I hate the faggy poodle haircuts. What would a poodle look like if it wasn’t fagafied by its owner? Whats wrong with a level trim.? When and why did the ugly haircuts start?
A poodle won at Detroit Dog show this weekend. Wouldn’t get my vote.
Faggy? Fagafied? Seriously?
In answer to your question, while sidestepping the unnecessary (and unexpected, from you) epithets: Paris Poodles. They don’t do the show cuts, and there are several photos of poodles with their coats grown out naturally on the page.
We have a Bichon (a type of miniature Poodle). He looks completely different before and after trimming - like a different dog.
Before
After
Do a google search and you’ll see images of poodles with all sorts of haircuts. If you don’t trim them they get pretty bushy, but they look like regular dogs with curly hair. http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&ndsp=21&hl=en&q=standard+poodle&revid=125250744&ei=cASsSfaEBYr0sAOXzdHnDw&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=broad-revision&cd=1
This one doesn’t look poncy!
Call this guy “faggy” and he’ll get all kung-fu on your ass … .
That looks a lot better.
Some authorities claim that the traditional show cuts evolved from practical cuts. Poodles were originally bred to retrieve birds from water, and the shaved body reduced drag while the legs were left furry to keep them warm. This is highly debatable though, as other water breeds seem to do just fine without similar haircuts and it does nothing to explain the pompadours.
Poodles competing at AKC dog shows must have approved cuts. Otherwise it’s just a matter of personal preference.
Seriously.
I remember a friend of mine telling me (just before we entered his house) that he had two dogs - an Alsatian and a poodle.
I said that he should keep the Alsatian away from me (I am uncomfortable around animals that I don’t know), to which he replied that it was the poodle I should fear.
I was puzzled by his answer, but entered the house anyway.
Turns out that poodles are not little, yapping things with bows on their head, but are in fact large, solid, agile, jet black snapping machines 
Standard poodles are big dogs as seen in the pictures posted here, toy poodles are small. As strange as it sounds someone took standard poodles to Antarctica for a trip instead of huskies, it did not work out well.
Gonzomax, I invite you to the Pit.
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A friend of mine from back in the day had a giant poodle, and she could go pretty mean in a heartbeat. I heard from someone familiar with dogs that poodles actually rate pretty highly on the aggressive scale.
I have a 50-lb. standard poodle with a “lamb” (same all over) cut.
Don’t mess with him.
A neighbor of mine has a 70 pound white poodle with a traditional cut.
Dog looks really really stupid.
I know four poodles (two standards, one toy, and one miniature) all with about that “lamb” cut. The standards are two big dogs and I don’t want to get on their bad sides. (The male standard actually whacked my hand and thigh to get me to pet him while I was sitting on the couch.) The mini and the toy are easier to deal with, but still can be really aggressive when they want attention (I once had the female toy, the male mini, and the male standard all try to jump in my lap at once.) Anyway, it’s a quite utilitarian cut that looks good while still keeping the length of hair in check.
Standard Poodle: Not a small dog, no. It’s a lapdog. Sometimes, it’s a shoulder dog.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/LaPucelle/Kaylon2.jpg This should show your typical Standard in relation to everyday objects. Like a couch.
They like to fight like this, too.
http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/my-name-is-inigo-montoya-you-killed-my-father-prepare-to-die-loldog-hotdog-funny-dog-pictures.jpg
Very paw-focused dog.
This one’s about half-growth, but I wanted to show the cut when it hasn’t been brushed for a while.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/LaPucelle/0311_StickWrestling_0202_edited-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/LaPucelle/Kenzi-newcamera6-30-07008.jpg
Oh, and one more thing? http://thepoodleanddogblog.typepad.com/the_poodle_and_dog_blog/2008/02/poodles-in-the.html Mush!
http://home.gci.net/~poodlesleddog/
I believe you were thinking of Maltese and/or Yorkshire terriers. Maltese, for the record, can be trimmed in a puppy cut, though they are shown with a floor length mantle of hair. If you see a white, animated dustmop with black eyes and nose, and it weighs less than 10 pounds, it might be a Maltese.