A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PARTI POODLE. INFACT THE PARTI POODLE IS THE ORIGINAL PATTERN FOR THE STANDARD POODLE AS DOCUMENTED AS EARLY AS THE 1600'S, ALSO THE STANDARD POODLE WAS THE FIRST BEFORE THE MINIATURE AND THEN THE TOY. HERE IS A BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THE PARTI POODLE! AND WHY WE STRIVE TO KEEP THE HERITAGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL PARTI POODLE ALIVE AND STRONG!!