I live in the South East and am looking for a Fox Red Labrador Puppy - Female.  Please help! No luck so far

Hi Guest, may I say that Fox Red is simply a dark yellow and just a description of the depth of colour. This shade was more common years ago. Another point to bear in mind is that the health of the parents is of much greater importance than the colour of the puppies. You need to ask breeders if you can see the current eye test certificates, and the certs should say unaffected by the conditions tested for. Also ask to see hip score certificates for both parents. The scores are presented as two figures with a forward slash between them i.e. 3/5 or 5/7. The average score for Labradors is 15 and median of 10, so added together the scores you find should not exceed these numbers.

Good Luch in your search.

Dawn R.

hi i know a breeder that breeds fox reds, if u e mail me i will give you the address.  sue

Does this breeder eye test and hip score with the KC/BVA schemes?

Dawn R.

hi im not sure,i would think so, but guest would find out with a phone call.

Fox red is more common in working-bred labs than show-bred, where pale yellow is fashionable. You may have more luck looking in the ads in the Shooting Times or Countryman's Weekly. However, working-bred are more demanding than show-bred, and are usually too 'hot' for pet homes.

i have one of each, my young working breed is so soft and dopey it unreal sue

Jeangenie, what actually is "a pet home"? I'd say that working bred labradors are much more willing to please you and that fact makes them so much more easier to train, to live with than the show bred ones!

I've had the pleasure to own labradors of both types for some decades and with this experience I do not look back to labradors bred only for showing purposes.

I agree, I prefer working-bred labs as well! They seem much more willing and active - but that's what a lot of people can't handle, and they prefer something that seems to cope better with town life, although of course all labradors (and indeed all breeds) deserve better than that!

To me, the typical 'pet home' is similar to that shown on that TV programme ... ;)

Different strokes for different folks!

We all need and want different things from our pets, don't we?  Just look at the variety of homes available to a dog together with different owners, and it's easy to see why one size doesn't fit all!

Absolutely! That's one reason why I never recommend a particular breed to anyone - it's got to be their choice!

FWIW - I'd have a working lab over a show one anyday!!!  :)

Funny that fox red is more common in working bred than show, I wonder if they are actually hunting with those dogs or just field trialing?  Reason I wonder is our E. Springer (what a great nose for birds) was almost completely white and apparently a white dog is more easily seen when hunting in thick brush and bush in the fall.  This is in Ontario, Canada, in case that makes a difference.

No, definitely working them. Far more dogs are used for general shooting than are trialled.
:)