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Answer by christy
Submitted on 9/26/2006
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I am not an expert but do have 2 labs myself; a female yellow lab who is taller, leaner and seems to have a different, longer snout. Our vet has told us she is a feild lab. We also have a male black lab who is shorter and stalkier with a shorter snout. Our vet has said he is an English lab. Both breeders didn't seem to know much about them and unfortunatley I think they were out to make a quick buck. Since then I have done lots of research on labs and thier temperments. I have learned there are 2 kinds; American and English with different varieties like field and show dogs. Their temperments will vary, just like with people, they have an individual personality. Our yellow lab is less hyper but loves to jump. Our black lab seems to require more excercise and is a digger. He also gets into more mischief when left alnoe. He loves to eat anything where as our yellow lab is more reserved. Either type I think you will get more "hyperness" the less you excercise them as they seem to enjoy having "jobs". As with any dog, the more you pen them up the unhappier they will be and that of course will lead to undesirable behavior.

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Question by Garry DeFilippis
Submitted on 2/17/2004
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Their seems to be two different types of labs those that are stockier with with short snouts & shorter tails (English Labs) ? & leaner, longer snout, longer tail (American Labs). Is this rite & are their differences in temperments & abilities?

Answer by LAURA LEIGH
Submitted on 3/13/2004
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HELLO I AM A LAB BREEDER IN MISSOURI. AND YES, THE ENGLISH LAB IS SHORT AND STOCKY, AND THE AMERICAN IS TALL AND SLINDER. TEMPERMENTS ARE BOTH THE SAME IN THEM, ALTHOUGH THE ENGLISH SEEMS TO BE MORE MELLO THAN THE AMERICAN. THE AMERICAN SEEMS TO BE MORE HIPER AND HIGH STRUNG THAN THE ENGLISH. WE USE TO RAISE THE AMERICAN, BUT SWITCHED TO THE ENGLISH, BE CAUSE THEY ARE MORE CALM AND MELLO, AND SEEM SMARTER THAN THE AMERICAN. AND THE ENGLISH SELL ALOT BETTER THAN THE AMERICAN. I HOPE I HELPED YOU!!

Answer by Michele
Submitted on 3/14/2004
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Unfortunately there are 2 types and people that call themselves breeders just to make a quick buck are breeding whatever they can to get some quick cash but what its doing is making the breed split into 2 different types. I have had a field variety as a pet years ago and he wasn't hyper but loved to hunt. I have the show type now and he isn't hyper either, it is pretty much each individual personality that you may get hyperness or it's just that the dog needs exercise instead of being penned up.

Answer by jESSICA
Submitted on 7/16/2005
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I got a black lab at the shelter about a month ago and people say he is a pure lab and some say that he isn't pure. He looks like one but he is short and very beefy and has a lot of muscle but has a block head..And i was wondering if the block head is normal on some black labs?

Answer by Katt
Submitted on 9/21/2006
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Yes, it definitely does depend on the individual dog's personality. My dog is a lab/hound cross and she displays the tendencies reputed to be displayed by each of the two lab types. (She is hyper but also extremely loyal and affectionate).

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