[3dogs]

As somebody else stated it could be the puppy coat. On my pup whole is 5 1/2 months old I can see the difference between her black body which I do use a snap on comb & her legs which I have only done long scissor work on. Her legs are a slightly different color & texture & she is getting rid of puppy coat. I comb her 2x daily & I get little mats from am to pm the same day. So, it might be coat change.

On the other had as others have mentioned if it is really a brownish/red your dog could be a Blue.

 

[Dolce and Louis]

Dolce and Louis

Oh finaly...... here are my boys!!

 

[whitepoodles]

Dolce & Louise;

These are TRULLY beautiful dogs. I believe they are minis (I could be wrong)
The boy on the left is either blue or black (I see some rusty tips on him maybe the sun) the boy on the right is a STUNNING silver. I love his face and pigment. He looks very well bred, actually they both do.

Enjoy them they are very pretty.

 

[Dolce and Louis]

Oh thank you!! We are enjoying them very much.... they are both mins... we got them form echocreek poodles in oklahoma.. do you think the isles of dogs black shampoo and sunscreen will help with the red / orange tips?

 

[Dolce and Louis]

Dolce is black

 

[whitepoodles]

Dolce/Louis:

Now that you mentioned Ile of Dogs and your black boy turning reddish, I do recall someone at the shows in past mentioning that something in the IOD shampoo makes their dog's black coat turn rusty in color.. so maybe you should only do the silver with IOD and use another shampoo on your black.

I would not use any color enhancing shampoos unless your dog is showing. I believe that any shampoo that has coloring agents used to enhance the white or black coats contains chemicals which can not be harmful to your dog with prolonged use.

If it is a pet, I would not care if the coat tips are reddish, most likely due to sun (since you said he is black and not blue) and I would just leave it at that. I would prefer a shampoo that is natural and one which does not contain color enhancers.

For pets I would use and like Desert Almond by Groomer's Edge. It is a basic shampoo smells good and is great for the dogs. They also have good conditioners.

 

[Olie]

Ora - interesting you mentioned hearing that the IOD black has colored black coats. I swear I read the same thing on this forum but I could not find it through a search (times not always on my side). I bet thats what is happening.

They are both adorable.

 

[whitepoodles]

Dolce/Louis:

Now that you mentioned Ile of Dogs and your black boy turning reddish, I do recall someone at the shows in past mentioning that something in the IOD shampoo makes their dog's black coat turn rusty in color.. so maybe you should only do the silver with IOD and use another shampoo on your black.

I would not use any color enhancing shampoos unless your dog is showing. I believe that any shampoo that has coloring agents used to enhance the white or black coats contains chemicals which can not be harmful to your dog with prolonged use.If it is a pet, I would not care if the coat tips are reddish, most likely due to sun (since you said he is black and not blue) and I would just leave it at that. I would prefer a shampoo that is natural and one which does not contain color enhancers.

For pets I would use and like Desert Almond by Groomer's Edge. It is a basic shampoo smells good and is great for the dogs. They also have good conditioners.

OOOOps sorry, so unlike me, LOL it was a typo error, what it should of said is which CAN, not which can NOT.. Drop the Not..

Olie , yes you are right I also recall reading this on the forum.. When one is in poodles for so long especially showing and maintaining coat there is so much that we find out and learn from our handlers and other people in the breed trying a variety of shampoos/conditioners so you learn which is good or bad. Ile Of Dogs is phenomenal, however not everyone's dog will respond the same to their products. White poodles however do have excellent results with IOD products from what I have found out.

 

[Dolce and Louis]

please excuse the wild hair they have been swimming today at daycare....

We were on our nightly walk this evening and Louis had to take one of his toys so of coarse like all good mommies we had to get the camera!

ok so to my pointe.... the picture of Dolce really showes how red / orange / yellow he looks... I thought at first it was the sun but some of him is really black like his tail and it is up in the sun all the time ..... and when I shampoo I always get a lot on the chest area and that is what is the most of the non black color! so if this is caused by the shampoo will it eventually go back to black with discntinued use of the isle of dogs black shampoo and is it all IOD shampoo on black dogs or just the black shampoo that discolors?

Thanks!

 

[Aidan]

He looks like he could be a blue to me. How old is he? He looks like a blue standard owned by my boss. Her dog gets the reddish coat too. They look black until you put them right next to a true-solid black poodle.

Or he could be a "bad" black but i'm not sure if that would give the reddish tint. I've seen a few standards that are dark like a black but not the inky black that people aim for.

In any case both dogs are quite stunning. Even with the reddish tint he's a beautiful boy.

 

[faerie]

temperance has a definite reddish tint in her topknot and will in her tail too. it's never been trimmed and she's outside a lot. (i leave my house open so the dogs can come and go as they please.

she has a miami clip right now and her body is black. i've trimmed her body several times and there is no reddish cast to it. i'm wondering if that's sunburnt hair?

 

[Dolce and Louis]

I talked to the breeder about it and she said that it was most likely due to sun to cut him and he will be black and when his adult coat comes in it will be black... I have been thinking about cutting him but have no idea what I want to do....

 

[Dolce and Louis]

Aiden where did you say your shop was I want to bring Dolce in. When we brought them last month the groomer said if we wanted their body cut the longest it could be was 1 1/2 inches so we decided to have Louis cut and take off his black tips, but I did not want Dolce taken down that short do you scissor and maybe you might have some ideas of some cuts for him!

 

[Aidan]

I do okay at hand scissoring but honestly I can recommend somebody much better than I am if you want a complete hand scissor job. If you just want a bath and fluff with a neaten up around the legs and such I can do that for you.

I work up at Dogtopia in Charlotte. Grooming Before & After - Dogtopia of Charlotte | SmugMug

There aren't too many photos on the website for grooming..I think I have more on my facebook page but not sure.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.223185864361285.66021.100000096192315 I'm so bad at remembering to take photos after grooming.

The best place to take a poodle for a scissoring job would be Classic Grooming

Classic Grooming

He does amazing work! I have called and called trying to get a job there and would love to just do grunt work for some training. That's probably the best grooming shop in the Charlotte area. Lake Norman is a bit far..but it's worth the trip to go to Classic Grooming.

 

[Dolce and Louis]

Thanks Aiden I think will we check out classic grooming!