<\/span><\/h2>\nThese genes are known as dilute genes because they dilute the typical Chocolate Lab brown coat color. Silver Labrador dogs are still very rare because it is difficult to breed healthy puppies created by a double recessive gene. Any owner who has the privilege of welcoming a Silver Lab into their home is very lucky.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What is the controversy with silver Labs?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe controversy surrounding the origins of the color, with the possibility of Weimaraner genes having been introduced angers them. And if true, it does go against the breed standard so they’d be right to be angry. But breeders of the Silver Labrador argue that it is a pure bred Labrador.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Can you have a purebred silver Lab?<\/span><\/h2>\nSilver Labradors are not only purebred, but they are also unique too. The breeders take this chance and make a silver labrador a money-making breed. Moreover, because of their uniqueness, the elite peoples love to have a silver lab too. That’s why a silver labrador can cost from 1000 to 1500 dollars.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Do silver Labs have a different temperament?<\/span><\/h2>\nSilver Lab Temperament Their temperament will be the same as any other Labrador. They are friendly, loving, playful and intelligent dogs. You can expect them to be playful and love to interact with you, your family and friends. They can be very silly sometimes and will have everyone laughing at their antics.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Which color Labrador is the calmest?<\/span><\/h2>\nyellow Labs<\/p>\n
<\/span>What is a silver Labrador?<\/span><\/h2>\nSilver Labs are beautiful slate grey Labrador Retrievers. Whilst they are very rare they still have the same friendly and happy personality of regular Labs. A genetic quirk and controversial breeding history make this breed different from the three typical Lab colors (Black, Brown and Yellow).<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What color eyes do Silver Labs have?<\/span><\/h2>\nWhen born, Silver Lab puppies usually have blue eyes and their eyes will change to a light yellow as they mature at around the age of 8 months to a year old. In rare cases, some Silver Labs retain their blue eyes into adulthood or have light green eyes instead of yellow.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How do you get silver Lab?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe recessive gene is called the ‘dilution gene’ because it dilutes the coat color of the dog. For example, Chocolate Labs are usually a pure brown color. If a Chocolate Lab has two recessive genes, this dilutes the normally solid color into a lighter version. This produces a Silver Lab.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Do blue labs exist?<\/span><\/h2>\nSo according to the breed standard, a blue Lab does not exist. However, in all dog breeds, we can see individuals that don’t quite fit into the breed standard, through their coloring, size, and other traits. Labradors can inherit certain genes that will turn a chocolate coat into a silver (or blue) color.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>How long have silver labs been around?<\/span><\/h2>\nReports of silver Labradors seem to have first appeared in the United States in the 1950s. Culo Silver Labs was one of the early kennels to produce this new silver color.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What color Lab is the best?<\/span><\/h2>\nblack<\/p>\n
<\/span>What is the difference between a Weimaraner and a silver lab?<\/span><\/h2>\nSilver Lab vs Weimaraner: Appearance The Weimaraner has a docked tail, while the silver lab has a long and fuzzy tail. One of the main comparisons to be made regarding the silver lab and Weimaraner’s appearances has to be the fact that they are both unique shades of blue or silver.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Why do Silver Labs lose their hair?<\/span><\/h2>\nColor dilution alopecia (CDA) is an inherited genetic condition that causes patchy hair loss and skin problems, including scaliness, and itchy skin. It can also present recurring bacterial infections. Other than the cosmetic appearance of your dog, his health is not at risk.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Can you show a silver lab?<\/span><\/h2>\nDo the AKC Recognize Silver Labs? With regard to the AKC, many silver Labs have been registered as pedigree purebred Labrador Retrievers. Silver is not recognized as a color and not permitted in the show ring<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>How do you breed a silver Lab?<\/span><\/h2>\nSilver Labrador Retrievers can be bred from two Silver Lab parents, just one, or no silver parents. As long as both parents are carriers of the double recessive dilute gene, their puppies have a chance of being silver.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What is the difference between a Weimaraner and a silver Lab?<\/span><\/h2>\nSilver Lab vs Weimaraner: Appearance The Weimaraner has a docked tail, while the silver lab has a long and fuzzy tail. One of the main comparisons to be made regarding the silver lab and Weimaraner’s appearances has to be the fact that they are both unique shades of blue or silver.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What is the most rare Lab color?<\/span><\/h2>\nSilver Labradors are by far the rarest of all colors. These dogs are a light gray to blue color that looks silver in the sunlight. These Labradors are often mistaken for Weimaraner mixes because of their silver coat. Silver Labs actually have the same genetics as any type of Lab, despite looking very different.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What are the traits of a silver Lab?<\/span><\/h2>\nSilver Labradors are a very playful breed of dog. They’re affectionate, kid-friendly, good companions, and great for active owners! The diluted gene in Silver Labs can cause color dilution alopecia (CDA), which manifests as flaky, itchy skin, and hair loss.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What is a dilute Labrador?<\/span><\/h2>\nyellow Labs<\/p>\n
<\/span>What color Lab has the best temperament?<\/span><\/h2>\nBecause they are the dominant color, black Labs are easier to find and breed. This may result in many of the positive breed traits being bred for and passed down, such as mellow temperament, intelligence, and excellent field retrieval performance.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What color Lab is easiest to train?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe most common Lab colors are black, yellow, and chocolate. All colors of Labradors are easy to train, but chocolate Labradors do have a reputation for being more disobedient than their yellow or black cousins. However, there is much debate among breeders and Lab owners about this reputation.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Are black Labs more aggressive than yellow Labs?<\/span><\/h2>\nWe found no evidence that chocolate-coloured Labradors are more hyperactive or aggressive than black or yellow Labradors. In fact, the yellow Labradors had a higher score for familiar dog aggression.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What colour Labrador is the smartest?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe short answer is no. A dog’s intelligence is based on breeding, not coat color. If people have been exposed to a gray matter-challenged dog of any color they tend to think that dogs of that particular color have less intelligence than those of other colors.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What makes up a silver Lab?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe coat color is caused by two recessive genes that have only recently appeared in the Labrador gene pool. Their status as a pedigree is a hot debate. There are claims that Silver Labs are not purebred Labradors at all, but rather a crossbreed between a Labrador retriever and a Weimaraner<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Table of Contents How much should a silver Lab cost?Are silver Lab puppies rare?What is the controversy with silver Labs?Can you have a purebred silver Lab?Do silver Labs have a different temperament?Which color Labrador is the calmest?What is a silver Labrador?What color eyes do Silver Labs have?How do you get silver Lab?Do blue labs exist?How…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}