Dog Breeds

English Boodle  English Bull Dog English Cocker Spaniel  English Coonhound  English Pointer  English Setter English Shepherd English Springer Spaniel  English Toy Spaniel  Entlebucher Mountain Dog  Eska-Poo / Eskapoo  Eskimo Dog  Estrela Mountain Dog 

Dachshund Dalmatian Dandi Dinmont Terrier Doberman Pinscher Dogo Argentino Dogue De Bordeaux Doodleman Pinscher  Dutch Shepherd  

Cairn Terrier  Cairnoodle  Canaan Dog Cane Corso Mastiff Cao De Castro Laboreiro Carolina Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog Caucasian Mountain Dog Cavachon Cavalier King Charles Spaniel  Cavapoo Central Asian Ovtcharka Cesky Terrier Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chi-Poo / Chipoo Chihuahua Chinese Chongqing Dog Chinese Crested Chinese Foo Dog Chinese Shar-Pie Chinook Chow Chow Cirneco Dell Etna Clumber

Basenji Basset Hound Beagle Beaglier Bearded Collie Beauceron Bedlington Terrier Belgian Malinois Belgian Shepherd Groenendale Belgian Shepherd Laekenois Belgian Shepherd Malinois Belgian Shepherd Tervuren Bernese Mountain Dog Bergamasco Berger Picard Bich-Poo Bichon Frise Black and Tan Coonhound Black Mouth Cur Black Russian Terrier Bloodhound Bluetick Coonhound Bolognese Border Collie Border Terrier Borzoi Boston Terrier Bouvier

Affenpinscher Afghan Hound Airedale Terrier Akbash Akita Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog Alaskan Klee Kai Alaskan Malamute American Bulldog American English Coonhound American Eskimo Dog American Foxhound American hairless Terrier American Pitbull Terrier American Staffordshire American Water Spaniel Anatolian Shepherd Appenzell Mountain Dog Argentine Dogo Aussie Doodle Australian Cattle Dog Australian kelpie Australian Shepherd Australian Terrier

Jack Russell Terrier Japanese Chin Jindo  

LABRADOR-BREED CHARACTERISTICS The Labrador Retriever’s official breed standard was originally developed by people who used this obedient, happy dog as a working companion. Today, the standard continues to emphasize the gentle, eager-to-please nature of this most affable of dog, as well as a body conformation eminently suited for working on land and in water. Muscular

The Labrador’s probable source is the lesser Newfoundland or St. John’s dog, perhaps intermingled with dogs brought to Canada’s shores by European fishermen. Today’s Labrador was refined through English Breeding, while original dogs from Newfoundland are the basis for many other breeds. History of the Labrador Retriever: Canadian ancestors: By the early 1800s there were

Selective breeding for desirable traits inevitably also concentrates potentially harmful genes. Like all other breeds, the Labrador has its own variety of inherited medical problems. The primary clinical conditions involve the joints, eyes, and brain, with obesity often an additional problem. Hip Dysplasia: Although partly hereditary, this condition can also be related to excessive weight