Labrador retriever

⏳ Lifespan ⏳

10 - 12 years

💪 Weight 💪

Male:29 - 36kg

Female:29 - 36kg

📏 Height 📏

Male:56 - 61cm

Female: 56 - 61cm

📃 Pedigree 📃

Yes

🐕 Breed group 🐕

Gundog

❤ Health tests available ❤

The BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia (HD) scoring scheme, the Elbow Dysplasia (ED) grading scheme, The BVA/KC/ISDA Inherited Eye Disease scheme, the EVCO & the AHT Eye Disease scheme

💳 Nicknames 💳

Labrador, Lab

Pros

• Reliable trustworthy the breed is well proven
• Labs make wonderful family pets and have an affinity with children
• Good natured and dependable
• Great around other dogs and animals because
• Labs are social by nature
• Always eager to please which makes Labs relatively easy to train
• Low maintenance on the grooming front
• Labs form strong bonds with their families but can be taught to be left on their own

Cons

• Labs need a ton of mental stimulation and daily exercise
• They shed copiously throughout the year with yellow
• Labs shedding more than black Labs
• Labs can be overly enthusiastic and bouncy especially when young
• They tend to be a little 'mouthy' which needs to be gently curbed when young
• Puppies can be naughty and boisterous

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