Doodle Colors & Coat Types
Colors
Chalk
This color is a white looking color. However, if you were to compare it to a true white, it would appear to be more chalk-white in color. Nose pigment can be either black or rose.
Caramel
The color's name speaks for itself. The range of color can vary between gold and red. The key is in the nose pigment; caramel colored dogs need to have rose pigmentation.
Red
This colour should be a solid even rich red in colour. A true red should not be lighter at the root than the outer coat. Reds can fade as the dog grows older. Nose pigment to be Black. This is a rare color.
Parchment
This color is a creamy beige chocolate color. It has been described as a cup of coffee with a generous addition of milk. These dogs are born milk chocolate and will develop their parchment coloring over time. The nose pigment is rose.
Cream
This color comes in a wide variety of shades but it should be creamy in appearance. It can have tinting of gold/apricot. The nose pigment can be black or rose.
Chocolate
Pups that are truly chocolate are born almost black in color and they will retain their rich dark color throughout their lives. The color should be even and the nose pigment should be rose.
Café
This color can range between a light milk chocolate to an almost beige. This color develops over the first 1-3 years. Nose pigment should be rose.
Black
Black Labradoodles should be solid in color with no sprinklings of other colors throughout the coat. Their pigment color should be black.
Silver
These pups would start out black and their silver coloring develops over the first few years of their lives. The color range can be anywhere from a light pewter to a dark charcoal. Ideally, the color should be solid, but it’s acceptable to have uneven layering of color in the coat. Silver dogs need to have black pigmentation.
Blue
These pups are born black with blue/grey pigmentation. The blue coat will develop over the first few years. The color should be solid once they are full grown. It should be a dark-medium smoky blue.
Lavender
Puppies are born looking like Cafe and Parchment. Like the Parchment they will show 30-50% of their color by the age of 6 months, by 12 months a clear iridescent looking mauve Tone will be seen evenly through the body coat, the first mauve signs will show on the front of the legs and the lower hind legs. The skin will have more Blue tone than grey. Eyes are honey or medium to dark hazel. Pigment must be rose.
Coat Types
Flat Coat
Mostly found in F1 doodles, this coat type is short and flat, with little or no wave to it, will vary in thickness. There is some feathering or wispy hairs on the legs, tail, around the ears, eyes and chin. This is a good coat type for those who like the look of the lab, but want something a little bit different. This hair coat will shed the most of all the different coat types. Care for this coat type is easy, wash and some brushing. Of all they coat types this one will shed the most.
Straight Coat
Mostly found in F1 doodles, this coat type is long and can be either straight or have some wave to it. The coat will also vary in thickness and can have long or short waves along the backline with wispy hairs around the eyes, ears, and on legs and tails. This coat type will shed, not as much as a flat's coat type. Care for this coat is easy, wash and some brushing. The degree of shedding will vary with this coat type.
Wavy Coat
Found on F1 and multi-gen doodles, this coat type is long and wavy with an fine under coat. The coat will vary in thickness, length and can be straight or curly. The care for this coat takes a bit more work. It needs to be washed and brushed with a brush that will work on the under coat. It may be a good idea to get this coat type professionally groomed from time to time. The degree of shedding is very slight.
Curly Coat
Found on F1, F1b, and multi-gen doodles, this coat will also have a fine under coat. Like the other types it will vary in thickness and length. This coat will need to be washed and brushed. This is a coat type that should be professionally groomed form time to time. The degree of shedding is very slight.
Fleece Coat
Commonly found on F1b and multi-gen doodles, this coat type is distinctly soft, fleecy "feel" that is like no other dog coat. It is a single coat, with no fluffy undercoat. The coat is not thick or fuzzy, but has loopy spirals that can hang up to 6 inches long. The dog is fun to look at and to play with, but remember with this generation grooming is a must to keep the coat looking fluffy and loopy.
Wooly Coat
Commonly found on F1b and multi-gen doodles, this coat feels very similar to a pure breed Standard Poodle. This is a little to no shedding generation. Just keep in mind that no dog breed is a totally non-shedding. The coat may have a tightly curled look or a look that is loose. One of the characteristics of this coat type is that it very soft to the touch. It makes you want to touch and pet your dog all day long. This generation needs to be groomed on a regular basis. If grooming is left too long, matting can become very bad and the dog will need to be shaves. If you don't mind a bit of grooming, this is the generation for you.
