OT: Any Dog (Particularly Labrador) Breeders/Experts

[PooPopsBaldHead]

Any of you raise or breed labs? What are your thoughts on the silver labs? I got a pup last April. It's registered as a chocolate lab with AKC, but is silver. Not breeding it and don't really care if it's some kind of mongrel that offends the sensibilities of the Westminster Kennel Club, but this thing has to have some Weimaraner in it or is a genetic freak.. It's 17ing huge. And he's an awesome dog, so if he is a crossbreed I am all for it.

I have heard people over the years talk about 100 lbs labs, most that say it have 80ish lb labs. I had one we put down almost 2 years ago that got up to 105, but he was just a fat boy. He was big too, usually stood several inches taller than most labs, but would have been 80-85 if he wasn't fat. I know they have all different kinds of lineage and our old lab was very long haired and this one is much shorter. Just curious if a pure bred lab can get this big.

He's 10 1/2 months old, 27.5" at the shoulder and 97 pounds with no fat on him. I think this 17er might get up to 110+

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He's got a really long tail, but is turning more of a chocolate color vs the pure silver he was as a puppy.

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Behavior wise, he's kinda lab like With his friendly behavior, constant need to play fetch, and gentle play with the kids... But never once has he chewed up something that's not his. Not once. And if he hears anything outside the house he barks and growls to protect the house. And this mother17er can run like a greyhound with the stamina of a Kenyan ultra marathoner.


Anyhow, just curious if this just happens in some gene pools or if I got myself a Labmaraner. Or maybe a long way back someone threw the weimaraner in the wood pile, but it's mostly lab with some traits and features from an ancestor that make him much taller and muscular.

 

[ETK99]

My sister has one that's a giant silver. Vet said Lab and Weimeraner but had the extra dew claw too, so some Great Pyrenees as well down the line. He's a weird dog from a personality standpoint.

 

[dorndawg]

Not a 'pert but I know a lab or 2. Great looking dog, and just a gut level I'd guess there's some other larger breed(s). Just an absolute unit!

That he isn't destroying your home, you should count your blessings and enjoy your hound to the fullest. Labrador Retrievers are the best and worst dogs on earth. I lost my buddy about a year and half ago and Lordy I still miss him.

 

[PooPopsBaldHead]

My sister has one that's a giant silver. Vet said Lab and Weimeraner but had the extra dew claw too, so some Great Pyrenees as well down the line. He's a weird dog from a personality standpoint.
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Looks like a great Dane lol. I guess they are just big across the board.

 

[ETK99]

Looks like a great Dane lol. I guess they are just big across the board.

Do a dog DNA on him. That's what my sister is about do. He's a couple years old and a good dog but a weirdo lol.

 

[Dawgbite]

My son is big into training labs. Every silver I’ve ever seen him work with has been a big dog. I do know that due to selective breeding the Silvers are very susceptible to skin conditions.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

If they act like weirdos they have Weimaraner in them. They’re so intelligent it kinda makes them goofballs.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

Here is a picture of mine at 1.5 years old this summer. He weighed 80 lbs at 10 months and was exercising daily. He just turned two and I haven’t weighed him, but I’d guess he’s 90-95 now. He’s lean and muscular. His dad was an “English “ and mom was an “American “ lab. He’s never chewed anything that wasn’t his, but will destroy a cardboard box on command. Smartest dog I ever had. He doesn’t have super high endurance, but has a super fast recharge rate.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Look man, I know you have your kinks, & I think it might just be your schtick, but it's probably best to leave the breeding to the dogs themselves. Most states have strict laws on the matter.

 

[GloryDawg]

Those fools up at that school could help you with breeding sheep. They probably know how to stump break farm animals as well..

 

[T-TownDawgg]

My son is big into training labs. Every silver I’ve ever seen him work with has been a big dog. I do know that due to selective breeding the Silvers are very susceptible to skin conditions.

Silver/ blue-ish dogs seem to have a lot of skin allergies.

 

[The Peeper]

Look man, I know you have your kinks, & I think it might just be your schtick, but it's probably best to leave the breeding to the dogs themselves. Most states have strict laws on the matter.

The Free State of Jones County MS apparently is the exception in MS

 

[85Bears]

My Lab has been 90-100 pounds, yellow lab blockhead type square body. He’s almost 13. Really a gentle smart dog. Would take off out of our yard and disappear into the woods and come back sopping wet head. He had found a pond back in the woods and would go swimming every day.

 

[3000lbchicken]

Any of you raise or breed labs? What are your thoughts on the silver labs? I got a pup last April. It's registered as a chocolate lab with AKC, but is silver. Not breeding it and don't really care if it's some kind of mongrel that offends the sensibilities of the Westminster Kennel Club, but this thing has to have some Weimaraner in it or is a genetic freak.. It's 17ing huge. And he's an awesome dog, so if he is a crossbreed I am all for it.

I have heard people over the years talk about 100 lbs labs, most that say it have 80ish lb labs. I had one we put down almost 2 years ago that got up to 105, but he was just a fat boy. He was big too, usually stood several inches taller than most labs, but would have been 80-85 if he wasn't fat. I know they have all different kinds of lineage and our old lab was very long haired and this one is much shorter. Just curious if a pure bred lab can get this big.

He's 10 1/2 months old, 27.5" at the shoulder and 97 pounds with no fat on him. I think this 17er might get up to 110+

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He's got a really long tail, but is turning more of a chocolate color vs the pure silver he was as a puppy.

2 months View attachment 730996

6 months
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Behavior wise, he's kinda lab like With his friendly behavior, constant need to play fetch, and gentle play with the kids... But never once has he chewed up something that's not his. Not once. And if he hears anything outside the house he barks and growls to protect the house. And this mother17er can run like a greyhound with the stamina of a Kenyan ultra marathoner.


Anyhow, just curious if this just happens in some gene pools or if I got myself a Labmaraner. Or maybe a long way back someone threw the weimaraner in the wood pile, but it's mostly lab with some traits and features from an ancestor that make him much taller and muscular.

Any of you raise or breed labs? What are your thoughts on the silver labs? I got a pup last April. It's registered as a chocolate lab with AKC, but is silver. Not breeding it and don't really care if it's some kind of mongrel that offends the sensibilities of the Westminster Kennel Club, but this thing has to have some Weimaraner in it or is a genetic freak.. It's 17ing huge. And he's an awesome dog, so if he is a crossbreed I am all for it.

I have heard people over the years talk about 100 lbs labs, most that say it have 80ish lb labs. I had one we put down almost 2 years ago that got up to 105, but he was just a fat boy. He was big too, usually stood several inches taller than most labs, but would have been 80-85 if he wasn't fat. I know they have all different kinds of lineage and our old lab was very long haired and this one is much shorter. Just curious if a pure bred lab can get this big.

He's 10 1/2 months old, 27.5" at the shoulder and 97 pounds with no fat on him. I think this 17er might get up to 110+

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He's got a really long tail, but is turning more of a chocolate color vs the pure silver he was as a puppy.

2 months View attachment 730996

6 months
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Behavior wise, he's kinda lab like With his friendly behavior, constant need to play fetch, and gentle play with the kids... But never once has he chewed up something that's not his. Not once. And if he hears anything outside the house he barks and growls to protect the house. And this mother17er can run like a greyhound with the stamina of a Kenyan ultra marathoner.


Anyhow, just curious if this just happens in some gene pools or if I got myself a Labmaraner. Or maybe a long way back someone threw the weimaraner in the wood pile, but it's mostly lab with some traits and features from an ancestor that make him much taller and muscular.

I have one. We had to change his name to Rowdy. It fits. They're more like donkey's with the size but not as goofy and wild as a Weimaraner. Super loyal. Loves attention. Naturally stays by your side. Good with kids. Loves to swim and fetch. Too big for a duck boat. Very protective.

He got big fast like yours but they'll hang around 95lbs.



He also answers to Bruh and attends frat partys.

 

[85Bears]

My yellow lab is named Bolt. Very shy around people and even some other dogs. very gentle and good natured. Hes 13 and ive only see Him get mean once or twice in his life.

my son was four and was by himself in a neighbors yard on a teeter totter. A stranger pulled up and parked his car, apparently a traveling salesman, and approached my son. The lab saw this and went after the guy with bad intentions. The guy had to run to his car and is lucky his pants werent chewed off.

 

[PooPopsBaldHead]

Look man, I know you have your kinks, & I think it might just be your schtick, but it's probably best to leave the breeding to the dogs themselves. Most states have strict laws on the matter.

Dang. A fella let's slip he likes to get his áss spanked and nipples pinched and next thing you know he's getting accused of beastiality.

 

[NTDawg]

We had a lab/Weimaraner mix. She live to be 17 and had to put her down this year. She was 3 years old when we took her in. She looked like a lab but acted more like what I would think a Weimaraner would act. She had a thin coat and couldn’t take cold weather and she couldn’t swim. She was ocd and a little odd. But she was sweet and didn’t have a mean or aggressive bone.

 

[grinnindawg]

Pretty dog.

Had 2 registered labs that were right at 100 pounds. Yellow female was 95-100, chocolate male was 100-105.

Excellent dogs. Female was wicked smart and would retrieve until she fell over. Male was an excellent judge of character. Only person he didn't like turned out to be dealing drugs to my neighbor's daughter.

He also had the habit of catching your eye from the other side of the yard. He would then charge as fast as he could go. 99% of the time he would pick a side and just miss you. He'd use his gator tail to whip himself around you. 1% of the time he would put his head in the middle of your chest. Good times.

 

[MaxwellSmart]

We've had 2 labs. The first was a yellow British/ American that weighed 65lbs. She was typical, chewed on everything. The current white lab is English and hit 95lbs last month. She's the best dog I've ever owned, doesn't chew on anything but her toys. The lady we got her from raises all the colors they come in. Her silvers are big dogs but look more like chocolate labs to me.

 

[Augustus McCrae]

Any of you raise or breed labs? What are your thoughts on the silver labs? I got a pup last April. It's registered as a chocolate lab with AKC, but is silver. Not breeding it and don't really care if it's some kind of mongrel that offends the sensibilities of the Westminster Kennel Club, but this thing has to have some Weimaraner in it or is a genetic freak.. It's 17ing huge. And he's an awesome dog, so if he is a crossbreed I am all for it.

I have heard people over the years talk about 100 lbs labs, most that say it have 80ish lb labs. I had one we put down almost 2 years ago that got up to 105, but he was just a fat boy. He was big too, usually stood several inches taller than most labs, but would have been 80-85 if he wasn't fat. I know they have all different kinds of lineage and our old lab was very long haired and this one is much shorter. Just curious if a pure bred lab can get this big.

He's 10 1/2 months old, 27.5" at the shoulder and 97 pounds with no fat on him. I think this 17er might get up to 110+

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He's got a really long tail, but is turning more of a chocolate color vs the pure silver he was as a puppy.

2 months View attachment 730996

6 months
View attachment 731014


Behavior wise, he's kinda lab like With his friendly behavior, constant need to play fetch, and gentle play with the kids... But never once has he chewed up something that's not his. Not once. And if he hears anything outside the house he barks and growls to protect the house. And this mother17er can run like a greyhound with the stamina of a Kenyan ultra marathoner.


Anyhow, just curious if this just happens in some gene pools or if I got myself a Labmaraner. Or maybe a long way back someone threw the weimaraner in the wood pile, but it's mostly lab with some traits and features from an ancestor that make him much taller and muscular.

He’s probably got a little Mississippi leg hound in him. If the mood catches him right he’ll grab your leg and go to town. If he does lay into you it’s probably best to just let him finish.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

We've had 2 labs. The first was a yellow British/ American that weighed 65lbs. She was typical, chewed on everything. The current white lab is English and hit 95lbs last month. She's the best dog I've ever owned, doesn't chew on anything but her toys. The lady we got her from raises all the colors they come in. Her silvers are big dogs but look more like chocolate labs to me.

The lack of chewing on random things must come from the English varieties. Like I said earlier, my black male lab is half English/American and looks just like his English dad, who was from a Pontotoc, MS breeder I think. They had white/yellow labs that look like yours. In the words of Stonnie Dennis, who is a dog trainer on YouTube: "all dogs want to be labs and all labs want to be black".

 

[85Bears]

English and American variety are quite a bit different physically. American variety is skinny, narrow in comparison. My English blockhead is as strong as an ox and you could see he was made to pull nets in cold waters of Canada.