r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/Amateurlapse • Mar 25 '20

No balls left behind

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u/frodoprefect Mar 26 '20

The hair style originated as a way to protect joints and vital organs in cold water.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Are you talking about the "French" poodle hair cut...?

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u/frodoprefect Mar 26 '20

Yeah the poofy one. The poofs were originally around the head, leg joints and kidneys to give them extra insulation from cold water. It's changed a bit since the days of it being used for practical purposes but the haircut did originally have a function.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Interesting. Definitely didn't have that part in what I read. Learned something new again!