Ditto. If this is the most promising boy for your girl, why not. Non-breeder, non-show people will love the puppies no matter what.

No reason not to other than you know the pick will be the dudley!

And in fact, what is being referred to as Dudley is not actually dudley (pink-no pigment). The yellow puppy who got the chocolate gene from both parents does have pigment (nose, eyelids, etc) , it's just not BLACK pigment, it's liver brown. The last poster is right, they're often pick of the litter, because in all other ways, they're a perfectly good speciman of a Labrador. And it's naturally occuring within the breed, unlike silvers. :)

I saw an adult at the beach with the dark liver against the cream and he was so beautiful. They really stand out, it's too bad they can't be shown.