Have you ever noticed that some people don't like poodles mostly because of the show haircuts that they have. All my friends hate them because of the different cuts that they have, I always say that those are only the show cuts and that if I had a poodle I would have alittle fur on the head, top of the tail, and the bottom of the feet. The rest would be shaved. Also if I had a poodle there are some colors that I wouldn't have him/her. Grey, parti-colored, red, or blue. I love poodles in apricot, white, and black. I also would have it a Standard. What I think is funny is that some people call a Standard Poodle a 'french poodle' but really all of the poodles (standard, miniature, and toy) are french. I hate it that poodles are put in the NONSPORTING group of dogs, when they first originated they had those special cuts so that they could float better on the water when they retrieved the game that their owner(s) shot down! They are really hunting dogs, I have 2 people in my family that hunt and they both hunt with poodles. One relative has 3 poodles and the other has 2. Just goes to show you that poodles are NOT nonsporting dogs.