About the Breed
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Labrador Retriever Breed Standard
Standard FCI # 122 (29/01/1999) CLASSIFICATION FCI: Group 8. Retrievers, spaniels, water dogs. Section 1. Retrievers. With working trial. GENERAL APPEARANCE: Strongly built, knit, energetic, broad skull, wide and deep edges of the breast, waist and back of the broad and strong. BEHAVIOUR AND CHARACTER: On the good character, very mobile. Excellent scent, a soft bite, a passion for water. Adaptable, devoted companion. Intelligent, insightful and obedient, with a strong desire to please. Good by nature, with no trace of aggression or undue shyness. HEAD: Skull: The skull is broad. Clearly defined, without fleshy cheeks. The transition from Stop: Pronounced. FACIAL REGION: Nose: Broad, well developed nostrils. Muzzle: Strong, not lite. Jaws and teeth: Jaws of medium length, jaws and teeth strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, ie upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Eyes: Medium size, expressing intelligence and good character; brown or hazel. Ears: Not large or heavy, hanging close to head and set rather far posteriorly. NECK: Dry, firm, solid, planted in a well-placed shoulders. BODY: Back: Level topline. Loins: Wide, short and strong. Chest: Good width and depth, with a barrel-shaped ribs. TAIL: Distinctive feature - a very thick tail at the base, gradually tapering towards tip, medium length, deprived of the suspension, but snug around the circumference of a short, thick hair, giving a rounded appearance, described as vydrovy tail. Can happily waggle, but should not curl over back. LIMBS: Front: The front legs bony and straight from elbow to ground when viewed from both the front and side. Shoulders: Long and oblique. Back: well developed, with no inclination toward the tail. Stifle: Well angulated. Hocks: Short. Korovin is extremely undesirable. Feet: Round, compact, well arched toes and well developed pads. MOVEMENT: Free, covering adequate space, straight and right front and rear. SHIRT: HAIR: A distinctive feature - a short thick coat with no feathering wave, quite hard to the touch, weather-resistant undercoat. Color: Solid black, red or brown. Red varies from light fawn to red, like a fox. A small white patch on chest permissible. GROWTH: Ideal height at withers: Males - 56-57 cm Females - 54-56 cm FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault or flaw, depending on the severity. Note: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. Breed Labrador Retriever The secret lies in its Labrador uncommon intelligence, charm and character. Labrador dogs were the ancestors of Native Americans who helped them with fishing net to pull out of the cold ocean. Thus, it becomes clear that the Labrador - a strong, healthy dog that is not perfectly adapted to the very hot climate in Russia and Ukraine resistant to disease and frost. Currently, Labrador is a versatile breed. This is an excellent hunting dog, obedient and clever. Labradors are used as guide dogs and blind dogs as a treatment (therapy dog), to help people with disabilities, working with the police, looking for contraband and drugs, rescue people in the rubble of snow and water. Finally, it is a wonderful companion dog, and many people give birth just as a friend Labrador, Labrador - beloved dog of children. Having a Labrador, you can be sure that he would never bite a child. In general, for a Labrador is not characteristic of anger towards people and animals. This is a confident, friendly, cheerful and fairly quiet dog, never showing the first aggression. Labrador - the ideal city dog. He has short, dense coat with a thick undercoat, almost does not get wet in the water. Labrador coat is odorless and does not cause allergies. The hallmark of the breed's tail is very thick at the base, without suspension, covered with thick, short and dense coat, which gives him the appearance of the tail of an otter. In water, the tail wheel is a Labrador and helps him when swimming. Thanks to the webbed feet labrador swims at a speed that is not inferior to man with fins.According to the standard for Labradors are allowed three colors: black (classic), yellow (all shades, from pale cream to dark tan) and brown (chocolate). Top 10 qualities of Labrador: A. Amazingly intelligent, sverhintelligentnaya dog differs very rapid formation of stable skills. Education is possible from 8 months to 10 months and Labrador is able to shine exams. Two. Dog-survivor. Life expectancy of an average of 15-20 years. Guinness Book of Records listed Labrador, who has lived for 27 years. Three. Excellent swimmer and diver. 4. A tireless assistant hunter, the best apportirovschik distinct podruzheynaya dog.Correctly lined looking game on land and in water. Five. The brave and selfless defender of the owner and his property. After appropriate training excellent guard and bodyguard immediately orients to the situation and knows how to make their own decisions. 6. Lovely nose makes Labrador constant companion of customs and rescue services around the world. Scent from Labrador to 25% greater than the scent of German Shepherds. 7. A balanced mind, kindness, optimism and sense of humor can be a Labrador loved and welcome in any family. Eight. Good health, athletic, unpretentious food, ease of cultivation can be an indispensable Labrador dog for the novice breeder. 9. Smooth, shiny coat is odorless and does not cause allergies. 10. The breed belongs to the big dogs, but unobtrusive makes the dog comfortable, even in a city apartment. Labradors are the ears, eyes and hands of people with disabilities. Abroad, there are services, training dogs to call the elevator, turn on the lights, pick up the phone, to help make the purchase. Labrador - a dog for a person, not vice versa. Materials are used: zoobusiness. kiev.ua labrado r.ru http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ru&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://xn--80aacn5awld.in.ua/index.php%3Fp%3Dcontent%26id%3D6%26name%3Dstandart-porody%26area%3D1&usg=ALkJrhiJ44977vXOPD6FCzAFrEagvqTvdA
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