http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/26/ovine_poodle_scam/
http://www.souzouzone.jp/blog/2007/04/media_flock_to.php
You know, if the people who bought them didn't know what poodles look like, why does it even matter? If they couldn't tell the difference between a sheep and a dog, they shouldn't really care that it turned out to be a different kind of animal.
fakehttp://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/poodlesheep.asp