No, poodles don't leave a lot of small, individual hairs around. Instead, their fur comes out in clumps. If you didn't keep up on their grooming, you'd have piles of fur where they sleep, hang out, etc. It collects to itself, then comes out at once.
And, often there's a trade-off. I used to debate if I wanted to get a GSD or another dobie. Shepherd's are known for their shedding, and dobies have short, single coats. However, they are oily. So, they can literally leave greasy marks on things. Therefore, you don't have to brush/strip them like you do a shepherd, but they need baths pretty often if you don't want grease marks on bedding, floors, and even walls. So, to me, it's a matter of degrees and opinions on what's acceptable to any given person. You're correct, dogs with fur shed at some rate, depending.
As an aside, when we lost Tilde so suddenly, I was looking for neither. I was just looking. I wanted to find the perfect dog for our family. But, so many weren't compatible with cats, chickens, other dogs (Frankie comes here with Ds anytime that Ds isn't coming from work.), or small children. It just so happened that the dog that we found was a GSD. Now, we notice that there's been a surge of the breed here. When we first moved here, nearly 35 years ago, the dogs that were everywhere were lab mixes. Then, the past 15 + years, 'pitbulls' and Chihuahuas.
I'm glad that they got the dog, too. It's the same place that Tilde, Frankie (before Ds could have gotten him directly from the owner he was taken there.), and Krypto came from.
I'm sorry about your Dh's hip issue, but am glad that he is able to hold off on a surgery.
That's really nice about the band, and that you recognized some of the songs. That sounds like a fun time.
The first time that I heard of anyone donating a car to a group, was my dad. He hung on to his car even when he could no longer drive, but then one day suggested donating it. They didn't need much, and came out a got it. I really don't know if he got a tax credit, or not. Ever since then, I've been aware that some groups will happily take them. I'm glad that you found one that you support that will.
I hope that next week is at least as good as this one was, and better!
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