Famous Poodles
- Boye, pet of Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682), was killed at the Battle of Marston Moor.
- Charley, pet of Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck, a black (referred to as "blue" in the book) Standard Poodle, played Charley in the TV miniseries "Travels with Charley: In Search of America", based on Steinbeck's 1961 book of the same name.
- Derek, pet of Patrick Swayze
- Rhapsody in White ("Butch"), the Standard Poodle featured in the movie "Best in Show".
- Roly was featured in the BBC's "EastEnders" for eight years.
- Atma and Butz, poodles owned by philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer
- In Goethe's Faust, Mephistopheles first appears to Faust in the form of a black poodle.
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Danny Thomas show poodles (1964)
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Agility of poodles (HMKC Spring 2007 Agility Trial)
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Caricature of Schopenhauer by Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908)
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