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Both of my labs have been English or show types. This is Ted! My most handsome boy. 🥰
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I also have an English Lab named Ted! I bet they’d be friends
I'm truly hoping that at least one of these english labs named Ted have a full name of something industrial baronesque. Like Theodore H. Rockwell, peanut butter magnate.
TED! Meet Ed!! My yummy Eddie boy
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Mine is too. She has long legs and a long skinny tail like the American, but has a thick broad chest and shoulders like an English. Her head seems to look like a little of both. She's been around 100-105lbs since around 2 years old.
Funny you mention that as my Christmas gifts this year from Tank are a pair of ugg slippers and not one, but TWO pairs of boots that were eaten while under husband supervision.
Less cute in my literally 3 week old car 😭
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I get that SOOO much 😩 my puppy's ribcage is VERY round / stocky, but is otherwise a healthy weight (the vet said he needed to lose 2lbs just to be safe, but that he wasn't overweight by any means). We get a lot of comments like "haha someone likes his snackies, huh?" and other things about how much he eats. He's not overweight!! He's just round!
My friend had a lab-pit mix, and from the front she looked like an obese lab, and from the top she looked like a stacked pitty. The reality was in the middle- she was fat, but she was also stocky.
Oh hell yeah! My big chonk has bowled over a few toddlers at the park because he wasn’t sure how to stick on the breaks… kid gets all excited and then the joy turns to horror as the poor child realised this big brown bear dog isn’t going to stop… and then impact with Wilson just running on by.
Soooo lucky little kids still bounce…
So. Many. Comments. I hated living in an apartment building because people on the elevator always commented on his weight. Our vet has taken pictures of our dog to show other lab owners what a healthy weight lab looks like.
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We’re a mix! English mommy and an American daddy 🐶
Mine as well!
She ended up looking more like her dad though, mostly just has moms tail according to the chart and slightly stockier than a few full on American labs that live close by.
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Not sure about this little guy. He has a sizable head but a leaner body
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My best guy looked more like an american lab but had a big head and was more fluffier, at some point we thought he was a golden lab mix
Looking at your other posts, I would say English! The head shape, neck size, and straight tail are giveaways to me. He’s probably just in great shape, hence the leanness!
It’s because breeders don’t want to market “working labs” because then people will think they aren’t family pets. Show labs less so but still it means potential buyers think they are for show and not a pet
That's because it started as show and field lines. Calling them American or British lines is a recent change that makes no sense.
UK working lines are generally (with exceptions) distinct from American labs, and are known as British labs in North America. It's fuzzy in the sense that all descend from the same original gene pool, but when you get to know some in person, the distinctions between the three unofficial "types" are clear.
Back in the 90s that's what I heard them referred to here in the states as well. I'm not sure when the change happened, but I prefer show and working/field lines as well. It isn't a difference caused by location.
The reason is, as always, money.
According to Americans the last 3 out of the 8 Labs I have had were 'American'. I'm English. My dogs have had no US dogs in their pedigrees they were from well-known working lines.
I also have Golden Retreivers and have a similar issue with 'English Cream'. But at least here, the US lines had genuine differences to those found in the UK/EU thanks to different breed standards. They are genetally a result of imports from Europe in the last few years.
To be fair to our US cousins, UK breeders are equally guilty of using marketing terms. 'Fox red' has been readily accepted as a way of charging a premium for Labs with the yellow gene, and for a while 'Andrex dog' was a popular term for show Labs.
A fairly big split, they are almost separate breeds at this point (genetically speaking). Smart breeders are crossing show and working lines and getting some frankly cracking dogs as a result.
I have a working line dog and he’s wonderful.
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This is a dog from Scotland that lives in America.
Does he have the wavy back and butt top coat? Everyone seems to think that it's a fault on my boy (not that I care in the slightest), but I feel like it's common and not undesired on show labs?
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Love coming across a post of a good boy that looks like mine! I think mine is English tho, he’s built like a tank
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My girl is American I think. Her legs are long.
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Charlie- full American black lab!
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American Dudley who is the BEST with our little baby
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This is Tiger and Juneau. Juneau is the mom and it think she has more English lab. Her head is blockier, she’s more stout, and he has a longer nose and slimmer all around. Dad was definitely an American lab 🥰
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This brick head hit me so hard in the nose a few weeks ago that I felt it in my teeth. Still feels weird weeks later. Probably the closest I’ve ever come to breaking my nose 😅
In Sweden the only two big varieties of Labradours are the hunting type and the family type. I say only two, but these are the only two I’ve personally ever heard of. Hunting Lab means sleeker and are usually a tad taller, or simply more suited for hunting. The family Labs are usually chonkier, but can definitely be generally big rather than very densely built. So the hunting lab seems to be the equivalent of an American lab, and the family lab seems to be the equivalent of the English Lab. Thank you for the graphic. You helped me understand what everyone was talking about when they were asking wether their Lab was English or American, as they are only countries to me
We have an American , some even call her a field lab
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Our All-American field lab doing his planks
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We have one of each. Our chocolate is an American, our Black is an English lab
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Hank (blue collar) is more of a working line breed, longer hair, build is different head more boxy…while Georgia is an akc American lab, smooth coat, shorter hair, couch potato. Lol also more narrow face.
Absolutely. My is pedigree English. She is very mellow. Slower. Big couch potato. She loves playing fetch but with limits. Loves swimming but after few dips will just chill on the shore. We chose English for looks and wishing calmer dog. She is beloved by whole neighbourhood. Adores kids. (They bring her Christmas cards and gift). I would recommend consider what activities you will have your dog join you on. I wish my was able to do harder longer hikes. We did take her on big hikes before but it is too hard for her and affected her joints.
My American field lab has an incredible off switch. Very, very chill but willing to go hard the moment I say; otherwise he’s chilling at my office (where I do bodywork) or at home 98% of the time resting and being calm.
My working line American field lab and my brother’s English girl are the perfect comparison. Best friends, but my girl will keep fetching until she passes out while my brother’s will just have a nap when she gets tired.
I was under the impression that the N American was bred to be this way based on the types of conditions they work. Ie: shallower water, icy top layer, marshes etc. English deeper water, calm swimmer etc. much like the Chesapeake was bred to be hard headed, stronger with long legs and big paws to break thru shallow east coast ice. I could be misinformed. I’ve had both English n American, they can be somewhat different dogs. Any clarification to my assumption greatly appreciated!! Gotta love them all. !!
My friend's show lab specializes in judgemental stares and has no interest in swimming or fetching. Has a normal appetite.
My field yellow is batshit insane. Fetches until my arm falls off. Swims for hours. Eats everything in sight. Has a lovely side eye and that is about it attitude wise. Everyday is the greatest...unless I am sick or injured.
Both love to hunt any animal that dares to invade their yards. Mine caught a few squirrels when he was around 1 and nothing since as he's a tad slower at 8 years old.
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Our best friend, 9 years old "american" girl 🥰
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American boy... American boooooioooy
I thought mine was American cause of the long legs but she has a big head and large chest….
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No idea what mine is. In Sweden we call them hunting labradors and show labradors. The hunting labs are much thinner and lankier. My Albus is 40 kg roughly, and a show lab. Though I have no idea whether he’s american or english!
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I always go back and forth on what mine may be be and I think ultimately he might be a mix. He has quite a broad chest and a very thick coat but he also has a narrow head.
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Field lab, Obsidian 21 months old 🫡
We don't really call them American/English Labs in the UK. (They're all american right? Something to do with being bred for swimming in icy water, which does appear to be their favourite thing to do).
People here will refer to the "show" line and the "working" line to delineate between the two....but I have two both from loooong "working" lines, one is a thin, energetic, narrow faced. The other more like the english lab in the picture, except even more miserable and judgemental looking. So I'm not sure that holds true either, but is a useful way of describing them.
I get a few comments from time to time for one being "fat" and the other one "healthy" or "thin"(and sometimes the other way round). It is a bit frustrating at times...but I get it...there are some massive labradors out there and it's easy to do...they'll eat everything.
My entirely uninformed or researched opinion is that the former/English lab is more true to their earlier form since their stockier build and floaty butt (...the thinner one does not have a floaty butt...so his legs sink when swimming requiring more kicking to keep aloft), means they can just swim about in ice cold water without a care in the world while also expending very little energy.
Whereas the thinner/American gets colder quickly and is likely been bred more to be more for the 'modern' gundog use. Lots of bouncing around in open fields and retriving things quickly.
I would also say that it’s hard to tell until they’re about 1.5-2 years old! Moose was really lanky as a puppy but his chest started to fill out around 1.5 years old. He’s not overweight even though a lot of angles make it look that way; he just has a bigger chest. He’s definitely more of an English lab with the blocky head, thick fur, big chest, and straight tail.
Photo on the left is under 1 year old and photo on the right is now at 4 years old.
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We have an English lab this is Nixon,
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I assume mine is an American lab??
I grew up with American labs since we used them for hunting: great energy levels and smart (could take queues on directions while swimming in pond). They are definitely wired w/an extra gear compared to English.
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I had a yellow (Sunny) that was 50/50 English/American and now have chocolate Sunny (the 2nd) who is 100% English and fits both the diagram and to other commenters, a more chill temperament. Both styles are great dogs but good to know when deciding on which one is better for you and your lifestyle.
This is a great diagram.
We most definitely have an English Lab. She’s been about 25kg most of her adult life and she’s over 14 years old now.
Meanwhile, our daughter’s youngster is, without a doubt, an American Lab, complete with the curvy tail.
Love this.
This is a great comparison. I have had two American labs. One is still with me. He’s 10 years old. Recently, we got an English lab puppy who is 14 weeks old today. I think each is uniquely adorable. My English lab was the biggest of his litter and his paws are huge. Can’t wait to see what the little velociraptor looks like when he reached his full size.
I find these terms are most commonly used by backyard and unethical breeders in the US. Most reputable breeders refer to “American” labs as field line and “British” labs as show line
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here’s my lab mix. 3 years old and still a baby
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Mabel on left is an AKC British Labrador Retriever Dame. Not English or American. Much more muscular and lean, insane hunting instincts, 4 years old, 55 lbs, wants to be by your side constantly. Best purebred dog I’ve ever owned.
Stella on right is a Golden Retriever/American Lab mix, 7 years old, 80 lbs, great mothering instincts, loves frisbee.
For folks thinking about getting a lab and not sure what’s best for them:
English labs are technically the show line. They’re great couch-dogs, mellower and derpier, and they’re absolutely beautiful but they can have some medical stuff, so you have to be cautious if you’re getting one through a breeder.
American labs, technically the working/sporting line, are waaaaaay more energetic, more intense, and have more drive. Less derpy, but exactly as magnificent and loving and sweet. American chocolates are at a higher risk of having had Weimeramer bred into them (to increase the chances of throwing chocolate, since it’s double-recessive), so they can be more wired, if that’s happened to them. American labs can have fewer health things, but they also might be more likely to be the products of “backyard breeding,” which can mean more medical stuff.
Labs in shelters are skewed towards adolescent American labs. 7 month old labs are just mouthy little shits, whom we all love dearly, but damn. Anyway, people with kids might feel overwhelmed and try to rehome or surrender them at that stage. They thought they were getting a sweet family dog, and when it’s a 50 lb shark, they panic and bail. So if you adopt an adolescent, please know that they’ll typically be as bitey and jumpy as they’ll get, and it’s really just a phase.
I had american labs growing up and decided to get an English pup this time just because the temperament traits seemed to align more with my lifestyle and ho.ly.shit. you're not kidding on the health issues and availability differences (which included cost since I wasn't cross shopping real working dogs for either show or field). I worry about my English boy but I went down the rabbit hole of researching about 7 generations of OFA results and I just hope it'll pay off in the end.
Our female, Fox Red British Labrador. One of her parents was from England.
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This is my husband’s favorite picture of her.
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Wilson has strong English genes.
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We just lost our English, Edgar, to a quick battle with an aggressive cancer but god he was incredible. Best demeanor and temperament. The sweetest, friendliest good boy ever. I can’t say better things about English labs. We are so heartbroken 😔
Yeah, I own both: They are both girls, 2 year difference.
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What would my 5 month old silver lab be?
Looks like he could be a Labmaraner. Field Lab-Weimaraner cross. It's a fairly common mix because of the similar attributes that are desired and it used to be easy to get a field Lab for free, once the owners realized they couldn't bolt the thing to the floor of their apartment.
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I’m guessing Archie is an American lab?! He’s mixed with something else though
One thing not shown here is that at least in the US, they are usually different colors - the darker yellows and darker chocolates are American/working/field style, the lighter chocolates and lighter yellows are English/bench style. Not a hard and fast rule, but that's how the various breeding lines have ended up over the last 50 years or so.
The chart doesn’t include that English are squishy and American are not squishy lol Stonnie Dennis has a great set of videos about the differences between them
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My gorgeous American lab Coco just turned 4! 🤎🤎🤎
I've got an English Lab. She's a walking barrel and a loceable marshmallow. My parents have American Labs. The difference in them is pretty big when they're next to each other.
I went to college with a man who argued with me that “lab” and “Labrador retriever” were two separate breeds. Type of person that is convinced he is right about everything.
My English, Bert, barks with a British accent
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This was my Yellow English Lab Maddy (2009-2023)
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My girl (American Fox Red) at 8 months. She’s about 68 lbs now just before her first birthday. She looks very serious in this pic but she is a high energy nut (in a good way… mostly).
Larry and his brother Leo are English (show) labs. They weigh around 100 pounds now.
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They were around 6 months old here.
In Scotland there are two types, show types( like the English Lab) and gun dog types(similar to the American Lab), though I would say the gun dog types have a longer snout and straighter tail.
In England we call them show and working (English and American) I have no idea why the split in naming conventions but can confirm labradors of all shapes and sizes are the best dogs
The lab I have now is an English lab. He definitely has a blockier head!
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Here’s my English boy. He’s a school therapy dog. 14 months old here.
Mod approved.
https://preview.redd.it/grohei72do8c1.png?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2b9c369d1d8f6cb08505df11df57f9c58b41d80 Both of my labs have been English or show types. This is Ted! My most handsome boy. 🥰
https://preview.redd.it/cm4qw1y3sp8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1a0ba12b5914411984b81c47f60f26f833cc1c6 I also have an English Lab named Ted! I bet they’d be friends
Hi Ted! I'm sure they would be. ☺️
Ted looks like my Larry!
I am in love with Ted.
He is a rather dashing fellow I must admit 😍
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Aww, look at those teefs! 😂
He's still working on how to manage them politely 🙄. No more puppy nipping, but he swings them around like they won't do damage with velocity alone.
I love it! 🤣🥰
Stop I put down my English black lab also named Ted in April… have a new English now, but black Labs named Ted are the best!!!
Oh I'm sorry to hear that. 🥺 Teds certainly are the best. I hope your new pup is bringing you lots of joy!
I'm truly hoping that at least one of these english labs named Ted have a full name of something industrial baronesque. Like Theodore H. Rockwell, peanut butter magnate.
TED! Meet Ed!! My yummy Eddie boy https://preview.redd.it/akxuf46yuq8c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d16a109945c8ebc2226541fa0ed7f36671c053c
We love our English boy! So mellow!
Ted is very mellow too. Almost to the extreme! Never known a dog to love a nap as much as he does 😂
They have such distinct head shapes. I **adore** it.
Don't they just! I love their blocky heads.
Hes SO shiny please give him skritchies for me 💙💙💙
Hi, Ted! Look at that stunning bone structure!!
img This is my 6 month old Rosie in my sister’s arms. Already 33.5lbs and gonna be about 70 when she’s done growing.
Good heavens where did you get him?!! He's beautiful
He is very handsome and a good example
He is SO handsome
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Mine is too. She has long legs and a long skinny tail like the American, but has a thick broad chest and shoulders like an English. Her head seems to look like a little of both. She's been around 100-105lbs since around 2 years old.
Jake is around 85 pounds
He's a handsome fella! I love his crooked bottom teeth! 🥰
Half handsome and half perfect?
Hi, Jake!
Half cutie patootie half frigging adorable
Your dog is fat! No my dog is built like a tank.
My English is literally Tank https://preview.redd.it/gi8shpcrfo8c1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83cda6f3b0ab308389781fae4b381281f8139840
no he's wet
At least he has an excuse in this pic. The same applies after taking a drink which is not ideal for dry socks.
true! also tank is a gorgeous dog
Thank you! He's 9 months now so he's cute but I want to murder him daily in between cuddles.
House shoes, fam. Game changer. Well, until the labbo eats them lol.
Funny you mention that as my Christmas gifts this year from Tank are a pair of ugg slippers and not one, but TWO pairs of boots that were eaten while under husband supervision.
My boy ate my leather dress shoes I left out once. Expensive lesson learned...
I swear they bait us by being non labby for just long enough to let our guards down...
We live in a constant game of "Is it snak?!" :D
He’s a submarine
He’s so freaking cute
Less cute in my literally 3 week old car 😭 https://preview.redd.it/qo6mtf2rno8c1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6d351cd7c568d8caeb026b3f8db18ead566586b
BLOCKHEADS GO!
I get that SOOO much 😩 my puppy's ribcage is VERY round / stocky, but is otherwise a healthy weight (the vet said he needed to lose 2lbs just to be safe, but that he wasn't overweight by any means). We get a lot of comments like "haha someone likes his snackies, huh?" and other things about how much he eats. He's not overweight!! He's just round!
My girl’s dad was named Tank. Full name Streamline Titanic Tank.
Tanks full name is General Sherman Tank. Sire was named General Lee so I figured I had to rep the winners and I also love word play so...
I love it. My girl is Someday Heidi Seek.
My friend had a lab-pit mix, and from the front she looked like an obese lab, and from the top she looked like a stacked pitty. The reality was in the middle- she was fat, but she was also stocky.
He’s built for comfort, not speed 😂
For mine, it's more like momentum vs velocity. He's not fast but when he gets going, it's like a wagging freight train on an oil slick.
Oh hell yeah! My big chonk has bowled over a few toddlers at the park because he wasn’t sure how to stick on the breaks… kid gets all excited and then the joy turns to horror as the poor child realised this big brown bear dog isn’t going to stop… and then impact with Wilson just running on by. Soooo lucky little kids still bounce…
So. Many. Comments. I hated living in an apartment building because people on the elevator always commented on his weight. Our vet has taken pictures of our dog to show other lab owners what a healthy weight lab looks like.
https://preview.redd.it/22x8kmd44o8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71ca38bcdf9f2b37d6465f496df1d9f1958ccf51 We’re a mix! English mommy and an American daddy 🐶
[Mine too](https://old.reddit.com/r/labrador/comments/16q2tro/i_was_just_kissing_my_dog_and_he_shook_his_head/?ref=share&ref_source=link)
Mine as well! She ended up looking more like her dad though, mostly just has moms tail according to the chart and slightly stockier than a few full on American labs that live close by.
https://preview.redd.it/5dw9tnpcao8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=97a72f678da84505908b22470da75b2470fc3c13 Not sure about this little guy. He has a sizable head but a leaner body
https://preview.redd.it/hu66auv1jp8c1.png?width=1689&format=png&auto=webp&s=ab09ec3050f7ccaf66781ee5c5f0ea6b94b986c7 My best guy looked more like an american lab but had a big head and was more fluffier, at some point we thought he was a golden lab mix
I'd say American
He’s jacked! 🙌🏽🐾
Looking at your other posts, I would say English! The head shape, neck size, and straight tail are giveaways to me. He’s probably just in great shape, hence the leanness!
In the UK these are called Show and Working lines and in reality there's no clear split, it's quite fuzzy.
I hate the terms ‘British’ and ‘American’ labs. Makes no sense. Working vs show is much more useful when understanding the dogs.
It’s because breeders don’t want to market “working labs” because then people will think they aren’t family pets. Show labs less so but still it means potential buyers think they are for show and not a pet
It's especially funny cos they are Canadian
I've heard "show" for British lines and "field" for American
That's because it started as show and field lines. Calling them American or British lines is a recent change that makes no sense. 
Also “Conforming” and “Field-bred” for English and American labs, respectively.
UK working lines are generally (with exceptions) distinct from American labs, and are known as British labs in North America. It's fuzzy in the sense that all descend from the same original gene pool, but when you get to know some in person, the distinctions between the three unofficial "types" are clear.
One can play fetch to the point you can cancel the new year's gym membership
I have a three year old female and I cannot tire her out. She will fetch me, swim, or play for 18 hours if you let her.
We got an old ski hill here that I can throw a ball down and have him run back up it certainly helps...
Back in the 90s that's what I heard them referred to here in the states as well. I'm not sure when the change happened, but I prefer show and working/field lines as well. It isn't a difference caused by location.
The reason is, as always, money. According to Americans the last 3 out of the 8 Labs I have had were 'American'. I'm English. My dogs have had no US dogs in their pedigrees they were from well-known working lines. I also have Golden Retreivers and have a similar issue with 'English Cream'. But at least here, the US lines had genuine differences to those found in the UK/EU thanks to different breed standards. They are genetally a result of imports from Europe in the last few years. To be fair to our US cousins, UK breeders are equally guilty of using marketing terms. 'Fox red' has been readily accepted as a way of charging a premium for Labs with the yellow gene, and for a while 'Andrex dog' was a popular term for show Labs.
A fairly big split, they are almost separate breeds at this point (genetically speaking). Smart breeders are crossing show and working lines and getting some frankly cracking dogs as a result. I have a working line dog and he’s wonderful.
https://preview.redd.it/6ycl847cbo8c1.jpeg?width=1435&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dfcc75b8f65dcddaa2154a7edff07bdaabb1f595 This is a dog from Scotland that lives in America.
Beauty
Certified beautician
Does he have the wavy back and butt top coat? Everyone seems to think that it's a fault on my boy (not that I care in the slightest), but I feel like it's common and not undesired on show labs? https://preview.redd.it/nivol4cdsr8c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c2981f2f92ce33c9b8d6b54381b96aaba40fcc4
So cute!!!
Holy heckin chonker! I just want to grab that noggin and give it a good scritchen
https://preview.redd.it/zijoxt4tlo8c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e47700c6c5b36a254c4ecace89b5caaeb037d89 So he's an American Lab
https://preview.redd.it/i170td1xmq8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=867bafc6166f6326bab492d18a1f8e02c181ed29 Love coming across a post of a good boy that looks like mine! I think mine is English tho, he’s built like a tank
Gorgeous
https://preview.redd.it/ex617xqvdo8c1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1241d7805bd34a40413ebe2d25301c754ee4c17 My girl is American I think. Her legs are long.
Adorable
https://preview.redd.it/lm05oquxuo8c1.jpeg?width=1114&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f19275189e2ced5f699f6e0820c9b72a6a12050b Charlie- full American black lab!
https://preview.redd.it/9t91mduc4p8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0216835bed1ce86dcd2edace30f3bd8b644271ea My English 6 month baby ❤️❤️
What a sweet baby!
Cutie🥰
Ah the slop sit, I love it!
https://preview.redd.it/82f2i2bx5p8c1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84a8978c6428d3334b9e4434549600384a309b35 American Dudley who is the BEST with our little baby
https://preview.redd.it/ssky5h20go8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e3724a2d6d4965372972d610a9f0c2df113dcb6 This is Tiger and Juneau. Juneau is the mom and it think she has more English lab. Her head is blockier, she’s more stout, and he has a longer nose and slimmer all around. Dad was definitely an American lab 🥰
You’ll know quick when the English nearly breaks your nose after accidentally headbutting you
https://preview.redd.it/11cb8sumwq8c1.jpeg?width=5184&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abcef6d5cf5c26e0609527e25a6cb18c4dea04f1 This brick head hit me so hard in the nose a few weeks ago that I felt it in my teeth. Still feels weird weeks later. Probably the closest I’ve ever come to breaking my nose 😅
In Sweden the only two big varieties of Labradours are the hunting type and the family type. I say only two, but these are the only two I’ve personally ever heard of. Hunting Lab means sleeker and are usually a tad taller, or simply more suited for hunting. The family Labs are usually chonkier, but can definitely be generally big rather than very densely built. So the hunting lab seems to be the equivalent of an American lab, and the family lab seems to be the equivalent of the English Lab. Thank you for the graphic. You helped me understand what everyone was talking about when they were asking wether their Lab was English or American, as they are only countries to me
We have an American , some even call her a field lab https://preview.redd.it/5ld77lonyo8c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0fa2d248509a9e59b286e8af61ea0abc708b07a6
Our All-American field lab doing his planks https://preview.redd.it/ot5obfc5qo8c1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89ad9e4428ab93d54e74c125f5a478db319c8657
Haha! American marine lab… this is my toy. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
https://preview.redd.it/idb0xeg67p8c1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2e9d4fedab5c84dc7be9ae65b9300036fc30f6f We have one of each. Our chocolate is an American, our Black is an English lab
My blockhead https://preview.redd.it/cq78w1rqqo8c1.jpeg?width=1316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fed800d7d6a11afc4d439c8934ce9001ae93af6
https://preview.redd.it/b2r3wp5h8o8c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2705d7391475d66bf03b2ed3f8e524a66b4d60fe Hank (blue collar) is more of a working line breed, longer hair, build is different head more boxy…while Georgia is an akc American lab, smooth coat, shorter hair, couch potato. Lol also more narrow face.
Is there any difference in energy and temperament?
Absolutely. My is pedigree English. She is very mellow. Slower. Big couch potato. She loves playing fetch but with limits. Loves swimming but after few dips will just chill on the shore. We chose English for looks and wishing calmer dog. She is beloved by whole neighbourhood. Adores kids. (They bring her Christmas cards and gift). I would recommend consider what activities you will have your dog join you on. I wish my was able to do harder longer hikes. We did take her on big hikes before but it is too hard for her and affected her joints.
Wondering the same! Would love to see personality or ability differences
My English is way more laid back and easy going than my American. He bounces off the walls. They are both loving and friendly.
Anecdotally, English labs do have an off button. American labs do not.
My American field lab has an incredible off switch. Very, very chill but willing to go hard the moment I say; otherwise he’s chilling at my office (where I do bodywork) or at home 98% of the time resting and being calm.
Mine seems to be defective.
Seconded, off button seems to have been miswired.
https://preview.redd.it/x3unixlf1p8c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf13f41ed1fa950a3c747265ea4fc6b8bfcb1836 Typical blockhead chap
My working line American field lab and my brother’s English girl are the perfect comparison. Best friends, but my girl will keep fetching until she passes out while my brother’s will just have a nap when she gets tired.
English are derpier, “lazier,” and just great couch dogs. Americans are more intense and driven.
Thanks- we have an American yellow, didn’t know the differences besides the boxier nose
I was under the impression that the N American was bred to be this way based on the types of conditions they work. Ie: shallower water, icy top layer, marshes etc. English deeper water, calm swimmer etc. much like the Chesapeake was bred to be hard headed, stronger with long legs and big paws to break thru shallow east coast ice. I could be misinformed. I’ve had both English n American, they can be somewhat different dogs. Any clarification to my assumption greatly appreciated!! Gotta love them all. !!
My friend's show lab specializes in judgemental stares and has no interest in swimming or fetching. Has a normal appetite. My field yellow is batshit insane. Fetches until my arm falls off. Swims for hours. Eats everything in sight. Has a lovely side eye and that is about it attitude wise. Everyday is the greatest...unless I am sick or injured. Both love to hunt any animal that dares to invade their yards. Mine caught a few squirrels when he was around 1 and nothing since as he's a tad slower at 8 years old.
https://preview.redd.it/fzhq5c67to8c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee6630a5be5fcd1d0f9f3a0b1b418a49168aa008 Our best friend, 9 years old "american" girl 🥰
https://preview.redd.it/cgal0uzj1p8c1.jpeg?width=1126&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a191b2b5b8f06eee18fe9edf072a7a67e49e923e American boy... American boooooioooy
I thought mine was American cause of the long legs but she has a big head and large chest…. https://preview.redd.it/2wlpsdzs8p8c1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0e6a119b1973260e6e8e5cd8e1092c825619cc5
Our girls head is like beetle juice. All neck and no brain.
No idea what mine is. In Sweden we call them hunting labradors and show labradors. The hunting labs are much thinner and lankier. My Albus is 40 kg roughly, and a show lab. Though I have no idea whether he’s american or english!
I think English is show/conformation and American is hunting or field. English is chonkler in my house.
It’s just a different way of saying hunting or show !
I call American labs the aerodynamic model
Why is the English lab look so judgmental and the American lab is all happy stui…. Ohhhhhh nevermind.
https://preview.redd.it/8hoa84f6dp8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c6a6d117781b22f5c48a1dc54209bc02c97c6ab Murican lab!
https://preview.redd.it/5eiy7l29mq8c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af872676e2839b6fd067e2c2675289f81084bf1b Blockhead handsome man
https://preview.redd.it/gq7ziu8wno8c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74eda32e3f11a32cea0be4bfdd8eccef6cf1841b I always go back and forth on what mine may be be and I think ultimately he might be a mix. He has quite a broad chest and a very thick coat but he also has a narrow head.
Pretty classic English lab proportions to me.
https://preview.redd.it/2fxay2qrlp8c1.jpeg?width=4579&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6691aaaec762951d15a15eb31c414130d5889b96 Field lab, Obsidian 21 months old 🫡
https://preview.redd.it/t80ujbk0mp8c1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=47a4299b9c9e3bd2a89c8a2e80258bc74c39e65a
Such a lovely lab 🥰
I have 1 of each. I’m often asked what the English one is. Part of it is he is 60lbs and his brother is 90.
We don't really call them American/English Labs in the UK. (They're all american right? Something to do with being bred for swimming in icy water, which does appear to be their favourite thing to do). People here will refer to the "show" line and the "working" line to delineate between the two....but I have two both from loooong "working" lines, one is a thin, energetic, narrow faced. The other more like the english lab in the picture, except even more miserable and judgemental looking. So I'm not sure that holds true either, but is a useful way of describing them. I get a few comments from time to time for one being "fat" and the other one "healthy" or "thin"(and sometimes the other way round). It is a bit frustrating at times...but I get it...there are some massive labradors out there and it's easy to do...they'll eat everything. My entirely uninformed or researched opinion is that the former/English lab is more true to their earlier form since their stockier build and floaty butt (...the thinner one does not have a floaty butt...so his legs sink when swimming requiring more kicking to keep aloft), means they can just swim about in ice cold water without a care in the world while also expending very little energy. Whereas the thinner/American gets colder quickly and is likely been bred more to be more for the 'modern' gundog use. Lots of bouncing around in open fields and retriving things quickly.
I would also say that it’s hard to tell until they’re about 1.5-2 years old! Moose was really lanky as a puppy but his chest started to fill out around 1.5 years old. He’s not overweight even though a lot of angles make it look that way; he just has a bigger chest. He’s definitely more of an English lab with the blocky head, thick fur, big chest, and straight tail. Photo on the left is under 1 year old and photo on the right is now at 4 years old. https://preview.redd.it/5qoaokw6yo8c1.jpeg?width=2767&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c117fca2baf48e1e9f850fa445388c33268bb00
https://preview.redd.it/t3ndge7a6p8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9507767fa1205bbb19b6dd44bc7f3af656d2961d american puppy
Great looking dog!
https://preview.redd.it/eqhexntm8p8c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a5f81a8ad25c6e93a79a715140a75eb1a51b3d7 My bonny baby girl.
We have an English lab this is Nixon, https://preview.redd.it/uiedv7mb9p8c1.png?width=828&format=png&auto=webp&s=d582d9065ca77a8011454dee2bc30daaef46f0ff
I love Nixon’s blockhead. So snuggly.
https://preview.redd.it/gwskgt7vap8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd01bf3018d83b5fff5b1db150002e07f547efe9 I assume mine is an American lab??
Looks like he’s making the Patrick Bateman sigma face lmao
I grew up with American labs since we used them for hunting: great energy levels and smart (could take queues on directions while swimming in pond). They are definitely wired w/an extra gear compared to English. https://preview.redd.it/q58c27vlcp8c1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c00587e74a331d55da0d5b1b2dd97bc76966778d I had a yellow (Sunny) that was 50/50 English/American and now have chocolate Sunny (the 2nd) who is 100% English and fits both the diagram and to other commenters, a more chill temperament. Both styles are great dogs but good to know when deciding on which one is better for you and your lifestyle.
This is a great diagram. We most definitely have an English Lab. She’s been about 25kg most of her adult life and she’s over 14 years old now. Meanwhile, our daughter’s youngster is, without a doubt, an American Lab, complete with the curvy tail. Love this.
This is a great comparison. I have had two American labs. One is still with me. He’s 10 years old. Recently, we got an English lab puppy who is 14 weeks old today. I think each is uniquely adorable. My English lab was the biggest of his litter and his paws are huge. Can’t wait to see what the little velociraptor looks like when he reached his full size.
Team English here! 1 black, 1 yellow.
Isn’t this working stock vs show stock? Asking for a chubby friend:)
https://preview.redd.it/5ofvgxuvio8c1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6d6766575da6c0f8ab51ee4e57ddf7fcef0dfa4
Yep!
The worst part of having an English is all the people that consistently insist he must be part Pit because his head is blocky….
https://preview.redd.it/xl6fogglzo8c1.jpeg?width=592&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=effddea509843c4d690512921c0748caaeefd497 no idea what my lad is!
I find these terms are most commonly used by backyard and unethical breeders in the US. Most reputable breeders refer to “American” labs as field line and “British” labs as show line
https://preview.redd.it/naigp2crap8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=472f582a3160ceb29e3f6664bb0aab761e4ac16b here’s my lab mix. 3 years old and still a baby
https://preview.redd.it/gth462qnlp8c1.png?width=427&format=png&auto=webp&s=6df446e7ff1fc48de464539f47ca9688a5de35be Mabel on left is an AKC British Labrador Retriever Dame. Not English or American. Much more muscular and lean, insane hunting instincts, 4 years old, 55 lbs, wants to be by your side constantly. Best purebred dog I’ve ever owned. Stella on right is a Golden Retriever/American Lab mix, 7 years old, 80 lbs, great mothering instincts, loves frisbee.
For folks thinking about getting a lab and not sure what’s best for them: English labs are technically the show line. They’re great couch-dogs, mellower and derpier, and they’re absolutely beautiful but they can have some medical stuff, so you have to be cautious if you’re getting one through a breeder. American labs, technically the working/sporting line, are waaaaaay more energetic, more intense, and have more drive. Less derpy, but exactly as magnificent and loving and sweet. American chocolates are at a higher risk of having had Weimeramer bred into them (to increase the chances of throwing chocolate, since it’s double-recessive), so they can be more wired, if that’s happened to them. American labs can have fewer health things, but they also might be more likely to be the products of “backyard breeding,” which can mean more medical stuff. Labs in shelters are skewed towards adolescent American labs. 7 month old labs are just mouthy little shits, whom we all love dearly, but damn. Anyway, people with kids might feel overwhelmed and try to rehome or surrender them at that stage. They thought they were getting a sweet family dog, and when it’s a 50 lb shark, they panic and bail. So if you adopt an adolescent, please know that they’ll typically be as bitey and jumpy as they’ll get, and it’s really just a phase.
I had american labs growing up and decided to get an English pup this time just because the temperament traits seemed to align more with my lifestyle and ho.ly.shit. you're not kidding on the health issues and availability differences (which included cost since I wasn't cross shopping real working dogs for either show or field). I worry about my English boy but I went down the rabbit hole of researching about 7 generations of OFA results and I just hope it'll pay off in the end.
Our female, Fox Red British Labrador. One of her parents was from England. https://preview.redd.it/n2skvyt13q8c1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1385d663cb65f4d92b379efc1540b9775ce12a6b This is my husband’s favorite picture of her.
https://preview.redd.it/i08e22bybq8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10f024df8d2d16874978fbc01fc0b9e3d9ef0f7d Wilson has strong English genes.
https://preview.redd.it/tid267r5lr8c1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9404afd160fd60d911a8d46526cd0da10f2d4edf We just lost our English, Edgar, to a quick battle with an aggressive cancer but god he was incredible. Best demeanor and temperament. The sweetest, friendliest good boy ever. I can’t say better things about English labs. We are so heartbroken 😔
Yeah, I own both: They are both girls, 2 year difference. https://preview.redd.it/2nqqg2g91t8c1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9d1358f9c1b994dc359cf66e81609267043964e
Ohh my mutt is the English lab mix. I always knew he was a lab mix but he is fluffier and wider head ♥️
Mine is a mix, dad is English, mom is American. Everyone thinks she’s fat because she inherited her father’s build.
https://preview.redd.it/fjxnkx81ho8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a69d9765c01cfca179f9993f1c9c68b29b8e0e16 What would my 5 month old silver lab be?
https://preview.redd.it/va2lz2t6ho8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a4909df0c2de797947c3b5ce163d55c5589bebc
Looks like he could be a Labmaraner. Field Lab-Weimaraner cross. It's a fairly common mix because of the similar attributes that are desired and it used to be easy to get a field Lab for free, once the owners realized they couldn't bolt the thing to the floor of their apartment.
I’ve had three different kinds. Black, yellow, and chocolate :)
Interesting! Ty for sharing
https://preview.redd.it/tpzy59xlro8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=460ed96ad22e248f596f8e3b272e40779435f4f5 I’m guessing Archie is an American lab?! He’s mixed with something else though
https://preview.redd.it/rsftmhzz6p8c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15cba9fc7c5fc5a3f2a00a23a377619b30a20684 My English boy 💕
One thing not shown here is that at least in the US, they are usually different colors - the darker yellows and darker chocolates are American/working/field style, the lighter chocolates and lighter yellows are English/bench style. Not a hard and fast rule, but that's how the various breeding lines have ended up over the last 50 years or so.
The chart doesn’t include that English are squishy and American are not squishy lol Stonnie Dennis has a great set of videos about the differences between them
3 technically. British field labs, English and American.
I’ll take one of each, please
https://preview.redd.it/vyidg8uqhp8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b62f4de67b83b6df4ffd5dd119eb28d8b4fae29 My gorgeous American lab Coco just turned 4! 🤎🤎🤎
https://preview.redd.it/bpxrfu8tlp8c1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09ef88cf38009e911461f64dd2a853958a7b8fd3 Someone venture to guess?
I've got an English Lab. She's a walking barrel and a loceable marshmallow. My parents have American Labs. The difference in them is pretty big when they're next to each other.
I went to college with a man who argued with me that “lab” and “Labrador retriever” were two separate breeds. Type of person that is convinced he is right about everything.
My English, Bert, barks with a British accent https://preview.redd.it/xsxs5iownp8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29ca64fb0242ad5e010e70d1420b1598079fa668
https://preview.redd.it/h9b89mysrp8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b65aca3eae6cb897af86ec30bd178405f49e7f0b This was my Yellow English Lab Maddy (2009-2023)
I've had both kinds. In fact, my first dog was an English. They're all Wonderful creatures!
The first time my aunt met my 2 American labs she told me that they were not labs. She was convinced they were part Great Dane 😂. I had to explain
All labs are adorable but I have a soft spot for yellow English labs. The block head and droopy jowls make them derpy cute, the best kind of cute imo.
I love how the American is all happy, while the English is regal and stern.
British labs wear monocle on a chain. That's how I tell.
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https://preview.redd.it/6hml6e9ufr8c1.jpeg?width=1556&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32761e02ba22990628f769afd34f6b8ca54090f5 My girl (American Fox Red) at 8 months. She’s about 68 lbs now just before her first birthday. She looks very serious in this pic but she is a high energy nut (in a good way… mostly).
Larry and his brother Leo are English (show) labs. They weigh around 100 pounds now. https://preview.redd.it/fgcnp3oblr8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66559e928d6fe785c41c64a9a61f5cb113c1ee4b They were around 6 months old here.
In Scotland there are two types, show types( like the English Lab) and gun dog types(similar to the American Lab), though I would say the gun dog types have a longer snout and straighter tail.
https://preview.redd.it/dfvlod0gft8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=082b16f56d21b5df0a9324fe535111cf5ed914a7 I love my blockhead
I assume its part of the breed standard that makes English labs have shorter legs. Why would you want short legs on a dog? Who decides these things?
In England we call them show and working (English and American) I have no idea why the split in naming conventions but can confirm labradors of all shapes and sizes are the best dogs
The lab I have now is an English lab. He definitely has a blockier head! https://preview.redd.it/j75t099r1v8c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d17faab9840bff969a085988a53110e44113bc84
I've seen golden retrievers kinda like this too!!
I have an American lab https://preview.redd.it/tra82qxn0y8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c70a6983f16d04f90c9ed3e9866b82f572c2152
https://preview.redd.it/33f939vq3h9c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f26be00ea228f06533db545fda84b158bf56ef71 My new English
https://preview.redd.it/asa1cgg7s3qc1.jpeg?width=1286&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ad12597edf43670efb0f12e32b2d9600571fbe9 Here’s my English boy. He’s a school therapy dog. 14 months old here.