Question: What does the animal look like?
Fact One: “Double-coated breed”
Color of Fur: Black, Chocolate, Yellow
Fact Two: Photos
Fact Three: Photos
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There are two types of Labradors, the English Labrador and the American Labrador. The English bred Lab comes from
English bred stock. Its general appearance is different than the
American bred Lab. The English bred Labs are heavier, thicker and blockier. The American bred Lab comes from
American bred stock and is tall and lanky. The double coat is smooth and does not have any waves. Coat colors come in solid black, yellow or chocolate. There is also said to be a rare silver or gray color that is referred to by the AKC as a shade of chocolate. This color is controversial and some claim it is a
Weimaraner cross, while others say it is a true mutation. The head of the Labrador is broad with a moderate stop. The nose is thick, black on black and yellow dogs and brown on chocolate dogs. The nose color often fades and is not considered a fault in the show ring. The teeth should meet in a scissors or level bite. The muzzle is fairly wide. The neck is

proportionately wide and powerful. The body is slightly longer than tall. The short, hard coat is easy to care for and water-resistant. The medium-sized eyes are set well apart. Eye color should be brown in yellow and black dogs and hazel or brown in chocolate dogs. Some Labs can also have green or greenish-yellow eyes. In silver dogs the eye color is usually gray. The eye rims are black in yellow and black dogs and brown in chocolate dogs. The ears are medium in size, hanging down and pendant in shape. The otter tail is thick at the base, gradually tapering towards the tip. It is completely covered with short hair, with no feathering. The feet are strong and compact with webbed feet which aid the dog in swimming.
Temperament
One of the most popular breeds in the USA, the Labrador
Retriever is loyal, loving, affectionate and patient, making a great family dog. Highly intelligent, good-natured, very willing and eager to please, it is among the top choices for service dog work. Labs love to play, especially in water, never wanting to pass up the opportunity for a good swim. These lively dogs have an excellent, reliable temperament and are friendly, superb with children and equable with other dogs. They crave human leadership and need to feel as though they are part of the family. Labs are easily trained. Some may be reserved with strangers unless very well socialized, preferably while they are still puppies. Adult Labs are very strong; train them while they are puppies to heel on the leash, and not to bolt out doorways and gateways before the humans. These dogs are watchdogs, not guard dogs, although some have been known to guard.
They can become destructive if the humans are not 100% pack leader and/or if they do not receive enough mental and physical exercise, and left too much to their own devices.
Show lines are generally heavier and easier going than field lines. Field lines tend to be very energetic and will easily become high strung without enough exercise. Labs bred from
English lines (English Labs) are more calm and laid back than
Labradors bred from American lines. English Labs mature quicker than the American type.
Height, Weight
Height: Males 22 - 24 inches (56 - 61cm) Females 21 - 23 inches (53 - 58 cm)
Weight: Males 60 - 75 pounds (27 - 34 kg) Females 55 - 70 pounds (25 - 32 kg)
Some males can grow to 100 pounds (45 kg) or more.
Health Problems
Prone to hip and elbow dysplasia, PRA, mast cell tumors and eye disorders.
Living Conditions
Labrador Retrievers will do okay in an apartment if sufficiently exercised. They are moderately active indoors and will do best with at least an average-sized yard.
Exercise
Labrador Retrievers are energetic dogs, delighted to work and play hard. They need to be taken on a daily, brisk, long walk, jog or run alongside you when you bicycle. While out on the walk the dog must be made to heel beside or behind the person

Fact Five: Photos holding the lead, as in a dog's mind the leader leads the way, and that leader needs to be the human. They will be in their glory if you give them a job to do. Gain weight easily, do not over feed.
Life Expectancy About 10-12 years
Grooming
The smooth, short-haired, double coat is easy to groom. Comb and brush regularly with a firm, bristle brush, paying attention to the undercoat. Bathe or dry shampoo only when necessary.
These dogs are average shedders.
Origin
Once known as the "St John's Dogs," the Labrador Retriever is one of the most popular breeds in the United States. The Lab is native to Newfoundland, where it worked side by side with fishermen catching fish that came loose from the lines and trained to jump into the icy waters to help pull in the nets.
Specimens were brought to England in the 1800s by English ships coming from Labrador. The breed was crossed with setters, spaniels and other types of retrievers to improve its instincts as a hunter. The Labrador is highly trainable and is not only popular as a family companion but also excels in: hunting, tracking, retrieving, watchdog, police work, narcotics detection, guide for the blind, service dog for the disabled, search and rescue, sledding, carting, agility, field trial competitor and competitive obedience

Fact Six: “Dogs have some colour sight.” “One amusing fact is that the most popular colors for dog toys today are red or safety orange. The problem, of course, is that red is difficult for dogs to see and may appear to them as a very dark brownish gray or even black. So if your dog runs right past the toy that you tossed, he may not be stubborn. He's probably just having a hard time discriminating it from the green grass of your lawn.”
Temperament Tests Show This.
Fact Seven: Unlike some breeds that have an aloof personality and don't care for strangers approaching them, such as German shepherds, black Labs are more likely to run up to someone with their tongue hanging out and tail wagging. They might sound off with a few barks first, but they're not a protective breed. Dark as a starless night sky, black Labs usually mature at around 2

feet in height and fill out between 55 and 75 pounds. Females tend to fall on the lighter side of the spectrum. Their coat may be short, but they need frequent grooming to prevent littering your floor with a layer of hair. Labs have broad heads that match their thick bodies. Their webbed feet make them natural swimmers, and if you were to only see a Lab's tail in the water, you'd think you were looking at an otter cruising by.
Cats: The domestic cat (Felis catus or Felis silvestris catus) is a small, usually furry, domesticated, and carnivorous mammal. It is often called the housecat when kept as an indoor pet, or simply the cat when there is no need to distinguish it from other felids and felines. Cats are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to hunt vermin and household pests.
Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. Cat senses fit a crepuscular and predatory ecological niche. Cats can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small game. They can see in near darkness. Like most other mammals, cats have poorer color vision and a better sense of smell than humans.
Despite being solitary hunters, cats are a social species, and cat communication includes the use of a variety of vocalizations
(meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling and grunting) as well as cat pheromones and types of cat-specific body language.
A genetic study in 2007 revealed that domestic cats are descended from African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) c. 8000 BCE, in the Middle East. According to Scientific American, cats are the most popular pet in the world, and are now found almost every place where people live.
Cats have excellent night vision and can see at only one-sixth the light level required for human vision.
Cats have excellent hearing and can detect an extremely broad range of frequencies.
Cats have an acute sense of smell.
To aid with navigation and sensation, cats have dozens of movable vibrissae (whiskers) over their body, especially their face.
These provide information on the width of gaps and on the location of objects in the dark, both by touching objects directly and by sensing air currents; they also trigger protective blink reflexes to protect the eyes from damage.
Domestic cats use many vocalizations for communication, including purring, trilling, hissing, growling/snarling, grunting, and several different forms of meowing.
This behavior mimics hunting and is important in helping kittens learn to stalk, capture, and kill prey.
Traditionally, historians tended to think that ancient Egypt was the site of cat domestication, owing to the clear depictions of house cats in Egyptian paintings about 3,600 years old. However, in 2004, a Neolithic grave was excavated in Shillourokambos,
Cyprus, that contained the skeletons, laid close to one another, of both a human and a cat. The grave is estimated to be 9,500 years old, pushing back the earliest known feline–human association significantly. The cat specimen is large and closely resembles the African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), rather than present-day domestic cats. This discovery, combined with genetic studies, suggest that cats were probably domesticated in the Middle East, in the Fertile Crescent around the time of the development of agriculture and then they were brought to Cyprus and Egypt.
In ancient Egypt cats were sacred animals, with the goddess Bastet often depicted in cat form, sometimes taking on the warlike aspect of a lioness. The Romans are often credited with introducing the domestic cat from Egypt to Europe.
Parrots: Characteristic features of parrots include a strong, curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet.
Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. The plumage of cockatoos ranges from mostly white to mostly black, with a mobile crest of feathers on the tops of their heads.

Are among the most intelligent birds, and the ability of some species to imitate human voices enhances their popularity as pets.
The diet of parrots consists of seeds, fruit, nectar, pollen, buds, and sometimes arthropods and other animal prey. The most important of these for most true parrots and cockatoos are seeds; the evolution of the large and powerful bill can be explained primarily as an adaptation to opening and consuming seeds. All true parrots except the Pesquet's Parrot employ the same method to obtain the seed from the husk; the seed is held between the mandibles and the lower mandible crushes the husk, whereupon the seed is rotated in the bill and the remaining husk is removed. A foot is sometimes used to help holding large seeds in place.
Parrots are seed predators rather than seed dispersers; and in many cases where species are recorded as consuming fruit they are only eating the fruit to get at the seed. As seeds often have poisons to protect them, parrots are careful to remove seed coats and other fruit parts which are chemically well defended, prior to ingestion.
Studies with captive birds have given insight into which birds are the most intelligent.

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Tolman, John and Priscilla. Black Lab Puppy. Digital image. Canterbury Kennels. Canterbury Kennels, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2013
Fact Two
“Labrador Retriever." Dog Breed Info Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2013 Fact Four
"Do Dogs See Only In Black And White." Pedigree. Predigree, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.
Fact Six
Black Lab Running. Digital image. Zvito.com. N.p., 2009-2013. Web. 19 Mar. 2013 Fact Five
"Get to Know the Labrador Retriever." American Kennel Club. American Kennel Club, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2013. Fact One
Black Lab Girl. Digital image. Barefoot Labradors of Killingworth. Barefoot Labradors of Killingworth, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2013
Fact Three
Wikipedia. "Cat." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2013
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