Is the origin of chocolate lab yellow lab & black lab mated? I know now they breed chocolate with chocolate to get more chocolate puppies.
2007-10-27 15:22:45 · 12 answers · asked by doglover 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Little known fact ...
Any litter of Labrador Retriever puppies may yield Chocolate, Yellow and Black pups - it doesn't matter what colors the sire and the dam are.
Good Lab breeders do genetics testing on the dogs they breed, to predict the likely-hood that the litter they breed will have the percentages of each color. Good breeders who do this are usually fairly accurate in their assessment.
2007-10-27 15:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by Ginbail © 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The origin of the chocolate lab is unknown. Sometimes when two yellow labs breed somehow a chocolate lab puppy is in the litter and the same is true for black labs. But the most effective way to get a chocolate lab puppy with out already having a chocolate lab is to breed a yellow lab with a black lab. Other ways to get chocolate labs are breeding a chocolate lab with a yellow lab or a black lab and a chocolate lab. Hope this helps!
2007-10-27 15:32:03 · answer #2 · answered by Cuddles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you to whoever noted Mendel...
It used to be there were only black & yellow labs. Then, somewhere along the line a mutation in the genetics occurred, which produced the chocolate color. With increased breeding of this desired result, more labs were carrying the chocolate trait.
AND, sweet_le... Breeding two chocolates is not a problem - the only issue is that sometimes it will produce a yellow with a pinkish nose & eyelid color, which is not accepted by AKC.
2007-10-27 15:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate is not a mix of yellow and black, no. It's just one of the colors that was bred for. I've read that you should not always breed chocolate to chocolate - but chocolate to black every other generation or so - to minimize health problems. I hope a lab expert comes along soon to help you out!
2007-10-27 15:26:46 · answer #4 · answered by a gal and her dog 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a retriever fan by any means but I had a black lab as a child and she was great. Chocolates are very pretty though, but I have to admit I just don't like the color of a yellow.
2016-04-10 22:17:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The yellows that have the lack of pigment are called Dudleys. Breeding chocolate to chocolate causes the color to start fading. You need the black every couple of generations to darken the color back.
2007-10-27 15:49:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some breeds of dog just come in a variety of colors and Labs are one of them
2007-10-27 15:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chesapeake bay retrievers are part of the the Labrador retriever background. They are the same exact color (preferred dark brown) of the chocolate lab. Most labs also have remnants of the heavy wavy coat on there back like the Chesapeake bay retriever. That's where the color comes from.
2007-10-27 15:29:03 · answer #8 · answered by I CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU! 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ummmmmm.... i don't think so. i think a chocolate lab is a chocolate lab, a black lab is a black lab, and a yellow lab is a yellow lab.
2007-10-27 15:25:43 · answer #9 · answered by Animal Lover!!! 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have a chocolate lab.. I love her..
2007-10-27 15:32:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anna J 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋