About the dye.
I have never dyed a dog but if I did not have a black dog I would have dyed Evie a long time ago. My dog trainer dyes her spoos which are parti's and phantoms and it turns out cute. So, it is very much doable. As to the dying aspect of things, before you dye him I would shave his feet. Just personally to keep the color from getting muddy when he walks around. As for the color, I think that if you dyed the white part of him multi-colored blue and green it would look cute. I would have said purple but he is male, not female.
About the dye.
I have never dyed a dog but if I did not have a black dog I would have dyed Evie a long time ago. My dog trainer dyes her spoos which are parti's and phantoms and it turns out cute. So, it is very much doable. As to the dying aspect of things, before you dye him I would shave his feet. Just personally to keep the color from getting muddy when he walks around. As for the color, I think that if you dyed the white part of him multi-colored blue and green it would look cute. I would have said purple but he is male, not female.
I wouldn't dye the whole dog. The contrast between the lemon and the white hair is part of what makes him so handsome. I would try trimming him so that he has star or bone shaped rosettes in the middle of his solid patches. Then dye the rosettes. Spot dyeing will also use less dye, and there will be less mess if he does a full body shake before the dye dries.
Sadly I do not have any pictures of them, and she just clipped them into kennel clips which removed the color.
Purple is just what occurred to me when I first thought about it. To warn you, he will probably be called female if you dye him purple.
Sadly I do not have any pictures of them, and she just clipped them into kennel clips which removed the color.
Purple is just what occurred to me when I first thought about it. To warn you, he will probably be called female if you dye him purple.
I use Arctic Fox dye on myself and have seen people use it on their dogs. It’s vegan and doesn’t have a lot of chemicals in typical hair dye so it might be worth looking into. The have photos on their website of how the color looks on different tones of blonde so you might be able to get an idea of how it might look on Sisko’s spots. Comes in awesome colors and smells nice too! ?
Do a search in Amazon for Dog Dye. Maybe select the Opawz Dog Hair Dye.
Then scroll down the page to where it says 'Customer Reviews'.
Across from that is 'Customer Images', click on 'See all customer images'.
I guarantee you will see some of the goofiest and bad dye jobs imaginable, which will entertain you for awhile.
Do a search in Amazon for Dog Dye. Maybe select the Opawz Dog Hair Dye.
Then scroll down the page to where it says 'Customer Reviews'.
Across from that is 'Customer Images', click on 'See all customer images'.
You could try just his feet, they’re all white and might be an easy start. I think blue would contrast nicely with his color hair.
I tried it several years ago but stopped when we got into agility. Now that AKC is allowing color in the ring, I plan to try it again. I used Manic Panic, but I’ve heard Opaws is good form a groomer.
Here’s Misty (not a poodle) with her pink tail, it was fading at that point.
Okay, thank you! Yeah, I'll start with his feet and if he likes it, I can do some of his tail too. I didn't even know that you had to stop when you started agility. I'm happy that they're allowing color in the ring now. I think blue would too. Misty looks awesome!😎
I don't know what your training goals might be, but be aware that you can't enter a performance competition (obedience or rally) with a dyed dog or one that has painted toenails. Other than that, have fun!
I used to dye my poodles when they were doing therapy dog work. Nothing fancy. I had my girl sit in a roasting pan and poured and re-poured red Kool-Aid over her to get a lovely shade of cotton candy pink. It had to wear off with time. I got the color blue with old fashioned laundry bluing....which can be harsh, so I always conditioned, too.Then, for a high school Art final on Painting on Different Textures, the students got to paint shapes on the poodle. The teacher had to set a timer to make sure everyone got a turn, because no one wanted to move to the next texture, ha-ha.
I looked at all the review photos for the opawz hair dye. That made me smile, thanks for sharing, Vita. That red white and blue poodle with a peace sign on her butt is amazing.
Well, I’m now inspired to try my hand at some hair dying in the future, although the colors won’t be the same result on my redhead poo.
Can’t wait to see pics if you end up dying Sisko! I definitely think an aqua blue color would contrast nicely with his tanish blonde colored spots.
Well, I’m off to search dog hair dye on amazon for more fun photo reviews.
P.s. Putting a blue dye on the his blonde tan spots can make it appear murky green/brown since blue is the opposite on the color wheel from his spots. Especially as it starts to fade. However, I think purple is less likely to have that affect. Just to keep in mind if you end up dying him all over. That would be quite the job though!
Examples from manic panic (I think Sisko’s spots are closer to a medium blonde below). Not that I’d use manic panic on dog fur. It might be ok to use human “semi permanent” dyes like manic panic and arctic fox on a dog, but I personally don’t know if I would without a lot of research.
Join I<3colorful dogs on Facebook. Tons of examples on there. I used crazy Liberty on Sandy. The color was very bright (done in November) until about a month ago it started looking faded. I touched up on the blue a few days ago to make it less faded. The pink I like better now that it is faded because it was too bright. If I was to do it again I would mix conditioner with the pink dye to make a lighter pink.
Join I<3colorful dogs on Facebook. Tons of examples on there. I used opawz on Sandy. The color was very bright (done in November) until about a month ago it started looking faded. I touched up on the blue a few days ago to make it less faded. The pink I like better now that it is faded because it was too bright. If I was to do it again I would mix conditioner with the pink dye to make a lighter pink.
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I guess everyone else wants to dye their dogs too😂 I will try both Opawz and Arctic Fox, and try all the colors y'all suggested. What do you guys think about black on him🤔?
I like the lighter colors, but go with what you want. I think the black may take longer to fade. I tried my old jar of Manic Panic a few weeks ago and it didn’t take. But I had it in storage while we were building our new house, so I think the temperature fluctuation got to it. My daughter dropped off a bottle of Arctic Fox she uses in her own hair and your post has inspired me to try that today! Stay tuned. Post pics of Sisko if you try it!
Ok well here she is! I decided to do feet and tip of the tail as those areas can be clipped off easy should I not like it.
It was pretty easy, just brushed it on and put her in the Xpen with a painters drop cloth to protect the floor. Gave her a big stuffed Kong to while away the time.
What do you think?
@Carolinek that looks awesome! Thanks for sharing, I absolutely love seeing forum members dying their poodles. Its so unique and cool. @Fenris-wolf looking forward to seeing what you end up doing. Are you planning on just doing specific body parts?
I would like to do an all over with colors that don't get messed up with his apricot, but with colors that do get messed up with his apricot, I want to do the white parts on his head and his legs and tip of his tail😀
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