Poodles were originally bred as a retriever. The Germans developed the breed and named them after Pudel, which means to splash in water. Well that might not have been a good trait for a water retriever. One must swim in order to get to bird the hunter just shot, not just splash around in the [...]

I should really take pictures of Cooper when he gets home from the groomers. He always looks so clean and proper. But he’s a goofy high energy mess and he loves to get dirty. This is what he looks like a week after the haircut. We like to keep him fluffy. He’s been through a [...]

For the past week, my poodle has had to wear a cone on his head. This can be quite amusing at times. He has no sense of how much space it takes up and he crashes into objects (especially me) regularly. He was in the front yard sniffing the ground and his cone behaved a [...]

I have a blonde standard Poodle. He is the inspiration for this site’s name. My constant companion and my best friend. Technically he’s a cream standard but that sounds pretentious to me so I just call him blonde. A poodle was not my first choice in breeds. My husband is severely allergic to dogs. After [...]