Poodle Colors (and other questions)

I know we don't have a large group of poodle people in the doodle forum, but sometimes it's intimidating to walk into a group of poodle experts and ask the novice questions. Sometimes a girl confuses a cairn terrier with a border terrier and is persona non-grata forever! So, I thought maybe I could bring some questions here as I gain some poodle knowledge for the future.

AKC doesn't recognize multi-colored poodles for conformation purposes. And I had a lightbulb moment the other day (thanks, Karen!) about how good AKC breeders feel about people breeding multi-colored poodles. But I still don't understand why. I've done a little reading and it looks like multi-colored poodles have been around forever. Has AKC ever recognized them? I thought I read that, but now I can't remember my source.

My other question is UKC. I know there are a lot of... not well respected breeders who get championships from UKC and then sell puppies as champion bred. And that it isn't the same thing to be a UKC champion as an AKC champion. But I've also read that AKC conformation is highly political and it's nearly impossible for an owner handled poodle to get a championship. That it's more about who you are and know than about the dog. Now, that might just be sour grapes from someone who isn't winning, but is it possible that it will become so political that good breeders will start showing in UKC, giving it more legitimacy?

I also don't understand why other countries recognize a moyen size poodle and AKC doesn't.

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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on October 19, 2018 at 3:25pm

Oh yes, there is quite a bit to be said for a dog who isn;t a puppy, lol.

Permalink Reply by Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie on October 20, 2018 at 9:25pm

If you like reading cozy mysteries, there is a series by Laurien Berenson that features black standard poodles, dog shows etc. Very fun mysteries, especially if you are remotely a dog person.

Permalink Reply by Stacy on October 21, 2018 at 9:33am

Oh, I'm going to check those out!

Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on November 3, 2018 at 12:20pm

Thought some of you would get a kick out of this photo.

This is Jasper's half-sister AM CH Safranne's I'm Just Chasing Rainbows (better known as Rainee) impersonating a chameleon. It's amazing how her below the neck she matches the background of the pillowcases, and above the neck, she matches the shams. LOL