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Originally Posted by TatumsMom  I grew up with a miniature apricot poodle so naturally that was the first thing I wanted when I moved away from home. I searched and searched for a toy black female but after hearing that a lot of blacks turn silver/gray, I was leary about the color. I was really set on a black one. And then I went to see a litter of RED toys. OMG.... I fell in love. Had never heard of the red color. I wanted a little girl but this one little boy just stole my heart and picked me so I had to take him home. He (Daxton or Dax, for short) was copper penny red until he was much older..... then he kinda faded to a color that was a little darker than apricot. I guess that's their way of "going gray". His normal weight was around 7 pounds until his later years when he had heart problems. He was on heart medication for his last 3 years or so and did just great with it. We lost him about 3.5 years ago at the age of 15. I tell you he was our world..... our "first-born" before the children. The most loyal, laid-back dog there ever was. .
If you get this pup, you won't regret it. The only word of advise I had was to look between the paw pads for any white or silver because that's what I've been told would mean that a black one will turn silver/gray but I see you've already gotten that info. And no... "toy" is not a "bad word". There are three sizes for poodles.... toy, miniature and standard. Dax was a toy, a miniature is maybe around 20 lbs (can't remember exactly) and a standard is really big.
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What a great name you had for yours, Dax, I love it. I am just hoping this puppy wouldn't get much bigger than 10 lbs. and I hear it is hard to tell with poodles. I also want him to stay black, that is most important to me. I will be checking those paws today, hope I see no white.