Labrador retriever
F.C.I. 122Standard/ 01.29.1999/ E

Labrador Retriever
English breed
RELEASE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 06.24.1987

UTILIZATION:
Hunting retriever dog
FCI RATING:Groups of 8 hunting retriever dogs, Hunting Lifter dogs,
Water dogs.
Section 1 hunting retriever dogs
With work test.

GENERAL APPEARANCE:
A dog with a strong constitution, a short kidney region, and very active; it has a wide skull, chest and wide and deep ribs; kidney region and lower limbs are wide and strong.
 
 
 

TEMPER/ BEHAVIOR:
This dog has a good temper and it is agile. It has an excellent sense of smell and retrieves delicately; it is a real fan of water. It is an adaptable animal and a devoted companion. Intelligent, vivacious and docile, with a strong will to please. Of a kind character, with no improper signal of aggressiveness or shyness.

HEAD-SKULL REGION
Skull: Wide, clear, with no fleshy cheekbones.- Nose-front depression (Stop):
Defined.

-FACIAL REGION:
Truffle: Wide, with well developed nostrils.
Muzzle: Powerful, but not sharp. Jaws/ Teeth: Jawbones of medium length; strong Jawbones and teeth with a regular, healthy and complete set of teeth, with a scissor type bite. This is, that the internal part of the upper incisors is in close contact with the outer face of lower incisors, and well placed on the Jawbones.
Eyes: Medium size, expressing intelligence and good temper; either black or hazelnut brown color.
Ears: Not long or thick ears. They must hang down right next to the head, and they must have a good insertion to the back.

NECK:
Clear, robust, powerful, well placed over the shoulders.

 BODY:Back: leveled.Back: Wide, short and strong.
Chest: With a good width and depth; ribs are well arched and barrel shaped.

TAIL:The tail, a distinctive characteristic of the breed, is very thing at the base, and it gets thinner gradually toward its tip; of medium size without fringes, but it must be well covered with short, thick and dense hair, which gives the “round” appearance described as “otter” tail. It can be carried joyfully, but not rolled over the back.

LIMBS-FRONTAL LIMBS: Frontal limbs have good bones, and seen from the front and from the side, they must look straight from the elbows to the ground.
Shoulders: long and slanted scapulas.

-BACK LIMBS:Well developed, croup not slanted toward the tail root.
Femur-tibia-kneecap joints (knees): Well angled
Testicles: Well descended. Cow Testicles are highly undesirable.

-FEET:
Round, compact, with well arched feet and well developed pads.

- MOVEMENT:
Confident movement that covers enough space; frontal and back limbs move in planes parallel to the body axis.

FUR- HAIR: Hair is a distinctive characteristic of the breed; and it must be short and dense without warping or fringes; on touch, it must give the sensation of being very hard. It has a layer of water-resistant sub-hair.

COLOR: Fully black, yellow or liver/ chocolate. Yellow color varies from light cream to fox red. A small white stain is allowed on the chest.

SIZE: Ideal height to the cross:
Male: 56-57 cm (22-22.5 inches)
Female: 54-56 cm (21.5- 22 inches)

FAULTS:
Any deviation from the criteria mentioned below is considered as a fault and its seriousness is considered at the degree of the deviation from standard.

N.B.: Male specimens should have two testicles of normal appearance, fully descended in the scrotum.

 
 
           
               
                     
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