Labradors are the world's most popular breeds of dogs.
Everyone owns a Black or Yellow type, which makes you a bit appalled at getting one because you want to be unique.
Not to worry, if you want all the glories of having a Labrador and not being common then simply get a Chocolate one.
Chocolate Labradors are a breed apart from their Yellow and Black relatives.
In an era gone by, they were considered as genetic anomalies.
If a Labrador puppy is born with a Chocolate coating, then it is considered to tainted or abnormal.
Black Labradors were revered, Yellow ones were acceptable but Choco ones were persecuted.
In the past, they would drown Chocolate Labradors to sort of expunge them from the breeds genes.
What happened was that the genes that made Chocolate Labradors became almost non-existent.
Today only a small number of Labs produce puppies that are colored chocolate.
So it is such a relief for Labrador lover's that during the 1970's, Chocolate Labs were accepted as purebred Labrador retrievers.
Dog breeders conceded and stopped considering them as genetic anomalies, because studies show that genetic mutation really did cause Labs to have Chocolate pigmentation.
Colors are affected by the genotype of the individuals that were bred.
Meaning, it is the parents' genes that determine whether the dogs are Yellow, Black or Chocolate .
A study of Labrador genotypes will show you that it is the allele's that determine a dogs pigmentation.
If we discuss the science behind all this it will take a book to do so.
Instead, let me tell you that a breeder can actually be advised of whether a certain Labrador will produce Chocolate dogs when bred with another.
Knowing the statistics of colors that will be produced by a dog with a single breeding is important so that breeders can determine the stud pool, and the possibilities of producing a wide array of colors that the breeder wants.
Now, just because it's different does not mean that Chocolate Labradors are an outcry from the Black and Yellow ones.
They all have the same temperaments and degree of intelligence and personality.
Some Choc Labs have blue eyes, which makes them absolutely adorable.
So, if you're considering of getting a lab then get a Chocolate one.
Like Yellow and Black types, Chocolate Labradors are active, fun loving, yet gentle.
Labradors are in a league of their own.
That is why it is considered the world's most famous dog.
Unfortunately due to the eradication of Chocolate type in the past, its genes became scarce.
Only a handful of dogs produce Chocolate Labradors when bred.
Due to the current high demand, crooked people breed anything that is brown and has four legs with Labrador retriever to make the sired pups look like them.
So be careful when purchasing one, ask for papers that are truly authentic.