Hahaha, I have had a few dogs in my life and not one of them had ever seen a blow dryer my friend.
Those little and big Poodles are famous for it and you are right, they look like aliens and even scare normal dogs when they see them.
Some of the dogs here are from the cold coutries and they suffer in the African sun, so they have to be shaved. They shouldn't be here in the first place and it's cruel to keep them.

On the farm some of our dogs ran into thorny bushes and their hair would all be matted with thorns when they returned. So often we took the sheep shears to them, but it was not for the purpose of beautifying them.
Mankind can be strange when it comes to pets!

Hope that you will have a good week!