Guidelines

How do I find a reputable lab breeder?

How do I find a reputable lab breeder?

There are a number of ways to find a good Labrador breeder. These include puppy advertisements and breeder advertisements in newspapers and online. Labrador breed clubs will be able to put you in touch with local Labrador breeders and this is a good way to start your search.

Are Silver Labs 100% lab?

But breeders of the Silver Labrador argue that it is a pure bred Labrador. In many cases, the ancestry can be traced back through a few generations of pedigree dogs and the silvers litter mates are registered as pedigree, so the silvers should be able to as well.

What should I look for when buying a Labrador puppy?

Here’s the Kennel Club’s labrador breed standard. General appearance: Strongly built, short-coupled, very active; broad in skull; broad and deep through chest and ribs; broad and strong over loins and hindquarters. Head and skull: Skull broad with defined stop; clean-cut without fleshy cheeks.

What should I ask a lab breeder?

The 12 Questions You Should Ask of a Labrador Breeder

  • How are you involved with the Labrador breed?
  • How many different breeds of dog do you breed?
  • Are the sire and dam registered?
  • Where are your Labrador puppies raised?
  • How long have you breeding / How many litters of puppies have you bred?

What Color Lab is the rarest?

Silver is the rarest Lab color. Silver is rare because it can only come from a unique genetic makeup. The dilution gene needed to produce this silver hue is a recessive gene and is often masked by the genes for a chocolate coat.

What is the best breed of Labrador?

When it comes to the dogs the general concensus depending on the experts opinion which is the American Kennel Club for the US the best breed is the Labrador Retriever. The Claim According to the American Kennel Club the Labrador Retriever is the top breed and it has held this title for 26 years in a row.

Are Labradors the same as Golden Retrievers?

A Labrador is one of several kinds of Retrievers, and is also considered a gun dog (hunting dog). They are athletic, kind, pleasant, and playful in nature. Golden Retriever Same as the Labrador, it is a large-sized breed of dog and also known to be a gun dog.

Are all Labrador Retrievers the same?

All types of Labrador Retrievers have more shared characteristics than differences . For example, they are as likely as each other to develop the diseases common to the Labrador breed. The coat of all types of Labrador Retriever is thick, dense and soft.

What were Labradors bred to do?

Labrador Retrievers were originally bred to be work dogs. Their purpose was to retrieve fish or birds or whatever their owner needed them to do (hence the name). This type of work required that the breed be full of energy.