[nagdu] Chocolate labs

[Donna Elliott]

Jack Vanderwyk traces the origins of all chocolate Labradors listed on the LabradorNet database (some 34,000 Labrador dogs of all shades) to eight original bloodlines. However, the shade was not seen as a distinct colour until the 20th century; before then according to Vanderwyk, such dogs can be traced but were not registered. A degree of crossbreeding with Flatcoat orChesapeake Bay retrievers was also documented in the early 20th century, prior to recognition, The Chocolate Labradors.

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