Beware of Silver Breeders who are breeding silver to silver! This is producing masses of poor quality labradors. Silvers are produced when both parents are carriers of the dilute gene. Breeding 2 dogs that are actually dilute in color is a gross neglect of all the known factors involved in genetics. These breeders know this and are still doing it to produce silvers and charcoals which can fetch them up to $10,000 a litter! If you want to buy a silver or charcoal lab then only buy from those breeders who are producing them from silver carriers. They will likely be sold with limited breeding rights thus preventing the amatuer from taking on breeding for money reasons which has caused this terrible problem to esculate.
Websites like Hollie's Muddy River Labs are selling only these colors and are producing them using these questionable practices. They sell to anyone who has the money and even allow them to be bred from. Reputable Breeders only allow a very few select ones to bred and will likely not allow those that are sold to pet buyers to be bred. Most of the silver breeders involved in this network are also puppy brokers... Traveling all over the country and buying up all the silvers they can find and then selling them all over the country from their websites. Known members are Lori Osborn, Sparta NC, Kellyn, Silver Star Kennel in Texas and Heather Gibbs, the sister of Hollie who owns Muddy River Labs. They are all doing this and making alot of money from it and then they are NOT honoring their warranties. Spread the word about these breeders who are using this method to pollute the Lab poulation. They all claim to love labs but they continue to practice this breeding method when they all know how bad it is. Genetics should be practiced by those who are willing to sacrifice money for wealth of knowledge and to gain improvement in the Silver Labrador!
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