Poodle Puli. The French name "Caniche" comes from the word "cane" (the female of the duck) since this type of breed was used as a water retriever mainly for duck hunting thanks to its swimming ability. The British Kennel Club states that the breed originates in Germany, as do the American Kennel Club and the Canadian Kennel Club, stating: "Despite the Poodle’s association with France, the breed originated as a duck hunter in Germany..." The "Oxford English Dictionary" and the "American Heritage Dictionary" both trace the etymology of "Poodle" to the German "Pudel", which itself comes from "Pudelhund". The word "Pudel"
The Pink Poodle relocated a short distance to 18 Fern Street. A bar and restaurant in the new development that replaced it bears the name "The Pink Poodle". In 2005, the National Trust of Queensland nominated the sign to be one of Queensland's Heritage Icons. In 2015, the signage appeared on a postage stamp issued by Australian Post as part of its "Signs of the Times" series. In 1995, author Matthew Condon published a novel, "A Night at the Pink Poodle", about the rise and fall of a Gold Coast highrise apartment salesman. The Pink Poodle The Pink Poodle was an iconic motel