There are a handful of breeders striving to return to the true working, retrieving "Pudle".
Hopefully they will be successful, as I believe the Standard Poodle is a really great dog, and a good choice for many people.
Myself, I prefer GSDs, but having gotten to know my mother's Standard, I have to say, I rather like the breed.
If the work was bred back into them, they would be quite impressive.
I think that when you consider the comical appearance of a bald dog with patches of long hair on the extremities that coloring it blue really isn't going to be generating much more attention.
I think that Poodle show cuts are bizarre and grotesque. If it actually made sense from a hunting standpoint (as tradition says) I could understand it.
Now, the Poodle pony cut would be fun....
Opinions are like belly buttons..... everyone has one.
My new boy (pictured at bottom) is now 5 1/2 months old. His father is a German import and his mother's father is a German import. He is 3/4 German lines and for a poodle he has quite a bit of drive. Rudy is an awesome tugger (even through teething) and has a great natural retrieve drive. He has a natural tail and his dewclaws were not removed as his breeder is German but now lives in Oregon and has quit docking her litters for quite a while.
Rudy's father is known for producing fast, athletic puppies with drive. He hasn't been bred a lot, but there are several people on some of the poodle lists that are or will be working his offspring in obedience, agility, tracking, rally. One of Rudy's sisters just flew to Finland for an agility career.
We'll be working (eventually) in a variety of sports as I believe a good poodle is a very versatile dog.
I might be stirring a pot of bees here but, in my opinion people on this forum do tend to over-react instead of asking a question that could prevent an argument by not putting someone else into a defensive position. That said, I know that most of it comes from a place of caring and a sense of protection. Just my opinion, please take it with a grain of salt and the constructive spirit that's intended.
Yes, but think how easy it is to say upfront "No dogs were harmed in the making of this green fur" or "Here are the invisible safety precautions that we took beforehand" .....
Yes, this is a board that tends to jump very fast to the defense of the dogs in a post, a video, or a photo, whether for good or ill.
Unfortunately, there is also a sad POV that long exposure to truly frightening posts can generate.
Nevertheless, point taken! Trying to see every new post as new and not attaching any history to it, as well as trying not to put posters (right, wrong, or indifferent) on the defensive are worthy goals.
Equally good points. I've been on various forums since I started going online about nine years ago. I know that point where things just start to get annoyingly repetitive, all too well. There are times on my favorite car forum where the same question will be asked three times on the same page...literally. It can be truly maddening.
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"Stirring a pot of bees" is a new one on me. "Poking a hornet's nest" and "stirring the pot," yes......
I think I got that from my mom.
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I take this with exactly the good intentions it was meant and appreciate your point. I find the vast majority of posts, even the "passionate/opinionated" responses on this site almost always have a tempered and respectful tone. At least the "passionate/defensive" posts are NORMALLY in the defense or an animal, which is a good thing. Sometimes, even in the case of a "rut roh, I shouldn't have gone there" - someone learns something, even if it is about themselves and how to react next time (referring to myself!)
Awesome. After being here for a bit, I see what you mean. For a newbie to the forum the passion can be easy to mistake as passive-aggression or even outright aggression. It took my own "rut roh" moment to realize that...not to mention, a few fair words from Ed, Will, and Alyssa.
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"Stirring a pot of bees" is a new one on me. "Poking a hornet's nest" and "stirring the pot," yes......
This wasn't how it was meant initially, but here goes on "stirring a pot of bees."
The recipes for carob fudge and chocolate larvae would be pertinent.
True, and the poodle hair cuts with the puffy fur at the joints were meant to keep the joints warm in cold water. The rest of the coat was shaved off to make the dog more buoyant.
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