My grandmother had a poodle for many years.  They are considered one of the smartest breeds.  What is your favorite dog breed?
I love poodles too. The origins of the poodle are still widely disputed. Some say the poodle descends from the old French Barbet breed and others say they descend from Germany as a type of water dog.
I didn't know there was debate over breed origins!  I also have a shepherd who is a very smart working breed.
That's awesome. Poodles are the second smartest breed in the world right behind the Border Collie.
Border collies are an incredibly smart working breed of dog.  They are best suited to a working lifestyle.
Poodle
Poodles are a group of formal dog breeds, the Standard Poodle, Miniature Poodle and Toy Poodle. The origin of the breed is still discussed, with a prominent dispute over whether the poodle descends from Germany as a type of water dog, or from the French Barbet.
Ranked second most intelligent dog breed just behind the Border Collie, the poodle is skillful in many dog sports and activities, including agility, obedience, tracking to herding, circus performers and assistance dogs. Poodles have taken top honors in many
the same dog was known as the in France, the in Italy, and the in Germany; for almost a hundred years the barbets and poodles were considered the same breed.
With the advent of dog shows and selective breeding based purely on aesthetics, the poodles were developed to be more elegant and of a solid colour, to distinguish them from their more common progenitors. The versatile nature of the Barbet has meant its survival, and many of today's Barbets still have traits of their ancestral stock lost in the poodle