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I've had my silver lab for eight years. I've been around all hunting breeds and owned a Chesapeake Bay retriever. I bought my silver puppy to bird hunt with, and as a companion. He is now 8 years old, in good health and weighs 78 pounds; he is trim and fit. All dogs are different, so here is what I see in my 8 years old, male: Weird coat? Yes, just as you described. Dandruff? No, but we use fish supplements and oatmeal shampoo to prevent it. Tight eyelids? Yes, even at 8 years old. Needy? Yep, wants to be touched all the time. Bark excessively? No. He has a strong, loud, intimidating bark and uses it sparingly. Will he retrieve a bumper? Yes, just as good or better than any dog in the video, but not endlessly like some field trial dogs I have seen. Afraid of guns or loud noise? Heck no! Loves the shotgun. He retrieves upland birds with excellence. He also points game birds (self taught, I did not see that coming!) and flushes them very well. He will water retrieve ducks but he doesn't LOVE water like most labs. His thin coat is great in the south, but probably not as good for a cold climate. BTW He sheds very little, which we love. He is one of the most attentive and intelligent dogs you will find. Wants to please his master. He can be registered as a Silver Labrador, but if I had to bet, there is a Wim gene or two in there somewhere. Great video thanks!

One of your best videos. Good dogs is good dogs and that’s all that matters.

Stonie I saw this video years ago, then when a little bit after covid hit I found a rescue dog that I fell in love with. He's a silver lab. Charlie is the best dog ever. I was told he was a failed hunting dog that was a pure bread silver lab that a rancher gave up on. He's amazing. Learns on a dime. Fetches like a dream. Is the best emotional support dog I've ever seen. He's a needy boy, and when I sit on the porcelain throne, he is right there with me. Even though he takes to water like a duck, his coat isn't like a lab coat, there's no oil, and it gets soaked instantly. He doesn't have skin issues though. The eye lids tight. I love that dog. Everyone asks if he is a weimaraner. You know what? I don't care of he is. Best dog I've ever had.

I love your honest approach! I am planning on getting a dog at some point in my life and I love how you talk about other training methods and really put things in perspective. You’re definitely a resource worth subbing to

Just brought home 8 week old silver puppy. She's awesome.

my silver labrador retriever is very coordinated, smart, energized & a very loving dog. One of the best pets I've ever come across in my life.

I appreciate your direct approach to disseminating information to the viewer. And, your property is awesome.. I'm sure the dogs love it. And, I want to thank you for motivating me to start sharing my 25+ years of dog training on this platform as well. I'm so busy with my training clientele. But, you have motivated me to start sharing my experience. So, thank you so much. Keep up the great content...

Every time I watch your videos my lab Zoi just stares and watches you through the whole video! Love your videos Stonnie!!

great video, so great to find your channel, we have been considering a silver lab and this really provides a lot of balanced and entertaining info.

This was perfect timing! We just purchased a silver lab about 5 months ago! Our pup loves to fetch the ball! He can get distracted sometimes but usually he'll play for as long as I can go. His energy level actually works out perfect for our household. Love all the videos you put out! Very informative!

I have an 8 month old silver and he’s super clumsy, he just throws himself around when he gets excited. He is super quiet however but I’m not complaining. Great video!!

Excellent video. Love that the dogs stay so long, without even being told. This is my style of training :) Great job!

Thank you for sharing the positive side of owning a silver lab!!!!

I had a Lab X Weimaraner and the first time I saw a Silver Lab I could have sworn it was one of my dog’s litter mates. However, my lab X weimaraner loved to fetch and was a hunting machine. Even when she was old and arthritic she still would come hunt pheasants like a pup.

Hello from FRANCE , your post are so useful for me! your position concerning relationships betwen humans and dogs is my position. thanks a lot and continue this beautiful job !

Happy birthday George! Many thanks Stonnie for great videos! from my Swedish Curly coated retrievers, who now have a new life with exploring and adventures. Their first year was difficult due to the 5 minutes rule (exercize 5 mins/month). Never tired, hard to train, destroyed furniture. Wish I had discovered you sooner!

Thank you for doing the video, great information.

Nailed it. Covered everything i considered about a silver lab. Had a black lab but never could tire him. Good video series

Hi, Stonnie! Recently discovered your channel. Really appreciate thoroughness of videos; very helpful. Your understanding of dog AND human behavior is dead on. I’ve had standard poodles for years (#4 in the works) and I’m looking forward to following your training guideline with the new pup. True, they’re a little barky, slightly needy and do love following you into the bathroom but they’re perfect for someone with mild allergies like me. Thank you for the sound guidance and funny comments.

Loving the video. Just had my "purebred" Silver Lab Jager fail to lymphoma at only six. My perspective. After being around him for 6+ years, when I look at other labs now, they appear quite different looking and acting than the silvers. I definitely see the weimaraner in them. I have also clocked my pup at a sustainer run of 30 mph, which to the best of my knowledge is off the charts for a regular lab. So that's what I think. Couple of other comments. My Jager was a champion fetcher; he lived for it even before I trained him for hunting. He was extremely coordinated in every way and was all around more agile than a lab. His focus and attention was supreme, which also leads me to think maybe not "purebred" lab. I never spent enough time training for water fowl hunting and he seemed to naturally have the calmness and patience built in. Always still and quiet. He did have skin problems though. He did have major alopecia (hair loss) as well. Then you add the lymphoma in and a case of Blasto, tough to say he was healthy. But all around the most amazing, focused, calm tempered, and pleasing dog breed I have yet to witness. He looks and acts alot like your silver in this video.

@stonnie Dennis thank you for a great in depth look into silver labs. great vid

Thank you immeasurably for this video- I think you did a really good job objectively detailing the history behind the various theories speculating on the genetic makeup of these beautiful dogs. I am about to acquire a Silver Labrador soon, and had been reading so many conflicting, interesting, disturbing things online about them. I really appreciate the time you took to highlight the possible advantages, and the honest probable skin/temperament "problems" (problems being relative), that may (I like how you continually highlight that these are generalizations) come along with a Silver Lab. Your channel is awesome! Much appreciated.

Thank you so much for this video. And I own a silver lab, and I am agreeing with you, grandparents had a black lab and what you say is spot on.

Nice job stonnie!... I have a field bred chocolate lab that I trained to retrieve waterfowl and snipe. Watching you walking in the field throwing the dummy up into cover made me think of the time I was training my lab as a puppy on a local golf course .I threw his dummy into cover and he came out with a rotten mallard duck(stunk to high heaven). I was upset and happy at the same time.

I am so impressed by the wholesome way you are raising your children! I wish there were more parents connecting with their kids the way you do. If so, our country would be so much better off. Thanks for being a great example. Love all your videos.

I loved this video! I used to have a blue thailand ridgeback, and haven't had a dog in about 6 years. I finally convinced my husband to get a dog, and decided on a lab, to hopefully be easier to train. The silvery color is my favorite! The problem is, anything you read online about these dogs tends to be from breeders who vehemently protest the color, or breeders who sell the dogs and boost them up. Anyways, I found these training videos, and I'm hoping to prepare for whatever color lab I get for my family. Thank you for the informative and entertaining content!

I really appreciate your honest and unbiased, fair tests of silver labs. I was recently in the market for a new lab puppy and had done a bit of research of silver labs. I had some breeders tell me to stay far away and some say they have been the best dog. I personally wasn’t interested in taking a gamble with that kind of money. But after looking at a few chocolate, white/yellow labs I came across a silver lab puppy for sale and just fell in love. I could not believe how attentive to me she was, how stout she looked and her personality. I was very impressed with her physically as a puppy and ended up getting her. I think if I would have watched this video first I probably would have never gave her a chance since I wasn’t a huge fan of them anyway. So far she has impressed me with everything I have asked of her. She gives good clean straight lines. Charges hard when retrieving and learnes very quick. I still think like you that generally speaking silver labs are not as good as other colors but there are exceptions it seems. I also feel as tho there are multiple answers on how silvers came about. I think there are recessed gene chocolates that are full blood and also ones with mixed Weimaraner in there along the way. She is 2 months old now and at 5 months she will b going to a professional trainer to see what she can do. Hopefully if all goes good I will try her in akc hunt tests. Thank you again for you videos, they have been helpful with basic obedience and I like the way you think as a trainer.

That was fun thanks Stonnie

That was amazing Thanks for the help in deciding

👍❤Thank you for your wonderful information! It is SO appreciated!!

I'm here bc I'm getting a lab, considering silver and charcoal... GREAT video, you are a natural for video. Very entertaining and a great disposition. Interesting point about their coat quality. I like the moderate energy level, coat color, and eye color. I'm going to watch the Charcoal lab video next.

Your so open minded that’s a valuable trait.

I have a Weimaraner and I love him to pieces!!!!

Great video! Very informative for people potentially wanting to get a silver lab. Love your videos. I’ve been an English style lab person all my life, got my first silver lab pup I a year and a half ago and I don’t know if I’ll ever own anything else. He is so easy to train. So treat driven and ready to please. Has a great nose, is doing great hunting. He would go non stop all day if you let him. Great swimmer and retriever. He is quite athletic and wonderful dexterity, so sure footed in boats. He is also a great house dog well behaved fairly relaxed but more clingy than any other dog I’ve had. Takes attached at the hip to a whole new level but I personally love it. I think it makes him a better hunter because he cuts close to you. We did have concerns about skin and digestive issues but so far no issues! We do notice a little more dander in the dry winter months than we would with a nice oily smooth normal lab coat. There is a difference in the fur texture. He does have the droopy eye lids though. Personally I don’t care how he was made we love him all the more. In my opinion we have bred and mixed all dogs to meet our desires so breeding for a certain color is no different in making silver labs as long as it is done ethically and with best health in mind for the animal. Not sure what school of belief I agree with of whether they are actually a genetic abnormality (which does scientifically make sense) or if another breed was incorporated into their genetics (also makes sense) but either way I never really see the Weim traits in our pup. I could honestly see an argument for Pitt Bull though somewhere way back in the linage.

Another interesting video. Are you going to do a video on pointing labs to complete the series?

Well done on this one. It's always so common to see people attack silver labs with a purist attitude so it was good to see an unbiased comparison. My two-year-old silver, luckily, is full of energy, fetches really well, and can't get enough of the water. We are still teaching him more each day, but he has been pretty similar to most other labs he has been around. Maybe I lucked out or maybe it is just his bloodline, but either way the silver I ended up has turned out really well.

Love, love this video. Please do more on breed comparisons. Well done !

Getting a silver lab! I’m so excited

Thank you for providing an objective overview of the silver Labrador. I have a 6 1/2 year old silver lab that has been the subject of debate across our friends who have had both weimies and chocolate labs, and trainers I've worked with who fall on both sides of the fence. I adopted him from a rescue organization who pulled him from a relenquish case - basically classic story of someone paying $2000 for a puppy they weren't expecting to put so much work in until he de-squeeked their neighbor's chickens at 8 months old too many times.. I have his papers of where they bought him and you are spot on on the neediness. I call him my clingon. He also has those tight eyelids, almost almond shape. The line down his back is bristle like/almost wirey along the back. I've been lucky with his skin and fur as I've seen others with serious skin issues, but he does get dandruff! Your physical breakdown was exactly the way I viewed mine, down to the coordination issues. He's even tweaked his leg from cutting a corner too tight playing with my staffy mix. He's also got that naturally sweet temperament but a strange protective instinct to people who shouldn't be on the property uninvited, especially at night. I agree on the looks part, a reason why I partially adopted him and why I love bully breeds and Dobermans.

Another very nice video Stonnie, thank you. I seems to have got into the habit of watching your videos every week. Those are two lovely dogs, but Mr No Name gets my vote. From this side of the Atlantic he seems to be a hard working sweetheart with a great attitude, work ethic and lovely glossy coat. I’ve been trying some food work on the 6 year old show line golden cocker spaniel that I look after. He’s poorly trained, which is mostly my fault, and none of calm, attentive or polite, but he gets away with it because he is about the prettiest cocker spaniel you ever saw, in fact on average every week a complete stranger stops me in the street and tells me how beautiful he is, including random people driving by in their cars, stopping and shouting out their car windows. Anyway as with retrieving breeds he loves his food and I have been working with him on his leash manners with some success. He also has improved his response to sit, down and stay commands. It surprised me a lot, but he is much better than he was. He will never be polite, especially with visitors to my house but I’m very pleased with progress he has made in the last few weeks. Thanks a lot for your help. Incidentally I first got the idea of trying this a few weeks back when I stumbled across your old Malinois puppy food work videos from years ago. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

Great, accurate, impartial video on silver labs! Our female silver is two years old now, and exhibits some of the positives and some of the negatives you speak of, so pretty accurate! None of the coat problems with our girl thankfully.

12:10 Stonnie: "I have yet to meet a particulalry co-ordinated one(silver lab)...Larry has fallen off the boardwalk 5,000 times" Mr. No Name: *face plants on boardwalk*

Your shirts match your respective dog colors. Thanks for posting this enjoyable video.

Great video! Very entertaining and showing your point, I believe your experience, silver labs obviously just do not like to play fetch that much, many dogs do not like it that much...

Poor Larry, not the retriever type. I can run 3.25 miles in the morning, 70 degrees, 100% humidity. Sopping wet afterwards. But I’m about 64 years old and I do it. So, I’m following, because when I eventually retire and have a Labrador retriever again, will I have the energy for a Mr. NoName, a Henry, or a Larry? Time will tell. I’m doing my best to keep fit for when the time comes. Another GREAT video Stonnie. Thank you, and thank you Eli.

Happy birthday George, even though I am plenty late!

I always seek out reasonable people. The thing I like most about you is you are reasonable in what you do and what you expect. A lot of other trainers or KZfaq dog people are unreasonable in their approach. In my opinion.

I have a silver lab. She will fetch literally anything you throw

Hey stonnie I have a silver Labrador both parents are Labradors. She is only 10 months old and she LOVES to fetch and swim. She has fetched for hours at a time. I’m currently subbed and watching your videos on retrieving because, my silver Labrador has a high prey drive.

Im sorry stony I didnt see your dismount ... was attempting to maintain order in a house with a lil 4mth old machine...love your advice love the channel.. youre a great citizen... my huskey pottweiler germansheppard is loving her psa in the t.o. (toronto Ontario) ... yeaterday was a real nice +4 day and she was walked to tired today we... are...sleepy ..smiles.. 48.5 min x2 ... dun dun daaa ... for now

Cool video!

Great video labs are awesome cool dogs

Actually the first time I ever heard about silver labs was back in the 70's I believe which I had seen an old advertisement from Kellogg kennels! Now I live close to Kellogg's and believe me there is a reason he would not ever let anyone enter his property without an appointment! Enough said about that! After 35 years of crunching canine genetics and training most hunting breeds for both hunting and competition trials here is my thoughts! With the silver Labrador retrievers which includes the champagne and charcoal coat colors. I would never want to see one of these dogs appear in any of my dogs lineage, believe me I won't! Reason being, I really don't care where the color came from but one thing I do know is they were bred strictly for their color and we all know what happens to breeds when they are bred strictly for color. Back in the early 1900's black litters would once in a while throw some brindle colored dogs and this goes back to some of the dogs they used to start the Labrador line. Back around 1910 there was never a mention of a silver colored Labrador however, by the 1950's they have appeared seemingly out of nowhere! My personal feeling is that the recessive or diluted d gene was in fact introduced by the Weimaraner (recessive d gene!) For those of you that do not know recessive genes are actually hidden genes which may not show themselves for many generations until they're mated with another dog with the same recessive gene and only if the gene hits! You can have a dog in a bitch that had the same recessive gene and sometimes neither gene will hit our only one of the genes would hit which would not create the silver coat color. However, if one would hit and the other not all of the puppies would carry the recessive gene for the coat color silver. This applies for all recessive genes whether it is something like Exercise Intolerance and Collapse (EIC) which is absolutely devastating and may not show up until the dog is a few years old. Hopefully he won't be in the water 50 yards out when it first shows itself. Over all the years I've been training and breeding I've only had this happen twice with customers dogs so I didn't know their lineage or whether they were tested or not and which the test for EIC has not been in existence very long! Of these two dogs I did manage to save one of them. He was only about 30 yards out when I noticed him having some problems and I figured I knew what he was inflicted with immediately so I was able to swim out and save him. The poor pup! Yes I'm a very soft trainer where I would rather take a little extra time somewhat similar to Mr. Dennis instead of putting hard pressure on the dogs because I don't think that gets you as good of results in the end! I'm very interested to see in the next upcoming years what geneticists find out additionally about this issue because at the current time they can only find the d gene but not where it came from! This is something I don't really understand but whatever. I have a feeling someone is doing their best to conceal this information as we have seen many other times in both dogs and horses! Yes I am a purist when it comes to Labrador Breed. Thehe thought of people breeding for coat color exclusively makes my stomach turn! The thing is people that are ignorant enough to simply breed for coat color will not concentrate on things like: HIP and Elbow Dysplasia and the need for the OFA Certification United Anconeal Process (UAP) Fragmented Coronoid Process (FCP) Osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia (TVD) Centronuclear Myopathy (CNM) Exercise Intolerance and Collapse (EIC) Narcolepsy (NARC) Confirmation Intelligence Tractability Hunting Ability (which a Labrador must have regardless whether he is going to be hunted or not. He must be able to retrieve simply because it should be in his jeans. If not in my opinion you have a sub-par dog especially when you consider all the other issues that more than likely were not taken into consideration when the breeders were doing the breeding!) I actually research several dogs when I'm going to breed my female and believe me they are all very high quality dogs which have achieved and done very well in the hunting and field trial competition circuit! I want the Line-Breeding coefficient to be no higher than 18 but not lower than 15. You mustn't do this for several generations in a row however! Only by proper line breeding and I'm not talking about inbreeding can you achieve an entire litter of superior quality puppies! If you do a straight out-cross, unless you're doing it simply to bring in other genetics you also want to include into your line. There really is no other reason to even do all this research because your puppies are going to be as different as puppies from a completely separate litter! If you have eight puppies 2 of them will be below average, 4 average, and 2 above average which of course is an average estimation but this is roughly how it works out to be. Now I just gave you many reasons to not even think about purchasing one of these off-color breeds, believe me there is a host of other reasons but many people will look past all of these things and purchase one of these sub-par dogs! It might work out great, best dog you've ever had! The simple fact is though most of the time it will be an extremely bad experience when generally you will have a dog that gets one of these diseases, only because his parents and/or the dog himself were not tested for these diseases and/or physical abnormalities! Many times you will end up having a dog with a shortened lifespan or have to put him down and this is just not worth it! It's not worth doing what it will do to your family who loves him and what it will do to you being you will have to live with the fact that it was your decision which has made your family be in so much pain! I have seen things like this happening literally hundreds of times personally. If not for this particular situation it was for other situations like the dogs parents were not checked for some of the situations I described above! All of this with not even mentioning you should never, ever breed any dog without doing the proper research on both parents lineage. To do this you need to educate yourself! Only by educating yourself and doing the research can improve the Labrador breed as a whole. This is the entire goal of reputable breeders, PERIOD!!!! Not money which there is little of if you do things correctly and if you're just breeding and not training because training is where you make the most money. Many times I have not even bred one of my females when I wanted to because I could not find a male that had the correct lineage I wanted so I let her go open. In all the years I have been breeding dogs and training I have never let one of my females produce more than two litters before I spayed her and either sold her as a very well-trained hunting, competition and family dog or just gave her away to a nice family that I knew could not afford what she was worth as a trained hunting dog. In my mind if I couldn't produce puppies that were better than both parents I didn't want to breed that line anymore! Keep in mind this was already a top female with the intelligence, confirmation and clean and precise lineage I was concentrating on. I always completely trained my dogs and especially my females I was thinking of breeding. I needed to know and understand any faults or weaknesses she had either physically or mentally. Now all of these things I mentioned are just a fraction of what you need to consider before you ever consider doing a breeding! I do understand however most people don't think like this and in fact think I don't know what I'm talking about! They think you can stick any two dogs together and have great puppies! LOL! The thing is you might get away with this sometimes, but for the most part you're not going to get away with it long and will only build a bad reputation for yourself. This in fact is insignificant to what you are doing to the dogs themselves and the breed in its entirety! I am sorry this message was so long because I didn't intend it to be that way. LOL!!!

Great explanation and it remains a mystery

Very interesting. Thankyou

Very interesting. THANKYOU

Well done Stonie! My 2 cents, I've had 2 silver Labs. One, exactly like you described with energy level and lack of coordination. He has no idea he has a butt! lol The other all the way up to 10 years old was highly athletic. Amazing body control and his energy level was no quit. Two different lines of silvers. So as with most things canine, there's an exception. However both have had the coat issues just like you described. But at the end of the day, they are Labs and are wonderful. In 2 months I get my first black Lab...stay tuned, lol. Thanks for all you do...write a book dude, I'd buy it!

Great video, thank you. Very informative. I have a Chocolate Lab too....awesome doggie❤

Happy Birthday, Goerge. Larry is a good boy.

I 100 percent bought my silver lab for the color everything you are saying about them is true but I don’t have the hair problems but I knew what I was buying I wanted a family dog that I sometimes take hunting not a hunting dog that’s sometimes a family dog and Ace is great for that

I am getting a silver lab, he will be ready on Halloween day. Thank you for this video!

I see a lot of resemblance to a chesapeake in Larry. I had a CBR for 10 years. He was huge and would swim like a fish. Great videos!

I just put a deposit for a female lab puppy and told the breeder I would like Black, Chocolate, Charcoal and Silver and this is helping me in my decision process about which puppy I will eventually pick.

I have a silver lab his name is ash he is 7 months old. He is so calm and loves to be cuddled. He is very good around babies, toddlers, kids, adults,But when we got ash he was scared of men which is weird because we got him from my uncle who loved him so much but just wasn’t ready for a dog. He slowly adjusted to men and is fine around them. Ash is very very timid he gets scared and jumps easily, he isn’t aggressive at all and his bark is very very deep it can sound scary but trust me he won’t do anything. He is a great addition to our family and I love him so much. What’s funny is he follows my mom around all the time he is adorable we can tell who the favorite is lol. But anyways I love my sweet sweet boy and if you are wondering if this is a good dog for your family go ahead there wonderful!!

Can you do a video for golden retriever please??

Great vid … so true about why people pick a dog.

My silver lab has never had any of the coat shedding issues like you shown with the bald spots and loves to fetch

lol my silver lab Lola is exactly like Larry- she couldn't care less about fetching hahahah ;) She LOVES chewing on sticks! She will run up to a toy when I throw it, lay down and just chew on it instead of fetching lol :) She likes fetching sticks in the water though! So true about them following you everywhere too. At home or out in the wild- she always sticks by my side. She will run ahead a little but then she'll stop and wait until everyone catches up. Love my silver so much!

Stonie really enjoy your knowledge for dogs (Love for a good field bred labradors especially) I could not agree with you more on this big dispute on silver labs .I have been training retrievers since the mid mid 80 s in Wa state and here more and more about silver labs .I am sure they make a good pet for some people but I am not on board about them being a pure breed Labrador .Thank you

Please do a video about setters!!

My friends have a 4 month old charcoal lab and I have been training her at our lake (they are my neighbours) using your techniques and she is very responsive. Being that she is a black lab base, but charcoal, do I assume she has weimaraner in her as well? Is chocolate to silver, the exact same thing as black to charcoal? Enjoyed the video! Thanks!

I have seen some of the coat issues pop up in chocolate labs also. My 13 year old boy has had dandruff his whole life. Our yellow lab has had none, the yellow one actually had more of the "traditional" oily coat. Our yellow one always had to be your side & wouldn't retrieve much if he didn't feel like it. Where as our chocolate will retrieve all day & is fine hiding in our room & sleeping on our bed versus being by your side. The difference in individual dogs within a breed & how they were bred & raised can be eye opening. Dilute alopecia is an issue with blue Dobermans also. I am not 100% convinced that all silver labs have Weimaraner in them. I do think there are dishonest kennels out there that have crossed the two & are still doing it for the extra dollars people are willing to pay for the coat color. But all 3 ideas you touched on make very valid & compelling arguments also. The world will never know how silver & charcoal labs 100% fully came about. But it shouldn't matter if you're getting the right dog for your family & lifestyle, should it?

Stonnie, what is the brown / red pup at the very beginning of this video? Blue collar and white tip on his tail. Looks like a GSP but never saw a solid color before. THANKS!

Hello i really like your videos ive only whatched them the last few days,we recently had to put are redbone down so ive ben looking at puppies and was wondering if you have worked with a plott hound before and your thoughts.Thank You

Do a video on golden retriever

Off topic but do you have a video out on your story on like how you got started in dog training and how you came to be so kick ass, and how your facility was started.

Beautiful dog + personality. Is their back legs ok?

Yes please golden retriever! Thank you

I like your opinion and direct way of explaining it. Had a good Weimaraner for a long time and now I have labs. I see lots of weimaraner in a silver lab too. They just have a different style I guess...appearance, some behaviors, and different body language that says wiemer to me. I believe they were crossed a long time ago and dogs with the most “lab” like characteristics were breed since then. So genetically they are closer to labs now than Weimaraner. I’ll stick with my yellows but to each their own.

Great video Thanks. My 2yr old black field lab always has nose to ground and eats everything. Unfortunately she loves dog poop (not her own). Any advice on how to break this habit. I put a field guard on her now so she can't eat anything. Thanks

You got him out of the tubes! Lol! He is a pretty dog!

Its almost like a shorthair coat....the way they get the bare patches...like after a day running in the field.

Lol love that you threw in your opinion at the end. And you shoes must get seriously gross on a relatively consistent basis.

My silver lab is a year and a half. Already 120 pounds. We feed him his recommended intake per day. We had to cut that almost in half. His name is ölli such a beautiful and well mannered dog.

The father of my pups is a silver lab. 3 of them were charcoal labs. Very pretty. Know anything about them? I have not seen them on your channel.

Labs, Newfies, and Chessies come from St. James water dog. Interesting no?

Can you do a video on Chesapeake bay retrievers? Please! I have a dog whos a pure Chesapeake bay retriever x pure black lab, would love to hear your thoughts on the breed! Love your videos!

Is have an AKC American Silver. Best hunting dog I’ve ever had. Loyal and obedient to a fault. I think they’ve got Weimaraner in them. Temperament is very much the same. I’ve had two English Labs too. You can tell the difference in behavior, not just in the American/English difference. My Silver had a lot of the same attachment temperament as Weimaraners do. Still the best hunting dog I’ve ever had.

I have a 5 month silver lab. He is very smart and he loves water.

I don’t have a dog and I have a lot of work to do. So I’m here.

when i put this on and he saw the dogs he started barking it was so funny

hello Stonnie ! love your vids and help . what you think about yellow liver lab (dudley) ? I have one, 1 y.o. girl from two purebreed black lab , her mom win the canadian master hunter 2023

I have a 9 week old Silver, mine loves playing fetch. She also swims now too. So far she has been very easy to train. My main issue with Silvers is the way the lab community treats them. I tried to call several retriever trainers last week to try to get her duck training and they refuse to train her because she is a dilute and some of them have been down right rude and disrespectful. I live in Maryland and I am likely going have to take my dog all the way to North Carolina to get her trained because none of the trainers in state that I have talked to will touch her. I understand she probably won't be a championship level black lab level but she should be able to be trained to fetch a duck. My money isn't apparently green enough for them. oh and mine has the saggy eyes that you were referring too.

Interesting about the energy level between Larry and your dog. I have sister weimaraner one blue in color and one silver. The blue super high energy and silver about a third the energy. The silver I'd about 12 lbs heavier.

They're beautiful dogs!! I remember as a kid in the 70's when anything but a black Lab was wrong. The yellows were looked down upon. Now, look at the beautiful variation of this wonderful breed of dog these days we have. I have a British Red, a Chocolate and hope to get a Silver at some point.

I had no idea labs came in silver very cool!

Do you do training at your place ? As in send my doberman to train? Just curious

This silver lab mixed with The UKC APBT (American Pit Bull Terrier) is some of the Blue pit bull, American bully we see today.

I’m going to go with the weim and dilute gene theory for silver labs! I was raised with black labs and German shorthair pointer, neighbors bred aka weims and now I own a vizsla, lab weim mix and everything this trainer said true with silver labs lol!! Down to the massive shin issues!