About Us

American Poodles At Work is a Massachusetts-based program which breeds, raises, trains, and places Standard Poodles as assistance dogs. We are dedicated to providing well-trained, intelligent, healthy Poodles who enjoy working for their partners, fulfilling the assistance dogs' purpose as an unobtrusive helpmate.


Charlie demonstrating how to read a figure cue card indicating that he should roll

Our Mission

American Poodles At Work was founded to provide highly-trained assistance dogs to people who prefer or need a Poodle due to allergies or lifestyle. We carefully select and teach our dogs, always with the end goal in mind -- a joyful, willing and intelligent, unobtrusive helpmate.

Through a detailed personality analysis we strive to match client and dog such that there is an almost immediate bond, strong enough that many would call it a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.

It is with these ideals that American Poodles At Work continues with our endeavors.

Poodles come in a huge variety of sizes -- it is possible to find healthy, fit Poodles weighing 4-100 lbs. Due to their versatile size and personality, members of this breed can be trained for potentially any form of assistance or other working role.

Jumpin Charlie