[Apricot mini momma]

As of his last haircut, Beau is going blonde😉

He is noticeably starting to clear at about 15 months. I’m not even sure if he has his full adult coat.

On our walk today, a passerby said, “what a pretty little redhead”. Here’s a pic of his coat today.

 

[Basil_the_Spoo]

cute

 

[94Magna_Tom]

What a pretty little redhead, INDEED!

 

[Minie]

He is striking

 

[WinnieThePoodle]

So beau-tiful

 

[Meisha]

He is beautiful! I'm going to save his pic to show the groomer how I want to do Meisha's ears,

 

[Liz]

He is such a handsome guy! Glad he is turning heads.

 

[Tulsi]

Rusty is clearing at 10 months old, also going blonde. Was sable as a puppy.

 

[Skylar]

Beau looks like such a sweetheart, so handsome.

Rusty is so much lighter, what a surprise to watch them clear.

 

[Happy'sDad]

Ahhh, the burden of poodle celebrity. Handsome boy...

 

[PennyDog]

So pretty.

 

[a2girl]

Aww, Beau is beau! I think that Hugo is starting to lighten in the body but then he seems darker after being groomed.

 

[Apricot mini momma]

I’ve been trying to determine if Beau is still getting lighter. I think what happens is that when he gets a good clipping (1/4” on his body), that I can see his light skin a bit through the hair, and so he looks lighter. Photos are so difficult to compare with the lighting/gain factor, but for example, here is before and after his last groom. He’s 19 months now.
Just for fun 🤩

 

[Apricot mini momma]

Rusty is clearing at 10 months old, also going blonde. Was sable as a puppy.

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How is Rusty looking these days? I feel like he had similar coloring to Beau, maybe a bit redder though.

 

[Skylar]

The difference maybe due to guard hairs. They grow more quickly and are often a little darker.

I’ve noticed this with Babykins who is silver but her guard hairs are dark silver. If you look closely a few weeks after a grooming you can see the guard hairs are slightly taller and seem to have more impact on the color seen in their coat. When groomed they are the same length and don’t have that impact

 

[a2girl]

Hugo has definitely faded from red to apricot on his body over the last 3-4 months. His guard hairs are plentiful at the back of the neck and shoulders and it is like seeing frost on coat. His legs are still red (and still puppy fluff), as is the very top of his head and his ears, but I expect they will fade too. I'll try to post a photo later. He is now almost 16 months old. His dam is pale apricot and his sire a very dark red, so I was prepared for this fading.

 

[Tulsi]

Rusty is getting a lot lighter. He was a year old in march.

 

[Tulsi]

Also Rusty has white guard hairs on his back which make him look lighter.

 

[a2girl]

I don’t have a lot of good photos but maybe Hugo‘s fading will show somewhat in these.

 

[Apricot mini momma]

I don’t have a lot of good photos but maybe Hugo‘s fading will show somewhat in these.
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Hugo is so cuddly and cute 🥰. He looks darker than Beau. It’s so hard to see clearing in pix.