Poodle companions with a distinctive clip, to such a degree that poodles in short pet clips often go unrecognized or mistaken as Poodle crosses ("Doodles"). This association of the breed's appearance and the resulting preconceptions is strong, and reflects in popular culture, where poodles most often are depicted as spoiled and perhaps obnoxious pets, or if anthropomorphic, snobby, selfish, and vain. Poodle owners are perceived stereotypically as fussy, frivolous, and impractical. Poodle Poodles are a group of formal dog breeds, the Standard Poodle, Miniature Poodle and Toy Poodle. The origin of the breed is still discussed, with a prominent dispute over
Toy dog use slightly different nomenclature, depending on the country. Non-member countries use other terminology, but the term "toy" is only used to group dogs for show purposes. The Kennel Club (UK) places breeds marked in the Toy Group: The Canadian Kennel Club recognizes breeds marked in Group 5, Toys: The American Kennel Club places breeds marked in the Toy Group: In addition, these national organizations also recognize the following breeds in their toy groups: The major national kennel club for each country will have its own list of breeds that it recognizes as Toy. In addition, some new or newly documented