Can Goldendoodles be black? So, if your heart belongs to a black Goldendoodle or you have your sights set on adding a black Goldendoodle puppy to your pack, hold on to your dog leash! A hybrid breed or cross breed between the Poodle and the Golden Retriever, Goldendoodles are gaining in popularity as friendly, intelligent family companions.
Goldendoodles are not purebred dogs. They may have a purebred Poodle as one parent and a purebred Golden Retriever as the other parent. Or, they may be some mix of the Poodle and Golden Retriever breeds. In other words, they may have a Goldendoodle as one parent and a Poodle as the other parent.
Or, they may have two Goldendoodles as parents. There is no such thing. And like family members, every Goldendoodle is unique. From coat color to size, the Poodle and Golden Retriever parent heritage brings variety to the Goldendoodle breed, including variety in coat color.
But black Goldendoodles? Probably less so. Golden Retriever coat colors are variations of dark golden, golden, and light golden. Logic i. So where do black Goldendoodles get their night sky, inky, jet black coat color?
But how? The Poodle heritage is the key. The black Goldendoodle gets its coat color from the Poodle side of the family. As a purebred, Poodles come in a variety of colors that are established as part of the breed standard. According to the AKC, Poodle coat colors can be apricot, brown, red, white, gray, cream, white, silver, and black.
The chart below shows how the colors play out with the Poodle and Golden Retriever parent breeds. Genetics tell us that producing a black Goldendoodle is more likely when both parents have genes for the black coat color. Or they are more likely to be F2 Goldendoodles, meaning that both parents are Goldendoodles.
This gets us to our next point. Black Goldendoodles and black Labradoodles are easily mistaken for each other. But there is a difference.