Astanley 11,465 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Does the coat colour make a difference to how intelligent / trainable a Labrador is ,? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 does it in any breed............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,465 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 It surprised me Stew , but my daughter and her husband have just bought a chocolate coloured one , and have been told several times that they are stupider and less tractable than the black and yellow ones . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 It surprised me Stew , but my daughter and her husband have just bought a chocolate coloured one , and have been told several times that they are stupider and less tractable than the black and yellow ones . nae doubt the ginger one will say im wrong but id say its pish mate.......... i guess if the dogs breed off show stock or just pet to pet then yes it will be useless............but no more useless than a black or yellow ones............ the only two ive ever seen on a shoot were as good as any..........but thats only two so ill hand over to someone with more experience on the matter.............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,465 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 the dog is just a pet ,and off show stock I think , but they had a discussion with a couple of fallas who train guide dogs , and were surprised how anti chocolate colour they were Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danw 1,748 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Your man is right dont see many of they chocolate ones working and thats for good reason and dont get me started on they blonde things lab has lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdigger13 114 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Bullshit mate, a chocolate out of the same litter as a black pup isent going to be shitter just because of it's colour, like saying a chocolate pat is not gonna be as good as his black brothers simply because he's chocolate, I've had a few try and tell me chocolate labs are shitter than their black/yellow litter brother/sisters and I just shake my head that a working dog man would say that 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Stick to Yellow...;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattydski 560 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Stick to Yellow...;-) Au contraire sir.......... Black is the new Yellow................ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,465 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Bullshit mate, a chocolate out of the same litter as a black pup isent going to be shitter just because of it's colour, like saying a chocolate pat is not gonna be as good as his black brothers simply because he's chocolate, I've had a few try and tell me chocolate labs are shitter than their black/yellow litter brother/sisters and I just shake my head that a working dog man would say that That would be my view , I just thought there must be something different about Labs that I didn,t know about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neems 2,406 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Are guide dogs from working lines usually? I think they usually look like pet bred ones and the chocolate pet labs will have been bred just for the colour disregarding health and temperament IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bracken boy 584 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 shouldnt make a difference but growing up i seen black ones fit and aggressive and choc ones chubby and stupid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
navman 126 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I would strongly argue that no difference in coat colour ability between black and yellow labs from working lines having trained both. Chocolates on the other hand are a different ball game! How many chocolates have gained FT awards?, very few in comparison, they are more popular from show backgrounds, hence their reputation. A good trainer can get the best out of most dogs but the job is easier if you are working with stock from a long line of workers, show dogs bred for looks only, they don't even teach them to heal properly ! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,594 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I would strongly argue that no difference in coat colour ability between black and yellow labs from working lines having trained both. Chocolates on the other hand are a different ball game! How many chocolates have gained FT awards?, very few in comparison, they are more popular from show backgrounds, hence their reputation. A good trainer can get the best out of most dogs but the job is easier if you are working with stock from a long line of workers, show dogs bred for looks only, they don't even teach them to heal properly ! could be right there, go round most shoots, and its nearly black/yellow labs, and does seem more black than any other colour what ive seen. And i think alot of labs seem to be more of a sharper(vicous) temp today, than what they were 15 years ago, maybe some lines are worse than others.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KittleRox 2,147 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Chocalate ones run faster and are good at dancing 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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