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62 pets listedView pets Labrador
A British-developed retriever with Newfoundland roots. Training, portion control and purposeful activity help everyday family life.
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31 pets listedView pets Golden Retriever
A Scottish retrieving breed with a feathered coat. Sociability does not remove the need for training, grooming and good body condition.
Read breed guide| The everyday details | Labrador | Golden Retriever |
|---|---|---|
| Background | Sporting / working background | Sporting / working background |
| Coat | Dense / double coat | Dense / double coat |
| Home life | A sporting background can bring enthusiasm for carrying, searching or following outdoor interests. Keep household objects out of reach while teaching the dog what it may pick up. Give it a comfortable resting area and practise calm greetings, especially around young children. | A sporting background can bring enthusiasm for carrying, searching or following outdoor interests. Keep household objects out of reach while teaching the dog what it may pick up. Give it a comfortable resting area and practise calm greetings, especially around young children. |
| Exercise & activity | Offer more than a quick trip around the block when the individual is ready for it. Sniffing walks, supervised retrieving and training games can make activity purposeful. Water access needs supervision and suitable conditions; an association with retrieving does not establish that every puppy can swim safely. | Offer more than a quick trip around the block when the individual is ready for it. Sniffing walks, supervised retrieving and training games can make activity purposeful. Water access needs supervision and suitable conditions; an association with retrieving does not establish that every puppy can swim safely. |
| Training | Use the dog's interests to reward useful skills, including returning to you, exchanging objects and waiting calmly. Keep retrieving games structured instead of making every outing an uncontrolled chase. Practise attention around outdoor distractions in manageable stages. | Use the dog's interests to reward useful skills, including returning to you, exchanging objects and waiting calmly. Keep retrieving games structured instead of making every outing an uncontrolled chase. Practise attention around outdoor distractions in manageable stages. |
| Grooming | A dense coat needs regular brushing and careful checks close to the skin. Shedding can change with season, health and the individual, so ask the owner what they actually experience. Introduce suitable tools gradually and seek help if tangles or compacted undercoat are difficult to remove comfortably. | A dense coat needs regular brushing and careful checks close to the skin. Shedding can change with season, health and the individual, so ask the owner what they actually experience. Introduce suitable tools gradually and seek help if tangles or compacted undercoat are difficult to remove comfortably. |
| Health & records | Ask the owner for dated vaccination and worming records, the dog's veterinary history and details of any ongoing treatment. For a puppy, ask which breed-relevant checks were performed on both parents and request the actual results. In a cross, both family backgrounds matter. | Ask the owner for dated vaccination and worming records, the dog's veterinary history and details of any ongoing treatment. For a puppy, ask which breed-relevant checks were performed on both parents and request the actual results. In a cross, both family backgrounds matter. |
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