Golden Lab breeder

[goldenlab]

I am looking for a breeder of golden labs and cannot find any information on the web. If anyone is aware of where I might find such a breeder, please send an e-mail to { please PM member ~ Doberman's }. thanks.

[polarpaws]

Golden Lab? Golden Retriever/Labrador mix? What would be the point in that?

Any breeder who breeds that mix is just absurd.

[OwnedBySal]

Do you mean a Yellow Lab? Golden Labs are Golden Retriever Labrador Retriever mixes. Why do you need a breeder? Are you planning on showing? Do you know that there are thousands of Labs and Lab mixes in shelters right now that are awaiting adoption?

Please log onto www.petfinder.com (http://www.petfinder.com) and type in your area, believe me, you will find many Labs and Lab mixes.

Here is Toby, a Labrador Retriever puppy who needs a home:

http://img283.imageshack.us/img283/9665/tobyte0.jpg
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6918658

Little Reiko needs a home, could it be with you?

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/1223/reikozi3.jpg
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6880243[/img]

This is Emma, a little Yellow Lab puppy who does not have a home:

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/4824/emmaui8.jpg
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6897568

I'm not trying to sound rude, but it just shatters my heart to know that millions of animals are euthanized because nobody wants them. I will not help you locate a breeder if that is what you want, but if you are wanting to go the rescue route please let me know and I will help you any way I can. ;)

[golden&hovawart]

Do you mean a golden retriever or a yellow lab?.
Where do you live?.
You can also check petfinder on labs and goldens or breed rescues.You can find amazing dogs,there,too.

[Doberman's]

Hello and welcome to Dogforum.org. :)

You must mean a yellow lab. :) There are lots of breeders listed also you should look up any rescues in your area and possibley rescue a lab. They usually have soem great dogs looking for new homes available. :)

[lassie]

where are you from??????????

[Kat]

OwnedBySal:
Those lab puppies are adorable!
You are so right, there are so many dogs looking for homes. And you can find almost any breed or combination of breeds that your heart desires. From puppies to seniors and everything in between. They are just waiting for their forever home.
I have a 7 week old yellow lab puppy. I found her on petfinders.com She looks alot like your picture of Emma.

[Cindydog]

Golden Lab? Golden Retriever/Labrador mix? What would be the point in that?

Any breeder who breeds that mix is just absurd.
Why? I've got a Lab/Golden mix and she's a great guide dog.

[polarpaws]

They are essentially the SAME dog. They are both excellent family dogs, guide dogs, service dogs. One doesn't have a unique attribute that the other doesn't. They can go hand in hand, really.
From a good breeder, both breeds will be amazing at everything they do. There is no reason a tall to ever mix both of them.

[Cindydog]

Thanks. I didn't realise that.

[mysterydog1]

I just don't like breeders that do mixes. likedesigner dogs. Pick one. golden retriever or yellow lab. otherwise get one from a shelter, you don't need a breeder.

[Cindydog]

I think the only reason my guide dog school crossed Goldens and Labs was because they only had a limited number of dogs to breed and needed puppies, so they crossed a Golden with a Lab.
Really, my dog's basically the same as a Lab. There are a few differences in the way she looks and her coat, but she's very similar to a Lab.
If you're lucky you might find a Golden/Lab cross in a shelter if you ask around.

[Flossika]

I have a yellow lab.. after working in the dog industry of a very popular training school, alot of ppl will refer yellow labs to golden lab, basically because of the golden ret being the same colour...

[retriever crazy]

I have a Golden retriever-Labrador mix. she is a great dog and looks like both breeds. she was just a free farm puppy ( not to put it that way ). she is an awesome dog. she looks just like a golden except less hair, but still more then a lab. lilly has the fluffy fur of a golden. she has the hips, muzzle, and build of a golden but the legs and head of a lab. she the sillyness of both! :D i love her soo much and i love her personality. before looking for a breeder, look at the paper or shelter.

[topaz]

Did you evr find a breeder? I'm looking for a Golden Lab too.

[dogluver4]

Just go to www.akc.org (http://www.akc.org) and ask for a breeder refferal. They should either give it to you right then and then on the site or email it to you:thumb: Look for lab breeders on there. Type or select the breed that you want and a list of breeders and their websites should come up.

I don't think there is such thing as "just a golden/yellow colored lab breeder", I think the colors are just whatever the parents' colors are.

Like for instance Basil is a color called Sable. But her mother was a sable and tri colored. Tri colored is just mainly black, white, and tan. And Basils father was a blue merle color, which is an, of course, blue color;) .

But then again there maybe a breeder that does breeder "just yellows"

ANYWAYS lol....good luck

[skunkstripe]

I saw one yesterday while we were out hiking-a cross between a yellow Lab and a Golden. This girl had the build of a Lab, but more reddish coat like a "blonde" Golden and the fur was somewhat longer. Perfectly nice dog, but I have to admit I really don't see the point of crossing them-they are so similar anyway.

[topaz]

I recently lost my Golden Retriever to cancer at a young age. I know there are no guarantees, but statistically a mutt is healthier. If you get one from a pound you have to be concerned about temperment i.e. if they were mistreated. This is the most controled way to have a mutt.

[applesmom]

I recently lost my Golden Retriever to cancer at a young age. I know there are no guarantees, but statistically a mutt is healthier. If you get one from a pound you have to be concerned about temperment i.e. if they were mistreated. This is the most controled way to have a mutt.

I'd love to see those statistics! Do you have a source?

[borzoimom]

The only way to prevent inheirated genetic disorders, is to not breed to it and have generations also clear of them as well. Real breeders screen for genetic defects and do not breed to one that has not been clear as well.
The fact is- a improperly bred dog can come from either a pure bred or a mix. And for the most part, the breeders doing the right thing, have at least ruled out parents grand parents, great grand parents etc of these defects. However- they are also staying with the breed in predicability to an extent.

As far as a mix- when you take a breed that is prone to many disorders, allowed to breed to another breed that is prone to many disorders- without clear " breeding stock" you can just as easily end up with a dominant gene on a disorder- making it as common as if a person of a " pure bred " dog- that doesnt check their breeding pair to be clean as well.
Both mixes and pure breds can have genetic disorders for one contributing factor- the mating pair is not clear of defects. Additionally- if you have two breeds prone to like cancer or hip problems- although " the breeding stock " may be clear ( like a golden and a lab- both prone to hypothyroidism, hip problems, autoimmune mediated problems such as allergies or worse etc) mate- two subdominant genes can become dominant..
Personally- I would not "buy" a mix while others of the same mix are in shelters across the US with no cost but the adoption fee.. After having many fosters over the years, my point is- any poorly bred dog can have genetic problems- and mixing two breeds that have either the same set of problems ( such as the case with labs and goldens) even if the parents are clear of these defects- they have put another set of genes making it more than possible for something in a subdominant gene to become dominant. Even knowing what you are breeding too can still have problems- but the chances are alot lower...

[Lulu25]

If you are that concerned about temperament issues- which in my opinion you need not be- why not find a rescue group (as opposed to a shelter)? These groups are usually smaller and it takes longer to get in the breed you want, but the groups usually have a much more intimate relationship with their animals- they are often kept in fosters for a while so the people who have been closely caring for the animals can warn you about anything you know. (what a spectacular run on sentence :) )I think that rescues really get a bad reputation that they don't deserve- dogs aren't in shelter because they are bad dogs, they just had irresponsible or unforesightful owners. Or why not try to find a really young puppy? A three week old dog doesn't have much history and shelters and rescues around here get them all the time.