The AKC Stand on Registration of Silver
Labradors:
Response of Jack Norton of the
AKC on 1/24/00 giving AKC official position on the issue
of Silver Labs.
The registry of the American Kennel Club is based on
parentage and not the coat color of a member of any
breed.
In 1987 the AKC, in corporation with the Labrador
Retriever Club of America, conducted an inquiry into the
breeding of litters that contained members that were
registered as silver. An AKC representative was sent to
observe these dogs. The report and color photographs of
these dogs were reviewed by AKC staff and
representatives of the Labrador Retriever Club of
America. Both Parties were satisfied that there was no
reason to doubt that the dogs were purebred Labrador
Retrievers, however they felt that the dogs were
incorrectly registered as silver. Since the breed
standard at the time described chocolate as ranging in
shade form sedge to chocolate, it was felt that the dogs
could more accurately be described as chocolate rather
than silver. This remains the current policy of the
American Kennel Club.
Jack Norton
Special Services Dept
Email:
info@silvervalleykennels.com
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