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The pet mill that produced my poor little girl Laney, the "blue" weimaraner, also specializes in the "silver" labs. UGH!!!
Just as blues are a disqualification and should not be bred, silver labs are the same story. Breeders that are breeding them more often than not, are doing it with complete disregard to the standard and the health of the dog. They are churning out a dog with a specific color. It can not be shown, an therefore conformation can not be tested and is usually thrown out the window! If these breeders were interested in breeding for the betterment of the breed, they would have to take into consideration that the breed club as a whole does not accept that color, and therefore in good faith, they cannot promote that color.
Unfortunately, these people are not breed club members, and couldn't tell you the standard if you gave it to them to read it. They tell you that the pups are "family raised" and are "beautiful" with "great temperaments". What garbage! How many puppies have you met that don't have "great temperaments"... especially if you were an unknowing buyer, unfamiliar with the very small red flags that signal what the adult will be like!
These are the breeders that gave the Designer Dog Breeders the rule book, and are the whole reason we have labels like "Back Yard Breeder" and "Puppy Mill".
What a disgrace to the dog fancier world!
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