History Main / PsychoPoodle

* Averted with Fluffles, Piella Bakewell's poodle in the ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'' film ''WesternAnimation/AMatterOfLoafAndDeath'', though it's more a case of her [[owner being the psycho "Cereal Killer" and Fluffles being Piella's abused unwilling lackey.]]

* Averted with Fluffles, Piella Bakewell's poodle in ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromitAMatterOfLoafAndDeath'', though it's more a case of her [[owner being the psycho "Cereal Killer" and Fluffles being Piella's abused unwilling lackey.]]

** Later averted with Fifi, another poodle introduced in ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis'', who becomes Spike's love interest.

* ''The Last Dogs'' has a poodle named Dandyclaw, who runs a group of dogs called the Enclave. He welcomes Max and Rocky (two of the main protagonists), but other than that, he rules the Enclave with an iron paw and has no sense of humor.

It's worth noting that in RealLife, poodles were originally hunting dogs, so some measure of aggressiveness is actually normal. Also, standard poodles, the ones used for hunting, are pretty big. Mini and toy poodles are just showdogs, and they've got a bit of a NapoleonComplex like other small dogs. It's just that in fiction, poodles are usually small and delicate, so some creators like to mess around with that stereotype by making their poodle characters evil and brutal.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS3E19ChuckiesRedHairSpikeRunsAway Spike Runs Away]]", when [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Spike runs away]], Stu and Didi decide to get Tommy a replacement pet. One of these is Cuddles, a very aggressive poodle belonging to Mr. Fillihulster, one of their neighbors. Cuddles constantly barks and growls angrily at Tommy and Chuckie, breaks his toys, steals any time he might have had with Stu and Didi from him, and demands they give her what food they do have. According to Didi, when Mr. Fillihulster took her back, she bit him the minute she got inside the door. Tommy sums her up best;

** Later averted with Fifi, another poodle introduced in Rugrats In Paris, who becomes Spike's love interest.

Subtrope of KillerRabbit and DogStereotype. Has nothing to do with PokeThePoodle.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "Spike Runs Away", when [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Spike runs away]], Stu and Didi decide to get Tommy a replacement pet. One of these is Cuddles, a very aggressive poodle belonging to Mr. Fillihulster, one of their neighbors. Cuddles constantly barks and growls angrily at Tommy and Chuckie, breaks his toys, steals any time he might have had with Stu and Didi from him, and demands they give her what food they do have. According to Didi, when Mr. Fillihulster took her back, she bit him the minute she got inside the door. Tommy sums her up best;

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* ''Film/BladeTrinity'': one of the "vampire dogs" is a poodle and is quite vicious, though not as much as the vampire rottweiler.
** It was actually a vampire pomeranian

Some fictional poodles are the exact opposite - despite their tiny bodies, they act just as vicious as an AngryGuardDog. Alternatively, they can be more cunning and sneaky, and may retain some of their stereotypical elegance.

* ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'': In ''The Mystery of the Night Monster'', the BigBad is a miniature poodle named Madame Mousey, who despises rodents because [[IAmNotWeasel she is often mistaken for one]], and so plots to get rid of the NiceMice by kidnapping them and giving them to the [[CatsAreMean cats]].

* In ''Discworld/MenAtArms'' the leader of the "Dog's Guild" is a miniature poodle who calls himself Big Fido and gives speeches about the "inherent superiority of the canine race" and makes up claims about wolf packs that Angua, a werewolf who's friends with a few wolves, knows are bullshit.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animals}}'' episode "Dogs", the main antagonist is a TerribleTrio comprised of an AlphaBitch poodle (pun very much intended) named Angela and her two incompetent sidekicks. The violent aspect is subverted, though--she spends the entire episode threatening protagonists Phil and Mike (a papillon and a pug) with a "showdown" at a predetermined time, terrifying them because she's quite large and they're both small, unintimidating dogs. When the appointed time arrives, it turns out the "showdown" is just Angela prancing around like she's at a dog show.
* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': In the episode ''H.O.U.N.D'', Number 5 gets attacked and has her homework eaten by a dog that came out of Valerie's house. She however denies that her dog did the deed. When she and Number 2 and 4 investigate later, they find her dog to be harmless just like Valerie said. Unfortunately for Number 5, when she said that her dog didn't eat her homework, she only meant ''[[ExactWords her dog]]'' as she then turns into [[TransformationHorror a Were-Poodle]] and tries to [[EatingTheEnemy eat]] Number 5. The gang is able to beat her by feeding her Number 4's [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth god awful homework]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy'' episode ''The Rod Squad'', Rodney eats all the sticky buns Andy's mom bought. Afraid that his friend will take the fall for it, Rodney ropes Leon and Darlene into a scheme to steal some from the sticky bun factory. But when Darlene and Leon finally understand his scheme and goals, they [[NotWhatISignedOnFor back out]] and Rodney goes in alone, only to be attacked by the factory's security and the {{Angry Guard Dog}}s used are vicious white poodles.

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': In the episode ''H.O.U.N.D'', Number 5 gets attacked and has her homework eaten by a dog that came out of Valerie's house. She however denies that her dog ddd the deed. When she and Number 2 and 4 investigate later, they find her dog to be harmless just like Valerie said. Unfortunately for Number 5, when she said that her dog didn't eat her homework, she only meant ''[[ExactWords her dog]]'' as she then turns into [[TransformationHorror a Were-Poodle]] and tries to [[EatingTheEnemy eat]] Number 5. The gang is able to beat her by feeding her Number 4's [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth god awful homework]].

* Among the monsters in ''Film/{{Goosebumps}}'' is a poodle. It looks innocent at first, but then it starts [[GhostlyGlide]] floating, and then it growls and makes a NightmareFace.

Subtrope of KillerRabbit and DogStereotype.

* Georgette the show poodle from Disney's ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' greets the new kitten Oliver with condescension, finishing with an outright screech: "It may be Jenny's house, but everything from the doorknobs down IS MINE!" She dials back her {{AlphaBitch}}iness when she must team up with Fagan's dogs to rescue Jenny and Oliver from the villain, but dials it back up at the conclusion, causing Tito, her StalkerWithACrush, to flee from her in a panic.

Subtrope of KillerRabbit.