Dudley Labrador Retriever
Dudley Labrador Retriever
A seven-week-old Dudley Labrador Retriever. The nose and lips are pink or flesh-colored, the defining aspect of Dudley pigmentation, as compared to the more standard brown or black.A coloration known as “Dudley” is also possible. Dudleys are variously defined as yellow lab puppies for sale which have no pigmented (pink) noses (LRC), yellow with liver/chocolate pigmentation (AKC), or “flesh colored” in addition to having the same color around the rims of the eye, rather than having black or dark brown pigmentation.208 . A yellow Lab with brown or chocolate pigmentation, for example, a brown or chocolate nose, is not neccassarily a Dudley, though according to the AKC’s current standard it would be if it has chocolate rims around the eyes (or more accurately of the genotype eebb). Breed standards for Labradors considers a true Dudley to be a disqualifying feature for a show Lab, such as one with a thoroughly pink nose or one lacking in any pigment along with flesh colored rims around the eyes. True Dudley are extremely rare.2021
Breeding in order to correct pigmentation often lacks dependability. Because color is determined by many genes, some of which are recessive, crossbreeding a pigmentation non-standard yellow Lab to a black Lab may not correct the matter or prevent future generations carrying the same recessive genes. For similar reasons, crossbreeding chocolate to yellow labrador puppies for sale is also often avoided.
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