I also must confess...I never hated poodles, I never hate any breed for that matter, but poodles were very low on my list of my type of dog. When I worked at the vet hospital, every single poodle I saw (mostly toy & mini) were completely untrained, unruly, & completely spactic and frantic. We would get quite a few poodles in and they were usually owned by older folks who knew nothing about training and the poodles were so hard to handle, and so "babied" that they had forgotten that they were dogs. I was ignorant and figured it was a poodle thing, when in reality it's an owner thing! With the right training a poodle is an incredible breed! Reece is the first poodle to truly turn my respect back to the breed. In fact, I would love to rescue a poodle some day because of that precious soul, Reece And then came Bella...the beautiful supermodel girl with those liquid eyes that could melt even the coldest of hearts. One look at her picture and I was completely in love. She is so noble, has such naturally good looks, and according to Pam, has brains to go along with her beautiful self. And we can't forget little Fritz who is helping his mom heal from a very great loss. Little Fritz sounds so sweet, loving and he's such a bundle of cuteness. I wish I could cuddle him.

Whenever I see older folks with poodles that are so babied that they rarely ever set foot on the ground, because they are carried so often...and they are given their ways with everything...I will never again blame it on the dog. It's great to baby dogs, and to dress them up, and to spoil them to a certain extent, but I think certain breeds tend to become more spoiled and babied then what is natural. Poodles maybe being one of those breeds. And yes the show cuts don't help towards gaining respect in my opinion. I find the show cuts far from cute. The puppy cut is the only way to go in my opinion!