| The Standard Poodle is a unique breed. Breed | | | | coat and hairstyles. Because of their intelligence and |
| historians believe the Standard Poodle is descended | | | | the fact they do not shed they are becoming a large |
| from a water retriever in Germany known as the | | | | part in new breeds coming out. Like the Labradoodle |
| pudel. The word poodle most likely came from the | | | | and Goldendoodle. |
| German pudel or pudelin, which means splash in the | | | | The Poodle ancestors were know as hardworking |
| water. There is also belief that the poodle is a direct | | | | water dogs, retrieving and accompanying their |
| descendent of the Water Dog of England and also the | | | | hunter-masters in the field, and were good at what |
| Irish Water Spaniel. | | | | they did. Now they are more as a companion. |
| The Poodle gained national attention in a hunting and | | | | The first American Kennel Club official standard for |
| later, as circus dog because of their intelligence. Out of | | | | the Poodle was approved in 1901. It has had many |
| the three varieties of poodles the toy, Miniature, and | | | | revisions over the years. The Kennel Club in England |
| Standard, the Standard Poodle is the oldest of the | | | | wrote its revision in 1886. All three varieties of the |
| three. | | | | Poodle existed then but they were not distinguished by |
| The Poodle has developed a reputation for its distinct | | | | their height but by weight. |