height of a labrador?
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I have to agree. Considering most field bred labs are not bred for conformation it is quite possible she is pure. She looks pure to me. We have a lab who is 29 inches at the shoulders. He is a big boy!
I wouldnt worry too much. The only thing I would worry about is her joints. I would definatly keep her on Glucosamine and Chondroitin suppliments.
I wouldnt worry too much. The only thing I would worry about is her joints. I would definatly keep her on Glucosamine and Chondroitin suppliments.
she just looks like a field-bred lab to me. she's beautiful. i prefer the thinner, lankier labs, though.
the cocker we had when i was growing up was humongous. he was like 4" taller than the max for a cocker (which is a LOT). he was a little overweight but would have been a solid 45 pounds at a good weight for him. that's as much as my pit bull! his parents were both within the standard, and aside from being jumbo, he looked exactly like a cocker spaniel.
the cocker we had when i was growing up was humongous. he was like 4" taller than the max for a cocker (which is a LOT). he was a little overweight but would have been a solid 45 pounds at a good weight for him. that's as much as my pit bull! his parents were both within the standard, and aside from being jumbo, he looked exactly like a cocker spaniel.
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She is very tall and thin. No offense, but I can't really say I'm a "fan" of field - type labs, while at the same time, I cringe when I see an English lab...much moreso that when I see a field-bred, actually.
The fact that she has AKC papers doesn't actually mean much. Someone was able to register two cats as "golden retrievers" with the AKC.
The fact that she has AKC papers doesn't actually mean much. Someone was able to register two cats as "golden retrievers" with the AKC.
She looks pure to me 
She's just a monster Lab
I just wanted to correct the American & English terms ... American Labs are from America and English are from England. That's it The dogs bred for show are bench Labs, and the dogs bred for the field are field Labs. Dogs bred for pets are pet-bred.
English or American?
She's just a monster Lab I just wanted to correct the American & English terms ... American Labs are from America and English are from England. That's it
The dogs bred for show are bench Labs, and the dogs bred for the field are field Labs. Dogs bred for pets are pet-bred. English or American?
labrador american size?
i breed labradors for more then 35 years .. recently took home to france a labrador from USA .. we have labs with all english pedigrees .. i had a kennel aswell in UK registered!
but this dog is not much bigger then ours! i dont think there are supposed to be different types: we only have one type to look at: the standard of the dog!
if you can mail me a copy of his pedigree i can probably find out why yours is a bit bigger .. as some dogs do tend to give a higher size!
and if any doubt about the pedigree being correct .. nowadays a lot of studdogs are dna tested s so it is quite easy to check if it is realy a decendant of the dog named on your pedigree!
i breed labradors for more then 35 years .. recently took home to france a labrador from USA .. we have labs with all english pedigrees .. i had a kennel aswell in UK registered!
but this dog is not much bigger then ours! i dont think there are supposed to be different types: we only have one type to look at: the standard of the dog!
if you can mail me a copy of his pedigree i can probably find out why yours is a bit bigger .. as some dogs do tend to give a higher size!
and if any doubt about the pedigree being correct .. nowadays a lot of studdogs are dna tested s so it is quite easy to check if it is realy a decendant of the dog named on your pedigree!
She looks like a field bred lab to me. We had a massive field bred dog when I was younger. He was a great retriever and was bought for hunting purposes. I like the look of a well bred field lab better than bench labs but probably just because I grew up with them. They look athletic whereas some of the bench labs look a bit rotund. I know someone with a field x show lab cross and he's gorgeous. A nice happy medium lol.
This is what the AKC standard says...
Size--The height at the withers for a dog is 22½ to 24½ inches; for a bitch is 21½ to 23½ inches. Any variance greater than ½ inch above or below these heights is a disqualification. Approximate weight of dogs and bitches in working condition: dogs 65 to 80 pounds; bitches 55 to 70 pounds.
Size--The height at the withers for a dog is 22½ to 24½ inches; for a bitch is 21½ to 23½ inches. Any variance greater than ½ inch above or below these heights is a disqualification. Approximate weight of dogs and bitches in working condition: dogs 65 to 80 pounds; bitches 55 to 70 pounds.