Yeah...the grooming is kind of a hassle, but that dog is gorgeous!!! I wonder about that often, as I ponder getting a Poodle some day. I'm so use to smooth coated or short coated dogs. I have had to brush dogs though in the past, like the GSDs, labs. The Dobe and Chi's though, were/ are really easy. I hardly ever brush them. Just wash and wear once in a while.