Portuguese Water Dog for everyone. Because of their intelligence and working drive, they require regular intensive exercise as well as mental challenges. They are gentle and patient — but not "couch potatoes", and boredom can cause them to become destructive. One theory proposes that some of the dogs left the Asian steppes with the Goths, a confederation of German tribes. Some, (the Ostrogoths), went west and their dogs became the German poodle, called in German the poodle-hund or puddle-dog—that is, water-dog. Others, the Visigoths, went south to fight the Romans, and their dogs became the Lion Dog, groomed in the traditional lion cut.
American Association of Nutritional Consultants late Old English Sheepdog. In 1983, nutrition scientist Victor Herbert registered a poodle and a cat; despite the wide publicity given to this fact, Herbert was able to register another dog as a member the next year. Another person registered the pet hamster of his daughter and another person was accepted after providing only a certificate from a nutrition diploma mill. As a result, this organisation has been criticised by Quackwatch for selling membership certificates to unqualified individuals. American Association of Nutritional Consultants The American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC) is an organisation based in Warsaw, IN which seeks to