Color de base
Wholly black, yellow or liver/chocolate
- Yellows range from light cream to fox red, livers/chocolates range from light to dark.
- Permissible: Small white spot on chest and the rear of pasterns

Medium to large, strong athletic retriever with short dense coat and friendly outgoing temperament. Consistently one of the most popular breeds worldwide.
Originated from St. John's Water Dogs used by fishermen in Newfoundland for retrieving nets and escaped fish. Further developed and standardized in England during the 1800s by English nobles for waterfowl retrieving
Males typically weigh 29-36 kg and stand 57-62 cm at the shoulder; females 25-32 kg and 55-60 cm.
“Good-tempered, very agile. Excellent nose, soft mouth; keen lover of water. Adaptable, devoted companion. Intelligent, keen and biddable, with a strong will to please. Kindly nature, with no trace of aggression or undue shyness”
Quoted from FCI standard n°122. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.
Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI; UK Kennel Club Breed Health and Conservation Plan — Labrador Retriever (2020). Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.
Estándar de la FCI · Labrador Retriever
Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con permissible.
Distinctive feature, short, dense, without wave or feathering, giving fairly hard feel to the touch
weather-resistant undercoat
«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.
Color de base
Wholly black, yellow or liver/chocolate
Resumido de FCI standard n°122 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.
Quoted from FCI standard n°122. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Labrador Retriever en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.
Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Labrador Retriever, y la documentación concreta que hay que pedir a cualquier criador antes de pagar una señal. Un criador responsable tiene esta documentación a mano; esquivar la pregunta es mala señal.
8 enfermedades documentadasEsto es literatura a nivel de raza, no asesoramiento veterinario sobre un animal concreto — tu veterinario conoce al animal.
Health checklist (PDF)Malformation of the hip joint causing instability and, over time, osteoarthritis. It is one of the top health concerns the UK breed clubs themselves flagged in 2020, with heritability estimated at around 0.3-0.4.
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Hip score from a recognised scheme (OFA, BVA/KC or FCI) on both parents
A group of developmental abnormalities of the elbow joint causing pain, lameness and a predisposition to arthritis. The Kennel Club's own evidence base describes it as 'a well-acknowledged and serious condition' in this breed, and it was the breed's top-ranked health concern in 2019.
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Elbow score from a recognised scheme (OFA or BVA/KC) on both parents
Affected dogs develop wobbly hindquarters or partial hind-limb paralysis after 5-20 minutes of intense, excited exercise. It is not painful but requires lifelong management around strenuous retrieving and play, and can occasionally be fatal if exercise is not stopped.
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DNA test for the DNM1 gene mutation on both parents
An inherited muscle disease causing progressive weakness, exercise intolerance and swallowing difficulty from a few months of age in affected puppies. Carriers are unaffected, but an estimated one in seven UK Labradors carries the mutation.
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DNA test for the PTPLA gene mutation on both parents
A progressive, incurable degeneration of the retina leading to blindness, usually starting with night-vision loss in early middle age. It is caused by a specific, well-characterised mutation in this breed.
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DNA test for prcd-PRA on both parents
Clouding of the eye's lens that can impair or end vision. The breed's own health co-ordinators ranked hereditary cataracts as their second most important concern in 2019.
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Eye examination under a recognised scheme (BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme in the UK, ACVO CAER exam in the US) on both parents, repeated annually
A chronic but non-life-threatening condition causing dry, crusted fissures on the nose from a young age. It is not usually painful but is persistent and can be prone to secondary infection.
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DNA test for the SUV39H2 gene mutation on both parents
A build-up of copper in the liver that can progress to cirrhosis in middle age. Two genes affecting copper metabolism have been identified in the breed, and the condition can sometimes be managed with a low-copper diet if caught early.
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DNA test for the ATP7A/ATP7B/RETN variants (e.g. Embark) on both parents
Supervivencia mediana de 13,1 años
Intervalo de confianza al 95% de 13,0–13,1 años, a partir de 16.155 muertes registradas entre 43.182 perros
Riesgo de mortalidad de 0.8 (0.78, 0.81) respecto a perros mestizos, cuya mediana es de 12,0 años.
Medido en el Reino Unido a partir de 584.734 perros. La supervivencia mediana no es una predicción para un perro concreto.
McMillan, K.M., Bielby, J., Williams, C.L., Upjohn, M.M., Casey, R.A. & Christley, R.M. (2024) Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death. Scientific Reports 14, 531.
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