Black And Tan Labrador Retrievers

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1. Puppy Adoption - Black And Tan Labrador Retriever Mix on February 5th, 2008 11:20 pm
   [...] dog puppy in training from our group named Eagan. You can see a picture of Eagan on my post about Black and Tan Labrador Retrievers. My guess is that Chocolate is not a pure-bred black and tan retriever, but instead is mixed with [...]
2. Marcel on March 13th, 2008 11:42 am
   

   We have a purebred Black and Tan Lab (Billy) (father Black/mother Black) which looks EXACTLY the same as your dog so your dog will probably be a purebred.
   They do exist and they are GREAT !!!!

   Good luck with your Lab!
   Marcel
3. Colby on March 13th, 2008 4:38 pm
   

   @Marcel, I updated to picture and the two pics are Billy. Have you ever seen a brindle pure bred labrador retriever? Do you have any pics of your lab? Maybe I could add them to the site in a follow-up article.
4. jeremy on April 9th, 2008 9:47 pm
   

   Hey i dont mean to be a hastle but can you tell me the name of this dog in this picture if possible
5. Colby on April 10th, 2008 10:27 am
   

   @Jeremy, no hassle. We changed the picture and the black and tan Labrador in the images above are now Billy.
6. Chris on April 10th, 2008 6:37 pm
   

   I want to get a labrador as soon as I move out my apt. in january of 09. where can I get a black and tan lab? thank you
7. jeremy on April 12th, 2008 4:10 pm
   

   I have a dog that looks exactly the same as this dog in the picture and he was a seeing eye dog reject haha i was just wondering if maybe it was a picture of him when he was a puppy
8. Colby on April 14th, 2008 11:22 am
   

   @Chris, I’m not too sure where you might be able to find a breeder who produces black and tan Labradors. Black and tans are not allowed to compete in the show ring and because if this I imagine most breeders do not purposely try to produce black and tan Labradors. From what I understand the best place to find a good breeder is to attend dog shows in your area. Good luck with your search. Let me know if you happen to find a reputable breeder.

   @Jeremy, what’s the name of your black and tan Labrador? We’ve had a few other black and tan’s come through our group.
9. Andy Blum on April 14th, 2008 7:01 pm
   

   Request permission to use the photo of Eagan as an illustration of a Black and Tan Lab on our Good Sam Travel Journal Website. I saw two but did not have a chance to take a photo. (See April 13 Art City Austin entry).

   http://goodsamclub.mytripjourn.....eeltravels

   The password is: 2yellowlabs

   Or, if my use is not acceptable, please let me know and I will remove the photo.

   Thank you,

   Andy Blum
10. Colby on April 15th, 2008 10:56 am
    

    @Andy, no problem feel free to use the image of Eagan for your website. I haven’t seen many black and tan Labrador retrievers (or maybe I just haven’t identified them as labs). I’ll have a few more pictures of Eagan that will be up on the site soon.
11. jeremy on April 16th, 2008 12:03 pm
    

    my dogs name is hawk eye
12. Colby on April 17th, 2008 5:58 pm
    

    I don’t remember there being a Hawk Eye in our group.
13. Bill Patterson on April 22nd, 2008 8:35 pm
    

    We have a beautiful brindled black lab named Maia. She is a good hunter and will hold a point well. The dame has passed but had one brindled in every litter. Know anyone that produces these or a black and tan? I lost the family vote that got her spayed, unfortunately. I came across a site that said they expected figured yellow labs. what is that? Thanks.
14. Colby on April 23rd, 2008 10:15 pm
    

    @Bill, sorry I don’t know of anyone who breeds brindle Labrador Retrievers or black and tan Labrador Retrievers.

    I’ve never heard of a “figured yellow lab” before. I’ll talk to some of the other people in our Guide Dog group to see if they’ve heard this term before. I’ll also check to see if they know of any breeders who produce brindle or black and tan lab puppies.
15. Peggy Shay on May 5th, 2008 5:53 am
    

    Thank you so much for the information on the tan markings on the labs. We just had a litter of 9 chocolate labs and 2 have the same markings as your dog. We have 2 others that have some brindling. I knew the dam didn’t get out. Both the dam and sire are all chocolate with the sire having a small white mark on his chest. If anyone out there is interested we have some left. They get their shots and worming tommorrow. They will be 7 weeks old on May 10th. Thank you.

    Peggy Shay
    703-244-7307
    zekeandp@aol.com
16. Courtney on September 4th, 2008 8:42 am
    

    Okay , So I found a tiny beautiful puppy along side of a creek in my hometown. Everyone said she looked like a rottweiler , but I know she isn’t. She has the Black and Tan markings but her ears are shorter than a black and tan. She also doesn’t have her bark fully yet but what bark she does has is a screeching howl. Does anyone have any suggestion on what she might be?
17. Peggy Shay on September 4th, 2008 8:56 am
    

    Courtney,
    If you send me your e-mail address I can send you pics of our litter. From the research I have done it doesn’t appear as uncommon as some would make you believe for the labs to have the “mismarkings”. Actually, Bill Patterson bought one of our females because he had a black and tan lab and come to find out they both had the same great grandfather. Interesting huh? My e-mail is zekeandp@aol.com
18. Bill Patterson on September 14th, 2008 9:25 pm
    

    We know have two brindled labs, one black with reddish-brown markings and a chocolate with yellow markings. The latter is from Peggy Shay. I’ll send you photos if you wish. Just e-mail me at pattnish@msn.com. Peggy has two comments on this site and may possibly use the same sire again. Maia, the 5 yr. old black, is a very good pointer and I hope Tora, the 6 mo. old chocolate, will be successful in the field. We won’t be breeding and I think either would produce more brindles. As I understand it, one must find a pair that each have the recessive coloration gene (a defective allele, actually). Isn’t the fact that the coloration is present the gene is not recessive but something else. As you’ll see they are beautiful girls.
19. Colby on September 17th, 2008 3:58 pm
    

    @Bill, that would be great I’d love to see pictures of your two brindled labs. I’ll send you an email.
20. Bill Patterson on September 19th, 2008 10:37 pm
    

    Colby, do I have to do more to get the pictures up. I didn’t see how to attach or include. Thanks.
21. Colby on September 20th, 2008 11:59 am
    

    @Bill, I have the pictures. I’ll get them up on the site in the next few days. Thanks!
22. Brindle Labrador Retrievers | Puppy In Training on September 30th, 2008 1:51 pm
    [...] or ever seen the other Labrador Retriever coat colors? A few months back I wrote an article about Black and Tan Labrador Retrievers. The coloring is very similar to a Rottweiler or a Doberman Pinscher. One of our guide dog [...]
23. Jessica on January 2nd, 2009 1:08 pm
    

    Hi, my little female puppy (name is Jasmine) is an 8 week old DOLL! She was a Christmas present from my fiance and we just got her the day before yesterday. She is black and tan and beautiful! (see website)
24. Colby on January 4th, 2009 6:37 pm
    

    @Jessica, she’s adorable. Is she a Labrador Retriever? How’s she doing? Is she sleeping okay at night?
25. Jim on January 7th, 2009 6:11 am
    

    I have a litter of pups and one is Black and Tan. There is lots of pictures and video on my facebook group. Enjoy

    facebook group Labrador Retrievers for sale…Newfoundland
26. Henry on January 7th, 2009 10:53 am
    

    I have a black and tan puppy, she is 15 weeks. I was not aware the AKC allowed you to register them. As far as I know, it is considered a color deformity and is not recognized as an official lab color.
27. Peggy Shay on January 7th, 2009 12:44 pm
    

    Our last litter had 2 chocolate and tan and a number of brindled labs. They are all registered ACA and actually can now be registered AKC as the stud dog was only registered ACA at whelping time but I sent an application to the AKC website with pedigree information and have since registered him with the AKC. The only thing I know that the AKC prohibits is showing these mismarked dogs. It does not mean they can not be registered. Thanks.

    Peggy Shay
    zekeandp@aol.com
28. Colby on January 7th, 2009 5:49 pm
    

    @Peggy, I was just about to respond to Henry’s comment when I came across your great explanation. Thanks for clarifying!
29. Josh on February 8th, 2009 9:15 pm
    

    Thanks for the information about the black and tan labs. I bred my purebred lab with a purebred yellow lab and two of the puppies came out with the black and tan markings. The other 5 are solid black…. With the black and tans, can you typically get the same price for them?
30. Peggy Shay on February 9th, 2009 7:54 am
    

    Josh,
    Absolutely you can get the same price. I went to various sites on the Internet and tried to educate myself on “mismarked labs”. In actuality it seems there are quite a few out there. The more I talk to people the more I hear they’ve had a litter with one or two pups with either the full black or chocolate and tan or brindling/splashing markings. From what I’ve read the actual rottweiller looking markings on the choc/black and tans come from the early 1800’s when they wanted to make the lab (a retrieving dog) also an expert pointer so they cross bred them with Morgan Setters. Good luck! We just had a litter with no mismarkings this time but this was a different mother.

    Peggy
    zekeandp@aol.com
31. Bill Patterson on February 22nd, 2009 11:34 pm
    

    Tora, our 11 mos brindled chocolate that we bought from Peggy Shay, went hunting today and found five of the six birds that were set out. She held a good point, even after the birds began to move a bit. She also retrived each directly back to my feet. Whatever other dog is way back in the line must have been another hunting breed – I have two brindles and both are excellent hunters. I’ll post some new ones today.
32. Carol on February 26th, 2009 8:58 pm
    

    I have been working with a very reputable breeder for a male black lab puppy. Momma is a blk and Papa is a yellow. Two gorgeous yellows and two blacks survived. (3 girls, 1 boy). I just found out from the breeder our black is really a black and tan. He is unique and beautiful.

    I want to learn as much as I can about this rare labrador. The breeder told me there are folks that search for these dogs. She told me I could consider making him available for Stud. Is there a black and tan club or group out there?

    Thx
33. Juanita Deacon on February 27th, 2009 6:21 pm
    

    My yellow lab just had pups 1-29-09 from my black lab and she ended up throwing a black and tan male. The other pups she threw were yellow and black. I never herd of such until I did some research and found this article. I have had several people tell me that the pup is not full blooded but I know better and he is regeristerd with the AKC. The pups are now 4 weeks old and he seems like he has a personality on him already.
34. Juanita Deacon on February 27th, 2009 6:22 pm
    

    My yellow lab just had pups 1-29-09 from my black lab and she ended up throwing a black and tan male. I never herd of such until I did some research and found this article. I have had several people tell me that the pup is not full blooded but I know better and he is regeristerd with the AKC. The pups are now 4 weeks old and he seems like he has a personality on him already. I would like to send a picture of him.
35. Carol on March 2nd, 2009 7:57 am
    

    Just wanted to reply to Jaunita. Our puppy was born 1/30/2009, and I too know he is full-blooded lab. Here is a link I found after reading the block above and searching on mismarked labradors:
    http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/mismarks.html

    You can see pix of the Jack/Rosanna litter at http://www.tealwoodkennel.com. The two black pups ended up being black and tans.
36. Colby on March 2nd, 2009 2:07 pm
    

    @Carol, sorry I haven’t responded in a few days. I’ve been away from my computer. I’m not sure about any Black and Tan Labrador Retrieve clubs out there. Thanks for adding the links. The more information the better. By the way, I received some updated pictures from Bill Patterson and his two brindled labs. I’ll get those pictures up in the next day or so.
37. Colby on March 3rd, 2009 1:19 am
    

    I just posted pictures of Bill Patterson’s Brindled Labs Tora and Maia. Here’s the link:

    Brindled Labrador Retrievers

    Here’s an early post of Tora and Maia:

    More Brindled Labs
38. Colby on March 3rd, 2009 1:36 am
    

    @Juanita, Thanks for your litter of puppies. If you’d like just send me an email with pictures you’d like featured on the website and I’ll create a post with pictures of your Black and Tan puppy and any information you’d like to tell about him. My email address is ckmorita@puppyintraining.com
39. Carol on March 3rd, 2009 8:43 pm
    

    @Colby, Thanks for the update on “Black and Tan” clubs.

    I sure enjoyed the pix of Bill Patterson’s Brindled Labs. They are gorgeous.

    Tealwood’s Kernel Gadget comes home the last weekend of March. If you’re interested I will send pictures.
40. Colby on March 6th, 2009 5:31 pm
    

    @Carol, please feel free to send me pictures of Kernel Gadget and maybe a little description and I’ll get a post up on the website. My email address is ckmorita@puppyintraining.com
41. Juanita Deacon on March 8th, 2009 7:32 am
    

    I have one black and tan puppy out of a litter of ten. my female had 4 yellow one chocolate 4 black and one black and tan. I advertised them and had a breeder respond back telling me I should pull my add sense I was selling mixed breads as full blooded. I sent him pictures of the parents and everything. He posted an add to beware of me because I was selling mix breads. He even put that the male i was showing is not the sir. I can guarantee he is. I even sent him website info.

    Needless to say I still have 4 pups to sell and can’t seem to get them sold because of this.
42. Guide Dog Surprise For American Idol’s Scott MacIntyre on May 14th, 2009 4:41 pm
    [...] a look at the OCGDA website to see what dogs were in for training.  Lex, a black lab and Egan a black and tan labrador retriever are both at GDA and could potentially graduate on that [...]
43. doug on May 18th, 2009 6:59 pm
    

    we have black and tan, and chocolate and tan pups. contact, petersen-tree-service@hotmail.com
44. john g on May 30th, 2009 10:01 am
    

    I have just recently got my black and tan lab.I was a bit confused for I have never heard of this color Lab.So I was really excited to find out that the color is possible.Her name is Bella and she is really cute!!!She is 7 weeks old
45. Colby on June 1st, 2009 12:59 am
    

    @john g, congratulations on your new puppy. We’d love to see pictures of Bella. If you have any you’d like to share with us you can send them to us at ckmorita [at] puppyintraining [dot] com.
46. Carol on June 2nd, 2009 8:18 pm
    

    The pictures you posted on 6/1/2009 of the Black & Tan are gorgeous. The little guy was born 1 day before our little munchkin, Gadget. I promised pictures a while back. I just sent them to you.

    He’s got an incredibly mello personality and is great with our kids. He takes all their hugs in stride. The way he wiggles I don’t know who is more excited to see who when the kids come home from daycare. He races up to them to get hugs and a lots of love.
47. Bill on June 19th, 2009 12:04 pm
    

    I have a black & tan labrador now 14 weeks old, the father and mother were both black. I’ve had chocolate, black and yellow labs she is as smart or smater than all of them. I wil use her as a field dog, mainly waterfowl and some upland game. She has learned most of the basics obiedience sit also by whistle, heel, stay, come & down. Took to water like a fish I live near the river which also has many ponds, she will sit & mark the dummy before going to retrieve, I had never heard of a black & tan labrador until doing some research, but she has a great personality and smarts like so many, and loves to please which makes her so easy to train.
48. Jay on October 6th, 2009 8:45 am
    

    I have two black & tan labs. My female came from two black parents, both english labs reg. My male came from a yellow mom and a chocolate dad, again both reg. The coloring is different on both of them. The female who came from the black parents is very shiny black and the male from a yellow mom and a chocolate dad is a more duller black . Both are very beautiful dogs with their own personalities. There are both young dogs and I am thinking of breeding them in 2010.
49. katie on October 17th, 2009 4:50 pm
    

    my purbread labs male black & female chocolate both akc reg, just had a liter of 9 , 3 of them r brindle & im not sure why?
50. Jay on October 18th, 2009 12:48 pm
    

    The reason litters have black & tan pups, chocolate & tan or brindle is because both the parents carry that recessive gene.
51. Bill on November 10th, 2009 1:37 pm
    

    Hi I had posted on June 19th on my black and tan she is now 8 months old, she has taken to the field very well retrieving ducks at the DF&G refuges and the slough. She is very attentive, loves the water, it is the first thing she will do when we get there no matter how cold it is. She has made some fairly long retrieves and is marking the falls. This weekend is the opening Pheasant season. Well she is a great field hunting dog that loves the outdoor life everything I have been looking for, glad I got her, my previous labs were chocolate, yelow and black, she is different in
    appearance but I think she’s great. Happy Hunting
52. Lesley on November 25th, 2009 11:37 am
    

    Funny that you should mention that the first time you saw a black and tan labrador was when you were volunteering for a guide dog organization. I was just at Southeastern Guide Dog Assoc. in Palmetto, FL yesterday and that’s how I learned about the recessive gene. I too had never seen or heard of a black & tan until then. Maybe you see more of them there because they breed so many labs. Interesting!
53. Sheila Mosteller on November 25th, 2009 1:12 pm
    

    I have had Labs for years, Black, Chocolate and Yellow. We have done some breeding. Our labs come from a long line of pure breed labs and we have now had two litters with black/tan and chocolate/tan. I know they are pure breed. If another male were to get in the lot with Bubba and Raingler there would be doggy parts all other the lot and that hasn’t happen. We have a litter right now that has two B/T and one C/T. They are beautiful, good natured, smart and sweet. We always have to sell them for less and it bothers me that people seem to doubt that they a purebreed, but because we sell them for less we haven’t had any trouble finding them a home. I have three and two will have a new home tonight. I wish there was some way to give these dogs the respect they deserve. We have decided not to breed Raingler any more. Just thought I would get in on your conversation. I love my Labs and my Gordylabs or whatever you choose to call them. I think they need a name of their own!
54. Jay on November 26th, 2009 12:12 pm
    

    I have a black & tan purebred reg. 1 year old. She is beautiful and very smart. She may not look like a lab but she sure acts like one. If anyone has a black & tan or a chocolate and tan purebred reg. lab for sale I would be very interested in hearing from you as my little sweetie needs a playmate and they might as well look the same. People do question if these are purebred labs but with being reg. as a purebred they can’t doubt it. Please do no retire you breeding stock because these colors show up. Both parents have to carry that recessive gene in order for these colors to show up. They may be classified as undesirables to the kennel clubs but they aren’t to Lab lovers. I know in some places there is a demand for these colors.. So please if anyone has a wonderful mismarked puppy for sale please contact me at undercurrent@sasktel.net
55. Lindsay on December 2nd, 2009 8:58 pm
    

    http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.....646fda.png
    that is my dog. koda. what do you think? pure lab? he is 7 months old.. now question.. do these dogs bark alot? cuz he does.. he likes to speak his mind alot. lol
    thank you =]
56. Lindsay on December 2nd, 2009 8:58 pm
    

    oh and in that picture he was like 4 months old… that is an old pic.
57. Colby on December 10th, 2009 12:46 pm
    

    @Lindsay, Koda is adorable. Unfortunately I can’t tell from a picture whether or not Koda is a purebred Lab. They have genetic test to determine breed, but I’m not too sure if the tests are very accurate.
58. Felicity on December 18th, 2009 2:17 am
    

    Hi,
    My dog is a pure bred lab. I saw both his parents (mum – black, dad-yellow) and he is gorgeous. But when taking him to our local vets the nurse insisted he was a cross and was actually quite rude about it!!!
59. Cindy on December 23rd, 2009 7:59 am
    

    Hello- Here is a picture of our two brindle labs. Our lab had her first litter of 14 puppies- 6 yellows, 6 black and 2 brindle. The mother is a black lab and the father is a yellow lab. 14 puppies for her litter- yikes!!!

    [IMG]http://pic70.picturetrail.com/VOL1818/12739097/22662261/380038343.jpg[/IMG]
60. Rhonda Carr on January 3rd, 2010 7:53 pm
    

    I have been looking to buy or adopt a black and tan or brindle lab for over a year. If anyone knows where I can find one, please let me know. I have a female purebred black lab who would love to have a sister or brother to play with!
61. Colby on January 3rd, 2010 11:35 pm
    

    @Cindy, those two puppies are too cute! 14 in the litter that must be a lot of work. I hope you’re getting some rest while you take care of your puppies.
62. Anna Zahn on January 5th, 2010 9:43 pm
    

    I have a black and tan retriever but my husband and every one else says that she is a rot. I have had alot of arrguments about it because they seem to think that she might turn on them. I try to explain that she is very gentle even with people that she doesnt know but everyone still seems put off. She is a rescue and we have had her for six years. She is seven now and was wondering if any one elses dog seems to still act like a pup. She still is very energetic and although she has a greying face loves to play rough with the kids. Lovingly of couse. she is also very gentle with the smaller ones also.
63. Colby on January 11th, 2010 1:15 pm
    

    @Anna Zahn, our family dog wasn’t a black and tan lab, but was a rescue border collie mix. He was full of energy and acted like a puppy for over 15 years!
64. Ben on January 11th, 2010 7:01 pm
    

    So glad I found this forum. I’m fostering to adopt a puppy whose breed I just couldn’t pin. Her siblings were all lab colors, but everyone’s first impression for her was “rottweiler!” Wasn’t convinced, partially because of her body shape and size-age relationship, though I admit I’m as far from an expert as one gets. But after a few search slings on Google, the similarities to the black-and-tan lab are striking, though, again, I’m as far from an expert as one gets.
65. Jayne on January 20th, 2010 1:20 pm
    

    WOW I am so glad to of found this article!!! I have a beautiful black lab and she has had 6 litters and this was her last one. I always have used another black lab and she always has yellow chocolate and black in all the other litters,well this time I used a beautiful yellow lab and she thru yellow,black and a black and tan..Everyone is telling me the same thing as Ben just said everyone thinks she is a rottweiler but she is a good looking lab…so glad to hear this and actually find pictures that look exactly like her…awesome website thank you
66. Kimberly Adams on January 20th, 2010 9:49 pm
    

    I am buying a Chocolate male lab with unique yellow markings from the web site I am posting They have two females with similar markings. I have had so many people tell me that this is not a lab that it is a rottie. the lady does not even have a rottie on her property. So how could it be. I have found this site to be very helpful to me thank you very much
67. Colby on January 22nd, 2010 2:11 pm
    

    @Jayne, thanks for sharing the information about your litter. I think it’s pretty confusing for most people when they see a black and tan Labrador Retriever. As I’ve mentioned before I had no idea about black and tan and brindle Labs until I saw one in our guide dog group.

    @Kimberly, thanks for leaving the link to your future puppy. Those puppies are adorable! Best of luck raising him. Hopefully he sleeps well his first few nights at home.
68. Kimberly Adams on January 22nd, 2010 2:49 pm
    

    This web site most have cleared any problems my friends and family have because they have not said anything else to me since I sent them this website Thank you for all your help with my problems. I can not wait to bring home my little man on febuary 8th.
69. Colby on January 25th, 2010 11:52 am
    

    @Kimberly, we’d love to see some pictures of your new little puppy when you bring him home.
70. Bill on January 27th, 2010 10:24 am
    

    The more I researched the Black and Tan Labrador Retirever, the more it looks to be a lot like the now extinct St. John Dog which is the ancestor of the labrador retrievers today. My black,tan & white is a wonderful waterfowl /hunting dog now almost 11 months old this is the last weekend of the waterfowl season. Her parents were both black. She aclimates very well to the cold, love swimming and water, a great retriever of upland and waterfowl, looking forward to the off season to get back to her basic traing. I’ll post pics soon.
71. Marcelle Wyatt on January 28th, 2010 5:15 pm
    

    Hi. I have a black and tan labrador, he is a big boy, father golden (and big), mother black. I am forever being asked by people what breed he has in him and upon telling them he is a pure breed labrador I encounter scoffs and laughing as most people think he is part rottweiller. He shows no traits of the Rotty, he is a placid, intelligent and loving part of our family. Hopefully my photo will download. I love reading about everyone else who has these wonderful beautiful dogs.
72. Marcelle Wyatt on January 28th, 2010 5:18 pm
    

    ps: How do you go about uploading photos???
73. Colby on January 28th, 2010 7:33 pm
    

    @Marcelle, thanks for sharing information on your Labrador. We’d love to see pictures of your dog. If you’d like to send us images of your dog send an email with attachments to ckmorita [at] puppyintraining [dot] com.
74. Kimberly Adams on February 4th, 2010 10:58 am
    

    Thank you for having a wonderful site where we can find and see more pure AKC labs that are of the Splashing color or as some call them black and tan, I have emailed several pics of my puppy that I have gotten from the breeder, he is only six weeks old and I have a pic from the day he was born to weekly photos of him.
75. mary Goody on February 4th, 2010 9:29 pm
    

    We are looking for a black and tan lab puppy to go with our beautiful Rottweiler who never had his ears cut or tail either. I am amazed at how similar the two look. We live in Washington. Thanks for the response.
76. Kimberly Adams on February 5th, 2010 1:13 pm
    

    @ Mary Goody If you look up Dutch Acres there website is http://www.dutchacrespups.com/ They have two female labs Black and Tan or Choco. and tan if you are looking for one. Good luck on getting one they are very beautiful
77. Lab Breeder on March 1st, 2010 7:14 pm
    

    I came across this site by accident but as a breeder of Labradors, I felt compelled to set the record straight. Without knowing where information is attained, I can assure you that DNA testing will show, there is not and has never been a black and tan labrador, brindle labrador or a silver labrador. Testing centers such as MMI Genomics, Optigen, Ingen or other reputable companies that many of the worlds top breeders of any breed use to verify genetic results, their cannot be masks, patterns, roans, brindles or color variations to the labrador breed if it is a true pure bred. The black and tan labs in the photos on this post clearly have different head, tail and structural differences than pure bred labradors. That’s not to say they aren’t great dogs. The best dog I’ve ever owned was not a pure bred and she was phenominal. But anyone who says labradors come in any color combination other than chocolate, black or yellow is not a reputable breeder and does not know the AKC breed standard for Labradors. Some breeders falsify AKC pedigrees by saying a silver is a diluted chocolate, but if the AKC ever randomly tests a dam and sire combination and finds a falsified non-purebred being passed off as a Labrador, they will never be permitted that breeder to register a dog again with the AKC. But don’t take my word for it, do the DNA test for yourself.

    Yours in Labs
78. Tress on March 3rd, 2010 9:16 pm
    

    I have breed my chocolate and a my yellow lab together both of which are AKC registered. It was much to my amazement that one of the puppies came out with the brindle markings. I have never heard or seen this before. It was interesting to see this website and see all the comments. I am a vet tech and I have been told that there was another father but I assure you there was not. He is the sweetest dog.. Thanks for the clarifying my curiosty.
79. Kimberly Adams on March 4th, 2010 1:25 pm
    

    I am glad to let everyone know that my puppies dna will be back in six to eight weeks so for those of disbelieve I will have a AKC DNA TEST RESULT.
80. Bill on March 4th, 2010 4:30 pm
    

    People need to realize that the original Labrador retriever was not black, chocolate or yellow. This is what the breeders want, I could care less about AKC papers, but wanted a hunting dog which she has developed into with her first season under her.The ancestor of the labrador retriever is the St. John’s dog, they had white patches on their chest, chin, muzzle and feet like the lab I have which both parents were black. Mine actually looks like a St.John’s dog with the white but also has some tan. See the pictures of the St. John’s dog and see for yourself they are now extinct with none in existence any longer.
81. Kimberly Adams on March 4th, 2010 9:33 pm
    

    I have sent some pics today so I am looking forward to them being posted soon
82. Marcel Besemer on March 5th, 2010 2:34 am
    

    As soon as someone proudly presents his or her Labrador (not white, chocolate or black) some excited “Breeder” stands up and starts arguing the originality of that dog. First of all: My dog (Black an tan Billy at the top) IS a Labrador, proven and all!! But… he’s not allowed to enter shows, breed etc…. And I know why breeders are so protective, although te “Labrador” is only originally as it is now for some 30 years….! It is all because of MONEY, it has absolutely nothing to do with the dog but with the papers cause for them, without papers a dog is worth zero Euro or Dollar.

    I can state that in (expensive) nests sometimes brindled or black-and-tan pups dissapear….. sold before 6 weeks old, kept in another room or even worse….

    Again: My dog has a black father, black mother, black brothers and sisters…all “recognized” Labs from 4 generations back and then suddenly my black and tan is NOT a Labrador…. com on Lab Breeder, who are you ??
83. dustin stephens on March 7th, 2010 10:41 am
    

    i have a registered chocolate lab that threw puppies just like the one shown above should i breed her
84. Marcel Besemer on March 7th, 2010 2:26 pm
    

    Hi Dustin, To my knowledge, you can easily breed her, the chance that you will get black and tan pups is almost zero. I know a couple who has a black and tand but never managed to get black and tan pups, every litter was black .

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