Standard Poodles are dogs, the little sub-micro ones are vermin. Just don't get the foofy 'do for the dog.
Puppy needs? First lots to chew on that is not valuable. Not anything that resembles things you want to keep nice (e.g. no old shoes, rags, etc.) as a puppy can not tell the difference. A good supply of that urine smell remover so that they don't get conditioned to pee in the same spot as their last accident.
My parents (I don't own a dog just dog sit) got over the puppy thing by getting retired show dogs. Their current dog Sully is great, doesn't bark, past the puppy wildness and already housebroken and trained. That and he is a weird dog.
