Please Tell Me What Color I Am! By Jackdoodle

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I am not part of any of the Doodle Kisses "Color" Groups, because my mom doesn't know where I might fit in. I am very sad about this. Today, my mom got an invitation to the "Cream" Doodles Group, but she is not sure because I am really supposed to be apricot. I have dark reddish colored fur on my back. But my face and ears are very light colored, and in bright light they look almost platinum blonde, so maybe I don't belong in the "Apricot" group, either. I would really like to know where I belong. Can you look at my photos on mom's page and tell me what you think?
http://www.doodlekisses.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenNa...
Thank you very much.
Love,
Jackdoodle

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

"Strawberry Blonde Doodles"!!! I like that! Let's start one!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Actually if you look at color genetics there is a whole grouping of yellow, that is not black or brown. I find the whole color genetics topic very interesting. I' d vote for apricot but lots of the creams, apricots, caramels, etc. seem to have color variations in different areas.

[Adina P]

No I totally understand. IN labs there aren't the neato variations of brown and black...but there are variations of yellow...seems if it's reddish it should be given a reddish name. If it's creamy it should have a creamy name. Why should crayons and paint be more interesting than our dogs amazing coat colors?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Take a look at this link; there are color photos of all the "yellow" lab variations, and there is really a wide range. The deep apricot color are called "red fox" in Lab-speak. There are a couple where you can really see the darker and lighter "bars" around the body, and that's what I think Jack would look like if I shaved him.
http://www.candyheartretrievers.com/labcolors.htm

[fergie11]

I love that! Fergie has turned out to be "Strawberry Blonde" also! Or would you call it a light phantom?
A lot of goldens are colored like that too.

[Leslie and Halas]

This is easy, Jackdoodle. Your back can join the red/apricot doodles group, your face and ears can join the cream group, and your legs can join both groups, because they're holding up the other body parts, so they've got to come along. Halas would love it if at least part of you would join the apricot group.

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

LOL

[Noble Vestal Labradoodles]

Technically~ white, chalk, creme, gold, caramel, apricot and reds are all the same color

[Adina P]

But is there an overarching term that covers them all Kendra? For example, all labs that are not black or chocolate are called "Yellow" --- obviously red is not yellow and cream is not red...but that's what the standard calls all the variations. Is that term used in labradoodles?

[Noble Vestal Labradoodles]

Yellow would be the proper term

Yellow
Brown
Black

everything else is just a variation of the above.

Brown includes what we call chocolate, cafe, parchment, milk chocolate, dark chocolate...
Black includes blue and silver

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Does this mean I get to join all those groups? (JD)
The real irony is, my favorite color for dogs is black. The only one I haven't got, apparently. (JD's mom)

Seriously, though, if you had to describe his color in words, Kendra, what would you call it?

[Noble Vestal Labradoodles]

"I" would call it creme or gold, more on the gold side