Alex Clarke places poodles' origins in the Austrian region during the Roman Empire and says that Romans used them. This follows a remark about a modification that apparently supplies poodles as war dogs when playing France, which he finds odd given that claimed origin. War dogs also appear in the original Rome: Total War and Rome II.
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Poodles, Roman origins, and war-dog units
A comment about war-dog units connects a game modification with a brief claim about poodles and the Roman Empire.