Red Roots

[Lovemydoodle]

Hi,

My once red doodle has faded to an almost blonde/apricot.  This being said, as I run my fingers through his fur or brush him, I notice these red roots...

Is there still hope?  Can it be that once his puppy fur grows out this will be his color?  

Top coat that keeps getting lighter:

Whole dog:  You can see that the tips of his fur was his original color, now he's cream colored but his roots are red... anyone have experience with this?  Will I get my red doodle back ?

[Stephanie and Ragley]

Ragley had similar coat coloring (though she was never as light as the pictures make Finnegan look) with the darker roots fading out to lighter red at the tips. After clipping her last month, she definitely is looking a good bit darker than she did. Not sure whether this color will stick or not, but we shall see! I love my red doodle, but she could turn blue and I wouldn't care! You won't "know" what type of coat he has for a while still. Ragley is 9 months old and her coat is still changing. It probably didn't really start to make really noticeable changes until she was 7.5-8 months old. I'd guess that he will end up being a light to mid-apricot color, but that is just a guess and solely based off of these pics!

Ragley before her clip:

Ragley after:

[Lovemydoodle]

She's so leggy and beautiful, absolutely gorgeous! 

Thank you for sharing these pics!  You're right Finn isn't as dark as she is, but hope he turns darker.