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Labrador Retriever[3]

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Photograph of the Labrador Retriever breed
Photo: SixtyWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Hunting dogs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Retriever[1]
FCI
Standard no. 122, group 8[4] Retrievers
Origin
Great Britain[4] Map point 54°36′ N · 2° W[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
In the study
LAB[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Flat-Coated Retriever and Golden Retriever. [1]

Also in the Retriever clade: Curly Coated Retriever, Flat-Coated Retriever, Golden Retriever, Irish Water Spaniel, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09
  3. Wikidata Q38726 (Labrador Retriever) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 122 "LABRADOR RETRIEVER" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q145 (United Kingdom, P625) read 2026-11-09

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