As some of you know or can see by Charlie's photo he is more white than most labs. I went to the INTERNET and typed in white lab and received more info than I wanted. All the sites where basically bragging about there Snow White and White Cream labs and posting the pups for sale, some for a lot of money more than the yellow. Am I wrong? I know Charlie is more white than most but he is still a yellow lab, and that is how he is registered. I understood that there are only 3 colors Yellow, Black and chocolate. Is snow white and white cream still yellow?. And if so why do they say white cream and snow white? And just to throw this in the mix, I thought it was horrible on some of those sights you could truly tell they where BYB. I am a new lab owner but I have enough sense to know what is what on some sites.

It's a marketing ploy. Yellow labs can range from almost white (cream) to pretty dark red. It's a yellow lab.

It's a marketing ploy. Yellow labs can range from almost white (cream) to pretty dark red. It's a yellow lab.
Those people that use that as a ploy are truly not reputable breeders that care about the breed!

My female yellow lab Daisy is very light. But she's still a yellow lab to me. Here's a pic of her.

http://thelablady.smugmug.com/photos/654270209_Y2J5A-M.jpg

My female yellow lab Daisy is very light. But she's still a yellow lab to me. Here's a pic of her.

http://thelablady.smugmug.com/photos/654270209_Y2J5A-M.jpg
She is gorgeous...thats my point, my lab is a yellow lab also, just lighter than most. But some people are using this as if its something more special to make more money off people that dont know any better. I'm sorry some of the sights I went to really annoyed me:tapfoot:

When making money is the priority, people will do and say anything they can to make it seem as though they're selling something "special".

When making money is the priority, people will do and say anything they can to make it seem as though they're selling something "special".

I've seen a litter advertised as chocolate and vanilla labs. It's pathetic what people do for money.

I've seen a litter advertised as chocolate and vanilla labs. It's pathetic what people do for money.
I guess the best we can do is continue to educate our self's and pass that knowledge around every opportunity we get. I have learned a lot just from this site alone about labs and the breed in general. About BYB and so on:mad: I had someone ask me the other day if I was going to find a female for Charlie and have pups because I could make some money. And if so they wanted one.:eek: I wouldn't give this person a dog of any kind! For no amount of money. I have great admiration for breeders that are truly concerned about the breed and the homes they go to, not the ones that are just in it for money and do not care about where the pups end up.

As is usually the case- buyer beware! I had someone the other day go on and on about their golden lab. I finally asked whether the mother or the father was the Golden. They got very indignant and proceeded to "educate" me on the colors of labs. I just laughed and said "I have three labs. All three are yellow. Are three are different colors." Some people will believe whatever they are told.

I tell folks you should get the type of dog that makes you happy. The rest is immaterial.

(MY angel boy in the sig pic was very very light too- almost white in his later years. And SOFT. I MISS MISS MISSSSS that oh so soft fur!)

As is usually the case- buyer beware! I had someone the other day go on and on about their golden lab. I finally asked whether the mother or the father was the Golden. They got very indignant and proceeded to "educate" me on the colors of labs. I just laughed and said "I have three labs. All three are yellow. Are three are different colors." Some people will believe whatever they are told.

I tell folks you should get the type of dog that makes you happy. The rest is immaterial.

(MY angel boy in the sig pic was very very light too- almost white in his later years. And SOFT. I MISS MISS MISSSSS that oh so soft fur!)

Yeah, that whole "golden lab" thing drives me nuts. I usually just nod politely rather than bother to get into it, unless someone actually asks, LOL.

Saying you have a "golden" lab would be like a Golden Retriever owner saying they have a "yellow" retriever. It's like nails on a chalk board to me when someone doesn't even know what breed they actually own and even worse can't spell it correctly!

Heather,
I know what you mean by nails on a chalk board when I'm asked "Is she a golden lab?" My reply is "No, she's YELLOW, there's no such color for a pure lab as golden."

Saying you have a "golden" lab would be like a Golden Retriever owner saying they have a "yellow" retriever. It's like nails on a chalk board to me when someone doesn't even know what breed they actually own and even worse can't spell it correctly!

I SOOOOOOOOO agree!!! My DH tells people that Nelli is a "golden" lab, and I just cringe. Then I tell him "she's NOT a 'golden lab', she's a YELLOW LAB!" Then he tells me...
"Noooo... she's had a broken leg, a cast, a mast cell tumor removed, spayed, obstruction surgery, and xrays for a blown out shoulder plate... she's DEFINITELY our GOLDEN ($$$$$) lab". :)

He's such a knucklehead. :teehee:

Any different than a breeder just breeding for one color ?

Hard to take any of those breeders seriously...

My pup was very light at 3 months...today he is a lot darker...depending on how the light strikes his coat

I've always distrusted "white" labs just because labs like that are bred for color...and only color. Not temperament, conformation, retrieve drive, or anything else so whenever you buy a really light lab you're getting some of the puppy millness. Not to mention fox red looks really nice and was the *original* yellow color. I think a dark yellow is the best yellow.
But my lab is a very light yellow anyway and he's nice.

I recently saw an ad for these rare "white labradors" and a price sticker that was 1 1/2 times the amount that most breeders around here charge. She was asking $1500 with limited AKC registration.