Poodles

Some of them are truly bizarre: epilepsy in poodles, sudden muscle rigidity in Scottish terriers ( "Scottie cramp"), chronic fever in Shar-Peis, tumors in flat-coated retrievers, congestive heart failure in boxers. ❋ Unknown (1999)

And the poodles are the ones who are guarding the White House and their access to the White House. ❋ Unknown (2005)

For example: What is it that leads us to call poodles and fox terriers dogs and not cats? ❋ Unknown (1993)

The previous administration wanted a bunch of "yes men" on board, folks that were the "poodles" of Dick and Rove i.e. Gonzales, Meyers etc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thousands of Japanese people have apparently been scammed into buying "poodles" that are actually sheep with fancy haircuts. ❋ Unknown (2007)

His attempts at making allies transforms them into his "poodles". ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

My disappointment is that the article pinned everything that goes wrong in the world today to President George W. Bush and attempted to portray these leaders as U.S. "poodles" for the wrong reasons. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Supervisory Commission and the police had been heavily politicised, turning them into "poodles" there to serve Zanu-PF's interests, instead of providing the necessary checks and balances against political excesses. ❋ Unknown (1995)

"What kind of poodles did you lose, as you say?" he asked. ❋ Howard Roger Garis (1917)

A barking was heard back of the platform, and, a moment later, on rushed two dogs, exactly the same kind of poodles as were Tip and Top, and exactly the same size. ❋ Howard Roger Garis (1917)

He thought, sardonically, what any one of those whom he had caustically defined as her "poodles" would give for an hour or so of similar boredom, if it involved Lilith all to himself. ❋ Bertram Mitford (1884)

Dogs with coats that need regular trimming - such as poodles and Shih Tzus - can be professionally groomed every four to six weeks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Individual European nations, led by strong leaders, will not invariably be U.S. "poodles," the malicious and fanciful charge leveled against Mr. Blair by opponents of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. ❋ John R. Bolton (2009)

"poodles," as Laurence had satirically defined them, were crowding around -- Swaynston at their head -- for a farewell pat. ❋ Bertram Mitford (1884)

XXX (bleu) (installation view) 1984, 3 acrylic on canvases, 3 poodles. ❋ Andrea Carson (2011)

My favorite piece not only because I'm a big fan of IKB was the send up of Yves Klein's Anthropometry works, which they recreated with taxidermy poodles. ❋ Andrea Carson (2011)

The image of the artists as three poodles is interesting, inserted so often as it is into a broader art history. ❋ Andrea Carson (2011)