Choosing the Color of Your Doodle

[Kyle, Maggie & Jack]

As we begin to think about adding another doodle to our family, I was curious as to what factors went into your color choice of a doodle. Did you just fall in love with the puppy and color didn't matter? Was color a major deciding factor? Maggie is cream colored w/ brownish nose, loved the light color, and wanted something that wouldn't change too much.

For our second doodle, I was leaning toward something different like all black or dark chocolate with hopefully a black nose, but was afraid the color would change alot as the adult coat came in. We want something different for our second, just not sure how different....if that makes sense.

Just curious as to others color preferences......Thanks!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

I can't think of a color of doodle that I don't love when I look at all the beautiful doodles on DK!  Of course, I have my favorite color --apricot--deep red to a golden honey-- but a good breeder, health, and a sweet temperament that matched my lifestyle was the most important checklist for me.  Whatever color/coat type that little package came in, I figured would be perfect. Coats can change color over time, but good health & temperament --whatever that means for you --is a gift that keeps giving every day. Good luck and lucky you...adding  a second doodle kid.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

LIKE!!!!!!

[Adrienne]

I agree :))  I specifically requested a darker color because I was afraid that a lighter color Doodle would require a lot of work--keeping him clean.  However, when I saw the litter, I fell in love with all of them.  I now want one in EVERY color--my DH says "keep dreaming".

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

I fell in love with the cream color, only because facial features are so pronounced with cream. In the darker colors the features seem to disappear, especially the eyes. I seem to have a thing about the eyes, with always wanting to see them, and keeping hair from obscuring them. Now, after having 2 cream colored doodles, I can see the attraction to the darker colors... only because they don't show dirt (its a lot of work keeping cream clean)!

[Lynette Main]

Our first was a cream,but it didn"t matter what color he was. The second was a black,and the third was a rescue that we just fell in love with. If I could I'd have one of ALL the colors !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Adina P]

I wanted a cream female for my first doodle.  But the red male had the best temperament (per the breeder's testing) so I went with him since I had first choice in the litter.  I like the doodle eye candy of having different colors when you have more than one, but I would say personality and temperament are first.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Color is what we see first, but it is the least important attribute.  I wanted (and actually picked out) a red female.  I had her name (Ruby) and I was all set, however, fate had other ideas.  Ned charmed the socks off us and it really was my dh's turn to choose, so......Ned was it.   I NEVER, NEVER wanted a cream doodle ( only for dirt reasons), yet our rescue is mostly cream, so.......  perhaps next time the stars will align and I will get to choose color and sex.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Black noses become snow noses too!

[Moe]

I went to the breeder to pick up a cream color doodle we had reserved. The breeder asked if my kids would like to see the new puppies that were 2 weeks old. The kids fell in love with a tiny brown runt. They all decided to wait the 6 weeks to get the chocolate doodle. I love the brown and red doodles. I also love those lavender and parchment ones. I think watching the coat change color would be great.

[Deborah Brown]

I've always been a sucker for a dog with a pink nose.  However, I was a more a sucker for a RED doodle.  We have a black labradoodle who is actually more a dark, dark brown.  I call it "special dark chocolate".  :)  Our second doodle is a goldendoodle who is cream.  We ended up with a third doodle because I really wanted a red doodle in the mix.

In the end, it turns out we love them all no matter what the color.  Our variety, however, does get a lot of attention.

[Joyce (Casey & Cody's mom)]

When we started looking, hubby said he wanted cream or apricot - so we looked specifically for that. Casey is cream with A black nose. Then we decided to add another of his litter mates. I fell in love with Cody's picture first. He is solid black - black coat, black eyes, black nose! The only problem with that is trying to get a good picture of him. Casey is very photogenic but Cody just looks like a black blob. But naturally, Casey is my "digger" and the one who stays dirty all the time. I really thought that Cody was just as dirty -just didn't show as much on his black coat, but that isn't the case. When bathing them, we get 3 times as much dirt off of Casey.

[Kerry Daly]

Look for a spotted one! They are so amazing with their colors. Even his skin is spotted! :)