General Appearance: The general appearance ofthe Labrador should be that of a strongly built, short-coupled, very active dog. He should be fairly wide over the loins, and strong and muscular in the hind quarters. The coat should be close, short, dense and free from feather.

Size: Approximate weights of dogs and bitches in working condition - dogs - 60-75 lb.; bitches - 55-70 lbs.
Height at shoulders - dogs - 22.5-24.5 inches, bitches 21.5 - 23.5 inches.

Coat and Color: The coat is a very distinctive feature: it should be short, very dense and without wave, and should give a fairly hard feeling to the hand. The colors are black, yellow or chocolate - as follows:

Black: All black with a small white spot on chest permissible. Eyes to be of medium size, expressing intelligence and good temper, preferably brown or hazel. although black or yellow is permissible.

Yellows: Yellow may vary in color from fox-red to light cream with variations in the shading of the coat on ears, the underparts of the dog or beneath gthe tail. A small white spot on chest is permissible. Eye coloring and expression should be the same as that of the blacks, with black or dark brown eye rims. The nose should also be black or dark brown, although 'fading' to pink in winter weather is not serious.

Chocolates: Shades ranging from light sedge to chocolate. A small white spot on chest is permissible. Eyes to be light brown to clear yellow. Nose and eye rim pigmentation dark brown or liver colored. 'Fading' to pink in winter weather not serious.

Head: the skull should be wide, giving brain room; there should be a slight stop, i.e. the brow should be slightly pronounced, so that the skull in not absolutely in a straight line with the nose. The head should be clean-cut and free from fleshy cheeks. The jaws should be long and powerful and free from snipiness; the nose should be wide and the nostrils well developed. Teeth should be strong and regular. with a level mouth. The eyes should be of a medium size, expressing great intelligence and good temper, and can be brown, yellow or black, but brown or black is preferred. The ears should hang moderately close to the head rather far back, should be set somewhat low, and not be large and heavy.