There is no such thing as an "American Lab".  Many people decide to breed just to make a dog what they want it to be, for their purpose and their pleasure, and not for what the dog was originally meant to be according to its breed standard. You won't find a breed standard with this name "American Lab" as there is none. So please educate yourself when speaking about a Labrador. Review the breed standard as to what the correct build and design of the Labrador should be and its original purpose.  

                Labrador Standard      FCI Labrador Standard

There are many Labradors bred to compete in Field Trial Competition. These dogs are bred away from the Breed Standard. Many people now are referring to them an "American Lab" to describe what these dogs are like. These dogs are usually taller and/or longer legged lacking depth in chest and barrel, and lacking in the desired bone and substance required of the Lab Standard.  Many of these dogs have other desired breed features missing, including the heavy type of coat and very thick straight tail. This example of a dog has been bred and turned into a power-house of retrieving for hard competition in the field. They are fast, cover ground quickly and have the slighter build to make this possible. A totally different build and mental level is needed for this dog to compete in Field Trial Competitions today that require Quad marks (4) and blinds at distances of 350-375 yards on land, especially in summer heat, and similar in the water.  You need an "athlete". It would be very hard to do this with the dog that is a well bred Labrador Retriever as his build is totally different. The Lab was bred to be a companion and retriever when hunting at closer distances. People who want to compete in much of the field work are breeding the Labrador away from the standard for this reason.

All this being said, there is only the one Labrador Breed Standard. If you choose or have a need to have a different looking dog from what the Labrador should be, so be it. But please don't assume that your "Field Looking" dog is correct for the breed and that it is what the Labrador Standard should be.  It is not.

Regarding color:  Silver is not correct and it is not an acceptable color for a Labrador
 

FOR SALE:    Field Trained Black Lab Female, "Kelly"
20 months old. Does double retrieves and handing for blind retrieves. She has been through field basics with a Pro Trainer except for swim-bys.  Her sire is Barb Radtke's Field Champion "Ten".  Kelly is located in western Maryland. This is a very active girl and not a quite family dog for just a pet for small children.
      Price:  $3000       Email me for info:  nofleas24@gmail.com 
 

This litter will be all Chocolate Puppies

Sire:

Steele's Deep Woods Hunt
OFA243026Ex, OFAEL92246, PRA clear,  Retinal Dysplasia 1 clear, Skeletal Dysplasia 2 clear
DM clear, EIC clear, Nasal Parakeratosis clear, CNM clear, non-dilute

CH Aster Liberti Labro Hamburg
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Steele's Dreaming of Abaco

"Chigger"

This stocky young man loves to retrieve and hunts with his owners. He's a wonderful house companion as well and gets along well with all the other boys in the house.

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  Additional Health Info   Health 1,  Health 2
 

Dam: 

Redlion's Easy Landing
OFA229213 Excellent, OFA EL80124, OFA EYE11752/2019-46, PRA-A, OFA CA9853, EIC clear by parentage, CNM clear, HNPK clear, DM clear, Long Coat clear

GE's Sophisticated Arrogance
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Redlion's Muddy Landing

" Easy"

This is a very all-around fun girl.  Easy is a great family companion with endless energy, is well behaved and active. Here she is with two of her pups from the first litter.

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