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| Breed: | Dog > Labrador Retriever |
| Breeder: | edward michael |
| Location: | Nokomis, IL |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, Feb 17,2010 |
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Description of Pet
TANK IS A CHOCOLATE MALE, 6 WEEKS OLD TODAY AND IS READY FOR HIS NEW HOME. hIS DAD IS AN AMERICAN TYPE YELLOW LAB WITH A GREAT DISPOSITION AND BLOCKY HEAD. HIS MOM IS A ENGLISH TYPE CHOCOLATE,DOUBLE COAT,OTTER TAIL,AND A VERY BLOCKY HEAD. SHE ALSO HAS A SWEET PERSONALITY AND THAT GREAT LAB LOOK. I CAN BE REACHED AT 217.823.0245 OR EMAIL AT edwh1@yahoo.com . WE ACCEPT PAYPAL AND ALL OUR LABS COME WITH A 1 YEAR HEALTH GUARANTEE. THANKS FOR CONSIDERING A PUPPY FROM PUPPY LANE LABS, ED EDWARD H. MICHAEL 1149 E. 150 NORTH RD NOKOMIS IL 62075 IN HIS SERVICE! 217.823.0245
Vital Details
Gender: Male
Available: 1
Estimated cost-to-own: $500.00
About The Breed
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The Labrador Retriever ("Labrador" or "Lab" for short), is one of several kinds of retriever, and is the most popular breed of dog (by registered ownership) in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The breed is exceptionally friendly, intelligent, energetic and good natured, making them excellent companions and working dogs. Labrador Retrievers are known to be one of the fastest learning breeds of dog and respond well to praise and positive attention.
The Labrador Retriever coat colors are black, yellow and chocolate. Any other color or a combination of colors is a disqualification. A small white spot on the chest is permissible, but not desirable. White hairs from aging or scarring are not to be misinterpreted as brindling. Black--Blacks are all black. A black with brindle markings or a black with tan markings is a disqualification. Yellow--Yellows may range in color from fox-red to light cream, with variations in shading on the ears, back, and underparts of the dog. Chocolate--Chocolates can vary in shade from light to dark chocolate. Chocolate with brindle or tan markings is a disqualification.
Although kennel clubs and registries recognize the Labrador in variations of only three colors—black, yellow, and chocolate—some breeders sell light-colored yellow Labrador puppies as a "white" labrador, the dark yellow Labrador puppies as "fox red," or chocolates possessing the dilution factor as "silver Labradors". The "silver" color is nonstandard and would disqualify them as show dogs. Although "silver" labs are currently eligible for AKC registration as chocolate labradors, there remains some debate as to the purity of "silver" labs. The Labrador Retriever Club (parent club to the Labrador Retriever Club in the US) has declared that the "silver" labrador is not a purebred, but rather a creative hybrid. It is their belief, as well as the belief of many breeders, that the "silver" labrador is a result of cross-breeding chocolate labradors with the weimaraner. Whether this breeding was intentional or unintentional is unknown. Kennels often charge greater fees for "silver" labradors, despite their disqualifying color and the LRC's condemnation of the non-standard labrador genetic trait. Another disqualifying factor for chocolate labs (as "silver" is technically classified as chocolate) is any diviation from a hazel or brown eye color. Many "silver" labradors have blue eyes, just like the weimaraner and unlike any other variety of standard labrador. It should be noted that all "silver" labradors are a result of initial interbreeding (father to daughter, brother to sister, mother to son, etc.) to maintain their color and recessive gene traits. The earliest advertisements for "blue" or "gray" labradors date back to the 1950s in the western United States. No "silver" labradors have been known to have been naturally produced outside the United States from native chocolate labrador stock. The US-based kennel where "silver" labradors first appeared also bred weimaraners. Despite the claims made by some unscrupulous "silver" labrador breeders, there is currently no genetic test to prove or disprove that "silver" labradors are purebred.
