Labrador Retriever

Labradorský retriever

Labrador Retriever – front view
Photo: Ballparx, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Labrador Retriever – side view
Photo: Moki8, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Labrador Retriever – side view
Photo: Sivahari, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Labrador Retriever – head
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Labrador Retriever – front view
Photo: Augustus Binu / facebook, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

Key facts

FCI group8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs
Country of originUnited Kingdom
CategoryLarge
Height at withers54–62 cm
Weight25–36 kg
Life span10–14 years

Recognition features

Purpose

Developed from St. John's water dogs used by fishermen in Newfoundland; refined in Britain as a retriever; now an assistance dog.

History

From St. John's water dogs refined in Britain by the Earls of Malmesbury and Buccleuch. The Kennel Club recognised it in 1903.

Coat

Short, hard, dense, water-repellent; black, yellow, chocolate.

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