Chronicle herald story

I've just read your story regarding the service, although a wonderful story there is a glaring error in the description of the dog as a "golden Lab"... This would actually mean that the dog is a mixed breed (Golden retriever crossed with a Labrador retriever). I would assume that you meant to call the dog a 'yellow lab'...this may seem like a simple case of semantics, however, it is not. Breeders of purebred dogs, in particular, donate pups to services such as this. In fact, most would not associate with a program that advocates the breeding of mixed breeds.

The Labrador retriever is highly regarded for the role it continuously plays as a service dog and as such advocates of the breed are adamant that mixing breeds should not happen. In short, reporting the dog as a Golden Lab would suggest that this organization promotes, in essence, backyard breeding of mutts...which is not the case.

Sincerely,
Kimberly


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