poodle
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Such restraint today seems as quaint as poodle skirts and “I Love Lucy.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 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
The golden doodle/mini poodle was placed in Animal Protective Services for 10 days, a mandatory period to allow the owner to retrieve the dog.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
The poodle had become timid and was reluctant to leave Lee's side.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 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
Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
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 his spare time, he breeds toy poodles, some of which have competed at dog shows like Crufts.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
He was far out of place with the boxers, poodles, bird dogs, and other breeds of town dogs.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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