Comments on: Purebred Dog Identification

By: Terri

Terri — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:13:28 +0000

What is the difference between an AKC and an ACA certification? My lab’s mother is ACA while her dad is AKC.

By: Helen

Helen — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 17:04:07 +0000

My 2 pure labs are both working lines and knowing the breeder and the lines eliminates a lot of the trust issues. Slender face also a whippy tail and a robust slender body with long strong legs. Breed standards need to be re looked at especially working lines. long gone are the days of rounder bodies and shorter legs.
I have to also say that the red colour could be added as the colour strain goes back to the queens kennels.

By: Katti

Katti — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:03:30 +0000

In reply to AAKASH. There are different types of labs sounds like yours in more American and the other ones your seeming are English? Or a mix of both as mine are. If you google each lab you will see the difference. I think there’s even a 3rd one there all use for different purposes.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 05:22:09 +0000

Is there anyway I can avoid getting a DNA test kit to figure out what my lab is mixed with?

By: WD

WD — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 13:28:26 +0000

I bought a Choc lab and knew was without papers so unlikely to be a purebred despite what the breeder thought and I didn’t really care. I did Embark DNA test for breed and over 200 genetic abnormalities including ones known to b common for breed. Test negative and got breed results if 75% Labrador, 10% Rottweiler and 15% super mutt with 3 likely breed contributors to that category. Although expensive I found it helpful for me and shared with breeder 😉 Dog is now heavier than test predicted but all muscle so far…

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:25:36 +0000

In reply to Angela Hacker. Recessive gene that each parent possessed but it was only expressed once=your dog Can skip many generations, so may not have ever "happened before" as far as the breeder knows or anyone, for decades.

By: Darrell Anderson

Darrell Anderson — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:55:14 +0000

Hello let’s start with, I just simply put,
(*”I LOVE YOUR ARTICLES”*) I have a Beautiful black and golden lab who looks like a long haired black golden retriever with highlights of red in her main, I know the father who is the golden and I own the mother who is solid black (and by the way she is currently 18 and a half years old) Now I’m very curious about my baby girl, She is seven years old and has 5 large black spots on her tongue?No Chow in her background this is the designer tongue they say bread down from the Newfoundland which is the Adam and Eve to the labrador breed what could possibly be your input to this thank you for your most appreciated help

By: Darrell Anderson

Darrell Anderson — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:27:50 +0000

In reply to Shana L Culbert. That makes you the perfect parent

By: Angela Hacker

Angela Hacker — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:39:10 +0000

I recently purchased a AKC Black Lab previously from the same breeder I got a Chocolate Lab same parents on both labs. My new puppy which is 14 weeks old started showing a Mahogany color on the head and ears and a white band on his tail. The parents of the puppy father chocolate and mother solid black have puppies of all three colors. After talking with breeder they state they’ve never had this to happen. I’m just confused this has had to happen before..

By: John W

John W — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:15:38 +0000

In reply to Shana L Culbert. Fully agree