Available companions are listed as FEATURED
Offering exceptional pups from Health tested parents at Pet Home Prices (Full registration is available) Come and pick out your next best friend All available companions are listed as FEATURED
All of our breeding Labs have been Hip and Elbow tested through OFA they also receive full panel genetic screening through EMBARK (170+ tests). Below is a explan
ation of some of the rare shades we offer, such as silver, charcoal and champagne. These three colors are express through a recessive d gene.
“Labrador Retrievers that express the dilution gene (dd) are recognized and registered by the American Kennel Club (AKC) based on their foundation genetic... colors, Black, Yellow, or Chocolate.
- Labradors that are descriptively called “Silver” are registered as their base genetic color Chocolate.
- Labradors that are descriptively called “Charcoal” are registered as their base genetic color Black.
- Labradors that are descriptively called “Champagne” are registered as their base genetic color Yellow. The policy of registering light shades of the breed standard-described colors was established after a joint investigation by the AKC and Labrador Retriever Club of America (LRC) in the 1980’s, wherein breed purity of “Silver” Labradors was also confirmed.”
The use of descriptive color names is not new to the Labrador breed. Most common is the use of "White" for genetically Yellow Labradors that lack most of their pigment in the hair. The old breed studbooks contain many other descriptive iterations of the accepted colors, jet=Black, slate=Black, champagne=Yellow cream=Yellow, butterscotch=Yellow, liver=Chocolate, brown=Chocolate, etc, etc...
Silver labs are registered with the AKC as chocolate. Silver is considered a chocolate variation and therefore registered as such. Charcoal labs are registered with AKC as black. Charcoal is considered a black variation and therefore registered as such. There is great debate regarding the silver and charcoal labs. I suggest that you do your own research and decide for yourself. This variation in color would eliminate any potential to enter into shows with the AKC. If you are searching for a show dog then the Silver lab is not for you.
