[Galfromtherock]

Hi I'm new to this forum and a first time Standard poodle owner. Today we bought our sweet Willow home! She is 8 weeks old and has a lovely personality. She is a very light off white kinda pale cream with pink skin and white nails. Her sister is a darker cream. I was told that she is a cream but the vet said she is an apricot. Do you think she will lighten or darken? Either way we will love this sweet girl but I'm curious.

 

[Vita]

She's a cutie. I'll guess she will lighten nearly white.

 

[EVpoodle]

Welcome to you and Willow!
She is very cute!

 

[Asta's Mom]

Welcome to you and Willow - glad you found us.

 

[Skylar]

Welcome to you and Willow. She’s so cute, she looks like a stuffed toy.

My guess is she’s cream and will lighten to white. I had an apricot minipoo as a child and an apricot tpoo when my kids were little. They had far more color as a puppy and both became almost white with some apricot in the ears as adults.

I highly recommend you start getting your puppy used to grooming ASAP. Usually the breeder starts the process a few weeks before they go home, but I see your dog’s face isn’t shaved so I assume the breeder didn’t do anything. Puppies should have short grooming sessions to begin to help them develop good behavior for a lifetime of grooming. It’s important at this young age to get used to having their face shaved, sanitary area trimmed etc. If you want a shaggy face you can grow it shaggy when they are closer to a year old and they have learned to accept the process.

 

[jojogal001]

Welcome - and Willow is so adorable!

I also would say she’s a cream and will end up very close to white. She’ll be beautiful no matter what!

 

[Fenris-wolf]

Hi? Welcome to you and Willow. I think she might be very close to white by the time she's 2.

 

[lucyjohn987]

Welcome aboard dear.