Are Poodles and ‘Teddy’ dogs the same breed?

Poodles and ‘Teddy’ dogs are the same breed. Strictly speaking, Teddy is just a grooming-style name for the Poodle — any Poodle clipped into a teddy-bear look can be called a Teddy. Poodles are born with curly coats that rarely shed, so they are very easy to care for, and the clean, simple teddy-bear style looks adorable, which is why many owners have come to call their Poodles ‘Teddy dogs’.

One thing to note when keeping a Teddy dog is not to feed it food high in salt and additives, which adds to the dog’s metabolic burden and can lead to heavy shedding.