The Many Colors of the Labrador Retriever's Coat

By John P. Jackson
Many people think of the Labrador Retriever as simply that just a Labrador Retriever, the one dog with no variation at all. They are quite surprised when they read information on Labrador Retrievers and discover that they are actually available in three different kinds. Now there are not three totally different Labrador Retrievers as such because the only noticeable alteration between the three is their colouration, this is common in many dog breeds.

The colour everyone associates with the Labrador Retriever is yellow and this is by far the most commonly observed dog in this breed. Labrador Retriever information surveys carried out on behalf of various dog related magazines report that the faithful and loyal yellow Labrador Retriever is the most common dog owned throughout the United Kingdom and America out of all the other dog breeds.

Yellow Retrievers are dogs that are full of energy and intelligence, couple this with the dogs friendly and well natured personality it is easy to see why this breed of dog is so popular as a family dog. They are great with kids and very gentle. They love to play games as well as please their owners. Yellow Labs are easily trainable. It is due to the Labrador Retrievers wonderfully approachable nature that they are often employed as working dogs. Not all dog breeds are selected for the type of work that this particular dog is as not all dogs are as calm as the Labrador retriever. The normal size of these dogs is approximately 45 ? 70 lbs for the female and approximately 60 ? 80 lbs for the male.

The breeds in general do have a tendency to gain weight if not monitored as they are obsessed with food. The term yellow is applied loosely because Labrador Retrievers range from nearly white through to almost a red colour. Black Labrador Retrievers are the next dog to look at and these dogs have proved themselves to be extremely well liked as pets of the American people along with the British people. The information on black Labrador Retrievers is much the same as the yellow dog of the same breed.

The black Labrador Retriever is very clever and definitely a high energy dog with a calm and friendly nature. Just like the yellow Labrador retriever the black dogs are often trained to become working dogs. If you read a lot of the dog information available you will also see that the black Labrador Retriever loves the water and that they are similar in size to the previously mentioned yellow dogs. Then trundling along behind is the beautiful chocolate brown Labrador Retriever ranging in colouration from a light shade of brown to a deep, dark chocolate brown colour. This breed of dog is the same size as both the yellow and black Labrador Retrievers and also boasts the same calm temperament.

As you can see the only difference between the three dogs is their colouration, in every other way they are the same wonderful breed. Any colour of Labrador you choose for your household will be a good choice.

This article was written by John Jackson and has been contributed by http://www.greatdogsite.com. For more information on the Labrador Retriever, please visit our page http://www.greatdogsite.com/breeds/details/Labrador_Retriever/.

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