goldendoodles from "Blue" poodle

[Tammie Miller]

Im getting black goldendoodle soon. I have been told her coat may change in color by the time shes one or so because her dad is a "Blue" poodle.

Do any of you have a doodle with this in the pedigree? If so would like to see pics of what minie may look like in color.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I'm not sure that applies to all "blue" animals, though. In dogs, blue coloring is related to a "fading" or dilute gene, and the puppies are born solid black, which fades or is diluted as a whole, it's not composed of separate black and white hairs. You also see it with puppies who are born dark brown and fade to cafe au lait, lavendar, etc. The color actually becomes lighter, it's not a mix of brown and white hairs.

Are these blue horses and chickens born solid black?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Here's an article on the genes involved in poodle colors: http://homepage.usask.ca/~schmutz/poodle.html

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Spud's dad was a black poodle.  Go figure.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Not unusual at all. In poodles, whites and blacks are related, you often get both in a litter, and whites should have black skin and black pigment, always.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

He does have mostly black skin, with spots in places of pink.

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

Daisy's mom was a black Goldendoodle and her dad was a chocholate and white parti standard poodle. Like I said, you never know what you will end up with.

[Tammie Miller]

Thank you everyone for you input. Gives me a better idea of what to expect.

 

[Tammie Miller]

Here are 3 pictures of some of the puppies of this litter:) They are 3 weeks old. Im partial to the first

 

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

That is how Zoe looked like as a puppy. She was mostly black with the white on her chest and paws. Her dad is a parti and mom is beige. Her breeder said she would silver out. The majority of her is still black except her butt, back legs and tail has turned turned silver/grey, random greys on her back, and her muzzle has brown. We always say shes wearing grey pants! It's weird because when she was around 6 months she had a lot of chocolate in her but now she's dark again. She's really cute and I adore all the colorful parts of her changing fur!
(She's not as light as profile pic-had to enhance and lighten multiple times to show off her eyes)

[Tammie Miller]

what color parti was her dad?

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

Black and white. I think his black was grayish too

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Blue poodles get a brownish cast before the black "clears" to blue.