#brindle poodle

[pittieandpoodle]

pretty boy got a lovely haircut for his show next weekend! he’s maturing so nicely 😭

[pittieandpoodle]

Shrike had an amazing show weekend! Over 3 days and 5 shows he won 3 Champion classes and a Best of Breed over some tough competition, and that puts him at 4/5 legs towards his Grand Championship. He’s maturing into such a lovely dog, both in structure and temperament. He’s friendly, easy-going, happy to work, and fucking amazing at settling ringside and traveling. I’m so impressed with my little bird ❤️

Our next show isn’t until August so we’re going to spend the next two months working on ring manners (he’s still super wigglesome for judge exams), coat maintenance, and sport titles. I’m hoping for a RATI, TKN, and CGC. We’ll also keep plugging along with agility foundations and maybe dip our toes into the trial waters by the end of the year.

[ainawgsd]

Brindle is a pattern, not a color. A brindle coat exhibits a tiger-striped pattern resulting from layered black hair intermingled in areas of lighter color: ie: lighter color with black stripes.  Reverse brindle occurs when the black striping is so heavily concentrated that the lighter background, while clearly still present, is much more subdued, giving the appearance of the coat being black in color with lighter stripes. Brindle Can come in most colors. Brindle is a recessive gene and both parents must carry it. 

The brindle color will ALWAYS be present in the coat no matter how often or how short the coat is taken down.   Brindles even if shaved clear to the very skin, will still display their stripes.  The brindle pattern is more noticeable if the coat is kept short on the poodle.  If the coat is grown out it all mixes together and gives the dog a more solid looking color all over, albeit a muddy looking color.

Since most poodle colors fade it is very common the striping on a  brindle to become less distinct even nearly invisible over time.  

Phantom, brindle, and sable are considered out of standard by all major registries. 

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Tyler, 2014