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In the last issue, we shared the origins and history of the Shetland Sheepdog, and today we will talk about the Labrador retriever, which ranks #7 in IQ.
(Modern Labrador in three different coat colors)
The Labrador Retriever is easy to assume, as the name suggests, that it is a dog from the Labrador Peninsula. Although the breed's name is Labrador, Labrador was not originally derived from dogs living on the Labrador Peninsula, but from the island of Newfoundland. When you think of Newfoundland, you think of The Newfoundland Dog. Yes, Labrador and Newfoundland share a common ancestor, the now extinct St. John Waterbird Hound. john’s dog）。
(Labrador's ancestor: St. John's Waterbird Hound)
The St. John Waterfowl Hound is a medium-sized black hound with white breasts, feet, jaws, and beak. The locals crossed the Portuguese Water Hound and the ancient European Instruction Hound with the St. Hubert Hound, and then bred this breed. Since then, the breed has diverged. The hunks, which were used to cross with mastiffs, eventually developed into larger and docile Newfoundland dogs for transporting goods. The smaller, shorter coated part is used by local fishermen to retrieve cod and nets in the water, and this small St. John waterbird hound has become the ancestor of the modern Labrador Retriever.
The name labrador was originally named by the Earl of Malmesbury to distinguish the breed from Newfoundland dogs. Newfoundland dogs are mainly used for traction and transport, while Labrador dogs are used for searching and are known for their small size and short black coats. Malmesbury writes that Labrador "is known for its tight fur, which shuts water out like oil and, above all, tails like otters".
Early Labrador was trained to swim in icy water to drag fishermen's nets into the shore or retrieve fish that had fallen on fishermen's hooks. The dogs are considered "workaholic" and are also excellent at retrieving birds and fish, but also at dragging small boats. Labradors are small enough to stay in a "dory" boat that accommodates two people, and have short coats to drive away water and ice.
In the 18th century, through the fishing centers of Newfoundland, some of them were brought to the pooie region of England, where the British were impressed by Labrador's excellent hunting ability and swimming ability, and became increasingly popular in organized shooting competitions, with gentlemen replacing some other dog breeds with Labrador. They became world-famous sports and water hounds. However, it was not until the 1870s that the name labrador became popular in Britain.
In 1899, the first registered yellow Labrador dog in history, Ben of Hyde (kennels of major c.j. radciyffe), was born in the United Kingdom.
(First yellow Labrador ben of hyde to be registered)
In 1903 the Kennel Club first recognized the Labrador retriever as a separate breed.
In 1917, the American Kennel Club Akc recognized the Labrador Retriever. But until 1927, there were only 23 registered Labradors.
In 1928, the American Kennel Gazette published an AKC article titled "Meet the Labrador," which made the breed popular. After World War I, many English Labradors were introduced, eventually forming what is now the American breed. In 1938, the Labrador dog debuted on the cover of life magazine, the dog was w. Averell Harriman's black Labrador Bald of Arden. The dog won the top Retriever Of The Hunt in the United States that year at the age of 4.
(1938 American Life Magazine: blind of arden)
On December 24, 1954, the World Livestock Dog Federation FCI recognized the Labrador as an independent breed.
In 1991, the Labrador became the first name of the Akc registered dog breed of the American Kennel Club.
In 2005, the American Kennel Club Akc registered more than 137,000 Labrador Retrievers, giving the breed far ahead of the Golden Retriever, which ranked second in number of registrations.
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