A hereditary or genetic cause is supported by an increased incidence in some breeds,
including yellow Labradors and Golden Retrievers, Dachshunds and Lhasa Apsos.
Dr. Saleh's furry children
include a yellow Labrador named Odessa who was rescued from a breeder.
Currently, Dr. Messinger's pet family
includes yellow Labrador Retriever (Rigby), a Labrador Retriever mix (Fuzzy), a mixed breed puppy (Willie) and her cats (Daisy, Bella, Kitty Sue, Sweetie, Beekman, Seth and Milo), 3 Guinea pigs (Fluffy, Pumpkin, PiggieBeast) and goldfish (Prince and Pablo Sandoval) and pond snails.
Not exact matches
Flash and Willie are the latest of a long line of much - loved Taylor - Lobeck family pets
including a Golden Retriever, a
yellow Labrador, an Iguana and most recently a Miniature Pinscher «grand dog» who the Mayor agreed to baby sit for a few weeks this summer.
Therapetics blood donor dogs have
included Titus, a golden retriever, and Uli, a
yellow Labrador retriever, both recently having been partnered.
Breeders who are opposed to dilute
labradors often cite the Breed Standard as only
including black,
yellow, and chocolate labs, and argue that it thereby excludes the diluted phenotypes of these colours.
Their argument rests on the fact that the standard of
Labrador Retrievers only
includes Black, Chocolate and
Yellow Labs, all of which are determined by the B and E gene locations.
Labrador retrievers come in many colors,
including a black lab, chocolate lab and
yellow lab.
«Rare» colors
include creme and fox red, which are recognized under the breed standard; plus silver, blue and champagne which are not recognized by the
Labrador standard so registered as chocolate, black and
yellow respectively.
Aside from Fletcher, a six - year - old
Yellow Labrador, Team Fletcher
includes Maggie, a four - year - old
Yellow Lab, and Phoenix, a seven - month - old Belgian Malinois and American Black Lab mix.