Scoodle Dog Breed Pictures, Characteristics, and Facts

The Scoodle is a mixed breed, so they don’t have history as their own breed. Both parent breeds, however, are well known and loved.

The Old Scotch Terrier is believed to be one of the oldest breeds in Scotland as well as being the foundation dog for all of the terrier breeds we have today. The breed is extinct today, but they’re depicted as an intelligent working dog with strength, courage, and stamina. This breed was a black or tan dog that was low in stature, strong, and had long hair and small, pricked ears. If we fast-forward from the first few centuries to 1436, Don Leslie’s book A History of Scotland describes a small dog similar in form to the Scottish Terrier we know today. By the early 1800s, many wrote of two separate terrier breeds in Britain – the Scottish Terrier (distinguished by its rough hair) and the English Terrier (identified by its smooth hair). The Scottish Terrier was grouped under the Skye Terrier breed and shown under that class in the show ring until the 1870s. At that time, the standard for the Scottish Terrier was written and, by the end of the nineteenth century, the Skye Terriers had been divided into the four different breeds we know today: the Scottish Terrier, Skye Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, and the Cairn Terrier.

The Poodle is one of the oldest breeds developed specifically for hunting waterfowl. Most historians agree that the Poodle originated in Germany, but developed into their own breed in France. Many believe that the breed is the result of crosses between several European water dogs, including Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Hungarian, and Russian water dogs. Some say that the Miniature and Toy Poodles emerged shortly after the Standard, but many believe it wasn’t until the 1400s that breeders began intentionally creating smaller versions of the Poodle — first the Miniature, then the Toy — to delight the Parisian bourgeoise. Although the Standard was used for duck hunting, the smaller varieties had use as well – while many kept them as lapdogs, they were also talented truffle hunters. It’s not known for sure when Poodles arrived in the U.S., but the American Kennel Club registered their first Poodle in 1886. The Poodle Club of America was founded in 1896, but disbanded shortly thereafter. Poodle enthusiasts reestablished the club in 1931.