Golden lab?

[.sarah]

A lot of people mistakingly say "golden" instead of "yellow" when referring to a yellow Lab. Nova and Luka have both been called golden more times than I can count.

It is also a term used to describe Golden/Lab mixes, which I believe originated at guide dog organizations when they would cross the two breeds to get a better guide dog.

[Logan]

I think as lovers of dogs, we tend to be more exact about specific breeds (and always right, of course ). I tend to forget that everyone is not "up" on the correct breed names like we are! Case in point, my sister, who is a cat person, told me about this beautiful "Golden Lab" she saw at the vet's office. I bit my tongue and didn't correct her, but I came close! LOL!!!

[Blackrose]

I think as lovers of dogs, we tend to be more exact about specific breeds (and always right, of course ). I tend to forget that everyone is not "up" on the correct breed names like we are! Case in point, my sister, who is a cat person, told me about this beautiful "Golden Lab" she saw at the vet's office. I bit my tongue and didn't correct her, but I came close! LOL!!!

What is bad is that we have a Children's dictionary and for "dog" they have the definition, and then they have pictures of common breeds of dogs. The Lab is one of them....only they call it a Golden Lab. You would think a dictionary of all things would get it right. I crossed out the "Golden" part and wrote yellow. lol

[Suki Wingy]

this is also a huge peeve of mine. I know many people who refer to pure bred Yellow colored Labrador Retrievers as "Golden Labs"

[Flatcoatluver]

At work we have a yellow lab that came in, on the paperwork I wrote yellow lab. The owner got so mad and said in a rude tone, he's a golden lab not yellow. I found it really funny and I was trying to hold my laughs until she left.