Labrador : Coat Colors
AKC - “The Labrador Retriever coat colors are black, yellow and chocolate. Any other color or a combination of colors is a disqualification. A small white spot on the chest is permissible, but not desirable."
There are only three recognized colors in Labradors. A white spot on the chest is permissible. NO other colors are recognized. However, other colors can, and do, occur. Brindling, black and tan, dilution of the chocolate gene which gives a chocolate a gray (or silver) appearance. These colors are a disqualifying fault, and are incorrect for the breed.
BLACK: The basic color. Black Labradors are solid black
CHOCOLATE: Chocolate or “Liver” Labradors can range in shade from a light to very dark chocolate color.
YELLOW: Yellow Labradors can range is shade from a very light cream all the way to a fox red color with various darker shading along the ears, top line, tail and hocks.
* Silver and White Labrador do not exist.
* A small white sport on the chest is just fine.
For Coat Color Inheritance In The Labrador Retriever Refer - http://www.blueknightlabs.com/color/coatcolor.html
AKC - “The Labrador Retriever coat colors are black, yellow and chocolate. Any other color or a combination of colors is a disqualification. A small white spot on the chest is permissible, but not desirable."
There are only three recognized colors in Labradors. A white spot on the chest is permissible. NO other colors are recognized. However, other colors can, and do, occur. Brindling, black and tan, dilution of the chocolate gene which gives a chocolate a gray (or silver) appearance. These colors are a disqualifying fault, and are incorrect for the breed.
BLACK: The basic color. Black Labradors are solid black
CHOCOLATE: Chocolate or “Liver” Labradors can range in shade from a light to very dark chocolate color.
YELLOW: Yellow Labradors can range is shade from a very light cream all the way to a fox red color with various darker shading along the ears, top line, tail and hocks.
* Silver and White Labrador do not exist.
* A small white sport on the chest is just fine.
For Coat Color Inheritance In The Labrador Retriever Refer - http://www.blueknightlabs.com/color/coatcolor.html
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