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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
38.1–43.2 cm (AKC; sex-specific); FCI/Royal Kennel Club approximately 39–41 cm dogs and 38–39 cm females
- Weight
11.8–15.4 kg (AKC; sex-specific); FCI/Royal Kennel Club approximately 13–14.5 kg
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High: AKC calls the breed active and “alive with energy,” with a gait made for covering ground, dense cover, flushing, and retrieving. FCI classifies it as a flushing dog with a working trial, while The Royal Kennel Club describes scent-following, bustling movement, and fearlessness in cover.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
Medium-length on the body, short and fine on the head, flat or slightly wavy, silky, and feathered.
- Origin
Great Britain
- Temperament
The standard picture is merry, affectionate, equable, and engaged. AKC and the English Cocker Spaniel Club of America describe a willing worker and faithful, engaging companion, neither sluggish nor hyperactive; The Royal Kennel Club calls the breed gentle and affectionate yet full of life, and FCI emphasizes merry movement and fearlessness in heavy cover.
