[abigailsmybaby]

The other drawback, and there's no getting around this one: "Their looks," Gelbmann said. They're poodles, after all.

There's nothing wrong with their looks....as long as they aren't sporting one of those lousy cuts they're given for a dog show.

[BruceysMom]

Those “lousy” cut they’re given for shows, are actually a modification of the hunting cuts. They leave fur to keep the joints and internal organs warm in cold water and remove the fur every where else for convenience.

[MoochPooch]

There's nothing wrong with their looks....as long as they aren't sporting one of those lousy cuts they're given for a dog show.

I cried when our Coquette got her first cut. She was no longer the scruffy little puppy, but some stuck-up lady.