Comments on: Labrador Cross Breeds: should we exclude them?

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:06:03 +0000

Very well put!!! I have a gorgeous Chocolate Lab/ Springer Spaniel cross who came from a fantastic breeder. She is the most beautiful dog with an incredible personality which shows traits of both breeds. I love this site and have gained loads of useful advice and info from it as well as enjoying seeing pics of other people’s dogs (whatever breed they are!!). So glad you responded in this way. Keep up the great work!

By: Pippa

Pippa — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 19:06:39 +0000

In reply to Anne Anderson. So pleased you find the articles helpful Anne :)

By: Anne Anderson

Anne Anderson — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:48:39 +0000

We have a 10 month old yellow lab with a touch of something else added in. Shes a bundle of love and energy we are hoping will be a service dog for my husband someday. I love your articles and read them daily or look up for help! I’m glad to know the zoomies are normal, how to hopefully stop her barking and that Avalon is a normal puppy! Thank you and keep up your good work!

By: deb

deb — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 21:11:09 +0000

we have a black fluffy lab,seven and a half months old,choc mum,yellow dad.including flossie,three fluffies and five normal coated pups in litter. when we brought her home,her ears were hairy,but her coat was short and fine.her coat is now a mass of long curls!curious,we have had a DNA test done,parents and grandparents are labs,but in great grandparent lineage flatcoat and golden retriever,so that explains a lot!my point is,just because a dog looks like a pure bred as five of flossie’s siblings do,whos to know what is in their genetic make up ?who is a cross breed and who is not?love them all regardless and thank you for this fab site

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 02:23:09 +0000

We have one purebred Chocolate male and a half husky/half black lab female (who we were going to get fixed this month….but then realized she was pregnant!) She had 8 adorable puppies this morning…2 yellow, 2 black, and 4 chocolate. I’ve been reading several articles on your site after a google search about the odds of different colors on a litter led me here. 🙂 Glad you welcome those of us with some mix breeds in the family. 🙂

By: JC

JC — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:46:53 +0000

I have owned pure bred black labs in the past and presently own a pure dark chocolate brown Labradoo who is now six years old. He has a great temperament, with people and other dogs alike, which also mirrors that of the labrador and standard poodle.

What I would like to say here is those present lab owners need to get over this ‘kennel club snobbery ” kind of attitude and embrace the breed of their choice and ownership, and stop acting like your threatned of this ‘BEAUTIFUL’ cross bread specimen of a dog

By: Pippa

Pippa — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:31:22 +0000

In reply to Linda. Thanks Linda, glad you enjoy the site and find it welcoming :)

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 22:52:36 +0000

Hi Pippa, when I welcomed my chocolate lab puppy into our family I relied on the Labrador Site for information specific to the breed, as the Lab was new to us. That being said, I also belong to a site that is really just about dogs and their condition in the community where I live. It is really all about our love of dogs, isn’t it? I’ve always had Springer Spaniels and adore them. I also adore Labs of course, oh and then there is a Great Dane puppy at our dogcare, my friend’s Bouvier, and the most charming mutt down the road, and on it goes. Much of the information posted is relevant for any breed or combination thereof. I appreciate that your site is open, inclusive and welcoming. Thanks

By: Marumrose

Marumrose — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:50:08 +0000

In reply to Bimal. DNA test could tell if pure Labrador, not toexpensive and just needs a cheek swab. I use ~Orivet Pet Genetics in Australia bcause they are cheapest ( a full breed profile cost me £70)

By: Marumrose

Marumrose — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:36:36 +0000

I dont like to see cross breeds exploited and sold for inflated prices, puppies have un-reliable coat type, size, health checks etc.. but do they belong on this site? maybe yes? if they are part Labrador they are likely to inherit Labrador traits, so this site is relevant to cross breeds too.