"Poodles are extremely people-oriented dogs and generally eager to please."
"Historically, their aptitude has made them ideal for performing in circuses across the globe for centuries"
Our poodle cross was very friendly, so much so she used to think nasty dogs were good ones and got bit
Now my grans shih-tzu cross can get very snappy --.-- but fun. Never tries to hurt you just likes to fight.
Ive know several people with poodles, most of them have had problems. My mum's cousin had a miniature poodle that was vicious for unknown reasons (Now she has a miniature schnauzer and it's awesome). A girl at my school had a large sized poodle which had to be shut in the kitchen every time someone visited their house, otherwise it jumped up at people and snapped.