Say No To Silver Labs

[TORNER RETRIEVERS]

Geez! Just leave it alone! No matter what you say Torner, people arent going to stop breeding/buying Silver Labradors!

NICE. you sound just like a 3 year old.

how would you know that? if people were educated and determined, of course it would stop.

i agree with Suki. if you want just a pet dog, adopt one from the shelter.
if you want to show (in beauty) don't buy a silver lab. it's that easy.

[Lady's Human]

Breed standard:

THis is why most working German Shepherds are from German lineage. the AKC standard dogs had the brains bred out of them to fit some artificial conformation appearance.

I'm sorry, I disagree with appearance the sole breed standard. A dog should look like the breed, AND be able to perform in whatever activity they were bred for.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

NICE. you sound just like a 3 year old.

how would you know that? if people were educated and determined, of course it would stop.

Well excuse me for expressing my feelings on this subject. The world has been educated about spaying/neutering too, yet we have thousands of dogs that die every year in shelters. People are going to keep breeding these dogs because people want them. Alot of silver lab breeders are 100% positive their dogs are purebred, not crossed with a Weimaraner in any which way. They will not stop because their puppies sell like hot cakes. For instance, one of the websites I visited had two litters of silver lab puppies. EVERY last one of them was sold instantly. People will always love labs and when they see this so called *rare* color, they want one.

Have people stopped breeding one pound Chihuahuas? Knowing that these dogs are born premature and have serious health problems? I personally think silver labs are gorgeous and if they can be registered with the AKC as purebred labs and they have the same working ability as the other colors, they should be bred.

Quote from a breeder...

"Everything written about the Silver Labs is based upon speculation. One statement that is commonly made is that there had to have been a Weimeraner introduced into the bloodlines to produce the silver color. This statement has been proven false. UC Berkley studied the genetic makeup of the Silver Lab against that of the Weimeraner. Researchers concluded that it was not the same."

"If a person should come upon one of the remaining "Silver Lab Hate sites" on the net and develops ANY doubts about Silver Labs, that person should go directly to AKC and ask the pertinent question to learn the facts."