For me it's black. I've had both black and chocolate labs. In the middle of the night in a dark house, it doesn't matter the color, they are all hard to see and have many of "oops" moment with being stepped on. Stryker has a few toys. A small little stuffed puppy which he ripped the nose off. He's got a strange looking squeek toy that he plays with and so far hasn't destroyed. He's go my previous dogs toy we call humpy (for obvious reasons ) that he has started taking stuffing out of. My previous dog had that thing for years and never destroyed it. He's got his hairless tennis ball which he chases everywhere but I think his favorite toy is the flesh on my arms which are well chewed on.
Interesting conversations here. My previous lab BJ was black, a gorgeous and adorable boy. The only reason we now have a little choccy girl is simply because I didn't want to constantly be comparing the development/behaviour/character of this lab with BJ. On the whole, reactions to her have been positive with one very notable exception - and that was from our vet of all people
Excellent reason. This is a lot to do with why I'm considering a Lab as my next dog buddy instead of a Rottweiler (that and the legal issues with Rotties which have gotten increasingly more daunting). I looked for my first Rottie in my second, and frankly it wasn't fair to him. I used to foster rescue dogs in California, and one of my puppy people really taught me an excellent lesson: don't be afraid to change gears. She and her husband had a much beloved male Labrador who had passed away. They couldn't bear to get another Lab as they felt it would be like trying to "replace" him. But after six months of being without a dog, they realised that was not the solution either as dogs added so much to their lives. So they decided to look for something completely different as a tribute to their big furboy, which led them to me. They ended up being the perfect family for my tiny chi/doxie female foster, despite never having had a small dog prior...or even thinking of themselves as "pocket dog" types. Especially the husband was very macho (football coach, huge guy) but went completely gooey over that chi.
My first dog was black. Still my fav colour. We got a yellow the second time round so we didn't compare too much. Blacks are shiny. Also black shows up less on clothes. Blacks always have black noses (which I like). Yellows have shades of colour in their coat, which is very attractive. Everyone thinks my yellow Labrador must be a Guide Dog (ahem). People are not generally afraid of yellow dogs. All three colours are lovely. Choose the best litter. Then worry about the colour
Words of wisdom. The longer I lurk here and see pics of yellows, the more I like them, too. I've been especially seduced by Boogie/Mags' Tatze (black) plus guide dog puppy (yellow) pics. Big (jealous) sigh.
I adore our chocolate boy. He is colour matched completely, from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail he is dark chocolate. We looked for only black or chocolate for the same reason as others, so we didn't feel we were replacing our first Lab who was a gorgeous yellow gold, though as a pup he was almost white. Bailey is definitely more difficult to photograph than Cooper though.
