Comments on: Which Labrador Color?

By: Sammie@LabSiteHQ

Sammie@LabSiteHQ — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:10:15 +0000

In reply to Heather. So sorry for your loss, Heather :(

By: Mary Corcoran

Mary Corcoran — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:38:47 +0000

I’ve had a black show dog labrador in the past. He was so independent, loving and calm. A very wise boy. Now I have a fox red, working breed. He is very loving but also sensitive and not keen on noise. I love them all.

By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:20:35 +0000

We have had two yellow female labradors and they are so affectionate, social, attentive, always happy, gentle and love to learn. I love all the colours and would have yellow or black. I’ve read that chocolate labs do not live quite as long as the other colours. Not sure if this is fact or fiction.

By: Dorlene Cross

Dorlene Cross — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:55:25 +0000

I had other breeds before labs: Golden Retrievers and Irish Setters. Then I took a rescue 5 month old pale yellow lab. He was my soul mate. I lost him to stomach cancer at 10 yrs old and I never thought I would heal. Fast forward a number of years, I had a yard and fence and decided I needed a new yellow lab. When I got to the breeder’s house I found 14 puppies of all three colors. As I played with them that day I just kept coming back to a black male. He had my heart from the moment we met. Now I have a second black male, his little brother. It’s the puppy/dog you love—not the color.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:49:07 +0000

Yellow lab is my favorite. Sunny was with us for 12+years. Easily trained, constant companion, quiet an watchful watch dog when needed and consisting good natured. We were the 4th home for him and last. He loved everyone from babies to the elderly. I truly wish he was still with me, the hardest thing I've ever had to do was hold him in my arms and say good bye.. it still hurts.

By: Sammie@LabSiteHQ

Sammie@LabSiteHQ — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:11:11 +0000

In reply to Leslie Young. Hi Leslie - we have a couple of articles that address this difference separately :). You can find one here.

By: Sandra Vernon

Sandra Vernon — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:26:30 +0000

We have a chocolate,black,and a yellow lab . We love them all . They are our best friends.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:04:25 +0000

I have rescued adult labrador, retrievers my entire life. After my yellow died, I adopted my first silver three years ago. He was two years old when I rescued him from the shelter. His owner “threw him away” because his testicles never descended, and he couldn’t breed the dog.
He did have severe allergies and alopecia. After going through allergy testing, he is now on immunotherapy and thriving.
He is a certified pet therapy dog that enjoys visiting the local nursing homes. Everybody loves him and you couldn’t ask for a more gentle giant, as he is a little over 100 pounds.
Of all the labs I’ve had, I’ve never had a bad experience, and most of my rescues have been six years and older. He is my youngest rescue.

By: Isabel Torres

Isabel Torres — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 01:39:26 +0000

We had a black lab. He was very loving, sweet, playful, friendly, and a bit curious. We loved him dearly. He taught our boys what unconditional love was. We were very lucky to have him for almost 11 years. We miss him very much.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:30:04 +0000

Black labradors are the best. I rescued one from my local shelter and she is the best labrador ever since the breed was created.