Another poodle owner here and if I had a pound for every time I've been asked if he's a cockapoo, I'd be pretty well-off 
. I can understand it in that we have him clipped the same length all over but I have lost count of the number of people who have said things like 'Oh, a pure poodle? So not crossed with anything?' 'Oh, just a poodle?' - yes, I did say poodle and there is no such thing as JUST a poodle!! . As I've heard Chris Packham say, if you want something with poodle in it, get a poodle! Said poodle is full of energy, super-intelligent, does NOT like cuddling on people's laps (although he'll happily roll around on the floor with us for tummy rubs!), loves mud, puddles, fox poo and anything else that tracks dirt and whiffy odours through the house!
My other pet hate is people who fail to believe me when I tell them that poodle boy doesn't like small children - yes, I'm sure your child loves dogs and is very gentle, but they still can't stroke him as he's likely to nip their hand! He may look like a fluffy bundle of cuteness but he's actually a grumpy little sod sometimes!
My brother and sister-in-law in the US have the opposite problem - proud owners of 6 rescue dogs, 5 of whom are pits or pitty crosses. They have people cross the road to avoid them on a regular basis, even when they just have one dog with them, and these dogs are as soft as butter. I hate breed stereotyping so much - my daughter and I make a point of smiling at any 'large and scary' dogs that we see and have had conversations with a number of grateful owners who are fed up of people thinking their dogs are aggressive. I've met more snappy and aggressive Chihuahuas than any other breed! (before any Chihuahua owners descend on me, I've also met some lovely ones who are treated like proper dogs rather than dolls!)