Someone mentions the dilution gene and the same old baseless attacks start. Big surprise.
Sure do. Reputable breeders will NEVER accept this foreign gene. Someone has to stand up for our breed that you so callously want to ruin by breeding an unnatural color.
And then you conveniently show up to try to distract from the facts that there have NEVER been any reports of "dilute" Labradors until amazingly a high profile snake oil salesman starts touting them as rare. In the beginning it was thought to be a mutated gene since he was so ignorant to how the dilute gene worked. He just stuck to breeding chocolate dilutes, but as he spread his lies and uneducated opinion fueled by the all mighty dollar, others got a hold of these dogs from him and crossed them with the other 2 two colors and saw the dilute gene at work.
As the LRC states, "There is NO genetic basis for the Silver Lab".
Oh and the silver puppies that MRW speaks about. I've seen a color photo of them. They do not look like your silver/dilute puppies. They did turn black and it was suggested the odd coloration was "simply" due to a zinc deficiency.
I know you want to defend your dilutes, but REPUTABLE breeders ALL know the dilute is a FOREIGN gene. Not to mention, it is a disqualification under the standard and SHOULD NOT be bred.
