Color?

Let's take a minute and talk about poodle color.

There are varying shades of a "blue" poodle.  It's a little confusing to some.  Hilde looks black but technically she is a blue having a tiny bit of lighter shade around her nose and a few white hairs throughout her coat.

Everad was suppose to be black however at 2.5 years old, we woke up one morning and sure enough his face was light ... I mean, the top of his nose is silvery and then it varigates down the sides of his face into black.  He is also a blue and lighter than Hilde.

Below are samples of this litter's colors: blue, black & cream.  

This is our first litter with Hilde and Everad, so we've had some wonderful discoveries along the way.


We do however encourage people to pick their lifetime companion by personality and color secondary, but yeah I know, I have "color" preferences that I lean towards too, so no problem.

A few of our lighter puppies could be this color of blue which is also very beautiful.  

Blue Poodles

Hilde's momma "Marla" is a blue, she's dark with lighter hairs through her coat like Hilde.  Marla is 20" tall, Hilde stretched to 21.5" tall when she turned two years old.  Her sire is 24".


The blue poodle is a dilute of black, it carries the fading gene. If someone is looking to breed their puppy when they grow up, the blue poodle might make a difference to them but otherwise to the untrained eye most of the blue poodles look black.


Blue poodle puppies are born black and turn blue over time. This poodle color takes the longest time to clear. Puppies at a young age will have brown highlights (brownish hue) showing they are a blue puppy but not a black puppy.  By 2-3 years of age the dog will usually have it's adult color. Blue poodles should have black points and dark brown eyes.  

Black Poodles

The Black poodle color should be a a deep jet black. No hint of a brownish hue or white hairs. The face when shaved should be almost as dark in color as the main coat.  A true black should never fade and they should never have white or silver guard hairs.  Blacks must have black points and dark brown eyes.  

Pictured here is Everad's uncle, Zachary, same litter as Everad's dad, Zivan below.   Zachary is 20" tall and in Everad's litters we usually get a black boy and sometimes a few girls that will be a beautiful black poodle as their uncle Zachary about 20" tall.  This litter we have one boy and one girl that are predicted to be about 20".

Cream Poodles

Creams are almost white to a champagne color.  The Cream Poodles also have black stains or points with lightly tinted apricot ears. Between these poodles, you can find combination of cream and white and they look very beautiful.  Above is Everad's sire, Zivan, he is 17" tall.  This is where we get those perfect little cream puppies. They are spectacular as their multi-champion grand-dad.  Everad's great-granddad "Ivan" and great-grandmother "Frappy" are 17" tall. Frappy is black with no greying at 8 years old.