Poodle

Pick the Standard size for water work. Before the show ring, the Poodle was a water retriever in Germany and France, and even its famous clip began as a working cut: short where hair would drag in the water, full over the joints and chest for warmth. For a swimming dog, ask the groomer for an even sporting clip, which dries faster and mats less after salt water. Hair grows inside Poodle ears and the breed is prone to outer-ear infections, so dry and clean the canals after swims; Standards should also be screened for Addison's disease and sebaceous adenitis.