When I was looking for Bella I wanted a white dog because I had never had one. Silly reason, huh? I had previously had all of the other colors that poodles come in, including black. Ripley is my second black dog. My Whitney (black standard poodle) was a big sweetheart. I must say that the day I laid eyes on Ripley if he had been purple I would still have adopted him. It was his sweet little personality at the shelter that won me over. How could someone not love this face.