Getting new puppy! -UPDATE, PUPPY PICS-

Saelym · 10-25-2007, 07:20 PM

Thats right, we are getting a puppy!

Another Silver lab, male this time, so we can breed Sage in the future. Sage has a thinner face and leaner body type [compared to Amber, who has a blockier head and wider body] and this new puppy's parents are the traditional Labrador shape, just gorgeous. We are hoping to breed that leanness out of Sage when we breed the two. We are getting him from Montana

on November the 9th. A long ways off, but I just couldn't wait to tell everyone!

No pictures as of yet, but the breeder is going to send some of the parents and the litter in the next day or two, so will post them when I get them.

country-mare · 10-25-2007, 08:01 PM

Congrats on the new puppy.
Looking forward to seeing pictures.

Stormy's Human · 10-25-2007, 08:06 PM

gotta love puppies. Can't wait to see the pictures@@@

Carri · 10-25-2007, 08:15 PM

Yea, a new puppy!

gingerfleguel · 10-25-2007, 09:58 PM

cant wait to seeee pictures

Saelym · 10-25-2007, 11:48 PM

For now all i've got is a picture of the puppies dad.

heckyes17 · 10-25-2007, 11:50 PM

what a gorgeous dog! I love silver labs, so pretty

grannycowgirl · 10-26-2007, 08:33 AM

Congratulations, love any babies.

SheriK · 10-26-2007, 04:01 PM

Wow. Daddy sure is a very handsome boy. Can't wait to see the puppy pics. I LOVE silver labs... yellow labs, white labs, brown labs, black labs...

farmergal · 10-29-2007, 03:43 AM

Montana?

You really went a long way to step out of the gene pool.

Until you came along I had never heard of a silver lab. They are pretty.

I wish you much success in your endeavor.

Look forward to seeing pics of the little guy, the stud muffin.

Selkie · 10-29-2007, 05:29 AM

Silver labs are supposedly a 'throwback' to grey/choclate labs. Funnily enough, the first guy who started breeding them also had weims, and a surprising number of them also point.

**seerfarm** · 10-29-2007, 06:42 AM

Yea, a new puppy, and he is gonna be gorgeous! Anxiously awaiting new puppy pictures....

Jess6092 · 10-29-2007, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Selkie

Silver labs are supposedly a 'throwback' to grey/choclate labs. Funnily enough, the first guy who started breeding them also had weims, and a surprising number of them also point.

I was wondering about that.... lol

Selkie · 10-29-2007, 11:02 AM

Some people get really up in arms about it but... yeah.

We've got a whole LITTER of weim x lab crosses in a local rescue right now, the guy dumped them when AKC demanded DNA on his 'silver' labs. Cute dogs, I saw them over the weekend at an adoption fair.

Saelym · 10-29-2007, 10:18 PM

Silver Labradors are a great argument among many Labrador breeders.. but they are papered, purebred Labs, and they have been traced back to the beginning. Yes, they are a genetic 'mutation' of chocolate, merely a different shade.. and they are registered with the AKC as chocolate as they do not see silver as it's own colour.

In many silvers you can still see the chocolaty undertone. Some silver stock has the more 'houndish' look to them - they don't have the nice blocky head like the above picture of the dad. We had to look around a bit to find the ones that were the good Labrador shape.

I promise I will post pictures as soon as the little guy gets here, I am so excited!

Thanks everyone for the great comments.

EDIT Just got some pictures of the two males she has left. As you can see, they have that underlying chocolate hue. They are both so adorable.. its going to be so hard to choose.

farmergal · 10-29-2007, 10:39 PM

I'd say the first one pictured most definitely!

don't have a clue what I'm looking for but he catches my eye.

jkj10209 · 10-29-2007, 10:41 PM

I bet their personalities are totally different the first is probably going to be active and the second puppy a more docile laid back pup. Just guessing.

roberts617 · 10-29-2007, 10:45 PM

Lab genetics intrigue me... so interesting!

I agree with farmergal.. I like the first pup he is adorable!! DOn't forget lots of pics when you get him on the 9th!

Saelym · 10-29-2007, 10:53 PM

It is rather interesting.. I guess you could say that silver is a dilution of chocolate, just as charcoal is a dilution of black. The gene is Dd, and if the dog only has one silver gene, it is dd.. therefore it will be chocolate coloured, but produces silver puppies when bred to either a silver dog or a silver factored dog. There can be black labs with the silver gene as well.

Gotta Love Duns · 10-29-2007, 10:59 PM

I like the looks of the first pup as well!!
Congrats on your new addition!

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10-25-2007, 07:20 PM
Saelym Started Join Date: May 2007 Location: Courtenay, B.C. Posts: 2,341	Getting new puppy! -UPDATE, PUPPY PICS- Thats right, we are getting a puppy! Another Silver lab, male this time, so we can breed Sage in the future. Sage has a thinner face and leaner body type [compared to Amber, who has a blockier head and wider body] and this new puppy's parents are the traditional Labrador shape, just gorgeous. We are hoping to breed that leanness out of Sage when we breed the two. We are getting him from Montana on November the 9th. A long ways off, but I just couldn't wait to tell everyone! No pictures as of yet, but the breeder is going to send some of the parents and the litter in the next day or two, so will post them when I get them. __________________ Forever in my heart. Miss Achievement-- May 10th, 1993 - November 7th, 2008. Last edited by Saelym : 10-29-2007 at 10:32 PM.

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10-25-2007, 11:48 PM
Saelym Started Join Date: May 2007 Location: Courtenay, B.C. Posts: 2,341	For now all i've got is a picture of the puppies dad. __________________ Forever in my heart. Miss Achievement-- May 10th, 1993 - November 7th, 2008.

10-25-2007, 11:50 PM
heckyes17 Weanling Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Waterton, Alberta Posts: 393	what a gorgeous dog! I love silver labs, so pretty

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10-26-2007, 04:01 PM
SheriK Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Iowa City, IA Posts: 860	Wow. Daddy sure is a very handsome boy. Can't wait to see the puppy pics. I LOVE silver labs... yellow labs, white labs, brown labs, black labs...

10-29-2007, 03:43 AM
farmergal Seasoned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,926	Montana? You really went a long way to step out of the gene pool. Until you came along I had never heard of a silver lab. They are pretty. I wish you much success in your endeavor. Look forward to seeing pics of the little guy, the stud muffin. __________________

10-29-2007, 05:29 AM
Selkie Halter broke Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 149	Silver labs are supposedly a 'throwback' to grey/choclate labs. Funnily enough, the first guy who started breeding them also had weims, and a surprising number of them also point. __________________ Cait & Critters Indy (6yo CWC), Malcolm (1yo Smooth Collie), Tazzie (Ye Olde Ancient QH) - Wings at the Bridge 9/06 (Collie)

10-29-2007, 06:42 AM
seerfarm Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Out with the Herd! Posts: 8,240	Yea, a new puppy, and he is gonna be gorgeous! Anxiously awaiting new puppy pictures.... __________________ "Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us". ~Hal Borland

10-29-2007, 11:02 AM
Selkie Halter broke Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 149	Some people get really up in arms about it but... yeah. We've got a whole LITTER of weim x lab crosses in a local rescue right now, the guy dumped them when AKC demanded DNA on his 'silver' labs. Cute dogs, I saw them over the weekend at an adoption fair. __________________ Cait & Critters Indy (6yo CWC), Malcolm (1yo Smooth Collie), Tazzie (Ye Olde Ancient QH) - Wings at the Bridge 9/06 (Collie)

10-29-2007, 10:18 PM
Saelym Started Join Date: May 2007 Location: Courtenay, B.C. Posts: 2,341	Silver Labradors are a great argument among many Labrador breeders.. but they are papered, purebred Labs, and they have been traced back to the beginning. Yes, they are a genetic 'mutation' of chocolate, merely a different shade.. and they are registered with the AKC as chocolate as they do not see silver as it's own colour. In many silvers you can still see the chocolaty undertone. Some silver stock has the more 'houndish' look to them - they don't have the nice blocky head like the above picture of the dad. We had to look around a bit to find the ones that were the good Labrador shape. I promise I will post pictures as soon as the little guy gets here, I am so excited! Thanks everyone for the great comments. EDIT Just got some pictures of the two males she has left. As you can see, they have that underlying chocolate hue. They are both so adorable.. its going to be so hard to choose. __________________ Forever in my heart. Miss Achievement-- May 10th, 1993 - November 7th, 2008. Last edited by Saelym : 10-29-2007 at 10:28 PM. Reason: Puppy pictures

10-29-2007, 10:39 PM
farmergal Seasoned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,926	I'd say the first one pictured most definitely! don't have a clue what I'm looking for but he catches my eye. __________________

10-29-2007, 10:41 PM
jkj10209 Yearling Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 782	I bet their personalities are totally different the first is probably going to be active and the second puppy a more docile laid back pup. Just guessing. __________________ "Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to buy a horse."

10-29-2007, 10:45 PM
roberts617 Kid Safe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 5,152	Lab genetics intrigue me... so interesting! I agree with farmergal.. I like the first pup he is adorable!! DOn't forget lots of pics when you get him on the 9th! __________________ He who never made a mistake never made a discovery! Samuel Smiles

10-29-2007, 10:53 PM
Saelym Started Join Date: May 2007 Location: Courtenay, B.C. Posts: 2,341	It is rather interesting.. I guess you could say that silver is a dilution of chocolate, just as charcoal is a dilution of black. The gene is Dd, and if the dog only has one silver gene, it is dd.. therefore it will be chocolate coloured, but produces silver puppies when bred to either a silver dog or a silver factored dog. There can be black labs with the silver gene as well. __________________ Forever in my heart. Miss Achievement-- May 10th, 1993 - November 7th, 2008.

10-29-2007, 10:59 PM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 8,421	I like the looks of the first pup as well!! Congrats on your new addition! __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse. http://nightfireranch.webs.com/index.htm