gait, high tail set...). It sounds like your pup might be inbred. Contact your breeder if you have any further questions.

He's cold, dress him up.

Yes. My female Standard Poodle loves to prowl the property hunting critters including rats, mice, squirrels and unfortunately, skunks...She has brought me both live and dead mice as "gifts".

I have a male Standard who was having constant ear infections. Turns out he has food allergies. We switched him to a different food. Otomax works wonderful when his ears bother him - clears them up very quickly.

Solution of 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 rubbing alcohol is a good start. Pour into the ear and then clean with a cotton ball. Your dog will shake out the excess. If the ear is red or inflamed you can't use the solution - it will burn. This works on our poodle, who is prone to ear problems. Hope this works for you as well.

I had a standard poodle for 13 years. it was me and him for all but 3 of those years and i would leave him home while i worked regular 8-hr days. he was fine with it. very happy to see me when i got home but he was not depressed or anything - pets sleep a lot during the day, both dogs and cats, and my sammydam would sleep while i was gone and when i came home he was wide-eyed. just like people, it's all on what they are taught and get used to.

In short the answer is no - 8-9 hours is far too long to leave a poodle

I had this same problem with my Standard Poodle when I first got him as a puppy. He did finally out grow it. I noticed that once he had greeted people and calmed down it stopped, so I would have him greet people outside, whether is was at home, Petco, the training facility, or wherever, until he settled down and then go back inside. I did a LOT of socialization with him and he outgrew it. He is now 9 years old and the best dog I have ever owned. He is a Therapy dog, has a UD and a RAE in Obedience and spends his evenings lying in my lap.

I think your poodle is nervous or afraid. You should try putting him outside and haveing your friends play or pet the poodle. It should get used to this and probably won't pee anymore. I know this from experience.

The standard is the largest. There is no such thing as a "Royal" standard, these are just very large poodles.

The standard is the largest, but there is a sub-variety of the standard that is larger called the "royal standard" that can get up to 75-90lbs.

Yes it is. The standard poodle is the biggest and calmest of all the sizes

I have an extremely active standard who tends to drop weight in the winter cold. I always have success putting it back on him by maintaining a structured feeding schedule;2x a day; and slowly increasing his quantity by 1/4 cup each meal per day. When I notice the slightest gain, I continue the current per meal quantity until the weight returns. You don't want them to lose or gain at a rate of any more than one pound a week. Weather, allergies, activity opportunities, and simple depression( bad haicut, one of their people or fellow animal friends gone for more than a day, or an increase in household activity that doesn't involve them), can all account for a temporary weight loss or gain without the presence of illness or infestation. Of course, sometimes they just don't like their brand of food anymore and need a change for awhile. Good Luck

when my dog is underweight i put her on a schedule diet of feeding her foods that will put the weight on at the same times evry day keeping a constant diet shud help the weight hope it helps

Try giving him Bil Jack, the frozen dog food. That's what I do when my poodle is underweight before I show her.

Try different diets, i would recommend the BARF diet. "Biologically appropriate raw food"...or something like that. Search it up and try it! Hope it helps.

Have you checked for parasites?

keep up the feeding