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Originally posted by paigowprincess
We had a poodle as well and the dog was quite smart. My mother trained him to say Mama and a couple of other things I dont remember. He was also gay, NTTAWWT.
The intelligence thing is interesting bc the ranking is for only one kind of intelligence and the other two are totally subjective. Was your poodle easily trained and otherwise an idiot?
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I grew up with Standard Poodles, very smart dogs. Too smart. They were also excellent guard dogs. Nobody was allowed to set a foot on the property without their 'permission.'
The breed evolved in Germany as hunting dogs. The curly coat and funny cut was to keep their joints warm when in water. I've heard that some musher actually ran the Iditarod with a team of Standards (hopefully without the funny hair do), but I've never been able to confirm it. I guess my web search skills are lacking.
