What is a poodle's niche?

Answer 1

Poodles, like all domestic dogs, were bred by humans and as such they do not occupy an ecological 'niche'. One could argue that if you look at the poodle's wolf ancestors, this group diverged into two. There were those that began to approach humans for the food we produced, and those that remained wary of us and avoided us. So you could say there was a niche to cohabit alongside humanity, which one group took advantage of, and became the ancestors of today's domestic dogs.

Answer 2

Poodles used to be hunting dogs. Now their niche (depending on size) is a lap, purse, on the end of a leach at the park or a show...lookin' fancy.