Mrs. Plant says they are Poodles. Standard, miniature and toy, but poodles.
Right. They should be called Freedom Poodles. 
Everyone’s a comedian…
Hey I own a poodle I kinda like that.
I think it’s cause when you kiss them they use their tongue?
I dunno. They have really, really, really bad breath.
They were originally bred by French aristocrats for use as hunting dogs (the standards, not the minis or toys). They were bred for hunting waterfowl in wintertime. That poofy fur of theirs is water-resistant, and many poodles haved webbed toes. I have heard that the traditional “poodle cut” was intended to leave their legs free for swimming while still keeping their bodies warm.
Thanks, Q.E.D.
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Ha, that link says they’re “calm” in temperament. My poodle has to be the most hyperactive dog ever. But then again, we had another poodle before our current one, and she was as calm as could be. I’m guessing their personalities vary as much as humans’.
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Actually, mbh, they were originally bred by Germans/Deutsch, IIRC.
From ** Q.E.D.**'s site:
"My poodle has to be the most hyperactive dog ever. "
Ours is that way too when she gets clipped, but when her hair is long, she is really pretty calm, must be too hot?
Do you think there is a difference between the Germans and the Deutsch?
Why are horns (the musical instrument) called French horns, despite their German origin (as opposed to English horns, which are French)? Because people are insufficiently pedantic about this sort of thing, that’s why. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to start a petition to have them changed to Freedom Horns.
Seriously though, what I want to know is why breeders use poodles as some form of dog topiary. What’s with the big poofy butt pads they always seem to have? Who came up with this ridiculous form of dog grooming anyway?
They were retreivers. Part of them is naked so they can swim better, the pads keep some parts warm, the kidneys for example.
I don’t know why the thing on the tail. Maybe a float to find them if they are under water…
They’re dog breeders. That’s all you need to know. People who deliberately cause the animals they “love” to survive in a life-long stuggle against congenital illness, or that can’t even be born naturally won’t baulk at bizarre hairdos will they?
Why dog/cat breed standards? Because human eugenics ain’t kosher.
Be nice in my thread.
Was that too Pit-like? If so I do apologise.
Thank you.