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What is your favorite poodle color?

27K views 83 replies 49 participants last post by  Marian  
#1 ·
I don't often get to choose the color of my dogs, since they're all usually rescues... but it's fun to look at the different colors and such.

My Sadie is a slive/blue, which at the time I rescued her, wasn't a very popular color.
I also like the black/red phantom. My dream dog would be a male, black/red phantom Spoo, a pretty good sized one too, I like bigger dogs. LOL, but not abnormally big.....
Or maybe I'd like a chocolate? Oooo! Or how about a red and white one?
What I DON'T want is white or light apricot... we have horses and I can just picture a white dog rolling in horse apples and trodding through a huge mud puddle on a trail or something!

*sigh*

There's just too many beautiful colors/patterns to choose from!

Good thing the decision will probably be made for me!
 
#2 ·
Whiiiiteee *-* I love it. So classic.
Silver is my next favorite, for sure. Beautiful color! I'd like a male silver spoo for my next poodle.

But... if red/white wasn't so rare (and kind of questionably bred, from what I've seen) I would be ALL OVER that. I absolutely love red/white dogs!! I have such a huge weakness for them. :love:
 
#3 ·
My number one favourite is black, followed by blue and silver.

I have an appreciation for the look of white/ cream, but staining bothers me. People on this forum seem to do a great job of looking after their light dogs, but most light dogs I see in the park have lots of staining around the eyes and mouth.

Really I like the look of all Poodles, I just have a soft spot for black.
 
#5 ·
Hmm....that's a tough one! I think they are all so beautiful in their own way! I have a red, a cream and a b&w parti, so of course I am partial to those colors, but I absolutely adore silver--so regal looking! I also have seen some gorgeous sables-very unique! Oh who am I kidding! I love ALL the colors!! LOL!
 
#6 ·
Well, now it is red, but before I had Finnegan I would have said white, black or silver
 
#10 ·
White/Cream. But if I could get a silver with a coat like my white I would! I also I love the deep reds! But with the prejudice in the ring and quality compared to whites and blacks I will stick with my whites. But, with people like Arreau and Roxy getting out and showing reds and trying to improve things who knows what will happen down the road!
 
#11 ·
For sure white for me. I also enjoy looking at all the colors, but a bright white with inky black nose....ahhhhh, I cant stop looking at them :) Id like to have another white one day. I love grooming Stella and we have the bath and fluff drying down to a science...so its pretty easy to keep her clean. But, honestly looking at photos of all well groomed poodles just melts my heart :)
 
#12 ·
I think I have loved every color! Right now, my favorite is silver. I love the look when the color is changing, and it is light with dark ends; the shading looks so pretty to me.

Hmmm...when I started looking it was red & apricot. I thought I did not want a white or light, but adding some color grew on me, so I thought it may be fun. My rescue is cream with apricot ears. I had a brown as a child, and while at first I did not want a black, now I'm thinking I may like to have a black to go with my cream. Oh, and partis and patterns are fun. Okay, so, um, ANYTHING? Hahaha!
 
#13 ·
I grew up with all black Spoos in my home (save for one really nice blue) so I have always been partial to blacks. The reds of course own my heart, and I am committed to doing my part in helping to improve their conformation and the diversity in their pedigrees. But the ones that take my breath away most often at the shows on TV are whites with inky black pigment. You cannot beat that in my opinion. I would likely never own one, but I do love admiring them.
 
#14 ·
Blacks and sliver are my favorite! I'm always shocked how much dirt comes out of both of my guys when they get bathed. I can't imagine trying to keep a light colored dog clean. But I love to look at nice white poodles.
 
#15 ·
I don't really have a favorite, I like almost all colors.. though right now I'm drooling over silver/white partis. I used to not like browns at all, but the more I see them the more I'm leaning towards them, and if I'm not able to get my silver/white parti next, I'd go for a brown/white parti :)

Unfortunately (don't hate me guys!) I don't think I'd ever want to own a red. The color just doesn't appeal to me :x

I used to not care for creams, but then I realized I was adopting one, so now I adore them now too, lol.
 
#21 · (Edited)
Oh geez, I have really changed on that one. Red was the first color to catch my eye, and I had a wonderful rich red for 8 years. I wanted a black and white parti, with little ticking, but what came into my life was a silver white parti girl, Ellie. No ticking or less ticking with the silver anyway. I NEVER wanted a white, but along with Ellie came her half brother Luke who was a white parti. Know what? I LOVE having a white! So beautiful, and photographs well! Also, Luke is always my gauge as to when to bath the dogs, if he is dirty, then all my dogs are dirty even if they didn't show it!
I would love a jet black, a blue, and a true apricot. I would get another parti some day too. A rich brown with those beautiful eyes would be hard to resist, and oh a silver! Yum! Kai is a silver beige, but I never set out to get one. Didn't know anything about them, just wanted go get a larger sized puppy from a good breeder, and silver beige was it. I guess I like everything, but am more cautious now not to go crazy over a color or pattern over a well bred dog.
 
#23 ·
I love nearly all colors in a well bred poodle. The one that really grabs me though is a really white white with black pigment. I have my heart set on one in the future.

Fluffypoos...there's nothing wrong with not preferring a red or any other color. We all have preferences and we are all individuals. It's one thing to not be gaga over a certain color and quite another to bash those who breed them. I'm sure no one is taking offense.

 
#28 ·
Whites and creams, silvers, black sand lately I've really started loving the look of cafes and silver beige.
I'm not big on red. I'm just not attracted to them, although I can definitely admire them. Not to mention it would be pretty odd to have a dog whose hair color matched my mom's!