i am looking for a choclate labrador stud dog,and am having trouble finding a pedigree,kc registered dog to mate my 2 year old bitch.ideally it would be in the bristol area.can anyone help?

Has your bitch been hip tested?   Eye tested?     Is she a really good example of the breed?

If you can't answer yes to all these questions, then that, I am afraid, is the reason why you cannot find a KC registered pedigree lab whose owner is prepared to put him to stud with your bitch!

Go back to your breeder, take his/her advice.   If you haven't done the health checks (and I don't mean just taking her to your vet, for a quick check-over) do those.   Buy a copy of the Book of the Bitch.    Go to some shows or field trials, and get experienced breeders to look your dog over.  If she is a really good example, then you wont have a problem.

Sadly, there are far too many badly-bred labradors out there who,because their owners cannot control them, finish up in Labrador Rescue.   I'm sure you don't want to contribute to that number.

Margot

Contact the breed club who can give you a list of reputable breeders with studs but please note some people will not let you use the dog JUST because of it's colour.  It has to be compatible and healthy tested etc etc

Breeding for colour only can be a recipe for disaster .