The chest is moderately dongled, deep and long. The barrel chest produces a bulging movement, with a narrow empty heart cavity. The forelegs of an insufficiently bulging animal are too close together, the whole body is narrower than desirable. It is, of course, a congenital anomaly.

Limbs

Forelimbs:

Shoulder: the shoulder blade is sloping and tightly attached to the chest. The angle between the shoulder blade and the humerus is 90 degrees.

Arm: medium length and well muscled.

Curves: close to the chest. Angle between upper arm and forearm 120-130 degrees.

Arm: long and straight, with dry muscles.

Front paws: short, rounded, closed. Claws black or dark slate grey. The pads are dark coloured and flexible. The forelimb setae are moderately broad and parallel.

Forelimb:

The forelegs are moderately wide and parallel. The shoulder blades lie tightly on the chest. The shoulder blades are flush with the level of the mouth. The shoulder blade forms a 90° angle with the upper arm. The humerus is of medium length, muscular and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the torso. The elbow is tightly closed to the chest. The forearm is at an angle of 120° to 130° to the humerus. The forearm is long and straight, with lean muscles. The paws are short, rounded, firm and closed. Claws are black or slate grey. The sole is dark and flexible.

Hind limbs

The limbs are moderately wide and parallel. The angle between the pelvis and the thigh is about 90 degrees. Knee joint angulation 100-110 degrees.

Thigh and leg: long and well muscled.

Closure: dry, clearly delineated.

Midfoot: short.

Rear paws: slightly more elongated than the forepaws, and closed.

Movement: very lively and temperamental. Short stride, quick canter, very agile. Movement is often characteristically choppy.

Hind limb:

The stance of the hind legs is also moderately wide and parallel. The thighs and legs are long and well muscled. The pelvis forms a 90° angle with the femur. The femur forms an angle of 100° to 110° with the tibia. The hock is stiff and the metatarsus short. Joints clean and dry. Hind paws slightly flatter than the pectorals. Claws also dark slate grey or black. The sole is also flexible and dark.

Action:

The movement of the poodle is shredding, leaping and turning. This movement can only be achieved with regular and well-muscled limbs. Any irregular limb position is a waste of energy.

Skin: Wrinkle-free, firm, darkly pigmented. The free skin surface is black or dark slate grey in all colour variants.

Shair: full, wavy or curly when young. Later it forms curls, then ribbons or braids with a strong structure. The coat consists of coarser hairs and finer down fibres. The proportion of these two types of hairs determines the character of the coat. If the proportion of ruff exceeds that of down by a large margin, the coat will have an open, featureless texture. More fluff than desirable results in a coat that is too soft, unmanageable and difficult to handle. The genetically determined correct ratio of the two types of hairs produces an easy to groom, aesthetic-looking ribbon or braid shape.

The length of the hair is longest on the tail, the groin. Shortest on head and limbs. The head is ideally covered when the coat is of a strong texture, with a cord-like pattern and well covering the eyes and the cheeks. Combed, neglected and tangled hairs are equally undesirable. 

Fur:

The breed's distinctive feature is its coat. The coat goes through a series of changes from the wavy, coiled coat of the puppy to the development of the adult coat of felts, braids and ribbons. The character of the coat is determined by the proportion of pubescence to down. This is genetically determined. Braided, or braid-like, and narrow-ribbed hair types are the most desirable. An excellent rating can only be awarded to a pigeon with a complete, homogeneous coat and well-loosened head hairs. At stud, an incomplete, worn coat is acceptable, provided the quality of the coat can be judged by palpation. An individual with incomplete hair coat, a worn chest and a chest hair coat of marten can only be judged very good. A fault may be found in the case of a full coat, with open hairs on the chest and head, which must be taken into account when awarding the title of winner. A Poodle with shorn leg hairs can also only be awarded very good. An unkempt coat cannot be awarded an excellent rating.

Leather:

Pigmented, slate grey colour. Easy to handle on the background. 

Colour variations

a) Black

b) Black with a slightly rusty red or grey tint

c) Pale, with a distinct black mask around the muzzle

d) Grey

e) Pearly white, free of bun shades

A maximum white breast spot of 3 cm in diameter is allowed around the bud.

White fuzz between the fingers is not a fault.

Any other kind of mark, colour difference is a mistake.

Colours:

For black, we look for the deepest shade of black possible, but a rusty, avet shade is a natural characteristic of pigeon and is not considered a fault. A white breast patch up to 3 cm in diameter is allowed, but such an individual cannot be a winner because the breast patch is hereditary.

In the white pigeon, the colour shade of bun is not allowed and is a reason for exclusion from breeding.

In the case of the masked puffin, there are different shades, but in all cases a dark mask around the muzzle is desirable.

The colour grey is extremely rare. The ashy, silvery hue develops later in the development of the individual. There may be a greying character seen at 7-8 weeks of age. The greying usually becomes more pronounced at 4-5 months to 1 year of age. The true grey Poodle will be completely greyed out by 1-1,5 years of age, and therefore grey individuals born and bred black can only be re-bred grey until 18 months of age.

Size and weight:

Margin height:

Kanok: 41-43 cm. Allowed size range 39-45 cm.

Bitches: 38-40 cm. Allowed size range 36-42 cm.

Height:

The experienced judge can judge the thickness of the pouli with almost complete certainty, but it is advisable to measure it in borderline cases. When judging, the size range given in the standard must be strictly observed. Under no circumstances should the aim be to "dwarf" the puli, nor to increase them. In the judging, individuals below and above the standard are downgraded for homogeneity. The ideal size for males is 41-43 cm, for females 38-40 cm. For males, the ideal average size is required for an excellent I rating. The Poodle reaches its final height at 9 months of age, so the ideal size is desirable in the young class and at the breeding tests.

Body weight:

Canoes: 13-14 kg

Bitches: 10-13 kg

Errors:Any deviation from the foregoing points shall be considered an error, and the classification of the error shall be in exact proportion to the degree of deviation.

Exclusion errors

a) Short, open coat.

b) Hanging or sickle tail.

c) Colour defects, unwanted marks and stains.

d) Front or back bite exceeding 2 mm, cross bite.

e) More than 2 P 1 or any other tooth missing, except M3 teeth.

f) Size other than the size range specified in the standard.

Exclusion errors:

According to the standard:

-The yellow eye;

-forward or backward bite;

-absence of more than two P1, or any number of P2,3,4 or M1, M2 teeth;

-a crescent or flag tail posture;

-a size different from the size range specified in the standard;

-a short, open-textured, smooth coat;

- colour defects (fading or black and ten) and blotchiness.

Any deviation from what is described in the standard should be considered an error and the classification of the error should be in exact proportion to the degree of deviation.

Additional note: Males should have two well palpable, normally developed testicles located entirely in the scrotum.