WE BREAK ON WHEELY WEDNESDAY FOR A WORD FROM JAVA

I have been nagging Mom all day

to tell about the color of Labs.
And Lilly has rolled her eyes
a countless number of times
as only a Scottie can do.
Lilly says that everyone knows that
Labs only come in three colors,
black, yellow and chocolate.
But I say Lilly is just being stubborn -
I need to get the word out
about my breed too!!


But something happened tonight
that made Lilly give in.
The Lovely Miss Fergi,
who Lilly admires like no other
and Sir Jake, who Piper tries to emulate,
said that they thought that
I should have equal time
to tell about the color
of
Labrador Retrievers.

So here goes......

I, Spencer's Java Bean,
am a Chocolate Labrador Retriever.
There was a time in our history
when some breeders would kill
any Chocolate Labs that were born
because they were deemed undesirable.
Only Black Labs and
Yellow Labs
were allowed to compete for titles.
Now they are all allowed to compete
for any title, regardless of color.


Dexter, aka PeeWee,
is a Black Labrador Retriever.


And so is Buddy.


Zack and Sassy are
Yellow Labrador Retrievers.

Many people want to call
Yellow Labs
by the wrong name.
They want to call them
Golden Labrador Retrievers.

There are no
Golden Labrador Retrievers.
Only Golden Retrievers
like the beautiful
Miss Sammie
and
the lovely
Miss Sierra Rose.

Some breeders are trying
to develop a Silver Lab -
Mom was very interested in this
at one time
and planned on trying to purchase a silver mate for me,
but our doctor
"put the kabosh" on that idea.
Silver Labs are not recognized
at this time by AKC.
(She started saving her nickels
to purchase the dog and because
of this was going to name her Nickel)


The Labrador did not come from Labrador,
but from Newfoundland.

Labrador Retrievers are marvelous
guide dogs and can be trained easily.
They make wonderful hunting companions
and household pets.
At the end of 2008,
they have been
the top AKC registered dog
for the past 18 years.

Guess that shows those pesky Scotties
whose the boss,
doesn't it?

XOXO
Java