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Labrador retriever
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Labrador retriever
a medium-sized, strongly built gun dog with broad head, drop ears, thick tapered tail, and short, very dense coat in black, yellow or chocolate. The medium length tail has a thick base and is covered in the thick coat, but not feathered; sometimes called an 'otter' tail. The breed is predisposed to inherited cataracts, progressive retinal atrophy, cystinuria, hemophilia A, osteochondrosis and hip dysplasia.
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Many people think of the Labrador Retriever as simply that just a Labrador Retriever, the one dog with no variation at all They are quite surprised when they read information on Labrador Retrievers and discover that they are actually available in three different kinds Many people think of the Labrador Retriever as simply that just a Labrador Retriever, the one dog with no variation at all.
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