Colors and Color Patterns

Full color photos below of each color group for examples.

All of the following colors can be seen in Goldendoodles,

Poodles and in Muli Gen Bernedoodles

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Solid - the coat is all one color- Black, Red, Chocolate, Apricot

Cream, White

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Abstract - any solid colored dog with white markings.

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Parti - a white dog with color that are distributed in patches/spots on the body. The amount of color spotting  can vary from very little to a full blanket of color on the white.

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Tuxedo - A true tuxedo will have a very special markings in certain areas that literally remind you of a tuxedo.  There will usually  be:

• A white bib - this is color on the chest, it may or may not wrap all the way around the dog's neck

• A white belly - This "should" touch the bib, making a continuous white area 

• White that extends from the belly down to the front and hind legs and paws.

• A darker color that covers the entire saddle or the dogs back.

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Phantom - Any color with points. similar to points on a Doberman or Rottweiler 

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Tri Color - A dog with three colors - some examples, a phantom with white markings, a parti color with phantom points, a tuxedo with phantom point

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Sable - the coat is dark at the tips and lightens toward the skin. Sable is the most drastic changing color scheme. They look completely different at birth compared to 6 months old and then again as an adults. The sable color coat will lighten when placed in a puppy cut. Sable Phantom - a sable with light colored points

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Merle - dilute random sections of coat in lighter colors (usually grey in a black-pigmented dog), leaving patches of the original color remaining. The patches can be any size and can be located anywhere on the dog

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Brindle -  Brindle dog breeds have the appearance that resembles something similar to a tiger if it were dark brown to black. The markings are usually black stripes on tan to a dark brown base.