Can you breed a Labrador Retriever with a chocolate Labrador?
If you have already decided to breed from your dog, you may find our article on colour inheritance useful. Here you can find out what color puppies you may get if you breed a yellow Labrador with a black Labrador, a black with a chocolate, breed two chocolates together, or any other combination of parents.
Can a black labrador retriever carry a yellow Labrador?
Chocolate not carrying yellow mated to chocolate not carrying yellow = all chocolate puppies. Chocolate mated to black not carrying chocolate = all black puppies. Chocolate carrying yellow mated to black carrying yellow but not chocolate = Black and yellow puppies.
What was the color of a chocolate Labrador?
During the 1800s the chocolate color, or ‘liver’ as it was known, was undesirable in comparison to blacks. Along with yellows they were mostly just culled at birth. For many, many years, society said that a Labrador must be black.
Why do Labrador Retrievers always produce black puppies?
EVERY Labrador has the ability to produce black because its ‘the default gene’, so they all *carry* black as such. Therefore its just taken as read. Black Carrying no other colours mated to Black not carrying any other colours = all black puppies. Black carrying chocolate mated to black not carrying chocolate = all black puppies.
If you have already decided to breed from your dog, you may find our article on colour inheritance useful. Here you can find out what color puppies you may get if you breed a yellow Labrador with a black Labrador, a black with a chocolate, breed two chocolates together, or any other combination of parents.
Chocolate not carrying yellow mated to chocolate not carrying yellow = all chocolate puppies. Chocolate mated to black not carrying chocolate = all black puppies. Chocolate carrying yellow mated to black carrying yellow but not chocolate = Black and yellow puppies.
Where did the Chocolate Lab breed come from?
They originated from Newfoundland and were bred from St. John’s water dogs or the lesser Newfoundlands, which were mainly black. Impressed with the dog’s trainability and talent on the field, breeders tried to maintain the St. John’s water dogs’ temperament as well as coat color.
What kind of temperament does a chocolate Labrador have?
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