The Wonderful World of Paris Poodle Colors!
Remember, some puppies do not show their adult coloring right away, the coat color clears and resolves as they mature.
Black
The best are deepest, glossy jet black and
nonfading.
Occasionally a Black Standard will get grey hairs
mixed throughout its coat as it gets older. It looks a
lot like salt and pepper. This is often referred to as
being a 'bad black'. Many owners love this salt and
pepper look as it gives the dog a dignified look.
Black is still the most common color in the Standard
Poodle.
The darkest of the grays, often with a blue cast
Blues are most often born as blacks and fade slightly
by the time they are 8 weeks old. It can take several
years for the full blue color to clear itself. When the
pup is young a blue can often appear to have a
brownish undertone to its coat.
This differs from the 'bad blacks' who do not get this
brown hue.
Blue
The lighter of the grays, definitely distinct from blue.
The silvers are also born black and by 8 weeks are also
showing very grey faces and feet. It is from the face and
feet that the silvering appears to move up into the body.
Silver
Almost white, enhanced with a pinkish beige tint giving
warmth
Creams are often times apricots that fade but don't quite
clear to white.
We have heard Cream referred to as Champaign colored.
Cream
A dazzling, sparkling, brilliant white -- when
clean!
Most whites begin life as light creams but
their face and feet quickly fade into white.
White is the second most common color in
the Standard Poodle.
White
The name says it all, just the color of a ripe one.
This color is very similar to the Golden Retriever Coloring.
Apricots most often have darker ears than the rest of their
body.
Some breeders are falsely selling Apricots as Reds.
Apricots are a very beautiful warm color and are
becoming increasingly popular.
Apricot
Like dark chocolate - rich, solid
Many browns fade into brown beige or Cafe au Lait color.
ALL brown Standards have brown noses.
Browns will NEVER have black noses.
Browns can sometimes have lighter color eyes. The lighter eyes may
appear to be green when the pup is young but usually clear to an amber
color. Some people find these amber eyes to be very striking others find it
disturbing. Regardless the lighter eyes are certainly unique!
Brown
Deep and rich, a clear red very distinctly different from apricot. Some pups
who start off as Red can fade into a dark apricot or even in some instances
a light apricot with dark shading around the eyes and nose. Usually those
who fade so dramatically have ancestors who were silver or blue.
Although the Red color has existed in the Miniature and Toy Poodle for
quite some time, the Red color is very new to the Standard Poodle.
Red was introduced into the Standard Poodle by a breeder in Oregon,
Palmares Kennels, and Shangri- La in New York.
These two breeders bred a small english apricot Standard female with an
over-sized red Miniature The first litter had 4 red babies. The color was a
perfect red but the problem came later on. The heads were Standard
Poodles, the legs short like Miniature Poodles.
It took many years of selective breeding to get the correct proportions, size
and temperament of the Standard Poodle.
When looking for a RED Standard Poodle it is imperative to ask for the
pedigree of the parents to see that the dogs go back to either Palmares or
Shangri-La. If NEITHER kennel name is in the pedigree then it is likely NOT
a red but an apricot.
Due to the increased popularity in the REDS many back-yard breeders are
selling Apricot pups as REDS.
Red
A note about color:
NO breeder can absolutely guarantee a pup will not change color as he or she gets older.
We cannot guarantee the final color your dog will be as an adult. We do our best estimation but we simply cannot guarantee it any
more than we can guarantee how tall or how heavy your pup will be as an adult.
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