My toy poodle is black with a white chest. His color is dull. I'm looking for something to shine his coat up and leave it soap and maybe silky. It is my first dog and when goes outside to do his business, I really really hate that outdoor, doggy smell. So I guess you could say that bath him often.

You only need to condition a poodles hair when it needs it. Bathing your poodle once a week is perfectly fine, we have many regulars that get bathed weekly. I own a miniature poodle and he gets a bathe every week but only conditioned once a month (depends on coat). It can make the coat too soft and tangle and matt easily. I would suggest a light spray of coat conditioner that you mist the coat with after the bath and rub in with your fingers. Petedge.com is a great place to find products and I especially love therapet brand shampoos, conditioners and cologne (they come in matching fragrances). Never, never, never use human bathing prod. on your dog, they have an entirely different PH balance than we do!