Labrador Retriever

Country of origin: Great Britain

Date of origin: 1800s
First use: Gundog
Use today: Companion, gundog, field trials and assistance dog
Life expectancy: 12-14 years

Weight range: 25-34 kg

Height range: 54-57 cm

Colors: Yellow, mid-brown, black.

Breed history:

One of the worlds most popular breds, the Labrador traces its origins back to the St.
Johns regions of Newfoundland, Canada. There it was known as the Small Water
Dog, to differentiate it from the larger Newfoundland. Trade in salted cod brought the
bred to the port of Pole in Dorset, England, where local landowners acquired
specimens and refined their breeding for use as gundogs.
Waterproof, water loving, affable, gregarious, and family oriented this delicious
range of adjectives describes one of the worlds most popular family companions. The
Labrador once worked from the shores of the granite-rocked inlets of the
Newfoundland coast, retrieving the cork floats of fishing nets and swimming them
ashore, so that fishermen could pull in the fish-filled nets. Today, this steadfast bred is
the quintessence of the agreeable canine member of the human family. Unfortunately,
many individuals do not live up to the image they carry. Some suffer from hereditary
cataracts, hip and elbow arthritis, and even wayward temperaments. Despite this, the
Labrador Retriever is one of the most loyal and dependable breeds in the world.

General: medium size, short-coupled, with a short, dense coat.

-hunter dog
He is a very good dog with children.

So lets buy a Labrador Retriever.