EXAMPLES OF SOLID COLOR IN POODLES

THIS PAGE IS FULL OF PICTURES DEMONSTRATING THE DIFFERENT COLORS FOUND IN POODLES.

Some of these are NOT my dogs and were copied to this web site with special permission!

We will start off with white and cream.

White and cream are two different colors and are not to be confused with eachother.

White should be a nice even ice white all over. the dog should by standards have a black nose, black lips, eyeliner, and pads. Many people confuse white with cream. A true white should have pink skin and no hints of other color!

Here is an example:

Here is an example of a white though that has some other pigment in her ears. You will see many whites like this. This is NOT a true ice white though.

Creams on the other hand can range from so light as to look white or as dark as to be almost apricot. Some creams latter in life can turn to an almost ice white as the coat full matures at 2 years of age.

Here is an example of a light cream and a dark cream below it:

Next are the apricots and reds. Apricots are the color of a ripe beautiful apricot. Some can be quite dark and striking. Others can be soft and subtle in color. Red are on the darker side and vary from a rich bright red to a deep dark mahogony in color. Reds have be around for a long time but are just now getting recognition and winning in the ring.

Here is an example of an apricot. An example of a red is below that:

Thanks to Betty at Expressly Poodles for allowing us to show of her apricot Rosie!

Next are the blacks.

Blacks should be a dark inky black in color. The should not be confused with the blues, grays, or silvers, which are an entirely different color.

An example of a black:

Thanks to Betty at Expressly Poodles for allowing us to show of her black Blue!

Now for the blues.

Many breeders mistate this color for black. It is very difficult for the untrained eye to spot a blue until they are around 1 year of age. As puppies the blues have chocolate colored tips to their hair. But you won't see this starting to develope until they are around 16 weeks of age. As the coat matures the chocolate tiping clears and the hair starts turning a dark gun metal gray.

Here are some examples:

The first is a puppy showing the chocolate tips. The second is of an adult blue.

Next is silver. Silvers are usually born black, but are rarely born silver. Silvers also range in color from a dark silver to a platinum sparkeling silver. It takes about 2 years for the poodle coat to fully mature and a silver to reach its full adult color.

Here are some examples of silver:

This is a silver as a puppy! See how dark the body hair is! You can see the silver color on the face and feet usually at around 6 weeks of age.

Now for silver beige.

This is a rich beautiful color. Puppies are born chocolate and gradully turn silver beige in color just as the silvers do. This color also varies in shade from a dark color that looks like cocoa with sugar mixed in to so light as to be almost silvery white with darker beige ears. This is one of the hard to find and produce colors.

Examples of silver beige:

The first one is a puppy. The others are of adults silver beiges. See the varience in color!

Here is a beautiful example of silver beige. Nice beautiful light silver color with the chocolate on the ears. Thanks Kat for letting us show off Tater!

Here is another beautiful example of a silver beige. He is the lightest that I have seen. Truely a beautiful, rich looking color! Thanks to Marlene for letting us show of her baby Scooter!

Next is Chocolate. Chocolate can also range in color from very dark almost black to light chocolate which is called Cafe Au Lait. Cafe Au Lait and Silver Beige are NOT the same color.

Cafe Au Lait can be described as coffee with milk in it.

Example of a few dark Cocolates and an example of a Cafe Au Lait: