The modern Labrador Retriever is the ancestral result of a popular fishing and retrieving dog from Newfoundland and Labrador, an Atlantic coastal province in Canada; as such, the Labrador carries with it some relationship to the modernNewfoundland water dog.After being crossed with Setters, Spaniels and other Retrievers, the Labrador Retriever honed its skills as a true retriever.
There are two types of Labradors, the English Labrador and the American Labrador. The English bred Lab comes from English bred stock. Its general appearance is different than the American bred Lab. The English bred Labs are heavier, thicker and blockier. The American bred Lab comes from American bred stock and is tall and lanky. The double coat is smooth and does not have any waves. Coat colors come in solid black, yellow or chocolate. These are the true colors. There are many other colors such as silver which is a recessive gene out of the chocolate line. Charcoal is a recessive gene out of the black line.. Fox reds, yellow and whites are out of the yellow line. In some cases if the genes line up right you can produce brindles and tan point retrievers.
Most of our Labradors are a cross between English and American. Our Labradors weigh any were between 48 - 100lbs. A lot of our Fox reds and blacks are smaller.
