Poodles karnuka ne masu ban sha'awa waɗanda galibi suna lashe duk gasa. Sun zo da girma uku kuma suna tsakanin 20 inci zuwa 7. Dogayen wuyansu, madaidaiciya baya, gajerun wutsiyoyi, da manyan ƙafafu ana iya gane su cikin sauƙi ga kowane mai son kare. Ko da yake suna da alaƙa da Faransa, ainihin asalin Jamusanci ne, tun daga 1800s.
Poodle sananne ne don basirarsa da sauƙin horo. Su karnuka ne masu rai, masu fara'a, da aiki masu son hankali. Waɗannan halaye masu ban sha'awa sun bayyana a fili dalilin da yasa yawancin masu shayarwa ke haifuwa da poodle.