Always got to have the last word eh? You're really too much. Breeders all over the world who breed quality Labradors will all tell you the same thing. Silvers are NOT a true Labrador. We really don't need to waste our time trying to share our knowledge with someone who thinks he already knows it all. Good night.
There is also a better explanation here...
http://www.vetdnacenter.com/canine-dna-coat-color.html
I have 2 questions to any breeders who purposely breed "Silver", "Cream", "Charcoal"... and I mean no disrespect, I really am curious about the thinking.
1) When you exchange paperwork with a puppy buyer, do you firmly point out that they are purchasing a Chocolate, Yellow or Black Labrador Retriever? Or is that glossed over or do you actually tell people that they are purchasing an AKC registered Silver, Cream or Charcoal Labrador Retriever?
2) What is the fascination with changing the look of a particular breed? Are there any other breeds out there that are messed with as much as Labs?
Thanks for your time.
I've never seen a silver Labrador ever, not to mention here in Iceland! Never seen it.... I saw once a lab mix that was silver but the owner of that puppy said that he had a black labrador dam and a weimaraner sire and was therefore not a registered puppy.
Oh and one other thing... if the breeders love the silver color so much why not just start breeding Weimaraners??? Why do people always have to ruin other breeds and add something to that specific breed?? I don't understand that!!?? I mean if they don't like the black, yellow or chocolate color, why not just breed Weimaraner instead of mixing Labradors to weim to get that silver color??
Just saying...
For me colors is the least thing I think about when I am breeding... I think about health, temperament and conformation and I try to aim for the true Labrador who can both be a perfect family pet as well as a true Retriever!!! But that's just me
one breeder of
Silvers offered a $100,000 Silver Lab Challenge to any to
these “experts” who wished to put their money where their
mouth was concerning their accusations surrounding the
ancestry of the silver labs. This offer was out there for all you for a full week. And to the man, not one of
those “experts” you see on the internet was willing to
stand behind their Flat Earth accusations regarding Silver
Labs.
I grew up with Weims and my parents had bred some really nice hunting stock with our bitch so I'm pretty well accustomed to what the breed looks like so I'm amused at the thought of Silvers,I do know a Weim when I see it.
I can't imagine wanting to cross that breed with Labs, but if you want to see a litter from about 40 years ago of Weim puppies that look like Labs just go on my website and on our "about us" page is our Weim bitch Senta who was accidently bred by our neighbors English Springer Spaniel. They all were black, except for a little tell tale white on their toes.They looked like Black Weimeraners. (PS the one in the back is actually a "silver" or pewter - cat!! Our cat Omar)
I loved how suddenly when someone tells about a Black Labrador bred to a Weim producing a silver whelp (which means that the Black Labrador had to be a carrier of the dilution gene too), folks jump in to say that the Black Labrador was also a mix when the OP never stated that to be the case. Sure is convenient that no one questioned that! That is what I love about wiscoy...bias is obvious.
I'm still waiting for the incontrovertible proof that the dilution gene in Labs in not innate to the breed. So far all I've heard is the same old unfounded accusations of mixing that has been regurgitated for decades without proof. I think I'll be waiting a long time.