I heart my CHOCOLATE Lab

Summit turned 2 on Thursday and I just wanted to say I love her. There have been some that have said that the chocolate is the, lets see, how can I say this, "dumb" gene. I couldn't disagree more!

Puppies of all colours can potentially occur in the same litter. Colour is determined primarily by two genes. The first gene (the B locus) determines the density of the coat's pigment granules: dense granules result in a black coat, sparse ones give a chocolate coat. The second (E) locus determines whether the pigment is produced at all. A dog with the recessive e allele will produce little pigment and will be yellow regardless of its genotype at the B locus.^[11] Variations in numerous other genes control the subtler details of the coat's colouration, which in yellow Labs varies from white to light gold to a fox red.
(from Wikipedia)

Now having said that. I don't think that any of the lab colors are a lessor dog than the others. I think that they are all equally outstanding dogs. I just wish that the prejudice against the Chocolate would stop!

For those of you that were at our Christmas party and my 30th birthday party know that Summit was VERY well behaved. She has been socialized very well with other dogs and people. On the topic of hunting. It is my belief that they are all equal and that it's the TRAINING that determines how well they use their senses.

I love my Summit and can't imagine life without her.