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•For the record...we breed the Chatham Hill Retriever, which is an out-cross between two different breeds to create a smaller version of a Flat Coated Retriever, which comes in Black, Liver(Brown) or Yellow(Cream). It is our goal for it to be more like a miniature Flat Coated Retriever NOT a miniature Golden Retriever. So... What does this question about color prejudice mean on a blog about breeding dogs? Well simply that we've discovered that even though Flat Coated Retrievers come in Black, Liver or Yellow colors and we've now mirrored this color palette with our Chatham Hill Retrievers, it has become clear that the majority of people coming to us for a Chattie are just stuck on a color and don't do any research beyond that. They just prefer yellow and often think that we breed a miniature Golden Retriever. They are in fact so enamored with the romanticized stories of the Golden Retriever as the top tier family dog and have no clue what a Flat Coated Retriever is or that it even required a Flat Coated Retriever for a Golden Retriever to even exist. And even if there is a perfectly healthy Black or Brown Retriever pup available.... there are 10 to 1 odds that the next person contacting us is going to ask when the next Yellow, Cream, Chestnut or Red miniature Golden Retriever Puppy will be available. And that speaks so much about the lack of knowledge about retrievers in general that most of these curious people have. They've been brainwashed into believing there are two types of Retrievers...Labrador and Golden Types. And like the majority of us as children we've been conditioned to associated the lighter creamy color with being the more desirable, more angelic, more peaceful looking. Like every little boy or girl who grows up thinking that being a blue eyed blond is the best thing in the world because doors of opportunity will just swing open automatically for you when you arrive at your destination. Well... there are many Black haired and Brown eyed individuals in this world that would prove otherwise. Its unfortunate that these stereotypes for humans also hold true for dogs.
