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Meanwhile anybody who's actually met a standard poodle can tell you that they are wicked smart and territorial as hell which is exactly what that sort of person would want in a dog.

My dad has a standard poodle and having met a standard poodle it's why I would not get one lol.

Faine Greenwood

@faineg.com

The ones I’ve known have all been awesome

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My dad's poodles have all be nice dogs and good dogs but also too smart for their own good and a giant pain in the ass.

Ghosty 👻

@ghostyspook.bsky.social

I am firmly in the ‘you only want your dog to be so smart and no more’ camp

I can definitely see how it works for some people, but I am not one of those people. I already worry about too many things. I don't want to worry that the dog is going to figure out how to use the garage door opener and take itself for a walk.

I already have had a 4yo who can defeat any child proofing mechanism, I don't need one who is twice as big and 10x as hairy. By contrast my spouse's dogs have all been as smart as an empty coffee mug and we get along fine.

My dad's dog has learned to do things like sneak up on either one of my parents and bark just in time so that they are startled and drop food and he can steal it. Our dog can't figure out how to get steak out of the trash if we close the unlatching lid.

Kari Dru

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