Anyone Familiar With Silver Labs?

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Originally Posted by jbgusa

I've seen one. Aren't they the ferocious kind of Lab?

I've read what I could online, and I never heard that. Ferocious? Labs of all colors are considered "natural" guards, not aggressive like the breeds (often poorly bred on top of that) that one might call "ferocious".

Unfortunately, this particular lab is an outside dog on a farm, so I don't think he would adapt well to our living situation in town. Maybe an older lab would be a fit, but anymore, one doesn't see them. I can remember when black labs dominated all the shelters.

Again, I prefer to adopt, but the choices are SO limited in our case. The vet hospital about 30 miles away has a couple of dogs picked up as strays that we may go look at. They are contracted by that particular city.
We are in central KS, puppy farm country.

I was looking at breeders of labs in the state, and found they are really in to "dilute" colors, maybe 4 differnet "dilutes" at least, and I must wonder if they breeding less healthy specimens, sort of like how they shrunk dogs down in size by breeding smaller ones. I think I read that the silver one has the shortest longevity, at least before all the other "dilutes" came about.

Oh, the "doodles"! Labradoodle, Aussiedoodle, Bernesedoodle, Goldendoodle, then you have the minis, and I am sure a dozen more mixed breeds of the doodle. I can't believe the prices they get for them for them either.

Also, I have learned that if you are interested in a senior dog, you move on it immediately!

I will update. Up to this time, we had our adult son with Down syndrome at home, which made choosing a dog even more difficult, but he moved out last month, so I now have more choices, and more energy to deal with a dog.

Thank you everyone for your responses. It is all helpful - food for thought.

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Good luck on your hunt for your perfect dog - show us a picture when you've found him/her!