I consider these two (Darci and Notch) my other two children. However, I hate poodles. Everytime I see a poodle I have the urge to go kick it. I wouldn’t act on it, but that is the sort of disgust I have for poodles. I know they are one of the smartest breeds of dog in the world, but I still hate them. I hate how they look, I hate how they bark. Everything about a poodle just bothers me.

There is a couple somewhere in our neighborhood that walks by our house every morning and every afternoon with their dog – a big white poodle. Not one of the toy poodles I normally see. No, this one is one of the full “real dog” sized ones. That dog has done absolutely nothing that should make me dislike it, yet I don’t. I am considering chatting with the couple one of these times that they walk by, just to meet their dog and see if maybe I can get past my poodle hatred.