I personally like the standard, I like the tan and black, gold and black, Im not too fond of the silver, but it really doesn't matter.. only the dog's personality really matters to me! I know that when I got my Cookie, my breeder told me a lady had come before me to look at her, possibly to purchase and she said she was not interested because Cookie was "not the right color" hmm not sure what color she was looking for! Oh well, her preference I guess hehe