by Clay | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Silver Labradors: The Misunderstood Canines Labradors are one of the most popular dog breeds in the world, known for their friendly, outgoing personalities and their ability to be trained for a variety of tasks. However, one color variation of the breed – the...
by Clay | Feb 5, 2021 | Advice, The Standard
It all started in 2014 when I decided that I would breed my two Labradors together. I had a silver Labrador and a Yellow Labrador. I had purchased full registration on them, but I wasn’t really even sure what that meant at the time. I was what’s considered a newbie...
by truthaboutsilverlabs_bbuc8r | Oct 21, 2020 | History, The Standard
Here is a “Silver Labrador Retriever Battle 101” course for those of you who are not familiar with the history: The American Kennel Club is the registering body (in the United States) for our Labrador retrievers. The AKC registers dogs based on parentage alone. There...
by truthaboutsilverlabs_bbuc8r | Aug 23, 2020 | Color, Genetics
It Could Happen to YOU Genetic Surprise! It Could Happen to You Written by Kristi Bussler You may have seen it on Netflix. “It Could Happen to You” is a 1994 film starring Bridget Fonda and Nicholas Cage. It explores the actions that take place as the result of a...
by Clay | Aug 14, 2020 | AKC, History, The Standard
Labrador Retriever Club Joint Statement with AKC A logical contradiction is to declare something is true and then to try to declare that it is not true, a statement and its denial cannot both be true at the same time. Here is a simple example of a contradiction. 1....
by Clay | Aug 13, 2020 | AKC, Breeding, History
An Open Letter to Labrador Purest and the LRC. Dear ”To Whom it May Concern;” There have been all sorts of recommendations floating around since dilute Labradors appeared on the scene in the 1980s. Again we won’t rehash the origin stories because at this point, it’s...
by Clay | Aug 6, 2020 | AKC, History, The Standard
A “Hasty Generalization” is an informal fallacy of faulty generalization, which involves reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence —essentially making a rushed conclusion without considering all of the variables. In statistics, it may...
by Clay | Aug 5, 2020 | Advice
Let’s face it, the same thing in your house day after day can leave you feeling bored, tired, or unmotivated. Time to grab the dog and head outside! Believe it or not, just a few minutes a day going outside can improve your mental and physical well-being and...
by Clay | Jan 9, 2019 | History
Defining Terms: BYC – Black, Yellow, and Chocolate Breeder Dilute Breeder – Someone who breeds Labradors with the d gene, which dilutes the primary colors of Black, Yellow, and Chocolate into Charcoal, Champagne, and Silver Labradors. There are two defined historical...
by Clay | Dec 2, 2018 | History, The Standard
Please see also this brilliant article written by Shannon Cutts We believe when independent authors are recognizing the dilute colors, it further demonstration to the Labrador color bigots that these colors are true to form and also demonstrates the legitimacy of...
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