Do Black Lab Puppies Have Blue Eyes

The number of Silver Labradors with Blue Eyes in the United States has increased significantly over the past several decades.. Despite the long-lived controversy surrounding the purity of breeding of silver labs, they're still an extremely popular dog. A lot of breeders actually specialize in breeding nothing but Silver Labrador Retrievers, and the demand for these beautiful dogs has grown.

Do black lab puppies have blue eyes. All puppies' eyes are blue when they first open but brown-eyed dogs turn to brown within a week or two. Chesapeakes have amber to yellow eyes, so they stay blue or blue green longer. The faster they turn, the darker the eventual eye color will be. The dog in my avatar, Panda, had blue eyes til she was almost 6 mos. It takes awhile to uncover puppies’ “true” eye colors, which can range from brown to amber to the rare permanent blue color. At First Sight. Puppies’ eyes are closed for the first 8 to 14 days of their lives. Their eyes only begin to reveal themselves — and slowly open after that point. Just a bit more information - chocolates and Dudley yellows (yellows with chocolate/liver pigment) can have blue or green eyes as puppies which change to light brown/amber color when they mature. All of the dogs here that said they had blue eyes as pups fall into that category. Puppies with Blue Eyes. All young puppies are born with varying shades of blue eyes. Some appear to be a little more "green-blue" while others will have blue with spots of brown. Within about 10 - 12 weeks your puppies eyes will mature and begin to turn to their new permanent color. Brown is the default eye color for mature dogs.

Adult dogs can have blue, green, hazel or brown eyes. Some dogs can also have one eye that is one color, and the other eye a differing color. This is common for Huskies. Around 10 weeks of age, a puppies eyes will start to turn darker. Most puppies’ eyes will turn to brown around this age. However, a few puppies will keep their blue eye color. Hi there. Thanks for the question. according to AKC breed standards, Labradors can not have green or blue eyes. Their eye color should be brown to dark brown/black or yellowish. I dont think that a dog with blue or green colored eyes could be registered pure bred. We can have two brown eyes of any shade, two blue eyes, one eye of each color or two colors in one eye! Our coat, by the way, varies in color, too, ranging from black to pure white. It’s also worth noting that some Great Dane puppies may start off with blue eyes. However, after a few months, the blue eyes disappear and they’re left with their brown eyes. Only on rare occasions do the blue eyes stay into adulthood. Still, blue-eyed Great Danes are truly a beautiful sight to see. That is, if you’re lucky enough to find.

While brown is the most common eye color found n dogs, some breeds are known for producing bright blue tones. According to Dogster, breeds that occasionally carry the blue-eyed gene include Siberian huskies and Weimaraners.Dogs that commonly bear a merle coat pattern such as border collies, Australian shepherds, and dachshunds, can also carry their blue eyes later into life. Silver Lab Puppies have been produced since 1950. In the debate of Silver Lab with blue eyes, some are in favor of this breed. Whereas, quite a few are against this breed due to its authenticity. Also, people think three types of Silver Labrador Puppies including black, yellow, and chocolate. Whereas, other color variations also exist. Black, or yellow eyes give a harsh expression and are undesirable. Small eyes, set close together or round prominent eyes are not typical of the breed. Eye rims are black in black and yellow Labradors; and brown in chocolates. Eye rims without pigmentation is a disqualification. There is no mention of blue eyes. The Black Labrador Retriever has a very smooth and shiny coat of very short black fur.. Historically they’ve been the more preferred color of Labrador. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Yellow Labradors and Chocolate Labradors were mostly undesirable and culled as a result. Also, the gene responsible for making a Labrador black is the more dominant of the coat color genes.

Yellow or black eyes are undesirable as they give a harsh expression. • Eyes being too small or set close together are also not typical of the breed. • Eye rims should be black in the yellow and black Labrador; and brown in the chocolate Lab. An eye rim without pigmentation is considered a disqualification. The charcoal Labrador retriever is sometimes confused with the silver Lab.. Silver and charcoal Labs represent a newer coat color in addition to the steadfastly popular yellow, black and chocolate brown Labrador retriever coat colors.. The Labrador charcoal coat color is also a controversial coat color, as so many new additions to time-honored purebred dog breed standards tend to be. He may have more Lab or more Husky facial and body features. His coat may be more brown, black, yellow, red, white or some combination thereof, and his hair may be short or medium-long. He may have brown eyes or blue eyes, or even one eye of each color! Lab Husky mix temperament I have always heard that all puppies eyes are blue at birth, then change as they "grow up". I went and played with a litter of black labs this weekend and their eyes were blue (they are 4 weeks). 05-15-2006, 08:58 PM #6