You are so right Sherri! I think the poodles get the
bad reputation as high strung and high maintenance due
to the weird haircut people see in dog shows. What a
shame. I love poodles, they are sweet, sensitive,
kind and playful!
--- Sherri Regalbuto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Kelly, get use to it. Everyone deals with prejudice
> against their certain dog type. I myself have
> standard poodles, always have and always will. I
> don't think there is another breed who is so
> misunderstood. In my opinion they are the best
> breed there is, I'm a dog trainer and wouldn't want
> to come home to anything else. People who don't
> live with one do not know how utility they are. My
> female does dock diving, competitive frisbee, sled
> pulling, obedience, tracking and agility.
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> Sherri
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> I'm coming up against it more and more
> and it's frustrating. I'm on a general dog list and
> Labradoodles came up and no matter what I say about
> Doodles in general or Farley, my Australian
> Multi-Gen, there is a naysayer. It really gets my
> goat. The director of our local Humane Society
> wrote a really nasty article about doodles that was
> in both the regular paper and the HS newsletter. A
> doodle came through the shelter and she was going on
> and on about how bad it is (ironically - she is the
> one who adopted it!). Most of these people have had
> no or very limited contact with doodles anyway.
> When my friend heard we were getting one she went on
> and on about how wild they are, her neighbor had one
> and it was just horrible. When she met Farley she
> was amazed and said he was nothing like her
> neighbor's dog, who was an F1 from a backyard
> breeder with no knowledge of it's lineage or any
> health testing, etc. Anyway, I just wish I had a
> really great comeback for people
> who feel they need to say nasty things and think
> they know more than I do about my dog.
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> ~Kelly~
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