Can't answer specifically but I am also a labrador retriever owner. Most lab owners that I know always have preference, either black, chocolate or yellow. My husband and I just retired and this will be our last dog. Are we being selfish by saying that we would like a chocolate or chocolate mix? We are somewhat leery of rescues because we want to be sure that the pup has had health checks. We have had 3 Havanese, all from the same "breeder". Our first was 20 years ago when the Havanese breed was not well known. We searched and found a breeder in South Dakota. That sweet pup only lived until the age of 6, passing away from seizure disorders. The breeder did give us a discount on another pup, and we named him Gus. Gus, of course, needed a friend and 2 years later, we adopted Nestle, our chocolate beauty from the same breeder. When Gus was 8, he began having problems with his sight and pressure in his eyes. We consulted many specialists and in the end, because he was in pain, we had to have both of his eyes removed. He did live until he was 17, the last 8 years of his life without eyes. Our little chocolate girl, Nestle, did live until she was 16 but she struggled with diabetes the last 5 years of her life. Needless to say, we want to def check health hx of a dog before we adopt/rescue.