Black & Grey Doodle

Hi! Our Goldendoodle will soon turn 2 this month.Her Dad was a black & white parti standard poodle ( Mom a Golden) . Bella was black at birth with a white patch on her chest & chin. This past couple of months she has really changed color ! Her face is almost all grey now and all 4 legs are a greyish white. Her back is still black with some very prominent white hairs mixed in. She is a beauty, but I have found it hard to get a good picture of her to show her true coloring....hard to believe eh? LOL

From what I read this is a type of phatom coloring I think. Antony else out there know or have a doodle with mixed ( or grey ) coloring?

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Permalink Reply by 03pilqobzlvp7 on February 8, 2011 at 6:12pm

YUP! Duff was all black when we got him at 8 weeks and started turning silver around 4.5 month old! The picture with the stick is from when he was 4.5 months old, the other is from last month (he's 2 now).

Permalink Reply by Ann on February 12, 2011 at 8:46am

Wow..it's so funny but our Bella looks exactly like Duff....it's like looking at pictures of her :) Arn't doodles the best breed ever, their expressions & temperment..just love em!

Permalink Reply by Aimee Santa Monica on March 8, 2011 at 10:34am

This is a sweet picture ! Our little Storm (he's 20 wks now) has a white beard and white under his paws and a small white streak on his chest. He is starting to get a few grey hairs on his back! Your pup is a gorgeous color now! :)

Permalink Reply by Adina P on February 8, 2011 at 6:21pm

Do you have any recent photos?

Permalink Reply by Ann on February 12, 2011 at 8:49am

I can't seem to get a good one..but I'll try this weekend outside in the snow ( good tip Lucy's Mom) :) Lord knows we have loads of snow....

Permalink Reply by Melissa & Porter on February 8, 2011 at 6:25pm

Porter's got a grey face and tail, and white ear edges. His dad is a white ALD, mom chocolate ALD, both around 40 lbs. I was told he'd look like his 70 lbs black-grey-brown grandma and he does :-)

Porter's been basically this coloring since 8-ish months though, which is different from your Bella.

Permalink Reply by Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom on February 9, 2011 at 1:42am

Here's our Lucy. Her Mom was a "Blue" Poodle and she started turning almost immediately. If I look closely even at her very young puppy pics it looks like you can see where the face is already turning.

Here she is now:

I find that it is easiest to photograph a black dog outside, particularly in the snow.

Permalink Reply by 225cgnegd495b on February 9, 2011 at 8:48am

Our Maggie also was jet black as a pup and now has lots of grey in her coat.

Permalink Reply by Rory on February 12, 2011 at 9:22am

Wow, that is a pretty late colour change! My doodle is pretty much all black still (@ 9 mos) although she has a few stray white hairs and her ears have a reddish/brown hue to them.

Permalink Reply by Ann on February 13, 2011 at 8:37am

Not a great pic, she will never look at the camera, always looks away and it really does not show her true coloring. I'll try for a better one, black doodles are hard to photograph :)

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