poodle
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Such restraint today seems as quaint as poodle skirts and “I Love Lucy.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
"Doodle" dogs, where a poodle is crossed with a different breed, have become popular and have a reputation for being easy to handle and train.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
I have two dogs: a 120-pound Great Pyrenees-Border Collie-German Shepherd mix, and then at the other end of the spectrum, a seven-pound poodle mix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
As a Californian, I’ve always connected with his storytelling, and this story of a cross-country road trip with his poodle brings the vast variety of American life into perspective.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The poodle had run away from a rich local family, who’d posted a $200 reward for his return.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
He added that while many people knew poodles and spaniels required a lot of exercise, "that same kind of consideration might not necessarily be given by everyone towards a cockapoo".
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Chihuahuas, rat terriers and miniature poodles are muscling in on strength contests long dominated by big dogs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
In Beverly Hills, retirees push their toy poodles in strollers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
A standard French poodle born near Paris, he belonged to an elegant, luxurious breed, though in previous centuries, poodles were used to retrieve game from water.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
Little white poodles were favorite pets in Brooklyn.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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