I  Love Poodles, do you have a favorite Breed of Dog?
I love shepherd breeds.  Dogs are one of the first domesticated species.
Oh yes Shepherds are very smart, is that why dogs are considered man's best friend?
I have an english shepherds, but my brother has an Australian shepherd.  They were actually developed from a breed in Western Europe, not Australia.
Oh I was thinking along the German Shepard Line, did you know Poodles used to be used as herding dogs?
Poodles are also the second most intelligent dog breed behind border collies.  Incredibly smart dogs.
Oh yes, I've had a border collie also. Very smart but the breed tend to have eyesight problems ours went blind.
Did your border collie work on a farm herding animals?