I know we all love ALL poodles, but everyone has to have a favorite that appeals to them more.
Black and apricot are my favorites. I Love a rich dark black! A light (not cream) apricot is my next favorite.
I have gotten to where i dont really like the reds anymore. I used to think i liked them, but now i dont really. The more red/orangey they are, the less they appeal to me. The more i see red poodles, the more i dislike the color. I dont really enjoy partis, and also dislike phantoms.
Again, i Love all poodles, but these are my personal color choices.
I'm finding I like all colors as long as they are well groomed and stain free :0). I thought I wouldn't like such a light color as Sandy's but now I find that I do. Easy to take pictures of.
I only cringe when she runs up to the nearest mud puddle and jumps in it. :afraid: Then I think...even if you had a black dog you would still need to wash or you would have a nasty black dog. Even if you can't see the dirt..dirty is still dirty. At least with a light colored dog you can see ticks/fleas.
Haha--I have the worst of both worlds: A jet black face, so hard to photograph well...and white legs, all the better to show the mud-puddle evidence!
My fave is a parti, but I'm very particular. I prefer even amounts of black, red or any DARK colour and white. Sometimes I'll like a parti with more white than colour, the lines must be CRISP, with ZERO ticking, and of coarse, I, like many before me on this thread would want jet black points through the whole life of the dog!
After that, I think I'd like ice white, jet black points, ZERO staining of eyes or mouth. Mmmm, fun to dream of the "perfect" looking dog!
My favorite would be brown and black that didn't fade. I have a Blue and Cream. I used to think my favorite was cream... that was when I was looking at dogs that had not faded yet. I love cream puppies best.
What can I say? I like the jet black poo's....but then I see a dark red, and I go "oooooo"....then I see an apricot, and I say "oh, I like that"....LOL. Guess I just like them all. My plan had been to get a deep brown one, and I ended up with black.
My favorite color is black. I really wanted a black puppy. When I went to see Cammie's litter, there were 3 black puppies still available and one cream. I wanted a black one. But Cammie had other ideas. She repeatedly crawled into my lap and into my friend's lap and ALWAYS managed to get the best place for herself, snuggling up to whatever human was around. Her little sisters just looked on and did nothing. Here she is with 3 of her siblings at the age of 7 weeks.
IMO, the color of a dog is one of the least important things. If I was looking for a puppy, I'd look for temperament, health, structure, good socialization, and a breeder that treats her momma dogs (and papa dogs) like well-loved members of the family--the way any poodle should be treated. If a breeder could offer a litter that has all of that, I think I'd be happy with any color at all! But I still prefer black. Or maybe blue. But I am very very happy with my little cream princess!
Being new to the Poodle world I have to say that seeing a Parti for the first time is the reason I own a poodle. The partis faces seem so expressive. Who couldnt fall in love with that?
My favorite color is silver/white parti with black points. I also love the solid silvers, and that Sable shown earlier.
I own a white and black parti that is supposed to turn silver/white. He is 7 months old and is starting the change.
Every day I appreciate this breed more and more and if I've learned anything from my time with horses....color is the least imp consideration. Health, Temperament and conformation are most imp.
...(But we all love a beautifully turned out poodle no matter what the color)
All right, I am going to show my ignorance and ask the question I have been wanting to ask ever since I started on this forum. WHAT IS A PHANTOM color????
your Sandy sounds like my walter, he has become a real yard dog and loves nothing better than digging hugh holes all over my yard and he can not pass a puddle with out getting in it. I can not wait for our first snow to see how he acts in it.
What is it with the hole digging anyway? Mine loves to do that
Im looking fwd to our first big snowfall too. First to see his reaction and pics, but also to send the pics to his breeder. You see I live in New Brunswick and he came from Florida. Im sure his breeder will get a kick out of them.
My favorite color is 'inky' black. The first time I saw a black spoo fully groomed in the show ring was when the 007 James Bond movies were popular(the orig. movies!) That year at Westminister (on TV) a black standard got much attention & I thought at that moment,"Wow, that dog looks like Grace Jones!" The expression on its face was just soooo regal! I was smitten but never got to own one .
When I first started searching for a poodle, I knew I wanted a white one. I thought they look so elegant, and they do... as long as they're clean:aetsch:. Still white is probably my favourite, then silver and phantom. Love them all though, they're beautiful~
I am biased but Silver is my favourite - born black with just tiny little silver hairs in pads of feet very hard to tell just how silver they will turn out to be considering the number of variations and sometimes end up being a blue, but I think I got the jackpot with my little mini girl
I Looove the silvers too... Disney's breeder and her partners were so sure that he was a silver when he was born. She later registered him as blac and asked me if i wanted to go ahead with him..
I still want a silver toy.. hopefully can find a true silver this time
Hi,I love really all colors but I think that apricot have sometimes really that human face expression.I have now 2 black and with very deep rich color,inky black,but expression of faces is really amazing and black color looks so powerfull.The silver is also really interesting but I prefer more intensive color,you know that deep silver on the sunset when is almost color lavander!White is so elegant .My friend has red one,she is so great,like a fire
I still love my apricot, but my black is so pretty in person. I love the deep black color, but they just don't photograph well at all. I like having that black and an apricot. It makes a pretty pair.
my favorite colors at the moment must be brown or cafe au lait i also love an inky black. Oh ! I also love silvers and parti's blue's not so much phantoms I like creams , not my favorite though i prefer whites but they'd get dirty so fast !
I have to say when I went looking for a poodle I didn't want a white or a black, because that is what everyone else had here in New Zealand. Oh you sometime saw Apricot but rarely anything else. I started researching colours and the first time I saw a red I fell in love. When we got Bridget she is probably more orange. DH caller her a ginger rhymes with ringer. I love it.
Wonderful! Do you still breed poodles? What part of the world are you in? Do you have more pictures? wow,... lots of questions :-D
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