just wondering about coat changes

[F1 Doodles]

we've been waiting, it seems like forever to get our golden doodle.  we had requested either a dark carmel or a black male. we go this saturday to pick him out - and we'll bring him home on the 17th - so a week from friday!  i was wondering if the black doods that have the red beards - was the coloring at all present when they were puppies?  my husband wants a black dood - but, he wants him to be all black - no white, silver, gray, or red.  our bestest furbaby that just crossed the rainbow bridge was a german shepherd - and they are pretty much what you see is what you get -  As far as doodles, are there any indicators with F1's as to "other" colors popping out?  thanks!  lisa

[Judy Ingram - Oliver & Cooper]

They change colors depending in lineage.  I have seen the poodle genes changing much more than the golden/lab.

My Oliver was mahogheny and white and now much lighter brown and white but, ONCE you love them, it does not matter.

Trim the beard if it gets red!

[Lynn & Sadie in WI]

Judy is right, the fading gene is carried by the poodle.  I've seen black ones stay black and others turn gray or silver, all very pretty.

My F1 had an apricot poodle father and black lab mother.  She was creamy colored with darker apricot markings like on her ears.  As she got older she is a little darker than she was a pup.  All the pups were cream or white in the litter.

[Lynn & Sadie in WI]

Judy, he's beautiful, I love his color.

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

The litter that we got our Enzo from had 3 black Doodles.  Each and every one of them, was pure, jet black.  Beautiful dogs....but they didn't pick me, Enzo did! 

  In their case, Mom was a dark golden, Golden and Dad a black Poodle.

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

A few weeks have passed since this last post. Enzo was a creamy gold when we brought her home at 8 weeks. Now at 18 weeks, she is turning a darker golden. Her ears ha pave always been darker, is I pretty much knew this would happen. LOL, the tips of her hair are very deep gold, almost orangey. The other day, I had a teenager ask me how long it took me to dye her hair like that. It was " sooooooo cool" so he told me! :p