Are Silver Labradors Purebred?
Let’s look at this interesting coloration and what you should know about it. Some breeders go out of their way to establish the silver lab as a legitimate kind of Labrador Retriever. According to them, the American Kennel Club (AKC) has conducted genetic testing that proves their dogs are the real thing. The problem with this claim is that the AKC doesn’t do testing and doesn’t establish breed standards. That’s the job of another organization entirely. The AKC does allow silver Labradors to be registered, but not as silver. Instead, they’re considered a variation on the well recognized chocolate lab. That’s because the most likely genetic combination for these animals is a chocolate Labrador with a dilute gene that causes the silvering of the coat. Blue labs are really black Labradors with a dilute gene that causes their coat to be bluish grey. Another problem with many of the breeders offering silver Labrador dogs is that they don’t do anything to test or prove the quality of their br
