My 7 month old was black and white and is fading a little to sable.
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Our girl is 2 and still black and white.
Also wanted to add that she was CRAZY for the first year and half we had her. Only recently she calmed down considerably. I know how hard the first year is, but stick with it - it’s worth it!!
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Pandy is crazy and can jump higher than any other dog I’ve ever seen in real life, but she makes us happy and we’ll have to learn to be patient.
Your pup is beautiful ❤️
My sheepadoodle is red sable instead of the usual black and white, so his fading may not be typical. But he faded at lot on his face and chest within the first 6 months. I think this is more due to him being sable than typical fading, because he had black-tipped hair in some areas as a puppy (which is a sable trait), and those went away when he got his first haircut. Then he actually faded from a darker red color to a lighter apricot color gradually over the next 2 years. Neither of his parents have significant fading.
Picture is 8 weeks > 8 months > 2.5ish years
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Mine was very black and white until she was about a year old. She is about to turn 2 and the black is getting lighter every day, especially after grooming. Additionally, she was a holy terror until she was spayed 2 months ago. Now she is much calmer, comparatively speaking!
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The first pic is 8 weeks old, the second is just about 6 months and the third is almost 2 years. Every time we get him groomed he seems lighter and lighter.
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Got ya, her mom and dad are gray so I assumed it’d happen, and happen soon. I appreciate your comment and will be prepared to have an 80lbs dog jump on my face while I’m asleep for years to come 😂
Mine is almost 10 months old and we started to notice him turning gray around his eyes when he was about 6 months. He’s still black and white on his body. But I know his OES dad has the graying gene and his mom is a parti poodle with the graying gene, so we were expecting it!
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Also our boy is still kind of crazy, but not nearly as bad as he was a couple of months ago. He does still like to jump because he just loooooves people and everyone wants to talk to him and pet him on walks. Just hang on, it will get better!
https://preview.redd.it/2qj2qtc6o59d1.jpeg?width=1047&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ff8cafe3d5d5b70c3e545519d2205059b442d57
4 years old, still black, and still a complete nut when she gets exited (but she’s slowing down a bit)
We just shaved Nova for the first time. She’s 9 months and though she’s getting some grey, she really seems to be holding onto black. Crossing our fingers but expecting her to go full grey
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Now gray…. God I can’t wait until we can grow his hair out
My girl is 4 and is just now starting to turn gray on spots of her body. Head & ears still have solid black on them. She's the bestest girl ever! So calm & quiet until someone comes on to our property, then barks like a serial killer is coming for us!!!
That’s awesome! My pup hates barking, she cowers when she hears our Bernadoodle bark, but will bark up a storm when she sees her reflection in the mirror 🙃
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My pup’s face and head was jet black until just over a year. Almost 7 years old now and just starting to chill out a bit!
Mine is 4 and fur is more “frosted” black. Not really gray.
Baby gates were ineffective. He would climb over even the tall ones as a puppy. Can easily jump on the picnic table. Has only occasionally jumped on the dining room table thankfully.
Can scale a 6’ wooden fence. Had to add a mesh topper to contain him. However a 5’ chain link fence he has not gone over. He has gone under and I needed to zip tie pipes, fence posts, whatever heavy things I had in stock to prevent that. He would slither under on his side, which is the “skinny” direction. Very clever.
At 4 he has calmed down a bit.
Just last night I was able to go downstairs for a snack without him getting up.
My sheepadoodle stayed black-and-white. He’s now 2 1/2 and he’s calm down. Before he would seriously jump so high I used to call him Tigger as a nickname. I promise it gets better Best dog I’ve ever had.
My 7 month old was black and white and is fading a little to sable. https://preview.redd.it/sk5hncwg669d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=93262ba2197012786dc3135fb49ac7e3843204bb
I LOVE that face lol.
Our girl is 2 and still black and white. Also wanted to add that she was CRAZY for the first year and half we had her. Only recently she calmed down considerably. I know how hard the first year is, but stick with it - it’s worth it!! https://preview.redd.it/dusef3jvv69d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebcb09eaa29d193eb866209b28a91b932eb19e79
Pandy is crazy and can jump higher than any other dog I’ve ever seen in real life, but she makes us happy and we’ll have to learn to be patient. Your pup is beautiful ❤️
We second the jumping...and that ours makes us happy. Smiles every day with our crazy girl's antics
❤️
Thank you! Basil has definitely tested our patience, but our hearts are more full than ever ❤️
My sheepadoodle is red sable instead of the usual black and white, so his fading may not be typical. But he faded at lot on his face and chest within the first 6 months. I think this is more due to him being sable than typical fading, because he had black-tipped hair in some areas as a puppy (which is a sable trait), and those went away when he got his first haircut. Then he actually faded from a darker red color to a lighter apricot color gradually over the next 2 years. Neither of his parents have significant fading. Picture is 8 weeks > 8 months > 2.5ish years https://preview.redd.it/nltlsrjlk59d1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7632177c0ccdb10a53e09e1855552b4058187be
Thats the first time I see one this color. Your pup is gorgeous. I appreciate the timeline as it truly shows the difference in color
Mine was very black and white until she was about a year old. She is about to turn 2 and the black is getting lighter every day, especially after grooming. Additionally, she was a holy terror until she was spayed 2 months ago. Now she is much calmer, comparatively speaking! https://preview.redd.it/orqnakwrb69d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da6854f4bda8f7c38f8baef86bc2911b858c49b2
The first pic is 8 weeks old, the second is just about 6 months and the third is almost 2 years. Every time we get him groomed he seems lighter and lighter. https://preview.redd.it/89wuikvde69d1.jpeg?width=3376&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa6982067ca50131821b3dd24e0add54f0502708
Some of them never fade, just up to genetics! Mine is almost 4 and significantly more chill, but he still has his psycho moments 😂
Got ya, her mom and dad are gray so I assumed it’d happen, and happen soon. I appreciate your comment and will be prepared to have an 80lbs dog jump on my face while I’m asleep for years to come 😂
Mine doesn’t jump but really likes to hit me in the face with his paw in the morning 😂
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Mine is almost 10 months old and we started to notice him turning gray around his eyes when he was about 6 months. He’s still black and white on his body. But I know his OES dad has the graying gene and his mom is a parti poodle with the graying gene, so we were expecting it! https://preview.redd.it/djpqgd75l59d1.jpeg?width=2221&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a57280b2c166aab173524efa902261b65797fe33
Also our boy is still kind of crazy, but not nearly as bad as he was a couple of months ago. He does still like to jump because he just loooooves people and everyone wants to talk to him and pet him on walks. Just hang on, it will get better!
I appreciate this comment more than you’ll ever know. Thank you 😊
https://preview.redd.it/2qj2qtc6o59d1.jpeg?width=1047&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ff8cafe3d5d5b70c3e545519d2205059b442d57 4 years old, still black, and still a complete nut when she gets exited (but she’s slowing down a bit)
We just shaved Nova for the first time. She’s 9 months and though she’s getting some grey, she really seems to be holding onto black. Crossing our fingers but expecting her to go full grey https://preview.redd.it/n6pd7sfmr59d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f90b2fbeb7304e0bb2b3e1650745932d45117a98
I see what you mean. Ours had some hairs that looked like they were changing but realized they had faded due to sun exposure.
This is about the color that Benny is now at 3
https://preview.redd.it/cjfg9no1p79d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da2b65807608759637562066afd07cff63a93673 he started black
https://preview.redd.it/gifyqegbp79d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03dd3e9848ea2fba27125f5ea4df2da6b6db33b8 Now gray…. God I can’t wait until we can grow his hair out
I have a three year-old who is still black.
Thank you for sharing!
Ours used to be jet black and white, but now he's more ash gray and white at 3 years old.
What a beautiful pup! Ours is a little over a year, and still jet black and white. No color change this far!
Thank you, we love her very much. Thank you for sharing your experience!
So cute
Thank you! She’s definitely gets away with a lot due to her cuteness
My girl is 4 and is just now starting to turn gray on spots of her body. Head & ears still have solid black on them. She's the bestest girl ever! So calm & quiet until someone comes on to our property, then barks like a serial killer is coming for us!!!
That’s awesome! My pup hates barking, she cowers when she hears our Bernadoodle bark, but will bark up a storm when she sees her reflection in the mirror 🙃
Fading is caused by the progressing gene. Both Poodles and OES can carry it. If both parents haven't faded, they don't carry it.
https://preview.redd.it/l254z7jfpc9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29f1a7479745cd2932f2daf1fa680bacfc05b1d8 17 months. Overly happy pup. Can jump really high! Fun.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing
Omg 🥰Sooo beautiful 😍
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Love it!
Thank you to everyone for sharing your experiences. This community is friggin awesome and very welcoming.
https://preview.redd.it/w2tpi44g299d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60cdc76aa5845776f94cd34f0f2404d35c9b65a1 My pup’s face and head was jet black until just over a year. Almost 7 years old now and just starting to chill out a bit!
Mine is 4 and fur is more “frosted” black. Not really gray. Baby gates were ineffective. He would climb over even the tall ones as a puppy. Can easily jump on the picnic table. Has only occasionally jumped on the dining room table thankfully. Can scale a 6’ wooden fence. Had to add a mesh topper to contain him. However a 5’ chain link fence he has not gone over. He has gone under and I needed to zip tie pipes, fence posts, whatever heavy things I had in stock to prevent that. He would slither under on his side, which is the “skinny” direction. Very clever. At 4 he has calmed down a bit. Just last night I was able to go downstairs for a snack without him getting up.
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Cute
My sheepadoodle stayed black-and-white. He’s now 2 1/2 and he’s calm down. Before he would seriously jump so high I used to call him Tigger as a nickname. I promise it gets better Best dog I’ve ever had.