Ozark Silver Labs

10/25/2023

Please help us wish our baby of the pack a HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🐾 🎉🥳

Merry Baby aka Sharkie turned 3 today!! She is ever so loving even if her teeth somehow magically nips you while she tries to give kisses…She is the only one who will spin in a circle for a treat…She is just a curious but loving little busy bee💛

Our pack wouldn’t be the same with you baby girl! We wish you an abundance of love and happiness💛 You went from being a fluff ball to an overgrown child LOL wouldn’t have it any other way!!

🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY MERRY🎉

09/20/2023

Happiest Birthday to Polly Baby!🎃

11 years young and you are living your best life!
She is our pack leader, our honey badger, miss attitude, the one with the BEST RBF😮‍💨, && Moms biggest baby🫶🏽 She is the sweetest baby ever and it’s her world we are all just living in it 🌎…especially Dad LOL

But please show some love for our Birthday Girl🐾

Thank you to Three Dog Bakery for the delicious cake for the Puppers🫶🏽🐾

07/07/2023

Look I found a great representation of

Merry Berry aka Sharky🦈

if you haven’t had the pleasantry to meet Merry, your fingers must be safe. Now if you have a built in sharkpupper yourself welp i’m happy to know we aren’t the only ones who got a sharkpupper in the mix 🦈🐶

06/13/2023

Happy 31st Anniversary to the ones who gives us love 25/8, the ones who provides food and shelter with NO cost (we don’t know about you guys but we live rent free here), the ones who gives us table food if we sit still and not bite their fingers (sometimes) but to the ones who CHOSE us and brought us to a place where there is love, shelter, a sense of safety and gave us a loving Home🏠

Happy 31st Anniversary Mom & Dad💛

Love the Doggos🐾,
PollyAnna, Jasp Man, Maevey Baby, & Murry💛

05/14/2023

One girl left at Palmetto Silver Retrievers. Anyone?

05/14/2023

Happy Mother’s Day From Our Pack To Yours🐾

Happiest Mother’s Day To PollyAnna Hunter🖤🐾
To the Alpha of our pack, you are so loved and admired. You are set in your own ways and won’t do tricks for treats😉 lol It’s Polly’s Way or NO WAY. You are stubborn than most and is a girl who knows what she wants! We love you beyond this lifetime Polly Baby🖤

05/08/2023

Our friends at Palmetto Silver Retrievers have one puppy left. Contact them directly if interested.

03/28/2023

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03/28/2023

They are taking things into their own paws 🐾

03/17/2023

🍀Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Our Pack to YOURS!🐾🍀

03/11/2023

Great perspective. Beautifully articulated. 💗🐾

To Breeding Outside The Standard ?!

The world of dog breeding is a complex and often contentious one. Some breeders are passionate about preserving the integrity of a specific breed, while others are more focused on producing healthy and happy dogs regardless of breed standards. In the world of the American Kennel Club (AKC), there are breeders who are fiercely dedicated to the preservation of purebred dogs, and they can be very vocal and even angry when they see breed standards being compromised.

Many AKC preservationist breeders believe that the breed standards set forth by the AKC parent clubs are the only true representation of a particular breed, and they feel that any deviation from these standards is a betrayal of the breed. They argue that breeding outside of the standard can lead to health problems, temperament issues, and a loss of the unique characteristics that define a breed.

However, there is a bit of hypocrisy involved when it comes to breeding a specific breed. All ancestors eventually come from the same population of dogs through the AKC Foundation Stock Service (FSS) process until the stud books are closed when making new breeds. This means that even the most purebred dog has ancestors that were mixed breeds or came from other breeds. In other words, there is no such thing as a completely purebred dog. They standardize a breed look after getting so many dogs that look “similar” and then they refine what they want based on a human desire or fancy. That can sometimes be in form, conformation, or sometimes it can be for function. Their hypocrisy also lies in the fact that breed standards have revisions over time. In other words they can and have changed, depending on who is in charge and popular acceptance by the public.

For example in the Labrador retriever the only retriever that was a good retriever was initially black. Then slowly yellow became accepted, and then later the color chocolate which was entirely undesirable at one point and accused of having all sorts of coat issues, has now become quite acceptable in the breed. It does not go without mention that many breeds including the Labrador Retriever have vast differences between show and hunting or working types, to the point where some might believe the are entirely separate or different breeds altogether.

And even so, some breed standards can be so strict that they can actually be harmful to the breed. For example, some breeds have been bred for exaggerated physical traits, such as short snouts or overly large heads, which can lead to breathing problems, joint issues, and other health problems. Breeding outside of the strict breed standards can actually help to reduce these problems by introducing new genetic material into the breed. The variations in the Labrador breed come from the multitude of various dogs bred in the Labrador as they formed the standard.

It's important to note that not all AKC preservationist breeders are militant or hypocritical, and many are genuinely committed to preserving the health and welfare of their chosen breed. However, it's also important to recognize that there is no such thing as a completely purebred dog, and that breeding outside of strict breed standards can sometimes be beneficial for the breed. Rather than being militant or angry, breeders should be open-minded and willing to learn from others in order to produce healthy and happy dogs.

03/03/2023

Showing off Jaspers mood for this rainy day🌧️

Clean bed ✅
New blanket from mom ✅
Favorite plush squeaker ✅

He’s set for some snuggles🥰

03/03/2023

At this point dog hair needs to be considered as an accessory lol

01/21/2023

The things we do and put up with for our fur babies🤣🤣

01/11/2023

Jasper loves ❤️ Birthday Cake 🎂

01/11/2023

Happy(late) Birthday Jasper🎉🥳

Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cake🎂😋

01/10/2023

01.09.2019 (day late)

Our good ol boy is 4 today! So please share some Birthday Love with our handsome guy here🥳🥳

Jasper Hunter 🐾

‼️Fun Facts‼️

1. Jasper has a nose like no other! Lost a few tennis balls, call him up and he will find them!🎾🎾
2. He might be 4 but his puppy eyes will get you to feel sorry for him..🚩🚩🚩 (don’t fall for it! or you’ll be stuck with him!!)
3. EVERYDAY IS BALL DAY🎾🎾
4. He talks back🙂🚩 & he can definitely argue a good argument.

We hope you enjoy this video of him🤣🥳

01/02/2023

Wishing everyone a beautiful and happy new year
from our pack to yours🐾🎆

12/21/2022

Our friends at Palmetto Silver Retrievers have puppies if you are interested please go to their page. 🐾

12/11/2022

Dec. 9 (a few days late) is when Merry Baby made her way home to Hunters Hill!!

Happy 2 years of being in your FURever home🐾

11/29/2022

Just a little fun with TikTok trend😂

“Video your dogs playing in slow motion and put it with this sound”

**NO DOGS were harm in the making of this video**

11/24/2022

When they smell the sweet aroma of moms Thanksgiving meal prepping🦃🍽️

Happy Thanksgiving from Our Pack to Yours🐾🖤

10/25/2022

Happy Birthday to our Merry Baby!!🐾🎂🎉

She is 2 years old today and is thriving beautifully🫶🏽

5 fun facts of Merry Baby:

1. she LOVES car rides, she definitely 😂
2. she’s an undercover sharky 🦈
3. she can NEVER say no to treat time (she has a specific place she runs too to receive a bone🦴)
4. She loves to play fetch!!🎾
5. She SNORES like a human being 😴 if one thing merry will do, she will make sure she gets her beauty sleep🤣 again

10/07/2022

We got a visitor today!

We love our Nimo sitting with us, but we love when we get to help babysit too! Meet our newest pack member Tulagatasi🐾🖤

09/20/2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POLLYANNA🐾♥️

09/20/2022

Happiest 10th Birthday to our Pack Leader,

PollyAnna Hunter🐾♥️

wishing you all treats and love in the world 🐾♥️

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09/13/2022

Mommy’s Baby #4 ♥️

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09/11/2022

We are ready for SPOOKY SEASON👻🎃

09/09/2022

Halloween Sneak Peak👀🎃