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2007 Championship Show and Open Show results are available here

Read our 2006 Championship Show's Critique by judge Kirsi Loumanen here

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The 5th Labrador Retriever National is to be held here on 10 July 2008, judged by Anna Geschwindt Hartwig (Sweden) of Eatons Labradors. The Schedule is now available, click here

Just want the Presentation Dinner Menu? Then click here

Gundog Working Test Rules are available here

2008 Football Season is underway. Join our Footy Tipping Competition here comp name: lab club, only $30 for the season.

Show Results and Retrieving Results have been updated.

Welcome to the web page for the Labrador Retriever Club of Western Australia (Inc.).

In these pages you will find information on our constitution, domestic rules, registered breeders, retrieving and show results and activities carried out by the Club. If you are looking for a puppy, check out the Litter Box and see if there is one there for you! And if you wanting boarding for your beloved Labrador, check out our Boarding Kennels page.

Have you got a Labrador Retriever? Are you wanting to become more involved in the breed? The Committee are looking for people to join the Committee and help run the Club and its activities. Please contact Linda Foster.

THE LABRADOR CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INC) POSITION ON 'SILVER LABRADORS'

Reproduced With The Permission Of The Labrador Club Inc Of New Zealand

The Labrador Club of Western Australia (Inc) is dedicated to the health and welfare of the Labrador Retriever breed while conserving the original breed function - that of a "working retriever." A purebred dog offers to his owner the likelihood that he will be a specific size, shape, colour and temperament. The predictability of a breed comes from selection for traits that are desirable and away from traits that are undesirable.

The only recognised colours for Labrador Retrievers are black, yellow and chocolate - and chocolate is brown - like chocolate or liver. Labradors of other colours do not conform to the Standard Description of the Labrador Retriever Breed.

The Breed Standard which is universally accepted describes what is a Labrador. Breeding dogs that do not conform to this Standard is a move towards creating a new breed. We do not want to see 'silver labs', 'charcoal labs', 'black and white labs', 'merle labs', 'roan labs', 'blue labs' etc and the Club does not approve or condone the sale of such dogs as Labradors.

Additional Information:

The Australian National Kennel Club Breed Standard states -

Colour - 'Wholly black, yellow or liver/chocolate. Yellows range from light cream to red fox. Small white spot on chest permissible'.

Eyes - brown or hazel

This standard is identical to that of UK, Australia, FCI and everywhere else excepting USA where in addition to the above they also state "that any other coat colour is a disqualification".

For as long as there have been Labrador Retrievers in Australia there have been blacks, yellows and chocolates. Good responsible breeders select for good structure, working ability, good movement, temperament, type, proper coat and tail etc etc and the colour is whatever the colour is.

Black Labradors have always been predominant because black is the dominant colour in the breed.

As a background for those interested in genetics please click here.

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We encourage all our members to participate in as many activities as possible and look forward to meeting you at one of our events in the future. Membership costs only $20 per year, subs due 1 October, 2007 please forward to:

The Secretary

Labrador Retriever Club of WA

C/- 103 Verna Street

GOSNELLS WA 6110

President and Committee

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