Of all the Poodle colors, apricot is one of the most recessive traits. The skin changes color too! The most common reason for this change is exposure to sunlight. Seeing a pink belly with dark spots is not unusual at all. However, any Poodle owner who sees black points or raised spots on the skin should be worried. Your vet should take a look because these spots may be a sign of skin cancer. Apricot poodles are the rarest Poodles of them all.
It is caused by a recessive gene. The color comes off as a very light red, almost resembling cream. Apricot is believed to be the last color developed in the Poodle breed. However, phantom Poodles are pretty rare too. Besides the standard phantom, we consider merle as another rare color. Photo from: myfavouritedogsalon. When a Poodle puppy is born with a solid color coat, you should be aware of many factors that can affect the coat color change, especially when the dog becomes an adult.
If the puppy keeps the same color, it is called holding. However, many Poodles clear. But, what does this mean? When the coat fades or lightens to another color, it is named a clear.
Many dog owners can become confused as their Poodle changes color to a completely opposite one than their initial coat color. Take our true blue Poodle, for example. Blue Poodle puppies are often misinterpreted as black. Experienced breeders should know the difference. If that puppy has parti parents in the bloodline, as the coat clears in the first two years, other colors may appear, and the black puppy who was actually a blue parti will become a parti with a wide array of possible colors.
Poodles have a gene called progressive graying on the G locus. When a black, blue, or brown Poodle has the mutation in this gene, they will gradually fade in color as they mature.
But, not all black, blue, or brown Poodles have this gene mutation. Photo from: wackelbrueder. The answer is very simple. Yes, Poodles can naturally have blue eyes. Blue eyes can often be a sign of something wrong with the canine, which occurs much more often than a fancy mutation. Another fellow canine, the Siberian Husky, is known for its gorgeous icy blues. Roulette bred to Champion Harpendale Monty, an English black of fair type, and produced an all-black litter, no brown tinge, fair type, and excellent tempera- ment.
Monty had a most aggressive tempera- ment, which was inherited. Roulette bred to Eric Labory, who went back to German breeding as did Anita and was a black of excellent type and coat but had a very poor, timid temperament, produced all-black puppies with excellent coat and type. Two became champions. They were not as timid as Eric, but not perfect in tempera- ment.
These pup- pies were even blacker than the Eric puppies and had excellent coats and perfect temperaments. The one I kept I did not keep any from her other litters became a well-known winner and stud, champion Blakeen Mirandello. He never sired a brown or a gray, and his black offspring were very black. This last had been the right mating for Roulette. If Griseley had been a black, it might have been even better. When Roulette was bred to brown she produced some browns.
This bitch bred to blacks produced blacks and often one or two browns. Question: Is black a popular color in the show ring and with the public? Answer: In the show ring, next to white, it is the most popular. It is difficult, however, for a good black to defeat an equally good white, as good whites are very appealing and glamorous. With the public it is the most popular color of all. Black puppies are the easiest to sell.
Black is therefore the easiest color to breed successfully as to money as well as type. A clue to black breeding: remember the most glamorous thing about a black, besides good type and tempera- ment, is blackness. I do not want to write about the blacks at all. You might say, "black is black" and, like all breeders, I adore the black poodles. They are stylish, intelligent and handsome. They are hard to beat in the show ringmainly, I suspect, from the fact that faults, being so dark, do not show up so much.
However, it is a difficult color to breed if a black is accepted as being a true holding jet black color! I know of some lines, especially in the toys, which are certainly blackish at one year of age, and most certainly faded and most unattractive by two and a half to three years. What value is there to having ten generations of black breeding only to have them deteriorate, as it were, in the prime of life?
A true black has no fading factor. A true black does not fade in the sun. A true black is a black minus white hairs in the 5th, 7th, and 9th yrs, allowing only for some graying on the muzzle. How many have you ever seen? Granted, black is dominant as a color but, like any other dominant whether the stronger sex or not it appears to have hidden weaknesses.
I have seen jet blacks non--fading from blues, jet blacks non--fading from brindled apricots, jet blacks non--fading from white and brown and last but not least jet blacks non--fading from jet blacks. The whole secret is the non--fading or lack of dilution factor. In lien of color when whelped, at six weeks, six months, etc. If a black aged one has as many as 20 white hairs in the coat, it is going to turn gray early and go on graying month after month, year after year.
Keep the blacks that stay black and breed from themuse an older black stud in place of the young "dark" ones and then we'll get blacker than blacks that stay that way.
Black standard pup at 6 weeks. Black adult Chewy owned by Mike M. Black standard adult Chewy owned by Mike M. Irick, Jr — The New Poodle A real blue Poodle, which is an even color throughout with a bluish cast, can be quite beautiful. Unfortunately blue has become a "catch all" name for Poodles who are not good blacks and yet too dark to be called gray. Most often the eventual blue color does not clear until two or three years of age.
Blues seen in the ring are usually the result of a mixture of colors and so beautiful in conformation they are shown despite their color, not because of it. Two of the most famous blues were Eng. Jocelyene Marjorie who had a great career in the ring and was the dam of 18 champions. She was never bred to produce more blues. She was always bred to good blacks and most of her get were blacks. At their best they are beautiful dogs, but none of the other colors are as difficult to get correct in color, properly modeled in head, and sound of structure.
However, some breeders will dub a white tinted with apricot or beige as being white. A bit of black spotting is acceptable on a white, however there should never be any ticking in the white. The ticking gene is a totally separate gene that makes the coat appear dirty. Gray - While a Poodle can be born gray and stay gray, it is also not uncommon for a black Poodle to turn gray at the age of years old. Cream - These Poodles will have black points; you'll know that a Poodle is cream and not Silver Beige or Cafe au Lait if his nose is black.
It is the Cch gene which causes an otherwise brown Poodle to be cream. Color Changes When a Poodle puppy is a solid, one must understand that many variables can affect what will become the adult coat. When a pup keeps the same color coat, this is known as "holding".
However, many Poodles 'clear'. To clear means when the coat fades or lightens to another color. A lightening of the coat does not necessarily occur evenly all over the coat, rather Poodle color will often hold more on the dog's ears and the thicker guard hairs. Cafe Au lait Poodles are born dark brown and change to cafe around the age of 2 yrs Blue Poodles are born black and change over by the age of 2 years Sliver Poodles are born black and change over by the age of 2 years Apricots are often born a dark shade that lightens by the age of 2 years.
Many owners can become confused as their Poodle takes on a completely different color as they grow. For example, a blue Poodle puppy could be misinterpreted as black, although a reputable breeder should be able to know the difference. If that puppy has parents with parti in the bloodline, as the coat clears during the first 2 years, other colors may appear and the once black looking puppy who was actually a blue parti becomes a parti with a wide array of possible colors.
Fixing a Dull or Yellowing Coat It is common for a Poodle's coat to dull, become brassy or yellow as the dog matures. Sunlight, air pollution and constant bombardment of minuscule debris are at work here, in addition to the natural aging process cycling out a duller color than a Poodle once had. At all times, each hair strand is in 1 of the 3 phases: Growth, rest or release. Therefore, it is a gradual process Owners may not notice a difference in the richness, depth and shine of the coat until the process has been going on for a while and enough hairs have grown in faded or dulled to make a drastic difference.
Although black Poodles are often overlooked in favor of lighter-colored puppies or rescues, they are no more aggressive or less intelligent than any other color Poodle. There is one slight health discrepancy, however, in that studies have found that black and other dark-colored Poodles are more susceptible to squamous cell carcinoma of the digit SCDD than other lighter-colored dogs.
Due to their poor visibility at night, these dogs should always wear an LED collar when getting walked in the dark. Some may take a year to develop the blue tinge to their coats, while others hang onto the vestiges of their puppyhood black for 24 months. A quick examination of their paws may also reveal some silver or white hairs between the pads. As a blue Poodle puppy ages, so its color clears, becoming almost gun-metal grey.
Some shading is acceptable in blue Poodles, but to be true to the breed standard, they should, like the black Poodle, have black noses, dark eyes, and black toenails. Another diluted version of the black Poodle, like the blues, silvers are born black but will start to clear much earlier. By the time they reach six weeks, silver hues will be apparent around the face and paws, with the rest of the coat following suit over the next year or so.
Silver is recessive color, making it more difficult to breed for, and silver puppies are only really guaranteed if both parents are also silver Poodles. Ideally, for Hopkins, a silver Poodle should be as near pale platinum as possible, although she also found the lavender-tinged Miniature Poodles bred by Mrs. This process is caused by the Progressive Graying gene which is found in some black, blue, and brown Poodles.
Although some Poodles are born gray and remain that way throughout their lives, others will start to change color at around two or three months of age, gradually fading as they mature. Regardless of how the gray coat is produced this color is recognized by the AKC. Like the black, blue, and silver Poodles, gray dogs should also have black noses and nails and dark-colored eyes.
Cream is one of several off-white colorations found in all sizes of Poodle, and distinguishing one from another can be challenging. A cream Poodle is fairly easy to identify as it is one of the few light-colored Poodles that have black rather than liver-colored noses. Establishing whether a Poodle is white or cream is more difficult as both have black points and a pale cream, in certain lights, may appear white.
Experts will no doubt dismiss this confusion as pure ignorance as the two are very different. While white indicates the complete absence of color, the cream is a very diluted brown, not far from apricot. Indeed, many cream-colored Poodles are born light or even medium brown and then clear as they mature. Despite being white, a white Poodle belongs to the black hair type and therefore has a black nose, nails, and eye-rims, as well as dark-colored eyes, giving it a striking appearance.
In the past, a white Poodle with pink toenails or a patch of pink skin would still have succeeded in the show ring but, these days, the AKC insists on white Poodles with black extremities only.
This color needs to be washed with a special shampoo for Poodles often to stay bright and clean. Both the Toy and the Miniature Poodle carry this trait, however, and it does appear to affect those with white pigmentation more than other colors. Once lumped together with Red Poodles, brown Poodles should ideally be the color of dark mahogany or a rich walnut brown, as opposed to chestnut.
Nevertheless, brown Poodles boast more color variations and a wider range of hues than almost any of the other colors. Most brown Poodles are born dark and then fade as they mature, producing stunning shades of cinnamon brown and coffee.
One of the biggest problems facing the brown Poodle is its tendency to have very pale yellow, almost green eyes. This is an undesirable trait in the show ring but difficult to eliminate in breeding. The most sought-after brown Poodles have amber-colored eyes, a liver nose, and dark toenails, as per the breed standard.
Rufus is a recessive allele, which is perhaps why red Poodles are so rare. Red Poodles are particularly prone to color change, with some fading as they age and others darkening.
Like red, apricot is a relatively new color for Poodles, having only been accepted into the breed standard comparatively recently. The first apricot-colored Standard Poodle was born in but categorized as liver at the time. Since then, apricot Poodles have won a variety of prestigious awards, and their popularity has continued.
Last year, world-famous Lionel Messi welcomed an apricot Toy Poodle named Abu into his family, adding a splash of color and cuteness to the Messi tribe. Although Poodles of this color may look similar to red ones, the cafe au lait hue is closer to silver than red. Unlike cafe au lait, silver beige is a diluted shade of brown, and most silver beige Poodles are born brown, clearing around their face and paws within the first six weeks of life.
Silver beige is much more popular than cafe au lait, but the two are frequently confused.
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