poodle

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It added that when a cocker spaniel was bred with a poodle, those characteristics - combined with them having smaller crossbred offspring - could result in more problem behaviour.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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 become timid and was reluctant to leave Lee's side.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

A poodle, coiffed to make pompoms of its torso and tail, stands on its hind legs: puffed, ruffed and bum-padded, just like the ladies being fitted for bums.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

He is a very big poodle, of a color called bleu, and he is blue when he is clean.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck