[mgsouth]

Which raises the question[0], "Why French poodle?" Is there a non-French variety? Wikipedia indicates not [1], although they probably originated in Germany. [2]

[0] Not "begs". Never "begs the question," even if I am being pompously pedantic. [0']

[0'] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question#Vernacula...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle [1']

[1'] TIL the word "cynalogy"--"the study of matters related to canines or domestic dogs." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynology

[2] Also, while the Germans refer to the breed as "Pudel," the French call them "Caniche". So of course in English we call them <"French"> <German word>.

[3] Rabbits! They went down this hole!