Topic: SuperScared is now CrunchyPoodleMama

Ooh, aren't they wonderful? What color/gender is yours? We actually have three... two boy puppies, a black one and a white one, and a 7-year-old girl. I'm convinced they are geniuses and they are so goofy and hilarious!

We are on our second one - we get ours used.  The first one was a white female.....truly sweet, affectionate, brilliant.  Unfortunately she had all sorts of health issues and we lost her a month after her 11th birthday.  So......we went looking for another used poodle, preferably male & black so it wouldn't be anything like our first one.  What we ended up with is another white female, though she has faint touches of apricot in her coat.  She's also much smaller (38# vs 65#), cranky, stubborn, but so devoted and attached to us.  We got her when she was 10, and she's just had her 15th birthday!

Just jumping in because I love poodles.  We used to have German Shepherd dogs, but after the last one died, I decided I wanted no more shedding.  Did some research and thought about labradoodles or goldendoodles - then concluded that since they were all mated and then mated again with poodles, that a standard poodle would be perfect.  Had to talk my DH into it.  He thought they all had to look fru-fru. Molly is the sweetest dog - very easy temperament - goofy - loves people.  She's our "omega" dog (as opposed to the alpha variety).

Jeanne, oh my gosh, I am freaking out at your avatar! That's Molly? She is beautiful!! She looks SO much like my Dixon!!

I had thought poodles were all fru-fru too... in fact I wasn't even really familiar with Standards until I met my husband. He is a 6'4" manly-man, and I nearly died when he told me on our first date that he likes poodles. I just couldn't picture that! (until I met his parents' VERY manly-man Standard Poodle who I'm convinced could beat anyone up if he had wanted to!!)

Oh, and a manly man once told me the best hunting dog he'd had was a standard poodle.  Ivory would even point.

Jeanne - your Molly is one good lookin' girl!

Oh girls, I'm so envious that you have standards. I have always wanted one but could never afford one. I groomed dogs for about twenty years. I feel in love with them. Currently I have a lab (she is the best dog in the world!!!) a cairn terrier and a silky terrier. They are tons of fun and they are a great comfort to me. I have a parakeet also!!!!

Molly is absolutely gorgeous!!!!!

From one dog lover to another!!!!!!

Patty

PauldingMom - I'm so sorry you thought you had the greatest dog in the world but my lab, Glory, has had that spot for 5 years. She is so great that she doesn't even shed (I'm a liar, lol). I saved her from a life stuck in a kennel. I do believe the rescue dogs have a greater appreciation for us and they will show it the rest of there lives. I will bet you retriever looks hilarious shaved!!!! I remember doing that for customers with dogs like that!!!!! The dogs always seemed to be embarrassed when shaved.

Patty

P.S. Love your head!!!!!