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[rinalia]

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2006/02_08-15/TOP

""Poodles seemed a little 'flouffy.' I wanted something I didn't have to worry about stepping on"

I step on standard poodles all the time. They are so "flouffy" and really small in stature. I mean, really, I can barely SEE standard poodles. And the athletic miniature poodle who does

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[bloolark]

You must have missed the memo. Standard poodles, unless they are 1/2 of a labradoodle or other doodle, don't actually exist.

I know this for certain because I have been asked, with shocked expressions, what kind of dog I have.

This is a play at home quiz:

What breed of dog is this?

Answers:

1) "Is that a labradoodle?"

2) "Is that a poodle? *stare* *shocked voice* How old is he? (Our answer: Four and a half months) I didn't know poodles came in BIG!"

3) "Wow! He's so soft! And intelligent! And nice looking! I wish my labradoodle had fur like he does."

(The common fourth question is 'are you going to give him a silly haircut', but that's different.)

They're also really girly, too small, and um, I don't know, poodly!

In the fairly recent Dogs in Canada magazine/book/thing, they had a list of the top ten obedience dogs. I have no idea what criteria they used, but one of them was a toy poodle with high titles in tracking.

[bloolark]

Weirdly enough, I've never been asked that before, so it's not ridiculous. :)

It's trimmed. All of it, actually. A poodle grown out to the full length of his or her coat looks kind of like a sheepdog.

The shaved face and neck is one of those 'highlights the bone structure of the face, etc'. I really like the look, and it also keeps most people from asking if he's a labradoodle. The rest of his fur is clipped regularly so that he doesn't mat or get too tangly considering he spends half the day romping in mud puddles, plowing through flower beds, etc.

I can't find a good picture of an unclipped adult on a brief google search, but, yeah, sheepdogs. Just sheepdogs who tend to mat or dread really, really easily.

[persephoneflame]

when we got our first standard poodle when I was a kid, my little cousin looked outside in the yard and exclaimed, "Why did you get a sheep?!"

He was untrimmed (due to, well, living on the street for months, as far as we could tell :( ) and white and did look remarkably like a sheep at a distance. :D

[roamingtigress]

I know someone on a board I go on that got a Goldendoodle because he didn't like the "questionable" look that poodles have. *rolls eyes* To me, they're a regal looking, smart dog. Nothing questionable about at all.

[bloolark]

You know how you make a standard poodle look like a 'doodle'?

Don't clip their face.

GAH. That is the worst reason I've EVER heard to get a goldendoodle. My other favorite is that poodles emasculate men and make them stereotypically gay. (At least, that's my logic :))

First, you get a poodle.

Then, you start getting into home decorating, lisping, and wearing really gaudy clothing.

Then, you start falling in love with men.

It's all the poodle's fault. Really.

[pgh_anarchist]

shepard

Or Shepherd. Whichever

You missed dalmation - damn it the breed is dalmatiAn, with an A not an O. (Pet peeve of mine) *ahem*

Why do people not just get a standard poodle if the want a big "floofy" (or moppy or whatever) dog? If given a choice between standard and toy, I'm all for standard. Danmed toy poodles gave all poodles a bad rap - only pretentious snobs own poodles and give them goofy haircuts. (I am snarking a stereotype!)

[cottonmanifesto]

I love standard poodles. Those are some serious dogs. :)

[wirenth]

so just out of curiosity, i checked out the touted Kendra Vestal of Indiana's website. better than most breeders, but i still am less than impressed. i can only find CERF info for one of the dogs, Lincoln Manor Denim (which she can't even friggen name correctly) and it's a 2004 test. the hips were either done Pennhip (which doesn't give labels like "excellent" does it? i thought they just gave numbers) or were not really done because they're not listed anywhere on the OFA site that i have been able to find.