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According to Joan Gordon: "Picking the color for the dog's ribbon is a matter of personal preference. But as a general rule, pastel colors (although lavendar is okay), black, brown, yellow, and white tend to fade the dogs colors, and do not show up well in the ring. Bright colors are best; red, blues, greens, or the variations of these basic colors. Young dogs, whose golds are not cleared all the way, tend to look best with red ribbon as it picks up the gold minimizing the black or sooty colors."