Tuvalu 2010 Working Dogs #1 Labrador & Puppy $1 Silver Proof (Golden Retriever)

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Man's best friend (in the form of a golden Labrador Retriever and puppy) in pure silver with a mintage of only 3,000!In Stock and Ready for Immediate Shipment!SOLD OUT at the Perth Mint!Talisman Coins and the Perth Mint are excited to announce the first release in the exciting new Working Dogs series! The loyalty of "man's best friend" is unquestioned, but often overlooked are the many, many ways our canine companions help us! This extremely low mintage series ( only 3,000 per breed! ) celebrates five different dogs and the very different jobs they accomplish at our behest! Each proof-finish coin features a full color picture of an adult working dog and a puppy. Between the extremely popular animal theme, beautiful design and extremely low mintage limit, heed our advice - get one (or more) of these colorful, one ounce, pure silver dollars while you can!The Friendly & Hard-Working Labrador RetrieverThe Labrador Retriever (also Labrador, or Lab for short) is one of several kinds of retriever, a type of gun dog. A breed characteristic is its webbed paws for swimming, useful for the breed's original purpose of retrieving fishing nets. This and their subsequent use as hunting companions gave them the name retriever. The dogs of this breed are very loving, kind and compassionate to their masters. The Labrador is the most popular breed of dog (by registered ownership) in the world, and is, by a large margin, the most popular breed by registration in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It is also the most popular breed of assistance dog in Canada, the United States, Australia, United Kingdom and many other countries, as well as being widely used by police and other official bodies for their detection and working abilities. Typically, Labradors are athletic, and love to swim, play catch and fetch, and are good with young children.The modern Labrador's ancestors originated on the island of Newfoundland, now part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The breed emerged over time from the St. John's Water Dog, (also a founding breed of the Newfoundland dog) through ad-hoc breedings by early settlers in the mid to late 16th century. Labradors are a well-balanced, friendly and versatile breed, adaptable to a wide range of functions as well as making very good pets. Labradors instinctively enjoy holding objects and even hands or arms in their mouths, which they can do with great gentleness (a Labrador can carry an egg in its mouth without breaking it!). They are also known to have a very soft feel to the mouth, as a result of being bred to retrieve game such as waterfowl. The Labrador Retriever's coat repels water to some extent, thus facilitating the extensive use of the dog in waterfowl hunting.The Golden or Yellow LabradorLabrador Retrievers are registered in three colors: black (a solid black color), yellow (anything from light cream to "fox-red"), and chocolate (medium to dark brown). Some Labrador retrievers can have markings such as white patches on their chest and other areas, but most commonly they are one solid color. Yellow and chocolate pups would occasionally appear (although they were often culled) in previous eras, until finally gaining acceptance in the 20th century.The first recognized yellow Labrador was Ben of Hyde, born 1899; chocolate labs became more established in the 1930s. In the early years of the breed through to the mid-20th century, Labradors of a shade we would now call "yellow" were in fact a dark, almost butterscotch, hue. Over the 20th century a preference for far lighter shades of yellow through to cream prevailed, until today most yellow labs are of this shade.The shade was known as "Golden" until the United Kingdom Kennel Club required a change in terminology, on the grounds that "Golden" was not actually a color (in fact, "golden" is an adjective describing color, and "chocolate" a noun describing a candy!). Perhaps the real reason for the change is to maintain breed distinction - although yellow labs are sometimes co... read more

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