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There are three acceptable coat colors in the Labrador retriever: black, yellow (with variation from fox-red to light cream), and chocolate. Black is the most common color, but the numbers of yellows and chocolates are on the rise.

Coat color is determined by the type of genes received from each of the parents. Black is the dominant color genetically. Simply put, if there is a black gene present in the dog’s makeup, the dog will be black. A yellow coat is produced when a dog receives a recessive gene for this color from both of its parents. In the absence of a dominant black gene, the recessive genes can be expressed. Because of this, a black dog can produce yellow or chocolate offspring if it carries both a dominant black gene and a hidden recessive.

The chocolate color is also a recessive, but many variables come into play regarding the inheritance pattern of this color. The recessive chocolate factor can be carried by both black and yellow Labradors. There may also be a crossover or modifying effect involved with the chocolate recessive, because in several generations of breeding chocolate to chocolate a breakdown in pigmentation, eye coloring, and overall coat color often occurs.

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The price of a Dalmatian stud fee varies according to circumstances.  Usually, to prove a young stud dog, his owner will allow the first breeding to be inexpensive.  Once a female Dalmatian has become pregnant by him, he becomes a “proven stud” and the fee rises accordingly for female dogs that follow. 

The sire of championship quality Dalmatian puppies will bring a stud fee of at least the purchase price of one show puppy.  Until at least one champion by your stud dog has finished, the fee will remain equal to the price of one pet puppy.  When his list of champions starts to grow, so does the amount of the stud fee. 

Dalmatian stud fee and method of payment should be stated at this time.  Decision should be reached on whether it is to be a full cash transaction at the time of the mating or a pick from the litter.  If the owner of the stud dog must travel to meet the female, an additional charge will be made for time, tolls, and gasoline expenses. The stud fee includes board for the day of the female’s arrival through two days for breeding, with a day in between.

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Do you have an interest in becoming involved with dog breeding?  If so then you probably already know that the practice of dog breeding is not something that people usually can just jump into.  You must know what type of selective dog breeding is right for you.

Of course we are not talking about just having two purebred dogs that will mate and create puppies, but rather I’m talking about professional dog breeding where the owners spend their entire lives wrapped around learning only a handful of dog breeds and successfully dog breeding the animals to have specific traits.

For example there are dog breeding practices that center around selective dog breeding of large fighting dogs.  These are dogs that are bred to be big and strong dogs with powerful jaws to grab and hold men or other animals.

Another example of selective dog breeding is when people work to breed scenting and tracking dogs.  This type of dog breeding will produce powerful dogs with a good nose that is capable of following a scent.

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Selecting a female Dalmatian that you plan to breed is very important for proper breeding.  You must choose one who you hope will become the foundation of your kennel.  This means that she must be of the finest producing bloodlines with an excellent temperament and free of major faults such as deafness.  Be cautious if you are offered a “bargain” brood female dog.  This is a purchase to where you should not settle for less than the best and the price will be in accordance with the quality. 

Conscientious breeders feel very strongly that the only reason for producing puppies is to improve and uphold the quality and temperament within the breed.  It is not because he or she hopes to make a quick cash profit on an average litter, which never seems to work out in the long run and only accomplishes little beyond perhaps adding to the unfortunate number of unwanted dogs.

With conscientious breeders, the only intention for breeding a litter is a desire to improve the quality of dogs in their own kennel.  As pet owners the reason for breeding is to add to the number of dogs that they own with a puppy or two from their present favorites. 

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