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Lab x Toy Poodle Training

Do you have a Lab x Toy Poodle that needs some training help? Natalie from Crazy Kind Calm dog training can help!

With over 900 dogs trained across the Macedon Ranges, Natalie understands the unique personality and needs that come with this wonderful breed.

Labrador × Toy Poodle crosses produce small to medium dogs that combine the Lab's friendly nature with the Toy Poodle's intelligence and smaller size. They're often energetic, social, and clever — with more personality than their size suggests.

Common Lab x Toy Poodle traits and training needs

  • More energetic than expected — both parent breeds are active dogs
  • Food-driven from the Lab side — counter-surfing scaled to their height
  • Intelligent from the Poodle side — learns quickly but may also learn unwanted behaviours
  • Can be barky, inheriting the Toy Poodle's alert nature
  • May develop separation anxiety from the strong attachment of both parent breeds
  • Social dogs who can become over-excited around other dogs and people

Lab × Toy Poodle owners have a compact dog with a full-sized personality. If yours has the Lab's love of food, the Poodle's sharp brain, and more energy than their size would suggest — that's both breeds contributing their best (and most challenging) traits. Their food motivation and intelligence make them enthusiastic training partners.

Digger - Lab x Toy Poodle dog training

Lab x Toy Poodle Training Options

Whether your Lab x Toy Poodle is a new puppy or an older dog with some habits to work on, we've got options to suit.

One-on-one dog training
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One-on-One Training

Personalised sessions in your home, where the challenges actually happen. We work together on your specific goals — whether it's pulling on lead, barking, poor recall, jumping up, or something else entirely.

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Puppy school class
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Puppy School

Group classes in Kyneton for puppies aged 8-16 weeks. Build confidence, learn essential skills, and socialise with other pups in a safe, supportive environment.

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Lab x Toy Poodle (and others) Success Stories

Sadie
English Staffordshire Terrier • Daylesford
★★★★★ Google
"Massive thank you to Natalie for her professional and unique service on training and obedience techniques to assist Sadie and myself a couple of weeks ago. Natalie has given me confidence to pursue her kind and calm approach and providing specific techniques to work in with our busy lifestyle and still getting a positive result. Thanks again Natalie. Kind regards, Karina, Tom, Leyla and Sadie."

— Karina Brooks

English Staffordshire Terrier dog training in Daylesford
Koda
Miniature Dachshund • Gisborne
★★★★★ Google
"Nat was FAB. We learnt losts today Max engaged really well we will keep practiing with the training. Nat was informative calm and gave us lots of tips thanks so much"

— Lee-anne Potter

Macedon Ranges
★★★★★ Google
"Absolutely fantastic is the only way to describe Nat and Crazy Kind Calm Dog Training. Nat came to our house and within 10 minutes I was feeling so much better about the issues my dog and I were having. CKC dog training really listen and work on training techniques that are specific to your needs. A detailed email outlining everything discussed and a step by step instruction on the training lesson is sent after each visit, which is so helpful to refer back to. I initially went with the one visit but increased it to the multiple visit option ( I highly recommend that option if you are sitting on the fence). I found Nat to be professional, kind and very knowledgeable, I highly recommend this business to anyone needing some help training their dog for any issue."

— Carmel Jordan

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