Another early advocate of these Newfoundland fishing dogs was the 2nd Earl of Malmesbury, who bred them for their expertise in waterfowling. In the 1830s, the 10th Earl of Home and his nephews, the 5th Duke of Buccleuch and Lord John Scott, imported progenitors of the breed from Newfoundland to Europe for use as gun dogs. It may also be trained as a guide or assistance dog, or for rescue or therapy work. It was bred as a sporting and hunting dog but is widely kept as a companion dog. The Labrador is friendly, energetic, and playful. It is among the most commonly kept dogs in several countries, particularly in the Western world. It was developed in the United Kingdom from fishing dogs imported from the colony of Newfoundland (now a province of Canada), and was named after the Labrador region of that colony. The Labrador Retriever or simply Labrador, is a British breed of retriever gun dog. Short, dense, weather-resistant double coatīlack, chocolate, or yellow (ranges from pale yellow to fox red)
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