October 2004 This small poodle is also making me suspicious. It looks inviting but who knows what lies there under the surface? It just could be the Loch Ness monster, how do you know? The again, this poodle is so small so if there is a monster it got to be a very small one! Maybe not bigger than a 3-inch newt and them I could handle should they attack me. Yes, I believe this water is a friendly one! I have to try a short swim, it is a warm day anyway and a swim is never wrong, not for a spaniel like me.