Standard Poodles for ALL occasions! © Kirada Standard Poodles  2010 Breeder of quality Standard Poodles Show Poodles Obedience/performance Beauty Companionship Dogs SA / ANKC registered Standard Poodle breeder [contact details] [available / planned standard poodles puppies] [current standard poodles show team] [retired from showing] [our champion standard poodles] [standard poodle photos] [imports] [exports] [rainbow bridge] [Standard Poodles FAQ] [Greyhounds] [live web cam] [links] [tribute to Jenny] [kirada web design] [guest book] [blog] click the photo boxes to go to their own page Blues are a dilute of black. It carries the fading gene. Blue Poodle puppies are born black and then turn to blue as they get older. This Poodle colour takes the longest time to clear Poodle puppies at a young age will have brown highlights in the coat showing they are a blue not a black puppy. Their faces have a slightly lighter shade to them compared to the rest of the body coat coat when shaven. Usually from 2 years of age the dog will usually turn a dark colour metal grey. There are varying shades of blue as in any colour from light blue to a dark blue. Sometimes I also have found they take on a dark purplish colour in the light or to a shade of colour I personally call a smokey black. (This is not an official colour) The outer coat of a blue poodle as a puppy is nearly as dark as that of a black, but their inner coat is a mix of colours. The amount of each colour depends on the age of the dog. In middle- aged dog, medium brown predominates. Blues may take several years to "clear" and remain darker than silvers but lighter than blacks. Many are registered as black. Meet Our Blue Standard Poodles below click to enlarge same Standard Poodle different light Ch Kirada Rock A Hula Baby - Comfort retired from breeding and showing