Labrador Retriever Topics

Years ago it was really hard to tell a silver Lab from a Weimaraner. Unless you looked at the tail. In the US, Weimaraners have their tails docked to six inches. Other Read more

Not only one of 37 Labradors in the US to earn both a show and a field championship, but part of a dynasty. Four Dual Champions in four consecutive generations - 3xNFC CFC Read more

Mouse. What a name for a Labrador. It's memorable. Probably a good thing for a Hall of Fame dog. I love the story of how Charlie and Yvonne Hays acquired him. They saw Read more

What makes a great dog? Is it genetics? Is it the way he's raised? Is it due to training? Is it due to handling? Or is it all of the above? NFC 2xNAFC Super Chief would Read more

Out of curiosity, I looked into the pedigree of 2xNAFC 2xCNAFC FC CFC Ebonstar Lean Mac who was probably the most influential field Labrador Retriever in recent Read more

British field trials The first documented field trial was held in England in 1899 and consisted mostly of Flat-Coated and Curly Coated retrievers.Four years later Munden Read more

These are mostly American titles (AKC and UKC/HRC), but there are also some we see from Canada and England. In the pedigrees I share I try to differentiate between titles Read more

Genetic basics Luckily Gregor Mendel tested his theories on the garden pea that has a relatively simple genetic structure. He crossed yellow peas with green peas and tall Read more

Despite what some people might say, a LabraDoodle is a mutt. They're not purebred. They're not special. It's a marketing ploy. They slap a cute name on something (like Read more