Poodles rule on the streets of Manhattan

[emad]

By David Usborne in New York
Published: 13 January 2006


It was auf Wiedersehen to the dachshund and bonjour to the poodle as Manhattan's dog lovers pondered the latest, much anticipated, list of top 10 breeds on their pooch-congested isle.

Two weeks from the start of the Chinese year of the dog, poodle owners can preen in the knowledge that their four-legged friends - be they standard, toy or miniature - have edged out dachshunds, also known as wieners, as the top dog in New York's most crowded and expensive borough.

The wieners, their undercarriages barely clearing the footpath outside Tiffany's on Fifth Avenue, must content themselves with third position, while the ever-reliable labrador retriever has retained its No 2 spot, according to the newest census from the American Kennel Club.

To see evidence of the poodle boom, take a stroll along the boutique-lined avenues and townhouse cross-streets of the Upper East Side. There are oodles of poodles. But you should also watch out for other breeds on this year's list, including the shih-tzu, Maltese and Yorkshire terrier, in the same neighbourhoods. You may be looking at the most pampered pets in America, if not the world.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article338236.ece

[boobooday]

1. But most of all

Watch out for the pampered poodle poo!

[emad]

2. This one's:

http://www.tnjp.org/bush's-poodle-tony.jpg

[txindy]

3. Since Blair is Junior's pet poodle, this doesn't surprise me

He's full of it, too.

BTW, I love poodles. REAL poodles, not Tony. Tony's a twit.

[Olney Blue]

4. As long as they are Yankees fans..

[xchrom]

5. i prefer dachsies.

if you have to have a full breed.

what i REALLY want is a big ol' mutt.

one i can hug and wrestle with.

[Skittles]

6. what is the temperament of poodles anyway?

they get such a bad rap as the snooty type

[Olney Blue]

7. They are very sweet dogs.

My mother was an invalid for years before she died. Her poodle was
her constant companion and never left her side. He adored her.

I have always had a soft spot for poodles since! (before that, I thought
they were prima dona yappers)

[neweurope]

8. *laughs* You really call dachshounds "Wieners"???

Heehee.... "Wiener" is a sausage here. How fitting *g*

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