Are Silver Labs like other Labs in Labrador behavioral traits?
A. This question is common. Aside from their Silver color, there is no difference in temperament, hunting abilities, health or other attributes between Silver Labs and any other color Lab. Q. How are Silver Labs registered with AKC? A. Until 1987, AKC issued registration papers which listed Silver as a Lab’s registered color on both AKC registration certificates and AKC color charts. After breeders who could not produce Silver in their bloodlines began to protest, AKC changed the Silver color to “a shade of chocolate”. Admittedly this is an almost laughable form of denial, but it is currently the established policy of AKC to register Silver Labs as chocolate. Q. Why are some breeders so adamant there is no such thing as a Silver Lab? A. Breeders of black and yellow Labs saw their market share fall through the floor when chocolates became popular in the Lab marketplace. These same breeders opposed recognition of chocolates by AKC for decades. Opposition breeders claim their resentment i
