Labrador

(also ‘Labrador retriever’; and ‘Labby’ or ‘Lab’ for short; for the right pronunciation, please click here)

a Labrador at heel

a breed of dog – related to ‘retrievers’ (= a family of dogs that is trained to bring back the birds that are shot by hunters, usually water birds from the ponds, lakes, etc.) – work and companion dog; medium-sized, muscular body with short thick smooth hair (coat) (usually yellow, chocolate or black), broad fore-head, medium-sized muzzle (= mouth and nose part), strong  jaws with

slightly drooping jaw skin, thick nose, clear, intelligent-looking eyes, medium-sized drooping ears, thick strong neck, wide chest, strong straight legs with webbed toes, medium-sized, thick strong tail; size: 1½-2½ feet tall at the shoulder, 3 feet long, and weighs 25-35 Kg. (males are larger than females); feeds on the usual dog feed; lives for 10-13 years; broadly two breeds: English breed (short and sturdy-looking) and American breed (tall and slender-looking), originally bred in Newfoundland &  Labrador, Canada, but now found throughout the world

Special Features:

a retriever, fetching a dead bird to its master

The Labrador is one of the best breeds of dog in the world.

Labradors are used in hunting, tracking prey, detection (in police work), guiding or assisting disabled people and rescue work!

Their thick water-proof double coat (hair) and the webbed toes help them to swim well.

They are kept as pets in many homes all over the world, and kept on farms in many parts of the world, and preferred by the police departments in several countries!!