Poodles are believed to have originated in Germany, not France, from Wat= er Spaniels, which implicates Spanish origin, also. = They were, and are, Retrievers. = They were first known as Pudelhunds, but, understanding the average Engl= ish-speaking person's inability of, and lack of interest in, proper enun= ciation of other languages, their name became Poodle. I don't believe the United States of America Air Force would agree with = your "sissy" statement. But, then, many people believe we have made the= American-style GSD into sissies, also. That is my dog trivia of the day. Paula, 105 days and counting -- Doris wrote: Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:35:03 -0700 From: Doris E <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Very handy =2E..................In France poodles were originally used as hunting d= ogs. We have made them into sissies................ Doris = Estabrook* ____________________________________________________________ Click here for a free directory of employee development and training sol= utions. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/Ioyw6i4s28jfasLLMCWJBGwgY= S21zEStju70Ui1dMfMNRuJ9Ihgnr4/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================