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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Throughout
Europe
and
in
the
United
States--wherever
these
dogs
are
kept--it
is
usual
to
clip
the
coat
on
the
face,
the
legs,
and
the
hinder
part
of
the
body,
leaving
tufts
of
hair
on
the
thighs
and
a
ring
of
hair
on
the
pasterns.
The
origin
and
purpose
of
the
custom
are
not
apparent,
but
now
that
Poodles
are
almost
always
kept
as
house
dogs,
this
mode
of
ornamentation
at
least
commends
itself
by
reducing
the
labour
of
daily
grooming
if
the
coat
is
to
be
maintained
in
good
condition
and
the
dog
to
be
a
pleasant
associate.
The
profuse
and
long
coat
of
this
dog
has
the
peculiarity
that
if
not
kept
constantly
brushed
out
it
twists
up
into
little
cords
which
increase
in
length
as
the
new
hair
grows
and
clings
about
it.
The
unshed
old
hair
and
the
new
growth
entwined
together
thus
become
distinct
rope-like
cords.
Eventually,
if
these
cords
are
not
cut
short,
or
accidentally
torn
off,
they
drag
along
the
ground,
and
so
prevent
the
poor
animal
from
moving
with
any
degree
of
comfort
or
freedom.
Some
few
owners,
who
admire
and
cultivate
these
long
cords,
keep
them
tied
up
in
bundles
on
the
dog's
back,
but
so
unnatural
and
unsightly
a
method
of
burdening
the
animal
is
not
to
be
commended.
Corded
Poodles
are
very
showy,
and
from
the
remarkable
appearance
of
the
coat,
attract
a
great
deal
of
public
attention
when
exhibited
at
shows;
but
they
have
lost
popularity
among
most
fanciers,
and
have
become
few
in
number
owing
to
the
obvious
fact
that
it
is
impossible
to
make
pets
of
them
or
keep
them
in
the
house.
The
reason
of
this
is
that
the
coat
must,
from
time
to
time,
be
oiled
in
order
to
keep
the
cords
supple
and
prevent
them
from
snapping,
and,
of
course,
as
their
coats
cannot
be
brushed,
the
only
way
of
keeping
the
dog
clean
is
to
wash
him,
which
with
a
corded
Poodle
is
a
lengthy
and
laborious
process.
Further,
the
coat
takes
hours
to
dry,
and
unless
the
newly
washed
dog
be
kept
in
a
warm
room
he
is
very
liable
to
catch
cold.
The
result
is,
that
the
coats
of
corded
Poodles
are
almost
invariably
dirty,
and
somewhat
smelly.
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