[Closed] Chocolate Labradors....just a little bit misunderstood?!

a fat one can look like a grizzly bear

Mad as a box of frogs.The wifes mate got one from a family who (did not have time to take it out etc) the dog has eaten car keys,mobile phones and anything else that is left lying about (would have been cheaper just buying one that was normal imo)

Mine is thick as $hit to be honest. You can train her to do pretty much anything and she'll always remember it, but at working things out for herself she's not all that sharp. However, she's loyal, awesome with my 15month old boy, great with other dogs and people and a great companion. Mine was gun trained as a puppy, so you only need to show her something a couple of times and it's ingrained in her and she'll continue to do it everytime you ask.

For instance, she'll retrieve pretty much anything...
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In my experience choc labs have not been the brightest but are much happier than the other two colours to not do too much and are probably the best colour if you either don't want to go to far for walks or have small children. They are lovely. That said, depending on the 'issues' he's gained from another family he may never improve. My only experience of family taking in rescue dogs in the past has been pretty negative and even after 8 years with a lovely couple, spoilt to bits one of the dogs is still a nervous reck. Unfortunatley the past sticks with some poor dogs.

Have been around labs all my life and now have a choc one, would say that they are great dogs but do have a deserved reputation for being a bit batty. Still ours is nearly nine and has never trashed the house or been destructive, she is just a slightly dippy but very happy dog.
Wouldn't change her for the world and would always recommend choc labs as family pets.

Oops double post.

Blimey, dog colourists?!

Aren't they just the same underneath their fur?

Got a 5 year old Chocolate Lab here (American breed so taller and longer than the shorter tubby ones in the UK). He is a great dog, has his mad moments but in general is ace. Great with kids of all sizes, very loving and loyal, loves to run with me, just can't take him anywhere near ducks!!

Aren't they just the same underneath their fur?

Nope.

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They are the clowns of the labrador world , That said they are brilliant and have a great temprement. Mine is of the American breed and looks like a deer or small bear . As they are brown they can look amazingly sad as opposed to the yellow labs who always look happy. They will do stupid things like try to catch golf balls as you hit them , will eat anything (jars of coffee , birth control pills , various kinds of shit and raid bins). My kids have grown up with him and will jump on him and pulls his tail and yet he has never snapped at them . They are amazingly strong once lifting some driftwood that me and my dad were standing on . If you want a family dog dont think twice about getting a chocky lab.

I'm not sure the colour makes that much difference to be honest, working/non working strains are quite different. My family have had all types of colour and the behaviour/trainability have all been very good apart from one really quite odd one that was black that must have been starved of oxygen at birth cause it wasnt trainable and wasnt that nice either. It got run over at about age 4 which was sad. I think the owners make more difference in most cases and you get more retarded owners of chocolate labs.

will eat anything (jars of coffee , birth control pills , various kinds of shit and raid bins).

You can train them out of this though, mine won't pick things up off the floor unless I tell her she can. If we're eating she know's to go lie down on her bed and my 15 month boy can sit on the floor with an apple or a biscuit with no fear of her taking it off him.

That said, my missis said it went quiet in the house yesterday. When she went to investigate she found Sam and Ruby sat in the kitchen with chocolate digestives strewn around the floor while Sam held the biscuit for the dog to lick the chocolate off before he ate the biscuit...

I'm not sure the colour makes that much difference to be honest...in most cases and you get more retarded owners of chocolate labs.

Mine's trained to the gun. She's still monumentally stupid. But thanks for the comment on my own intelligence.

Lots of the things being mentioned as proof that chocolate labs are mad are just general lab traits in my experience. 🙂

[b]You bunch of bloody racists![/b]

Are ginger kids misunderstood?

A lab litter can contain any mix I doubt the colour makes any difference to temprement or intelligence.

Guide dogs for the blind don't have a "no brown ones" policy?

Can I ruin this thread by saying our black (working stock) lab is pretty damn bright?

Incredibly obedient and well behaved but get a ball and she does go a bit bonkers!

Mine's trained to the gun. She's still monumentally stupid. But thanks for the comment on my own intelligence.

sorry on re -reading what I wrote it doesnt come over as intended. What I meant was you see lots of fat/poorly trained chocolate labs compared to the other colours and this is because the choc's can attract a certain type of owner not due to the dogs themselves being any different. Colour is controlled by only a few genes (not including shades within the colour, the redish yellow labs are my favourite).

Can I ruin this thread by saying our black (working stock) lab is pretty damn bright?

for once I agree with you, all labs are pretty bright dogs, its why they are used as gun dogs, guide dogs, sniffer dogs, assistance dogs etc

My mum's choc lab is a very intelligent, gentle and fit old thing.

here she is wondering just whats going on with this long legged idiot puppy:
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I've got a black lab/collie cross (called Elmo) - he's smart, but extremely soft. Every morning we go to the park where he meets his friends for a run round and good play. His fiends are:

[b]Boarder collie[/b], Max - cleaver, although ball obsessed
[b]Cocker spaniel[/b], Millie - cleaver, loves to play
[b]Old English Sheepdog[/b], Oscar - looks bit dumb but is cleaver
[b]Pointer[/b], Archie - very cleaver - is the boss
[b]Chocolate Lab[/b], Ben - fairly cleaver, slim, likes to get the ball off Elmo and likes to hump Max.
[b]Chocolate Lab[/b], Barney - thick, thick, thick. Very good natured but you look into his eyes and you can tell he's on a different planet. The one thing he loves in this world is to sniff and lick Elmo's arse. He can do this for 40 minutes none stop (Elmo is too soft to tell him off properly), he nearly explodes with excitement if Elmo takes a dump!!!

So my opinion of them is they are thick, but have a lovely temporment and need training not to lick other dogs bums and hump them.

Apparently, the universal name that used to be given to black labs is not quite the done thing these days. It now has to be Nipper, or Nigel.

Boarder collie, Max - [b]cleaver[/b], although ball obsessed
Cocker spaniel, Millie - [b]cleaver[/b], loves to play
Old English Sheepdog, Oscar - looks bit dumb but is [b]cleaver[/b]
Pointer, Archie - very [b]cleaver [/b]- is the boss
Chocolate Lab, Ben - fairly [b]cleaver[/b], slim, likes to get the ball off Elmo and likes to hump Max.

Sound like dangerous dogs.

I'd obviously be a chocolate lab if I were a dog!!

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that perception that chocolate ones are thick stems from breed snobbery when the breed was introduced to these shores years ago (KC registered in 1903 but the first chocolate Lab not until 1930)

We have a Choc lab, a few friends have yellow and black, I wouldnt say Ive seen any difference in behaviour. I would say ours can be batty at times (lots of built up energy) but she is very intelligent with it
I think it depends more on the stock and upbringing of the individual dog than anything
as far as I know the only difference is two genes (B and D locus) that determines the dogs colour and pigmentation, there is no other difference and these genes are unralated to any behaviour or intelligence traits

Obviously Chocolate ones are the best though 😉

Friendly and delicious. Mmm.

Apparently, the universal name that used to be given to black labs is not quite the done thing these days.

ever seen the Dam Busters?

Mine's just over a year old now, and is a bit dense, very greedy, but great with the kids. He's being a bit of a t**t just lately when out walking, doesnt always come back when called and tends to run up to other dogs and their owners wanting to play / be made a fuss of. He doesnt, as far as I'm aware, own a cleaver, for which I am extremely thankful.

Oh, and he still eats snails when he finds them in the garden, which arent the most pleasant of things to clean up when he comes back into the house and spews them back up.

They don't actually taste of chocolate you know.

Chocolate Lab, Barney - thick, thick, thick.

Bit harsh, he's probably reading this thinking.. "I might be thick but a least I can spell clever and temperament." 🙂

They don't actually taste of chocolate you know.

Yeah? How do you know?

I do think choc labs are a bit thicker but no idea why!

Funny who the word "brown" is avoided in dog world.

Brown and white spaniel? Liver and white
Brown lab? Chocolate

LOL @ stanfrees pic

Dog with attitude - stuff the sign I'm going swimming 😉

Yeah? How do you know?

A ghillie suit and many hours waiting in the park.

Referring to a yellow lab as a golden Labrador is always good for winding some folk up 🙂