by Derby Tom Suszczewicz | Mar 26, 2015 | Breeding, The Standard
What Does Improvement Mean To You? By Derby Tom Suszczewicz Improvement breeding, improved lines, health tested. There are many terms tossed around by breeders, but what does improvement mean to you? Buyers and breeders have different goals in mind when selecting a...
by Laxi Mallory | Mar 25, 2015 | Breeding, History, The Standard
All of the dogs in this photo are traditional purebred chocolate Labrador Retrievers. They are not silver labs. They are not even dilute-carrying labs. They are just a handful of examples, gathered in mere minutes, of how the chocolate color varies in Labrador...
by Laxi Mallory | Mar 15, 2015 | The Standard
WHAT IS A BREED STANDARD? From Wikipedia: “A breed standard (also called bench standard or standard of points) in animal fancy and animal husbandry is a set of guidelines which is used to ensure that the animals produced by a breeder or breeding facility conform to...
by Derby Tom Suszczewicz | Mar 12, 2015 | Breeding, History
By Derby Tom Suszczewicz The anti-dilute Lab movement focuses on the few breeders that pioneered our dilute Labrador Retriever. Culo Kennels and Beavercreek are credited with bringing the Silver Lab out of the shadows and preserving the lines that we all have today....
by Laxi Mallory | Mar 10, 2015 | History, The Standard
When considering the history of the Labrador Retriever, many people have heard it said that the breed originated in Canada, specifically Newfoundland. In the early 19thcentury there were two breeds of dogs common to the area, a larger, heavy-coated dog (now known as...
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