Say No To Silver Labs

[lv4dogs]

Irescue, I understand where you are coming from & I would agree with you totally if this world wasn't so overpopulated with homeless animals.
Seeing as there a lot of homeless animals I personally don't agree with breeding for ANYTHING that is not of breed standard.

Sure you get the occasional one even when you do breed responsibly & correctly, I have no problem with that, but breedeing just for that color or the like, I don't agree with that.

[Suki Wingy]

Irescue, I understand where you are coming from & I would agree with you totally if this world wasn't so overpopulated with homeless animals.
Seeing as there a lot of homeless animals I personally don't agree with breeding for ANYTHING that is not of breed standard.

EXACTLY!! Same thing if a dal breeder gets a lemon dog in their liver breeding they alter it and sell it as a pet. In my mind that is the only way to deal with the not accepted colors

[IRescue452]

But why can't you show the lemon dog? If you ask me its stupid to only accept a few colours. I understand not accepting pigments that are linked to health problems, but there's no link between lemon and blindness or deafness.

[Suki Wingy]

I honestly think it is based strictly on tradition. Conformation is a sport rooted deep in traditions, it is very hard to get them to change. It is better to sell it as a pet/performance/Juniors dog.

[lv4dogs]

But why can't you show the lemon dog? If you ask me its stupid to only accept a few colours. I understand not accepting pigments that are linked to health problems, but there's no link between lemon and blindness or deafness.

Oh I know what you mean. If theres a color with no known heath defects you should be able to show them.
Most of those colors are recognized colors of the breed, just not recognized by the kennel clubs.