The “Purebred” Myth Is Harmful (Where Did Chocolate Labradors Come From?)
This dog, Buccleuch Avon (1855) is considered by most to be the founding sire of what is today’s Chocolate Labrador. As you can see, he is black himself. There are three official colours of Labrador, Black, Yellow, Chocolate – but as we know, many shades, particularly of the yellows. There’s quite a lot of debate…