Why are poodles groomed like that?
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- February
- 14
I found a couple of great articles on the online magazine Slate regarding poodle grooming and rare breeds, two subjects that often come up around the time of the Westminster show.
The poodle article is a few years old, but still relevant.
And the other, posted on Monday, explains how new breeds are admitted to Westminster.
I have the admit that I found the latter to be extremely interesting in terms of the club infighting that often takes place in the lead-up to a breed being recognized.
While my own breed of choice—the Italian Greyhound—has been recognized for years, its fanciers are very sensitive to any publicity. IGs are often found in pet stores, subsequently bought and dumped when their new owners realize how demanding they are. Consequently, there are hundreds of IGs in need of new homes every year, which is pretty sad when you consider most people I meet have never heard of the breed.
There was an Italian Greyhound featured in the movie “Good Boy!” back in 2003 and there was quite a bit of uproar that the movie was do for IGs what “101 Dalmatians” did for that breed, which can also be difficult to handle.
Luckily, “Good Boy!” was about a dog who splashes down from outer space so it’s not like this appealed to the masses (though I do own a copy.)
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Sarah Netter has covered Rockland County government and politics for The Journal News since August 2005. A Connecticut native, she previously covered several municipalities and state elections for her hometown paper. Sarah's passions include her two Italian greyhounds and cheesy disaster movies.
