THE BEST THING I CAN THINK OF IS TO START PLAYING WITH HIM JUST A LIL, SO HE GETS AN IDEA, AND START HIM OFF BY LETTING HIM PLAY WITH A LESS LESS PLAYFUL DOG THAN THE POODLE SO HE'LL LEARN AND HTEN START PLAYING WITH HIM MORE AND MORE AND THEN SEE IF HE PLAYS WITH THE POODLE