What breed goes well with a lab?
25 Dog Breeds Most Compatible with Labradors
- Labrador.
- Golden Retriever.
- Airedale.
- Beagle.
- Boston Terrier.
- Bouvier.
- English Springer Spaniel.
- French Bulldog.
Can you breed a yellow Lab and a black Lab?
If you breed two yellow Labs, you’ll get yellow puppies since both carry the gene. If you breed a yellow Lab to a brown or black Lab, you could get some yellow pups in the litter if the brown or black Lab has a copy of the yellow gene.
Is it OK to breed a female Labrador Retriever?
Breeding your Labradors sounds like an exciting task, but you need to make sure that you wait until both dogs are ready. Breeding a female dog before she fully matures imposes several pregnancy-related complications. It’s an unpleasant experience for both the mother Labrador and you, and it can even result in her death.
Can a chocolate Labrador Retriever be a purebred?
A chocolate lab. Purebred Labs come in only three colors – yellow, chocolate and black. The Labrador Retriever Club, Inc., the national organization of Lab breeders, disqualifies a dog from purebred status if the dog is any other color, or a combination of colors.
Can you breed a yellow Labrador with a black Labrador?
Here you can find out what color puppies you may get if you breed a yellow Labrador with a black Labrador, a black with a chocolate, breed two chocolates together, or any other combination of parents. There can be quite a few surprises in store.
Which is the best small dog breed to be a companion for my labrador?
Labs play hard and do so for quite a few years; you may actually benefit from getting another Lab or LabX 13-inch bench beagle. Border collies are not small but they love to play, play, play..Your sheltie is beyond playing. She is older and settled down. Your lab will get there one day too.
Can you breed a Labrador Retriever with a chocolate Labrador?
If you have already decided to breed from your dog, you may find our article on colour inheritance useful. Here you can find out what color puppies you may get if you breed a yellow Labrador with a black Labrador, a black with a chocolate, breed two chocolates together, or any other combination of parents.
When is the right time to breed a Labrador Retriever?
Responsible breeders are patient and wait for the natural age for breeding to arrive. So, what’s the right breeding age for male and female Labradors? A male Labrador will be able to mate after 12 months of age, whereas we should wait until the third heat cycle of a female Labrador, which happens around the age of 18 to 24 months.
Which is the best book for breeding a Labrador?
The Book of the Bitch has guided many new breeders safely through their first few litters, and is an indispensable guide to caring for an adult female dog. Click here to buy: The Book of the Bitch You can find out much more about choosing, raising, and breeding Labradors, in my new book – The Labrador Handbook
What kind of puppies do black labrador retrievers have?
Black carrying yellow mated to black carrying yellow = black and yellow puppies. Black carrying yellow and chocolate mated to black carrying yellow and chocolate = black, yellow and chocolate puppies. You starting to see the pattern here?