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- AKC group
Sporting
- Size
Medium
- Height
54–62 cm (AKC)
- Weight
25–36 kg (AKC)
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High. The AKC standard describes a dog with the substance to hunt for long hours under difficult conditions, and the FCI calls it very active.
- Trainability
Very high
- Coat
The coat is short, straight and very dense, with a fairly hard feel, over a soft, weather-resistant undercoat that protects the dog from water, cold and rough cover.
- Origin
Canada / United Kingdom
- Temperament
The AKC standard calls true Labrador temperament as much a hallmark of the breed as the otter tail: kindly, outgoing and tractable, eager to please and non-aggressive toward people or animals. Its gentle ways, intelligence and adaptability are, in the standard's words, what make it 'an ideal dog.
- AKC group
Sporting
- Size
Medium
- Height
44.5–52 cm
- Weight
13.5–18.1 kg
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High: this is a working gundog in the standards’ own terms. FCI lists pointing dogs as the utilization and requires a working trial; The Kennel Club describes a very energetic hunt-point-retrieve dog, while AKC calls the breed strong, vigorous, energetic, and quick.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
A dense, medium-length coat that is flat or slightly wavy, never curly.
- Origin
France
- Temperament
The standard picture is alert, happy, sociable, and mentally balanced. AKC calls for a happy, alert dog, neither mean nor shy; FCI adds adaptability, an intelligent and attentive expression, sociability, and mental balance.
