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The Kennel Club Labrador Breed StandardPublished with kind permission of © The Kennel Club
 The Kennel Club Photo Library - © David DaltonGeneral AppearanceStrongly built, short-coupled, very active; broad in skull; broad and deep through chest and ribs; broad and strong over loins and hindquarters. CharacteristicsGood-tempered, very agile. Excellent nose, soft mouth; keen love of water. Adaptable, devoted companion. TemperamentIntelligent, keen and biddable, with a strong will to please. Kindly nature, with no trace of aggression or undue shyness. Head and SkullSkull broad with defined stop; clean-cut without fleshy cheeks. Jaws of medium length, powerful not snipy. Nose wide, nostrils well developed. EyesMedium size, expressing intelligence and good temper; brown or hazel. EarsNot large or heavy, hanging close to head and set rather far back. MouthJaws and teeth strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. NeckClean, strong, powerful, set into well placed shoulders. ForequartersShoulders long and sloping. Forelegs well boned and straight from elbow to ground when viewed from either front or side. BodyChest of good width and depth, with well sprung barrel ribs. Level topline. Loins wide, short-coupled and strong. HindquartersWell developed, not sloping to tail; well turned stifle. Hocks well let down, cowhocks highly undesirable. FeetRound, compact; well arched toes and well developed pads. TailDistinctive feature, very thick towards base, gradually tapering towards tip, medium length, free from feathering, but clothed thickly all round with short, thick, dense coat, thus giving ‘rounded’ appearance described as ‘Otter’ tail. May be carried gaily but should not curl over back. Gait/MovementFree, covering adequate ground; straight and true in front and rear. CoatDistinctive feature, short dense without wave or feathering, giving fairly hard feel to the touch; weather-resistant undercoat. ColourWholly black, yellow or liver/chocolate. Yellows range from light cream to red fox. Small white spot on chest permissible. SizeIdeal height at withers: dogs: 56-57 cms (22-221/2 ins); bitches: 55-56 cms (211/2-22 ins). FaultsAny departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog. NoteMale animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
September 2000
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