Poodles | Educational Sleep Podcast

About this episode

This episode discusses poodles, their origins, intelligence, and care while providing a calming narrative for better sleep.

Can’t sleep and somehow thinking about dogs? Fair enough, let’s talk about poodles, the curly coated overachievers of the dog world. In this episode, you’ll learn where poodles actually come from (hint not France), what they were originally bred to do, and why they’re consistently ranked among the most intelligent dog breeds. We’ll also cover their different sizes, personality quirks, and why their high maintenance reputation is only half deserved. It’s a calm, steady walkthrough, no whispering, no sudden noise, just enough interesting detail to keep your mind occupied without keeping you awake. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Poodle, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Benjamin Boster

Topics covered

• poodles
• dog breeds
• sleep
• intelligence
• dog care

Keywords

• poodles
• dog intelligence
• dog breeds
• sleep podcast
• dog care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Glassbox Media

Books & works: Poodle

Places: France, Wikipedia

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