The Labrador Club

03/10/2026

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27/09/2026

Three generations under one roof is not something every Labrador family gets to experience, but when it happens, it tends to produce exactly this kind of photo, a graying senior dog, her grown daughter, and a wobbly eight week old grandpuppy all curled up together like the years in between never happened.

Labrador litters often stay loosely connected to extended families more than people expect, especially when a puppy from a family's own dog ends up staying local or coming home to visit. Watching three generations interact offers a small window into how much a dog's personality can echo down a family line, the same head tilt, the same food obsessed stare, sometimes even the same specific bark passed from grandmother to granddaughter.

There is something quietly moving about it too. The senior dog, slower now and a little more gray around the muzzle, still knows exactly how to correct an overeager puppy with nothing more than a look, the same patient authority she once used on her own daughter years earlier.

If you have ever seen multiple generations of the same Labrador family together, what traits or habits seemed to carry all the way down the line?

25/09/2026

19/09/2026

A few pics from today at the Pet Expo - come on down tomorrow. More beautiful labs to see and cuddle 💛🖤🤎

19/09/2026

Black, yellow, or chocolate, every Labrador owner seems to have a strong opinion about which coat color is the best one, even though genetically all three are simply variations of the exact same breed. 🖤🤎💛 Standing side by side like this, it is easy to see why the debate never really settles.

Black was historically the most common and traditionally preferred color for working and field trial dogs, yellow rose in popularity through the twentieth century as the breed became a beloved family companion, and chocolate has had its own devoted following despite sometimes carrying a reputation, not fully supported by every study, for being a touch more energetic or harder to train. In reality, temperament in Labradors has far more to do with individual breeding lines and upbringing than coat color alone.

At the end of the day, the color is really just the wrapping paper on the same loyal, food-motivated, water-loving dog underneath. Which coat color do you think is the most striking, and does your own bias come from the dog you grew up with?

18/09/2026

A sneak peak at our stand #102 at Auckland Pet Expo this weekend
10 - 5pm
Come on down and say hi

17/09/2026

Auckland Pet Expo
Auckland Show Grounds
Sat-Sun 10am - 5pm
Labrador Club Stall #102
Come down and say hi

08/09/2026

2027 Labrador Club Calendars

$10 each (postage extra)

TXT David on 0211006998 to secure yours now!

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