Growing up, I assumed that all poodles were little froo-froo's - all fluff and no personality (my grandma had a poodle that she used to dye pink).
In the last couple of years, though, I've really come around, and I have to say that I really like the breed now! I went with my mom when she took her puppy to puppy kindergarten, and one of the students was a 3-pound teacup poodle pup - so sweet and cute!
Poodle lovers: I'd recommend reading John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley." It is a real-life account of Steinbeck's trip across America with his aging French Poodle, Charley. Neat story, I'm reading it right now!