Anyone claiming to "hate" Poodles has never met a well bred Standard Poodle. They are Dobermans in drag. I used to be spastic on the subject of Poodles....especially toys. I worked for a show kennel owned by friends and they had about 25 Toys. You could NOT shut them up--even if you cut their throats!!!! (just kidding).
People on forums such as this should be well aware of the fact that the majority of dogs encountered of ANY breed are most likely from backyard breeders who know nothing of temperament or bloodlines. All they know is $$$. So it is unfair for John or Jane Q. Public to judge any breed of dog, since essentially they know nothing about the breed in question as it SHOULD and COULD be. We see the worst of almost every breed "On the streets" or in people's yards.
Reputable breeders breed for temperament just as much as for good looks. Backyard breeders have no clue even what "good looks" should "LOOK" like!
And anyone who breeds MUTTS is NOT a reputable breeder. They are money hungry puppy producers. P.T. Barnum put it very well when he said "there is a sucker born every day"....or was it every hour??
There will always be loving, well meaning, kind people who want a dog to love who will be duped into paying out big bucks for a MUTT. It is sad, because everyone who has a dog likes to have "pride of ownership". Some have their feelings crushed when they proudly say that they have a PeekaPoo, or ShiPoo, and the other people laugh and inform them that basically all they have is a common MUTT. That is sad.
A dog is a dog is a dog is a dog is a dog as far as those beseeching brown (or blue, or yellow) eyes, and the wagging tail, and the kisses given, and the love that just oozes from every pore! The only advantage of purebred is that you know what size and such the dog will be when grown, you have a pretty good idea of the basic personality, you have a dog whose "looks" you like--that are appealing to YOUR eye. Essentially the only difference between mutt and purebred is external. As far as being a love machine, most every dog on the planet meets that STANDARD!!!