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Cream: Tan, more yellow in tone and a lighter color than the lightest tan. The eyes are deep, soft brown; the jet black eye should not appear in a cream, being unbecoming to this color. Eye rims, nose, lips, and toenails are a very dark brown or black. Skin is blue and sometimes a tawny pink; it should not be spotted.
Apricot: A vivid bright color on the tone of the actual fruit, but usually lighter by several degrees; a brilliant orangey-peach color. Eyes are dark brown, but may be almost black or a dark reddish brown. Eye rims, nose, lips, and toenails are black. Skin is a matching shade of pinky tan several degrees darker than the coat. Sometimes the skin is blue or gray.
Red:
Blue:
Brown: There are many shades of brown. Two described in The Book of The Poodle are: A deep rich Mahogany or Dark Walnut, in its perfect tone, and a brilliant shade of chestnut, redder in tone than mahogany or walnut, but just as strong in tone and even right down to the roots of the hair. In all browns, the eyes are brown, dark amber, sometimes a golden brown, sometimes a reddish brown. The eye rims, lips, nose and toenails are brown to match the tone of the coat. Sometimes the toenails are black, but never the lips, nose and eye rims. Skin should match the tone of the coat in a lighter shade.
Cafe-Au-Lait: Beige, a tan with a gray overtone, the color of khaki. These French words mean coffee mixed with milk. The eyes are dark brown, amber, sometimes a reddish brown. Eye rims, lips, nose, and toenails are a liver-brown; sometimes the toenails are black. Skin is a light pinky gray or tan to match the hair in a lighter tone.
Black: A deep intense glowing black that in the sun gives off an almost metallic blue-black tone. Eyes very dark, not necessarily as black as those of a white, but so dark as to be described as a "black-brown," not just brown. Eye rims, lips, nose, and toenails black. Skin should have a distinct bluish cast.
Silver: May vary from a glistening light platinum to a light gray flannel, should be even in color. The eyes are very dark, almost as dark as the eyes of a white. Eye rims, lips, nose and toenails are black. Skin compatible with the tone of the hair, a gray tone, but can be almost black. Silvers clear at about 18 months of age. Silver Puppies are nearly always born jet black.
Silver Beige:
Grey: A solid even gray. The eyes are very dark, almost as dark as the eyes of a white. Eye rims, lips, nose and toenails are black. Skin compatible with the tone of the hair, a gray tone, but can be almost black.
Blue: A dark gray, somewhat the color of steel, the color of a Kerry Blue Terrier. No brown, rust, light gray or black should appear in the coat. Eyes are very dark, almost black; eye rims, lips, nose and toenails black; skin dark gray or almost black. Clears at about 2 or 3 years of age.
White: Clear and brilliant, with no cream, yellow or tan. A glistening, startling white. The eyes are jet black. Eye rims, nose and toenails are black. Skin is bluish, black, or silver, a solid color.
Poodles are one of the oldest known breed to man. It's true origins goes back so back it is really impossible to pinpoint a certain time or place. Early as 30 A.D. Poodle-like dogs appeared on carvings in Roman tombs and on Greek and Roman Coins. We know that the first printed reference to the poodle was Conrad Gesner in 1953. The fifteenth century refers to Poodles in both writing and art, from France, Holland and Italy. The art of that time portrayed the Poodle in trims similar to todays traditional show trims. The three countries that contributed most to promoting the breed were Russia, France and Germany. The Russian Poodle was described as being somewhat Greyhound-like in body type. The German Poodle had a more thickset and had a wooly coat texture. It was here that the two different coat types -- curly and corded -- were noted. Where the Poodle got his name; Pudel (Canis Familiaris Aquatius), or "water dog" in Germany; the Caniche (chien canard). or "duck dog" in France; in England, the Poodle, "splash in water"; when they became popular in Holland and Belgium they were know as "Poedels" all these names have been given to the breed we know as the Poodle. All of the Poodle's ancestors were good swimmers. The first documented reference dated 1642.
In France, where this breed is the national dog. The Poodle was found in several forms. There was a small dog known as Petit Barbet, it has been suggested that it might have resulted from the influence of dogs such as the Toy Spaniel and the Maltese. The Caniche was a larger dog and was used for duck hunting. It is suggested it may have gotten it's size and sturdiness from the influence of Spaniel. The similarity of the poodle today and the Irish Water Spaniels remains evident. Then there was the Truffle Dog who was used to ferret out tiny morsels sought after for the unique flavors they provided the French cooks.
The poodle begin to achieve popularity in Britain by the end of the 19th century. The first poodle was registered with the AKC in 1890 but, but breed didn't really achieve popularity until after World War 2. When they were considered extremely fashionable. By the 1960's they were the most popular breed in America and maintained that distinction for an unprecedented 23 consecutive years. In 1994 the poodle was the 5th most commonly registered breed by the AKC, attesting to it's continued popularity.
Poodle History Project ~ A must see site for poodle history
Diversity in the Standard Poodle ~ Another must see site for lots of info
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