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This article has been mentioned by a media organization: Simon Garfield (11 July 2025). "An encyclopedia like no other". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 11 July 2025. On Jan. 17, 2001, just two days after its launch, a didactic dog-lover made the following judgment for the entry entitled Standard Poodle: "A dog by which all others are measured."

Semi-protected edit request on 20 February 2025

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Not clear what you want done. Rusalkii (talk) 03:21, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Multi Color Poodles are recognized by the UKC, but not the AKC.

"...coat that comes in many colors and patterns, with only solid colors recognized by breed registries" This is wrong. The AKC, the main kennel club in America, only recognizes solid colors; but the UKC, the second main one, does recognize multi color poodles. I would change "breed registries" to "the American Kennel Club" or something like that. I would do it but that article is protected and I just made an acct Treebam3 (talk) 04:36, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed the wording to 'major' simply because there is nothing stopping someone from starting their own kennel club and recognising multi-coloured Poodles and we can't say with certainty that some less-important kennel clubs don't recognise multi-coloured Poodles. Traumnovelle (talk) 05:48, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how much you're in the dog world, but at least in the USA it's always the AKC vs the UKC. The AKC is definitely bigger and more prestigious, but the UKC is without a doubt a close second in the USA. It's not some random no name kennel club. The UKC hosts 16,000 events per year and the AKC hosts 22,000 events. Treebam3 (talk) 00:57, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dorling Kindersley 2023 encyclopaedia lists 'any solid colour' for colours of the Poodle. Desmond Morris, although an older version states: 'From its earliest days, the Poodle has usually appeared in solid colours. It was said that German Poodles were brown, Russian Poodles were black and French Poodles were white. Today, in the show-ring, these three basic colours have been modified, using dilution genes, to produce a variety of appealing pastel shades.' Traumnovelle (talk) 04:28, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A series of pointless requests to protect an already protected article, made by an LTA

Semi-protected edit request on 24 June 2025 This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request. Liamalexander444 (talk) 21:34, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply] Protect  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 21:49, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply] Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2025 This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request. Xada23 (talk) 20:46, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Protect  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. -- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH) 20:58, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Semi-protected edit request on 9 July 2025 This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request. Khayi123 (talk) 23:58, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Protect  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. UmbyUmbreon (talk) 00:16, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] 3 newly registered accounts requesting the exact same nonsense phrase 'protect' in a short span. Clearly the same person with multiple accounts but at the same time this is pretty much harmless besides wasting editor time. Traumnovelle (talk) 08:47, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Semi-protected edit request on 10 July 2025 This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request. Sopochil (talk) 20:51, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Protect this page  Not done: Page is already protected. LizardJr8 (talk) 21:52, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mismatch on poodle weight classifications

At the top of the article it states a set of weight ranges for the various sizes of poodle. Later in the article, these figures are contradicted with a different set of weight ranges. 81.96.176.36 (talk) 21:28, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Edit link to Westminster. Change from Westminster (place in England) to Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Article does not suggest or need link to Westminster, England Svco09 (talk) 22:37, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Traumnovelle (talk) 22:40, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]