INFO ABOUT SOME CONFUSING COLORS IN STANDARD POODLES
BLUE VS BLACK
Written By: Keisha of ARPEGGIO Poodles
"I have ... found through the years that many breeders have no clue what a blue is. Many blues are registered as blacks and as they mature it is realized they are not blacks. This causes many, many people out there to think that their dogs are bad blacks when infact they are a blue (this isnt to say that they are no bad blacks)...
Many blues are actually born black so unless you really know what you are looking for you could easily mistake a blue for black.
A blue is NOT a bad black. It is infact a real color. It is NOT a parti color. You may see some breeders mistakenly refer to these blues as a dog that is a combination of colors such as grey and black, or brown and black, you may hear them refered to as a phantom when they really are not, or even hear them called a sable which again they are not.
You can indeed have a blue born blue. When these puppies are compaired to a black puppy you can actually see they are a blue and not a black.
Blues as puppies will usually have white or silver colored hair inbetween the pads of the feet. You will also have a brown highlighting of the black hair. This is one way to tell you have a blue. When taken out into the sunlight or sometimes in the flash of a picture a blue puppy will almost look dark brown in color. This is almost a sure sign of a blue. ...
It has been my experience that blue poodles tend to carry the genes for all colors of poodles. So for many breeders they are a great asset to a breeding program."
The Difference Between
BLACK, BLUE, and SILVER,
in Poodles
Black Poodles
"This Poodle Color should be a beautiful deep jet black. No hint of blue or silver in it. The face when shaved should be almost, if not as dark, in color as the main coat. A true black should never fade and they should never have white or silver guard hairs.
Blacks must have black points and dark brown eyes."
Blue Poodles
"Is a dilute of black. It carries the fading gene.Blue poodle puppies are born black and turn blue by two years of age.
This poodle color takes the longest time to clear.
Puppies at a young age will have brown highlights showing they are a blue not black puppy. By 2 years of age the dog will turn a dark color metal gray.There are varying shades of blue as in any color.
Blue poodles should have black points and dark brown eyes."
Silver Poodles
"This color is also a dilute of black. It also carries the fading gene.
Silvers are born black and clear over time.
Silvers should have silver face and feet by the age of 6 weeks to be a real silver poodle.
There are varying shades of silver to sparkling platinum that is almost white to a beautiful pewter color.
Silvers must have black points and dark brown eyes."
