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If you are wondering what is the right dog for you, this is the place to be. In this introductory forum we talk about topics such as breed vs. mix, size, age, grooming, breeders, shelters, rescues as well as requirements for exercise, space and care. No question is too silly here. This particular forum is for getting and giving helpful, nice advice. It is definitely not a forum for criticizing someone else's opinion, knowledge or advice. This forum is all about tail wagging and learning.

  
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Savannah- Blue Belle

A Heart of Gold!
 
 
Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 7:29am PST 
I googled "Champagne Labs" and came up with some other breeders. One had good pics of the so called color and those pups did have blue eyes. Savvy is not truly a "Champagne" (oh! boo-hoo!) because she has very dark eyes. One of the things I liked about her when I chose her was the contrast of those dark amber eyes with her butter colored hide.

Hey...I have a rare "Butterball Lab!"
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Penny

Ball? Ball?- BALL???		 
 
Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 7:54am PST 
*Shields eyes* Augh, the layout, the clip art, the formatting! Mid-90's internet called; it wants its everything back.

Ahem. Now that I have that out of my system... I really, really don't see why anyone needs to be making more labs unless they're producing AMAZING specimens with stellar health and temperaments, and bloodlines that collapse under the weight of all their titles - preferably ones including some manner of working. And I really don't see why a yellow lab should ever cost that much money unless it poops gold, cooks culinary-grade meals, and cleans the house when it isn't busy fighting crime and curing cancer. They're a great breed, don't get me wrong. I could just go get about seven today if I went to a few local shelters.

Edited by author Tue Feb 14, '12 7:55am PST

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Savannah- Blue Belle

A Heart of Gold!
 
 
Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 8:16am PST 
yep. that is why I can't visit the shelters anymore.
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Zephyr

Rules the Romper- Room		 
 
Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 11:39am PST 
Champagne labs apparently have a silvery yellow coat... I'm just baffled. Also $4500 for a lab puppy... Ha! They also have Charcoal, Silver, 'lite Silver [sic] and regular old boring colors.

Welcome to Delusional Land, population: them.

Sadly they live relatively nearby.

Penny, I actually LOLed at "*Shields eyes* Augh, the layout, the clip art, the formatting! Mid-90's internet called; it wants its everything back." I hope you don't mind but I'm stealing it for Facebook (giving credit where due of course).

Edited by author Tue Feb 14, '12 11:41am PST

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Savannah- Blue Belle

A Heart of Gold!
 
 
Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 12:14pm PST 
My head hurts trying to visualize "silvery yellow."

Can that exist?
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Zephyr

Rules the Romper- Room		 
 
Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 5:11pm PST 
Literally champagne colored may sort of work I guess. Still falls in the realm of "yellow lab" to me but whatever. People call lots of things silver that I just don't see at all. I can't tell if it's just my eyes or my general skepticism about how 'unique' someone's puffykins is.

I will agree however that I would not spend $4500 on a puppy unless that puppy was a very successful day-trader in his spare time.

Edited by author Tue Feb 14, '12 5:12pm PST

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Monnie

Spreading Smiles- As A Tribute For- Lexi
 
 
Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 5:59pm PST 
JMHO But breeders should be breeding for the soundness of the particular breed...Not worry about designer colors..soundness and temperament is what's important. People pay a few thousand for labradoodles and many other so called designer breeds and they are still getting A Mixed Breed with health problems from 2 breeds. Like the pug crossed with the jack russell...both nice breeds but why would you want to breed a dog whom has breathing difficulties with a dog that is known to be very active and sometime hypershrug OK I'm getting off my soapboxred face
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Sanka

The ground is my- newspaper.		 
 
Barked: Tue Feb 14, '12 7:15pm PST 
mmm, champagne labs....are they bubbly?
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Savannah- Blue Belle

A Heart of Gold!
 
 
Barked: Wed Feb 15, '12 5:49am PST 
I think ALL labs are bubbly...

personality wise, and also...unfortunately...flatulence wise as well.
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Lucille

I am the Sock- Bandit!!!		 
 
Barked: Wed Feb 15, '12 12:54pm PST 
"People pay a few thousand for labradoodles and many other so called designer breeds and they are still getting A Mixed Breed with health problems from 2 breeds."

That's not necessarily the case. Yes, they're a mixed breed, but they don't necessarly inherit the health problems from both the parent breeds. They can often be healthier than both the sire and dam, although that's not a given. Hybrid vigor; it's not just for plants, anymore. In other words, it's the inbreeding itself that has caused so many genetic health issues of the purebreds.

You know how insurance companies keep the best statistics because it effects their bottom line? It's quite a bit cheaper to insure a mixed breed or a mutt than a purebred dog. They actually do tend to have fewer health problems. Been getting a lot of quotes lately from different companies for my own mixed breed dog and for the purebred dogs of some breeders I know, and the discount goes to the mutts.

They didn't list 'champagne labs', though, I'm sure they're so bubbly they just ward of disease naturally.big grin
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