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There are many questions that have been raised about the Silver Labrador, and we hope to answer some of those for you, and give you the truth, based on fact, to help to answer your questions and set your mind at ease.
Lets state first, that whether you are looking to get a Dilute Labrador for the purpose of having a great hunting companion, are wanting to compete with your new Lab, in obedience, agility, tracking, therapy, or field, or are looking just for a new family member and great companion, the Silver Labrador lives up to the wonderful "Labrador Reputation" as the #1 breed in America, and thus will be a great choice, not to mention the remarkable choice of coat colors you will have to choose from.
We are going to cover some of the main points to help answer the questions that we seem to hear the most, regarding the Silver, Charcoal and Champagne Labrador Retriever. Within these info pages, you will find information on such things as
the origin of the Dilute coat colors, the differences between Standard coat colors and Dilute coat colors, what constitutes a Lab with a Standard coat color that doesnt carry the Dilute gene, what is a Dilute factored Labrador, and what is a Dilute Labrador Retriever. We will be explaining how the coat color is reproduced, we will talk about the dilute gene and how it works and then we will talk about color, Black, Yellow and Chocolate, as well as Dilute, and how it is produced, and we will define what a Silver Labrador is, what a Charcoal Labrador is, and what a Champagne Labrador is.
Please use the links below to browse much needed info about these topics and to learn more about the "Dilute Labrador Retriever". If ever you have any questions, or would like to share research information and experiences with us, please feel free to contact us anytime at info@silverlabradorbreeders.com These pages are compiled by volunteers and so some of the pages for the links, may not be completely finished, we hope to have them finished in the next several months.
Lets state first, that whether you are looking to get a Dilute Labrador for the purpose of having a great hunting companion, are wanting to compete with your new Lab, in obedience, agility, tracking, therapy, or field, or are looking just for a new family member and great companion, the Silver Labrador lives up to the wonderful "Labrador Reputation" as the #1 breed in America, and thus will be a great choice, not to mention the remarkable choice of coat colors you will have to choose from.
We are going to cover some of the main points to help answer the questions that we seem to hear the most, regarding the Silver, Charcoal and Champagne Labrador Retriever. Within these info pages, you will find information on such things as
the origin of the Dilute coat colors, the differences between Standard coat colors and Dilute coat colors, what constitutes a Lab with a Standard coat color that doesnt carry the Dilute gene, what is a Dilute factored Labrador, and what is a Dilute Labrador Retriever. We will be explaining how the coat color is reproduced, we will talk about the dilute gene and how it works and then we will talk about color, Black, Yellow and Chocolate, as well as Dilute, and how it is produced, and we will define what a Silver Labrador is, what a Charcoal Labrador is, and what a Champagne Labrador is.
Please use the links below to browse much needed info about these topics and to learn more about the "Dilute Labrador Retriever". If ever you have any questions, or would like to share research information and experiences with us, please feel free to contact us anytime at info@silverlabradorbreeders.com These pages are compiled by volunteers and so some of the pages for the links, may not be completely finished, we hope to have them finished in the next several months.
Silver Labrador Information
These Diltue coat colors of Silver, Charcoal and Champagne are merely a different coat color shade, in appearance, than the traditional Standard coat colors, and they are relatively new to the public eye, but are still Labrador Retrievers, every step of the way, and in every aspect. They also DNA as follows------Charcoal/DNA as Black, Silver/DNA as Chcoloate, Champagne/DNA as Yellow. All Dilutes DNA 'dd' at the D locus, all non-Dilutes DNA either "Dd" or "DD' at the D locus (click on the various links below to learn more). They do not differ in health, temperament or intelligence from their yellow, black or chocolate littermates, parents, or great great great grandparents. Like all Labradors, these guys are eager to please their owners, are dedicated family members, are loyal and loving, and have natural retrieving instinct. They can be shown in many competitions, from agility to tracking, in obedience and field trials, and the ones that have been shown in these competitions, have done very well and sometimes do better than their yellow/black/chocolate relatives even. They lack nothing. Because of the great "Silver Labrador" controversy right now, it is not suggested that you show them in the conformation ring, at this point. Right now, they are considered, by the show breeders and judges to be a fault, because of the appearance of the coat, even though they are DNA proven to be of standard coat colors of chocolate, yellow and black. There are several breeders that are currently working on what is needed to get these dogs into the show ring and accepted by the judges, and this will be conformation. A few breeders have been doing much needed research on the Dilute gene in the Labrador Retriever, along with DNA testing and documenting, and because those tests show and prove that these Dilute Labs DNA color test as yellow, black or chocolate, it proves that they are indeed just shades of the standard coat colors, and we feel that it will only be a matter of time before you will see the leaders in the Dilute Labradors, and their breeders, heading for the show ring to hammer it out and lead the way to acceptance. It is very important that anyone that has the same goals of acceptance and showing, proceed in the right manner, and do as much research, collecting facts, and more important they need to be working on 'Improvement Breeding' with every litter produced, which is of the highest importance right now for the Dilute Labrador. We encourage all of you to join 'The Dilute Labrador Group', in order to build up the numbers we need in order to show that these dogs are here to stay. You will find a link to this 'Group' right here within this Silver Labrador Breeders website, and we invite you to check it out and join us.
Please use these links to learn more about the 'true facts' surrouding the Dilute Labrador, and to educate yourself.
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See pictures and get info on the Champagne Labrador
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If the dog is just a carrier of the dilute gene, or is "factored' then the genetic code reads "Dd" at the D locus (above, you will notice that these dilute coat colors, are genetically 'dd' in the case of a dilute coat color), this differs when the dog is just factored, and in this case it would read 'Dd' on a dilute factored dog. If the dog is not a carrier or is 'non-factored" (regular, standard coat colors with no dilution gene) then the code reads "DD" at the D locus.
There are many people that dont know what color pups they will get if they breed their bitch to a specific stud dog, so for a complete page that deals with the breeding of Labrador coat colors, including the Dilute coat colors as well as the Standard coat colors, and what colors are produced when certain colors are bred together, based on the genetics of each parent, and averages, please go to our "coat color breeding chart" link below, that we have created and provided for you within this site. This page has many links, for each coat color, that will lead you to pages that explain what each pairing will produce, as far as coat color and genetics goes. These charts are based on averages, and are not a guaranteed result in any case, but it will give you a great understanding on what to expect.
There are many people that dont know what color pups they will get if they breed their bitch to a specific stud dog, so for a complete page that deals with the breeding of Labrador coat colors, including the Dilute coat colors as well as the Standard coat colors, and what colors are produced when certain colors are bred together, based on the genetics of each parent, and averages, please go to our "coat color breeding chart" link below, that we have created and provided for you within this site. This page has many links, for each coat color, that will lead you to pages that explain what each pairing will produce, as far as coat color and genetics goes. These charts are based on averages, and are not a guaranteed result in any case, but it will give you a great understanding on what to expect.
Silver that does not carry the yellow----EEbbdd
Silver that does carry the yellow----Eebbdd
Charcoal that does not carry the yellow or chocolate----EEBBdd
Charcoal that does carry yellow but not chocolate----EeBBdd
Charcoal that carries both yellow and chocolate----EeBbdd
Champagne that doesnt carry chocolate----eeBBdd
Champagne that does carry chocolate----eeBbdd
Champagne (Dudly) --no black pigment----eebbdd
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Remember the silver is nothing more than a chocolate that is affected by the double dilute gene, therefore this dog can produce:
Chocolate
Silver
Black
Charcoal
Chocolate
Silver
Black
Charcoal
Remember the silver is nothing more than a chocolate that is affected by the double dilute gene, therefore this dog can produce:
Yellow
Champagne
This charcoal is a dominant charcoal. Remember, the charcoal is nothing more than a black that is affected by the double dilute gene, therefore this charcoal is a dominant charcoal and this dog can produce:
Black
Charcoal
Black
Charcoal
Remember, the charcoal is nothing more than a black that is affected by the double dilute gene, therefore this charcoal dog can produce:
Yellow
Champagne
Remember, the charcoal is nothing more than a black that is affected by the double dilute gene, therefore this charcoal dog can produce:
Chocolate
Silver
Black
Charcoal
Yellow
Champagne
Black
Charcoal
Yellow
Champagne
Remember, the champagne is nothing more than a yellow that is affected by the double dilute gene, therefore this champagne can produce:
Remeber, the champagne is nothing more than a yellow that is affected by the double dilute gene, therefore this champagne can produce:
Chocolate
Silver
Black
Charcoal
Yellow
Champagne
Chocolate
Silver
Black
Charcoal
Champagne
Remember, the champagne is nothing more than a yellow that is affected by the double dilute gene, therefore this champagne can produce:
Here are the genetic codes for the various Dilute coat colors that are affected by the dilute gene. The character graphs below will help you to understand coat color (phenotype) vs what the dog carries genetically for color (genotype), and what each dog is capable of producing because of its genotype, or genes that it carries. There is no such thing as a 'silver factored' or a "charcoal factored" or a "champagne factored" Labrador. This is impossible because the Labrador Retriever does not carry a silver, charcoal or champagne gene, and until someone decides that the dilute coat colors are 'their own seperate colors' like yellow, black and chocolate are, there are only dilute factored Labradors. Some Labradors, as we have seen, do carry dilute genes. The gene reponsible for the dilution coat color, is not a silver, or charcoal, or champagne gene, it is merely a dilute gene, therefore the dog is said to be dilute factored. It can be said that the Labrador of certain genotype, can produce silver, charcoal and champagne, but it can not be approprately said that the dog is silver, charcoal or champagne factored, this is an incorrect term used by many that are not familiar with genetics and how they work in coat color.
The folowing are examples of phenotype in the Labrador Retrievers, and based on their genotype, there are graphs to show what each dog can produce or throw, in the way of coat color, in its puppies.
The folowing are examples of phenotype in the Labrador Retrievers, and based on their genotype, there are graphs to show what each dog can produce or throw, in the way of coat color, in its puppies.
Yellow
Defining a Dilute Labrador
Defining a Dilute Factored Labrador
Controversy over these new coat colors
Where did these colors come from
Registration for Silver,Charcoal and Champagne Labradors
See illustrative pictures and explanation
Scientific facts about dilution and coat color
See what your Lab can produce based on what color it carries
Info on Showing your Silver Labrador
Information on the necessity of Improvement breeding
Why genetic testing is necessary and important
We feel that the chart below will be very useful in helping you to understand the Dilute coat colors and what they will produce depending on their genotype.
(Due to all the work on this site, being from volunteers, many of these links and pages are still under construction, but more work is being done on these pages, right now as we speak, and hopefully they will be completed in the months to come)