That's a good sporting cut, at least! Too bad Poodles were taken over by fashion Frenchies.
Yeah, the french turned them into clowns...that's to be expected, THEY are clowns.
A standard poodle can be a great field dog, companion dog, retriever, but back in the 50's they were subject to the same mass breeding and popularity of todays labs. It was almost the end of one of the most intelligent and active dogs in the world.