Everyone needs a Noodle in the family...so we got us one! If you have never owned a Standard Poodle, you should try it. High energy, so fun to watch them play, very comical yet royal like. Best of all, smart...very smart. I guess I should mention that really smart + dog don't always mean a good thing...at first...but it will pay off down the road...I'm pretty sure:) We mostly want a dog that agrees with and obeys our every command, right? Well, with a Poodle, you may...or may not get that! The tilting of the head with the direct look in the eye and then the blatant dismissal of your command...you are actually in awe that they have the ability to think things through...and then make their own decisions...like a 3 year old. If you've ever had a 3 year old curtain climber you know that they don't always make good decisions!! We have had Noodle for 9 weeks now...she is slowly excepting me as the smarter of us 2 but it's not for free!! But the payoff is worth it. In the 9 weeks since bringing her home from the rescue her vocabulary. manners, and commands have grown by leaps and bounds! She loves the farm and all the critters...horses, ducks, chickens, other 3 dogs and the cats...OK, maybe she likes the cats a little to much, but she doesn't hurt them! Oh, and she loves the grand kid! Don't let her stately appearance fool ya, she is all dog under the fluff!!
