TEASING ASIDE, YOU CAN'T BEAT THE POODLE FOR A PERFECT COMPANION

The Boston Globe | November 24, 2005| | Copyright

A friend of a friend, a co-worker from across the hall, a guest at a party. . . someone will tell me he or she is looking for a perfect breed of dog for the family and ask my opinion. The person will list the desired attributes: smart, easy to train, low-shedding, friendly, great with children.

I don't even have to think about it. "How about a poodle?" I say.

If the person who's asking is a man, chances are he'll sneer and tell me he was thinking of something more along the lines of a Labrador. If the person's a woman, I can bet money that she'll tell me her husband will never, ever go for a ...

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