Which raises the question[0], "Why French poodle?" Is there a non-French variety? Wikipedia indicates not [1], although they probably originated in Germany. [2]

Which raises the question[0], "Why French poodle?" Is there a non-French variety? Wikipedia indicates not [1], although they probably originated in Germany. [2] [0] Not "begs". Never "begs the question," even if I am being pompously pedantic. [0'] [0'] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question#Vernacular https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question#Vernacula... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle [1'] [1'] TIL the word "cynalogy"--"the study of matters related to canines or domestic dogs." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynology [2] Also, while the Germans refer to the breed as "Pudel," the French call them "Caniche". So of course in English we call them <"French"> <German word>. [3] Rabbits! They went down this hole!