Labrador colours!

They shouldnt be more expensive  ::)  This is why people say to stay away from chocs, when a breeder is offering puppies depending on price by colour or sex, this is because they’ve either bred for colour  (not health, temprement and type)  or they offer bitches higher because they know people can breed from them  >:(

A well bred chocolate isn’t bad, my first lab was chocolate from Stormley, she was the nicest natured you’d ever know, but greedy!  They can be hyper and there is reports of them being more aggressive.  If you buy from a reputable breeder, they wont be breeding any dog to any dog, they’ll know the parents and generations back in their minds.  I have a black bitch now, because blacks are my favourite!  They seem to be a bit more switched on, most yellows i’ve known to be a little bit dumb for want of a better word!  🙂

Hi,

they seem also to come in orange and red too

Claire x

yep that true brainless in all respects but

the ‘market’ is breeding the dilutes etc – i put up a pic on here re a litter – one of each – will look for it later unless someone can find it

my concern is that these breeders are aiming at the pet market – and yep that means no health testing no breed research but boy they look cute

there is a big dif in temperament between the colours and a choc to choc lab mating  ::) please anyone reading this – dont go there

Don’t like Chocolates,the one from around the corner from me is now muzzled whilst out on walks,as he is so dog aggresive,I dread to think how many times he has had a go at Travis,I thought it was just Travis but I have heard he is aggressive to any dog.
Travis’s breeder breeds Labs as well as Curlies but she only breeds Black 90% go to working homes and the other 10% go to pet or show homes,she said someone asked her to help with training a Choc to the gun,she said never again,she said they have a memory like a sieve,

their legs are to die for !!!

🙂

once seen – never forgotten !! 

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Brainless … what do you make of these then 🙂 

I can only assume the gene which switched on the hailstone colouring was bred out by not breeding rr dogs or culling puppies with the gene.  I suppose it is possible that some dogs still carry this in their genotype … anyway Labs dont need genetic engineering to add to their woes !!!!

Claire x

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I have seen a white splotched black lab bitch specks and ragged patches.  Looke like a burns victim, but was born that way.

From what I ahve read random white markings in self coloured dogs are soemthing going wrong with the stage in pregnancy when the colour is dispersed,a dn often it doesn’t reach the extremities and cauyse the common bits of white on chests and feet, but occasioanlly it goes haywire and you get these randomised markings.

Not sure if using oen for breeding will increase the chance fo them appearing again, or if it is a fluke.

My youngest had white feet almost to the pastern and I will be interested to see if thsi appears in ehr offsprign or if it is a one off.  Normaly pups in my breed can be born with the odd white toes and small amounts of white on chest.

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yes but its not “desired” is it 😉

Claire x

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Nope white markings are undesireable in my breed, small amounts on feet blend in, and a little on chest is not penalised.

I would be fascinated about the genetics of the patches and or the spotting.