CANADIAN KENNEL CLUB BREED STANDARD

FOR THE YELLOW LABRADOR RETRIEVER

 General Appearance: strongly built, short coupled, very active dog

-fairly wide over the loins and strong and muscular in the hindquarters

-the coat should be close, short ,dense and free from feather

Size: approximate weights of dogs and bitches in working condition

       dogs: 60-75 lbs.(27-34 kg.)

       bitches: 55-70 lbs.(25-32 kg.)

Height at shoulders:

dogs: 22 1/2 - 24 1/2 inches (57-62 cm.)

bitches: 21 1/2 - 23 1/2 inches (54 60 cm.)

Coat and Colour: The coat is a very distinctive  feature; it should be short, very dense and without wave, and should give a fairly hard feeling to the hand.  The colours are black, yellow, or chocolate and evaluated as follows:

Yellows: They may vary in colour from fox-red to light cream with variations in the shading of the coat on the ears, the underparts of the dog, or beneath the tail. A small white spot on the chest is permissible. Eye colouring should be brown or hazel. Eyes should be of medium size, expressing intelligence and good temper. Eye rims should be black or dark brown. The nose should also be black or dark brown, although “fading” to pink in winter weather is not serious.

Head: The skull should be wide, giving brain room; there should be a slight slope, i.e., the brow should be slightly pronounced, so that the skull is not absolutely in a straight line with the nose. The head should be clean-cut and free from fleshy cheeks. The jaws should be long and powerful and free from snipiness; the nose should be wide and the nostrils well developed. Teeth should be strong and regular, with a level mouth. The eyes as mentioned previously should be of medium size, black if preferred. The ears should hang moderately close to the head rather than far back, should be set somewhat low, and not be large and heavy.

Neck: The neck should be of medium length, powerful and not throaty.

Forequarters: The shoulders should be long and sloping. The legs must be straight from the shoulder to the ground, and the feet compact with toes well arched, and pads well developed.

Body: The chest must be of good width and depth, the ribs well sprung and the loins wide and strong.

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