Nope, not happened to me. But if it did, I would kindly tell them that my shedless dog is a lot more intelligent than theirs. C:

 

People laugh all the time when they see Tate (though it could be because of his mohawk - which people tell me over and over that they like). I am, however, a petite girl who looks waaaay younger than I actually am... so I think people expect me to have this small, curly dog. Many times I have had people laugh at how he prances when he walks - head up, tail wagging, happy feet - and they try and tie that in with him being frou frou. Except what they actually failed to notice what that while yes, my "frou frou" poodle is prancing on his leash, their (even worse trained than my) dog is lurching everywhere with its head down, tounge out, and eyes bulging. I'll take the frou frou prance any day.

Since we have been going to the dog park so much lately, it happens much more often, but as soon as we get in the gates and Tate is allowed to run and play, they see that he is anything but a frou frou dog. He is usually the only "little dog" that will actually play fetch, no matter what size tennis ball happens to be there that day. Most of the other REAL frou frou dogs just watch it fly, perhaps chase it, but never bother to pick it up or try and bring it back. This isn't your grandma's poodle! (ahem, no offense to the lovely grandmas we have on here... especially because I know your poodles are all kick a$$ anyway!)

I can't believe someone would be so blatantly rude to a stranger! Hopefully this doesn't keep your boyfriend from walking him, though I doubt it will!

 

My boyfriend and I took Titan to our local outdoor mall this past weekend. My bf was walking Titan, and I was lagging a few steps back while fidgeting with my phone. All of a sudden, I see this big burly man approach my bf and says "Is this your dog? Why do you have a frou frou dog? Are you kidding me?"

I'll have to check with Emily Post but I think the correct response in this situation is:

"Dude when you have a 12" **** you can have any type of dog you want." :aetsch:

 

:spit:

 

:laugh2: LMAO cbrand you have proven you are wise in so many ways...but this may be the best yet!

 

People always have very extreme opinions on my spoos, either good or bad.
I don't mind but if someone is just plain rude I set them straight.

Today we took Vaka to the vet and when I was paying my bf held her leash and made her sit next too him.
There was also this other guy there who had a big Rottweiler and the man had like a tough guy image going on but he could not handle his over excited Rottweiler.

When we got out my Bf said to me I am glad to have a poodle I would have a smart froo froo dog over a hyper Rottweiler, Doberman, GSD or what ever "tough guy" breed duds think are cool.

 

That is so rude! I hate when strangers feel they have the right to comment on anything that really they don't, but to question your choice of dog is just ridiculous. Obviously this guy has problems with his own masculinity to question your bf's with the comment about his "frou frou" dog.

Anyway, I haven't encountered anything like that. I guess it helps that I'm in an urban area where smaller dogs are very much the norm. Also I wouldn't say anything about Darcy really screams "frou frou". He has a short hair cut and is quite obviously athletic. I have had people comment on that, not how "girly" he is. And in my area guys also walk dogs of all shapes and sizes. One big burly guy has 3, count em 3, tiny toy Poodles! Darcy looks like a monster next to them! I will have to ask him if he's ever had questions.

 

My husband loves walking the poodles - as a matter of fact, if we only have one of the dogs with us and I have the leash, he'll usually reach over and snatch it from me, so he can be the one people see walking the "frou-frou" dog! :lol:

I think it's because he knows how incredibly smart and awesome they are and if anyone were to make a rude comment, he could just smile and nod... :nod: Lucy is in a continental clip (with the hip rosettes and pom-poms) and Meau is in a modified continental with a completely shaved a$$-end with a puff at the end of her chicken nugget tail... Can't get much more stereotypical "poodle" than that!

 

No one's said anything unwelcome about Chagall to me yet, but if they did, all I'd say is, "You're clearly not smart enough to be worthy of a poodle so don't sweat it."

 

cbrand beat me to it. it's obviously a little **** issue.

 

I always laugh at people's assumptions. Any man thta walks into our house or meets us in the street is greeted by the quick 1,2 ball bounce by Joker. It's hilarious and most guys get a look on their face like"Did that just hppen to me?" Usually Joker is sitting n front of them by thta point in perfect sit acting like nothing ever happened!

 

I have had people laugh but nothing like that ! I have been judged based on my skin color, posts on forums, and other non sense so i don't think I would have cared if someone said something this rude or stupid to me lol

I think it may depend where you live in LA people just love Enzo and Leila they are always interested in what is going on with the stuff in their hair ( bands or wraps)

I don't think any tuff or "vicious" breeds are high strung people just need to train their dogs period.

 

i get that kind of stuff all the time. I'm 6'4" and 260 pounds with full sleave tatoo's on both arms. we walk our spoo's all the time, but one day this car full of teenage kids pull up to the stop light as we are waiting to cross. this one kid leans out the window and says"nice poodle, ******!" all i could do was chuckle and say thanks. they have no idea what a rugged manly dog a standard is, nor do they realize that i don't care what they think of me.

 

Oh yes. I've had people tell me that Lola can't be a pit bull because a disabled girl can't handle a pit bull or the pit bull would kill a disabled girl. Or that I should give her away before she "snaps."
I've had people tell me I was a terrible person for bringing "that kind" of dog out as a service dog when I was working Dixie.

 

Isn't it a shame that people areso ignorant? I have truly walkeed on btoh sides of the street, first observing the way people treated m sister in law because hse is disabled, then after being in a MVA and suffering from a TBI I found out exactly how rude people are.

I have seen people make the same judgement of my son as a dancer, yu simply must be gay if you dance ballet, no one has much idea of how difficult a discipline it is and how much muscular strength it requires, but they sure wante dhim for track and field when they realized how much stamina he had!

Ilearned long ago that eople's opinions didn't matter as long as you know your own research ad can be comfortable in your own decisions. People who judle on appearances alone usually don't ave much about them that is interesting!

 

Yep, happens here in Oz too.

My hubby is a 6"5 redhead and walks a 0.5" fluffy toy poodle pup.

Most people make assumptions that poodles are stuck up and hate them before they even know one.

Most of our friends had that attiude until they met Banjo, and now they love him and want one too!

 

with all the things that have been said to me by strangers a comment like "frou frou" doesn't bother me
when you have an old woman with a walker spit at you and call you the F word you tend to develop a tough skin...and the ability to yell at the elderly...>.>

I think its just common decency not to walk up to someone and say something rude...I'd absolutely DIE inside if I walked up to someone and was like..."Man your kid looks pretty sissy even though you're all butch"

and Cbrand...isn't that what drives all hate from men? XD

 

Man your kid looks pretty sissy even though you're all butch"

LOL! Nicely put.

 

CBrand!! Hilarious!

 

I'd like to think I would have presence of mind to say something like, "Yes, he is frou frou, thank you very much. He's also well groomed, intelligent, and polite - unlike some people you meet."

 

Sterling is retired now, but for six years he was my Search and Rescue dog.
Believe me, I heard every snotty comment that you can think up, and many of them came from other dog handlers or the police.
I went through alot of phases in dealing with it, from too surprised and hurt to say anything, to trying to convince the other person that Poodles are cool, to responding with witty comebacks, and finally to just having it bounce off of me. It was a waste of time to respond. Really. I mean, the day I heard some moron say "Are you kiddin' me? THAT dog is going to search for what? Diamonds? harharharharhar", and I didn't feel like responding was a day of inner liberation.
I realized that I don't care if they like my dog or the breed and I don't need them to think my dog is great. Whatever. Show me the search area. I think I may have told one of the last dog handlers I bothered to answer something along the lines of "Playing 'My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog' is a waste of time."
They didn't have an answer to that.
It's harder to not respond if I don't expect a rude comment or I actually think they are going to say something nice and it's nasty. For everyday people coming up and saying something, if I do answer them I just say "And yet, he's smarter than you.."
Lynne

 

It's too bad you have had so many negative experiences. I love your comebacks because they generate (hopefully) some thought by the other person. Something they likely haven't spent too much time on.

It would be great to have the world be as excited about your dog as you are. I've been lucky that a lot of people I meet are curious to see a poodle and are amazed at how wonderful they are. There are the others of course. I usually just ignore them for lack of anything else to say. My mind keeps reeling, "Did they actually just say that?"

Cbrand, I love your response!!!

 

I've had more good responses than bad, especially after we were certified by the state for search work.
In the beginning the comments were not rare, but in some ways I can see why. Sterling was the first poodle to do any kind of search work in this state and he was one of the first anywhere in the world. Switzerland had a few Standards certified to do disaster and avalanche work. None were doing cadaver but that was Sterlings' speciality. After awhile, many of the people who taunted us were the first to say "WE have a POODLE on our team". Very proud. One hardcore Lab guy even said to me "This is a REAL dog"; quite a compliment from him.
But I think the original poster is talking about a different thing, when a "tough guy" confronts another man who is walking a poodle. That isn't about the dog, it's about sexism. He is trying to ask the guy "Are you a REAL man? REAL MEN don't walk frou-frou dogs". He would do the same thing if the boyfriend/owner was walking a Maltese, don't you think?
Interestingly, alot of the people who snear at Standard Poodles later tell me that they were bitten by one when they were young. And though I think to myself "I'd like to bite you right now", I just tell them that not all poodles are aggressive and that was a LONG time ago, so really, just ignore the poodle.
Lynne

 

I haven't had quite the intensity in rude comments, but I do get looks and giggles regularly, when people do say anything, my response is always, "best dog I've ever had!" they either have no response after that or we get into a conversation about why Poodles are so awesome… at least they end up a little more educated about the breed

 

Never been a problem for me - but as a middle aged woman, perhaps I am considered a typical owner of small fluffy dogs! Working men in the North of England have always valued small terriers - Yorkshire terriers and Jack Russells especially - for their working ability. Whippets were so well regarded they became synonymous with Northern life. I get any number of comments on how cute mine are, and how well behaved and - referring to Sophy - the top Lancashire epithet of "Cracking little dog!". Or perhaps people are just more courteous out here in the country, where we all know each other ...

 

Although I have gotten rude comments here and there (I'll never forget the woman at the dog park who, upon seeing my mini poo turned to her friend and said loudly--so I could hear--I prefer to rescue MY dogs. how did she know he was not rescued anyway?), but most people just adore Jäger and I have been stopped more times than I can count because people want to pet him and ask about him. I love the kids, though, I can always count on the kids to yell "Mommy, look at the POODLE!"

 

We've never had a negative comment when we've been out with Nora. People usually tell us how gorgeous she is and how well behaved (mostly), or they are poodle people and want to share their poodle stories. My husband has taken some ribbing from his friends and brother, but that stopped when he took her dove hunting and she brought the birds back and the labs all slacked off. DH in fact says she is a chick magnet and if we ever get divorced he's getting custody of her .

Lulu the mini hasn't been out as much since she only just finished her puppy shots, but she does ride in the car, and the bank ladies absolutely love her.

I love the 12 inch comment. I have to remember to pass that along in case my DH ever needs it.

 

When we got out my Bf said to me I am glad to have a poodle I would have a smart froo froo dog over a hyper Rottweiler, Doberman, GSD or what ever "tough guy" breed duds think are cool.

See IMO thats just as bad as someone saying bad things about poodles.
I have a big "tough guy" dog and she is very well behaved, we can be on a walk and some little dog can be barking and lunging at her and she will not even acknowledge the other dog.

I've seen my fair share of hyper poodles too, just cause they are so "smart" doesnt mean they arent hyper. If your dogs isn't properly stimulated it's gonna be bored and hyper..

Since Wendy is only a pup everyone just goo's over her.
When I first brought her home my bf poked fun saying she is a old granny dog but he looves her and is always cuddling with her.
He did live with a pink chinese crested though so he's used to it.

Actually I have had a few people say "thats a cookie for my dog" or "my dog poops bigger" little do they know she LIVES with a Mastiff.
I hate when people think just because you have a small dog that you hate big dogs or something.
My bf is always quick to jump in and say something about her living with a Mastiff.