Hey Logan!
You're right, there is no coloring recognized as a "silver" Lab just as there is no such thing as an "English" Lab. The AKC only recognizes yellow, chocolate and black. The lower, blockier, stockier Lab is the Lab that is bred for confirmation and the one you see in dog shows. The "American Field Trial" Lab is the Lab that is taller, leaner, less blocky and more suited for hunting and field trials. It is believed that what is referred to as a "silver" Lab is a Lab that may have been bred with or has some genetic lineage with, a Weimeraner. (You're right, Angie!) There is also some heated discussion going on in the community right now that some Labs considered as silver are the product of spontaneous gene mutation (most likely from a chocolate) and that some breeders, who found a niche in the market for these uniquely colored Labs, have chosen to attempt to breed the color into their stock. There are some very, very light yellow Labs, almost white, but those are not the ones referred to as "silver." Those are genetic anomalies. I would suggest that if and when you find a breeder of "silver" Labs, you ask a lot of questions about how they came to breed that coloring, the lineage of the parents, etc.
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