Northumberland and Durham Labrador Retriever Club
  • About Us
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  • Membership
  • Showing your Labrador
    • Enter our next Show
    • Show Results
    • PICTURES: Show
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    • Club Code of Conduct at Shows
  • Working Tests
    • 2022 Working Tests
    • WORKING TEST RESULTS
    • PICTURES: Working Tests
    • How to Enter Our Tests
    • Starting out In Working Tests
    • Health and Safety Policy Working Events
  • Field Trials
    • 2022 Field Trials
    • 2019 to 2021 Field Trial Results
    • PICTURES: Field Trials
    • FT Links
  • Owning a Labrador
  • Puppy Register
    • Dogs on Register
    • Labrador Register: Breeders Questionnaire
    • Labrador Register: Buyers Questionnaire
  • History of the Breed
  • Health Information
    • General Health Topics
    • Health - useful links
  • Breed Standard
  • Activities
  • Labrador Welfare/Rescue
  • Calendar
  • Club Archives
    • Year Books from 1971

looking to own a Labrador?

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Health Information Pages

Kennel Club Limited Assured Breeders Scheme
Find a Puppy (Kennel Club Ltd)

Buying a Puppy

Puppy Register


Would you consider a Rescue Labrador?

CLICK HERE FOR SOME USEFUL TIPS SHOULD YOUR LABRADOR/DOG GO MISSING

Kennel Club Quote:

The Labrador is one of the best all-round dogs in the world. Not only used for retrieving game, he has also made his mark in the world of assistance dogs and as a ‘sniffer’ dog for drug and arms detection. It is popularly thought that he originated on the coast of Newfoundland, where fishermen were seen to use a dog of similar appearance to retrieve fish. 

An excellent water dog, his weather-resistant coat and unique tail, likened to that of an otter because of its shape, emphasise this trait. A real gentleman, he adores children and has a kind and loving nature and a confident air. The big city is not really his scene; a bit of a country squire at heart, he comes into his own in rural surroundings. 

Comparatively speaking, the Labrador is not a very old breed: its breed club was formed in 1916 and the Yellow Labrador Club founded in 1925. It was in field trialling that the Labrador found early fame, having been originally introduced to Great Britain in the late 1800s by Col Peter Hawker and the Earl of Malmesbury.

It was a dog called Malmesbury Tramp that was described by Lorna, Countess Howe, as one of the ‘tap roots’ of the modern Labrador.

Breed Group                              Gundog         
Vulnerable Native Breed            No 
Size                                            Large         
Length of coat                            Short         
Exercise                                     Dependant on age (at least 1 hr per day)
How much grooming?                Once a week         
Supposedly sheds? *                Yes         
Town or Country                        Either 
Type of home                             Large House         
Minimum Garden Size               Large 
Lifespan                                     Over 10 Years         
            
* If you are asthmatic or have an allergy, you should consult your medical advisor before considering obtaining a dog. More information can also be found on the Kennel Club website.
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