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Description Of A Labrador Retriever Part 2
from:It is important for the Labrador Retriever to be well balanced. He should not be as tall and thin as a pointer, and he should not be as short and fat as a potbellied pig. No one feature should be so prominent as to detract from the total picture. If you look at a Labrador and notice only his huge head, the dog is probably unbalanced. If you look at a Labrador and see only his big feet or a long scraggly tail, you are probably not looking at a good specimen of the breed.
The ears should be set off the side of the skull, not too high and not too low. They should be of medium size, hanging so that the bottom tips are about two inches below the eyes. The ears should not be so big or so small that they draw attention to themselves. And they should never be long or folded as they are on many hounds.
The Labrador's eyes are where we see that irresistible, sweet, kind and alert expression. Some are shaped like a rounded diamond. Although some round eyes can be attractive, they should not resemble the round eyes of a Cocker Spaniel, nor should they be too almond shaped. A good color would be a warm brown eye on all three colors (black, yellow or chocolate), maybe a bit darker on a yellow Lab. If the eyes are too light, the dog's expression will be ruined. There should never be a harsh or mean look about a Labrador. When you look into a Lab's eyes, you should feel instant friendliness. Usually, the moment your eyes meet, the Lab's powerful tail starts wagging automatically.
The desirable Labrador head should sit on a strong neck of medium length. If the neck is too short, the dog looks as if his head is sitting on his shoulders; if the neck is too long, the dog appears elegant, like a setter, which is not correct. There is nothing elegant about this dog. He is agile, strong, and sturdy. As you continue down the neck, past the withers, the top line (the back) should be rather level, never sway back or sloping to the degree that a Setter's back does from the neck to the rump. The chest should be deep with well sprung ribs like a barrel. The shoulders should be long and sloping. The correct look requires long bones that form a ninety degree angle as you look at the dog from the side, from the withers, to the sternum, to the elbow. The front legs are well underneath the dog, allowing a prominent breastbone to show and creating the picture of a powerful chest.
Caring For Your Labradors Face and Ears
After a day of hunting or a run in overgrown terrain, a Labrador retrieverand#39;s eyes and ears should be inspected for signs of embedded objects or scratches The ear can be easily inspected with the aid of a small flashlight to help you see the upper interior It is quite easy for burrs to become entangled in or around the ear canal, or for tiny seeds to work their way under the eyelids and irritate .....More on Labrador Retriever Puppy Care
Field And Hunting Trials For Your Lab
Since the Labrador Retriever is primarily a sporting dog, this fact should not be lost sight of by breeders who might only be interested in raising Labradors that look like Labradors regardless of how they act Field Trial training is a very complicated and specialized subject The Labrador Club requires that any member having a dog that has completed his ARC Championship may not use that ti.....More on Labrador Retriever Puppy Care
Finding A Labrador Retriever
Once you have decided that a Labrador Retriever is the right dog for you and your family, you are now ready to begin the search for a puppy that will hopefully be an ideal pet for the entire household, one that will be fun training to retrieve and can be used as such during the hunting season Whether it would be a male or a female is something that you need to decide before buying a Labrado.....More on Labrador Retriever Puppy Care
Making Life Easier For The Handicapped
Having proved their love for humans and their desire to serve, Labradors are now being trained throughout the world to assist many types of handicapped owners in the chores of everyday life You have probably seen a handicapped man or woman being guided by a loving and well trained Labrador Retriever at some time With some assistance, many people who would formerly have been confined in their ac.....More on Labrador Retriever Puppy Care
Beloved Companion and Therapy Dogs
By far the most common use of todayand#39;s Labrador is as a home companion, a role at which he excels Surprisingly, the Labrador Retriever was rarely kept strictly as a house pet until several decades after the breedand#39;s introduction to the united States The initial fanciers of the breed became acquainted with him through knowledge of the shooting game When the breed was well established as a sporti.....More on Labrador Retriever Puppy Care
Understanding Labrador Retrievers: Why A Lab May Not Be The Right Dog For You
Labrador Retrievers are extraordinarily people-oriented This means that they have to be in tune with their owners in order to follow specific instructions The key to understanding this is to look deeper at what Labs were bred to do, and that is to hunt and retrieve Look at it this way, these dogs must be in perfect harmony with their hunter/owner in order to follow specific directions to tra.....More on Labrador Retriever Puppy Care
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