When I was at the dog show this past weekend, a lady came up as I was grooming and asked what he was. I told her that he was a poodle, and she said she didnt know they grew to be that big! LOL hes smaller, but not tiny and only 46.6 pounds ( I weighed him the other day)That is a great question! I'm guessing that Minis and Toys make up the lion's share. I still run into people who have never seen a Standard. It happened at the paint store the other day. The guy could not believe Delilah was a poodle. (What the heck else would she be? She's cut into a Continental).
Yeah, I get that too . . . "I've never seen a poodle THAT big!" My most memorable was with my Mastiff male years ago . . . Some guy at the PetSmart counter looked and asked "... Is that one of those uh, uhh yeah Mastedon dogs?" No, I replied, that's a hairy-ass ancient elephant - this is a 'Scarpathion Swine Hound'. I just couldn't help it . . . :sarcastic:That is a great question! I'm guessing that Minis and Toys make up the lion's share. I still run into people who have never seen a Standard. It happened at the paint store the other day. The guy could not believe Delilah was a poodle. (What the heck else would she be? She's cut into a Continental).