I beg to differ DOCE, but you have no clue as to what you are talking about. I have just recently purchased TWO labs one silver and one charcoal and they are already pointing at 10 weeks and retrieving to hand. Best hunting labs i have ever seen. These dogs were bought strictly for hunting on my 9000 acres in northwest KS. And about your article, there are just as many articles that state the opposite. You bash the silver breed but how do you explain BLACK AND WHITE GERMAN SHORTHAIRS. Just keep your damn mouth shut and mind your own business.