BROWN SUGAR DE L'ES TERRES DES COLLET
                                                   MAGNUM

           OUR YOUNG IN THE  PORTUGALETE  EXPOSITION  WAS THE WINNER FROM YOUNGERS 
                                                             BIS YOUNGERS PORTUGALETE 2010

PRESENTATION

We are Erich and Antonia and we entered the dog world in 2004 when we acquired a TRUC and went to our first exhibition show.

There we met people who have become our friends and they began to help us learn more about the world of exhibitions showing.

In 2006 our friend Pep Vich (denamora.com) helped us find our girl "Tara" a beautiful chocolate labrador and so we were captured by the showing/exhibition bug. Then the bad boy arrived at our home "Tristan", thanks again to Pep Vich Isern and Frances (Ronçana.com) who helded us.

This year we are thinking of looking for a handsome guy for Tara and hoping to add to our family in 2009.

But in particular we would like to thank Pep and Cati (denamora.com) and Daniela and Toni (Siberianhuskis.com) who are veterans of this world, all of you have taught us and helped us make this dream a reality, and without you we would not know as much as we do.

STANDARD
LABRADOR RETRIEVER

Group: VIII 

Coat:  Straight, neither wave nor curl, the thicker and closer the better. Dogs have a harder and coarser coat than bitches.

Head:  Skull broad and well-domed leaving plenty of ‘brain pan’. Ears rather far back and set fairly high (but not cocked up like a collie’s) and rather small. Avoid mastiff-like head with its heavy hang and shape of ears. The ‘stop’is not very pronounced. Muzzle on the square side as opposed to the snipey shape, which is much to be avoided.

Colour of Eye:  Brown – the colour of burnt sugar, a generous affectionate aspect is characteristic of the breed.

Shoulders and Body:  Rather laid back, chest on the broad side – ribs really well sprung. Body compact – back straight and good loins.

Feet and legs : Forelegs straight and the more cat-like the better, Splay feet are much to be avoided.

Tails: The nearer the level carriage and the closer resemblance to an otter tail the better, i.e. short and thick at stump with the hair underneath divided almost as if parted.

General Appearance: The general appearance should be that of a strong-built, short coupled, very active dog. Wider in the head than a flat coat and wider through chest. Ribs well sprung. Coat close and dense, free from curl and wave. Skull wide giving plenty of brain room. Tail short and straight. Eyes colour of burnt sugar. Feet small and upright.
The Lady Jacqueline Barlow writes: “In July 1992 the 6th Earl of Malmesbury came to Newfoundland. Four generations and 159 years later a man who knows and understands Labradors more than anybody I have ever met came and saw the countryside that shaped his family’s dogs and was very happy.”

• Strongly built,
• short coupled,
• very active;
• Broad in skull;
• Broad and deep through chest and ribs;
• Broad and strong over loins and hindquarters.

Characteristics
• Good tempered,
• very agile.
• Excellent nose, soft mouth;
• keen love of water.
• Adaptable, devoted companion.

Temperament
• Intelligent, keen and biddable, with a strong will to please.
• Kindly nature, with no trace of aggression or undue shyness.

Eyes
Medium size, expressing intelligence and good temper;
brown or hazel

Head and Skull
• Skull broad with defined stop;
• lean-cut without fleshy cheeks.
• Jaws of medium length, powerful not snipy.
• Nose wide, nostrils well developed.

Mout
• Jaws and teeth strong
• with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth
• and set square to the jaws.

Neck & Shoulders
• Clean,
• strong,
• powerful,
• set into well placed shoulders.

Body
• Chest of good width and depth,
• with well sprung barrel ribs.
• Level topline.
• Loins wide,
• short-coupled and strong.

Hindquarters
• Well developed,
• not sloping to tail;
• well turned stifle.
• Hocks well let down,
• cowhocks highly undesirable

Feet
• Round
• compact;
• well arched toes and
• well developed pads.

Tail
• Distinctive feature,
• very thick towards base, gradually tapering towards tip,
• medium length,
• free from feathering,
• but clothed thickly all round with short, thick, dense coat,
• thus giving ‘rounded’ appearance described as “Otter” tail.
• May be carried gaily but should not curl over back.

Coat

Colour
• Wholly black, yellow or liver/chocolate;
• Yellow range from light cream to red fox.
• Small, white spot on chest permissible

Gait/movement
• Free, covering adequate ground;
• Straight and true in front and rear

Size
Ideal height at whithers:
Dogs: 56 – 57 cm
Bitches: 55 – 56 cm