Meet Our New Addition, Luka!

[IRescue452]

I want to play too! What a sweetie. Congrats! That coat and that nose look more like a chessie I think.

[anna_66]

She's adorable and they really look like they're having a great time playing together

[.sarah]

I want to play too! What a sweetie. Congrats! That coat and that nose look more like a chessie I think.

It does, except she doesn't have the harsh coat like a Chessie. It's actually against breed standard for a yellow Lab's nose and skin to be that color, so it's a little rare. It's just a chocolate Lab's color nose and it can happen if there is a chocolate dog anywhere in the dogs ancestry. Most breeders try to stay away from it. But if you breed a black to a black who both carry all colors, there will be all three colored puppies in the litter. There will most likely be a yellow with chocolate pigmentation in the litter. It's not a defect, and the dog would just have to go to a pet home. A lot of field Labs have this color nose, though, because field Labs can't be shown in conformation so the color of nose doesn't matter. A dog like this could be bred and produce all yellow puppies with a black nose if they are bred to a yellow with a black nose, because it dominates over chocolate.

Okay, I'll stop. I could go on forever about this

[IRescue452]

Yes, I hate how the show breeders only pick and choose what colours they want. Does an "ideal" colour make the dog any better, of course not, Luka is proof.