Labrador Retriever

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Labrador Retriever Breed Information

Breed Group: Sporting

Weight: Male: 65-80; Female: 55-70 lbs

Height: Male: 22.5-24.5; Female: 21.5-23.5 inches

Color(s): solid black, yellow, or chocolate

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Overview

Originating in Newfoundland during the 1700s, the Labrador Retriever was imported to England in the early 1800s. This breed is among the oldest of the modern recognized breeds. Their versatility and endless positive attributes have made the Labrador Retriever a popular family pet.

Character

The Labrador Retriever is medium in size, strong, athletic, and well balanced. They are friendly, outgoing, and possess an extremely sweet personality. There are two types of Labrador: The American, which is tall and lanky, and the English, which is more thick and heavy. This sporting breed is adept at hunting and retrieving. Labrador Retrievers are revered as companions and highly respected for their loving nature.

Temperament

This breed is highly intelligent, loyal, and deeply devoted. The Labrador Retriever is reliable, affectionate, and thrive on human companionship and attention. They are absolutely wonderful with children and get along exceedingly well with other dogs. They may be reserved with strangers and make good watchdogs. If this breed is left alone for extended periods of time without attention or stimulation they will become lonely, bored, and destructive.

Care

The Labrador Retriever requires regular grooming with a firm bristle brush. Special care should be given to the under coat to prevent mats and tangles. Bathing or dry shampooing should only be done when absolutely necessary. Labrador Retrievers are prone to elbow and hip dysplasia, eye disorders, and PRA.

Coat

The Labrador Retriever is a double coat breed. The outer coat is straight, short, very dense, and hard in texture. The under coat is soft, weather-resistant, and protects this breed from cold, all types of ground cover, and water. The color of the coat comes in chocolate, black, and yellow. This breed is an average shedder.

Training

This breed is easily trained. Early socialization and basic obedience are recommended. The Labrador Retriever is very strong and must be taught not to pull on their leash. They do not respond to harsh or heavy-handed methods. The Labrador Retriever needs fairness, firmness, consistency, reward, and respect. They excel in tracking, police work, search and rescue, agility, competitive obedience, guide for the blind, and as service dogs for the disabled.

Activity

Delightful, high-spirited, and energetic, the Labrador Retriever requires a great deal of exercise. They enjoy family play sessions, securely leashed walks, swimming, and a safely fenced yard to run and romp freely. This breed will do okay in an apartment dwelling provided they are given sufficient exercise, attention, and stimulation.

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QUESTION: What would a lab./ rottweiler mix be called?

Anonymous - 1/25/2012 5:13:32 PM

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a Rottador

freshwaterdon - 1/30/2012 4:01:02 PM

QUESTION: do all labs have to get their knee replaced

Anonymous - 1/25/2012 1:31:29 PM

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Only if labs get severe elbow displasia is surgery required. Most labs dont have elbow problems especially when the parents and their lines are tested and certified OFA for normal elbows.

freshwaterdon - 1/27/2012 4:12:37 PM

QUESTION: how come all labs have to get their knee replaced

Anonymous - 1/25/2012 1:26:52 PM

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QUESTION: jacky is my 4 months old black lab dog. what type of diet should we give him for proper growth? recently his weight is 13 kg . is it ok weight? he always chews wood sticks and also eats stones, soil anything he gets from park and road. i can't leave him alone. another thing is that he follows everyone. how can i teach him not to do this.

Anonymous - 1/23/2012 10:21:06 AM

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QUESTION: How do you get your Labrador Retriever to calm down?

Anonymous - 1/17/2012 6:04:15 PM

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Throw your Labrador Retriever a ball or anything that he likes so he can run to it

Anonymous - 1/26/2012 12:59:36 PM

Exercise, exercise and then exercise throwing the ball in a park or open area with your Labrador Retriever will help.

Anonymous - 1/21/2012 3:01:17 AM

QUESTION: Millie is my 12 year old yellow lab. She has recently started whining all the time, something she has never done before. Plus she wants out, then in, then out. She keeps us up at night wanting in, out. something she also has not done before. We do not know how to help her or what to do. Any sugestions would help. Thanks.

Anonymous - 1/16/2012 3:12:14 PM

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QUESTION: My lab is going on three yrs old. The first 2yrs. he ate the bark off my trees, Dug hole for rocks in his big fenced in yard, chewed porch railings, just alot of damage. He does have another dog with him 24/7..Now digging along fence deep enough to go under and run free all night. I put him in our 3000sq.shop and while we were gone he tore 3 boxes of kleenex up, chewed work gloves up, ate hotdog bun along with plastic. This has to stop. I have him in the house tonight, he seems happy {sleeping now for 2 hr} - How do I get this all to stop? He is such a sweetheart, lover.HELP

Anonymous - 1/14/2012 1:57:06 AM

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Most Labs are ADD and need direction and purpose. You have to show him this or he will continue this destructive streak he is in.Your Lab is now an adult dog so you should see some of the chewing stop, the malicious stuff. I have two labs I raise from pups and are 13 and 14 yrs old. They still love to chew and I redirected this to raw hide bones or greenies. Do you have a lot of trees in yard. Mine dug only when they smelt moles or chipmunks. Throw the ball or take your dog swimming,for nice long runs or walks every day. This will help calm him down and he will sleep all night. Direction and stimulation is key with this breed.

Anonymous - 1/24/2012 12:54:50 PM

QUESTION: I have a 8month old lab, she gets a lot of attention all day long, and plenty of exercise any ideas why shes still restless,nonstop chewing on everything and everybody.help!

Anonymous - 1/13/2012 9:12:39 PM

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If you have a field bred lab they are very hyper and destructive by nature. Nothing you can do outside of exercise to try to burn the energy.

freshwaterdon - 1/27/2012 4:14:16 PM

QUESTION: Is there such a breed in Labs known as a "Dudley" ?

Anonymous - 1/12/2012 6:32:51 PM

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Yes, a Dudley is a lab without pigmentation. When you breed chocolates and yellows together is how people end up with Dudley's. Lack of pigment is a disqualification per the AKC.

freshwaterdon - 1/27/2012 4:16:18 PM

QUESTION: Hi, I have a male yellow American Labrador named Dudley, he is fast, like really fast. We took him Down to our local dog races and they raced him against border collies and he won all three of his races( they got him to run by tying dog food to the string) my question is is this normal?

Anonymous - 1/12/2012 5:45:59 AM

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QUESTION: QUESTION: I have a 6 month old, he is mixed with labrador and doberman. Now my question is, how will this combination work out?

Anonymous - 1/11/2012 4:55:41 AM

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QUESTION: I have a mixed black lab who is 6 months old yet she is the size of a pit bull so how big will she be at 2 years?

Anonymous - 1/5/2012 12:51:34 PM

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Depends what she is mixed with

Anonymous - 1/11/2012 5:48:22 AM

QUESTION: Help! I have a 6 1/2 year old black lab named Molly who my husband wants to get rid of. She has had a problem with leaking urine since she had a hysterectomy at under 1 year old.. No meds have seemed to help. We are trying to keep her off carpeted areas of our house and have a problem getting her to sleep in her crate or in sectioned off in the laundry room during the night. She did well for several weeks in the crate and now she barks at night to get out. How can I stop the barking at night?

Anonymous - 1/3/2012 5:36:18 PM

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Your labs bladder may have peeled off the wall, have you considered having it reattached? Also taking her for nightly walks would help.

Anonymous - 1/5/2012 6:41:56 PM

QUESTION: I have a mix lab/beagle and he is 8 months old. He likes to nip alot and jump. We want to get him "fixed". Will this calm him?

Anonymous - 1/3/2012 2:56:42 PM

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QUESTION: We have a 4 yr old yellow lab that when the family is all sitting around.... either watching tv or on our laptops he will wine/cry. This is very annoying. What should we do to stop this behavior? We do pay him a lot of attention most of the time. And is loved by all

Anonymous - 12/31/2011 10:04:46 PM

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We have a 14mnth old yellow lab female, she does the same thing mainly at bed time. What I found that works is tiring the dog out. Before bed every night we go for a walk or play fetch outside for about 45 mins religiously and after that she passes right out. She needs to get tired out

Anonymous - 1/4/2012 12:57:24 AM

QUESTION: I want to get 2 labs but I dont know how to talk my parents into it because we have a blood hound and a shih tzu but the bloodhound lives outside and so would the labs any advice??

Anonymous - 12/31/2011 12:12:13 AM

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What do you want the labs for? Companionship, hunting etc? Labs will pay more attention to their sibling or dog companion then to you in pairs. Better you space the ages, like a 2 year old with a 1 year old. Better to get one, if it's for hunting.

Anonymous - 1/5/2012 6:46:08 PM

QUESTION: I have a 3 month old, she is mixed with labrador and germen shepherd. She looks alot like a ladrador (yellow colored). Now my question is, how will this combination work out?

Anonymous - 12/30/2011 12:01:44 PM

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I've had mixed black labs/long-haired german shepherds for 29 years (4 in all). My last dog (Shiloh) lasted 16 years. All were WONDERFUL dogs. Shiloh was my baby (most were, but he lasted the longest). He was smart, funny, sweet, very protective. (I'm convinced that he saved my life atleast once.) His eyes were full of expression, and he was a joy to be around. All of my babies worked out wonderfully.

Anonymous - 1/7/2012 12:31:01 PM

QUESTION: I know someone who has a fox-red colored dog. I was told it is a lab. Is this a newly developed color? Or am I being kidded?

Anonymous - 12/25/2011 11:23:50 PM

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One of the old types of the labrador

Anonymous - 1/26/2012 12:58:37 PM

My dog Duke is a Fox-Red Lab, this is an older breed and not a mix. Consider yourself lucky, as this is not only a beautiful dog in color,but the wonderful temperateness as all labs.

Anonymous - 1/5/2012 6:36:47 PM

I'm going to guess it was either a golden retriever or chesepeake bay retriever either full bred or mixed with a labrador retriever.

Anonymous - 12/29/2011 3:38:14 PM

QUESTION: My black Lab has black spots on his tongue,is this normal?

Anonymous - 12/24/2011 1:59:39 PM

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This is normal. There are many articles all over the net that explain this.

Anonymous - 12/31/2011 5:03:49 PM

if i was you i would ask the vet

Anonymous - 12/29/2011 2:05:37 PM

QUESTION: My golden lab has been having seizures. Well he has had about 5. He is 3 yrs old. The vet said that some labs are prone to this . Do you have any suggestions, other than get a new vet.

Anonymous - 12/23/2011 10:06:18 AM

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My lab-mix had epilepsy as labs are prone to have. He started his seisures when he was between the age of 1 and 3. He was put on meds and died at 16 yrs from other causes. I'm not sure whether the epilepsy was part of the cause, but he did still have seisures; just not as often. By the way, I'm looking for another lab-mix to fill my heart with.

Anonymous - 1/7/2012 12:39:18 PM

QUESTION: How do I get my Labrador Retriever to stop barking at nothing?

Anonymous - 12/6/2011 6:44:40 PM

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Your Labrador Retriever is barking if any objects or people or animals move or if you have other dogs and you go for a walk with them and you leave him alone but usually if it is the second thing you could make him sit down and tell him to stay

Anonymous - 1/26/2012 12:51:22 PM

Your lab must be barking at something. Found out what it is and try to get him to see there's nothing to fuss about. And teach him the word 'no' to stop, or to bark on command. The last one worked for my lab. As soon as we got the barking trick down she also understood when I did not want her to wake up the whole neighborhood.

Anonymous - 12/17/2011 8:47:05 PM

QUESTION: Will a dog shed more if it is a house dog? Our lab is 10 months old and he seems to be shedding something awful. He is an inside dog. Have any ideas??

Anonymous - 11/26/2011 8:49:28 AM

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Fish oil seems to help curb some of the shedding. Plus makes a shiny coat.

Anonymous - 1/24/2012 12:59:38 PM

Mine is an inside lab too, but I wouldn't say she sheds much out of the normal. You might only notice that because he spends more time inside and the fur has no where else to go. The only difference is that house dogs usually have softer fur than their outside buddies. They shed all the time, but the big shedding is done when the seasons change from warm to cold and cold to warm (roughly two times a year in spring and autumn). If you think he's shedding too much and for too long you might want to get him checked out. It can be a sign of stress or some kind of a skin disease (could get it from swimming in toxic water, low quality nutrition, being bathed with too strong shampoos...).

Anonymous - 12/17/2011 8:39:50 PM

QUESTION: How much food does a Black Lab eat per day?

Anonymous - 11/16/2011 5:45:46 PM

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I have always been told by the vet to only feed 2 to 2.5 cups of dry food per day. Anything more is too much. No table scraps either.

Anonymous - 12/31/2011 5:05:57 PM

It depends on the activity level of your lab and the quality of food. We use Blue Buffalo, and adult dogs get 3 cups a day. The 1 year old puppy gets 4.5 cups a day.

nani2280 - 11/22/2011 10:23:58 PM

My parents feed Pepper(she's a black lab) 2 scoops of food in the morning, and 2 at night. But it also depends on the age, and food type. The back of the bag should say the serving

Anonymous - 11/22/2011 10:54:12 AM

QUESTION: Okay, so i have two labs, one chocolate and one black, and when we first got them we allowed them to be on our furniture. Now i realize this may have been a bad idea because they always hog the couches and my parents get really mad and upset. Also, they love to dig holes in the yard. How do i get them to stop both of these things?

Anonymous - 11/16/2011 10:59:34 AM

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Juststart to train them and they'll know what to do.

Anonymous - 1/27/2012 10:12:36 PM

If he is used to that from when he was young I am sorry he couldn't stop but the digging thing just play fetch

Anonymous - 1/26/2012 12:57:34 PM

We had an old lab and he would always sit on the furniture in the end he had his own chair in the kitchen but if you tell them off each time they are on the sofa ( or tell them to get off then reward them for getting off) that should work or you could just simply use them as heavy dog shaped blankets they are warm in the winter :)

Anonymous - 12/12/2011 10:38:13 AM

Hi im Bre and would love to help you with the digging problem. If your lab is digging in the yard its probably the result of letting out his or her energy so play fetch or something to reduce his or her energy level and that should work.

Anonymous - 11/19/2011 10:11:53 AM

QUESTION: Do labrador retrievers get along well with cats or young children

Anonymous - 11/14/2011 5:29:11 PM

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Cats not really but my Labrador Retriever loves to get along with children

Anonymous - 1/26/2012 12:52:25 PM

It also depends on whether or not your cat likes dogs. My aunt has that problem, where the one cat doesnt really like the dogs, and they have little spats, but it's mostly okay

Anonymous - 11/22/2011 10:52:06 AM

Yes my chocolate lab is great with my children and one of my cats even "grooms" the dog, and even sleep together!

Anonymous - 11/17/2011 2:59:26 PM

QUESTION: How long does it takes for lab dog have puppies?

Anonymous - 11/7/2011 10:52:17 AM

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When your Labrador Retriever is pregnant it takes almost 60 days and almost 8 hours when she starts producing the puppies

Anonymous - 1/26/2012 12:54:40 PM

It takes 60-65 Days .

Anonymous - 1/2/2012 4:33:38 PM

QUESTION: My 12-year old lab is having difficulty controlling his bowls. What should I do?

Anonymous - 10/27/2011 10:52:26 AM

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You can get medication to control the bladder thing. My lab pup has an incontinence problem and will be on it for the rest of her days! She gets medicine in the morning on toast or in a sausage and it helps her! She used to urinate in her sleep all the time but now I dont have to keep bed checking, go see your vet failing that canine mags have treatments can be costly but it works

Anonymous - 12/26/2011 6:41:13 PM

If your lab is 12 years old there may be nothing you can do it may just be the age of your lab im sorry but your dog is probably close to dying im sorry

Anonymous - 11/14/2011 3:22:13 PM

QUESTION: How long will an 85 pound lab live?

Anonymous - 10/27/2011 10:47:47 AM

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I've never known any lab to live 17 years. We've had two (one male & one female) & both died at age 12.

Anonymous - 12/22/2011 10:43:36 AM

17 years

Anonymous - 11/21/2011 2:10:57 PM

QUESTION: Are Labrador Retriever's trained easily?

Anonymous - 10/26/2011 1:22:05 PM

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Yes, labs are very obedient

Anonymous - 1/26/2012 1:02:52 PM

Yes, very easy because Labrador Retriever's are eager to please. Praise and treats work well. Best to start at a early age

Anonymous - 11/10/2011 10:33:38 AM

QUESTION: can you put front line on a your pregnant dog?

Anonymous - 10/25/2011 8:01:34 PM

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