Poodle 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 whether the poodle descends from Germany as a type of water dog, or from the French Barbet. Ranked second most intelligent dog breed just behind the Border Collie, the poodle is skillful in many dog sports and activities, including agility, obedience, tracking to herding, circus performers or assistance dogs. Poodles have taken top honors in many conformation shows, including "Best in Show" at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in
Attack poodle culture critic James Wolcott in his 2004 book, "Attack Poodles and Other Media Mutants: The Looting of the News in a Time of Terror", a critique of popular right-wing TV news personalities who he claims are increasingly dominating the mainstream media in America. The term was also used in 1998 by Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq which scorned the British as "America’s attack poodle" in response to air raids undertaken by the latter as part of Operation Desert Fox. Attack poodle Attack poodle is a political epithet or pejorative that typically denotes a vociferous but utterly servile defender of a