Yes, poodles. Those prissy, pampered, coiffured canines usually associated more with fur coats, diamonds and penthouses than blaze-orange hunting garb, shotguns and muddy fields. But don't smirk.

friend Lin Gelbmann's silver poodle, Cache, with an even fluffier hairdo, also retrieved downed birds dropped by a bevy of shooters. Hunting poodles? Yes, poodles. Those prissy, pampered ...

At least not out loud. • Reserve judgment until you have reached the end — something that’s difficult to do when the subject involves hunting with poodles. Ha! Caught you already.

Some of the breeds here, like the Labrador retriever, are extremely popular, while others, like true hunting poodles, are rare. Any of them can make a find duck dog and hunting partner.

I know standard poodles were bred as water retrieving dogs for duck hunters but assumed any hunting instinct had been bred out of them over the centuries they have been around. Recently ...

Among the strangest-looking contestants are the oddly shorn toy, miniature, and standard poodles. Why is it that poodles sport those outlandish haircuts? Cynologists agree that poodles in that era ...

the standard poodle does in fact have a long hunting history. Spencer writes that standard poodles have been a popular breed of bird dog since Middle Age times. Personally, I have only hunted with ...

The secretary was walking 14-year-old poodle Nina and border terrier Skip when they were attacked by seven lurchers. The owner, who had been hunting rabbits, told Joyce to grab her pets and run.

No, you’re not hallucinating. Those are hunting poodles. The image of a standard poodle hunting pheasants is one of the more incongruous sights in South Dakota. It’s about like seeing Queen ...