Poodles especially have inspired a lot of great doggie art - see Dogs in the Arts for some of this.

Bell & Clayton, Philadelphia: White Poodle. Sixth-plate daguerreotype, circa 1853. Ex-Collection: Sidney Strober. Published in Secrets of the Dark Chamber: The Art of the American Daguerreotype (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995).

More pictures: Funny photo, Racine Dog Days: Poodle Chicken Soup.

And I couldn't resist this one.


It's from Keith Ryan Publishing - go here and scroll down to
see his dogs - not poodles.

 

Many beautiful pure and mixed breed dogs are in animal shelters, breed rescue programs and humane societies all over the United States.

See petfinder to find your next pet.

The AKC lists these breeds as non-sporting:

• American Eskimo Dog
• Bichon Frise
• Boston Terrier Rescue, BT Rescue by state
• Bulldog
• Chinese Shar-pei
• Chow Chow
• Dalmatian
• Finnish Spitz
• French Bulldog
• Keeshond
• Lhasa Apso
• Löwchen
• Poodle
• Schipperke
• Shiba Inu
• Tibetan Spaniel
• Tibetan Terrier

 

Poodle - click to see entire photo.

What does "non-sporting" mean? This is an artificial category created by the American Kennel Club for breeds of dogs that could not easily be categorized or placed in one of the other AKC "groups." In other countries, many of the breeds listed here have a more relevant classification. Dogs in the non-sporting group are generally kept as pets Some may have jobs - such as therapy dogs, etc. Some poodles (a breed originally developed to retrieve) do hunt, and many excel in obedience competitions.

Personal and Official Pages
(in alphabetical order) These pages have all been on the web for several years.   Excellent sites, well maintained and with lots of useful information about these breeds.
Rescue Sites are listed with the breeds.

Boston Terrier Rescue, BT Rescue by state

Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America: Breed history, Table of Contents

The Chow Chow Club, Inc. - homepage

ChowChows.com  - excellent page for Chow information

The Austrian Chow Chow Club - the Chow in Europe

Carol Lew - Old World Pet Portraits

Dalmatian Club of America Home Page

Dalsavers - Dalmatian Rescue

Dalmatian Rescue Resources

Click to see larger image

American Lhasa Apso Club

Lhasa Apso Rescue - addresses, phone numbers

The Poodle Club of America

Please visit Dogs in the Arts for a lot more Poodle links.

Versatility in Poodles includes Poodle Rescue

Schipperke.com

Tibetan Terriers  This site contains several hundred pages of information on the breed.