Blue Standard
Poodles are a dilute of black. It carries the fading gene. Blue
Standard
Poodle puppies are born black and then turn to blue as they get
older.
This Poodle colour takes the longest time to clear. Standard Poodle puppies at a
young age will have brown highlights in the coat showing they are a blue not a
black puppy. Their faces have a slightly lighter shade to them compared to the
rest of the body coat coat when shaven. Usually from 2 years of age the dog will
usually turn a dark colour metal grey.
There are varying shades of blue as in any colour from light blue to a dark
blue. Sometimes I also have found they take on a dark purplish colour in the
light or to a shade of colour I personally call a smoky black. (This is not an
official coat colour). The outer coat of a blue Standard Poodle as a puppy is
nearly as dark as that of a black, but their inner coat is a mix of colours. The
amount of each colour depends on the age of the dog. In middle-aged dog, medium
brown predominates. Blues may take several years to "clear" and remain darker
than silvers but lighter than blacks. Many are registered as black
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