Quote Originally Posted by IRescue452
Thank you cali. I don't understand why these people are so against breeding a black and tan lab or any other mismark. Its still a quality lab. Some people say they should be spayed or neutered for population reasons, but the breeder could just as well produce as many puppies in black as they could in an "unaccepted" colour. If the puppies are black, yellow, or chocolate than its ok to add to the population, but not if they are another colour? None of the arguements I've seen on this thread are logical.

the reason why reputable breeders and parent club of the breed are so against to the silver color is because there's a breed standard that is very specific about coloring and mismarks.

this standard was made for people to know how a lab should look like, not for some unethical bunch of people who make a living out of genetical alterations. i personally think that it's unffair to responsible and professional breeders that this people get away with it, just because there are ignorant and extreme dog lovers who wouldn't see the point. that means that a life devoted to improve the breed is useless, because in the end those are just dogs.

so you're telling me that (for example) if someone was to destroy the great dane as a breed, by making crosses with chihuahuas and creating a new breed called "miniature great dane", it would still be okay? after all, they're still dogs which deserve to be loved and it's a trendy new breed. a few generations later, you would be able to get a miniature great dane from two pure bred great danes.

just because people tend to have dogs and make stupid breedings, doesn't mean that people should fall for the lie and let this keep happening.
there's a reason for everything. our reason, as responsible breeders that we are, is to keep the breed as it should be, as how the pioneers of the breed intended it to be. they deserve our respect for their work of a lifetime.