What is a parti poodle?

  Many of the original poodles were parti colored, many people don't know that. It was chosen by earlier breeders to attempt to breed out the parti colored poodles, favoring the solids. Thankfully the parti gene was a persistent gene and is making a come back!! A parti Poodle is one with a white base coat of more than 50% and a secondary color. The secondary colors may fall anywhere on the dog as well as those spots may be of any poodle color. This is one element that makes parti Poodles so interesting. No two ever look alike.