Originally Posted by Jenn218 (Post 1492112)

OH MY GOODNESS!! I can NOT wait until you get a poodle!!! I will live thru you! hee,hee :biggrin:

For a long time, we search for a small black female poodle...that is what my daughter wanted. We never could find one...we found the silver, the apricot, so on, but no small black girls!!! Then, LilyGrace happened and it was love at first site.....so we stopped our search for the black poodle girl!

I just LOVE them to pieces!!! They are one of the best dogs EVER!!! Besides Yorkies...OF COURSE!!!

My aunt at a tiny little male (black) from the time I could remember...his name was Buttons.....he finally passed from old age (I mean, he was way up there in years) and she has never gotten another dog! He was the best dog!

I have several friends with poodles (of all sizes) and I just love each one of them. They seem to be so well mannered and easy to train and so loyal.

Good luck with your search and keep us updated! :justahug:

Originally Posted by TatumsMom (Post 1494113)

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.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by soneal (Post 1494204)

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.

Originally Posted by TatumsMom (Post 1494113)

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.
Good luck!

Originally Posted by mstplumeria (Post 1494588)

Just so everyone understands, Poodles are not classified by their weight. It goes by their height. From the AKC Website:

"The Standard Poodle is over 15 inches at the highest point of the shoulders.

The Miniature Poodle is 15 inches or under at the highest point of the shoulders, with a minimum height in excess of 10 inches.

The Toy Poodle is 10 inches or under at the highest point of the shoulders."

Soneal, I am sorry you had a bad night, and hope you get to go see the puppy today! I am anxious for pictures!!