Yellow or Sand Labrador Retriever Puppy

Yellow or Sand Labrador Retriever Puppy

After briefly turn the color of Labrador dog, let's review the Sand Labrador. Labrador Sand or Yellow is the color of the most widespread in United States Labrador. No wonder, the Labrador looks just like a big bear. The Sand Labrador puppy was still in the early 20th century, suppressed at birth because he was considered atypical.

So how and why this coat color has become over the years the most common color in the Labrador?
It was not until the 1920s that it starts to go against the current of normality consists in getting rid of yellow dogs.

Sand Labrador

At that time, we started raising the Sand Labrador in order to enter contests of purebred dogs. It therefore Labrador was finally introduced to competitions, like other black Labradors and brown.
The sand Labrador had such a success that the yellow color was allowed by the standard.
The color of the Sand Labrador varies during its growth. It can go from white to yellow with more or less contrast. Some red colored reflections may even appear.
At birth, the pads of yellow Labrador are pink. Mucous membranes and truffles are also less pigmented. But they quickly become dark black see later.
There is a color close to the sand color, it is the white Labrador. It is the US that we find this dog that comes from genetic cross.

This dog variant is clearly not in the standard of Labrador and is not confirmable. However, it is still very original. Besides, very few people have already seen a Labrador to perfectly white gown.

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