So Bella brings me the post and I'm like, oh no, this won't be good. I mean, it's a vet's bill.

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Conditions and exclusions apply. There's no, no mystery at all why it's been such a popular breed and not only just

among ritual ladies, but with with people all around the world of all different backgrounds and

socio economic circumstances. This is Bud Becone. He's the managing editor of the American Kennel Club

Gazette, which has been published monthly without a single interruption since 1889.

It's a remarkably cool dog. No more handsome dog either. They're beautiful animals, very smart, but

complex. And that's what makes them so companionable. They have a complex character,

kind of a human-like character. And that's what endears them to owners, especially, is that

very interesting, almost human personality that a good poodle will exhibit.

In 1955, a now-to-funk tabloid reported that when a girl makes the big time, she traditionally

acquires three things, minks, gems, and a poodle. Women were even cutting their own hair short and

fluffing it up to look like poodles. Elizabeth Taylor was said to have done this with her hair

to look more like her tiny poodle. In 1950, New York City, women were still looking to

Paris for fashion, to Europe for literature, for architecture, for any kind of a refined pursuit.

So, on the upper-rise side of New York City, circa 1955, you bet a wealthy old widow with a lot

of money was going to be seen with a poodle. The American Kennel Club is the governing body

for the world of purebred dogs, managing the national registry. They're basically the gatekeepers

of what counts as a purebred dog. Do you have a dog? I do not. I have two cats.

But you like dogs, I would assume. Yes, but in my eternal effort to remain impartial

among our dog fanciers, I don't have a dog, so I'm free to report on the fine qualities of any one

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