Dog Food Secrets

There are many disputes that surround the existence of the new addition to the dog breed world, the Golden Labrador. Hearing its name, you might think that this breed is either a golden colored Labrador or a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Labrador Retriever. One of these assumptions is true while the other is not.

For one, there is confusion as to whether there really is a golden colored Labrador. A yellow Labrador Retriever is of existence but would it be possible to have a golden Labrador? If you know or have heard some people trying to sell a golden colored Labrador, be warned for this is a wrong and deceitful way of describing a Labrador Retriever variety.

One cause of the confusion is the idea of having a golden- colored Labrador. Is this idea possible or just another scam from crooked breeders? The answer would be, a golden-colored Labrador is a deceitful and misleading idea to dispose of a yellow Labrador in a most fashionable way.

If breeders insist that there is such a thing as a golden Labrador but wishes to sell one, authorities advise to steer clear from them because they most probably are scammers. There have been instances where buyers who indeed bought the said golden Labs were surprised to realize that their golden Labs and yellow Labs are just the same variant. Some deceitful sellers would even state that DNA testing has been done in order to prove the existence of a golden Lab but experts say there is no truth to this.

Now that the golden-colored Labrador has been proven wrong, the only truth behind the existence of a Golden Labrador is the fact that it is a crossbreed between the Golden Retriever and the Labrador Retriever. These parent breeds are without a doubt excellent pets and have millions of enthusiasts combined around the world. But this new hybrid, albeit a newcomer, is slowly starting to have its own set of followers around the world, too.

A hybrid dog is generally developed to possess the different characteristics of its parent breeds. The distribution of characteristics, however, is not equal as 50-50 but instead, sometimes may come out as 40-60, 30-70, etc. Moreover, not all strengths of the parents will be manifested through the hybrid and sometimes some trademark temperament of the parents will not show at all in the hybrid.

The Golden Retriever is a well-known water retriever and is an excellent swimmer. The hybrid Golden Labrador may get this skill from the Golden Retriever but may not be as excellent. On the other hand, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular pet in the US for reasons that it is highly trainable, gentle and amiable. It is also great in scent detecting and in fact, is used in many police and military works.

The crossbred Golden Labrador may sometimes come out as an excellent detector too but there will be instances when it will be a superb swimmer more than a smeller. Hybrids are not well established in terms of characteristics therefore breed standards cannot be created for them yet. In terms of physicality, a hybrid may appear to be a look alike of one of its parents but there are instances also when it looks exactly like the combination of its two different parents.